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homeless J.

Oh the sound in my ears...

About Me

homeless J. began in the family basement of school mates all seeking the same thing – the intoxicating liberation found in experimental rock music. With only this feeling as their flagship this indie space rock collaboration of longtime friends Chad Van Meter (vocals/guitars), Brad Amstutz (guitar), Jonathan Hill (bass), Matt Minnick (guitar), and Dan Willig (drums) has been hovering like a UFO around the music scene attracting spiritual travelers of all sorts.
The five-piece (originating from Fort Wayne) has a range of influences that touch on everything from the minimalist romanticism of the Cure, the optimistic energy of early U2, and the dark spirituality of Depeche Mode. As Van Meter has said, “There is a sacredness about the space that music can penetrate. We tread lightly on the hollowed ground we are invited into.” It’s this magic space they have been captivated by since the beginning. Their live shows too are absorbed with it, mimicking in ways a playground of sacred shared-experience. The world is ripe for the spell of homleless J.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/22/2004
Band Website: homelessj.com
Band Members:

Buy "The Squeeze" (2007) at any homeless J. show, all Wooden Nickel locations or Borders in Fort Wayne, IN or online at DigStation .

Buy "Three Seconds To Gaze" (2006) in retail stores nationwide or online at Amazon , Target , FYE , Tower Records , iTunes , Spun and SonyBMG ! In Fort Wayne, IN, buy the album at Best Buy, Wooden Nickel and Borders.
Influences: Inspired music and art of all kinds

Sounds Like:
See the Taylor Gahm video for "The Flash"

Record Label: J Realestate
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

homeless J. to open for Red at Pierre’s

Homeless J. will be opening a 98.9 The Bear $.98 concert with national touring act Red.  The show is Friday, June 20th at Pierre's.  Doors open at 7 pm and the show start...
Posted by homeless J. on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:45:00 PST

homeless J. on the road in May

Calling all Homeless J fans! We will be doing a mini-run of shows this month. We would love to see you at some of them (we really do have some great fans...)!1. We will be in Chicago THIS Saturday nig...
Posted by homeless J. on Mon, 05 May 2008 11:13:00 PST

homeless J. news - "Butterflies" rising to the top of NEW! charts

homeless J.'s "(In the Time of the...) Butterflies" has been added to NEW! which exposes the band to 10+ million people on 500 radio station Web sites across the US! Help us make Butterflies rise to t...
Posted by homeless J. on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:54:00 PST

Pictures from Fridays show

Miss the show?  No worries.  Catch some of the pictures from the Friday night's "Rock the Boxes" show at Sonrise Cafe (not to mention new merch and videos) on our myspace homepage. &nbs...
Posted by homeless J. on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:37:00 PST

Rock the Boxes

ROCK THE BOXES(Operation Christmas Child Benefit Show)--------------------------------------------------FRIDA Y, NOVEMBER 167:00pm Doors | 7:30pm Rocknophobia8:00pm homeless J.--------------------...
Posted by homeless J. on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:44:00 PST

New Music Video

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Posted by homeless J. on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:17:00 PST

"The Squeeze" EP

Thanks to everyone who came out to our CD Release Party at Columbia Street West last Friday night!!!  Between your beautiful faces, the gorgeous butterfly girls, the balloon drop, "The ...
Posted by homeless J. on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:45:00 PST

"The Squeeze" CD Release Party THIS FRIDAY!!!

"The Squeeze" CD RELEASE PARTY this Friday!!! At Columbia Street West in Fort Wayne, IN Check out www.homelessJ.com for more details and directions!  Bring friends!  Carpool to the sho...
Posted by homeless J. on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:31:00 PST

T-shirt design contest!!!

Enter in homeless J.'s t-shirt design contest! We are honored to have so many artistically talented fans and are very excited to see what you guys come up with!  homeless J. will be releasin...
Posted by homeless J. on Wed, 09 May 2007 10:12:00 PST

HTML Comments...NO!

Hi everybody!  Real quick like, if you post a comment with HTML, it will get deleted, so thanks for the consideration, but we like to hear from YOU, not myspace glitter graphics or $500 Victoria'...
Posted by homeless J. on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:59:00 PST