Author: jaymathes

  • Release Show on Friday!

    I can’t believe that the release concert for my new album, Fundamental, is this coming Friday! Unbelievable. I’ve been working my butt off promoting it, and I’m starting to get some positive feedback, which is really encouraging. And, responses are starting to roll in on the concert’s Facebook event page. That’s even more encouraging! My goal is to pack the place with 75 people or more, and I think we’ll be close. Will you be there? I hope!

    And I’ll tell you what, if you show up (and because you’ve read this blog post), I’ll give you a $5 discount on purchasing Fundamental at the concert! Just go to the merch table and tell the girl behind the table the secret password to get your discount. What is the password, you ask? Just say the words “Fine Lines”. She’ll take care of you.
    Oh, yeah. Details for the show:
    FRIDAY, JANUARY 21ST, 2011 9:00 PM
    Fundamental Record Release Show
    Muldoon’s Restaurant and Pub
    133 W. Front St.
    Wheaton, IL 60187
    630.668.8866
    Price: FREE
    Description: Come and hang out with Jay for a night of live music from his new record, “Fundamental.” CD give-aways, good drinks and music. Also catch a special viewing of Jay’s “The Making of Fundamental” documentary between the first and second set. You must be 21 or over to sit at the bar. Minors may request a seat with a view from the dining area.
  • Top 25 Albums of All Time – #2

    Remember, these aren’t ranked in any sort of order. I haven’t gotten that particular about this list yet. But maybe once I get a top 25 I can move in that direction…

    The second album to make my list is Sister Hazel’s 2000 release, “Fortress“. It’s just another one of those albums that I could never put down – and still now I don’t get sick of listening to it. The production on the album is some of the best that I’ve ever heard, and the harmonies are just tight – in an era that was only just beginning to learn what auto-tune was. The main producer, by the way, was Paul Ebersold.