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Marshall Jones and the Frontier Phrenologists

steeped in the dregs of south austin

About Me

"Most of these 16 songs from the local string collective’s debut are short, played at a fast but not exactly furious rate; more a lazy, comfortable hoedown among friends than firebranded jams. And though lyrically the primary quartet plunders a variety of countrified problems—among them thievery, loneliness, infidelity and missing fingers—the sunniness of the album persists through the easy and accomplished style."—Liz Jones, Austin Sound"It is the Marshall Jones originals—some of which seem one or two centuries old—that make this CD a MUST for any good collection ... This band just oozes real life and real community-based old-fashioned fun."—Duggan Flanakin, Flanfireorder a copy of our CD todayOur 16-song debut CD is available for $10 (postage paid, check, money order, or well-concealed cash) to:Marshall Jones
p.o. box 1448
Austin, TX 78767... or send $10 via PayPal by clicking on the button below. Be sure and include your mailing address! Your CD will be shipped within three days. photo by Erik Malkemus

marshall has played the following Austin, Texas-area venues:

Beerland* ♦ The Black Cat Lounge ♦ The Broken Spoke ♦ The Cactus Cafe ♦ The Carousel Lounge* ♦ Cheapo Discs ♦ The Clay Pit ♦ Clementine Coffee Bar ♦ Club 115 ♦ Creekside Lounge ♦ Dirty Martin's ♦ Ego’s ♦ The Gingerman ♦ The Green Muse Cafe ♦ Headhunters ♦ Hills Cafe ♦ Jovita’s ♦ Live Oak Brewing Company ♦ The Longbranch Inn ♦ Momo's ♦ The Nutty Brown Cafe* ♦ The Oaks ♦ Opal Divine's Freehouse* ♦ The Parlor ♦ Pato's Good Tacos ♦ Plush ♦ Quack's 43rd Street Bakery ♦ Quack’s Maplewood Bakery ♦ Riley’s Tavern ♦ The Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant ♦ Rock Stars Bar ♦ Ruta Maya ♦ Sam’s Town Point ♦ The Saxon Pub ♦ The Triple Crown ♦ Threadgill's (North) ♦ Threadgill's (South) ♦ Waterloo Icehouse ♦ Woody's South*
(* denotes a weekly residency)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/23/2006
Band Website: frontierphrenology.com
Band Members:

photo by Erik Malkemus


Influences: We sound like a bunch of friends getting together to play music we love. Our friends and influences include: Possessed by Paul James, The White Ghost Shivers, Shorty Long, Ralph White, Shand Walton, High Noon, Townes Van Zandt, The Old Crow Medicine Show, Gillian Welch, Lil' Alice Spencer & her Monkey Butlers, Mirah, Smog, Richard Buckner, The Asylum Street Spankers, Les Niglos, Los Cadillos, Dark Holler, Mark Rubin and his Ridgetop Syncopators, Li'l Captain Travis, Roger Wallace, Marti Brom, Devendra Banhart, Gary Newcomb, Jeff Johnson, Ethan Azarian, Dave "Leroy" Biller, Erik Hokkanen, Wayne "The Train" Hancock, The Lonesome Heroes, Brennen Leigh, The Grassy Knoll Boys, The Golden Arm Trio, CocoRosie, Andrew Bird, Richard Thompson, The Boxcar Preachers, Shotgun Party, The Jitterbug Vipers, Uncle Earle and everyone else in and out of Austin who doesn't give a damn about making music to "entertain" other people.
Sounds Like: Partial Stones and the Brunt Steer Urologists
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

LYRICS!

A lot of people have contacted us about the lyrics to our album (which you can buy for $10, postage included, through our MySpace page). Well, here they are. Enjoy!       1. Phrenology ...
Posted by Marshall Jones and the Frontier Phrenologists on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:04:00 PST

TWO NEW SONGS POSTED!!!

... Well, two new OLD songs posted. We haven't recorded with our new mandolin and fiddle player (other than some kitchen recordings which, trust me, you DON'T want to hear), so I'm putting up two more...
Posted by Marshall Jones and the Frontier Phrenologists on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:54:00 PST

FOUR NEW SONGS POSTED!!!!

Friends,FINALLY!There are four songs from our new CD posted here, on our MySpace page. http://www.myspace.com/frontierphrenologyListen. Offer a critique. We can take your best shot.These four songs, "...
Posted by Marshall Jones and the Frontier Phrenologists on Sun, 06 May 2007 12:13:00 PST

Two new KINKS songs posted!

Hey, yo. We're busy working on our CD, so we haven't been gigging much, but much thanks to those of you who have inquired into our whereabouts. We'll be out there shortly, I assure you. In the meantim...
Posted by Marshall Jones and the Frontier Phrenologists on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:28:00 PST

three (well, FOUR really) new songs posted!

WHAT? How has it been four months since I posted new songs?!?!?! Well, here they are: Our new demo, recorded just last week and featuring our latest line-up (me on voice and guitar, Garreth Broesche o...
Posted by Marshall Jones and the Frontier Phrenologists on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:49:00 PST

three new songs posted!

Hello friends, Today we submit three new tunes for your approval. They were all recorded Friday in my kitchen. Listen and youll hear that the amazing Miss Stollak is in fine form on all three songs, ...
Posted by Marshall Jones and the Frontier Phrenologists on Thu, 25 May 2006 05:43:00 PST

two new songs posted!

Hey y'all:   Two new songs are up for ya, both of them recorded the other night at my house. They're demo tracks for Sarah and Garreth, but what the hey, maybe you'll dig 'em too. The first is th...
Posted by Marshall Jones and the Frontier Phrenologists on Sat, 13 May 2006 11:11:00 PST

two new songs posted!

Hello friends, Well, it's been a while since I've posted any new stuff ... Haven't had a working microphone here at home for a couple of months, so recording has been problematic. BUT ... My friends E...
Posted by Marshall Jones and the Frontier Phrenologists on Sun, 09 Apr 2006 01:15:00 PST

one new song posted!

hello again everybody, The latest song is "Mrs. McGrath." A traditional Irish ballad from the 18th Century, it's the oldest anti-war song I know. The widow McGrath sends her boy off to fight France (o...
Posted by Marshall Jones and the Frontier Phrenologists on Fri, 03 Mar 2006 10:47:00 PST

one new song posted!

hey again! Just a quick note to say that there's a new song, "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel." I recorded it a couple of weeks ago, and I didn't mean to publish it here. But I want to get something new on the ...
Posted by Marshall Jones and the Frontier Phrenologists on Sun, 05 Feb 2006 05:15:00 PST