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jessie yamas

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About Me

Sometimes life throws you a curve ball. Or two. Or three. Other times it takes the direct route and hits you smack in the face, prompting you to hop the next plane to France in search of the best face transplant money can buy. Then there are the times when it careens through the air just barely missing you, leaving you dazed and with a slight ringing in your ear....not to mention pissed off that this is as close as life's ball ever gets to you.

A select few musicians try and put these events and feelings to song. Using crafty lyrics and a soulful voice to reach inside and speak to our lonely inner selves...

...and then there's me and my songs....HA! :)

Cheers all! Thanks for stopping in. Comments are mucho appreciated...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/13/2005
Band Members: I am most often seen performing as part of a duo with EARL PICKENS.
Occaaaasionally I play solo.

About once a month in NYC I sing with Earl Pickens and the Trail of Tears:

EARL PICKENS: Guitar, Lead Vocals
ANDY RIEDEL: Lead Guitar
PAUL UNSWORTH: Drums
DAVE POST: Upright Bass
ME: Harmonies
Influences: Girl Rock is pretty much where I'm coming from and where I'm going:
Suzanne Vega, Aimee Mann, Rickie Lee Jones, Katell Keineg, Sarah Slean, Ani Difranco, Jonatha Brooke, Regina Spektor, Bjork, Alana Davis, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Michelle Shocked, Martha Wainwright, Alanis Morissette, Gillian Welch, Allison Kraus, Edie Brickell, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers (Indigo Girls), Dido, Sinead O'Connor, Norah Jones, Tracey Chapman, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Bonnie Raitt, Cesaria Evora, Edith Piaf, Annie Ross, Emmylou Harris, Heather Nova, Siouxsie Sioux, Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star), Lucinda Williams, Annie Lennox, Jem, Lauryn Hill, Michelle Branch, Eva Cassidy, Nelly Furtado, Fiona Apple, Liz Phair, Janis Joplin, Erin McKeown, Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Jen Chapin, Natalie Merchant, Joan Armatrading
Type of Label: None

My Blog

CRAZY BUSY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

Yeah yeah...I know...Aren't we all?But for real! I'm opening a cafe June 15 and it's going to take GOBS of WORK and GOBS of LOVE to get it to fly!!! Hope to turn it into a much-needed music venue...bu...
Posted by jessie yamas on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 09:05:00 PST

MYSPACE & SPRINGBREAK?

Uhhh...where'd everyone go...??I've been poking around and noticed that even many big names are getting very few plays these last couple of days. Is it truly possible that MySpace is affected by Sprin...
Posted by jessie yamas on Sun, 05 Mar 2006 08:46:00 PST

KISSES & MUSIC

Many big WET kisses to all who came out to see us at Zelda's last Thurs!! Hey, and add some tongue to those kisses if you were there taking notes. You know who you are.See you next time.......
Posted by jessie yamas on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:14:00 PST

TWO GREAT GIGS

What a weekend for music! Earl and I played Zelda's coffee shop here in Lewisburg on Fri night. A BIG thx very much to all who came out! We had a full house, made some tips and sold some cds...can't a...
Posted by jessie yamas on Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:49:00 PST

MORE TO COME

SATURDAY JAN 14Yo Everyone and Anyone,Earl and I had a SUPER gig last night at Zelda's on the Park - a tres chic lil coffee shop, I must say. I played somma my songs, Earl played somma his songs, we e...
Posted by jessie yamas on Sat, 14 Jan 2006 07:35:00 PST