JON GEIGER’S CUTTING A VEIN... Being compared to Steve Earle and Townes Van Zandt was just the start. Now, names like Springsteen, John Mayer and John Hiatt have come up. Although it’s nice to be associated with artists of that caliber, for a relatively unknown singer-songwriter it’s a heavy burden. After all, those dudes are icons, and Jon Geiger is hardly a household name
.......... The fact that this Americana rocker usually performs acoustically may account for some of the comparisons, but not all of them. More likely, it’s the fact that those artists cut a vein to spill their soul into a song. And, that’s Geiger’s style. He bleeds for his audience.......... He’s paid his road dog dues too, playing Austin, Boston, New York and California. And, everywhere he’s graced a stage, people remember his passion. In fact, with a twelve-month residency at the legendary Whisky a Go-Go and a fan base of television stars, film directors, and an assortment of industry, Geiger should be well known by now. Instead, he’s probably one of the industry’s “best kept secrets.†..........
But that secret has been harder to hide over the past couple years. Music Connection Magazine named him one of the “Hottest Artists of 2008†while Hits Magazine gave him the star treatment.......... Today, Jon Geiger is playing for his future --- a future that will hopefully give him the recognition he deserves. At least that’s what the critics say.
