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Jeff Zentner
Americana / Country / Indie

"the salvation we seek in songs of night"

Asheville, North Carolina
United States

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Last Login:  5/14/2008
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   Jeff Zentner: General Info
Member Since2/11/2006
Band MembersMe. vocals, guitar, slide guitar, dobro, banjo, pedal steel, lap steel, mandolin, cello, piano, organ.

InfluencesTownes Van Zandt, Cormac McCarthy, Joe Bolton, Raymond Carver, Breece D'J Pancake, Chris Offut, Steve Earle, Chris Knight, Johnny Cash, Gram Parsons, Flannery O' Connor, James Dickey, The King James Bible, Emmylou Harris, Leonard Cohen, Damien Jurado, Charles Bukowski, Gillian Welch, Nick Cave, Woven Hand, Mark Lanegan, My Morning Jacket, Whiskeytown, Robert Belfour, Blind Willie Johnson, Dock Boggs, Sara Zentner, Hobart Smith, Ryan Adams, Sufjan Stevens, Iron and Wine, The Be Good Tanyas, Jessie Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter, Grant Lee Phillips, R.L. Burnside, Kelly Joe Phelps, Chris Whitley, Charley Patton, Bukka White, John Lee Hooker, Langston Hughes, Clarence Ashley, Larry Brown, Will Oldham, Dillard Chandler, Entrance, David Gordon Green, Terrence Malick, Dolan Geiman, Jaclyn Sollars, Jim White, Alan Lomax, Jason Isbell, Caroline Herring, Roscoe Holcomb, Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo, Magnolia Electric Company, Songs:Ohia, Otis Taylor, The Black Keys, Junior Kimbrough, Appalachian murder ballads, Robert Johnson, Harry Crews, Son House, Skip James, Richmond Fontaine, Richard Buckner, Jolie Holland, Two Gallants, Dax Riggs, Thad Cockrell and Caitlyn Cary, the Old 97's, Michael Acree, Kathleen Edwards, Neil Young, 16 Horsepower, Lucinda Williams, Lucero, Cory Branan, Bruce Springsteen, Munly and the Lee Lewis Harlots, The Everybodyfields.

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Sounds Likemoonlight. train tracks. calm after thunderstorm. scarecrows. dusty bibles. abandoned houses. fireflies. wire fence. sunlight through dust. creaking porch. fallen leaves. churchyard cemetary. grey autumn sky. river levee. dark holler. gravel road. car overgrown by weeds. dying town. windchimes. humid night. petal crushed underfoot. smoke. dirt on coffin lid. sighs. train whistle on winter night. wooden floor. color of night sky. secret place. iron bridge. blossoms blown by storm. far off radio tower. raindrops running down window. locust. derelict boxcar. dreams. wind in poplar tree. swallow’s nest in barn rafters. kudzu on telephone pole. smell of snow. first star of evening. last star of morning. dark canopy of trees. heat that rises from the road. red neon sign. hum of electric line on silent road. map of stars. hymnal falling apart. small white crosses by highway. days of rain. gathering of birds on power line. gas station lights. sound of water. cicada hum. smell of leaves. path through woods. ghosts. bottle on windowsill. midnight prayer. bare branches against darkening sky. rain on road. south wind. raven wing flutter. shadows. blinking yellow light at deserted intersection. forgotten church. sparrows. rust. dark part of flame. railroad crossing lights through fog. name of town crumbling off water tower. flock of birds at november twilight. wind before rain. weight of memory. lover’s whisper. insect song at night. puddle of clouds. rusted silo. slowing song of crickets. dance of leaves blown by wind. green valley. decaying barn. field after harvest. city lights on horizon. clouds covering moon. lonely afternoon. quiet dusk. dying days of summer. shadow of bird flying by streetlamp. words of decline. lightning. red dirt. fall sunlight. tall pine. rain on metal roof. things that die. heartbeats.





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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
May 17 2008 8:00P
The Pourhouse (opening for Lindsey Hollar and the Dirty Kids) Charleston, South Carolina
May 28 2008 8:00P
Bobo Gallery w/ Brian McGee Asheville, North Carolina
May 29 2008 8:00P
The Acoustic Coffeehouse (solo show) Johnson City, Tennessee
Aug 21 2008 8:00P
The Guadalupe Cafe w/ Brian McGee Sylva, North Carolina

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   About Jeff Zentner
i write songs for those who see the face of god in dirt and rust and broken things. for those who love desolation and who make of it ceremony and song. for those who bear memory's weight and who count the days of their youth in the blinking lights of distant radio towers and deserted intersections. who read in the crumbling names of towns on water towers the dispatches of passing seasons and forgotten heartbeats. for those who in dreams find great and unknowable mystery. who love words that sound upon their lips like secrets and sighs.

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My album, Hymns to the Darkness, is available for $13, including shipping, in the U.S. and $18, including shipping, overseas. I can accept payment by paypal at jeffzentner@yahoo.com. For alternative payment options, please message me. You can also purchase the album at http://cdbaby.com/cd/zentner; as well as on iTunes.


"...Without fail, the lyrics read well in their own right as poems, and truly shine out when put to Zentner’s hypnotic, whispering vocals and dreamy arrangements. Beware though, this album does not make for easy listening. Zentner’s tales are tinged with black, and as beautiful as his prose is, there is a real underlying darkness that imparts a deliciously deep sense of unease. Conjuring images of desolate, rusty small towns, and compelling tales of human tragedy, love, and friendship, the listener is transported away into another world entirely."
--Americana-UK

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Cambrialla





May 14 2008 6:41 AM

well i'm not sure if it's good, bad, or ugly sometimes (my musical taste that is)...but i can't imagine a day without music.
You should look into coming to MO...
Leslie Woods and Dark Mountain Orchid





May 13 2008 7:46 PM

I'm starting to think we'll NEVER play together again........
The Paint Eater





May 13 2008 10:31 AM

You made it into my blog yet again. Just a blurb. I'm now a traveling music salesman.

Hope all is well. The new song...so very good.
Cambrialla





May 13 2008 9:04 AM

You are really putting out beautiful stuff. I really enjoy it- I think you might enjoy robyn g. shiels in N. Ireland...he's here in the states on occasion as well. He is on my page if you want to check him out.
Anyway keep up the good work.
Kati Standefer





May 12 2008 4:26 PM

beautiful, jeff. you, all of it.
thanks for the add-- come play in wyoming sometime.
Reef Fest





May 10 2008 10:30 AM

Many thanks Jeff! Hope you are well!
THE FOLKSINGER





May 10 2008 5:30 AM

“Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.”
Dani


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May 9 2008 5:25 PM

Hey Jeff...how is it going? love your site layout and your tunes are just awesome!!! hope life's treating ya just fine...Peace!
Ike





May 9 2008 5:35 AM

Hi, thanks for adding me. Hope you liked my music page. Hope you can across the ocean and perform live sometimes in the UK !
Renegade Tease





May 9 2008 5:21 AM

thanks 4 the request! really dig your sound stop by mine let me know what you think!! keep rocking, music sounds great!
Peace
Little Miss Monique





May 7 2008 5:57 PM

Hi friend, long time no talk. I hope life is grand and spring is treating you well.
Sean Disken





May 6 2008 8:20 PM

Thank you so much for the kind words! I loved what I heard from you, Take it easy.
-Sean
the Branded Sons





May 6 2008 7:36 PM

How goes it Jeff?
Filthy Gorgeous





May 6 2008 9:06 AM

You rocked balls last night! That cover you did of "La Vida Loca" blew my mind. It's very catchy. Hells yeah, keep it up.
Coyotedog Mosaics





May 6 2008 9:01 AM

am i blushing? maybe. thanks, jeff.
;)
Callum Ford





May 5 2008 10:10 PM

Your an exceptional artist my friend,
Please keep me posted on new music :)

- Callum
Josie





May 5 2008 8:09 PM

anything for you Z
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May 5 2008 2:32 PM

Hi Jeff,

Just dropping by to say Hi. Wondering how all bits of life are these days-- any glory, any rusty bits (say, family members ;)) dragging you down?
Filthy Gorgeous





May 5 2008 11:41 AM

Me and my canadian tuxedo, complete with hidden flask and here today-gone tomorrow lungs and "stranger repellant"...aka...my knife, will be there. Till the end. (Most likely)
Filthy Gorgeous





May 5 2008 10:52 AM

It depends on how much better/worse you sound after you remove the jacket midshow...
And if they serve liquor...
and if I can smoke inside or not...
and if I don't get harassed by random strangers...
you know the routine.
Filthy Gorgeous





May 5 2008 10:47 AM

Nice pic...what inspired the change? La vida loca? :P See you tonight, Blue.
leslie a. wood





May 5 2008 9:37 AM

devil's eyes, yes yes yes.
Joshua Lavender





May 4 2008 11:30 PM

hey jeff, the new song "devils eyes" is beautiful and dusky and beautifully dusky ... well done! i just can't get over how, everytime i listen to your music, it feels like a night descending, the sunset bleeding through the shadows of an approaching storm. feels like a last breath. haunting.
Jo





May 4 2008 5:27 AM

Hi there! thank you for your friend request! I really liked your music! keep up the good work...wish you all the best! greetings from Greece! :D
Paranoid Anxiety Troubadour Conspiracy





May 3 2008 4:43 PM

Mmmmm . . . thank you for your contribution to the darkness!!

Cheers

PATC
Allisen





May 3 2008 2:50 PM

Well, thank you very much. Your music is so amazing!!!
Janice