http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm Thu, 10 May 2012 22:30:00 GMT http://bandzoogle.com http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=2066368 <a href="./dustylive.cfm"> CLICK HERE TO WATCH!
CLICK HERE TO WATCH!]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 22:30:00 GMT 2086306E8C66235CD0EC8241DB2BACDD http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=2036541 Let's see now...we're angry at dishonest rich tycoons who travel by helicopter to their evil corporations, so we'll disrupt trains and cars used by middle class people so they can't get to work. And although we're disenfranchised and/or unemployed, we'll coordinate these efforts using our new iPhones and iPads, which we somehow were able to afford, and were manufactured by evil corporations. Yeah. That makes sense. Let's see now...we're angry at dishonest rich tycoons who travel by helicopter to their evil corporations, so we'll disrupt trains and cars used by middle class people so they can't get to work. And although we're disenfranchised and/or unemployed, we'll coordinate these efforts using our new iPhones and iPads, which we somehow were able to afford, and were manufactured by evil corporations.

Yeah. That makes sense.]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 20:40:00 GMT CED0B6FADD084233D448F5452071B1CE http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=2008461 ...the whole run finishes out with a prodigal-son-like return to ATLANTA, which should result in an after-party that makes Sherman look like just some ol' fool with a lighter. ...the whole run finishes out with a prodigal-son-like return to ATLANTA, which should result in an after-party that makes Sherman look like just some ol' fool with a lighter.]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:12:23 GMT 0180D81C8440B1F49C76940B781CEE92 http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=1996782 Looks like the world will end in 2012 after all, because without Dick Clark to ring it in, there ain't gonna be no 2013.&nbsp; Looks like the world will end in 2012 after all, because without Dick Clark to ring it in, there ain't gonna be no 2013. ]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:40:35 GMT AD62AA02300E25614A4E0F0C85CAF692 http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=1960316 Sometimes I get burned out on NYC, but not tonight...drinking Argentinan wine with Germans over jazz at a Turkish bellydancing restaurant in Hell's Kitchen. You just can't do that in Dayton. Or Paramus. If not for the vacuous red-headed bimbo at the bar yakking at 90 decibels about the new smartphone daddy just bought her, I might have completley forgotten I was in America. Sometimes I get burned out on NYC, but not tonight...drinking Argentinan wine with Germans over jazz at a Turkish bellydancing restaurant in Hell's Kitchen. You just can't do that in Dayton. Or Paramus. If not for the vacuous red-headed bimbo at the bar yakking at 90 decibels about the new smartphone daddy just bought her, I might have completley forgotten I was in America.]]> Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:35:08 GMT 2489933CB75D274B8974531E7560B06E http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=1958882 I have some more summer dates coming in this morning, but until the ink is dry, I am not yet announcing them. In honor of my Christian friends doing their Easter thing today, we shall refer to this temporary non-disclosure as my &quot;Shroud Of Tourin'.&quot; I have some more summer dates coming in this morning, but until the ink is dry, I am not yet announcing them. In honor of my Christian friends doing their Easter thing today, we shall refer to this temporary non-disclosure as my "Shroud Of Tourin'."]]> Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:11:44 GMT 097F901286DCD6D54C68AF712584AC6F http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=1916011 &nbsp;<a href="./jaxwnyc.cfm">  ]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:15:00 GMT E6B96B6DC26BE121AC600854341ADFB7 http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=1759126 FOR A REVIEW OF THE NEW JEFFERSON THOMAS DOUBLE-RELEASE, <a target="_new" href="http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=75029"> FOR A REVIEW OF THE NEW JEFFERSON THOMAS DOUBLE-RELEASE,


]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:25:00 GMT 1C2B7CC55E465738994AD1C4B9CD3107 http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=1714506 Early in the evening of December 31st, we finalized all the dotting of the I's and crossing of the T's for the first of two new records I'm dropping on you in 2012.&nbsp; Generally, I'm not one of those folks who cuts loose on New Year's Eve.&nbsp; However, secure in the knowledge that SIDE ONE had been officially delivered and would be unveiled the first week of the new year, I headed out into the big bad city and dutifully partied my ass off. The best way to ring in a new year is to hit the ground running, and we're already finshing off SIDE TWO for a Spring release, and setting about outdoing last year's non-stop traveling roadshow. &nbsp; I met SO MANY new folks last year at the shows, and I'm looking forward to hanging with you again.&nbsp; In the meantime...go <a target="_new" href="./getjtstuff.cfm">GET SIDE ONE and be sure to <a target="_new" href="./readjtlyrics.cfm">LEARN THE WORDS so you don't look foolish! Early in the evening of December 31st, we finalized all the dotting of the I's and crossing of the T's for the first of two new records I'm dropping on you in 2012.  Generally, I'm not one of those folks who cuts loose on New Year's Eve.  However, secure in the knowledge that SIDE ONE had been officially delivered and would be unveiled the first week of the new year, I headed out into the big bad city and dutifully partied my ass off.

The best way to ring in a new year is to hit the ground running, and we're already finshing off SIDE TWO for a Spring release, and setting about outdoing last year's non-stop traveling roadshow.   I met SO MANY new folks last year at the shows, and I'm looking forward to hanging with you again.  In the meantime...go GET SIDE ONE and be sure to LEARN THE WORDS so you don't look foolish!

]]> Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:05:00 GMT 7CE7A303865C294E2F004B324900716B http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=1634089 A great musician once told me, &quot;If you're any good at all, you know you can be better.&quot;&nbsp; We are now in the heart of that thing called &quot;the holiday season&quot;. So I'll suspend my ambivalence about our culture and its annual perfunctory &quot;be kind to your fellow man&quot; binge for the last month of the year if YOU promise to be kind to your fellow man in March, June, and September as well. A great musician once told me, "If you're any good at all, you know you can be better."  We are now in the heart of that thing called "the holiday season". So I'll suspend my ambivalence about our culture and its annual perfunctory "be kind to your fellow man" binge for the last month of the year if YOU promise to be kind to your fellow man in March, June, and September as well.
]]> Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:55:00 GMT 3DF81129E342286B973E9002A434B6C5 http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=1593187 &nbsp;<a target="_new" href="./jtvideo.cfm">CLICK HERE ...to see Janet Robin tearin' it up with me on the last song of my last show in 2011. &nbsp;Have a great holiday, folks, and we'll see ya next year!  CLICK HERE
...to see Janet Robin tearin' it up with me on the last song of my last show in 2011.  Have a great holiday, folks, and we'll see ya next year!]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:35:00 GMT 98873DC82A94DDD5026DAE0C4C63DD93 http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=1409213 I was humbled and honored to be asked to play two benefits this fall. The first was an annual affair for Tuesdays Children, which raises funds for families who lost members in the 9/11 attacks. Fittingly, &ldquo;Glory Bound&rdquo; always finds its way back into the setlist in September, but this was the first time I felt like I was singing it directly TO somebody. The second show was an October motorcycle rally and fundraiser for Wounded Warriors and Rolling Thunder. Bikers are the greatest, warmest people in the world. They&rsquo;re also the greatest songwriting barometer. If you&rsquo;ve got a new song, play it for them. If the bikers love it, it&rsquo;s a keeper; if it doesn&rsquo;t move them, throw it out! We had the young (active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan) and old (Korea and Viet Nam) folks in attendance, and we always toss out a few fitting cover tunes. If you&rsquo;ve never done old Bob Seger and Creedence songs for Nam vets in Harley jackets and wheelchairs, I recommend it as a major dose of reality. (photo by Michelle Mixter) I was humbled and honored to be asked to play two benefits this fall. The first was an annual affair for Tuesdays Children, which raises funds for families who lost members in the 9/11 attacks. Fittingly, “Glory Bound” always finds its way back into the setlist in September, but this was the first time I felt like I was singing it directly TO somebody.

The second show was an October motorcycle rally and fundraiser for Wounded Warriors and Rolling Thunder. Bikers are the greatest, warmest people in the world. They’re also the greatest songwriting barometer. If you’ve got a new song, play it for them. If the bikers love it, it’s a keeper; if it doesn’t move them, throw it out!

We had the young (active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan) and old (Korea and Viet Nam) folks in attendance, and we always toss out a few fitting cover tunes. If you’ve never done old Bob Seger and Creedence songs for Nam vets in Harley jackets and wheelchairs, I recommend it as a major dose of reality.


(photo by Michelle Mixter)

]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:10:00 GMT F50F62819D4A40117AC83E8D33D18636 http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=1373745 The first call of the day today took the cake. &nbsp;I have reluctantly agreed to go on a HAIR MODEL audition. &nbsp;There are apparently some really desperate casting directors out there. Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. &nbsp;Hate me for...all those other reasons. The first call of the day today took the cake.  I have reluctantly agreed to go on a HAIR MODEL audition.  There are apparently some really desperate casting directors out there.

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.  Hate me for...all those other reasons.
]]> Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:20:00 GMT A89EA3F351791D3BB4EC1FAC606C22C2 http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=1255890 So in response to the &quot;Well, are the new records done?&quot; inquiries, the answer is yes. &nbsp;And I even managed to finish both of them while dealing with the sudden influx of summer<a href="./comeseejt.cfm" target="_new"> LIVE DATES, a feat I'm actually quite proud of. &nbsp;A lot of the final tweaks and edits were done in hotels and motels, and in some cases actually in the van. &nbsp;The van is simply a force to be reckoned with at this point; I'm no longer in control anymore. IT tells US where we're going and what's on the agenda. &nbsp;It was modified with complete audio and AC power connections, and there's actually a healthy portion of the recording that was done at 4am parked on a beach somewhere. So yes, the new records are done - have been for a month now - but I'm pretty worn out, and haven't had time to really address what I'm going to do with them. &nbsp;So I'm gonna do something I've never done before - I'm gonna sit on 'em.&nbsp; Everything I've ever done was always racing the clock for some pre-determined release date, and, you know what...why?&nbsp; The tracks are done, and film and TV licensing is still moving forward, so why rush?&nbsp; I actually learned this valuable lesson from <a href="http://www.matthewfoster-moore.com" target="_new">MATHEW FOSTER-MOORE; I produced his record and we finished it last November, and he decided to just wait and live with it a little instead of rushing it out. &nbsp;In March he put out something he was comfortable with and proud of, and the widsom of that decision wasn't lost on me. In the meantime, we managed to finally get a healthy start on something lots of folks have been yelling about for a while now - the <a href="./readjtlyrics.cfm" target="_new">LYRICS page.&nbsp; Most of my tunes are up on there now; the rest will be coming online soon. And the first of the two new records is on there, too.&nbsp; So while you can't HEAR it yet, you can at least READ it for now. &nbsp;We'll also be giving you little weekly sneak peeks on the <a href="./freemusicfridays.cfm" target="_new">FREE MUSIC FRIDAYS page in the meantime. It's been a fantastic summer of live dates, great audiences, and bringing the new music to them.&nbsp; House concerts were the new thing for me this year - never done those before.&nbsp; We even managed to get in a live video shoot on one of the dates in mid-July, so there'll be some new <a href="./jtvideo.cfm" target="_new">VIDEO for you soon.&nbsp; But the one lesson I learned this year is that when the calendar starts filling up, you can't just go on autopilot. &nbsp;If you want audiences to get off on you, you have to really prepare and put some serious work into your set, and&nbsp;I'm gonna remain focused on that while I finish out this string of dates in the next few weeks. And then (I haven't unpacked or bought food for my refrigerator since Memorial Day), I'm gonna GO HOME and STAY there for a while, tend to some family business, overdose on football, and rest up a bit. &nbsp;I think a couple of weeks of living like other human beings probably won't be all that bad. So in response to the "Well, are the new records done?" inquiries, the answer is yes.  And I even managed to finish both of them while dealing with the sudden influx of summer LIVE DATES, a feat I'm actually quite proud of.  A lot of the final tweaks and edits were done in hotels and motels, and in some cases actually in the van.  The van is simply a force to be reckoned with at this point; I'm no longer in control anymore. IT tells US where we're going and what's on the agenda.  It was modified with complete audio and AC power connections, and there's actually a healthy portion of the recording that was done at 4am parked on a beach somewhere.

So yes, the new records are done - have been for a month now - but I'm pretty worn out, and haven't had time to really address what I'm going to do with them.  So I'm gonna do something I've never done before - I'm gonna sit on 'em.  Everything I've ever done was always racing the clock for some pre-determined release date, and, you know what...why?  The tracks are done, and film and TV licensing is still moving forward, so why rush?  I actually learned this valuable lesson from MATHEW FOSTER-MOORE; I produced his record and we finished it last November, and he decided to just wait and live with it a little instead of rushing it out.  In March he put out something he was comfortable with and proud of, and the widsom of that decision wasn't lost on me.

In the meantime, we managed to finally get a healthy start on something lots of folks have been yelling about for a while now - the LYRICS page.  Most of my tunes are up on there now; the rest will be coming online soon. And the first of the two new records is on there, too.  So while you can't HEAR it yet, you can at least READ it for now.  We'll also be giving you little weekly sneak peeks on the FREE MUSIC FRIDAYS page in the meantime.

It's been a fantastic summer of live dates, great audiences, and bringing the new music to them.  House concerts were the new thing for me this year - never done those before.  We even managed to get in a live video shoot on one of the dates in mid-July, so there'll be some new VIDEO for you soon.  But the one lesson I learned this year is that when the calendar starts filling up, you can't just go on autopilot.  If you want audiences to get off on you, you have to really prepare and put some serious work into your set, and I'm gonna remain focused on that while I finish out this string of dates in the next few weeks.

And then (I haven't unpacked or bought food for my refrigerator since Memorial Day), I'm gonna GO HOME and STAY there for a while, tend to some family business, overdose on football, and rest up a bit.  I think a couple of weeks of living like other human beings probably won't be all that bad.]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:35:00 GMT 689841D4AF0600CC95C6B32E6F76618D http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=1213868 Instead of hanging with the myriad hot chicks in abundance after tonight's outdoor post-beach gig hang, I just sat in the back for two hours with a fascinating couple in their 70s, passionately discussing music, music education, and its impact on young people. THIS is rock and roll? I can&rsquo;t get this whole shallow, party-dude thing to kick in. Although I must admit, I was positively aghast at there being no coke whatsoever in the broiled blowfish I ordered for dinner. BLOWfish, people. I asked for BLOWfish&hellip; Instead of hanging with the myriad hot chicks in abundance after tonight's outdoor post-beach gig hang, I just sat in the back for two hours with a fascinating couple in their 70s, passionately discussing music, music education, and its impact on young people. THIS is rock and roll? I can’t get this whole shallow, party-dude thing to kick in. Although I must admit, I was positively aghast at there being no coke whatsoever in the broiled blowfish I ordered for dinner. BLOWfish, people. I asked for BLOWfish…
]]> Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:30:00 GMT 9E05D5F486D0FD11E3578CD5229BED12 http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=1044446 Last night I played my very first house concert, outdoors at a beautiful house in Westhampton, NY. And for some reason still unclear to me, I set an all-time record; four hours and eight minutes, non-stop with no breaks. It was a solo gig, so there was no kicking it to anybody else; no trading-off solos, or eight-bar drum intros or anything, just me, three acoustic guitars, and pretty much every song I ever wrote and some I&rsquo;ve never played live. I started at 8pm and suddenly I looked at the clock and it was 11, and I hadn&rsquo;t even stopped to partake in the gorgeous dinner they served. Local ordinances (and courtesy for one&rsquo;s neighbors) dictated that we wrap it up by 11, but the audience included the neighbors as well as the Westhampton police. They challenged me to make it to midnight, and I just instinctively said &ldquo;sure&rdquo;, which might not have been all that smart. I&rsquo;d heard that old phrase, &ldquo;Give the people what they want&rdquo;, but it never occurred to me that you might not be able to give the people how MUCH they want. I&rsquo;ve stood and sung and played for three hours before, so I assumed stamina would be the issue, not running out of material. But I had a blast, pulling out old songs, trying some new ones, and throwing in some cover tunes for fun. It was an education for me in every way; not just musical survival, but holding an audience for that long. I&rsquo;m still not exactly sure how that happened. At the end of the night the host graciously paid double the fee, which didn&rsquo;t hurt either. That&rsquo;ll cover any necessary medical attention to my fingers! I had such a great time hanging out with everyone afterward that I didn&rsquo;t leave until 2:30am, and I was ao amped up over the experience that I just stayed up with the laptop in the van, doing some listening and touch-ups on the new record. I&rsquo;ve been typing this while parked by a church in the town square of Westhampton Beach as the sun comes up, and the tolling of the bell and the well-dressed people showing up remind me that it&rsquo;s Sunday. So I remind YOU &ndash; always do what you love! Last night I played my very first house concert, outdoors at a beautiful house in Westhampton, NY. And for some reason still unclear to me, I set an all-time record; four hours and eight minutes, non-stop with no breaks. It was a solo gig, so there was no kicking it to anybody else; no trading-off solos, or eight-bar drum intros or anything, just me, three acoustic guitars, and pretty much every song I ever wrote and some I’ve never played live.

I started at 8pm and suddenly I looked at the clock and it was 11, and I hadn’t even stopped to partake in the gorgeous dinner they served. Local ordinances (and courtesy for one’s neighbors) dictated that we wrap it up by 11, but the audience included the neighbors as well as the Westhampton police. They challenged me to make it to midnight, and I just instinctively said “sure”, which might not have been all that smart. I’d heard that old phrase, “Give the people what they want”, but it never occurred to me that you might not be able to give the people how MUCH they want.

I’ve stood and sung and played for three hours before, so I assumed stamina would be the issue, not running out of material. But I had a blast, pulling out old songs, trying some new ones, and throwing in some cover tunes for fun. It was an education for me in every way; not just musical survival, but holding an audience for that long. I’m still not exactly sure how that happened. At the end of the night the host graciously paid double the fee, which didn’t hurt either. That’ll cover any necessary medical attention to my fingers!

I had such a great time hanging out with everyone afterward that I didn’t leave until 2:30am, and I was ao amped up over the experience that I just stayed up with the laptop in the van, doing some listening and touch-ups on the new record. I’ve been typing this while parked by a church in the town square of Westhampton Beach as the sun comes up, and the tolling of the bell and the well-dressed people showing up remind me that it’s Sunday.

So I remind YOU – always do what you love!


]]> Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:25:00 GMT C15E25D98011FD675878B050D593BD2F http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=996174 Eat, drink, swim, and party all you want this weekend.&nbsp; Just remember&nbsp;that every day is Memorial Day for her... Eat, drink, swim, and party all you want this weekend.  Just remember that every day is Memorial Day for her...


]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 06:05:00 GMT 7F65A130E7AAD88AD0EA56EFCB0E9DB2 http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=964731 Sitting here in a production/strategy session, and someone's phone goes off. &quot;614 - where is that?&quot; they ask. &quot;Columbus, Ohio&quot; I say instantly, without even looking up. &quot;Who the fuck ARE you, man?&quot; someone says. They're right - do I REALLY wanna be THAT guy? Sitting here in a production/strategy session, and someone's phone goes off. "614 - where is that?" they ask. "Columbus, Ohio" I say instantly, without even looking up. "Who the fuck ARE you, man?" someone says. They're right - do I REALLY wanna be THAT guy?
]]> Thu, 12 May 2011 03:20:00 GMT 42C39F009CFB6689186C512A7015EC39 http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=928534 Last night's lesson is that when you're at death's door and your voice is dying, change into a shirt so positively awful that it totally gets the audience off. For the last hour or so, no one could really care that my voice was gone. And some folks in town from Arizona had such a great time that they're flying us out there for a show. What a shirt! We managed to get a photo of it... Last night's lesson is that when you're at death's door and your voice is dying, change into a shirt so positively awful that it totally gets the audience off. For the last hour or so, no one could really care that my voice was gone. And some folks in town from Arizona had such a great time that they're flying us out there for a show. What a shirt! We managed to get a photo of it...



]]> Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:55:00 GMT D006A9EBAE5195398943B499EE1EF3B0 http://jeffersonthomas.com/whatsnew.cfm?feature=1589532&postid=897713 The magnificent audience in Providence, RI cleaned me out of CDs yesterday. This would really be the perfect reason to finish the new one. And I'm booking a long tour - 150 dates. Every one of them in PROVIDENCE. Thanks also to the folks in Boston, and the gracious Northeastern University. Congratulations are also in order to Matthew Foster-Moore, who did his first road stint and dove headfirst into the situation.&nbsp; Not with the mindless abandon of an alcoholic metalhead, but with the work ethic of a true pro - making sure to have plenty of fun, but getting enough rest and maintaining focus and perspective, being at his best when he was &quot;on the clock&quot;.&nbsp; If you want to be taken seriously at anything, the first step is to take yourself seriously.&nbsp; Matt's got a great future in front of him, and it was great watching him set out on the path. The magnificent audience in Providence, RI cleaned me out of CDs yesterday. This would really be the perfect reason to finish the new one. And I'm booking a long tour - 150 dates. Every one of them in PROVIDENCE.

Thanks also to the folks in Boston, and the gracious Northeastern University.

Congratulations are also in order to Matthew Foster-Moore, who did his first road stint and dove headfirst into the situation.  Not with the mindless abandon of an alcoholic metalhead, but with the work ethic of a true pro - making sure to have plenty of fun, but getting enough rest and maintaining focus and perspective, being at his best when he was "on the clock".  If you want to be taken seriously at anything, the first step is to take yourself seriously.  Matt's got a great future in front of him, and it was great watching him set out on the path.
]]> Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:50:00 GMT 890FB2F59F0F4186F1BF117AB1D9BB77