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Reviews:
"The innocuous title of this album alone was enough to pique my interest. In the generally cutthroat music industry, shock is always in and bland is always...well, bland. I felt that what I had encountered was either an artist with courage or a musician with little marketing sense. Had the subtle but evocative artwork not elevated my curiosity further, I might not have bothered to find out which. The word "courage" barely begins to describe Mr. Judy. Armed with a single acoustic guitar and his one-of-a-kind voice, he embarks on a 17-track journey of emotive, snarling poetry. With titles like "Onion Poultice" and "Ms. Cook and the Fastening Infants," much of his lyrics defy description, just as his music defies genre. One part Dylan, one part Beck and one part Henry Rollins, Jonah Michea Judy seems to be not only fearless, but maniacally devoted to his art. If you like your music chock full of snappy hooks, tried-and-true stories about breakups or fancy production tricks, give this one a pass — I think Nickelback just came out with a new album. For those who like a little experimentation, lyrics that are 100 percent poetry and zero percent schlock and a bare-bones-style production sensibility, you might want to give this one a listen."
-Brent Fleury, Bold Life
(Hendersonville/Asheville, NC, www.boldlife.com)
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"I was quite happy when the North Carolina based emo-acoustic singer songwriter, Jonah Michea Judy, contacted with a submission to the site. Normally, I have to tread through the abyss of MySpace pages, and search through peoples "top friends" and the like to hopefully, stumble across a musician that seems to have "the goods." And by "the goods" I mean, someone who seems to have that unique spirit to their music — demanding that you take notice. Such is the work of Jonah Michea Judy.
On first listen to this evocative singer, I was immediately transported to the early days of my college life when hordes of us would travel into downtown Philadelphia to see the then both alive and great Elliott Smith. Like Smith, Judy plays a type of song that plunges into the deep ravines and chasms of the soul. With musicians like these, it is kind of like staring into the sun; there is a deep part of you so very tempted to look but when you do, you know it hurts. And the passion that Judy sings with equates to such an experience.
Judy plays a solitary acoustic guitar, that could at times sound as soft as his breathy verses or as raw and passionate as his vocally explosive choruses. Imagine a mixture of previously mentioned Elliott Smith, with a little Trent Reznor circa Broken era and Dashboard Confessional.
It's good stuff. So take a listen."
-Mark Dougherty, www.reactormedia.blogspot.com
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"During a recent stop at the Courtyard Gallery—a cozy downtown venue that hosts weekly open mics that are podcast to more than 100,000 subscribers around the world—that diamond in the rough was Horse Shoe-based singer/songwriter Jonah Michea Judy.
It was a cold, late fall evening, and Judy’s performance drew me in like a warm fire. Seemingly experienced beyond his years, Judy’s singing voice alternately burned with the subtle, whispering urgency of Elliot Smith and the overt, in-your-face aggression of Kurt Cobain."
-Jake Frankel, MountainXpress
“There’s something in this business of music about finding your own voice. This cat here has found his at a rather young age.”
-Eric-Scott Guthrie, The Evening Muse (Charlotte, NC)
“Jonah Michea Judy brings in a style of performing that has been long-forgotten.”
-Tiffany Barnwell, “Hendersonville Times-News” (Hendersonville, NC)
“The Elephant of our time,”
“Cyclonic Daguerreotype" (Asheville, NC)
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Past Performance Venues Include:
WNCW (88.7FM Asheville, NC 100.3FM Charlotte, NC)
WPVM (103.5FM Asheville, NC)
Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe (Asheville, NC)
Eddie's Attic (Atlanta, GA)
The Coffee Underground (Greenville, SC)
French Broad Brewing Co. (Asheville, NC)
The Root Bar 1 (Asheville, NC)
The Yellow Door (Asheville, NC)
The Evening Muse (Charlotte, NC)
The Hut (Winston-Salem, NC)
Beanstreets Cafe (Asheville, NC)
The Courtyard Gallery (Asheville, NC)
Akumi (Asheville, NC)
Ophelia's (Asheville, NC)
Bearly Edible (Asheville, NC)
Good Music (Asheville, NC)
Hendersonville Library (Hendersonville, NC)
The Opportunity House (Hendersonville, NC)
The Park Deli Cafe (Hendersonville, NC)
The Blue Dragon (Albuquerque, NM)
Lynsey's Closet (Fairview, NC)
The Westville Pub (Asheville, NC)
Terra Nova Cafe (Hendersonville, NC)
The Essence of Thyme (Brevard, NC)
LEAF Festival (Black Mountain, NC)
The Relaxed Reader (West Asheville, NC)
Express Yourself Studios (Hendersonville, NC)
Eatie’s Cereal Bar (Asheville, NC)
The Back Room (Flat Rock, NC)
Show Low High School (Show Low, AZ)
UNM Campus (Albuquerque, NM)
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Booking: Savethespiders@hotmail.com
Thanks to the birds who sing in my recordings.
Thank you for listening.
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