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Hello Everyone -
During my years in Switchfoot I have been fortunate enough to stumble across all sorts of songs as a songwriter- some are perfect for a rock band to play and others are far too intimate. Some need to be played in arenas with electric guitars, some deserve to be played with simply a cello and a bass clarinet.
Tim, Chad, and the boys, (and many of you) have been encouraging me to get the softer songs out for years. Now that we are independent, that dream of ours is finally coming true.
Over the course of the year I will be releasing 4 ep's, with 6 songs on each ep. The ep's will be seasonal: fall, winter, spring & summer.
The Fall ep features the following 6 songs:
1. The Cure For Pain
2. Equally Skilled
3. Lord, Save Me From Myself
4. The Moon Is A Magnet
5. My Love Goes Free
6. Southbound Train
I am so privileged to have such an amazing group of supportive people around me. I would never had undertaken this project if it were not for your help and encouragement. Thank you so much!
I can't wait to share these tunes with you.
jon
January 10
Holas and hellos,
I've come to the following conclusion: NY is pretty great. Thanks to all who came out and hung out at the show yesterday! Had such a great time. It was an amazing feeling- a real first gig type of thing.
so here's the run down:
I'm heading home later today- Excited to be finishing up on spring.
Winter comes out in a few days! crazy... I would love to hear what everyone thinks about it when it comes...
so home for a week and then it's off to the south pacific...
I have been so encouraged that these tunes have found a place in your hearth and home and pods! So much so that I think we're going to try and plan a tour for this project later this year.
peace,
jon
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December 14
Friday, December 14, 2007
notes from a crazy, wonderful night
Last night was ridiculous! Thanks to all who came out to the show- even my friends who couldn't get in... I had so much fun singing along with all you fine folks. for the record Tom M. is an incredible human.
I hope some of you were able to see the meteor shower last night as well, it was remarkable...
peace,
jon
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for a credible source on what actually happened I stole this from rolling stone:
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/12/14/tom-morellos-monster-jam-slash-serj-tankian-wayne-kramer-mick-mars-and-more-join-nightwatchman-at-tiny-la-gig/more-4715
Tom Morello gave an early Christmas present to the 100-plus fans packed into Hollywood's Hotel Caf last night. As a send-off for his final gig of the year as the Nightwatchman, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist assembled an eclectic group of music legends that jammed on inspired covers and collaborations for more than four hours.
Morello's weekly appearances at the cozy venue serve as an opportunity to raise money and awareness for his social-action foundation Axis of Justice, which provides aid to the homeless and hungry. The evening began in the normal fashion with Morello playing a handful of acoustic songs. His small set complete, Morello recounted a story about a man with a great voice at a Woody Guthrie tribute. The man turned out to be Academy Award-winning actor Tim Robbins, who then climbed onstage and proved he was worthy of Morello's praise with a solid, albeit lyrically altered rendition of Phil Ochs' classic protest tune "State of Mississippi" and the Christmas staple "Silent Night."
Serj Tankian, who along with Morello co-founded Axis of Justice, next appeared at the piano for two songs, then Switchfoot's Jon Foreman, rising songwriter Elijah Forrest and Richard Patrick of Filter. It didn't seem realistic when Morello took the microphone at this point and joked that the evening was just getting started, but two and half hours later it was clear he had been dead serious. Moments later Perry Farrell brought his Satellite Party onstage with Morello accompanying on electric guitar to play two songs before closing with a spot-on version of "Jane Says." The evening then slipped into high gear when Morello introduced Alice in Chains which entailed Jerry Cantrell and new singer Will DuVall. The two played a brilliant version of "Nutshell" that was a deft replication of their MTV Unplugged performance and followed with a cover of the Who's "Squeeze Box."
Most of the crowd, already stoked about the incredible lineup, had assumed the Alice in Chains duo was the finale, until Mick Mars of Mtley Cre slowly emerged to join Morello and the assembled house band for "Dr. Feelgood" and "Girls, Girls, Girls." It was borderline excessive when Slash appeared onstage to help Morello and Cantrell rip through the Thin Lizzy classic "Jailbreak." The evening pressed on with more jamming and a late appearance by Wayne Kramer of MC5 who led the now-supersized group in a spirited version of "Kick Out the Jams."
Almost an hour past midnight Morello called the entire night's lineup back to the stage and introduced Woody Guthrie's definitive American anthem "This Land Is Your Land." Morello, ever articulate and thoughtful, implored the audience to heed Guthrie's poignant lyrics and "grab the wheel of history to reclaim your land." Each verse was sung by a different star with Tim Robbins and Farrell leading and Slash providing intermittent hillbilly-inspired solos. The ensemble rocked out to the revised ballad for more than ten minutes before Morello thanked his gracious guests and the adoring audience for providing an unforgettable night of music.
Richard L. Dewey
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December 10
foggy london town
howdy campers,
thanks to all who came out to hang out in london while I was here- it meant so much to me. I only wish I could have played a few more tunes- just have to come back I guess. A special thanks to a friend who helped us find the gig- much thanks amigo! we had a great time... Crazy trip, crazy trip. Um, I'm going to keep it brief: I'm heading home and the hotel is charging my arm to check email.
peace,
jon
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December 8
Saturday, December 08, 2007
show manana in london
Hola amigos!
It's a beautiful day in SD. I'm heading for the airport in a few minutes- for a couple really good reasons. One of which is this: I'm going to play a show tomorrow in London. yeah dawg! Might even play a song with sean of "the real sean jon"
tell your british friends to tell their british friends to come hang out with us!
peace,
jon
details:
8:00pm
The Regal Room, at The Distillers, 64 Fulham palace rd, Hammersmith London, W6 9PH (020) 8748 2834
http://myspace.com/fishmouthlive
"we are going to do a very special Christmas show the 9th in the regal room were we bring back the best of what we had this year... our line up is Jon Foreman, Dawn kinnard, Scott Macfarnon, Susy Thomas, Marcus Foster, Modeste++"
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December 4
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
among friends
hey party people...
ruth and relient K have have been amazing touring friends!
thanks to everyone who came out to sing along with the foot... It was one of my favorite tours ever.
and I'm glad people are digging the tunes. I've heard from a lot of folks who found out about the songs from their friend. That is, in fact, the dream of mine for these tunes. In my opinion it's the only way this type of music should be passed along: from friend to friend- it means a lot to me that you folks are digging it, and thanks for passing it on!
peace,
jon
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~~God's_Little_Rocker_Chick~~
For one, i love your music. you are extremely talented
and your music has helped me through a lot. I'm sure
youve probably heard people being stupid and making
stupid controversy about "Somebody's Baby" (by the way,
i LOOOOVVEE that song) and freaking out about where it
says "sure as hell you'd be a drunk". I wanted to say
that only the ignorant take that the wrong way and they
dont deserve to listen to your music, lol (that was
dramatic) I just wanted to comment that stupid people
are being stupid and you'll always have the love and
support of me, my sister, my parents, and my church. I
LOVE your music!
posted Jun 06
j-rod
Can't wait till Summer comes out. When it does, I will
buy the ep's I have been saving for.
posted May 23
jacobisme
ive recently bought all of your ep's off of itunes and
i love them all. don't know why i left this comment
cause you dont read them. nobody does. if u ever do
though, i dare you to leave me a comment. yep i said
it. and i didn't stutter. and since im here, i saw
switchfoot in concert with relient k, in i thinkn
posted May 11
Lee
Hi Jon, I love the songs! They're awesome!
posted May 11
Savvy
ur show last night was amazing ive never gotten that
into a concert before it was wierd like a dream, it
wasnt about the music anymore it was just worship it
was incredible. u guys are sick!
posted Apr 29
chickeninmrtoddsmailbox
AAAAAAAAAH!The new songs are out you guys!
posted Apr 23
esmpk7
wow, Jon you are amazing... the Lord has truly gifted
you with a voice, a brain, anda passion that can come
together and allow you to express your love for him in
a very beautiful way. thank you for the inspiration
that you are to me... keep it up and God Bless you even
more... Jon Constant
posted Apr 19
James Fetner
Im not a fan of Switchfoot, but your solo stuff is
great. My favorite song so far is The Cure For Pain,
but I havent heard everything yet.
posted Apr 16