the Cold-Blooded Three: Joey Pegram, Ryan Proctor, Eric Wilson, Justinedward and Jason Pulley
Lots of other folks are gonna be on the record. Nice, talented folks.
Influences
There are many. Lennon/McCartney, early Jagger/Richards, Porter/Hayes, Mike Nesmith, John Linell, Martin Gore, Tom Petty, Bob Mould, Blake Schwarzenbach, Kurt Cobain, Dee Dee, Johnny + Joey Ramone, Frank Black Francis, Stephen Malkmus, Bill Hicks, Matthew Sweet, Will Johnson, Joey Kneiser, John Murry, Brad Postlethwaite, Tim Regan and Bob Holmes just to name a few.
J.D. Reager is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and audio engineer based in Memphis, TN. He is a former musical contributor with several critically acclaimed recording/touring artists, including Glossary, Pezz, Snowglobe and the Passport Again. J.D. also currently plays guitar with Memphis indie-pop mainstays Two Way Radio, who are featured in the upcoming Craig Brewer-directed web series “$5 Cover,” and is a co-owner of Makeshift Music, a well respected collective/independent label in Memphis.
As a songwriter, J.D. is hard to pigeon-hole. Lyrically, his songs are honest and very personal, with healthy doses of irony and self-deprecation mixed in. Musically, J.D. ranges from solo, acoustic balladry to full-blown, fuzzed-out psychedelic rock (sometimes within the same song), with stops at points in-between. Frequent comparisons to Sebadoh and Elephant 6 are not without their merit.
J.D. Reager’s long-awaited and oft-discussed solo album, The Repechage, was released this year (2009) by Makeshift Music and the Knoxville-based Migrant Records. The record features guest appearances by members of Snowglobe, Lucero, the Subteens, Giant Bear, and a host of other well known Memphis musicians.
Select discography:
J.D. Reager The Repechage (Makeshift Music/Migrant Records) 2009
Two Way Radio P.D. Pockets' Rescue (Electraphonic) 2009 - guitar, vocals, mellotron
Hunter & the Unclaimed Band Project Against the New American Nightmare (RevPower, 2007) - engineer, drums, guitars, piano, fuzz bass, lap steel, backing vocals
Jeffrey James & the Haul Win the National Championship (Makeshift, 2006) - engineer
Glossary For What I Don't Become (Undertow, 2006) - drums, piano, backing vocals
Party with Hard Rock Café this weekend! This Friday night be there when we host the 1st annual Master of the Microphones where 16 Rap and Hip-Hop artist will battle tournament style to become Master of the Microphone! Only $5.00 to enter and doors open at 9:30PM! If country music is your thing, join us this Saturday night for March on Stage when national country star Lee Brice hits the stage playing his hits “Upper Middle Class White Trash”, and “Happy Endings”. We will also feature performances by The Dirt Brothers, Bethilea, and The Brad Kessler Band! Doors open at 8:45PM! Only $3.00 to enter! So mark your calendars now and party with us this weekend at Hard Rock Café on Beale St.
Most of you Memphis folks know and love our good buddy Don Perry, photographer extraordinaire. Well, next Friday, 2/27, Don will be having a photo show at the Hi-Tone, and we'll be playing. I think the doors will open around 8 and you can come and check out Don's amazing pics, and even buy some of it. Don is doing really great work around town, documenting the music scene and the city of Memphis itself.
As usual, there's no opener. We'll start up around 10-ish, but get there before that so you can enjoy Don's photos without a couple of Fenders squawling in your ears.
The cover is - you guessed it - five bucks. See ya there!
FEBRUARY 10th 6PM TIL 8PM MONTHLY MEETING WITH MEMBERS & FRIENDS!!!
ProMusicU Dave Isaacs & John Haring
FREE!!!FREE!!!FREE!!! OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Where: OTHERLANDS COFFEE BAR 641 South Cooper St Memphis 38104
MSA Members & Friends gather at Otherlands Coffee Bar to listen to various guest speakers & participate in various songwriting activities. This is a great way for local area songwriters from all musical genres and experience levels to connect. The meetings are both educational & informative and offer comfortable networking opportunities.
Dave Isaacs & John Haring will be joining us on Feb 10th to speak at the MSA meeting about the music business track at ProMusicU; John will be teaching music business 101, music law, and publishing, among other topics at the upcoming ProMusicU Songwriter Workshop/Seminar & Performances at the Center for Southern Folklore this coming March.
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