Website Stuff

At the moment, whoisjonblack.com is experiencing some technical difficulty.
The hamsters are running fast to get it back to normal.
Thanks for your patience.
- the management.

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Saturday Night. Speakeasy.

This saturday (8.8.09) I will be playing at Speakeasy with Imaginary Planes and The Masons.

It’s $5 at the door and starts at 9 PM. This is a 21+ show so leave your toddlers at home. Come out Saturday night. It’s going to be a blast and it’s sponsored by your …

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The Future…

Today, as some of you are aware, Rebuilt Records announced it will be closing its doors on August 1st. I am saddened by this news. Jason Harwell has been a brother to me and I’m thankful for his willingness to take a chance on me and my music. He will always be a …

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Tapestry

Tomorrow (7/3/2009) I’ll be on WBHM.org. There’s this fantastic show called Tapestry that airs once a month and is an hour long program that features arts in Alabama and the region. It’s really a great program that shows the arts in Alabama is alive and well. …

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Blip.fm Playlist for 7/2/2009

I love blip.fm. If you aren’t familiar with it then you should be. I love how the internet has pretty much destroyed radio… viva la revolution…
click here to listen to the play list.
The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition

Telekinesis! - Tokoyo

Fiction Family - …

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City Stages Interview

[See post to watch Flash video]
City Stages is finished (as I’m sure most of you know). The year I played (2008) was one of the most exciting line-ups the festival had seen and it was one of the bigger moments of my career. I was by interviewed by Fox 6 here in …

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6.26.2009 - Workplay Theater

Friday, 6.26.2009 you must be at Workplay for a great night of music from Alabama artists. This is going to be a homecoming show for me since I’ve been gone for 5 weeks. Come grab a cold beverage and listen to some great music. Here’s the line up:
Matthew …

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Gravity

A while back I was asked to create some intro music for the Joystiq Podcast (a popular gaming website and blog). Many of the listeners have asked where they could get the song so I’m making it available for a little bit, free of charge, here on the website.



Gravity …

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ReBlip This!

Today I discovered (thanks to greg) something I’m sure I’ll be addicted to called blip.fm. I’ve uploaded all my songs to blip so if you want to share it with a friend via twitter/facebook/etc then this is a great way to do it. You can find my blip.fm profile …

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Download. Listen. Enjoy.

To celebrate my 1000th twitter (or tweet) I am offering these three shows from the past All The Lads & A Lady Songwriter’s Tour. It features myself, Kim Taylor, Ryan Horne, David Berkeley, and Micah Dalton.
Download Schuba’s - Chicago, IL (120 MB)

Download …

Update on the L&L Tour

As we left Atlanta with a Toyota Prius packed beyond what we could imagine, we knew it was going to be a great trip. Laughter filled what little space was left and harmonies were sung for 8 hours on the way to Cinncinati.
This afternoon, before we left Cinncinati, we …

Spring Shows

3/11 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theater***

3/14 - Birmingham, AL - Urban Standard**

3/26 - Nashville, TN - 3rd & Lindsley*

3/28 - Opelika, AL - 8th & Rail*

4/1 - Cincinatti, OH - Northside Tavern*

4/2 - Lexington, KY - Natasha’s*

4/3 - Muncie, IN - The Living Room*

Thank You and Music on Rotation

First let me express my deep gratitude to everyone who sent emails, texts, phone calls, and hugs over the loss of my Grandfather. He was a beautiful soul and is dearly missed. Seriously, I wish you could have met him.
As of late I’ve been drifting towards more …

Microsoft Songsmith

I’ve devoted years of my life to studying and making music. All of that was in vain because of Microsoft’s software called Songsmith. All you have to do is sing and they make the music for you. Expect my next project to only be done with Microsoft’s …

Popmatters.com Review

Popmatters.com is a very important and influential music blog. Today they posted a review of my record (which you can listen to in it’s entirety in the right sidebar) and I’ve never felt more encouraged by journalism in my life.
Here’s what they had to …

NPR’s All Songs Considered

NPR’s All Songs Considered has selected “If We Hang On (Uncle Sam’s Song of Hope)” to be streamed on their website. Not sure if it’ll be played anywhere else but I will be sure to keep everyone in the loop.
You can stream the song on their site here. …

New Feature: WORKBENCH

You probably didn’t notice but I added a new page to whoisjonblack the other day that I’m excited about using and sharing. It’s called the Workbench page. Why? Because I like hearing original versions of songs before the hit the studio and change slightly. If …

Updated Playlist on Music Player

I just made the entire new record available to listen to via the fancy music player in the right sidebar. Now, if you haven’t heard the entire record you can listen to it risk free. As always, you can download the album from Amazon or iTunes or you can buy a …

Twitter Play-By-Play: Beer for My Horses

Yesterday I was unfortunately willing to watch “Beer for My Horses” which is a movie written and produced by Toby Keith. It’s exactly the gut-wrenching kind of movie you’d expect from someone who wrote a song about putting a boot in an orphus of Terrorism. I …

Jon’s 2008 Video Game Picks

So, it’s no shock that I love playing video games. Most of these games can be found on multiple consoles but I only have an Xbox 360 and a Nintendo DS so my list will be skewed. All of the games below are for Xbox unless otherwise noted.
Best Game: Fallout 3
Oh …