Jeff Campbell

What a way to start a summer...

Greetings friends!

Coming to you a little earlier than normal with a note about the month to come and riding a high from a great night last night.

Taking a liiiiitle break from regular touring to enjoy a few weeks in San Francisco that started with an in-the-round show last night at Hotel Utah, hosted by the always amazing Heather Combs that was fantastically crashed by none other than John Mayer. He gave us an awesome treat by playing some new material, some solo/acoustic versions of some favorites and then joining the rest of us onstage to jam on our tunes with us. 

To say that it was a fantastic experience would be an understatement. John was amazing to play with, awesome to hang with and a super mellow all-around person that made us feel like his peers onstage. What an honor. 

Here are some fan/iPhone videos taken of us doing one of my tunes, "It Stopped Raining", on which John threw down some serious acoustic guitar shreddery and then one of him doing one of my favorites of his, "Slowdancing in a Burning Room", on which Heather and I got to jump up and sing backup vocals.

Wish you all could have been there in that small room with us, soaking up one of the best musical experiences imaginable. Thanks a ton to John for swinging by. 

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Bay Area friends, the band and I would be honored to have you mark your calendars for Friday, May 24th for a show of ours happening at the Starry Plough in Berkeley. This is a co-bill with 90s hitmaker Freedy Johnston. We're very pumped about this one and hope you can all come join us! Check out the Facebook Event Page for mo' deets. 

Philly Area friends, I'll be back for a bit this summer doing some writing and recording (and for some time down the Shore!) and will be heading to Picasso in Media, PA on Friday June 28th to be part of the "For the Record" showcase series, hosted by Kevin Schramm and Steve LaFashia. TheFacebook Event Page for this one is also available for your viewing pleasure and for gathering of details. 

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Lots more to come this year, including but not limited to recording an EP with 6 time Grammy Winning Producer John Shanks this summer at Henson Studios in Hollywood, a fall performance (date TBA) on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, lots more touring Nationwide and in-general tom-foolery. Keep your eyes on the DATES page for those updates.

Thank you all so much for taking this ride with me. I mean that in a metaphorical sense, of course. However, it gets pretty lonely out there on the road sometimes so if you ever wanna really take a ride, jump on in. I can only afford to eat things out of cans most of the time though, so don't expect any nice chicken dinners or anything.

Lots of love, 

Jeff

FACEBOOK  ==  TWITTER  ==  YOUTUBE

Some news: Made it as a top 10 finalist in the Guitar Center SingerSongwriter Contest out of 13,000+ entrants! This is such an honor and I'm so incredibly flattered to be part of it alongside so many amazing artists, a wonderful company interested in helping working musicians and iconic producer/genius John Shanks. Finals are at Hotel Cafe in LA in 2 weeks. Can't wait!

Winner gets a demo deal with John, a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live and tons of other priceless industry exposure. 

Please help spread the word and follow the contest with me by going here:http://songwriter.whooznxt.com

Please share it on your Facebook, twitter, all that and ask your friends, family, neighbors, enemies, etc. to do the same and link to the to help create a buzz so that the folks running the show here know we're serious. Links to my social media pages are:

www.facebook.com/jeffcampbellmusicpage

www.twitter.com/jeffcampbellSF

**Going to the Guitar Center FB page and the Guitar Center Twitter Page and sharing a link to MY Facebook Page and MY Twitter Page letting them know you're excited that I'm in the finals will help a TON. Like, for reals. 

I'm so stoked. I promise I'll keep you posted. 

Thank you all so very much for your support!  

-Jeff

**Please read the dissertation below to get to the part where you can PAY WHATEVER YOU WANT :-[] to download "Stop and Go - Live at Coast": 

Over the course of the last year-ish, we’ve been working on putting this DVD together.  It’s a live performance of my last album, “Stop and Go”. There's a 4 min trailier above, but the full deal is 90+ mins, 12 songs with a 9 person band: rock ensemble, backup singers, horns, strings, the whole sha-bang. There's also interviews, bloopers, special features and more. The Foo Fighters did it live to launch their last album (I hope you saw it – it was pretty badass).  Recreating a studio album with so many amazing guest musicians in front of a hundred or so people wasn’t easy…but man, was it fun.  And I think you’ll love the results. 

So we made a DVD.  But then, realized that no one buys DVDs anymore. Herein lies the dilemma.

Standing on the shoulders of giants, as they say, doesn’t just apply to huge acts like Radiohead, etc.  The hilarious Louis CK (a stand-up comedian and TV star you should know) set the bar in how things can get done without the middle-man and in the fairest way possible for fans.  So, I’m doing what he did – kind of – if you want to read his full story (and support him, too!) – go here: https://buy.louisck.net/purchase/live-at-the-beacon-theater

Like Louis, I took on all the upfront cost because I wanted you all to see it reeeeeally badly. I put it on a credit card without fear of consequence (dumb? maybe) but now I'm offering for download without fear of consequence, in 4 different DRM-free-formats, depending on your device. Any money raised will only go to the doing-it-again fund. Click on the link below for the format of your choice, pay what you want and off you go:

Desktop/Computer Version:

Apple iPhone or iPod Touch Version:

Apple iPad Version:

Android Version:

Far as the sharing goes, I thought Louis did a great job summing that up (this is a quote right from his site)…

“To those who might wish to "torrent" this show:

 ‘Look, I don't really get the whole "torrent" thing. I don't know enough about it to judge either way. But I'd just like you to consider this: I made these files extremely easy to use against well-informed advice. I was told that it would be easier to torrent the way I made it, but I chose to do it this way anyway, because I want it to be easy for people to watch and enjoy this video in any way they want without "corporate" restrictions.  Please bear in mind that I am not a company or a corporation. I'm just some guy. I paid for the production and posting of this video with my own money. I would like to be able to post more material to the fans in this way, which makes it cheaper for the buyer and more pleasant for me. So, please help me keep this being a good idea. I can't stop you from torrenting; all I can do is politely ask you to pay (a few) little dollars, enjoy the show, and let other people find it in the same way. Sincerely, 
Louis C.K.’

Almost irrefutable, eh?

Thanks for taking the time to read this novel.

For reals, I love you for it and the many other things you do for all of us starving musicians and artists (the assumption being that if you actually got this far, you're one of those people that supports bums like me and if so, THANK YOU! -J) 

Thanks much to Rick Jamm & Co for their kind words!:

http://jamsphere.com/news/jeff-campbell-releases-stop-and-go-live-at-the-coast-dvd

DVD available on the Store Page

Happy Holidays everyone. Just a quick note to say that the DVD is available for Holiday ordering now via CD Baby.com. Just clicky-mcclickerson HERE and you'll be magically whisked away to a place where someone other than me (cuz that's who has filled the orders up to this point) will send you a copy via the speed and carrier of your choice. There's also some discount action going on if you'd like to grab some CDs while you're there.  Thanks all! -J

Fresh off of a brief stint of giggin' on the East Coast (Thank You Philly, NYC, DC, Williamsport and Harrisburg!), pumped to have 3 big city shows this month in CA, my current state of residency (same one Eric Estrada lives in):

-Thursday Aug 2: Brick & Mortar Music Hall, San Francisco - KFOG Local Scene 9 CD Release HAPPY HOUR!! w/ ALO and Midi Matilda - 4pm **every year, KFOG Radio is awesome enough to release a compilation of local SF artists. This year, I'm honored to have my track, "Somethin for Nothin" be part of it.

-Thursday Aug 16: The Naked Lounge, Sacramento - w/ Kat Jones - 8pm

-Saturday Aug 31: Room 5, Los Angeles - 9pm **Click HERE for advance tickets (recommended)

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In content news, happy to announce that post-production work for "Stop and Go - Live at Coast" is still moving along steadily (turns out making a DVD is haaaard). Big thanks to Michael Romanowski Mastering, TYS Media, Coast Recorders and the amazing band for their talents and elbow grease!) 

Here's a sneak peak at "Laundry Day", the first of 11 songs to be part of the full production along with tons of banter, interviews and outerviews to help show how much fun we had that day. **Mark your calendars for a Nov 9 release show  in SF for the full boat. PLEASE feel free to share this video on your FB wall, Twitter feed, with your Oprah bookclub, etc. 

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Thank you all for reading, watching, listening and sharing. Without you doing those things, I wouldn't be able to do my thing. 

Lots of love, 

Jeff

Greetings all! Lots going on this month. Here goes...

First and formost, super happy to announce that my rock band Pine and Battery's new EP, "Daylights" is now available digitally on iTunes by clicking HERE and in hard copy form at CD Baby by clicking HERE. 

We just completed our first leg of touring to support this release in NorCal and the Pacific Northwest and hope to announce some more dates for later in the year, ASAP. We're also working on some video content to help enhance the experience for us all. Stay tuned!

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In Touring news THIS month, got a few dates coming up on the East Coast with the always amazing Megan Slankard: 

-Friday, July 20, 9pm: Burlap & Bean, Newtown Square, PA - *this show will likely sell out. Advance TICKETS  recommended. 

-Saturday, July 21, 7pm: Stage 1 at Rockwood Music Hall, New York City

-Thursday, July 26, 9pm: Bullfrog Brewery, Wiliamsport, PA

-Sunday, July 29, 7pm: Stone Room Concerts, Falls Church, VA - **to attend, email stoneroomconcerts@gmail.com and details will be sent to you. 

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Lastly but not leastly, the first in a series of live videos of songs from the Stop & Go record we'll be releasing this year - the finale of this series of releases will be the fall release of the full production of "Stop and Go, Live at Coast" that we recorded in the Spring. 

This first one is for, "Shut Your Mouth" and was produced by the amazingly talented Matthew Washburn

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 Thanks so much for reading and for listening! Looking forward to seeing you all soon.

Jeff

This week starts a 2 week stint in the great state of Tennessee. Check the shows page for gig updates. There's a lot of 'em! Looking forward to spending some Q-T with the amazing, hospitable people of the South. 

-Tuesday April 10 - Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
*Opening for Train
www.cafedunord.com

-Wednesday April 11 - Ukiah Brewing Co., Ukiah, CA
w/ Mara Montiel
www.ukiahbrewingco.com

-Friday April 13 - Squaw Valley Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, CA
KFOG's "Ditch Day" - Pine and Battery show! 
www.pineandbattery.com
www.kfog.com

-Saturday April 14 - Albert Street Pub, Portland, OR
w/ Keep Your Fork There's Pie!
www.albertastreetpub.com

-Thursday April 19 - The Mix Lounge, Seattle, WA
w/ Andrew Norsworthy, Dawn Angelosante, Jeremy Serwer
www.themixseattle.com

-Saturday April 21 - Vintage Wine Bar, Redding, CA
www.vintageredding.com

Greetings hometown San Franciscans! Happy to announce that TRAIN, one of the biggest and best bands in the world, has asked me to open their show at SF's Cafe DuNord on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Unfortunately, this show is sold out, but wanted to share the news as I'm honored to be part of such an amazing experience.  

A live, in-studio recording of "Stop and Go", with a full band at Coast Recorders in San Francisco, to be released as a live CD and DVD. Only 50 seats available total. Please join us and be a part of this experience.

**To RSVP, send an email to: liveatcoast@jeffcampbellmusic.com with the number of seats you'd like to reserve in the subject line. 

To purchase "Stop and Go" on iTunes, click HERE