JABE & THE ALL NIGHT CIRCUS:
Guitar & Vocals: Jabe Beyer
Bass: Frank Swart (Patty Griffin, Funkwrench
, Post Junk Trio, Billy Nayer Project)
Drums & Vocals: Tommy Perkinson (Pico Vs. Island Trees, & others)
Keys: John Henry Trinko (Pico Vs. Island Trees, Shawn Byrne, Brother Henry, Doug Kwartler & others)
Enjoyable Sounds. Musical and Not: Mitch Hedberg, George Carlin, Steven Wright, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, The Benders, Beck, Atlantic Records Soul Years, Jesse Malin, Sean Locke, CCR, Beatles, Darth Vader, Black Crowes, Stones, BRMC, Blue Mountain, Chuck Prophet, Dennis Brennan, Chuck Berry, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Old guitar strings, Gillian Welch, Betty Wright, King Floyd, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Morphine, Ray Charles, Old 97s, 16 Horsepower, Barry & the Remains, Tim Gearan, Chip Smith Project, Deb Talan, Bow Thayer, Jeremy Moses Curtis, Mike Press, Sticky, Amy Winehouse, The Band, T.Rex, Sam Cooke, Lucinda Williams, Lori McKenna, Smashing a wine glass on my head, Jimmy Ryan, Patty Griffin, Kris Delmhorst, Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles, Nolan McKelvey, Kimon Kirk, Resophonics, Say ZuZu, Social Distortion, Ryan Adams, Paul Westerberg, All Motown, Otis Redding, Reverse, Kelleigh Bannen, and shitloads of others I cant think of right now...
Sounds Like
Real music.
JABE: I Would Have Waited For You (Music Video)
JABE: "You Can't See The Stars From The Inside of a Bar" Music Video
2007: BOSTON MUSIC AWARD NOMINATION 2007: BMI MUSICMAKER COMPETITION WINNER 2007: WFNX/BOSTON PHOENIX BEST SONGWRITER NOMINEE 2003-2006: BMA NOMINEE FOR BEST SINGER/SONGWRITER & BEST ROOTS AMERICANA ACT 2003: JAM MAGAZINE LISTS ALBUM 'DRAMA CITY' AT 2 IN BEST 100 ALBUMS OF LAST 10 YEARS 2000: ABE OLEMAN SONGWRITER AWARD FROM SONGWRITING HALL OF FAME & SESAC
2000: BOSTON MUSIC AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING DEBUT ALBUM
BIO: I WAS BORN IN OCTOBER. I DONT REMEMBER IT AT ALL. I LIVED IN THE COUNTRY WITH MY FOLKS, SISTER, 6 DOGS & 2 GHOSTS. THE GHOSTS BLEW OUT ALL THE LIGHT-BULBS IN THE HOUSE BUT THEY SAVED MY SISTER WHEN SHE FELL DOWN THE STAIRS. WE SHARED A FARM WITH OUR NEIGHBORS. MILK WENT FROM THE COW TO THE BUCKET TO THE FRIDGE. WE TRAVELLED ON WEEKENDS TO CRAFT-SHOWS TO SELL MY MOM'S HORSESHOE NAIL JEWELRY. ALL OVER NY, PA, OH, WV, AND DOWN TO MD, AND TN. HER STAND LOOKED LIKE A HORSE WAGON. THE WAGON WHEELS WERE MADE BY AN AMISH MAN DOWN THE ROAD (MY FATHER PAID HIM IN HUBCAPS) AND THE REST WAS BARN BOARD COVERED IN BLACK VELVET. ALL PACKED INTO A CHEVY VAN DRAGGING A CRANK OPEN CAMPER. THE 70'S BABY. ALL I REMEMBER IS WANDERING AROUND VAST ARENAS AND CITY STREETS FILLED WITH ARTIST WARES, WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WALKING AROUND ALL DAY. I WAS 4, MY SISTER WAS WATCHING ME. SHE WAS 6. THEY ALWAYS HAD LIVE BANDS. ONE GAVE ME A SIGNED RECORD. I STILL HAVE IT. BUT ITS BENT LIKE A PRINGLE CUZ I LEFT IT ON THE BACK SEAT IN THE CAR, HALF ON HALF OFF THE SEAT AND IT WAS 100 DEGREES THAT DAY. RECORD MELTED. WE MOVED TO FREDONIA NY. SOMEONE STOLE MY MATCHBOX CAR COLLECTION MY FIRST DAY AT THE PLAYGROUND. BUMMER. WE HAD 11 VINYL RECORDS IN THE HOUSE. BEATLES, DYLAN, RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS, BEACH BOYS, NEIL DIAMOND, TINA TURNER, THE COASTERS, AND SOME OTHERS. MY MOTHER TAUGHT EXERCISE CLASSES AND ALWAYS HAD THE NEW 45s WHEN A SONG CAME OUT SO SHE COULD MAKE MIX TAPES TO DANCE TO. MY FATHER ONLY LISTENED TO MOTOWN IN THE CAR. I DIDNT KNOW IT WAS MOTOWN AT THE TIME. IT WAS JUST MUSIC. IF I TRIED TO CHANGE IT HE'D SLAP MY HAND AND SAY "WHEN YOU DRIVE, YOU CAN CHANGE THE STATION." HE LET ME DRIVE WHEN I WAS 6. FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. ONE HAND ON THE WHEEL. HE WAS STEERING WITH HIS LEGS BUT I DIDNT KNOW IT. I NEVER CHANGED THE STATION. I GOT TALLER. I ATE PIZZA, DRANK GRAPE JUICE, AND PLAYED IN THE WOODS. I THOUGHT I WAS A NINJA. MY FOLKS SENT ME TO TAKE PIANO LESSONS. WHEN I WAS 10 MY FRIEND STOLE A CASSETTE FROM HIS SISTER AND GAVE IT TO ME. IT WAS "HALLOWED GROUND" BY VIOLENT FEMMES. I LIKED THE SONG "NEVER TELL." THE TAPE DECK BROKE WITH THE TAPE IN IT AND IT GOT THROWN OUT. AT SOME POINT I GOT A GUITAR. AT THE SAME POINT THE GIRL I LIKED DUMPED ME. I BEEN A MESS SINCE THEN. I'M OLDER NOW THAN I WAS. I LIVED IN NC, BOSTON, AND NOW I LIVE IN NASHVILLE. I DON'T SLEEP MUCH.
MUSIC BIZ BIO:In 2007, Jabe Beyer won the BMI Music Maker Songwriting Competition and was nominated for two Boston Music Awards as well as a nomination in the WFNX Best Music Poll. His namesake band, JABE, won the Abe Oleman Songwriting Award from The Songwriting Hall of Fame as well as Boston Music Awards. Four self-produced, self-released albums along with extensive U.S. and European tours earned JABE a reputation as one of Boston's best and hardest working live acts. The Boston Globe hailed JABE as "a leader in the roots music renaissance," and Jam Magazine listed the 2-disc album 'Drama City' at Number 2 in their Best 100 Albums of The Last 10 Years. Beyer's side project, The Benders, bloomed into alt-country-bluegrass favorites, embraced nationally by the press and a hardcore fanbase. He has also worked as a sideman guitarist and keyboard player, touring & performing with Kris Delmhorst, Todd Thibaud, Dennis Brennan, Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles, Nini Camps, Bow Thayer, Deb Talan, Richard Davies, and others. He has produced albums by The Cassavettes, Tim Gearan, The Chip Smith Project, Kelleigh Bannen, & Andrew Duhon (co-produced with Grammy winner Trina Shoemaker), and has appeared on albums by Kris Delmhorst, Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles, Dennis Brennan, Kelleigh Bannen, Jimmy Ryan, The Resophonics, Bow Thayer, Todd Thibaud, Scissorfight, Tim Gearan, Bang Camaro, Session Americana, The Chip Smith Project, Jon Nolan, Sticky, Jeff Klein, Richard Davies, David Rovics, The Legend of Toadstool Harry and others. Now living in Nashville Tennessee, Beyer's new band is The All Night Circus, named after his brain.
Jabe & The All Night Circus's Friend Space (Top 20)
There's a whole new wave of Jabe-mania sweeping the Northeast after your great show at Toad this weekend. Keep some Sharpie pens handy - you're gonna' need 'em as the autograph seekers like me stop you everywhere you go! You might even need to wear a disguise (I suggest a fake moustache, like mine.)
mwahahahaha. thanks again for playing the other night (i would have said this earlier but i haven't had internet access since before the show). i loved it and everyone loved you. so i guess that worked out.
Hey Jabe! Heard it was a good show last night at the wash. My friend was there to see the girl before you but said he stuck around for your set based on your awesomeness... (he didn't actually put it that way, but I can read between the lines...)
Great show last night at the Lizard Lounge! That was a lot of fun. I hadn't heard you sing in 12 years so it was interesting to see how far you've come musically. I bought your CD and love it :) I hope you will play around here again sometime. - Bridget
