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Jana Pochop
Folk / Folk Rock / Acoustic

"Wake up, wake up, we are fortunate."

Austin, Texas
United States

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Last Login:  8/21/2008
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   Jana Pochop: General Info
Member Since4/10/2005
Band Websitejanapochop.com
Band MembersRight now if you catch Jana around Austin you will see a swirling mess of solo songwriter trailer-park-tornadoed frenzy. But mellower.



Influencesmary chapin carpenter, kathleen edwards, terri hendrix, susan gibson, patty griffin, dar williams, shawn colvin, alison krauss, kristyn osborn, kris delmhorst, joan osborne, garrison starr, john jennings, imogen heap, adrienne young, jennifer nettles, ollabelle, the weepies, rosanne cash, porterdavis, kevin carroll, lucy kaplansky, iron and wine, mindy smith, joni mitchell, U2, and on. and on.


Here's Jana at a show in Santa Fe, NM:



Sounds Like"Blonde on Blue" from the forthcoming EP...look for it Summer 2008!
Record LabelIndependent
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Aug 20 2008 4:30P
Austin Farmer’s Market at Triangle Park Austin, Texas
Aug 22 2008 6:30P
Constantine’s w/ DC Bloom Buda, Texas
Aug 23 2008 10:30P
MERCH GIRL at Steel Penny Pub for Susan Gibson :) San Angelo, Texas
Aug 31 2008 2:00P
MERCH GIRL - Uptown Theater for Susan Gibson Marble Falls, Texas
Aug 31 2008 9:00P
MERCH GIRL - Auslanders for Susan Gibson :) Fredericksburg, Texas
Sep 4 2008 6:30P
Mama Fu’s Southpark Austin, Texas
Sep 5 2008 6:30P
Mama Fu’s Lakeline Austin, Texas
Sep 13 2008 6:30P
Mama Fu’s Triangle Austin, Texas
Sep 19 2008 8:00P
MERCH GIRL at Small Stages for Susan Gibson Birmingham, Alabama
Sep 20 2008 8:00P
MERCH GIRL at Bowman Concerts for Susan Gibson Lawrenceville, Georgia
Sep 21 2008 8:00P
MERCH GIRL at Acoustic Coffee House for Susan Gibson Johnson City, Tennessee
Sep 26 2008 8:00P
MERCH GIRL at Eddie’s Attic for Susan Gibson Decatur, Georgia
Sep 27 2008 8:00P
MERCH GIRL at Louie’s for Susan Gibson Pawley Island, South Carolina
Oct 1 2008 8:00P
New EP "The Early Year" Due Autumn 2008! Austin
Nov 7 2008 7:00P
JP Project No. 3 with Daniel Barrett Albuquerque, New Mexico

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   About Jana Pochop
Can History majors play music? Well...what else are they supposed to do? There’s a little bit of acoustic folk/pop songwriting here for everyone, especially travelers, homebodies, young ’uns and old ’uns, dependents, tax-payers, jerks, geetar-lovers, nerds, couch potatoes, clever jokesters, and marathon runners. (we love everyone).

Jana Pochop (yes, the "h" is silent) was born on a cold, November day in South Dakota and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This may explain why Jana gravitates toward furnaces, coffee houses, tube amps, and other warm things. After picking up the guitar at age 12 and putting it down only for a brief period of learning how to drive, now she is a performing singer-songwriter in Austin, Texas who has set out to prove that a history degree does not mean certain professional death if she turns it into useful songwriting fodder. Jana finds inspiration listening to Mary Chapin Carpenter, Patty Griffin, Kathleen Edwards, Iron & Wine, the Dixie Chicks, and Shawn Colvin amongst others.

Jana’s been changing her strings a lot this past year with shows at the GoGirls South by Southwest Showcase, The Austin Woman’s Film, Music, and Literary Festival, residencies at various Austin venues, GoGirlsMusicFest 2007 in Houston and Dallas, sharing the stage with Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines, touring New Mexico with CMA Songwriter of the Year Susan Gibson, and recording an EP with Daniel Barrett from Austin band porterdavis. She resides on iPod play lists from Australia to California to Ireland, and rumor has it that some of her lyrics are attached to a fridge somewhere in the Midwest, though this report has not been confirmed.

She blogs furiously at janapochop.com

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Jana Pochop has 1633 friends.
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Jana Pochop's Friends Comments
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Kate Hearne





Aug 21 2008 12:20 AM

:D Yay!!! I can't WAIT!!!
Teri





Aug 17 2008 5:23 PM

Hey - How was it???
Cinco





Aug 16 2008 5:28 PM

hey chica, have fun tonite. its times like these i wish i lived in austin.
Kate Hearne





Aug 14 2008 8:53 PM

sounds fun. :) Just hanging out in Fort Worth with the fam and practicing for a gig I have tomorrow night.
November's going to come quick i hope!!
Leslie Krafka





Aug 13 2008 2:08 PM

I'll be seeing you play at Threadgills on Saturday...can't wait to see you!

Later
Teri





Aug 12 2008 7:08 PM

Houston - we have a problem! I've found live youtube of almost every song except my fave - wishful thinker - whats that about?!
Machelle





Aug 12 2008 4:32 AM

What time on Sat? I have some friends from Dallas coming in, they will be there too!
Kate Hearne





Aug 12 2008 12:06 AM

heyyy jana!! how are you?!
Teri





Aug 11 2008 5:46 PM

Hey Gurl! Phew! So glad you're back - Texas seemed a little empty without you! (grin) T
Toni K Music Promo





Aug 11 2008 4:06 PM

beautiful sounds on your site - no kashi but eating some bananas this morning too. come to l.a. soon as we need your lovely music and voice.
Steve





Aug 10 2008 11:51 PM

Hi Jana
Thanks for adding me. I enjoyed listening to your music!! I hope you have a great week. Take care.
Steve
jenny





Aug 8 2008 12:05 AM

im right behind you...


lol
Teri





Aug 6 2008 2:31 AM

You know I'll sing your praises this weekend - I'll consider it my karmic duty for your generosity! Safe travels and we'll see you on the next adventure!
Lisa





Aug 5 2008 2:54 AM

hey, have you heard of spoon? they are from austin, and quite good I think.
xoxo!!
Teri





Aug 4 2008 5:10 PM

yeah! r U going to be in Gruene on Sat? PS. You're the best - Loved you for "playing along" -- so many bonus points for being a great sport on Sat.
~
Cinco





Aug 2 2008 4:40 PM

hey back at ya. life is rockin, urs? iffin ya up this way ya always have a place to lay ur head.
Caryn Ann





Aug 2 2008 2:26 PM

Lady!! What...mold?? I want to know more. You need to call me. Hope you are great.
Let's go have a drink sometime soon!
Megan Melara





Aug 1 2008 8:48 PM

ditto! great sounds.
i was impressed with your guitar playing-i had a very good view!
jenny





Aug 1 2008 5:32 AM

haha i know
im excited!
Machelle





Jul 31 2008 4:56 PM

You played some great songs, and your voice is soundin' so purdy.
You don't need to twiddle any of those bofangled knobs to make you sound "mahvalous darling"!
Nichole





Jul 31 2008 6:34 AM

Hey girl...found some flip flops you might like!! Whatcha think? Stylin', right? :-)

Eric L Owens





Jul 30 2008 10:38 PM

hey when you comin home
Katie





Jul 30 2008 7:26 PM

saturday.........yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Heather Miller





Jul 28 2008 4:28 AM

Yay, the last show went really well, and our cast party was a taco party! Everyone had to draw an ingredient out of a bag a couple days ago, put it all together tonight after strike and voila, TACOS! yum! :)
Gatesy





Jul 27 2008 9:20 PM

club cracker??? yum!! share? miss you!!
Amanda Pearcy





Jul 27 2008 4:26 PM

and i get to hear you!
Special K





Jul 25 2008 6:00 AM

Ummm Hi. Like your music...it's good and stuff.
Southpaw Jones





Jul 25 2008 5:27 AM

May I borrow some of YourSpace to promote MyCdRelease?



The all new, all original CRUELTY arrives Tuesday, July 29, and I'll celebrate with a show at Austin's legendary Cactus Cafe.
It's free, aside from the $15 you'll certainly want to spend on the CD.
Raina Rose opens at 8:30 pm, then Southpaw Jones performs in his finest suit, and nothing wil