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Anyone else ever heard / heard of Jessica Lea Mayfield? (Except for fuji81 who saw her open for the remarkable Justin Townes Earle – this was the only mention of her I could find in the FF.)
I overlooked fuji81’s reference to her, and had not checked her out until I saw this article about her from Asheville’s Mountain XPress (making a comparison of her to Lu). So, I went & listened to some samples from her first two releases, With Blasphemy So Heartfelt and Tell Me. I really liked what I heard, so I checked her tour schedule. Lo & behold, she is headlining this Saturday night at The Earl (East Atlanta Restaurant & Lounge), a bar/restaurant (that serves dynamite burgers, I might add!) with a small music venue in the back. Tickets are only $10.
So, I ordered her two albums from Amazon, & bought two tickets to the show. With my Amazon Prime free 2-day shipping, I should have the CDs by Friday afternnon, allowing some listening time before the show Saturday night. I’ll report back here after the show.
And, why yes, I DO move fast when I hear music I like!
Tom
You should have a great time tnt at The Earl ( sure do have a great looking food menu).
Here we have Jessica on Letterman last month.
Gotta love that guitar strap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGiw3wH8_FMAlso, there are a couple more videos from last week in Austin.
She appeared at the KCRW showcase SXSW.I really like her sound.
Thanks tnt & fuji81 for leading us to more great music.lwj
I really liked that, LWJ – thanks for posting. I am looking forward to her show even more so now (as well as my pre-show cheeseburger & shoe-string fries)…
Tom
Well, I received Jessica Lea Mayfield’s two CDs early Friday afternoon as planned, and gave them both a complete listen. I enjoyed them VERY much, which had me looking forward to Saturday night’s show at The Earl even more so. After listening to her albums, I did some more research on her online. She is from Kent, OH (NE of Akron), and is the “protege” of Dan Auerbach, who is the guitarist for The Black Keys, a blues / rock band from Akron (he plays lead guitar on her first album & produced both).
And, Saturday’s night’s show did not disappoint. Jessica and the band (I don’t recall the name of her electric bassist or drummer, but on lead guitar was Richie Kirkpatrick – from Nashville “by way of Murfreesboro” according to some info I found on the Web about him & who also played lead guitar on her second album) put on a great show. They played a relatively short set of 14 songs after two opening acts (I didn’t catch the name of the first opener – he was not listed on the tickets – but the second opener was a singer / songwriter from Kentucky named Daniel Martin Moore who was very good) which was enthusiastically received by the relatively small crowd (80 people or so). Jessica sung with “an achingly slow, sexy drawl that conveys vulnerability and intestinal fortitude”, as one reviewer of her latest CD, Tell Me, puts it, and her between-song patter from the stage was equally low-key and beguiling. I purchased her EP White Lies (containing 6 of her earliest songs from 2006) from the merch table and had her sign it after the show.
I am hooked. I look forward to seeing this talented young artist again (hopefully soon).
Tom
P.S. LWJ, she had the same guitar strap she was sporting on the Letterman show… 😉
Oh, and I meant to mention earlier – thanks to West Words, I found out that Jessica & her band played week before last at SXSW, and 10 songs from their set were released as a SXSW iTunes Live exclusive. Here is a link for those interested…
Tom
Daniel Martin Moore is from the Northern KY/ Cincinnati area. He is highly praised and promoted on WNKU.
I will have to give Jessica some more listens. Thanks for the update and glad you had a good time!
Lafayette, I think you’d really like Daniel Martin Moore. I thought he was extremely talented – and he has a wonderful singing voice. For his last song (a traditional bluegrass tune whose name escapes me), he & the fellow accompanying him on piano & drums (not at the same time! 😆 ) went acoustic.
The crowd was being really rude in the back during his entire set, talking & yakking up a storm, while those of us up front (w/ the exception of two clueless young college chicks), were respectfully listening (I was actually enthralled). Daniel said he wanted to perform the last song totally acoustic, and unplugged his acoustic guitar. Then, glancing at the back of the room at the idiots talking & not paying attention, he looked at us up front & asked, “In fact, do y’all mind if we step down there?” Of course, we agreed, so we rearranged ourselves, leaving a open semi-cicle for the two of them to stand just in front of the 18″ high stage. Daniel played his guitar & sang, while the fellow with him provided some rousing old-time “clap & stomp” percussion. It was awesome.
Yeah, & check out JLM some more if so compeled – but, don’t feel pressured to like her – I know you prefer the guy singer / songwriters for the most part – like I prefer the gals… 😉
Tom
Thanks to West Words for passing this recent interview with JLM on to me… 😉
This young lady sure knows her own mind:
Some say you’re not appealing because you’re not cheerful enough.
Well, they can suck it.
😆
Tom
@Lafayette wrote:
Daniel Martin Moore is from the Northern KY/ Cincinnati area. He is highly praised and promoted on WNKU.
I will have to give Jessica some more listens. Thanks for the update and glad you had a good time!
Lafayette, if you act really, really fast you might be able to get a ticket for tonight, April 7th at Southgate House to catch Jessica Lea. ( a WNKU sponsored event $10.-$13 )
http://www.southgatehouse.com/Here are some great pics and videos of Jessica and Daniel Martin Moore from last Friday, April 1st at the NYC’s Bowery Ballroom together with her tour schedule.
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/04/jessica_lea_may_1.html
Drat, from the above article, she performed at the Underground-Drake Hotel in Toronto on Monday, April 4th ( a superb venue where I saw Kathleen Edwards last year ). I should have been more on the ball and checked Jessica’s tour schedule.lwj
@tntracy wrote:
Anyone else ever heard / heard of Jessica Lea Mayfield? (Except for fuji81 who saw her open for the remarkable Justin Townes Earle – this was the only mention of her I could find in the FF.)
I overlooked fuji81’s reference to her, and had not checked her out until I saw this article about her from Asheville’s Mountain XPress (making a comparison of her to Lu). So, I went & listened to some samples from her first two releases, With Blasphemy So Heartfelt and Tell Me. I really liked what I heard, so I checked her tour schedule. Lo & behold, she is headlining this Saturday night at The Earl (East Atlanta Restaurant & Lounge), a bar/restaurant (that serves dynamite burgers, I might add!) with a small music venue in the back. Tickets are only $10.
So, I ordered her two albums from Amazon, & bought two tickets to the show. With my Amazon Prime free 2-day shipping, I should have the CDs by Friday afternnon, allowing some listening time before the show Saturday night. I’ll report back here after the show.
Tom
Tom, you could have saved about 2 bucks per CD by attending Jessica Lea’s in store performance at Criminal Records Atlanta in the afternoon before you saw her at The Earl.
http://www.criminalatl.com/Artist/819210
And here she is in PINK at Criminal Records
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsavfkes1FQ
lwjWatch an In studio performance at KCRW from April 29th.
A full 45 minutes of Jessica Lea.
Great performer.
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mblwj
A London review (Jessica & band are currently touring Europe)…
Tom
At the young age of 21, Jessica is really getting known overseas.
Here she is live from last night at the Paradiso in Amsterdam.
Song is “We’ve Never Lied”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c14uPEUfWns
lwj
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