| Jill Sobule’s 2010 American Tour |
[08 Apr 2010|03:28pm] |
The Jill and Julia Show
Saturday, April 17, 2010 7:00 PM
The Eccles Center
1750 Kearns Blvd.
Park City UT
http://www.ecclescenter.org/
Friday, May 07, 2010 4:00 PM
All Tomorrows Parties curated by Matt Groening
Butlins Resort, Minehead, Somerset
This is a 3 day festival. Jill is playing on Friday. Other acts listed at http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/alltomorrowsparties/2010wk1/
Saturday, May 08, 2010 8:00 PM
SANCTUARY CONCERTS
240 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD,
Chatham NJ
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| Jill's next NEXT record |
[08 Apr 2010|03:03pm] |
Hello feller fans and friends,
Wanna make a record with me? Want to see what it’s like in the studio? Wanna be a bad-ass and brag to your friends? Well…in Los Angeles on April 11th the amazing John Doe and I are each making recordings, w/ the same band, in the same day ! !
Not only would you create the good vibe–helping us get a great performance-but you would have a rare look behind the scenes, experiencing the recording process first hand, in the same room with us while we record. Does that sound good?
We have a killer band, including Don Was on bass and Doug Pettibone on guitar. We’re paying for the studio & musicians by inviting fans to the session.
This stuff ain’t cheap so please excuse the higher priced tickets. (It IS once in a lifetime though.) Here’s a link to find out more details and what you can expect.
www.stepinside.eventbrite.com
Jill
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| UK and Paris! |
[05 Mar 2010|12:16pm] |
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Invite your family, friends and local fishmonger to a swell evening of songs and laugh! Tuesday, March 09, 2010 7:00 PM -- The Crooked Billet in Henley UK
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:00 PM -- The Musician in Leicester UK
Thursday, March 11, 2010 8:00 PM -- St Bonaventure's in Bristol UK
Sunday, March 14, 2010 8:00 PM -- The Stables in Milton Keynes, UK
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:00 PM -- La Java in Paris Don't forget your FB buddies: use the invite friends feature at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Sobule/8040904099?v=app_2344061033&vm=all And Twitter too!
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| Want to help Jill? |
[22 Oct 2009|11:38am] |
Sure you do. There is still time to put up posters to promote Jill's shows -- at colleges, libraries, community boards, coffee shops, preschools... E-mail me at vincentblackwood@live.com. I will send you the poster for your area and some very helpful guidelines from Jill manager guy, Paul. Enjoy the show. If you've never met Jill you are in for a treat. She is very friendly and approachable -- and a really swell gal.
10/23/09 (Fri) Asheville NC 28801 Grey Eagle
10/25/09 (Sun) Nashville TN 37203 The Basement
10/26/09 (Mon) Memphis TN 38104 Hi-Tone Cafe
11/4/09 (Wed) Ann Arbor MI 48104 The Ark
11/5/09 (Thu) Cleveland OH 44110 Beachland Ballroom
11/6/09 (Fri) Buffalo NY The Ninth Ward
11/7/09 (Sat) PITTSBURGH PA 15213 CARNEGIE LECTURE HALL
11/8/09 (Sun) Chicago IL 60625 Old Town School Of Folk Music
11/9/09 (Mon) Madison WI High Noon Saloon
11/10/09 (Tue) Minneapolis MN 55455 Cedar Cultural Centre
11/12/09 (Thu) Seattle WA 98107 Tractor Tavern
11/14/09 (Sat) Los Angeles, CA The Mystery Train
11/20/09 (Fri) Santa Monica CA McCabe's Guitar Shop
11/22/09 (Sun) San Diego CA 92101 Casbah
11/27/09 (Fri) Denver CO 80205 Walnut Room
11/29/09 (Sun) Kansas City MO 64111 Record Bar
11/30/09 (Mon) St. Louis MO Off Broadway
12/4/09 (Fri) New York NY 10011 Highline Ballroom
12/5/09 (Sat) Philadelphia PA 19104 World Cafe Live
12/6/09 (Sun) Goshen MA 01032 The IMA Big Barn Tour dates are always subject to change. For last-minute changes, additions, and cancellations, monitor http://www.jillsobule.com/shows and information from the venues.
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| Join Jill at her NEW Facebook Musician page |
[14 Sep 2009|09:45am] |
Join Jill at her NEW Facebook Musician page. Lots of photos, lots of songs, lots of fun.
“I have almost reached my 5,000 Facebook limit. So, I am launching my musician page. Will you all join...so I seem popular. I never have gotten over Jr. High
xo, Jill”
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Sobule/8040904099
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| The Rumpus Interview with Jill Sobule |
[30 Jul 2009|08:53pm] |
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With the increased media attention on Jill, I was looking forward to mainstream articles about her. Unfortunately, the recent stories have been disappointing (at least to me): sloppy, lacking in any insight or asking the same five flat-footed questions. The Rumpus article by Stephen Elliott is everything an interview should be. It is bright, funny and compelling.
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| New website "Song by Song by Jill" |
[24 May 2009|06:57pm] |
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I am fascinated with the stories behind the songs. So, perhaps more for my own entertainment than others, I have started a website called "Song by Song by Jill." Or maybe it is a guide for wayward reviewers. (No, that is NOT what the song “San Francisco” is about.) I found the stories behind the songs in Jill's own words (from blogs, live recordings and interviews) along with videos and lyrics. I had such fun I couldn't stop and have added a "Brooklyn Years" section with the stories behind other fan favorites.
or for the "Brooklyn Years" off ramp.
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| Jill in Billboard |
[15 Apr 2009|06:31pm] |
Here is the link to the article;
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/jill-sobule-releases-fan-financed-california-1003962279.story
Jill Sobule Releases Fan Financed 'California Years'
April 15, 2009 07:17 AM ET
Evie Nagy, N.Y.
Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule took a uncharted path to her sixth studio album, "California Years." Instead of the usual record company routine, Sobule financed the recording, production and publicity for the set with donations solicited through jillsnextrecord.com, where she raised $75,000 between January and March 2008.
On Tuesday (April 14), Sobule celebrated the release of "California Years" on her own Pinko Records with an intimate performance at Joe's Pub in New York City.
Beginning alone with a guitar, Sobule opened the Joe's Pub set with new album track "Nothing to Prove," a song about growing older and wiser and at peace in the L.A. entertainment business, with lines like "everyone's in the industry, and I hate when they use that word, and when they tell me they're in the industry, I ask, ‘Oh, are you in steel?'"
Sobule was joined later in the set by New York jazz band Sex Mob, who accompanied the singer on first "California Years" single "Bobbie Gentry," as well as by violin-cello duo Ethel. The set included a number of songs from the new album as well as older favorites such as "Lucy At The Gym," about an anorexic gym addict, and doomsday love song "Good Life." Near the end of that song, she broke from a sustained note saying that her voice was going from a full schedule of interviews earlier in the day, including "a lot of top-40 radio, where all they wanted to ask me about was Katy Perry."
While declining to share any feelings about the younger pop star's success with the loaded song title, Sobule did use the encore to politely ask if she could "take the song back," closing the show with a triumphant full-band performance of her original version of "I Kissed A Girl," about two suburban teenagers finding unexpected romance
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| Jewelry for Jill |
[01 Apr 2009|06:52pm] |
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Hello everyone :) I've been instructed to advise you of a neat thing going on over at The Raven's Nest. It's a jewelry/beading blog and the proprietress (me) makes jewelry based on various themes and inspiration. This week I'm taking inspiration from Jill Sobule songs since her new album is due out soon. I'm asking folks to pick which song I should base my jewelry on and which beads I should use. I'll go by whatever gets the most votes, so please vote! Polls close Saturday. And the piece (or pieces) will be done by the 14th.
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| You are nerdy and cool... |
[25 Mar 2009|01:37pm] |
There is now a transcript up of the CNN interview with Jill.
I had a nightmare that Jill actually did sell shares for her next record and Rupert Murdoch bought a controlling interest. What a fool, no one owns Jill.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/24/jill.sobule.album/ Here is a sample; CNN: Did you know a lot of the folks who donated?
Sobule: I don't have a Madonna-sized fan base, so I can actually e-mail and talk to everyone that e-mails me, because I am totally appreciative and I like my fans! They seem to have the same interests as me. They are kind of nerdy and cool -- and have good taste, obviously.
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| Pre-order the "California Years" |
[19 Mar 2009|06:54pm] |
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The moment you have waited for a year to read is here; you can now pre-order the "California Years" CD from Jill Sobule. Yep, the one I have been going on and on about. The one funded by fans, produced by Don Was and filled with love and wonder. http://www.jillsobule.com/preorder.asp
$15 in the USA
$20 elsewhere THE FIRST 100 PEOPLE TO
PRE-ORDER FROM THIS
SITE WILL GET AN
AUTOGRAPHED CD!
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| Jill’s New Unplugged Videos |
[19 Mar 2009|04:47pm] |
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The Jill Show has another home...on the web at YouTube.com. JillSobuleDotCom's channel features performances by Jill and tonight's extra special guest stars (John Doe, Syd Straw, Don Was and so many others. I must say, they all seem to panel very well.)
Each video is an amazing unplugged version of a song from the "California Years". Witty, charming and so Jill. The joke is they are really parodies of instructional videos hiding wonderful performances inside. So don't think, "I don't want to learn to play guitar the Sobule way". You’ll miss the home edition of the Jill Show and fall into a deep depression. Sad. The best variety show in years and you didn't watch it.
The five videos so far are;
"League of Failures" (a stunning performance)
"Where is Bobbie Gentry?"
"A Good Life"
"Empty Glass"
"Sweetheart"
I think of "Sweetheart" as a love song for my BFF, Nicole. But that's the romantic in me. You can subscribe to the home page and also become one of Jill's friends. She has 15 subscribers but only has two friends. Huh?! No way! That's just wrong!!
Birdiezzz and I are not Jill's only friends! You want to be Jill's friend! Admit it! Go there and do it right now. There...you feel better already, don't you? Sure you do. Now you have the love and admiration of a really sweet woman. And Jill will be happy too. Nice.
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| Jill Sobule scares me! |
[27 Oct 2008|12:52am] |
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Jill Sobule scares me! But that's a good thing. It is almost Halloween (her favorite holiday.) So put on your sexy kitten ears and listen; Eban Schletter's latest release, "Witching Hour," features Jill on two tracks. Both are wonderful.
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| Tour dates and updates |
[25 Sep 2008|03:24pm] |
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Jill's latest newsletter is jammed to the brim with all things Jill: the Jilly fashions for the fall, chances to see Jill, chances to contribute to Jill's new CD and hear the new songs early and give her your opinion.
( Read Jill's Newsleter - Sept 2008.. )
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| Jill's Next Record -- a preview |
[23 Sep 2008|05:24pm] |
If you were smart, and quick, enough to contribute to Jill's next record (www.jillsnextrecord.com) than you have heard the tracks and helped Jill pick which will be on the CD. But not all of you grand people got that chance; so here are Jill's comments on the possible songs on the CD and a little more about the CD itself which should be out in January. It is her best.
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| Free Jill concert in October, NYC |
[03 Sep 2008|06:57pm] |
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Joe's Pub will Offer 10 Free Concerts in October
Joe's Pub will celebrate its 10th anniversary in October with 10 free concerts, along with a gala tribute to singer Judy Collins. Included is a free concert by Jill Sobule at 6 pm, Saturday Oct 11 with special guest TBA.
Oh -- let it be Condoleezza Rice! For more information, visit www.joespub.com.
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