What we’re doing…
JM is currently working with a band called Loma, which also features Emily Cross and Dan Duszynski of Cross Record. If you like his songwriting, you’ll really enjoy Loma, which comes out on Sub Pop on February 16, 2018. Pre-order it now, and you can listen to the whole album later this week. I’ll let […]
Thanks to all who participated in the JPOB charity auction; it was a great success, and allowed us to make substantial donations to Earthjustice, the International Rescue Committee, and the Equal Justice Initiative. Thank you to purchasers of The Sky Is A Blank Screen as well, which benefited those organizations as well as the Transgender […]
Jet Plane and Oxbow memorial charity auction
This week, we’re auctioning off five special artifacts from last year’s Jet Plane and Oxbow tour (including one of those laser gloves) to raise money for organizations who fight injustice, inequality, and corporate greed every day. Tube Light This is one of the fluorescent lights we used onstage on the JPOB tour (and even lugged […]
New album: The Sky Is a Blank Screen – Live Recordings 2016
The Sky is a Blank Screen, a live album from the tours for last year’s Jet Plane and Oxbow, is now available. The hour-plus album catches the excellent SW lineup of me, Emily Lee, Lucas Oswald, Sadie Powers, and Josh Halpern smashing our way through extended, sometimes off-the-rails versions of most of Jet Plane, along […]
Touring the Uncanny Valley
Dear friends, I hope this finds you as well as you can be in this very strange time in the world and in the weird old USA. The plastic cheer of holiday music has never sounded so out of step with reality. Updates below about our tour, starting Saturday December 10 in Austin, as well […]
Final ‘Jet Plane and Oxbow’ Tour Dates
To close out 2016, we’re playing a short run on the East Coast of the USA to celebrate in our hometowns and catch cities we missed on earlier tours this year. This marks the end of touring for Jet Plane and Oxbow, so we’re planning to leave it all on the field. It’s been a […]
This summer: back to Europe
We figured the best way to celebrate the end of a tour is to announce another one. (!). The following dates are confirmed for our summer European tour for Jet Plane and Oxbow; a few more dates will be announced shortly, including shows in Italy, along with more info. 11 June: Bourla – Antwerp (B) […]
Coast to coast (and back again)
Our European tour, which wrapped up a short week ago, was fantastic – many thanks to those who came from all over the continent to see us. Many spectacular photos were taken – see above from Glasgow, provided to us by Chris Marr. We’ve reposted a selection on the Instagram account. Strong evidence you should join […]
On Tour Now
Dear friends, Tonight we get to see you from the stage! And vice-versa, I suppose. Let me introduce you to the band, and the band to you. At left, on keys, is Emily Lee, also of Snake Oil fame. Besides running our Instagram account, she does a mean Ozzy Osbourne. Long-time guitarist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and […]
Jet Plane and Oxbow is here
Dear friends, Today’s the day, at last – the release of our ninth studio album, Jet Plane and Oxbow. I’m writing from the rehearsal room in Austin where we’re getting the set together for the tours, with twelve days to go until the first show, and looking forward to getting back out again after more […]
