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6/22/10 National Tour with AA Bondy
August and September 2010. For all the dates, click here.
5/30/10 WFUV studio session & interview
A few weeks ago I recorded a studio session at WFUV in New York, which will
air Wednesday, June 2nd, at 9PM ET, during 'Words and Music From Studio A',
with Rita Houston. You can listen live on 90.7FM, in the NYC area, or by clicking
here to stream it on-line.
The session features 3 songs (1 unreleased), and an interview.
4/30/10 NY Shows in May/June w/ Local Natives, etc.
I'll be playing a few shows at the Bowery Ballroom with Local Natives
this week, and a few with Nathaniel Rateliff early next month. You can
get the exact dates and for more info by clicking here.
3/6/10 JBM on tour now with Rogue Wave.. & Avi Buffalo
This came up so last minute, but I am now on tour with Rogue Wave.
I am very happy about it. The first date is tonight, in Caroboro, NC, and
the tour will continue on until the end of April. The first few shows will also
feature a performance by Avi Buffalo who are truly unbelievable.
Here are all the dates, come on out and watch the show.
3/6/10 Carboro, NC Cat's Craddle*
3/08/10 Atlanta, GA The Loft*
3/09/10 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
3/10/10 Birmingham, Al Bottletree*
3/13/10 Orlando, FL The Social*
3/15/10 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks*
3/16/10 Houston, TX Warehouse Live*
3/17/10 SXSW St-David's Bethell Hall (9pm)
3/18/10 SXSW The Side Bar (Nail + Distiller Promo Party) @ 2:30pm
3/18/10 SXSW WBEZ Chicago Taping @ 3:45pm (location TBD)
3/20/10 SXSW WXPN Party @ Red Eyed Fly (5pm)
3/23/10 New York, NY City Winery**
4/07/10 Santa Cruz, CA Rio Theatre
4/09/10 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
4/10/10 Seattle, WA Neumo's
4/13/10 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
4/14/10 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
4/15/10 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Cafe
4/16/10 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
4/17/10 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
4/18/10 Bloomington, IA The Bluebird
4/20/10 Columbia, MO Mojo's
4/21/10 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
4/24/10 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
4/27/10 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
4/29/10 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
4/30/10 San Francisco, CA The Filmore
* (w/ Rogue Wave and Avi Buffalo)
** (w/ Sondre Lerche)
2/21/10 JBM @ SXSW
Performing at St-David's Bethell Hall on Wednesday, March 17th at 9pm,
among others. Click here for the complete show listing.
1/22/10 Urban Outfitters Playlist
'Cleo's Song' has been included in Urban Outfitters' LSTN#8 Playlist.
Click here to download it, along with 24 tracks from other new artists,
FREE.
12/1/09 iTunes Best of 2009
'not even in July' has made the iTunes Indie Spotlight best of 2009
list. A real honor. Click here to buy the album on sale.
12/1/09 Winter Tour 2010
I'm ditching the cold of February (and part of March) in NY, to head
South, on another tour with Sondre Lerche. I'm real glad about it.
The dates are listed below. For more info and links to tickets click here.
02/01/10 Common Grounds, Waco, TX
02/02/10 The Cambridge Room at the House of Blues, Dallas, TX
02/03/10 The Parish, Austin, TX
02/05/10 The Meridian, Houston, TX
02/06/10 The Parish at the House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
02/08/10 Club Downunder, Tallahassee, FL
02/09/10 The Social, Orlando, FL
02/11/10 The Earl, Atlanta, GA
02/12/10 Workplay Theatre, Birmingham, AL
02/13/10 12th & Porter, Nashville, TN
02/15/10 The Old Rock House, St. Louis, MO
02/16/10 Record Bar, Kansas City, MO
02/17/10 The Varsity Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
02/19/10 Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
02/20/10 The Frequency, Madison, WI
02/21/10 Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI
02/22/10 Mac's Bar, East Lansing, MI
02/23/10 Majestic Cafe, Detroit, MI
02/25/10 Zanza Bar, Louisville, KY
02/26/10 Club Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA
02/27/10 Castaways, Ithaca, NY
03/04/10 Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA
03/05/10 Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington, DC
03/06/10 Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ
11/16/09 Daytrotter Session
Last Wednesday I recorded a live studio session for Daytrotter.com,
in Rock Island, Il. I also played a show there that night, which they
put together, along with my former tourmate Sondre Lerche and Lissie.
The entire experience was really uplifting and I feel honored to have been
invited to be a part of it.
The session will include 4 tracks from the album and one new, unreleased
song, and should post on their site this Friday, November 20th, if all goes
as planned. You'll be able to stream and download all the tracks for free.
I hope that you enjoy it. Click here to access the session.
10/11/09 JBM @ CMJ
I'll be playing two shows this month in NYC's CMJ music festival.
Check the show section for details.
7/8/09 JBM on Tour w/ Sondre Lerche (September 09)
I am thrilled to announce my first ever National Tour. I'll be supporting
Sondre Lerche in all of his North American appearances for his new record
'Heartbeat Radio' , beginning on September 5th in Philadelphia,PA and
ending in Vancouver, BC on September 30th.
For all the dates and ticket info click here.
6/18/09 WXPN Featured Artist
JBM is the featured artist today on Philadelphia's WXPN music blog.
You can read the review by clicking on any of the links above.
6/3/09 JBM @ Bowery Ballroom
I am pleased to announce 2 upcoming shows at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC,
Saturday, June 6th @ 9pm (doors 8pm) (w/ Blind Pilot) &
Saturday, June 13th @ 8pm (w/ The Tallest Man on Earth & John Vanderslice)
Hope to see you there,
jbm
2/23/09 JBM on NPR's All Songs Considered
Cleo's Song is being played on today's edition of NPR's All Songs Considered.
The show will be broadcast on all of NPR's subsidiary stations and will be
available as a podcast on iTunes as of 02/26. The edition also includes
music from M. Ward, Serge Gainsbourg, Neko Case and Franz Ferdinand.
Click here to view the page.
2/12/09 JBM on NPR's Second Stage
JBM is the featured artist on All Songs Considered' s
Second Stage from NPR music today, Thursday, February 12th.
'Cleo's Song' is avaialable as a free podcast from iTunes.
Click here to view the page.
2/1/09 Lovers in a Dangerous Time
JBM has recently completed writing and recording a score to the Independent Film
'Lovers in a Dangerous Time' which is slated to appear in 2009 film festivals.
The soundtrack features JBM exclusively and consists of 2 new songs, 4 instrumental
interludes, an acoustic version of 'In a Different Time' and a re-make of the
Bruce Cockburn song 'Lovers in a Dangerous Time'.
It will be available for download on iTunes in the Spring of 2009 but you can listen to
it now in it's entirety at the film's official website: