A.J. - Andrew Jacobs

Back from Tour

A.J. — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:48:01 +0000

Hey all, The Joe Jack Talcum Powder Trio (JJTPT – TCB) has returned from our mine-tour of the south. We had a great time! Thanks to all the fans and friends we met along the way. Be sure to check out our touring buddies The Bastards of Fate. They are awesomer than Don Henley, Pat Morita, and Jay Leno rolled into one. I will happily be doing a few more shows with Joe throughout the year including on this fall at the Dogfish Head Brewery in Rehoboth, DE on October 29th.

Philly tonight

A.J. — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:07:21 +0000

Joe Jack Talcum’s Powder Trio (as we are affectionately known) is playing tonight at Cedar Park in Philly. Hope to see you there! We hit the road Monday for an East Coast tour down to Georgia and back. Much fun will ensue.

On tour with Joe Jack Talcum

A.J. — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:21:35 +0000

Starting next weekend I’ll be on tour, playing bass with Joe Jack Talcum (Dead Milkmen, Butterfly Joe). We’ll be skipping down to Athens, GA for the Athens Popfest and back. Here are the dates and venues if you’d like to check us out!

August 7 @ Cedar Park, 50th and Catharine Streets, Philadelphia PA
August 9 @ Sun Music Hall, Floyd VA
August 10 @ JJ’s Bohemia, 231 E Martin Luther King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN
August 11 @ Athens Popfest, Little Kings Shuffle Club, 223 W Hancock St (corner of Hull & Hancock), Athens, GA 3061
August 12 @ The Whig, 1200 Main Street, Columbia SC
August 13 @ 37th & Zen, 1083 W. 37th St. and Hampton Blvd., Norfolk VA
August 14 @ Trio Bar & Grill, 3707 Marietta Avenue, Columbia PA 17512

August 7 @ Cedar Park, 50th and Catharine Streets, Philadelphia PA
August 9 @ Sun Mu…sic Hall, Floyd VA
August 10 @ JJ’s Bohemia, 231 E Martin Luther King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN
August 11 @ Athens Popfest, Little Kings Shuffle Club, 223 W Hancock St (corner of Hull & Hancock), Athens, GA 30601
August 12 @ The Whig, 1200 Main Street, Columbia SC
August 13 @ 37th & Zen, 1083 W. 37th St. and Hampton Blvd., Norfolk VA
August 14 @ Trio Bar & Grill, 3707 Marietta Avenue, Columbia PA 17512

Right Coast Recording

A.J. — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:32:58 +0000

Thanks to Bobby, Tom, and Darry for having me over to Right Coast Recording to hang out, geek out on gear, and sit in on a session. What a great room. Killer gear, great people, and great sounds. Good things are happening over there and I’m sure I’ll be back to do some tracking myself. Be sure to check them out at www.rightcoastrecording.com.

In the studio with Jack Dillman

A.J. — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:37:13 +0000

After a few years of talking about it and trying to make out schedules work, I’m finally getting down to the business of making the first Jack Dillman studio record. Jack is a staple in the Lancaster music scene, a talented songwriter, and a good friend. We did some pre-production work over the weekend and we’ll be slowly selecting and refining the songs for the album and getting everyone on board for the recording sessions. More to come. We’ll keep ya posted.

Long overdue update

A.J. — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:28:14 +0000

Some good things happening. Joe Jack Talcum’s album “Live in the Studio” is out now.

Click Here to Download

Stinging Nettles have added a new guitar player and things are sounding groovy. Studio is in a transitional stage but I think some good things are coming ahead.

Stinging Nettles “Tread Softly” out now!

A.J. — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:30:24 +0000

Stinging Nettles "Tread Softly"

Stinging Nettles’ album “Tread Softly” hits stores today. You can purchase a copy at CDbaby or download the full album or single tracks at DigStation. If you’re in the Lancaster area you can purchase a copy at Mr. Suit Records. You can also preview three full tracks at the Stinging Nettles myspace page.

Here’s a streaming audio version of the first single “Ocean Nose”:

Download audio file (OceanNose.mp3)

Stinging Nettles is a fuzz-folk/indie trio based in Lancaster PA featuring the songs of John Huebner. The record was recorded and mixed by me here in my studio and mastered by Garrett Haines at Treelady Mastering.

We are mighty proud of this album. (I play bass in the band as well) I hope you can check it out for yourself, pick up a copy, and support independent music!

Here’s one of the first reviews of the record from The Sentinel in Cumberland County, PA

They Were Only Satellites – new music

A.J. — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:39:01 +0000

They Were Only Satellites

I recently wrapped up some mixes for They Were Only Satellites. 3 songs quickly finished for the myspace page, compilation submissions, etc. Work on the full length continues and we’ll probably add some candy to the tracks we’ve finished.

They Were Only Satellites is:

Clayton Mars: Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Tom Chaffin: Drums
Steve Brecht: Guitar
and myself: Bass, Backing Vocals

Check out a sample track by clicking the player below:

“Baby I Turn to You”

Download audio file (BabyITurntoYou.mp3)

Joe Jack Talcum Live in the Studio

A.J. — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:32:02 +0000

This past Saturday (2/21/09) I had the pleasure of hosting Joe Jack Talcum of the Dead Milkmen here in the studio for a ‘living room’ style acoustic show. Thanks to John and Marshall from the Stinging Nettles, we were able to transform the big room here into a performance space and have 30 guests come to this special event.

Joe was joined by Hugh Hamilton on stage who provided dobro, banjo, shakers, tambourine, and vocals. More of Hugh’s music can be found at myspace.com/hughhamilton and iacmusic.com/hughhamilton. Marshall Fischer from Stinging Nettles joined in on Bongos for a few tunes as well.

The entire show was recorded and filmed and we hope that a CD and/or DVD will be released at some point. Here are a few photos of the event. Special thanks to Nina Sabatino for the photos.

Click the player below to hear the song “Methodist Coloring Book”:

Download audio file (Methodist_v1.mp3)

Les Paul Catalina Custom Shop for Sale! – SOLD

A.J. — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:15:22 +0000

It’s with much internal debate that I part with my beautiful 1997 Les Paul Custom Shop. This is a Canary Yellow Les Paul from the Catalina Series. I bought this guitar new when a friend of mine’s high end music store was going out of business at the time. I remember walking in and looking at what was left at the time (not much!) and seeing it from afar. “That’s the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen!, I must have it!”

Hey, it is canary yellow! so it’s not for everyone. But as far as the sound… nothing beats it. I won’t bore you with the details, so if you’re interested you can check out the Ebay Auction or click on the link in the sidebar.

(just wanted to give props to Sebastian Spier, the developer of the EbaySalesLister widget for WordPress. You can have your auctions listed on the sidebar of your site)