Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, Joe Ely, Lucinda Williams, Stephen Bruton, Joan Osborne, Buddy & Julie Miller, The Wood Brothers, John Hiatt, Emmylou Harris, food, drugs, sex, and rock n roll.
Sounds Like
Swampy, greasy, New Orleansy, groove oriented, festive music; with a bit of blues, a touch twang, a dash of rockabilly, and an occasional poignant ballad.
This four-headed love child named Junkyard Jane rose by night in the tide flats of Tacoma, Washington from a deadly mephitic brew of blues, swamp gas, rockabilly, old engine parts, country, motor oil, folk, funk and used kitty litter. Like all true originals, they display a Creole blend of influences that they affectionately call “Swampabilly Blues”.
With five critically acclaimed CD’s under their belt and over 1000 live performances since their 1997 debut, the band once again calls the Great Northwest their home after a four year stint in the Americana friendly city of Louisville, Kentucky.
Junkyard Jane, a BEAM Grant (Benefiting Emerging Artists in Music) recipient, was one of only eight groups from a pool of thousands to make the final round at the 2001 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. The group’s briefcase full of kudos over the years includes the prestigious Washington State BB Award (Best of the Blues) for “Best Northwest Band” as well as “Best Northwest Recording”.
Four-time “Best Songwriter” nominee and Tacoma Music Award recipient for “Female Performer of the Year”, Leanne Trevalyan entices the listener with her smooth, sultry vocals and finger style acoustic guitar picking. Lea’s washboard scratchin’ and occasional kazoo solo ads a touch of whimsy to JJ’s live performance.
Billy Stoops, a BB Award winner for “Entertainer of the Year” as well as "Best Male Vocalist", delights and amuses audiences with his rich, soulful voice and on stage antics. Billy’s distinctive guitar style, both electric and acoustic, along with his groove-oriented songwriting garnered him a Tacoma Music Award for "Male Performer of the Year".
Longtime JJ member Barbra Blue, a BB Award winner for “Best Bass” provides melodic lines on both electric and acoustic basses, and her funk/rock origin compliments the bands rootsy tone. And finally, renowned drummer Chris Leighton, who has enough BB Awards to wallpaper his bathroom, keeps pounding down the groove so your butts can move!
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Und für die Bluesfans, die zuwenig Englisch verstehen: es geht einfach darum, dass wir soooo gerne diesen Open-Air-Gig kriegen würden. Und dafür brauchen wir jetzt noch DEINE STIMME! Danke.
Thanks for the add!! I can't wait to see you next time your in town!! Check out my song for Rock the Space and add my widget! http://lnk.ms/0vZpx Peace and Love, Lauren Lively*
Hey! Thank you for supporting my music. Check out my web site at www.vanessathompson.net and my music videos at www.youtube.com. One of my youtube videos is below for you to hear. If you like it, feel free to put it on your page and share it with your friends. There are also some banners on my page if you want to use them on your page. If you have Facebook, please add me. Some are putting me in their top friends. The support is really appreciated. Hope you like the new cover on Hollywood Celebrity Magazine. If you like my music, please add it to your play list for others to hear. Thank you :)
I will be opening for Baby Bash & Frankie J with special guest Paula Deanda in July, 2009 at the El Corazon in Seattle, Wa. at 8 PM. If you can be there, get you tickets now before it sells out. It is for all ages. See you there ~ Vanessa :)
Ellensburg date added this week with headliner Seattle's own jam band FLOWMOTION!
Join us this weekend as we party in the historic downtown of our hometown, Ellensburg at the upstairs jam bar "Pounders" where special engagements are memorable. The live line-up starts Friday, May 8th at 7pm with Ravinwolf...and ends in the wee hours of the morning with Flowmotion! Passing Liberty & Aural Pleasure also to perform.
Limited seating available, so RSVP to reserve your ticket ...
Email Ravinwolf at: ravinwolf.band@gmail.com with your RSVP and we will forward your name to the guest list!
Hey Guys, Thanks for being a friend. I am the featured artist at the jam at "Fire Creek Grill"(River Bend Goulf Course Kent) It starts at about 8:00pm I hope you can come down and jam with me. Junkyard Jane Rocks!!!
Good to here from u guys. lex sure misses u! glad to here u all r doin good. we're trying book sum shows out west, maybe we'll meet up. Keep rockin'!!!
hi how are you? i just wanted to drop by your page and tell you that i am glad to be friends with you here on myspace...i hope you have a really amazing week, and that you will stop by to let me know how things are in your world...
