EDITOR’S NOTE: As album releases slow down in December, we like to catch our breath and write about albums that came out earlier in the year that we didn’t get a chance to review but we think are worthy of […]
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As Bob Dylan showed way back when on Self Portrait, well-chosen cover songs can say as much about an artist as original material. Continuing that revealing tradition, robust Texas roots vet Jesse Dayton proclaims his striking versatility on the engaging […]
After hanging out around the Americana scene over the last 20 years — from Nashville to Austin, with a layover or two in Los Angeles — it’s a wonder that Jesse Dayton’s name is not the kind you hear among […]
There is much debate these days as to what is “Real Country music,” but there is no doubt when you hear Texas guitarist, singer/songwriter Jesse Daytonon his new album, The Revealer, released in September of 2016 that he is “The […]
Jesse Dayton, who’ll be subbing for Billy Zoom on a few upcoming X shows, performs at the Triple Door, Seattle on June 19, 2015. His band opened, then backed John Doe
John Doe brought his punk energy and some Texas twang to The Triple Door in Seattle. Doe is in the middle of a short tour to promote The Best of John Doe This Far, his multi-decade collection of greatest hits and personal […]
The project: a greatest-hits package for a band that never existed except in the script of a Rob Zombie horror movie. The parameters: Make it funny, make it sound like ’70s country, make it commercial. After a Jim Beam-inspired songwriting […]
Based on the title of this fourth release from Jesse Dayton and a brief soul-review-styled tour he embarked on a few months back, expectations were set for 45 minutes of music with Muscle Shoals and Memphis coursing through its veins. […]
Was a time, it didn’t look like Jesse Dayton could miss. Tall, handsome, personable and talented, he seemed a certain star. But little is ever certain. Hey Nashvegas! ended up being the record Justice never released, though two separate versions […]
There’s a lot to be said for unabashed enthusiasm when making a record. In Jesse Dayton’s case, it makes the difference between just a solid country record and one that’s rather exceptional. So what if his voice isn’t in the […]
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