Dirty's & JC Cowboys

This last week was a fun week of shows with some great artists. I started the week off with my weekly show at Dirty's in Stillwater on Monday with Brandon Johnson and Sam Caire! It turned out to be a really fun show. If you weren't there, you missed a good one. Fun shows like that always seem to go way too fast. Before I knew it, it was already closing time. If you get a chance, check out Brandon Johnson, he's just getting started in the Red Dirt scene but is already showing signs of being a very talented singer-songwriter. Of course, I always love it when my good friend Sam Caire sits in with me. He adds so much to my show with his guitar work and vocals. He did some guitar work and vocals on my cd too, and absolutely nailed it. I can't wait for you guys to hear it! Not to mention a co-write on a song too.

Thursday I played at JC Cowboys in Weatherford with Chad Sullins & Britni Hoover. Chad and I have played several shows together, and every time I hear him he just gets better and better. We have plans to play many more acoustic shows together so stay tuned. Also go out and get his CD "Uphill Battle", there are a lot of great songs on that one. Chad will also be releasing an acoustic ep this December! I first heard Britni when I played the Haiti benefit at Cains in Tulsa earlier this year. I was truly blown away! Not only does she have an amazing voice, but her songwriting is top notch! Just absolutely beautiful tunes. We had a short set at the Haiti benefit so it was nice to play a full show with her and hear more of her songs as well as her take on several covers. I was very impressed.

So not only was it a great week of shows, but I was able to spend the weekend hanging with friends in Dallas on Saturday and celebrate a great Oklahoma State win over Texas Tech!

This next week I look forward to acoustic shows at Dirty's in Stillwater on Monday, Bin 73 in OKC on Thursday, and Red Dirt Saloon in Edmond on Friday. Then on Saturday I get to stay home in Stillwater and enjoy OSU Homecoming against Nebraska! Really looking forward to seeing the Cowboys continue to mature and play well against better opponents. OSU is a six point underdog as of today, but I'm not sure Nebraska will be able to stop the OSU offense enough, and I'd like to see how the OSU defense can stop the run and force Nebraska to throw the ball. Key to me is the O-line protecting Weeden and producing running lanes, and on defense getting a good rush with your front 4 while keeping Martinez contained. Ok, enough football analysis. Haha! We'll see ya at a show this week!


Brandon

White Elephant show & Game day!

A big thanks to Ryan Booth for inviting me to play an acoustic show with him at the White Elephant last night. It was our first acoustic show together and I'm positive it won't be the last. I met Booth many years ago in Stillwater in the glory days of hanging out at the original Wormy Dog. It's great to see what he has accomplished musically and I look forward to seeing him excel in the business!
On another note, it's game day! I'm heading over to the stadium tonight to watch Oklahoma State take on Texas A&M in a great Thursday night Big XII match-up. My Dad will be in town to watch the game with me! The last time we watched a game this season together was the Troy game, that was a nail biter that I hope the Pokes don't repeat. Of course I'm wearing orange tented glasses, but I feel pretty confident that Oklahoma State will take care of the football, play a clean game and pull out a convincing win over A&M. We'll see!

Until next time!
B

Brandon Jackson Street Team!

Hey guys!
Well I've been very busy getting things going this month and with the help of Abby Gibson, we are starting a new street team! If you are interested in becoming a part of it, please feel free to email us your info at bjacksonstreetteam@gmail.com
Also on a fun note, this past August, not only was I hard at work recording the album, but I also got a great opportunity to snag a role in the movie Bringing Up Bobby being shot in Oklahoma! I got to work with Famke Janssen (writer/director), Milla Jovovich, and Rory Cochrane! You can learn all about the film on imdb here. I'll also let ya know about the release date as soon as I hear something!
Here are some pics from a wrap party.

Recording and Sept. Shows

So I hope you guys enjoyed the live video feed I had going during the recording of my first solo cd! I have finished recording everything and will be working with Eric Delegard at Reeltime Audio in Denton on mixing what we have worked so hard recording. The studio is a blast, but a lot of hard work. I did have fun working and seeing the songs transform into something more than I had even imagined they could be. My good friend Sam Caire came in and laid down some lead work on the album while I also had Nick Diomedes play drums on the album. I am excited to get the cd out because the songs all sound sooo good! I know you guys will enjoy it.
On another note, Chad Sullins and myself will be doing an acoustic tour the first week in October so stay tuned for the venue details!
Here are the rest of my shows in Sept, hope to see ya there:

Monday	Sept. 13	Dirty's	Stillwater	OK
Wednesday	Sept. 15	Wormy Dog	Oklahoma City	OK	w/Sam Caire
Friday	Sept. 17	Hog Trough	Enid	OK
Saturday	Sept. 18	Private Party	Guthrie	OK
Monday	Sept. 20	Dirty's	Stillwater	OK
Friday	Sept. 24	Classics	Oklahoma City	OK
Saturday	Sept. 25	Fred's Texas Café	Ft. Worth	TX
Sunday	Sept. 26	Ryan Page Memorial Concert (ACOUSTIC) @ Tumbleweed	Stillwater	OK
Monday	Sept. 27	Dirty's	Stillwater	OK
Wednesday	Sept. 29	White Elephant	Ft. Worth	TX	w/Ryan Booth

WOW!

I can't believe how fast the summer has been going. Here it is August already! Well I have been hard at work gearing up for my time in the studio. I have just a few more things to do and before I know it, I will be in the studio putting together my first CD! I will keep everyone up to date with constant blogging and video updates, so that should be fun. I will be in the studio all of August, but i will still be out on the road a bit for some live performances. Here are those dates:

Monday	Aug. 9	Dirty's	Stillwater	OK
Friday	Aug. 13	Libby's	Goldsby	OK
Saturday	Aug. 14	Eagles (Payne County Sheriff Fundraiser)	Stillwater	OK
Monday	Aug. 16	Dirty's	Stillwater	OK
Sunday	Aug. 22	Ell's	Stillwater	OK
Monday	Aug. 23	Dirty's	Stillwater	OK
Saturday	Aug. 28	Classics	Oklahoma City	OK
Sunday	Aug. 29	Fred's Texas Café	Ft. Worth	TX
Monday	Aug. 30	Dirty's	Stillwater	OK

Have fun and we'll see ya out at a show soon!

March Shows & UStream

Hey again!
I have been working really hard in the last few weeks booking shows, fund raising for my cd, and trying to come up with some cool promotional things to do. Here's one of the things I've decided to do. I have a U Stream account and I am gonna try to do a 30 min. live show once a month or once every 6 weeks. I'm still working out the details, but I think it would be cool to have the fans input on the set list for each show, and then maybe have a 10-15 min chat/Q&A time after the show. Please spread the word and keep your eyes open for more details as I get this going! Should be fun!

Also, with 2 weeks left in March (time is flying!), I wanted to give you a heads up on my shows the rest of March and beginning of April. Next week, I have hooked up with Stephen Pointer to play some acoustic shows on Tues. the 30th at The Office Lounge in Weatherford, wed. the 31st at Eskimo Joe's in Stillwater and then I'll be opening up for The Stephen Pointer Band on Sat. Apr. 3 at The Cotton Boll in Vernon, Texas. Should be a great week! Here's a list of all my shows coming up for the next two weeks. Spread the word and we'll see ya at the next show!

March 24
Dirty's
128 W. 9th
Coffeyville, KS
8pm

March 29
Dirty's
421 S. Washington
Stillwater, OK
11pm

March 30
The Office Lounge
2059 N. Hghwy 54
Weatherford, OK
10pm
w/ Evin Brady & Stephen Pointer

March 31
Eskimo Joe's
501 W. Elm
Stillwater, OK
10pm
w/ Stephen Pointer

April 3
Cotton Boll
501 W. Elm
Vernon, TX
9:30pm
w/ Stephen Pointer Band

April 5
Dirty's
421 S. Washington
Stillwater, OK
11pm

April 7
Wormy Dog Saloon
311 E. Sheridan
Oklahoma City, OK
10pm

Reverbnation

I'm enjoying a slow week this week. It works because I have a lot of "desk" work to do, plus the weather sucks. Working on booking March and April as well as finishing up my fund-raising proposal so I can get into the studio. I'm pretty well ready with all the songs I wanna record, and my producer says he's very excited about what I've presented song-wise. I still have a few songs to finish that I would like to make it on the album. We'll see.

New shows have been booked for Feb. & March. Checkout my reverbnation page for updated calander and music. Also, you can join the mailing list for future updates!