my "Best of" CD now available at iTunes music store!
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Category: Music

Click here to see my Best of the 20th Century CD at the iTunes music store! You can listen to audio samples and download your favorite tunes for only $0.99 each! OR buy all 20 songs for $10. Such a deal.

Currently listening : A Cappella By Todd Rundgren Release date: 25 October, 1990

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Jonathan’s first trip to SXSW! Come to the show!
Current mood: adventurous
Category: Music

Jonathan will be journeying to Austin, TX in a couple weeks, and invites all South By Southwest attendees to check out the Swollen Circus show on TUESDAY, MARCH 11th. Jonathan will perform at The Hole In The Wall club along with such amazing artists as Tom Freund, Jon Dee Graham, Syd Straw, and The Silos. The show is a tribute to Silos' bassist Drew Glackin who died unexpectedly in January.

Currently listening : Come on Like the Fast Lane By The Silos Release date: 20 February, 2007

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"Ashes" posted for Lent
Current mood: sick

Thanks to listener requests, my song "Ashes" has been posted here on my MySpace player for the season of Lent. Feel free to add it to your profile. "Were You There" is posted as well, for use later in the season.

JR

Currently listening : Nightcrawler By Pete Yorn Release date: 29 August, 2006

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Jonathan’s October 2007 Update
Current mood: determined
Category: Music

Jonathan Rundman's October 2007 Update!

In this message:
+ East Coast Tour scheduled for November
+ EAST COAST DATES AVAILABLE: Book Jonathan in your town!
+ new FREE MP3 download
+ Where have the monthly updates gone?
+ Help with online hype!
+ "Best of the 20th Century" CD + bonus disc: now available!

NOVEMBER 2007 EAST COAST TOUR and availability
All dates subject to change. Please call ahead to confirm! Also listed are Jonathan's AVAILABLE dates...if you're within a four hour drive of Philadelphia, and would like to book Jonathan to play in your town, please email saltlady@saltlady.com ASAP! Jonathan is available to play coffeehouses, colleges, churches, house concerts, theaters, or just about anywhere! Be creative!
More dates and details always posted at:
http://www.jonathanrundman.com/dates.html

NOVEMBER 2007 EAST COAST DATES and AVAILABILITY
FRIDAY the 9th: AVAILABLE for evening concert PA, NJ, NY, MD, DC, VA
SATURDAY the 10th: AVAILABLE for evening concert PA, NJ, NY, MD, DC, VA
SUNDAY the 11th: AVAILABLE for morning or evening PA, NJ, NY, MD, DC, VA
MONDAY the 12th: evening concert in West Milton, PA (venue TBA)
TUESDAY the 13th: evening concert at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Gettysburg, PA
WEDNESDAY the 14th: AVAILABLE for evening concert PA, NJ, NY, MD
THURSDAY the 15th: 6:15PM chapel at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
THURSDAY the 15th: AVAILABLE for later-evening concert (8 or 9PM?) in Philadelphia area
FRI-SUN 16-18: private event, Harvey Cedars, NJ

ALSO, if you live in California, Texas, or anywhere in the Upper Midwest, Jonathan is booking dates for 2008! Check the booking page for wheres and whens:
http://www.jonathanrundman.com/contact.html

FREE MP3 download "the Glasses Song"
Check out the previously unreleased 4-track demo of "The Glasses Song" available at the audio page:
http://www.jonathanrundman.com/audio.html
Read complete recording and mixing details of the song, and leave your own comments on Jonathan's blog:
http://jonathanrundman.blogspot.com/2007/09/free-mp3-glasses-song-1996-4-track-demo.html
This is the original 1996 recording of the song that went on to international television exposure in 2005 when it was played on The Ellen Degeneres Show, and the British TV-documentary "Specky."

Where have the monthly updates gone?
Some folks have been wondering about the infrequent nature of these "monthly" updates recently. Well, not wanting to add to the already-torrential spam email problem, Jonathan's communication focus has been redirected to his BLOG! Have you visited lately? Find out about Jonathan's show reviews, studio news, media commentary, and domestic adventures by reading Protestant Blog Ethic at:
http://jonathanrundman.blogspot.com

Help with online hype!
One easy and effective way to support Jonathan's work as an independent songwriter is to connect and build up positive vibes online! Here are some ideas, and your help is appreciated!
+ Visit Amazon.com and write a glowing customer review of your favorite Jonathan CD, and/or create a Listmania list of albums including a Jonathan Rundman CD!
+ Visit the iTunes Music Store and write a glowing customer review of your favorite Jonathan CD, and/or create an iMix of songs including a Jonathan Rundman track!
+ Become one of Jonathan's MySpace friends at http://www.myspace.com/rundman and include one of Jonathan's songs in your own MySpace profile. Also, you can list Jonathan as one of your favorite musicians in your MySpace "Interests" list!
+ Link from your blog to Jonathan's blog at http://jonathanrundman.blogspot.com
+ Post Jonathan's music video on your own webpage, MySpace, or blog...check it out at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/saltlady

Best of the 20th Century CD + bonus disc now available!
Salt Lady Records is pleased to announce the release of Jonathan Rundman's newest album, The Best of Jonathan Rundman: 20 Songs from the 20th Century! Summarizing Jonathan's pre-2000 recording career (the music before the Sound Theology project) this album collects the best songs from Jonathan's first four albums (long out of print and unavailable), plus some previously unreleased tunes from that era!
Some people may say "But I have the vintage copies Jonathan's early albums 28 Days..., the Chandlers, Wherever, and Recital so why do I need to re-purchase all the same songs?"
Aha, good question...well, here's the amazing news: this new Best of album contains those classic songs in BRAND NEW forms: remixed, remastered, occasionally re-interpreted, and some even re-recorded, with super-enhanced audio production, PLUS four recordings that have NEVER been heard by anyone before!
ALSO we're thrilled to announce the inclusion of a special BONUS DISC entitled Myopia featuring twenty additional songs from Jonathan's vault of rarities. View complete song listings and album artwork here:
http://www.jonathanrundman.com/album_best.html
Guest musicians on the Best of the 20th Century album include Bruce Rundman, Echelon, Beki Hemingway, John Kerns, Troy Alexander, Mike Bradburn and Mark Balletto (of Dolly Varden), Dag Juhlin (of the Slugs and Poi Dog Pondering), Pat Tomek (of the Rainmakers), Matt Patrick (of Pegtop and the Sara Groves Band), and George Baum (of Lost And Found). All these fine musicians, Jonathan's should-have-been-hits, with FORTY SONGS total, all available for only $17 from the Salt Lady Records online store:
http://www.jonathanrundman.com/paypal.html

Currently listening : Bobby Bare Jr.’s Young Criminals’ Starvation League By Bobby Bare Jr. Release date: 09 July, 2002

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Best of the 20th Century CD now available!
Current mood: busy
Category: Music

Hey folks!

I'm pleased to announce the availability of my new "Best of the 20th Century" CD, featuring twenty would-be hits from the pre-2000 era. Thrill to the sound of remastered, remixed, and renovated classics, as well as a few previously unreleased gems! All this, PLUS the package includes a BONUS disc called "Myopia" featuring TWENTY MORE songs from my 4-track vault!

Guest musicians include drummer Pat Tomek of THE RAINMAKERS, guitarist Dag Juhlin of THE SLUGS and POI DOG PONDERING, Mike Bradburn and Matt Thobe of DOLLY VARDEN, the guys from ECHELON, Beki Hemingway, Bruce Rundman, George Baum from LOST AND FOUND, David Casimir from THE MUCKRAKERS, Anders Gyllenhaal, John Kerns and more!

Continuing to rock,

Jonathan R

Currently listening : Become What You Are By The Juliana Hatfield Three Release date: 03 August, 1993

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Have you seen my first music video?
Current mood: exhausted
Category: Music

I posted the higher-res version of my first music video "You Don't Speak For Me" at
jonathanrundman.blogspot.com! Also, there are some thoughts about the video shoot, and some commentary on the songwriting process. Also, please visit my updated MySpace sites for my other projects:


Salt Lady Records
STYX Tribute Album
The Muckrakers

JR

Currently listening : Freedom's Road By John Mellencamp Release date: 23 January, 2007

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McDonalds, Finland, Potty Training, etc.
Current mood: cheerful

Oh, you should see the stuff I've been blogging about over at
jonathanrundman.blogspot.com!

JR

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Snowmania
Current mood: okay
Category: Life

Please visit my blog at jonathanrundman.blogspot.com and view photos of the amazing (yet slightly disturbing) snowman I built today.

JR

Currently reading : Fargo Rock City : A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota By Chuck Klosterman Release date: 01 May, 2002

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Christmas vacation and recent gigs!
Current mood: accomplished
Category: Music

Yes, please check out my new blog location at jonathanrundman.blogspot.com for details of my Christmas journey to the U.P., as well as recent gigs with Jeff Krebs, Marc Perlman (of the Jayhawks), Jim Boquist (of Son Volt), and Michael Morris.

Happy New Year!

Currently listening : Tulare Dust: A Songwriters' Tribute To Merle Haggard By Various Artists Release date: 08 November, 1994

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"Old Hotel" and concert review
Current mood: awake
Category: Music

Hey folks!

Check out my NEW BLOG at jonathanrundman.blogspot.com for comments on the song "Out Behind the Old Hotel" and a review of tonight's performance with Michael Morris and band.

Merry Christmas to all!

Jonathan Rundman

Currently listening : Poptopia: Power Pop Classics Of The '80's By Various Artists Release date: 27 May, 1997

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