John Thomasson

I’m 6 months behind in posting. I’ll come up with a best of.. spring 2008 later when I have some time. I’m on the road with Brett Dennen right now. The big news is the Matt Nathanson fall tour. Here it is:

All shows with Jesse Baylin supporting. More info to come.

September 28 - 2008
Music Mill
3720 East 82nd St., Indianapolis, IN
Show: 7:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

September 29 - 2008
Newport Music Hall
1722 N. High St., Columbus, OH
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 1 - 2008
Rex Theatre
1602 E Carson St., Pittsburgh, PA
Show: 7:30
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 2 - 2008
Nokia Theatre Times Square
1515 Broadway (at 44th St.), New York, NY
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 3 - 2008
Recher Theatre
512 York Rd. Towson, MD
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 4 - 2008
Theatre of Living Arts
334 South St., Philidelphia, PA
Show: 9:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 7 - 2008
Sixth and I Historic Synagogue
600 I St., N.W., Washington, D.C.
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 10 - 2008v
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA
Show: 7:30
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 12 - 2008
Webster Theatre
31 Webster St., Hartford, CT
Show: 7:30v
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 14 - 2008
Water Street Music Hall
204 N. Water St., Rochester, NY
Show: 7:30
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 17 - 2008
Center Stage Atlanta
1374 W. Peachtree St. Northwest, Atlanta, GA
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 18 - 2008
Exit/In
2208 Elliston Pl., Nashville, TN
Show: 9:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 20 - 2008
The Social
54 N. Orange Ave., Orlando, FL
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 21 - 2008
Freebird Live
200 N. 1st St., Jacksonville Beach, FL
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 23 - 2008
Scout Bar
18307 Egret Bay Blvd., Houston, TX
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 24 - 2008
House of Blues- Dallas
2200 N. Lamar St., Dallas, TX
Show: 7:30
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 25 - 2008
The Parish
214 E. 6th St., Austin, TX
Show: 9:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 27 - 2008
Brick House
1 E. Jackson St., Phoenix, AZ
Show: 7:30
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 28 - 2008
House of Blues - San Diego
1055 5th Ave., San Diego, CA
Show: 7:30
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

October 29 - 2008
House of Blues - Los Angeles
8430 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA
Show: 8:30
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

November 2 - 2008
Aladin Theater
3017 SE Milwaukee, Portland, OR
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

November 3 - 2008
WOW Hall
291 W. 8th Ave., Eugene, OR
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

November 4 - 2008
Knitting Factory
919 W. Sprague St., Spokane, WA
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

November 5 - 2008
Showbox at the Market
1426 First Ave., Seattle, WA
Show: 9:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

November 7 - 2008
Knitting Factory
416 S. 9th St., Boise, ID
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

November 8 - 2008
Avalon Theater
3605 S State, Salt Lake City, UT
Show: 7:30
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

November 10 - 2008
Bluebird Theatre
3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

November 11 - 2008
Fox Theatre - Boulder
1135 13th St., Boulder, CO
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

November 13 - 2008
Pop’s
1403 Mississippi Ave., Sauget, IL
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

November 16 - 2008
People’s Court- Des Moines
216 Court Ave., Des Moines, IA
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

November 18 - 2008
Pantages Theatre
710 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN
Show: 7:30
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

November 19 - 2008
Majestic Theatre
115 King St., Madison, WI
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

November 20 - 2008
House of Blues- Chicago
329 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL
Show: 6:30
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

November 21 - 2008
House of Blues - Chicago
329 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL
Show: 7:30
Mhttps://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

November 22 - 2008
St. Andrew’s Hall
431 E. Congress, Detroit, MI
Show: 8:00
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/mattnathanson/

No rest for me. I’ll be home for a little over a week after our winter tour and then we are out for two months with Lifehouse.

Here are the dates.

NEW US TOUR DATES
2/24 - Spokane, WA (The Big Easy)
2/25 - Seattle, WA (The Showbox)
2/26 - Portland, OR (Roseland Theater)
3/02 - Denver, CO (Paramount Theatre)
3/03 - Salt Lake City, UT (The Depot)
3/05 - San Francisco, CA (The Warfield)
3/07 - Los Angeles, CA (The Wiltern)
3/11 - Dallas, TX (House of Blues)
3/12 - Kansas City, MO (Beaumont Club)
3/13 - St. Louis, MO (Pop’s)
3/14 - Des Moines, IA (Val Air Ballroom)
3/16 - Minneapolis, MN (First Ave)
3/17 - Chicago, IL (House of Blues)
3/18 - Chicago, IL (House of Blues)
3/20 - Grand Rapids, MI (Intersection)
3/21 - Pontiac, MI (Clutch Cargo’s)
3/22 - Milwaukee, WI (Eagles Club)
3/24 - Toronto, ON (Danforth Music Hall)
3/25 - Montreal, QUE (Club Soda)
3/27 - Hartford, CT (Webster Theatre)
3/28 - Boston, MA (Orpheum Theatre)
3/29 - Scranton, PA (Long Center, University of Scranton)
3/30 - Allentown, PA (Crocodile Rock Café)
4/01 - New York City (Roseland Ballroom)
4/03 - Philadelphia, PA (Electric Factory)
4/04 - Washington, DC (9:30 Club)
4/07 - Richmond, VA (The National)
4/08 - Charlotte, NC (Amos’ Southend)
4/10 - Asheville, SC (The Orange Peel)
4/11 - Knoxville, TN (Valarium)
4/12 - Atlanta, GA (The Tabernacle)
4/14 - Jacksonville, FL (Freebird Live)
4/15 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Culture Room)
4/16 - Orlando, FL (Hard Rock Live)

We had a last minute booking on Conan O’Brien this week. I had such a blast since Conan is right under Saturday Night Live as far a dream T.V. show appearances. I have a copy of the performance here. It is a large file (over 40 megs) so don’t try it if you are on dial up.

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So I would feel like a jackass pimping myself in this poll, but I’m honored to pimp all things Suzanna Choffel. So here is a run down of relevant categories. You can for vote me in the bass one if you like or vote for someone more deserving.
2007-2008 Austin Music Poll

http://www.austinchronicle.com/feedback/musicpoll/07/

Best of Austin:
Austin Musician of the Year: Suzanna Choffel
Austin Song of the Year: “Hey Mister” Suzanna Choffel
Best New Austin Band: Suzanna Choffel

Best Performers in Austin:
None of the Above: Suzanna Choffel

Best Austin Musicians:
Female Vocals: Suzanna Choffel
Bass: John Thomasson
Drums/Percussion: Eldridge Goins
Horns: Brad Houser
Keyboards: Laura Scarborough
Miscellaneous Instrument: Laura Scarborough-vibraphones
Songwriter: Suzanna Choffel

The video we did for Car Crash is finished and is now in rotation on VH1.

Check it out!

Car Crash is the single of the week on iTunes and it’s free. I’m pretty happy with my bass playing on it so go download it. (Opens iTunes)

I am really proud of this record, so I want to share it with you. I hope you all go buy it, but I put together a flash jukebox of the record so you can check it out. Continue reading to see it.
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It is finally out. It’s a week and a half old and it’s selling well.
It was in the top ten of iTunes all of last week and got as high as five before spending a few days at number six and most importantly it debut at #60 on the Billboard top 200 chart.

Pretty cool:

Top Rock Albums

Top Overall Albums

I had a great 3 1/2 month run helping out my friend Patrice Pike while she looked for a new bass player. (congrats Glenn!) I’m really going to miss playing with her, but it’s time to move one with the rest of the year and that all about “Some Mad Hope.” It hits the stores on August 14th and will be on Vanguard Records. The Fall tour is right around the corner and most of the dates are confirmed.

09-27-07
Beachland Ballroom
15711 Waterloo Road Cleveland, OH
Doors: 6:30 PM Show: 8:30 PM Tickets: $13.00 - All Ages
With Cary Brothers & Kate Voegele.

11-03-07
Troubadour
9081 Santa Monica Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90069
Doors: 8:00 PM Show: 8:30 PM Tickets: $15.00 - All Ages
With Melee & Ingrid Michaelson.