the humble hustle newsletter (w holiday song downloads n NYE gumbo info)

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Ladies and gents-

excited to be playing in San Francisco this Friday night at the Red Devil Lounge. I'm opening the night for my friends in the bands Alma Desnuda & Still Time. Doors at 8pm, I hit soon after so get there early if you'd like to catch the full set :)

This show is 21+ and you can preorder tickets at http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/EventListings.action?pl=reddevil&orgId=17432

if you are nowhere near the Bay Area, don't get pissed - here's a free download of a rough studio edit of "Lovely", a new track on my upcoming Autumn EP - enjoy and feel free to pass it on!

http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/nqxsle

p.s. Huge headlining show at the Roxy in Hollywood on Jan 23rd - mark your iCals :)

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good news-....

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This Wednesday = a dope September 16th show in Los Angeles at the El Rey Theatre, opening for the lovely new face of jazz, Esperanza Spalding. Did yall know she played at the White House?  I wonder who does their booking.......

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more good news-....

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the first 250 people in the door get a free copy of my recently recorded "Gravity (Live at Metropolis Studios)" + its accompanying music video.  Preorder tickets are here.....

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(not so) bad news-....

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this is my last big LA show of 2009, the rest of the year is gonna be working on new music (AKA the Autumn EP) and getting ready to take over the world in 2010.....

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details-....

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SEPTEMBER 16 - WEDNESDAY....

EL RAY THEATRE w/ esperanza spalding....

5515 WILSHIRE BLVD LA, CA 90036 // $25 (ticketmaster)....

8pm // all-ages // theelrey.com....

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plan your week accordingly :)....

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-your boy j....

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P.S. If you want a free ringtone of Loved You Tonight, just text 'JWEST' to 66937....

Summertime yall...

NYC is crazy beautiful in the summer. Been spending this past week in the East Village (with my homie Matt Masih) in preparation for the Summertime Tour kickoff at Santos Party House this Friday, August 7th. Check out this video of us busking in Union Square without amplification (I guess I should have lined up the sound device permit BEFORE i got here, lol) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rryexa7hTbI

On show updates - we've added 3 more London dates (all open to the general public), plus I just confirmed a September 15th show in Los Angeles at the El Ray Theatre, opening for the lovely new face of jazz, Esperanza Spalding (you might have noticed her in a recent Banana Republic campaign). This will be the biggest stage I've performed on in LA thus far.

That puts the Summertime Tour at 7 dates in 4 cities on 2 continents and 3 coasts. Dope. Here's the details:

AUGUST 7 - FRIDAY
SANTOS PARTY HOUSE
100 LAFAYETTE ST, NY 10013 // $12 PRESALE ($15 DOOR)
7-9:30pm // 18+ // santospartyhouse.com

AUGUST 8 - SATURDAY
LINCOLN PARK FESTIVAL
RACINE & WEBSTER - CHICAGO // FREE!
7pm // all-ages // chicagoevents.com

AUG UST 11 - TUESDAY
METROPOLIS STUDIOS
70 CHISWICK HIGH ROAD - LONDON - W4 1SY
7pm // invite-only // metropolis-group.co.uk

AUGUST 18 - TUESDAY - LONDON
PROUD - more details TBA

AUGUST 21 - FRIDAY - LONDON
PUNK - more details TBA

AUGUST 23 - SUNDAY - LONDON
THE FLOWERPOT - more details TBA

SEPTEMBER 16 - WEDNESDAY
EL RAY THEATRE w/ esperanza spalding
5515 WILSHIRE BLVD LA, CA 90036 // $27 (ticketmaster)
8pm // all-ages // theelray.com

That's it for now - I'm very grateful to be out on the road, and I look forward to seeing yall at the shows-

-your boy j
http://www.myspace.com/johnwestsongs
http://www.facebook.com/johnwestsongs
http://www.twitter.com/johnwestsongs

P.S. If you want a free ringtone of Loved You Tonight, just text 'JWEST' to 66937

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Free Download of the Week – Like a Lady

* free music for your listening pleasure, pass it on! This week's song is a live recording from Dakota Lounge in Santa Monica, CA.

Like a Lady (mp3)
http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/txmyl3

Like a Lady (YouTube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_FC_7iCo8E

John West’s 60 Days of Hustlin - Countdown to The Roxy
DAY 60+6
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We sold out the Roxy!

498 paid through the door to be exact!  Can’t thank everybody enough, this has been my dream for the past 2 months as I’ve done my 60 days of hustlin'.  Check this short video, it's crazy (courtesy of Thelma Wang) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaZAGkH6rTQ
And here one more video (bigups to Minh-Vy Ngo) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsH070H2yPQ

Now that the 60 days are over I decided I could:

a) begin 60 days of slacking and mooching off my friends
b) go to the India to find myself
c) just keep grinding!

If you chose option (c) you are a winner- I’ve got a got of great things I’ll be doing this summer, including lots of Third Street Promenade Humble Hustle performances (that’s a mouthful).  Currently lining up showcase performances in NYC, Chicago, and London for later in the summer.

In the meantime, I have two southern shows coming up, including one tonight in the ATL at the Atlanta History Center –
http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com

The other one is Thursday, June 11th in Baton Rouge, my hometown! DJ PK1 (http://www.myspace.com/pk1style) is hooking it up fresh at 600 Grand - Check out the flyer here - http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff24/johnpeterwest/BR-FLYER.jpg

Also, I've decided that I'll continue having a free download with EVERY email I send out, why not?  Life's too short :)

The Summer EP was soft-released at the Roxy show, but it will be formally available (with extra tracks) by the beginning of July.  Look for it online, at shows, and on BitTorrent lol

I'll also have an online merch store up and running by the end of the month!

Thanks once again, and blessings to everyone and their dreams.

-your boy j
http://www.myspace.com/johnwestsongs
@johnwestsongs on twitter
johnwestsongs@gmail.com (to find me on facebook)

P.S. If you want a free ringtone of Loved You Tonight, just text 'JWEST' to 66937!
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Free Download of the Week – Simplify

Simplify (mp3)
http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/o6bjkl

Simplify (YouTube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkyFYKP7EvE

 

"Got It Good" is now up, I couldn't hold out til the Roxy show to let yall hear this one :)

btw, already for 200+ presales for the Roxy - it's gonna be fire!  look forward to seein u there - http://www....com/theroxy

blessings,
-j

p.s. P.S. If you want a free ringtone of Loved You Tonight, just text 'JWEST' to 66937!

text 'JWEST' to 66937 - lol, I feel all official.

here's a link to my current newsletter (with links to hella free downloads):
http://johnwestsongs.fanbridge.com/campaigns/show.php?id=525607&sid=93745227

Roxy on May 30th! Blessings-
-j
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0900426993065F5B
johnwestsongs@gmail.com (to find me on facebook)
http://www.twitter.com/johnwestsongs

Hey yall,

Hope everyone is doing well - I’ve been hustling my a** off for the past few weeks!  I was out on Third Street Promenade this weekend in Santa Monica and sold 180 CDs – craziness!

I’ll be out there every weekend between now and Saturday - May 30th, when I’m playing my summer kick-off show at The Roxy with my boy Kelley James.

May 30th will also be my EP release show.  I’ve been working on a lot of new tunes and I’m amped up about the new record that’s coming together!

So to warm you all up, I’ve attached a minute-long snippet of my new single “Simplify” – it’s the rough edit pre-release exclusively for yall :)  Here’s a direct link.

I’m also doing a stripped-down secret set tomorrow, Wednesday night at Dakota Lounge. (formerly Temple Bar) to warm things up for the Roxy on May 30th.    

Here’s the details for everything, bigups to the whole JWest Family!

-j
http://www.myspace.com/johnwestsongs (I just broke 3,000,000 spins – thanks to everyone for that!)

UPCOMING SHOWS

April 14th - Wednesday
Secret Show @ Dakota Lounge
$5/ 21+/ 9pm
1026 Wilshire Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90401

May 31st – Saturday
The Roxy Theatre w/ Kelley James
$12/ all-ages / 9pm
9009 Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069

p.s. Free download of my Perez Hilton-approved cover of Umbrella right here!

p.s.s. Opening for Cute Is What We Aim For this weekend in Ventura county at Cal State Channel Islands!  Details on MySpace.

Come hang out me and my friend Matt Masih at 99 Bottles located at 110 Walnut Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA.It's free show plus great music!
21 + come thru!

See yall there! holler :)
-j