jon crocker
vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, piano, organ, bass, percussion, whistling, harmonica, accordion, psaltery, banjolele, and so on.
Influences
tony gross, frank sarro, john muir, all free and courageous human beings. and jake.
Sounds Like
BRüTAL banjo breakdown!
you can buy my songs on ..
you can listen to and buy songs below!!!
i'm using "blast my music" instead of selling through myspace so that rupert murdoch doesn't get a cut.
oh, and check this out: the song "tall tales" won garageband.com's "track of the day" in the americana category for november 4th, 2007, and it won AGAIN in the folk category for december 13th, 2007:
they also tell me that this song won:
Best Guitars in Americana, week of 22Oct2007
Best Keyboards in Americana, week of 10Dec2007
Best Keyboards in Americana, week of 17Dec2007
Best Production in Americana, week of 17Dec2007
Best Lyrics in Americana, week of 29Oct2007
Best Melody in Americana, week of 10Dec2007
Best Melody in Americana, week of 17Dec2007
Best Beat in Americana, week of 10Dec2007
Best Beat in Americana, week of 17Dec2007
Best Mood in Americana, week of 26Nov2007
Best Mood in Americana, week of 10Dec2007
Best Mood in Americana, week of 17Dec2007
Most Original in Americana, week of 10Dec2007.
w00t.
i'm currently focusing on some things other than music, so you may not find many updates here. rest assured, i'm still writing and playing music, i'm just not touring as much. and now i live very far from most all of you, so stay tuned- if i do come play shows in your area, you'd better show up! because it might be a very very long time until i'm back again.
to buy cds: if you like the music, please buy a cd! they are cheap and can be bought at shows (NOTE: CDs ARE ALWAYS $5 AT SHOWS...so there is more incentive to enjoy music the proper way!), through the "music" page on my website with credit cards or paypal (i also accept cash/check/money orders, email me for the address to send it to). or you can click on the buttons/links below:
Farewell, America! (full length- 2009) release date: march 17th...only $5
stream all tracks here. track listing:
1. Greet the Grass
2. Grass Stains
3. Antebellum
4. Ash Mountain
5. Seaside Song 6
6. Alabama Hills
7. Memorials
8. Santa Ana
9. In Love, Again
10. Back and Forth
11. This Train
12. Moved to Nebraska
13. I Would Eat You
14. Comfortable Chords
15. Better Days
this album was recorded over a couple of weeks in may, 2008 at paul's house in orlando. paul dunker recorded and engineered it (with minor help from me) and john grable mixed and mastered it (also with minor help/notes from me). i wrote, produced, and performed it, using vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, acoustic slide guitar, bass, harmonica, organ, trumpet, drumset, whistling, and percussion (tambourine, shaker, pipe, skillet, bells, snaps, claps, congas). paul also assisted with gang vocals and snaps.
revelation/revolution (full length- 2008) release date: october 31st...only $5!
stream all tracks here (and you can buy individual mp3s, too). track listing:
1. Field Trip to the Zoo
2. On Being A Parasite
3. At the Altar
4. Cures For A Modern Mind
5. On Being A Journalist
6. Shaking Hands With A Fist
7. Going, Going, Gone
8. On Being An Optimist
9. Gunshot Reminders
10. Cracks and Bricks
11. On Being A Refugee
12. The Way It Was
13. My Favorite Song
this album was recorded during a week in very late winter 2007 at tiger moon studios in nashville, tn. shane iceberg recorded, engineered, mixed, and mastered it. i did all the music stuff.
the dust will settle (full length- 2008) release date: january 8th...only $7.99! (and it'll be $7 at shows) track listing:
1. skipping stones
2. tall tales
3. all that i have left
4. when it breaks our bones
5. don't wait up for me
6. 6 day sinners' son
7. lap dog
8. i just can't say no
9. down, down, down
10. summer days
11. the dust will settle
order from bluetint records by clicking this button!
thank you for supporting independent music! (and helping me eat food)
booking: if you want to book me to play in your town, email me at jon [at] intelligentlystupid.com. i tour sometimes and am always open to new places. i prefer playing all ages venues and basement/house shows (no bars, please). in fact, i prefer playing the most random remote and small places. it's more fun and exciting.
oh, and about me: i write, perform, and produce all of what you hear (i also record, mix and master a lot of it). i book all my own shows(with some help from friends, of course). you could say that i currently am enjoying the freedom of doing everything myself.
Just thought i'd drop by and let you know our debut album "Swings & Roundabouts" is out now. CD's can be ordered directly from our myspace using the PayPal button, Also the album is available for digital download on all the major stores including iTunes, Play.com and amazon.com.
You can have a listen to some of the tracks on myspace as well, we'd love to know what you think. As i didn't want to spam your page too much with html, jpeg's, and links, all the information is on ours so pop over and check us out.
www.myspace.com/blakecarpenter www.twitter.com/blakecarpenter yahoo im : blakecarpentermusic email : blakecarpentermusic@yahoo.com http://blakecarpentermusic.blogspot.com/ Contact me and be a fan on every network! Thanks for checking out my music! Hope you like it, continue to follow me online for the progress of my music and albums.
its ok i enjoy your tunes and i also play left handed lol i used to have a mandolin for awhile and i let it go the electric guitar just feels like home to me
haha, glad to hear it. are you teaching these days? how's the house? did you build it? tell me everything about your life and jellybean to people ratios.
The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, as we get ready for our monthlong tour of the Great Northwest! Check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J
Look for us in Washington, Oregon and California between October 15 and November 15, when our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ
HEY! HOWS IT GOIN? WE ARE LOOKING FOR BANDS TO PLAY 21+ SHOWS. SO IF YOUR INTERESTED LET US KNOW AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS. WE NEED HELP SPREADING THE WORD AND GETTING BANDS OUT HERE TO OAKLEY TO PLAY SHOWS! THANKS!
seaside song #6, what a song. it has this groove, this feeling, this blood in it that pop music has been missing for probably more than a half century. good work jon crocker.
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