UPDATES
September 9 2021
Hope you're liking the re-releases because heeere's another one; I like checking them off the list and knowing they're back up for people to hear. This time we're mood swinging with Afterimage Chaser, 10 lo-fi tracks from May 2000 that dip into the raucous, the sedate and the experimental. Check it out on Bandcamp.
Hope you're liking the re-releases because heeere's another one; I like checking them off the list and knowing they're back up for people to hear. This time we're mood swinging with Afterimage Chaser, 10 lo-fi tracks from May 2000 that dip into the raucous, the sedate and the experimental. Check it out on Bandcamp.
August 4 2021
Time for another ancient re-release! Heavy Root was a lo-fi cassette demo from December 1999 focused on blues, folk and antifolk, a departure at the time for me after two punk releases from that summer and fall. It's young and raw and unhewn and you can hear it in all its unhewn raw youth on Bandcamp at your leisure.
Time for another ancient re-release! Heavy Root was a lo-fi cassette demo from December 1999 focused on blues, folk and antifolk, a departure at the time for me after two punk releases from that summer and fall. It's young and raw and unhewn and you can hear it in all its unhewn raw youth on Bandcamp at your leisure.
July 13 2021
In October 2001, I was asked to compose and record an original score in a month for The Nicholls Players' production of the 1945 play "Dark of the Moon" -- incidental background music, intermission and inter-scene transitions. I did, and even got to play a tiny part as a musician in a couple of scenes! It was a great time all around. For the first time in almost 20 years, the score's able to be heard again. Catch it on Bandcamp as the latest re-release!
In October 2001, I was asked to compose and record an original score in a month for The Nicholls Players' production of the 1945 play "Dark of the Moon" -- incidental background music, intermission and inter-scene transitions. I did, and even got to play a tiny part as a musician in a couple of scenes! It was a great time all around. For the first time in almost 20 years, the score's able to be heard again. Catch it on Bandcamp as the latest re-release!
July 3 2021
After the Rock Show's triumphant win on Escape From The Secret Lab, Dr. Pinkerton activated the Zom-Beam he installed in the victory plaque -- the effects were sudden and devastating, though my chess game has never been better. This was filmed for part of the always excellent multimedia stage show at COG's 25th Anniversary concert yesterday. I found another pawn under the fridge this morning but I think that's all of them now.
After the Rock Show's triumphant win on Escape From The Secret Lab, Dr. Pinkerton activated the Zom-Beam he installed in the victory plaque -- the effects were sudden and devastating, though my chess game has never been better. This was filmed for part of the always excellent multimedia stage show at COG's 25th Anniversary concert yesterday. I found another pawn under the fridge this morning but I think that's all of them now.
June 29 2021
The grid view is now the default on the Music page, it only took 10 months of constantly toggling it on each time to find something for me to get the hint that it's better this way. (Not relevant if you're browsing on a mobile device or at less than 768px window res, y'all gotta scroll)
The grid view is now the default on the Music page, it only took 10 months of constantly toggling it on each time to find something for me to get the hint that it's better this way. (Not relevant if you're browsing on a mobile device or at less than 768px window res, y'all gotta scroll)
June 25 2021
Another digitization and polishing of the old stuff complete! Obelisk is a demo I made in early 1999 of alt rock and folk rock songs about betrayal and trying to move on, guess I was going through something. Now it's re-published and you can share in young me's blurry analog angst for a half hour or so!
Another digitization and polishing of the old stuff complete! Obelisk is a demo I made in early 1999 of alt rock and folk rock songs about betrayal and trying to move on, guess I was going through something. Now it's re-published and you can share in young me's blurry analog angst for a half hour or so!
April 20 2021
Angie Tusa and I are back guesting on the latest Ranking The Beatles podcast, talking this time about the Ringo-led number "Matchbox"! Hear what we think about it, rockabilly, and for some reason porridge, right here.
Angie Tusa and I are back guesting on the latest Ranking The Beatles podcast, talking this time about the Ringo-led number "Matchbox"! Hear what we think about it, rockabilly, and for some reason porridge, right here.
April 19 2021
If you missed The Jak Locke Rock Show's epic escape from the secret lab on the, well, Escape From The Secret Lab show, don't worry, we made it to the future and you can watch these things any time you want. See the whole thing here!
If you missed The Jak Locke Rock Show's epic escape from the secret lab on the, well, Escape From The Secret Lab show, don't worry, we made it to the future and you can watch these things any time you want. See the whole thing here!
April 14 2021
The Jak Locke Rock Show appears on Escape From The Secret Lab's 52nd episode this Sunday, see the video ad for it that we all put together!
The Jak Locke Rock Show appears on Escape From The Secret Lab's 52nd episode this Sunday, see the video ad for it that we all put together!
April 8 2021
Rock-N-Review came out to the Pale Devil Sun / Jak Locke Rock Show on March 20th, took some awesome pictures and did a nice writeup about how the show went! Catch all of it at their Facebook post here.
Rock-N-Review came out to the Pale Devil Sun / Jak Locke Rock Show on March 20th, took some awesome pictures and did a nice writeup about how the show went! Catch all of it at their Facebook post here.
March 1 2021
Screenshots and descriptions added to the news archive's "Site Time Machine"! Because I know some of you just couldn't bear another day of not knowing what this site's discography page looked like in 2002 (spoiler: it was a lot of text).
Screenshots and descriptions added to the news archive's "Site Time Machine"! Because I know some of you just couldn't bear another day of not knowing what this site's discography page looked like in 2002 (spoiler: it was a lot of text).
February 28 2021
A 1998 demo from my band 200 Proof is now up on Bandcamp! It's a week for unearthing old releases. We recorded this one in a suffocatingly hot shed (pictured behind us) in 30 minutes because a club wanted a demo that day, "Anything is fine." Well that's what they got, and now so do you, muffed lyrics, botched parts and all.
A 1998 demo from my band 200 Proof is now up on Bandcamp! It's a week for unearthing old releases. We recorded this one in a suffocatingly hot shed (pictured behind us) in 30 minutes because a club wanted a demo that day, "Anything is fine." Well that's what they got, and now so do you, muffed lyrics, botched parts and all.
February 23 2021
"Solitary" is a demo of 11 songs from March 1998 that was my first serious attempt at overdubbing multiple parts. Even cleaned up and remastered it's still really rough but if you're interested in a deep dive, it's reissued today on Bandcamp!
"Solitary" is a demo of 11 songs from March 1998 that was my first serious attempt at overdubbing multiple parts. Even cleaned up and remastered it's still really rough but if you're interested in a deep dive, it's reissued today on Bandcamp!
February 22 2021
"Dilate", a demo from my old band Paradox Prophecy we released near the end of 2000, is now touched up, relisted and up for streaming! Catch it on Bandcamp like usual.
"Dilate", a demo from my old band Paradox Prophecy we released near the end of 2000, is now touched up, relisted and up for streaming! Catch it on Bandcamp like usual.
02.17.2021
Press section added to the Talk page! Coverage, reviews, interviews, quotes and misquotes, if it mentions me in some form of news and I've heard about it, it's probably there.
02.09.2021
Individual lyric & information pages for all 563 currently released songs are now up! Accessible from the Music page, just click on the titles or get to the alphabetized list from there.
01.11.2021
The Cowboy's debut album "No Fences For Miles" is released today! Hear how it all fell apart for him.
12.11.2020
"Targeted!!!" is now available for viewing on the Louisiana Film Channel! Check out their page to see how to access it.
12.10.2020
The new Pale Devil Sun album "Sacred Malice" is released today! Stream it and buy it from Bandcamp
11.03.2020
Jak and Angie guest on the Ranking The Beatles podcast's latest episode covering "Don't Bother Me" & "Ask Me Why"!
10.30.2020
Music page entries overhauled with more information and additional album art added
Press section added to the Talk page! Coverage, reviews, interviews, quotes and misquotes, if it mentions me in some form of news and I've heard about it, it's probably there.
02.09.2021
Individual lyric & information pages for all 563 currently released songs are now up! Accessible from the Music page, just click on the titles or get to the alphabetized list from there.
01.11.2021
The Cowboy's debut album "No Fences For Miles" is released today! Hear how it all fell apart for him.
12.11.2020
"Targeted!!!" is now available for viewing on the Louisiana Film Channel! Check out their page to see how to access it.
12.10.2020
The new Pale Devil Sun album "Sacred Malice" is released today! Stream it and buy it from Bandcamp
11.03.2020
Jak and Angie guest on the Ranking The Beatles podcast's latest episode covering "Don't Bother Me" & "Ask Me Why"!
10.30.2020
Music page entries overhauled with more information and additional album art added
10.04.2020: Jak and Brian stop in for NRR #240 to talk about the new album
09.28.2020: The new rock album Loud As Me is released today! Get it on most major and minor online music platforms
09.23.2020: Pre-orders are up for the new 12 song album, Loud As Me! Album drops Monday September 28th
08.30.2020: Three new DIY music videos released today! Autumn, Hear This Out , and Soon
08.27.2020: Three new Beck covers released: Static, Nobody's Fault But My Own, and Whiskeyclone Hotel City
08.16.2020: Promo reels for The Monochromes and The Jak Locke Rock Show released
08.09.2020: The webpage for The Cowboy is now up! Follow his dream to country stardom thus far
08.09.2020: Grid view implemented on the Music page
08.09.2020: Ready, Set, Break album from 1999 reissued today! Punk, ska and alt rock
08.03.2020: A Sleeping Afternoon album from 2001 reissued today! Drowsy lo-fi folk and antifolk
07.31.2020: Chaos Turbine album from 2001 reissued today! Mix of grotesque experimentation and straight jazzy blues
07.24.2020: Thresholds album from 2001 reissued today! Ramshackle junkyard folk with psychedelic rust spots
07.23.2020: QBasic game "Back Door" from 1996, demo "Cigarette Quest" from 2007 added
07.22.2020: Color-coded & textured front page headings added
07.10.2020: Video from 7/9 livestream added!
06.26.2020: New Shape Dream / Azairah ambient drone collaboration "Diving Bell" released today!
06.18.2020: New game concept demo is up! Grip platformer action and tons of leg trauma.
06.17.2020: Show flyers for 6/20, 7/9, 7/15, 7/24 added
06.13.2020: Video from 6/12 livestream added!
04.26.2020: Today The Jak Locke Rock Show started recording at Ryan Toussel's Studio 13! I'll tell you more when it's finished
03.29.2020: Videos from 3/27 and 3/28 livestreams added!
03.23.2020: Check the Houma Courier / Daily Comet today, they talked to me about Moses Knightshead's Heaven & Hell livestream
02.27.2020: Press kit microsites for The Jak Locke Rock Show and Pale Devil Sun added!
02.24.2020: Show flyers for 3/4, 3/6, 3/14 added
02.19.2020: Review <141 site overhauled, now mobile-friendly
02.08.2020: I played guitar, synth, mellotron, bass, drums and sang on three tracks for Arrison Kirby's next album, release TBA
01.30.2020: Version 23 of this site is now live!
09.28.2020: The new rock album Loud As Me is released today! Get it on most major and minor online music platforms
09.23.2020: Pre-orders are up for the new 12 song album, Loud As Me! Album drops Monday September 28th
08.30.2020: Three new DIY music videos released today! Autumn, Hear This Out , and Soon
08.27.2020: Three new Beck covers released: Static, Nobody's Fault But My Own, and Whiskeyclone Hotel City
08.16.2020: Promo reels for The Monochromes and The Jak Locke Rock Show released
08.09.2020: The webpage for The Cowboy is now up! Follow his dream to country stardom thus far
08.09.2020: Grid view implemented on the Music page
08.09.2020: Ready, Set, Break album from 1999 reissued today! Punk, ska and alt rock
08.03.2020: A Sleeping Afternoon album from 2001 reissued today! Drowsy lo-fi folk and antifolk
07.31.2020: Chaos Turbine album from 2001 reissued today! Mix of grotesque experimentation and straight jazzy blues
07.24.2020: Thresholds album from 2001 reissued today! Ramshackle junkyard folk with psychedelic rust spots
07.23.2020: QBasic game "Back Door" from 1996, demo "Cigarette Quest" from 2007 added
07.22.2020: Color-coded & textured front page headings added
07.10.2020: Video from 7/9 livestream added!
06.26.2020: New Shape Dream / Azairah ambient drone collaboration "Diving Bell" released today!
06.18.2020: New game concept demo is up! Grip platformer action and tons of leg trauma.
06.17.2020: Show flyers for 6/20, 7/9, 7/15, 7/24 added
06.13.2020: Video from 6/12 livestream added!
04.26.2020: Today The Jak Locke Rock Show started recording at Ryan Toussel's Studio 13! I'll tell you more when it's finished
03.29.2020: Videos from 3/27 and 3/28 livestreams added!
03.23.2020: Check the Houma Courier / Daily Comet today, they talked to me about Moses Knightshead's Heaven & Hell livestream
02.27.2020: Press kit microsites for The Jak Locke Rock Show and Pale Devil Sun added!
02.24.2020: Show flyers for 3/4, 3/6, 3/14 added
02.19.2020: Review <141 site overhauled, now mobile-friendly
02.08.2020: I played guitar, synth, mellotron, bass, drums and sang on three tracks for Arrison Kirby's next album, release TBA
01.30.2020: Version 23 of this site is now live!
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POUR HOUSE SALOON
3501 JEFFERSON HWY
w/ She Might Be A Beast, Tongue Action
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POUR HOUSE SALOON
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w/ She Might Be A Beast, Tongue Action
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| WHAT'S COMING NEXT? |
| There aren't too many things that are lamer than someone going on about what they're "gonna do", like your friend who's gonna start writing that novel juuust as soon as the mood is right or whatever excuse feels good to them this week. But hey, since you asked via seeing the headline of this section and then continuing to read, here's some projects that have more than just intent actually done on them: |
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| I'm working on a new album of bluesy oily sleazy vaudeville-y numbers, many of them the ones I made and played for burlesque and circus acts over the years. Songs on this one include "Broken Joe", "Cirrhosis", "Pastel Currency", "Glass Medusa", "Narcissus Stomp" and "I Bet You I Can Tell You Where You Got Them Blues". Most of these are underway, though I'll be honest, it's going to be a while before heavy lifting's done on this one. |
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| One-offs, micro-run releases and demos spanning from 1996 to 2008 are always being remixed and remastered for reissuing. There's a lot of them and I want you to hear them. Thing is, I only have copies of some of these releases on cassette tapes that sound like they spent a decade in a neutron star. The good news is that I keep everything, so I've got the master tracks and/or dub masters for everything... somewhere. As those original masters are located, organized, cleaned up and remixed, I'll rerelease them on Bandcamp and announce it on the site. Currently in progress (free time permitting only, as these aren't a high priority) are Passive Blue (1999), Seed (2001), Laced (2002), Shut Off (2004) and various one-shots from late 2008. There are a lot more too, I just haven't gotten to / found them yet. |
| writing in progress |
| "Fish In Atlantis", the sequel to 2017's "The Junkyard Capital" is in slow but unsteady progress, about a third of the first draft is written. As I mentioned above, the more you talk about a book, the less you're actually going to finish it, sooo moving on |
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| The movement engine, the player sprite, the back story and some background graphics are finished for a 2-D platformer I've been working on since October 2017 in (microscopically) small bursts. Its working title is "The Vats" and you can probably count on that to change, though I've been wrong before on things like that. There's a playable engine concept demo up for you to check out if you like. |
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| A couple years back I made a simple game for the last phase of an escape room-themed Halloween party where the object was for two players to follow a path and reach the destination at the same time. While testing it I found it's also fun with one player using either two analog sticks or WASD + arrow keys. I'm expanding it to a full game and kicking around some different mutations of the idea like adding rhythm aspects -- we'll see where it goes. A casual glance at the filename for the screenshot JPG will reveal that I have absolutely no inkling of a title in mind yet. |