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Honest Tune:
Jerry Joseph and the truth about Denmark Vesey
Sitting down talking to Jerry Joseph is always an interesting experience. For a man that many know simply as the seemingly angry anti-hippie songwriter that got his big break when Widespread Panic started performing his songs, Joseph is actually amazingly subdued, incredibly well rounded, and just about the most intellectual individual one could ever hope to meet.
During our most recent interview, which took place as Joseph embarked on his latest tour with drummer Steve Drizos, we discussed the duo's forthcoming CD, the subsequent naming of their band, songwriting, his recent trip to Nepal, and what the future holds for the man with a seemingly endless string of rock-n-roll melodies waiting to roll off the tip of his tongue.
Click here to read the entire article...
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Jambase.com: Jerry Joseph & Jackmormons - West Coast Tour Dates
Jambase.com:
Jerry Joseph is a warrior. His battles with addiction, years of self-destruction and broken dreams have all been well documented, but instead of buckling under the pressure Jerry sucked it up and wrote songs. He's been on the road ever since, and he's one of the best live performers you are likely to ever see. It doesn't matter if it's solo, with his Jackmormons, Stockholm Syndrome, The Denmark Veseys as a duo with Dave Schools (Widespread Panic) or any other of the various configurations he fronts. Those in The Biz have been aware of Jerry's genius for a long time (Widespread Panic being the easy touchstone for all the songs they've covered) but he's never received the accolades he so greatly deserves.
Like they say, one man's trash is another's treasure and because Jerry Joseph continues to do his thing under the radar of the Big Time, you get to see him in intimate bars. If the music business was a "fair" place, based on "talent" Jerry would be playing for thousands, instead we get our minds blown with a few close friends. Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons are setting out for a West Coast tour on May 24 in Portland, OR, from there he'll head down the coast hitting the major (and not so major) markets on his way to SoCal where the tour ends on June 6 in Pioneertown, CA.
Click here to read the entire Jambase.com article!
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Tuscon Weekly - The Denmark Veseys, Bret Mosley @ Plush
The Denmark Veseys were, in a way, an inspired booking for the weekend before Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Barack Obama's inauguration. The duo takes its name from an American slave who bought his freedom with lottery winnings, became a carpenter and co-founded an African Methodist Episcopal church. He was executed with some of his collaborators when authorities uncovered his plans for a massive slave rebellion.
By appearances, neither The Denmark Veseys' drummer Steve Drizos nor singer-songwriter Jerry Joseph could claim any direct ethnic or cultural connection to their namesake. Still, however obscure the reference, and despite his sprawling erudition, Joseph’s gut-felt delivery and rough emotionalism lay waste to genteel assumptions about how other people live. Had he been around in King’s time, he’d surely have been an asset to the civil rights movement.
Now, Joseph is perhaps most effective, and disturbing, when limning lives dominated by substance abuse, a frequent theme in his catalog. That’s a master whose torment he’s experienced personally; he recalled a stay at Sierra Tucson (“a very nice rehab”) by way of introducing a song inspired by one of his co-residents there—a hockey player from Detroit who sang in the shower. Joseph wrote the song, “New Psychology of Love,” without benefit of a guitar, because instruments were forbidden in the program.
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Flagstaff Live: Manic Street Preacher - The highs and lows of the notorious Jerry Joseph
It’s hard to keep up with Jerry Joseph. He’s best known for his role in the immensely popular club band, Little Women, who blazed a hot trail through the Rockies and the Northwest from the mid ’80s through the early ’90s, and later, the Jackmormons and Stockholm Syndrome (with Widespread Panic’s Dave Schools).
Recently, he’s been touring as a duo with drummer Steve Drizos (Dexter Grove) as the Denmark Veseys, named for a freed slave who planned what would have been the U.S.’s largest slave revolt (complete with genocide) before being caught and executed. Their debut, on Cosmo Sex School Records, was produced by Dave Barbe (REM, Drive-By Truckers, Son Volt) and showcases the seamless rapport of Joseph and Drizos. It’s a beautifully caustic poetic autopsy of modern life told from the perspective of one of rock music’s most unsung heroes.
Meanwhile, the Veseys joined Dobro player/singer/songwriter Bret Mosley to collaborate on an extended-length EP, Charge, also available from Cosmo Sex School Records. Joseph, Drizos and Mosley are touring the West featuring cuts from both discs, and dipping generously into the deep back catalogue of Joseph’s songs.
I had the pleasure of interviewing the wily, rakish Joseph via cell phone, while he strode briskly down the icy streets of Harlem.
Click here to read the entire article/interview.
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Jerry Joseph & Jackmormons @ New Orleans Jazzfest '09!
Backbeat Jazzfest Series...
Jerry Joseph & Jackmormons
Saturday May 2, 2009 * Early Show
Blue Nile Upstairs * 532 Frenchmen St. * New Orleans, LA
Time: Doors @ 9pm & Show @ 10:00pm (12:30am curfew)
Ages: 18+ to enter & 21 to drink
Tickets: $15 - Advance tickets on-sale NOW @ ticketweb.com
The initial lineup for the 4th annual Backbeat Jazzfest Series has been confirmed. As in years past, the music series will take place at a variety of New Orleans venues after the festivities at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival wind down. This year’s series will boast performances from the likes of Dirty Dozen Brass Band featuring Booker T. and Hill Country Revue, Ghostland Observatory, Steve Kimock Crazy Engine, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Medeski Martin and Wood, Toubab Krewe, Jerry Joseph, Cyril Neville & more! More info >>> Backbeat Jazzfest Series
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Salt Lake Tribune: Music: Jackmormons to take over Bar Deluxe
Rocker Jerry Joseph returns to Utah for two-night stand.
In these tough economic times, Charlie Newman, booker of talent at Bar Deluxe, said there are plenty of musicians he wouldn't even book for one night. But Newman booked Oregon-based singer-songwriter Jerry Joseph for not just one, but two nights. "I've never seen him play a s-----" show, said Newman, who has known Joseph for 20 years.
Besides his showmanship, the straight-ahead rocker is virtually a native son of Utah. Joseph lived in the state for several years, spending time in a Utah jail when he was 16. His children were born in Logan. One of his albums is called "Salt Lake City." He kicked a heroin addiction while living here. And, not least, he named his band the Jackmormons. Joseph said his audience at the shows will be "the people I owe money to. Or perhaps they showed up at the wrong show." But there's no reason to believe the rocker's self-deprecating humor.
"He has a lot of friends here and has cultivated a lot of relationships over the years," Newman said. "I wouldn't be surprised if this is his top market in the country. I would book him at the Zephyr and he would sell out all three shows over the weekend. I'm seeing second-generation Jerry Joseph fans. He's Salt Lake's working man's Springsteen."
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Blurt Magazine: Jerry Joseph Hosts NY eve bash in NYC
Frontman for the Jackmormons, Stockholm Syndrome and the Denmark Veseys pulls out all the stops.
Three days of fun from BLURT faves Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons. The songwriter's New Year's Eve bash is usually held in Costal Rica, but this year it'll be in the Big Apple at The Delancey - and the '08 send-off will be preceded by a pair of shows at Crash Mansion on Dec. 29 and 30.
Joseph, drummer Steve Drizos and bassist JR Ruppel will be joined by opener Bret Mosley for all three nights as well as various other special guests. Watch for the kinds of fireworks fans of the Jackmormoms, Stockholm Syndrome and the Denmark Veseys (Joseph's three outfits) have become accustomed to. Full details below.
The trio has been touring and recording together and plan to release an ep, Charge, early in 2009.
Not unwarranted press hype: "The Jackmormons' frontman and lead songwriter Jerry Joseph is the 21st-century equivalent of a tribal medicine man. He'll hand you a sonic peyote cocktail and proceed to dance around a swirling bonfire of electric guitars. Bass and drums pound out a beat to match your rising pulse as Joseph works himself into a sometimes eight-minute-long frenzy of Hendrix sounds and dark imagery."
Click here to read the entire article...
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Glide Magazine - Hidden Track Interview: Jerry Joseph
"I'll state my opinion any time I fucking choose."
Those aren't the exact lyrics to Light Is Like Water, my favorite Jerry Joseph song, but that's how I'll always remember the verse from the last time I heard Joseph do it live (sometime around Stockholm Syndrome's inaugural tour in 2004).
That line sounds exactly like Joseph, the incisive folk-rocker with the serious songwriting chops and the lived-in voice, best known for Little Women, the Jackmormons and numerous other solo projects, not to mention his longstanding association with Widespread Panic. And the song's overall attributes might describe Joseph himself, as well as his curious career: longwinded, tender, pointed, hopeful, irascible, cynical, soulful—and singular.
Hidden Track caught up with Joseph at a snowed-in tour stop in Salt Lake City late last week. His 2008 is far from over; having revived the Jackmormons name with a modified lineup, he'll close out the year in his adopted home of New York City, booked for Dec. 29 and 30 at Crash Mansion and New Year's Eve at the Delancey Lounge. If you're in the area and haven't yet made your plans, well, we'd be remiss if we didn't recommend it.
Click here to read the entire INTERVIEW...
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JERRY JOSEPH AND THE JACKMORMONS ANNOUNCE NEW YEAR'S EVE 2008 IN NYC
THE JACKMORMONS TO PLAY IN NYC ON DEC 29, 30 & 31
Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons want to invite you to New York City for New Year's Eve. They will be headlining three nights in NYC, December 29 and 30 at Crash Mansion and New Year's Eve at The Delancey. Jerry Joseph, Steve Drizos and JR Ruppel will be joined by opener Bret Mosley for all three nights as well as various other special guests including Craig Greenberg. The three nights are sure to include the power and intensity the Jackmormons are known for as well as songs from all of Jerry's various projects (Jerry Joseph, The Jackmormons, Stockholm Syndrome and The Denmark Veseys).
Jerry, Steve, and Bret have been touring and recording together and plan to realease an ep, Charge, early in 2009.
For further information, photo, music or guest list requests, please contact:
Patrice Fehlen /
September Gurl PR /
718-768-3859
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Rocktober: Get Out And Vote! on JamBase
Is this election different than past elections, why or why not?
Jerry Joseph:
I think every generation likes to think theirs is the most important moment and I am certainly guilty of that. Every election there are so many insanely crucial issues on the table it's dumbfounding as always the things that hold the public interest: flag pins, horny teenagers, Hanoi in the '60s while arguably Rome is burning. Unfortunately, that's been the American electoral experience for my lifetime - 51% voter turnout, I mean please. Two books that helped me get a little clearer picture this past year (paperback by the time I read them) are "The World Is Flat" by Tom Friedman and "The Shock Doctrine" by Naomi Klein. If Klein's book is true then this could be the moment we recover from the shock of neo conservative capitalism and fundamentalism. Are we smart enough to see the opportunity? I tend to be more pessimistic. I live in Harlem and everyone here seems to firmly believe that at the end of the day "Americans ain't voting for no nigga." If that's true, then sit back and enjoy the flames, the difference this time is how little will be left to burn by the next election.
What is the relationship between music and politics - and how, if at all, has this relationship affected your music?
Everything is richer with music in the background. Weddings and funerals and sex and drug use and yes politics. Though there are examples, Bob Marley being the obvious one, of a direct correlation between the two, it's generally an embarrassing joke that people take their political cues from musicians. I mean, not that I'm any good at this, but I make a living jumping around and acting like a 16-year-old. I would be loath to think I had anyone's ear. However, by design of the job, I am delusional every night and think maybe I do have a soapbox and should use it. That borders on the pathetic, case in point: in the '80s all I had to do was say "Free Mandela!" and I was a conscious dub warrior... That being said, I would love to write politically and intelligently, where the songs don't come off like a series of Southeast Portland bumper stickers. Hard to do and I lack discipline. Easier to run around with Immortal Technique blasting out of whatever and hope that covers it.
If you could speak directly to all American voters, what would you say?
You get the government you deserve. If McCain wins this one the only issue will be which motherfucker is holding the marshmallows?
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*Jerry does extensive WTMD Radio Interview*
Jerry Joseph sat down for an extensive interview with the Baltimore, Maryland based radio station WTMD yesterday to discuss his current residency at the 8 x 10. A portion of the interview will air live on WTMD from 9-10PM on Wednesday, September 10th (TONIGHT!). The entire interview will then be available online. Click HERE to stream the interview online at the WTMD website. ENJOY!
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*Honest Tune*: Jerry Joseph - cutting a duo CD
Jerry Joseph and drummer Steve Drizos are currently hard at work in Dave Barbe's Chase Park Transduction studio in Athens, Georgia recording a CD of new material, most of which has been written in just the last two weeks. Joseph says plans for this session are to record two songs in full each day, much like "cutting both sides of a 45."
The sessions commenced with the recording of "Letter to Chico," on July 24. An upbeat track, "Chico" features Joseph's uniquely melodic vocals, filled with his trademark angst. While the song may never be a massive commercial hit, Joseph delivers a song that all the young Ramones wanna-bes are dying to write.
Joseph said that "Anybody that plays on the record is going to have to play an instrument that they don't usually play." Stay tuned for more details...
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| The Jerry Joseph Band NYE shows are available for download/purchase NOW in MP3 or FLAC format:
We still have a limited number of NYE POSTERS on sale NOW for $12/poster. A total of four new posters were made for the NYE run & we are selling them online until we run out! These NYE POSTERS come either unsigned or signed by the band for an additional $5. We have a limted amount of NYE POSTERS, so grab them while you can. |
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*Willamette Week Online - LOCAL CUT*
Jerry Joseph - "April Nineteenth"
[HONEST MUSIC] We live in disingenuous times. From our cowboy president on down to the support-our-troops "country" anthems that clutter the FM dial (the proceeds of which march nobly into the pockets of their down-home millionaire performers), ours is a country full of apple-pie hucksters who wouldn't know America if it punched them in the face. The point is, it feels really good to hear someone whose words come from actual life experience rather than the Heritage Foundation. Jerry Joseph's new album, April Nineteenth, isn't perfect, but it carries the weight of authenticity—quite a heavy weight indeed...click here to read the full review.
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MUSICIANS & FARMERS FOR PEACE: MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND BENEFIT SHOWS
Featuring DJ Logic, Jerry Joseph and Eric McFadden Trio
w/ Kamphire Collective, Craters of the Moon (members of Dirt Fisherman) and Ryan Peck
*All proceeds to benefit the Peaceful Belly Farm. Monies will be used to purchase shares for organic vegetables in Peaceful Belly to be donated to needy Boise families.
BOISE, ID (May 2007) - On Sunday and Monday nights of the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, a superb line-up of musicians are coming together for two benefit shows at the Neurolux advocating peace. All proceeds will benefit the Peaceful Belly Farms. DJ Logic, Eric McFadden Trio and Jerry Joseph & Friends are returning to Boise for another run of benefit shows following sold-out stellar performances last February, during a fund-raiser for Wally Ingram and his fight against cancer. Also on the bill for this special booking are Kamphire Collective (on the heels of a packed house record release party at The Big Easy), Ryan Peck, and Craters of the Moon featuring members of Dirt Fisherman.
Peaceful Belly, named during Josie Erskine's pregnancy as the U.S. commenced its invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 after September 11th, is an urban certified organic farm that produces food for a Boise CSA. They welcome the help of an occasional intern or volunteer, but their product is largely the fruit of the Erskines' labor, and may also be purchased at the Capital City Market, the Boise Consumer Coop, and Dave Krick's and Andrae Bopp's Just Eat Local, Inc. restaurant group. Peaceful Belly, through the practices of cover crops, crop rotation, water-conserving irrigation, seed saving, composting, mulching, and raised beds, are building fertility in their soil and raising healthy veggies.
Peaceful Belly has donated a $50 gift certificate to be given to a lucky winner at the shows. Sowing the Seeds of Love:
Musicians and Farmers for Peace
Sunday, May 27th at The Neurolux - Boise, ID
DJ Logic
Jerry Joseph & Friends
Eric McFadden Trio
Craters of The Moon (Members of Dirt Fisherman)
Monday, May 28th at The Neurolux - Boise, ID
DJ Logic
Jerry Joseph & Friends
Kamphire Collective
Ryan Peck and Rob Hill
Doors - 8:00 p.m. Show - 9 p.m.
Tickets are $15 ADV / $18 DOS ($25 for two day pass)
Tickets available at The Record Exchange and through ticketweb.com.
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*SUNSATION*
Jerry Joseph & Steve Kimock @ Copper Mountain
Saturday, April 14th, 2007
Copper Mountain (Copper, Colorado) will be sizzling when Sunsation, Copper's end-of-season bash, returns for its seventh year! Three weekends in April. Sure, it sounds simple, but add bright spring sunshine, loads of snow and free live music from some amazing national acts and you get Sunsation. Book your trip today, or you may miss out on 2,450 vast acres of steep, deep terrain, a slopeside place to rest your head, and of course, the season-ending party that is Sunsation. Don't forget the sunscreen! Performers for the 3rd week include: Peter Rowan, Jerry Joseph & Steve Kimock, and Michael Franti & Spearhead. In addition, Jerry Joseph & Steve Kimock will play two additional shows in Colorado this week:
- April 13th - Cervantes - Denver, CO
- April 14th - Sunsation - Copper Mt. Ski Resort, CO (2PM)
- April 14th - Grand Hall - Copper Mt., CO (9PM)
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*IDAHO BENEFIT FOR WALLY "LLAMA" INGRAM!*
The Reef in Boise, Idaho will host a two night event to benefit Wally Ingram's fight against cancer on February 14th & 15th, 2007. The first night (2/14) will be an ACOUSTIC EVENING featuring
Eric McFadden, James Whiton, Marc Ford (Black Crowes, Ben Harper & Innocent Criminals), Juan Nelson & Leon Mobley (Ben Harper & Innocent Criminals), Jerry Joesph (solo), DJ Logic, Kris Doty, John McMahon & Norton Wisdom.
The second night (2/15) will be a ELECTRIC EVENING featuring
Eric McFadden Trio, Jerry Joesph & Friends, Marc Ford (Black Crowes, Ben Harper & Innocent Criminals), Juan Nelson & Leon Mobley (Ben Harper & Innocent Criminals), DJ Logic, Kris Doty Band, Ryan Peck & Norton Wisdom.
Tickets: Tickets for each of the Wally Ingram benefit shows
are general
admission $20 in advance & $23 at the door. There are
a limited number
of priority seating "Gold Ticket" donation levels
available for $30
each. The gold ticket includes 8:00 p.m. priority
reserved seating and a signed artist poster. Please call
Jennifer at
208.850.5913 for "Gold Ticket" reservations. General
admission tickets
are available at The Reef, The Record Exchange and
ticketweb.com.
Live Auction: We will be auctioning off some cool stuff including a Ben Harper stage-played Asher guiter (on display at the The Record Exchange); Norton Wisdom - original painting from the show; 18 week CSA subscription to Peaceful Belly Organic Farm; and more!
All profits will be directly contributed to Wally Ingram's current fight against throat and neck cancer. For more details on Wally, please click here.
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*STOCKHOLM SYNDROME TO REUNITE FOR TWO SHOWS FOR WALLY "LLAMA" INGRAM BENEFIT*
Stockholm Syndrome featuring Wally Ingram, Dave Schools, Jerry Joseph, Eric McFadden will reunite for two shows in San Francisco, California at The Independent on February 9th & 10th, 2007 as a benefit for Wally Ingram's fight against cancer. The one & only Danny Louis (Gov't Mule, Warren Haynes Band) will be filling in for Danny Dzuik on the keys. Ronkat Katdelic Revival (members of P-Funk) will support on February 9th and The Axis Bros. (featuring Mighty Dave Pellicaro, Chris Haugen, Dale Fanning & more!) will support on February 10th. In addition the one & only Les Claypool (Primus, Oysterhead) will be a featured special guest on Saturday night!
This promises to be an EPIC weekend and we expect tickets will sell out quickly.
Tickets: Tickets are currently available at The Independent box office or ONLINE for both shows for $25 (General Admission), $40 (Friends of Wally Tix - GA Access/ Includes a Commemorative Poster), $100 (VIP - VIP Access/ Includes a Signed Commemorative Poster and Horderves). All proceeds from these events will go to benefit Wally's medical costs and fight against cancer.
Click here for more info on Stockholm Syndrome.
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