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
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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.
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Hey, we just released two new albums, “Armageddon on the Rise” and “The Man with No Name” and they are available for free download if you’re interested. You can download them for free off our site if you like or you can just go to the following link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FQEJFBDH
Hey we're Colour System Failure, check out our stuff, say hi and let us know what you think:) We're playing in the Academy on June 27th with Home Star Runner and then we're playing Dorans on July 4th with Jody Has A Hitlist. We've also got gigs confirmed in Drogheda and Mullingar aswell. We're still booking for the summer so if you're involved in gigs or know anyone who is, make sure to give us a shout.
Hey John shame I wont see you for a while.. Good long with been married! Bloody didn't see that coming! I'm happy for you man and wish you the very best in all future endeavours send me a message {not comment} so I can send you my album when it's done! It's the least I can do.. :) X
Hey! Hope your Lawrence show was a success! I didn't go because I was pretty sure I had the swine flu... turns out it's just bronchitis. haha See you next time!! Cheers!!
Hey dude,what's up? Sorry I haven't been in contact for so long,I've had a stupid year so far. How's touring going? Hope you're coming back to Ireland this year. I'm not really active setting up gigs anymore,but I'll definitely head out to see you and hang out. Take Care, Kev
Oh shit! That's random, but awesome. We're probably going to stay in Lincoln area since we have some friends there and a place to stay, etc. If you feel like heading towards Lincoln though let us know! I'm sure we'll be up hanging out all night and you're of course more than welcome to join us!
Yeah man no problem, the show went over great. That was the first time we had set up at the venue and the turn out was awesome!! Hope to play with ya again when your in the bay area! Keep in Touch
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