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 Black Jake & the Carnies's Profile |
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| Last Login: | Jan 7, 2009 (335 days back) |
About Me |
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| Black Jake and The Carnies sing of murder and bloody corpses but somehow they make it all entertaining and interesting. They race through bluegrass flavored songs as if they have a jug of moonshine in one hand and a bottle of amphetamines in the other. If you're a bluegrass purist or a fan of Peter, Paul, and Mary folk music, you'll probably hate Black Jake and The Carnies but I don't think they care. They are having too much fun. If you like punk music and you like bluegrass and you have an open mind, Black Jake and The Carnies will make you smile. "Where the Heather Don't Grow", The Carnies' debut record was released in April and is available now! .. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document·location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document·write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); .. .. try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-6116626-2"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}.. |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 19/10/2004Band Website: blackjakeandthecarnies.com Band Members: Black Jake -- lead vocals / banjo / songs Gus -- fiddle Zach Pollock -- mandolin Caleb Lee Johnson -- vocals /train whistle/jug/limberjack/slappin' hisself Joe Cooter -- bass guitar Chris Westhoffer -- guitar Billy the Kingpin LaLonde -- drums / washboard / vocals Jesse Miller -- Accordion Influences: Sounds Like: Sounds: 1/06/09 - The Ark from zman 9/12/08 - WDET Detroit Today (last 30 mins) 5/17/08 - Record Release - Elbow Room 5/17/08 - Record Release - Elbow Room (Semi-live) 3/17/08 - Elbow Room 2/28/08 - WBSR's Phoning It In 8/31/07 - Elbow Room (semi-live) 8/31/07 - Elbow Room Reviews/Previews: Metro Mode - Wigout Recap Recoil Magazine - Album Review Detroit Wig Out Country Home (Denmark) - Album Review The Washtenaw Voice - Album Review Western Herald: Album Review Americana Daily: Album Review Detroit Free Press: Blowout Wrap-up The 780.00s: Album Review Detroit Free Press: Blowout Preview Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange: Album Review The Muse's Muse: Album Review American UK: Album Review Metro Times: Ark Preview Detroit Free Press: Ark Preview The Current: Ark Preview Jackson Citizen Patriot: Best of 2008 Whatz Up: Album Review All Music Guide: Album Review Toledo City Paper: Preview Jackson Citizen Patriot: Concert Review PPNA: Full Freight Banjo The Post-Rockist: MTB Concert Review On the web: Carnies on Pandora Radio CD Baby - Buy the record Reverb Nation Last FM EPK on SonicBids Photos on Flickr Videos on UTube Type of Label: Unsigned |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Americana / Punk / Bluegrass) |
My Blog |
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New Blog, WEMU, etc |
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| Black Jake & the Carnies have started a blog at: blackjakeandthecarnies.blogspot.com/If you visit, you will find random rants, political discussions (the Carnies represent a wide range of political vi... Posted by on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:15:00 GMT |
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It's An International Shakedown |
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| Zach informed us the other day that our album has been illegally
downloaded 1258 times. Intrigued, I did a little research of my own and
have reached a total closer to 2000 downloads in countries on... Posted by on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:10:00 GMT |
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Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange Review |
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| Where the Heather Don't Grow A review written for the Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange by Mark S. Tucker (progdawg@hotmail.com).Heh!, these guys have originated "crabgrass", a blend of bluegrass, Americ... Posted by on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:51:00 GMT |
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Recent Press/Reviews |
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| Hey all,Below are links and text for a few recent reviews and press articles. My favorite quote is from the Muse's Muse: "If you're abluegrass purist or a fan of Peter, Paul, and Mary folk music, you... Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:49:00 GMT |
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Playing the Ark in Ann Arbor this Tuesday - Jan 6 |
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| Happy New Year friends! Just one more reminder that we will kick off 2009 with a very special show next Tuesday at the famed Ark in Ann Arbor. We will be playing all the old favorites as well a... Posted by on Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:08:00 GMT |
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Whatz Up, Fort Wayne, IN Review |
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| Black Jake & The Carnies Where The Heather Don't Grow They call themselves "The Original Kings of Crabgrass," and once you hear the synthesis of banjo, fiddle and mandolin-fired bluegrass/Pi... Posted by on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:44:00 GMT |
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Ella Sharp Art and Wine Fest Review |
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| Another review, this one of a recent show, from the Jackson Citizen Patriot. Thanks to Rochelle and Dave, and everyone else that made the event a success.Art and wine enjoyed by all, unlike my T... Posted by on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:57:00 GMT |
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AMG review by Steve Leggett |
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| Review by Steve LeggettBlack Jake & the Carnies are a curious octet out of Ypsilanti, MI who specialize in a kind of raucous acoustic Americana that tosses post modern Appalachian murder... Posted by on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:01:00 GMT |
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We are taking July off |
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| We decided a while back that we'd take the entire month of July off from playing gigs, and we're stickin' to it. We've had to turn down a lot of really great sounding gigs to stick to our promis... Posted by on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:58:00 GMT |
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Recent Press |
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| June 16th 2008
..."My favorite part, however, was watching the crowd's reaction to Black Jake and the Carnies, who hail from Ypsilanti. Band leader Black Jake plays banjo, and for this show he was bac... Posted by on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:50:00 GMT |
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