NEWS
February 1, 2009
Update on The Stingers This Time Around European Tour
Several Dates have been confirmed for The Stingers/Contra Coup tour in
May. Please check the calendar
page as they come in.
December 23, 2008
Stingers Vinyl Release of "This Time Around" plus one year anniversary gig
Happy Holidays and New Year!! I've got some things to celebrate and want to share it with you.
Mossburg Music has just put the finishing touches on a RED VINYL release of the new Stingers album, calling it "Regards to You." They have chosen the top songs and the record is about to go to press. New look, new order, quality vinyl for you DJs and collectors out there! This is also on the heels of our upcoming European tour in May. Check back for dates as they come in.
Also, for those of you in the NYC area, please join me for my one-year anniversary gig at Espresso 77 in Jackson Heights. This hip coffee joint has been a second home for me. I am thankful to owners Afzal and Julie for allowing me the regular space to perform and try out new tunes in a relaxed setting. Please join us on JANUARY 2, from 7-9pm for the gig. There is no cover and no age restrictions.
December 2, 2008
Three pieces of BIG NEWS
Since I've had a lapse in news reporting, I've compiled some exciting stuff!
First, a Stingers European tour for May 2009 has been announced. We will be heading to some of our favorite haunts in the continent and will be touring with the great Contra Coup out of Austin, TX. We will tour in support of our latest release, "This Time Around" (see it to your right). Check the calendar or www.myspace.com/thestingers for updates.
Second, I have written a track for the great ska singer Doreen Shaffer of Skatalites fame. The track is called "Dear Conscience" and it will appear on a CD/12" called "Love I Can Feel." The CD is an exciting benefit record for the American Cancer Society. It features many great singers who wrote original tunes over the classic "Love I Can Feel" rhythm. Other artists include Clinton Fearon, Contra Coup, General Smiley, Chris Murray, and more. It will be released on Mossburg Music in early 2009. Please check www.mossburgmusic.com for updates.
Third, RokkaTone has been selected for a showcase at the 2009 South by Southwest music conference. Date and Venue TBA.
October 10, 2008
CMJ Showcase gig w/Band From Queens
It's just two weeks away! Jonny and the band are playing a CMJ showcase gig at National Underground in NYC on October 22nd. We're doing the early slot at 7pm. Come join us!
September 2, 2008
Band From Queens and Chrome Hearts gigs on the books
The triumphant return of the Band from Queens is official. We will be playing a CMJ showcase at The National Underground on October 22. 45 minute set of my original folk/blues material in quartet formation.
I've also picked up a bass playing gig with a band called The Chrome Hearts, a Neil Young tribute band. The band features my good friend Eddie Ocampo on drums (ska/reggae studio man with Vic Rice, among others) and a host of good players that I am excited to make music with. We are also debuting at Two Boots in Park Slope on November 21st.
For this and more gig news, please visit the calendar page.
August 20, 2008
Back in NYC, new gigs to boot
After a great run of gigs in Austin (thanks to all the participants), I am back in NYC and moving along with solo, Band From Queens and a new bass playing gig with the CHROME HEARTS, a Neil Young cover band that features my good friend, Eddie Ocampo, on the drums. I have always enjoyed bass gigs, and haven't had enough of them, so this is quite a treat.
While in Austin, I continued the work on my first solo record. I am planning for a release in early 2009. I will keep you posted. In the meantime, a rough mix of 1000 Times is available on the press kit page.
You can come see me play at the following dates:
Aug 22 - National Underground - Solo set at 9pm - other songwriters on the bill include Austin friend Jason Blum and NYC bud Adam Levy. Great bill!!!
Sept 1 - LIC Bar - 10pm - Singer-Songwriter showcase in Long Island City, QUEENS!!!
Sept 5 - Espresso 77 - Solo set in Jackson Heights, QUEENS!!!!
June 27, 2008
It's Official. Austin gigs announced
As noted earlier, I will be performing in my beloved Austin, Texas throughout the month of July. RokkaTone shows, solo performances and a debut of some new folk/blues material with The Nashville Skyline Band are on the agenda, which is as follows:
July 3 - ROKKATONE - Central Market Westgate, 6:30-9, Free
July 6 - ROKKATONE - First Unitarian Church - services at 9:45 and 11:30am,
Free
July 7 - DEBUT OF JONNY MEYERS & THE NASHVILLE SKYLINE BAND - Hole In The
Wall - 2 sets starting at 9pm - 1st set Jonny Meyers original material, 2nd set
covers Bob Dylan's classic record "Nashville Skyline" song to song -
FREE
July 10 - ROKKATONE - Lorraine's Live Music Venue - Marble Falls, TX, 9-12 pm
July 16 - JONNY SOLO - Austin Bergstrom Airport
For more info, please check the calendar
page. Looking forward to seeing you!
June 1, 2008
Debut of Jonny Meyers and the Band from Queens - June 14
On June 14th, at the National Underground, I will be debuting a NYC based band, straight outta my beloved borough of Queens. The band includes Seth Goldberg (Drums), Chris Crosby (bass) and my old neighborhood buddy Joey K (guitar)...all fine musicians. We will be playing much of my unreleased solo material. The gig starts at 9pm - 50 minute set. See the calendar page for more info.
May 20, 2008
RokkaTone and Jonny Meyers gigs in Austin this July
You can take me away from Austin, but not for long. This July, I'll be spending a full month playing gigs and working on some leftover recordings in my beloved Ausitn, TX. Look for the first RokkaTone gigs in almost a year, a debut gig of folk/rock material with the Nashville Skyline band, as well as a repeat performance of Dylan's record of the same name, and some solo gigs here and there. Please see my calendar page for a full schedule.
April 9, 2008
Bob Dylan, Crazy Baldhead, and Tom Thumb's Blues
Agent Jay Nugent (Slackers, guitar) and I just recorded a version of the Highway 61 classic "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" out in Bed Stuy, BKLYN. Drumbeats changed, lyrics shifted and personalized, the new version is called "Just Like Agent Jay's Blues," and can be found posted on my myspace page.
April 7, 2008
New Stingers record to be released on April 11th
The Stingers new LP, "This Time Around," is set for the street date of April 11th. Our first full length since 2004's "All In a Day" contains 13 new tunes, five different vocalists, and is once again mixed by our good friend Victor Rice. We are happy to be supported by a new US label, Mossburg Music. To order the album online, click here. It is available in both hard copy format and digital download.
The band will be meeting in Austin to perform a release show on April 11th at the Flamingo Cantina and April 12th in San Antonio at the Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar. For more details on the shows, visit my calendar page.
April 3, 2008
Jonny on new Slackers record "Self Medication"
Last November, in an attic in New Jersey, I recorded a few killer tracks with The Slackers' vocalists Vic Ruggiero and Glen Pine. These tunes now appear on their latest LP release "Self Medication" (Indication/Red Eye). Many consider The Slackers to be the leading ska/rocksteady band due to relentless touring and consistent production of great, original music. I am proud to have been a part of the new record and look forward to doing more work with those guys soon. To check out the CD, click here.
March 21, 2008
Reunited (and it feels so good)
After returning to Queens, Jonny is reuniting with fellow guitar player Joey K Filardo and bass player/booking pinoeer Ira Berman. Jonny, Joey and Ira picked up guitars together as teenagers in Forest Hills, played over 100 gigs together in several bands (does anyone remember the BLUE BONES), and even opened for Bo Diddley and Wilson Pickett together on the same bill. Now Jonny and Joey are once again putting a band together to perform Jonny's original folk and blues material. The band is set to debut on April 30th at the Knitting Factory, which has been booked by ol' pal Ira and his company nycgigs.com.
January 15, 2008
“When She Cries” free download at Wendy’s
Jonny and management (DMG) just sealed a deal with Wendy’s and Dr. Pepper to have his song “When She Cries” offered as a free download with the purchase of a Dr. Pepper fountain drink. The promotion is part of a South by Southwest give-away and will occur in all Wendy’s locations in Texas and Oklahoma on a date to be announced. We will keep you posted.
January 1, 2008
Jonny Meyers under new management
Jonny Meyers and Diaspora Music Group (DMG) are happy to announce a partnership of extraordinary proportions. The DMG will be acting as a management company for Jonny with the intention to further the licensing and promotion of Jonny’s original material. Look for 2008 to be a successful year for both Jonny and the DMG.
December 30, 2007
Jonny’s residency in Queens
Jackson Heights, Queens was never know much for its music scene, but things are about to change. Jonny is started a weekly singer-songwriter residency at Espresso 77, the newest, hippest, artist friendly coffee shop in the hood. Jonny will appear
monthly, from 7-9pm, completely acoustic (no PA, no mics, nothing). New Yorkers, come see for yourselves.
Espresso 77 – 35-57 77th st – Jackson Heights, NY 11372 – Map it
New Releases:
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The Stingers - This Time Around - 2008
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Rokkatone - In This Life - 2006
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