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About Me

Get into the House of Summer Nights. . . The House, on 621 Calendar Drive, was built mostly by hand by Jason Kesler with the help of a few of his closest friends (including his cohorts in National Era). Realtors have called the house "cute" or "quaint"; it only has four rooms, but those four rooms are rumored to have secret passages and lots of closet space. The four rooms each come complete with four fabulous walls, and those sixteen walls in total hold plenty of memories: the WestGAPS tarot card reading that hit close to home, Matt's eighth birthday party that lasted all night, the Applecheek-Jeweledeye wedding, the time Philemon jumped out the window thinking he could fly, and the bonfire out back that almost burnt down the place. Given all of that (and the other stuff that isn't proper to mention), you'd think that little house would be full-to-bursting by now, but there's still room for more memories. So come on out; you're welcome to drop by any time. If you have trouble finding the place, just follow the music . . .You can also find it here on iTunes:For more information, contact Jason at [email protected]

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Member Since: 23/06/2007
Band Members: The Summer Nights House Band: Jason Kesler -- vox, keyboard, guitar, percussion l Michael Butler -- guitar, bass l Chris Laney -- bass, drums l Walt Entrekin -- drums l Phillip Mitchell -- trumpet, backing vox l Jennifer Allen -- flute l Isaiah Amos -- sax l Chris Sundling -- upright bass, slide guitar l Dusty Pace -- banjo, backing vox l Trey Young -- mandolin l Jason "Panko" Wilson -- fiddle
Influences: National Era, King Radio, Jellyfish, the Beach Boys, Grand Drive, the Mud Band, and others
Sounds Like: a pretty cool mix [of] a bunch of pop sounds [. . .] There's some power pop, some Americana, some rock, and it all adds up to a tasty melodic stew. The title track starts things off in a kind of Wallflowers/Tom Petty mode, and then kicks into high gear with a horn section. The piano-based "We Were Young" follows, reminding me a bit of The Argument, while the languid "Umbrella Sky" brings to mind the latest Cloud Eleven disc. Good stuff.--Absolute Powerpop l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l la loose ensemble [whose] self-titled EP is full of bouncy, sunny pop ditties that reveal an obvious appreciation for Brian Wilson, among other icons.--Stomp and Stammer l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l lpoppy alt. country [. . .] "We Were Young" has a bouncy piano with a respectful nod to Brian Wilson. "Umbrella Sky" stays in that mode complete with sleigh bells. The remaining ballads are jazzy and countrified respectively.--Powerpopaholic
Record Label: N/A

My Blog

February

This missive from my compatriots in National Era: February is National Era month. We are hoping that you all will put a National Era song up for the month as your song, on your myspace site.&nbs...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:51:00 GMT

National Era

Jason Kesler, featured in The House of Summer Nights, is also a member of the band National Era. NE has a new album in the works called "Stereo." You can find out more about it at National...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:17:00 GMT

Everythings Gone (Except . . .

. . . the House of Summer Nights. The Summer Nights e.p. is on the way! A bulletin will be posted next week when copies of the cd will be availabe. Since the "only way to keep warm i...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:51:00 GMT

Finally

The House of Summer Nights e.p. has been shipped. I should have copies next week. I'll be sending out an all-points bulletin to round up any of youse suspected of trespassing on House...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:37:00 GMT

In the loop

The Summer Nights e.p. is in post-production and should be ready for mass consumption in a couple of weeks . . . In other news, rhyming cd release announcements are shown to be as effective as no...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:41:00 GMT

Back from the B-L-G-M

In the States, we don't know how lucky we are to have refreshing summer nights and free water . . . and refills. In Belgium, it doesn't get dark there in the summer until around midnight. ...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:51:00 GMT

Recording Finished

Finished recording. Mixing to be done soon. But inbetween, I'm flying out to Belgium for a short week-long tour. My grandmother is big in Belgium. So, when I write that the e.p...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:22:00 GMT

Recording

Currently recording The House of Summer Nights e.p. Should be finished in a month. Start laughing now.
Posted by on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:17:00 GMT