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Jen Abounader

Music for people who live in attics

About Me

Hi, I'm Jen! I'm 24 years old, and I live in Albany, NY. I play guitar, and I write songs that you can hear if you click around on the player above. At the moment, the things I enjoy include the tambourine that I keep in my car (just in case), portabello mushrooms, Batman, and Okkervil River's "Black Sheep Boy" album.

To get in touch with me, email me at jenabounader.music(at)gmail(dot)com, or you can use myspace to message me or comment.

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Member Since: 2/14/2005
Band Website: jenabounader.com
Band Members: Jen Abounader
Influences: Elliott Smith, Ben Folds Five, Queen, Neutral Milk Hotel, Big Star, Wilco, The Fiery Furnaces, The Velvet Underground, The White Stripes, The Beatles' "Rubber Soul," The Who, The Cure, Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, The Arcade Fire, Dusty Springfield, Janis Joplin, Hank Williams, Neko Case, The Standells, The Zombies, Okkervil River, many, many more.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

I guess?

So apparently I have not updated this or my web page in about 1234934589721 years. Relevant news since then is that I saved up for a PA and therefore no longer am a slave to my old bass amp when playi...
Posted by Jen Abounader on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:55:00 PST

Albany Update no.2

I played my first Albany show on Friday at The Muddy Cup, and it was a lot of fun.  Big thanks to the venue for their excellent coffee and general niceness!The first in what I believe will be a s...
Posted by Jen Abounader on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 01:05:00 PST

Here I am, in Albany

Well, I did it - I now live in Albany, on the second floor of a 6 bedroom house.  I got a job at a comic book store, which is pretty cool even though it has nothing to do with music.Music-wise, I...
Posted by Jen Abounader on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:45:00 PST

it's about freakin time for an update

It's been awhile since my last update.  I've been playing some shows, working on writing one more song for the album, and, of course, recording. The majority of the drum parts are just about all ...
Posted by Jen Abounader on Fri, 26 May 2006 12:56:00 PST

Metal Sadness and More

Well, Monday I was on my way to Schnitt and Miller's space for recording above Pizza Classic when I got a sad phone call.  Apparently, a death metal band has moved into the room adjacent to their...
Posted by Jen Abounader on Thu, 04 May 2006 09:17:00 PST

Recording and Other Nonsense

Alright - Recording has been going well!  One Matt Clausner has graciously agreed to drum for me, and I think it sounds pretty darn good.  So far, vocal and guitar tracks have been done...
Posted by Jen Abounader on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:04:00 PST

New show, web page updates, etc.

I am officially a full time musician with no day job until the start of grad school in the fall.  Newish show:  Melodic Revolution, April 15, 7pm.  As it is Easter eve, there may or ma...
Posted by Jen Abounader on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 12:02:00 PST

Music and Website update!

After two failed attempts, myspace seems to have finally let me post some music.  I'm sure everyone is very happy. Now, for the big news:  Within a few hours, www.jenabounader.com will be ac...
Posted by Jen Abounader on Thu, 23 Mar 2006 11:56:00 PST

General Update Madness

...And it's update time. On Thursday 3/16, I recorded a demo with my friend and yours, Joe Sweet.  It went really well - I got 7 songs out of the session, and 5 of them came out near flawless.&nb...
Posted by Jen Abounader on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 06:33:00 PST

What I'm Up To

Well, I finally joined this myspace thing.  Here is a list for your enjoyment. Things I Am Working On: 1. Getting into the recording studio to record my mythical upcoming EP 2. Booking some dat...
Posted by Jen Abounader on Mon, 06 Mar 2006 02:01:00 PST