Imagine my surprise when my wife received a message from a friend this morning directing her attention toward the January issue of Seattle Metropolitan magazine. In the On the Town section, on page 129, I found this edifying little nugget:
Jan 4 at 9 | Red Jacket Mine | The local gang is on the cusp of releasing debut album Hello, Old Cloud, but their confident alt-country orchestrations sound like they’ve been around for much longer, as do songwriter Lincoln Barr’s mature lyrics and smooth delivery.
Aw, shucks…thanks, whoever you are! I hope you (and your readers) know that we’re now playing at the High Dive this Friday, January 4. We’re up first, at 9pm. Hope to see you all there, and with any luck, meet the kind-but-anonymous author in question!
Happy new year, kittens!
xo
Mr. Smooth
December 31st, 2007
As I’m sure all of you Seattle-ites have heard by now, our beloved Crocodile Café has closed its doors, apparently for good, effectively cancelling our hotly-anticipated show there on Friday, January 4. Fortunately, our buddy Greg Garcia at the High Dive came to the rescue, and we’ll now be opening the show there the same night, followed by the sure-to-be-kind folks in Stella by Starlight and Reed (who’ll be celebrating their CD release).
We’re very sad about the Crocodile, as it had come to feel like home to us, but we’re very excited to get back in the saddle and play for you kind people! Many bitchin’ new tunes are in the works for RJM album #2 and we’re sure to debut a few at this show.
We’ve got many more shows in the works for early 2008, at home and abroad (Bellingham, Yakima, Portland, etc.)…keep an eye on the Shows page for up-to-the-minute details.
See you all at the High Dive! Happy holidays, sexies!
xo
LINCOLN
December 23rd, 2007
Things have been entirely too quiet around these parts lately…or we realize it must seem that way. Rest assured we here at RJM HQ haven’t been resting on our laurels. We’re changing jobs, going back to school, getting haircuts and moving out. A new record is being written at an alarming pace. Exciting news about that very soon.
In the meantime, plans are under way to release our debut long-player, Hello, Old Cloud in March 2008. I know, we’ve been threatening to release this supposed album for months now, but we promise it’s going to happen this time. The world simply can wait no longer.
And just to prove that we mean business, we’ve decided to exploit our MySpace player’s spacious new digs and post another tune from the record, a honky-tonk circus nightmare lovin’-and-leavin’ number titled “Jesus’ House.” A longtime staple of the RJM live set, this sprawling studio creation finds the RJM core crew augmented by the following star-studded cast:
Paul Hiraga - pump organ
Eyvind Kang - violin, viola, cello
Keith Lowe - upright bass
Ed Vance - tack piano
Nathan Wade - singing saw
We’re proud to call them friends, and we’re sure you’ll all agree that they’re the bee’s knees. So what are you waiting for? Head over to the RJM MySpace page and have a listen. Digest and discuss!
Finally, we’re all raring to return to the stage on Friday, January 4 at the Crocodile Café, joined by our Seattle pals Pickwick and San Francisco pop dynamos (no foolin’) the Botticellis. This show is not to be missed!
Keep an eye on the Shows page for many more dates at home and abroad in early 2008…and stay tuned for exciting news about Album #2!
Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season, filled with love, wine, and whiskey,
xo
RJM
December 11th, 2007