DJ's brand of alt-country draws from many quarters. Country Blues or even folk on some numbers, his punk tenure with The Divinyls surfaces on others, plenty of old Country and Blues ghosts walk through the lyrics and grooves of the eleven songs. All but one were co-written by the artist with a host of greats that include Tim Carroll and Tim Krekel, Chuck Prophet, George Marinelli and others.
The Duane Jarvis journey so far centers around the scenes of Portland, Los Angeles, and East Nashville. He counts a long list of luminaries among his friends and supporters, and has gigged or recorded with Lucinda Williams, The Divinyls, Dwight Yoakam, John Prine, Giant Sand, and Dave Alvin, to name a famous few. Along with appearing in several major motion pictures, his songs have been recorded by Lucinda Williams, Peter Case, Pinmonkey, Amy Rigby, Greg Trooper, Rosie Flores, and many other great artists.
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