Jamie Kent

The Lyon wasn’t sleeping on Sunday…

At approximately the hour of 9pm this past Sunday, I rocked the Lyon’s Den at Wheaton College. And by rocked, I mean played an acoustic set, sang my heart out, and exposed the students at Wheaton to my rather large portfolio of awkward jokes/stories…so basically, it was awesome.

The Lyon’s Den is an awesome coffeehouse/lounge venue that has seen the likes of Matt Nathanson, Stephen Kellogg, Crooked Still, and now Jamie Kent. My biggest enemy throughout the night was easily the espresso machine; though once I decided to invite the machine into the band, its solos added a nice touch to the set However, the house was pretty close to full, and everyone was really receptive to my tunes.  I was also able to test out a couple new tunes, and particularly one that I just wrote on ukulele called “Games” (which was received really well).  Oh, and we filmed the whole thing! The footage turned out great, so keep you eyes peeled for a couple more videos in the coming weeks! Lastly, I was invited to come back in the spring, which is always a great thing. All in all, it was a great show and I can’t wait to rock The Den again soon. Thanks to Liza and Caitie for making it happen, and Jessie for filming!

From the depths of the studio…

Today Wes and I took to the studio with lead guitarist Joe Boyle to further develop five of the nine tunes that we’re working on to complete my first full length release “Neoteny”. Let me just tell you, these tunes are hot. I’m honestly twitching with excitement to play them for you. There’s a ton of work ahead, but it’s all coming together so well that I really can’t wait to go to work every day. So stay tuned, there’s a pretty good chance that I  may post a tune or two in the next couple of weeks (before they’re all complete)…

The real countdown begins…

So I know I’ve talked a lot of talk about this “Big Idea” of mine, but it’s actually about to happen. I can finally say that within a week, the idea will be launched. Prepare yourselves for the The Collective, it’s going to change the way you view being a fan, and change the way we musicians pursue our dreams.

Talk soon,

Jamie