Jones Street Station Kick-Off US Tour WIth Ben Kweller

“...like 1995 Wilco with the sensibility of 2007 Wilco.” –The Onion AV Club, Milwaukee

"Blending harmonies and country, folk and rock influences, the band crafts a song that's both sweet and sad — about being together and alone, while still finding sunlight in the sadness. Propelled by an ambling melody and kind sentiment" -NPR Song Of The Day, "Evergreen"

US Tour Dates
June 5 - 92Y Tribeca w/ Shannon McNally - New York, NY
June 10 - Off Broadway w/ The Feed & Wheels On Fire - New York, NY
June 11 - Murphy's Lounge - Omaha, NE
June 12 - The Bluebird Theater w/ Ben Kweller - Denver, CO
June 13 - Avalon Theatre w/ Ben Kweller - Salt Lake City, UT
June 15 - Chop Suey w/ Ben Kweller - Seattle, WA
June 16 - Doug Fir Lounge w/ Ben Kweller - Portland, OR
June 17 - Slim's w/ Ben Kweller - San Francisco, CA
June 19 - El Rey Theatre w/ Ben Kweller - Los Angeles, CA
June 20 - House Of Blues w/ Ben Kweller - San Diego, CA
June 22 - Club Congress w/ Ben Kweller - Tucson, AZ
June 24 - The White Rabbit w/ Ben Kweller - San Antonio, TX
June 25 - House Of Blues w/ Ben Kweller - Houston, TX
June 26 - Granada Theater w/ Ben Kweller - Dallas, TX
June 27 - Emo's w/ Ben Kweller - Austin, TX


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“We don’t really do genre-specific music,” says Erker. “In ‘Neville,’ for instance, we've got detailed four-part harmonies alongside flat-out screaming, Scruggs-style banjo and a harmonica, for God's sake—all of which co-exist within a three-minute song that starts off as a sleepy ballad and mutates into a rock anthem free-for-all.

“People see our instruments and expect one thing,” explains Hull, alluding to previous gigs with Ben Kweller. “Then they’re like, ‘Woah! That’s not how people play the harmonica. Or the mandolin. Wait; where’s your lead singer? You don’t have one?’”


No plans to add a singer, but a new album will be available in August.

Press release:
This group of Brooklynites from Minnesota, Princeton, Chicago, St. Louis and Springfield, Ohio are indeed a quintet of fully-formed characters. Hull, for one, carries his harmonica in a gun belt for a reason—a note-nailing delivery that’s as jittery and disjointed as his personality. Then there’s Rockwell, a steam roller who can punish the drum set and play with lightness and touch; keyboardist/singer Jonathan Benedict (better known as JB), a skilled remixer/producer who’s twisted knobs on tracks for Rihanna, Yoko Ono and The Killers; bassist/singer Walt Wells, a “musician’s musician” and part-time ethnomusicologist with the chops to carry his own in everything from a soul revue to a Japanese string band; and Erker, a “craftsman” with a modified mandolin, plug-and-play banjo approach and honed singer-songwriter skills.