Dear Friends, Welcome to my website. Please stay as long as you like. Jesse.
May 4, 2012 - When my dear friend informed me yesterday that she was in New Orleans for the Jazz & Heritage Festival, I decided this would be a good time to salute the Crescent City by sharing with you a video of my song "Lights of New Orleans". It's taken from a concert I did on January 7th of this year. I wrote the song in 2005 about a riverboat pilot returning to the Mississippi for the first time after the American Civil War. It was written primarily as a tribute to my hero Mark Twain. The video can be viewed here at the website : http://www.jessethomasbrown.com/video or at the direct Youtube link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RPJDW93gnY
A studio version of the song was released on my 2008 album "Tanglewood", and can be heard at the music section of this website, or purchased at various online retailers, including iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tanglewood/id302173391
& CD Baby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jessethomasbrown
I hope you enjoy the song.
April 23, 2012 - Well April 23rd has rolled around again, which means it's my birthday. In celebration of this admittedly common event, I've posted a video of my performance of "Ellis Island" from my January 7th concert. I wrote the song in 2007 as a compassionate statement about the plight of modern-day immigrants, and released it on my 2008 album "Tanglewood". Today it's dedicated to my Great Grandma & Grandpa Andal who passed through Ellis Island when they first came to America. If you'd like to view the video, it can be seen here at the website: http://www.jessethomasbrown.com/video
or at the direct Youtube link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugxSBKvLZaA
If you're interested in hearing the album version of the song, it can be heard in the "Music" section of the website, or purchased at various online retailers,
including iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tanglewood/id302173391
& CD Baby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jessethomasbrown
I hope you enjoy the song as well as your own April 23rd. Jesse.
March 6, 2012 - Good Morning Friends, Since today sees the release of Bruce Springsteen's new album, I'd like to share a video of my own performance of Springsteen's classsic song "Highway Patrolman", from my concert in January. The song originally comes from his hauntingly beautiful Nebraska album. It's a tragic song about family and duty, and as I sang it, I was nearly moved to tears by the beauty of Springsteen's words. I hope you enjoy it. Now I'm off to buy his new album. You can view my performance on my website here: www.jessethomasbrown.com/video
or at the direct Youtube link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2T926coPo
Jan. 31, 2012 - Hi Friends, Today Leonard Cohen releases "Old Ideas", his first studio album since 2004. In celebration of this, I have uploaded a new video of me performing Cohen's classic "Famous Blue Raincoat" from my concert on January 7th. If you'd like to hear the original, I encourage you to pick up Cohen's 1971 album, "Songs of Love and Hate".
My version can be heard at these two links.
jessethomasbrown.com/video or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk434l32ptE
Jan. 22, 2012 - Hi Friends, Being that's it's Sunday morning, I've uploaded a youtube video of my performance of Kris Kristofferson's "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", from my concert on January 7th, 2012. I hope you enjoy it. I know it's not anywhere near as good as the original. jessethomasbrown.com/video or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWXGoR9O_H8
Nov. 28, 2011 - Well Friends, it's that time of year again, which means it's time for me to dust off my festive if somewhat inappropriate holiday song "Merry Christmas Jameson's Irish Whiskey." From now until the end of December, the song can be downloaded for free as an MP3 in the
Free Downloads section of the website. It can also be played at this youtube link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGvcTdrnllI&feature=feedu It's probably only right that I warn you first that there is Adult content in the song. I hope you enjoy. Happy Holidays All.
There is a video of me performing a song entitled "First Lady of the London Stage". It was filmed this past August at a party I played at, and it can be viewed in the Video section of the website or at this Youtube link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZrOezMu-PU The song will be released on my upcoming album.
The artice written by Natalie North for Saanich News, which appeared in several regional newspapers this past September can now be viewed in the Articles section of the website.
Both TV interviews from September can now be viewed in the Video section of the website. They can also be viewed at their direct links on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2twBOdhgFuE and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2ZfpH8qQlY
Septempber 8, 2011 - I was interviewed by Dave Lennam for Shaw TV's "The Daily" in Victoria, and it will air several times over the course of today.
I was also interviewed today by Adam Sawatsky for A Channel News and it will air toward the end of tonight's 5 o'clock news broadcast.
The article that appeared in yesterday's Victoria newspapers, (Victoria News, Saanich News, Goldstream News Gazette, Oak Bay News, etc) can be read online at the following link. http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/victorianews/entertainment/129338263.html
My interview for Adam Sawatsky of C-FAX has been uploaded and can be heard or downloaded in the "Free Downloads" section of this website.
Hi Friends, I was recently interviewed by Adam Sawatsky for C-FAX 1070 AM in Victoria and it will air just after 1:00 PM on Sunday, September 4th, 2011. C-FAX has an online radio stream at this link for anyone not in Victoria. http://www.cfax1070.com/listen.php?callsign=CFAXAM
I also want to mention that on September 7th, the Victoria newspaper Saanich News will have an artist profile of me as well.
August 6, 2011 - Dear Friends, Thanks to "Cultured Vagabond", I will be performing a CD Release concert for my new album "An Idiot's Tale" September 10th, 2011 at the Fort St Cafe in Victoria (742 Fort St). I will be joined onstage by my dear friend, drummer Lucas Johnson, who was the only other musician to perform with me on the album. We will be preceded by special guest Ciseaux. Doors open at 7:00PM and Ciseaux will be taking the stage around 9:00PM. Lucas and I expect to start playing around 10:15PM. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from me, Lucas or Jay Dunphy, as well as at The Fort St Cafe or PicNic. CDs and T-shirts will be availabe for sale at the show. Thank you.
June 21,2011 - Hi Friends, I want to share with you something I'm quite excited about. I've just posted the instrumental (karaoke) versions of the songs from "An Idiot's Tale" for Free Download on my website. The songs are a very different experience when heard without vocals, and if you're anything like me, you'll enjoy the songs more without having to hear me sing them. :-) And again, they're FREE. An Idiot's Tale (Instrumental Version)
June 11, 2011 - Since I'm going to Las Vegas from June 12th-17th, I thought I'd celebrate by making the song "Sin City" available as a free download for the time that I'm there. You can download it now from the "Free Downloads" page or the "Music" page. And yes, it contains some of the cheesiest lines I've ever written.
April 30, 2011 - iTunes now has the songs from "An Idiot's Tale" for sale.
April 15,2011. - "An Idiot's Tale" is now for sale at CD Baby in both CD and MP3 formats.
April 5, 2011. - Today is the official release date of my new album "An Idiot's Tale." The entire album can be heard in the "Music" section of this website, or just sit back and listen; it should be playing right now. You can also download a free MP3 of the album's first single, "My Favorite P's." It can be found in the "Free Downloads" section as well as the "Music" section. I'm honored to share my new work with you, and I truly hope you enjoy it. Currently, the album is available for purchase from me directly as well as at "Cinema Star Video" in Victoria. In a month or so, it will be available all over the net, including iTunes, CD Baby and Amazon. I will keep you up to date on this. Thank you for listening.
I'd like to announce the official release date for my new album, "An Idiot's Tale." It's coming out Tuesday, April 5th, 2011. You can get it from me directly at that time, and in a few weeks, it will be available for sale at online stores, as well as on download sites such as itunes. The cost for the CD will be $10.
