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Jason of the Junkyard All-Stars

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About Me

THE JUNKYARD ALL-STARS consist mainly of the trio Luke, Carl, and Jason. We've been playing around town in Eugene, OR since sometime in 2003. The whole thing started when Luke and Jason started playing tunes together and then Carl came along and decided he would stray from his metal roots and play a little folk too. The group blends folk, rock, blues, and a little metal in order to create the Junkyard sound. Originally we were playing open mics at places such as Cafe Paradisso and Cosmic Pizza, and then playing shows at the same locations. This was awesome, but we've all been taking on some more demanding life activities. So, while practicing does still happen and we rock out together just about every day, we spend less time trying to play out places. However, we do play the occasional house gathering, when offered the opportunity, or whatever. Songs are still being written and ROCK is still being created!

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/2/2006
Band Website: jrenslow.tripod.com
Band Members: THE JUNKYARD ALL-STARS: Carl: Bass, drums, melodica, whatever else... Luke: mandolin, lead guitar, drums, whatever he can get his hands on... Jason: vocals and rhythm guitar...THE OREGON UNDERGROUND: Shaun: bass... Martin: drums... Jason: vocals and guitar
Influences: This is what I listen to (and draw my inspirado from!)..... THE BILLY NAYER SHOW, RYAN ADAMS, Mint, the Jayhawks, Har Mar Superstar, Bob Dylan, Luca Turilli, Jack Johnson, Wilco, BOBB BURGESS and LH2, Floater, Beck, NO INTENTION, Zakk Wylde, JON SEWELL, CARL MARSH, DIO, the White Stripes, Spinal Tap, NEIL DIAMOND, JOHNNY CASH, LED ZEPPELIN, the Beatles, JOHN LENNON, Nerf Herder, Black Sabbath (Ozzy & Dio years), Beyond a Doubt, Ben Harper, G-Love, DJ RENZI, Cypress Hill, Blind Melon, Gavin DeGraw, the Cars, Captain Seahorse: Revenge Upon Humanity, Hank Williams I & III, Buckethead, OZZY, Dragonforce, Rhett Miller and the Old 97s, Dream Evil, Dwight Yoakam, IRON MAIDEN, Merle Haggard, Ween, Rainbow, The Redwalls, Boogie Chillen', Driftwood, 3 Inches of Blood, Black Label Society, Alice in Chains, Phil Collins, Neil Young, Leadbelly, Blind Guardian, Andrea Sempos, Sheryl Crow, Danzig, The Thrills, Shelby Lynne, The Strokes, Steely Dan, Saxon, Buffalo Springfield, Whiskeytown, John Coltrane, Pete Miser, the Rolling Stones, Journey, Alpha Charlie, Guster, Joe Bonamassa, Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Blacks, Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys, Soul Asylum, Sonvolt, Nic Armstrong & the Thieves, They Might Be Giants, Pink Floyd, Ezra Holbrook, Tom Petty, Frank Zappa, Willie Nelson, REM, Local H, Therapy?, GUITAR WOLF, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, TOM WAITS, Charlie Mars, Hammerfall, Kenny Loggins, Manowar, In Flames, Tenacious D, Robert Johnson, The Thrills, Tift Merritt, Dynamite Boy, Bob Seager, JED DION, Michael McDonald, Chris Isaac, Dungeon, The Highwaymen, Boston, Anthrax, Metallica, Ambulence Ltd., Black Rebel Motorcylce Club, Elf, Pearl Jam, Ben Harper, Otis Redding, White Zombie, Taj Mahal, The Who, AC/DC, Priestess, The Blues Brothers, Wolfmother, The Ordinary Flies, Kansas, Into Eternity, Jesse Harris & the Ferdinandos, George Harrison, Donovan, John Lee Hooker, Beyond the Embrace, Hall & Oates, Journey, Slim Whitman, Gals Panic, Robert Goulet, The Inkwell Rhythm Makers, Savage Circus, Christopher Cross, Jonathan Rice, Fjords of Thunder, Judas Priest, Dimebag, George Jones, Dwight Yoakam, The Doors, Steve Goodman, Ron Randall, Green Day, Parry Gripp, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Rick James, The Sons of the Pioneers, Nicole Atkins, MC Chris, Flight of the Conchords, ZZ Top, Europe, Wintersun
Sounds Like: singer/songwriter... been compared to, in little ways: Bob Dylan, Neil Young, DJ Renzi, Jack Johnson, Ryan Adams, Johnny Cash.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Catharsis... Physical... Expressive... Relief...

Catharsis: The expression or relief of anxiety through vocal or artistic means, such as music. Adam and I wrote a new song tonight... "X" it is called. ROCK!...
Posted by Jason of the Junkyard All-Stars on Sat, 03 May 2008 09:34:00 PST

www.Polirock.com... A Place to Be... Fighter Jets are not Toys... A Vote is a Vote...

A friend of mine, Mr. Dave DD as he is known, recently introduced me to the site www.polirock.com and now you can find The Junkyard All-Stars there! We're under the unsigned bands category, so go and ...
Posted by Jason of the Junkyard All-Stars on Fri, 02 May 2008 09:11:00 PST

Human Revolution: Songs of Freedom Mixtape Project!!

Hello, One of my songs, Come on Over (Let’s Chant), was recently accepted on a compilation of songs written by SGI Buddhists called Human Revolution: Songs of Freedom Mixtape. The project was...
Posted by Jason of the Junkyard All-Stars on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PST

The Difference Maker... Crucible of Worlds... New Old Songs (Or vice versa)... New Socks...

I came to a realization... and, that is that I haven't changed out the songs on this site for quite a long long while. So, I did it. The new tunes posted are actually some older recordings, but not to...
Posted by Jason of the Junkyard All-Stars on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:54:00 PST

baseball... victory... U.S.A.... Rock'n'Roll...

Went to a baseball game tonight... the Em's had a come from behind 3 to 2 victory over the Tri-city Dust Devils. It was action packed and awesome. What is it that makes IPA, unshelled peanuts, and bas...
Posted by Jason of the Junkyard All-Stars on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:13:00 PST

The Vigilante...

Thank you Charles Bronson for staring in Death Wish... 
Posted by Jason of the Junkyard All-Stars on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:50:00 PST

Bacon... Cheddar.... Lemon Wedge.... Ice Cold....

If someone had woke me up today and said I was going to go play tennis with my friend M.W., whom I haven't seen in way too long because he lives on the east coast, and ROCK as hard I did tonight... I'...
Posted by Jason of the Junkyard All-Stars on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:26:00 PST

Why?...How come?... Where from?... What's the deal?

So... what's up with all the porno girls that send me friend requests? Does everybody receive these? Does everyone get the requests from the girls who just want to talk about how they have an AIM name...
Posted by Jason of the Junkyard All-Stars on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:53:00 PST

A certain kind of cheeze...a certain kind of disaster... leftovers...

I did something I haven't done in a long long long time this past weekend... purchase a block of Velveeta almost cheese. I heard somebody say the other day that to make kick ass mac'n'cheese you have ...
Posted by Jason of the Junkyard All-Stars on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:40:00 PST

Nancy's should stick to yogurt...don't argue with facts...

So, it is now spring break and I've finally set aside some do nothing time... it's a little weird for me, but refreshing. Why is it, though, that I can work so hard during the school term and then on ...
Posted by Jason of the Junkyard All-Stars on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:00:00 PST