About: Jonny

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• Friday: Chicago, 21 Dec 2007 in Announcements& News

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  After being woken up by David’s dogs (thanks again David and Phylis!) we got going to my hometown, Chicago, and before I speak about the show, I have to tell you about something very important - JB’s very first Chicago Hot Dog…  So JB’s never had one of these beauties and for those of you who don’t know, all hot dogs in the world are gross compared to a Chicago dog.  First off, it’s an all beef dog with a steamed poppyseed bun, but then you pretty much have an entire garden of toppings on the dog (onions, relish, mustard, tomatoes, cucumbers, hot sport peppers, and finally, a crunch dill pickle spear and NO KETCHUP.)  Anyway, I took JB to one of my favorite spots in the city, Hot Doug’s, where not only do they make an amazing hot dog, but they also make their own insanely unique sausages (elk, venison, kangaroo, duck, etc.) but on Fri/Sat, they make their special duck fat fries (heavenly good.)  Here’s a photo of our feast - I got a blue cheese pork sausage with green apples, creme fraiche, and smoked almonds (no joke) it was the best thing ever) and JB finally ate his first Chicago hot dog!

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  So, onto the show… For the past 3 years, my brothers and I have thrown a holiday party in Chicago called “Deck The Hulls.”   It’s become a grand Hull family tradition - it consists of us inviting friends, dressing up in really bad holiday sweaters, and usually ending up at at Louie’s for karaoke and La Pasadita (the smallest one) for the best Horchata ever.

  But this year, we’re on the road, so it seemed like a perfect fit for us to play the party…  The Beat Kitchen was PACKED with people and it was a blast!  While Danny and I have played Chicago a couple times as a duo, this was the first time my family and friends back home have seen The Jones Street Boys and it meant a lot to me…

  To keep up with tradition, Sam and I rocked some really ugly holiday sweaters at the show – here are some live shots:
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  It also meant a lot that a one of the Chicago newspapers listed us as a concert pick for the night – ALONGSIDE R. KELLY!  The hilarity here is immeasurable on its own, but I really goes up a notch considering we’ve been watching the best video he’s ever made on YouTube lately – “Real Talk.”  Words can’t describe how completely ridiculously funny this is – if you haven’t already seen it, watch it here – I can’t remember the last time I laughed so hard…

  R. Kelly “Real Talk” - http://youtube.com/watch?v=cdaAWFoWr2c

• Tuesday: Nashville, TN, 19 Dec 2007 in Announcements& News

  Kudos once again to JB and Sam for driving through the night

  After JB’s very first Cracker Barrel experience, we pulled into Nashville…  We arrived at The Basement – an awesome venue – with an amazing record store (Grimey’s) right above… Before the show I stocked up on some music for the rest of the tour which served us well – especially a reissue of an old soul album by Bob & Gene “If This World Were Mine” (which Daptone just put out) and the new Levon Helm album, “Dirt Farmer.”  I’m a huge fan of old soul music and the Bob & Gene was a rediscovered album from the late ‘60s from Buffalo, NY.  The Levon album was a gem as well…  Especially considering he had 28 radiation treatments for throat cancer and thought he might not ever be able to sing again – he totally owns on this album.  The drums/strings are very well done and his vocals continue to blow me away – when Levon sings something – you believe it!  JB also picked up a great old Kinks album which rules – we heart Grimey’s. 

  Our good buddy JT (who rules) set the show up with a great band he works with, Those Darlins (www.myspace.com/darlins) – who not only played a beautiful set, but were super nice people (always a pleasure to play shows with awesome bands.)  We hit the stage to a packed house at The Basement and had a blast at our first ever Nashville show! 
  

  We then went back to our friend Katie’s house (thanks again Katie and Jen) for a little pickin party… Not only is Katie an amazing person, but she plays a mean fiddle (if anyone has photo/video PLEASE send our way and we’ll post.)  We played a bunch of tunes that didn’t appear in our set earlier that evening and a whole lotta bluegrass. 

  Anyway, we had a blast playing till the early hours of the morn with and someone in Idaho even blogged about the party:
  http://coldantlerfarm.blogspot.com/2007/12/snowplows-and-jones-street-boys.html

  On the way to Bloomington, we stopped at a gas station near Louisville where we entered this contest:
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  Sam (who is good at everything he does) also
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  And also at that gas station, a woman in the truck next to us approached the van and asked, “Are you guys in a band?” - Her name is Ducky and she bought a CD - thanks Ducky!  On to B-town…

• songs:illinois post, 08 Oct 2007 in News

  Check out what one of our favorite blogs out there had to say about The Jones Street Boys…

   songs:illinois

  If you’ve never read songs:illinois, stop blowing it!  I met Craig back when I lived in Chicago and it’s great to see what he’s listening to - he has awesome taste and always posts great music that you should know about… 

  Enjoy!

• “Overcome” Available Now, 03 Oct 2007 in News

  Hey Everyone,

  We’re more than proud to announce the official release of our debut album, “Overcome.”

  Special shout out to everyone who helped us out with making and releasing this album - we thank you from the bottom of our instruments…

  See you kids this month at Living Room. 

  Love,

  JSB

  Buy the CD @ Insound

  Download the Digital Album @ iTunes

• Welcome to our new website!, 04 Sep 2007 in website& Announcements& News

  Special thanks to Tammy and Mary at Orange You Glad for creating this awesome website…  We’ll be adding more soon so stay tuned!

• Hi, I’m Jonny, 30 Aug 2007 in News