LIVE TONIGHT AT CHICAGO ROCK CAFE, THE WATERFRONT

FROM 9pm

**GIG UPDATE**

WEDNESDAY 20TH APRIL FROM 10PM

THE MUSIC ROOM LIVE AT CHICAGO ROCK CAFE, THE WATERFRONT



Watch the footie then rock out with the band, covers of tunes by:

Aerosmith (Don't wanna miss a thing)
Santanta (Smooth)
Squeeze (Tempted by the fruits of another)
The Doors (Riders on the storm)
Rory Gallagher (Million miles away)
Stevie Wonder (Signed, sealed, delivered)
Free (Fire and Water)
The Cult (She sells Sanctuary)
Don Henley (Boys of Summer)

And more...

PLUS... during breaks we play mellow acoustic sets including some of my own original tunes.

This is my FULL BAND project, complete with keyboards, drums and screaming guitars...

Food served until 1AM and I have flyers that get you a free drink at the bar before ten.

Get a posse together, it'll be a great night.

People have often complained that I never have any photos of me up at my site... there's a good reason, I used to box and my face has taken a few too many punches LOL!!!

There was a great article about my New York trip in the Evening Post last Friday and there was a pretty cool photo of me looking moody in it, so when I get some copies I will use it at my Website.

This one was taken (by myself) last weekend, just before heading to Maidenhead for my MSc course:

Update

Good session last night at the new format (brainchild of Bob Vincent) Groovy Tuesdays at The Moody Blues.

The idea is, to have three live acts playing about 30-45 minute sets and in-between to play some classic vinyl. Pretty cool idea, especially when Tracy Chapman and Leonard Cohen records are adorning the walls of the place.

Bob opened the show with some folk/tribal tunes then Paul Bisson picked and plucked some great roots/blues tunes, including my fave 'Euphoria'.

I went on with 4 originals (Mellowdrama, When we fall, Cold River & Sold) and then at Bob's request, played Damien Rice's 'Delicate' for the first time in ages... it was a bit ropey and I forgot the damn words to the last verse, but it was okay. Last tune of the night was another Damo... Volcano. Thanks to Alex who turned up to play percussion.

Kev Pallot turned up to complete the BIG HELLOS line-up and played some great stuff, including Evolved (Balanced), which features on their imminent new CD...

JEP Feature

Not sure if it will appear in FRIDAY EXTRA this week, but I had an interview with Jane Delmar from the Jersey Evening Post about my New York trip in May. Jane is lovely and we had a good chat and on Monday I met Richard the photographer down at Corbiere for my CHEEZY, moody shots... we shall see how much of a nob I look!

James Blunt

I have to recommend this fantastic album 'Back to Bedlam' by James Blunt. A cross between David Gray and Jason Mraz, this guy is a brilliant singer/songwriter. I will be playing a couple of his tunes soon, once I've figured them out. 'You're Beautiful' in particular is awesome. His voice may put some off, but in my opinion his debut is better than many out there... it shunted Ray Lamontagne out of my CD player...



Cool story too... he was playing in a bar in LA and Linda Perry (used to sing in 4nonblondes) happened to be having a few drinks and asked him if he fancied recording in her LA studio... nice one.

Gig Update

LIVE TONIGHT (Tuesday 5th April)

THE BIG HELLOS &
JUSTIN THORNE

@ The Moody Blues from 9PM

Original acoustic tunes and choice covers...

News

New York Update

In May I am going to New York to work with producer Tommy Allen in his studio.

Tommy is an accomplished musician in his own right (drummer) and has played live with many well-known artists including Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) and Deborah Harry. He also has his own band called 'The Flashcubes' who still release albums in the US and Japan.

Tommy has also produced for many labels and artists, most notably Kara's Flowers (who became Maroon 5) and 'The Sighs'.

Other exciting news is that in the studio I will be working with Paul Carbonara, who is Blondie's guitar player and has his own project called 'The Mudlarks'.

I am very excited to have this opportunity and I can't wait to see what happens with tunes like 'Sold' in a NYC recording studio!

Watch this space...

JT