~J

I also recently had the pleasure of sitting in with the Jeff Belluci 3 for a show at Harper’s Ferry.  Jeff was one of Billy’s bandmates in Apartment Three.  He’s a real good guy, and it was a lot of fun to do the show.  It was also “International Night” at Harper’s when we played, so the joint was packed and eclectic.  One of the most enjoyable times I’ve had at that club, for sure.  Thanks, Jeff.

On the studio front, after a bit of a lull, we seem to be gearing back up for some action.  A lot of session work upcoming to keep me busy, no doubt.  Be on the lookout for some new video’s soon with Freekish Blues, featuring an Ugly Amps 18.

Finally, after quite a few months, I just got my Equator guitar back from the shop.  I sent it over to John at Mauradian Guitar Co. in Winchester  for some repairs and John did not disappoint.  He’s hands down the best guitar repairman around, plus a great guy.  I’ll never take my guitars anywhere else.  The guitar was made by David Coleman at Equator Instruments.  David’s a lone wolf, makes every guitar by hand, by himself.  It’s a languedoc inspired guitar, true hollowbody, really a stunning instrument.  I love this thing.

Plenty more to come, stay tuned……

~J

The aforementioned Trasher had asked if I could do an acoustic thing with him over the weekend. His instructions: “Come to Medfield with an acoustic guitar. Be there at 1:30.”….OK….. So I showed up, guitar in hand, wondering what I was about to do. Turns out Trasher and I were playing a Breast Cancer awareness event. We set up and played unrehearsed covers for about 2 hours, and it went great. Always happy to do charity gigs.

I had the pleasure of once again seeing Colin Hay at the Natick PAC. It’s the third time I’ve seen him there, and he did not disappoint. Seeing Colin live is church for me.
I highly reccomend seeing him if you ever have the chance. His new album is excellent, too, of course.
On a side note, the Center for the Arts in Natick is an amazing venue. It’s an old firehouse that they converted into a live music venue. It’s very intimate and classy. I would love to do a show there at some point.

If anyone is around, my good friends Evey’s Late Night Dinner(featuring my former Jell bandmates Bob Sansom and Derek Mattuchio) are playing Saturday May 8th at Patriot place, right around 2:30. Check them out if you can.

As for me, plenty of writing going on, and some more recording sessions coming up, so stay tuned………….
~J

Three new video’s are up on my YouTube page, featuring the Freekish Blues line of stomp boxes.  These pedals are pretty awesome.  I’m particularly fond of the Betty Boost, and will be switching out my tube screamers for 2 Bettys.  The mastermind over there, Ken Abate, really knows his stuff.  He has been great to work with, and is very enthusiastic about getting my name out there.  I’ll be working with Ken for quite some time…

My good friend and bassist, Billy Egan and I, are starting rehearsals for what I believe will be a pretty killer band.  I’ll tell ya more when there’s more to tell,  but we are intending to play a lot of shows this summer.

Lots more comin’ up, so stay tuned.  Till next time………..

~J