Adam Sweeney & the Jamboree

New song each month of 2012, plus we’re opening at The Triple Door!

The Sweenster — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:15:17 +0000

The Jamboree is embarking on a new recording project called “Twelve For Twelve”. We’ll be releasing a new recording every month of the year on our Bandcamp page.

All the songs were written by other people, but we’re making them our own. A new track will become available each month on a pay-whay-you-want basis. You can even download or stream them for free!

This month we’ve recorded our own take on “Doralee” by Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter. We hope you like it!

Also, this weekend we’ll be opening at The Triple Door, one of the nicest venues in Seattle. We’re supporting Zoe Muth and her band The Lost Highrollers. I hope you can make it!

Tickets are going fast and are expected to sell out, so if you’re planning on coming I’d recommend buying tickets in advance.

Friday, Jan 13 @ The Triple Door
216 Union StreetSeattle, WA – 8pm
Opening for Zoe Muth & the Lost Highrollers
get tickets

See you soon!

Headlining at Mississippi Studios in 2012!

The Sweenster — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:34:35 +0000

iTunes, Backspace, and a tribute to The Band!

The Sweenster — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:54:33 +0000

Apple fans rejoice, our new album Adam Sweeney & the Jamboree is finally available on iTunes! You can download it here:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/adam-sweeney-the-jamboree/id476303086

I’m super excited about our upcoming show at Backspace on November 10th. Not only are we splitting the bill with a couple of fabulous bands — The Lower 48 & Lindsay Fuller — but the show is also ALL AGES! Backspace is one of the few all-ages clubs in Portland, so come on out kids and show us old folks how it’s done.

I’ll also be singing in The Next Waltz, a local star-studded recreation of The Band’s “The Last Waltz” concert. I’ll be filling in for Neil Young. That’s happening at the Alberta Rose Theater on November 26th, and it’s gonna be groovy — with Lewi Longmire, Holcombe Waller, Parson Redheads, Eric Earley, James Low, Kris Deelane, Dan Haley, Joe McMurrian, Darrin Craig, Jim Brunberg, The Don of Division Street, Jeremy Wilson and many more!

Come out and shake a leg (or a booty)!

Traded Horses Live @ Doug Fir

The Sweenster — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:59:50 +0000

Here’s a video of our song Traded Horses from our new album, performed live at the Doug Fir Lounge last June, opening for Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs.

East Coast Tour Photos & Video

The Sweenster — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:18:49 +0000

Following our west coast run, I caught a plane to Northampton, MA to meet up with Peter Sohriakoff (of the Colonels) and Pete Van Dyck (who played drums on our new Jamboree record.) We played 6 dates in New England as an electric trio. Here are some photos and videos from the road.

Setting up for rehearsal in an old factory practice space

VIDEO: Setting out for our first show in Skowhegan, ME

VIDEO: Day off in Skowhegan

Pete’s parents put us up in their lake house and treated us to an amazing dinner of fresh Maine lobster!

VIDEO: The multi-talented Pete Van Dyck

VIDEO: Outside The Living Room in NYC

Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA

VIDEO: Bishops Lounge, Northampton MA

West Coast Tour Photos & Video

The Sweenster — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:17:57 +0000

Here’s a smattering of photos and videos from our West Coast tour from Portland down to L.A. We had a great time and met a lot of really great people along the way!

This is how you fit 5 dudes, drums, bass, 3 guitars, amps, and luggage into a 1998 Toyota Sienna

VIDEO: hanging out before our the show at Jon’s house in Cottage Grove

Playing Uke at the Axe and Fiddle

We got a great review of our San Francisco show in The Examiner

Read the Review…

VIDEO: Driving from San Francisco to L.A. with our new mascot

VIDEO: Rest stop on the way to L.A.

Meet our tour mascot, Darth Tater

Getting an In and Out Burger was high on my list of priorities for this trip… and man was it worth it!

VIDEO: Performing “Binding Link” in L.A.

VIDEO: Crashing with Emmy Award Winner Derek Smith in L.A.

Encore from our CD release @ The Woods

The Sweenster — Sun, 22 May 2011 02:39:36 +0000

Portland CD Release, plus May-June tour!

The Sweenster — Mon, 16 May 2011 19:29:32 +0000

We did it! As soon as we reached our Kickstarter goal 2 weeks ago, I sent the album off for replication. The CDs have arrived, and we’re rehearsing for our firsrt CD Release show this Friday, May 20th @ The Woods in Portland, OR. I can’t think of a more fitting venue for our CD release than The Woods — in fact, it’s where we started recording drums for this record!

We’ll be playing with two other really great bands. The sexy jazz trio Boy and Bean will open the show, and local alt-country favorites The Beautiful Trainwrecks will follow. We’ll finish up the night playing our new record live from start to finish, and we’ll have a some special guest musicians joining us.

Please come help us celebrate our new release — we couldn’t be more proud of it!

Tickets are available at the door, or via this link:
https://secure.portlandmercury.com/portland/Ticketing/Checkout?t=3804604

TOUR DATES:

May 20 @ The Woods
6637 SE Milwauke Ave
Portland, OR – 9pm
w/ Boy & Bean, The Beautiful Trainwrecks

May 26 @ Axe & Fiddle
657 East Main Street
Cottage Grove, OR – 8:30pm

May 27 @ Johnny B’s
35 South Bartlett Street
Medford, OR – 9pm
w/ The Active Set

May 28 @ Plough & Stars
116 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA – 9pm

May 29 @ Molly Malone’s
575 South Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles, CA – 7pm
w/ Owen Plant (of Sunshine Brothers),
Brian Foster Kane & the Wild Years

June 4 @ Old Mill Pub
39 Water Street
Skowhegan, ME

June 6 @ Red Door
107 State Street
Portsmouth, NH – 8pm
w/ The Powder Kegs, Tristan Omand

June 7 @ Slainte
24 Preble Street
Portland, ME – 9pm
w/ Ryan Halliburton (of The Grumps)

June 8 @ Living Room
154 Ludlow Street
New York, NY – 7pm

June 10 @ Lizard Lounge
1667 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA – 9pm
w/ Ryan Fitzsimmons Band

June 11 @ Bishops Lounge
41 Pearl Street, 3rd floor
Northampton, MA – 9:30pm
w/ The Colonels, Ryan Fitzsimmons Band

July 9 @ Conor Byrne Pub
5140 Ballard Ave
Seattle, WA – 9pm

2 Songs From Our New Record, 10 days left to fund it!

The Sweenster — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 19:00:14 +0000

I’m going to cut right to the chase…

We have 10 days left to raise $3000 more in pledges toward our new record, or it won’t get funded. Since Kickstarter is an all-or-nothing venture, we have to reach our goal or no pledges are collected.

Can we make it? I think we can!

I’ve been blown away by the generosity of the friends, family and fans who have helped us toward our goal so far.

Would you like to help us release this record? It doesn’t have to be much… even a small $5 – $10 donation can make a difference! And you get something out of it too — rewards include song downloads, CDs, T-shirts, and more.

Find out how you can help fund our new album »

And to give you a taste of what it’s like, here are 2 brand new tracks from the record:

More Than Love

Friendship

many thanks and much love,
-Adam Sweeney & the Jamboree

Now streaming: “Friendship” from our new album

The Sweenster — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:55:32 +0000

We’re almost finished mixing and mastering our debut album, and we thought we’d give you a sneak peek at one of our favorite tracks. This is “Friendship”, with string arrangements by the amazing Wendy Goodwin from Effesenden Music.

Friendship

By the way, we’re still raising funds to help finish the album on Kickstarter.com, and we’re about 1/3 of the way there. If you like what you hear, please consider donating to help us produce this album!

many thanks,
-Adam Sweeney & the Jamboree