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Walt Wells

About Me

Walt Wells is an active musician and composer in the NYC community. A midwestern transplant, Walt is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist that can be seen performing in and around NYC with Jones Street Station, Kings County Strings and on other musical occasions. For the past 5 years, he has provided administrative support for Cause Effective, a Manhattan based non-profit that provides management consulting services to nonprofits. He received an Honors BA in Ethnomusicology/Folklore at Indiana University and is a contributing writer to New York's own Deli Magazine.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 25/04/2007
Band Members: A shadowbox. A puppet with a master fader. Rushdie, Rilke, Marvel Comics. A matinee movie. A guitar made of hawaiian wood. A chicken roll with sauce on the side and an unlimited subway card. Serial anti-hero funderoos like Deadwood, The Wire, South Park, Arrested Development, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. A double bass that's very tall. A pair of jeans and a second hand blazer. A feedback track. Another feedback track. A pack of cigarettes and a chair. 2lb of sugar.
Influences: Smog, Soul Coughing, Nina Simone, Crowded House, Brooklyn Bluegrass Jams, Daniel Lanois, Miles Davis, Lyle Lovett, Bjork, Genesis, The Pixies, Cinematic Orchestra, Bill Monroe, Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn, Johnny Cash, Marvin Gaye, Patti Smith, Brian Eno, Stevie Wonder, PJ Harvey, Henryk Goreki, Radiohead, David Byrne, Arcade Fire, Prince
Record Label: Smith Street Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

JSS in Paste Magazine!

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/09/getting-to-kno w-jones-street-station.html
Posted by on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:57:00 GMT

Show Updates

Hi all,   We're all very excited by the positive things you're all saying about In Verses!  Thanks for listening/enjoying - if you haven't yet gotten a chance to listen, you can download it via th...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:12:00 GMT

In Verses Available Now!

Hi all,   It's here!  On sale today is In Verses, Jones Street Station's sophomore effort.  Want to take a preview before you buy?  Join the AOL/Spinner listening party and give it a pre listen.   ...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:39:00 GMT

Live this weekend

Hi all,   Thanks to those of you who came out to last Friday's Celebrate Brooklyn show.  It was a real honor for us to play on our biggest local stage upon which we'd seen so many great shows in sum...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:50:00 GMT

Celebrate Brooklyn! - This Friday

Hello lovelies,   We just wanted to drop you a quick reminder to come on out this Friday, August 7th when we'll be performing as part of Celebrate Brooklyn at the Prospect Park Bandshell.  We'll be ...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:27:00 GMT

JSS @ Celebrate Brooklyn + Live From Down Home this Thursday

Hello, We're back from an amazing month out on the road with Ben Kweller.  You can read all about our travels (and Jonny's culinary adventures) in our blog atwww.jonesstreetstation.net.    But what we...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:35:00 GMT

JSS @ 92Y Tribeca This Friday

Hello,   We'll be kicking off our June tour this Friday with a show at 92Y Tribeca.  The bill will include Shannon McNally, who is not only talented, but looks to be a dead ringer for Lost's Eva...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:06:00 GMT

JSS Live in NYC 5/14 - Goes Cube RELEASE!!!, 5/25

Hello,   We'll be out and about in NYC quite a bit in the next month before we hit the road with Ben Kweller.  If you're feeling spring fever and need a little live music, come spend an evening with...
Posted by on Mon, 11 May 2009 07:55:00 GMT

JSB Live - Thursday 3/5 and Sat 3/7

Hello Lovelies, First up, we had an inspiring time on the road with Ben Kweller. Danny's written a great blog post on our website with some links to reviews and photo galleries from the live show and ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:18:00 GMT

Dates w/ Ben Kweller & The Watson Twins - NYC, Wed 2/25

Hello Lovelies, Next week we'll be on the road with the amazing Ben Kweller and The Watson Twins and it's gonna really be something special.Here's a rundown of the shows: Tue, 2/24 - Somerville, MA - ...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:22:00 GMT