May 2008
3 posts
poetry fest...this coming saturday!
Scroll down for details and additional info we added! There will be booths and snacks so you won’t go bored and hungry, and did we mention it’s free?? We go on with our talented friends around 10 when the festival begins and then again as the full 3-piece at around 1:40pm. See you there! -Jess
jasper revisits el jezel
Our old friend Jasper was pretty much the first person to ever write something about El Jezel back in the early days, but it’s been a bit since he’s seen us. Fortunately, we were able to play Rehab which he is booking and he had a chance to catch up on us. Suffice to say, we still got the goods: “I’ve known George, Jess, and Dan, namely El Jezel for years and must have...
April 2008
9 posts
Jackson Heights Poetry Festival →
The Jackson Heights Poetry Festival (JHPF) is a group of poets, educators, academics, and students seeking to celebrate the rich diversity of Jackson Heights and the greater Queens community through poetry. I am the After School Coordinator at Garden School, where the festival will take place, and El Jezel was asked to take part in the final day of the festival by playing some music in between...
listening to nick cave
How has this guy managed to pump out so much fucking music over the last 30 years? I’ve never been a fan, but then he puts out a new record and I end up hearing it at the job and usually enjoy most of it. Maybe I gotta go out and but every goddamn Nick Cave record. Maybe I’m ready now. It’s funny how that works when you get into an artist that has a long and winding...
Check out this expensive coffee...is it worth the... →
I randomly fell upon this article from a uk online newspaper and had a feeling of deja-vu…had I heard about this before? Apparently there are these discerning felines called civet cats who can spot the best coffee beans for a satisfying cup of coffee. Click on the link to see how it happens. George and I are going to London in June- should we seek out this rare coffee to try? -jess
April 8, 2008: our rawk star week, pt.1
So much is happening right now for El Jezel that it almost feels like we’re real rawk stars. In the course of one week we managed to pull off a photo shoot, a video shoot, a couple rehearsals, and a show. The only thing missing is an early morning phone interview with DJ Jimmy J at WKOT. Does anyone have an in at WKOT? Hook us up! Our photo shoot was in fact an early morning affair as we...
March 2008
6 posts
DRUMS IN AN ELEVATOR
I wish I could say our show last Saturday at Coco 66 went down smoothly, but then I would be a dirty liar. You know that in this ill-prepared world of rock shows things rarely go off without a hitch, and Saturday was no exception. However, before I ramble on about all of it, let me happily say up front that in the end everything seemed to work out…and isn’t that the most important...
THE UNLIMITED $5 GUESTLIST and YOU!
So we now have told you that our ex-show at Club Europa was moved to Coco 66 and in the previous post we hooked you up with a map. Well, now we want to play a little indie rock Robin Hood and save you a few bucks. See, regardless of the fact that our show was downgraded to a smaller club at the last minute, the booker still needs us to charge a $10 cover. But we don’t even get a piece of...
COCO 66, here we come.
It’s official. We have moved the show to Coco 66. It’s in the same hood and now there is no turning back. You wanna go? Sure ya do. Here’s a treasure map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=66+Greenpoint+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11222&ie=UTF8&ll=40.731454,-73.955069&spn=0.006927,0.014462&z=16&iwloc=addr>
uh-oh
It appears there may be a problem with our show next week. Club Europa has had to cancel our night due to construction work or something and now Zig from Two Seconds to Midnight is looking for a back up location. I had no part in booking the show so right now we’re just hearing about all of this through cryptic emails from Zig. It obviously sucks as we’ve been looking forward to...
etc. and otherwise
So God help us. A band that still thinks there’s a point in releasing a full legnth album. An LP, a long-player. It seems that in these days of an ailing music industry and the death of the record store, it’s impossible to expect people to digest 10 of your songs at once. Sadly, El Jezel almost fell prey to this disturbing viewpoint when we decided to release our new album as cell...
February 2008
6 posts
the story behind el jezel
Ah, the story of El Jezel’s name, you ask. We may have told those of you who have asked about the myth of the Mexican boogey man, often know as El Chupacabra but who is lesser known as El Jezel by the locals in a small town off the west coast of Mexico. Here is more to that story: Centuries-old legends say that more than 3,000 years ago the God of fire looked down from the volcano, Nevado...
This is the cover of Fascination Street that we...
THE SECOND ALBUM...is coming.
The newest album is well on it’s way to being completed, and we’re getting excited! We’re booked for mastering the last week of February with the competent ears of Alan Douches at West West Side Music. This guy is pretty awesome and has lastered albums by Trans Am, The Chemical Brothers, Damon and Naomi, Olivia Tremor Control, Ben Folds Five, Oneida, The Dismemberment Plan and...