March 7, 2006
HARRIS.

Happy happy. Harris Radio, an awesome online station based in sunny Brooklyn, NY, has just added some ukulele pop into its rotation. Check the station out, they're playing some of the best stuff out there. Thanks very much, Mr. Harris!


March 1, 2006
VIVALDI! VERY SOON!

Just added another show for March at that loveliest of listening rooms, Caffe Vivaldi. Come on out next Saturday, March 11th, for a very intimate piano and uke show; new songs will be tested out, fun will be had. Much fun. Vivaldi's an awesome place, and we hear the "scouts" and "spies" hang out there sometimes, so come on over and make ukulele pop look good. :) Check the SHOWS page for the nitty-gritty.


February 27, 2006
RADIO JAPAN!

Well this is truly gosh-darned exciting. Yellow Beat, a truly cool indie radio show in Japan, will be spinning "Temporary Song" starting this Friday, the 3rd. Visit Yellow Beat's happy website for more info on the show and how you can listen online. Thanks so much, Yellow Beat!


February 21, 2006
BEHOLD THE MOVING PICTURE!

At long last, we've been able to get some video footage back from last August's release party. Photos are on their way too! Click right HERE to see the world premiere of Jeff's new song, "This Wall," live from The Living Room! (Note: You'll probably wanna turn off the Jeff Solomon media player first in order to avoid audio crazies.)


February 15, 2006
RADIO OREGON!

Hey you Oregonians! Hey you people with internet access! "Temporary Song" will appear on the University of Oregon's glorious little radio show, Snap, Crackle, Pop! this very Friday, between 10 and 12 Pacific (1 and 3 Eastern). You can tune in online at KWVA Radio's site or, if you live in that wonderful wonderful state, tune into 88.1 FM. By the way, their request line is (541)-346-0645. Just sayin'. Cough.


February 14, 2006
AND ANOTHER ONE.

Another NYC-area show has been added to the calendar for February 28th! Jeff will be doing a spot at Champagne, the cool new variety show/brainchild of Ms. Livia Scott, which takes place at the lovely Plan B in the East Village. Tickets cost only- haha, PSYCHE! This isn't the page for that stuff, sillynoggin. You want more info? SHOWS page. Go.


February 5, 2006
TWO NEW YORK SHOWS ADDED!

Dat's right! Two shows, at Underscore and Crash Mansion, have been added to the ol' calendar for March 25 and May 22. Zap on over to the SHOWS page for details.


February 4, 2006
AT LONG LAST.

This here website finally has a LINKS page. Jeff's pals, buddies and mates can all be found here. Are you a person with a thing that should be linked here? Write the webmasta and give him a piece of your mind.


January 23, 2006
FIRST RADIO INTERVIEW.

Morgen, the host of Charleston, SC's very awesome "Morgen in the Morning" on The Bridge 105.5, had Jeff in the studio last Friday for his first big radio interview. A little nervous mumbling aside, it went pretty well! Thanks so much, Morgen, for all yer help with EL and your brazen ukulele pop... um... ambassadorship? Yeah!


January 9, 2006
RECKLESS.

The mega-awesome Reckless Records of Chicago is now carrying "Around the Square." Thank you, Chicago! Hop on over to the STORE page if you live in Chicago and don't know where Reckless Records is (how dare you).


December 20, 2005
AH JEEZ.

The Knitting Factory has cancelled all shows for today in light of the transit strike. We're looking into rescheduling the show and we'll keep you posted. Apologies for the inconvenience.


December 14, 2005
IN TIME OUT NY THIS WEEK!

This Tuesday's show at the Knitting Factory has been listed in Time Out, along with this nice little blurb:

"On 'Around the Square,' a self-released EP, promising local singer-songwriter Jeff Solomon shows a sensitive touch and an ear for pop ballads."

Thanks, TONY!


December 13, 2005
ON THE RADIO - BERKELEY, CA

Award-winning college radio station KALX in Berkeley (90.7 FM) is playing tracks from "Around the Square." Thank you, KALX! If you're in the Bay Area and are feeling ukulele-less, give the DJs a call at (510) 642-KALX (5259). They'll hook you up real nice.


December 8, 2005
ALL HAIL LHB!

Once again, Largehearted Boy, the world's kindest rockstar blogger, has posted a track from "Around the Square" (Gramercy, to be exact) right alongside some other great bands. This time, Jeff is featured with My Morning Jacket, Holopaw, Saint Etienne, and Jeff's pals Awesome. Thank you LHB! Largehearted Boy for Mayor!


December 7, 2005
APOLOGIES TO LIST MEMBERS

We've had some site problems recently; the latest involved today's email, which was accidentally sent more than once to some addresses. We apologize for the inconvenience; it will not happen again, we swear it. Promise promise promise.


December 4, 2005
KNIT AGAIN!

"Like Yesterday" will be featured on the brand-new Hurricane Kid benefit compilation CD. Hot Sizzle Records and Do Something, a great local charity, are throwing a big release party for the CD at the Knitting Factory's main space on December 13. Jeff will play a set, along with a number of great artists also featured on the record, including The Last Show, Marwood and many others. More info at the SHOWS page.


November 21, 2005
GOOD MORNING, SANTA CRUZ!

Attention Bay Area folk! "Around the Square" has gone into rotation at KZSC Santa Cruz (88.1 FM). (This lovely college station is, among many other great things, the home of one of the best podcasts in the country, The Sound of Young America.) Please give the KZSC DJs a call at (831) 459-KZSC (5972) and request some ukulele pop!


November 20, 2005
VIVE LE UKE!

The wonderful French site King David Ukulele Station, (which has the very official-sounding URL of www.ukulele.fr), has been so kind as to put up a little featurette on "Around the Square." Thanks very much to Bertrand at King David, and to French ukulele fans everywhere! Especially in France.


November 15, 2005
HAPPY FOR HYPERLINKS.

Gothamist ran a spot today on director Frank Lesser, who brought in Jeff and "Around the Square" producer Andrew Felluss to flesh out some songs for his last online video project. Congrats, Frank!


November 9, 2005
PERFECT TIMING.

The Knitting Factory show will be at 7:30 PM on 12/20, and you can now buy tickets online. Don't believe me? Just ask the SHOWS page.


November 3, 2005
WHO DOESN'T LIKE VIRGINS?

"Around the Square" is now available at the wondrous Virgin Megastore in Union Square, Manhattan, thanks to a distribution deal from ROIR Records, a great little punk label (Television, Bad Brains, New York Dolls) that also helped out with record distribution for Brooklyn's very own Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. NYC dwellers - get thee to Union Square and pick up a copy! And thanks to ROIR and Virgin! And sorry for the inappropriate headline!


November 2, 2005
PREPARE YOUR NEEDLES AND YARN

...becuase ukulele pop's about to hit The Knitting Factory! The show's gonna be on Decembr 20th; more details on the SHOWS page.


November 1, 2005
THANKS AGAIN LB!

The very aptly named Largehearted Boy got a kick out of the little Monster Mash-Up and posted it to his awesome blog. Thanks, LB! Because of you, monsters everywhere are shakin' it (hopefully that's a good thing).


October 31, 2005
MONSTER MASH-UP

Well, this is silly. Happy Halloween.


October 25, 2005
CHECK THESE NUMBERS.

Our online shopkeepers at CD Baby announced today that they've been able to donate $165,000 to the Red Cross. And your CD purchases and downloads helped contribute to that! Thanks so much to everyone.


October 20, 2005
ITHACAN RADIO!

"Temporary Song" is now on WICB 91.7 FM in Ithaca, NY. If you'd like to request it, you can:

1) call a WICB DJ at (607) 274-3217
2) IM the studio at WICB ROCK
3) email 'em at wicb@ithaca.edu

Ithaca Rox.


October 8, 2005
ON SALE IN CALI!

"Around the Square" is now available in 2 of the Bay Area's greatest stores, the famous Amoeba Music in San Fran and Mod Lang, an incredible store in Berkeley that truly deserves wider recognition. Visit the STORE page for directions to these stores and other fun info, or finfo, if you will. Try it! Finfo.


October 5, 2005
SFIST!

Though we were late to catch on, the wise and benevolent SFist was kind enough to plug the Make-Out Room show in their weekly highlights. Thanks very much, SFist!


September 26, 2005
THANK YOU, LARGEHEARTED BOY.

Mp3 wonderblogger largehearted boy was kind enough to link up "Temporary Song" over the weekend. Thanks again, lhb!


September 23, 2005
FINAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED

...for San Fran, that is. Jeff will be performing on Wed, 10/5 at Make-Out Room along with talented stand-up Brent Weinbach and the Joel Murach Band. See the SHOWS page for links.


September 15, 2005
NEW STORE PAGE!

At long last, there is now a page devoted entirely to buying stuff! The new STORE page is the place to go for:

1) buying the "Around the Square" CD online
2) finding out what stores are carrying the CD (updated often)
3) downloading tracks from "A.T.S." for your portable doo-dad, using iTunes or other similar modern miracles.

How do ya like that? One-stop shoppin' for all your ukulele pop needs. Visit the STORE page today, and remember: ALL proceeds are being donated to the Red Cross disaster relief fund (including mp3 downloads). Thanks to everyone who's bought a CD and contributed to the effort!


September 13, 2005
PODCASTED

Temporary Song has just found its way on to SrokaSounds, a great new podcast series from England that features a great selection of artists, ranging from Tom Waits to Billy Bragg to Eels to Janis Joplin. Thanks so much, SrokaSounds! You're our first podcast!


September 8, 2005
RED CROSS

Beginning today, all money from the sale of "Around the Square" CDs and mp3s will go directly to the Red Cross disaster relief fund. Please visit the CD Baby online store to get yourself some ukulele pop and donate to a good cause, all at once.


August 31, 2005
WEST SIDE!

Two gigs announced for Seattle and San Francisco! The Seattle show is a week from Friday, so put down that latte for one second, check the SHOWS page, and mark your planners.


August 24, 2005
DROWNED IN SOUND

"Around the Square" was reviewed in the excellent British music 'zine Drowned in Sound this week! The review (also dl-able at the PRESS page) likens the songs to works by Andrew Bird and Rufus Wainwright, and it includes some great phrases, such as the following:

Around The Square is a promising collection of songs that display an impressive amount of weight considering most of them are centred around an instrument that weighs about as much an apple.

Tee hee. Thanks very much, DiS!


August 23, 2005
ON THE RADIO UP NORTH

"Temporary Song" is being featured on WEQX's "Coffeehouse," right alongside new works by Fiona Apple, Eels, Son Volt, Damien Rice, Rilo Kiley and Tori Amos! Thanks very much to WEQX, a great independently-run station that can be heard throughout Vermont and upstate NY at 102.7 FM. The next Coffeehouse that will feature music from "Around the Square" will be this Saturday from 7 - 9 AM. Cock-a-doodle-doo!


August 17, 2005
GOTHAMIST!

Ho darn, how'd we miss this? Turns out that Gothamist, everyone's favorite NYC blog, did a lil' spot on the CD Release party. Belated thanks to Gothamist! Check out the story at the new PRESS page (which now has its own cool banner, thanks to this guy).


August 12, 2005
PRESS PAGE BEGINS.

It's only in its infancy, it may not have complete artwork, but by ding dangit, it's up there. Hooray for the new PRESS page!


August 11, 2005
BLOGGED!

Holy cow. "Around the Square" got shouted out on 3 blogs this week! Baskerville's Syndrome is a great new music blog and it's an honor to be among its first subjects. "B's S" is curated by Jez Burrows, a music critic who's also written some great spots for McSweeney's, like this one.

And in the ukulele interest world, Uke Club and Ukulelia somehow discovered this site on the same day. How serendipitous! Thanks to all for the nice mentions. For quick jump-to-Jeff versions of these articles, click here, here and here!


August 8, 2005
2 MORE AUGUST SHOWS ADDED!

Be sure to catch 2 very different shows on 2 Saturdays this month. The first, on 8/13, is a duo set w/guitarist Brian Letiecq; the other, on 8/27, will feature an ensemble made up of piano, ukulele, guitar, cello and trombone! Check the SHOWS page for the nitty-gritty.


August 5, 2005
STILL CATCHING BREATH (figuratively)

Thanks so much to everyone who came to The Living Room on Wednesday. That CD got released like nobody's business! Take a look at the SHOWS page for Jeff's comments* on the show.
*Ed. note: "comments" may be read in this context as "effusive blubbering"


August 4, 2005
INTERVIEW (for real this time.)

The Apiary, NY's premier comedy blog, did a great interview profiling the new record, Elephant Larry, and exploring what it's like to live a double life as a musician and sketch comedian. Thanks so much to the Apiary staff!

Read the Apiary article here!


August 1, 2005
T MINUS 2 DAYS

Getting a bit excited over here.

!!!


July 29, 2005
REVIEW #3
okay, no more numbers after this.

The NY Press was kind enough to include a little feature on the release party in this week's issue! Click right about here to read all about it. Thanks so much, NYP!


July 27, 2005
TOWER!

Hey guess what? Now you can buy A.T.S. from the Tower Records website. Oh yeah!


July 26, 2005
REVIEW #2

Some songs from "Around the Square" have been submitted to VH1's Song of the Year competition (which is actually a monthly competition; hmmm...). Though the winners haven't been announced yet, the song critiques have come back, complete with near-scientific numerical scores for 10 different categories per song! Here's a highlight from the review of "Temporary Song":

The music has a strong appeal that the listener won't be able to get enough of. [The] vocals are soulful and beautiful! The melodies are outstanding.
Overall Score: 94/100

Wow. Thanks! Extended info on the VH1 critiques will be located on the press page, coming soon.


July 24, 2005
REVIEW #1

Jonathan L, a popular DJ from L.A. & Phoenix, has been nice enough to include a capsule review of "Around the Square" at the top of his website's "Featured Independents" section! From JLradio.com:

What begins as a loosely based Alt/Folk song on track one of a 6-song EP, progresses into a delightful jazz light fusion arena. Jeff writes all the material and arranges the songs. This Manhattan boy can sure sing. Almost reminds of a *Burt Bacharach/ Jonathan Richman style of crooning at times, as crazy as that might sound. One of the strongest points is Solomon doesn't sound forced, to the contrary, quite natural. The KCRW's of the world should be all over this. *The Bacharach reference is probably more for Jeff's arragements skill.

Thanks so much to jlradio for the kind words! Click HERE to see the review in its native habitat.

Now that the first official review has come in, we'll be launching a little press section for this site in the immediate future. Stay tuned.


July 22, 2005
RADIOIO!

No, my "io" key isn't stuck. It turns out that radioio, one of the largest online radio networks, has picked up "Around the Square," and songs from the EP will be aired on radioioPop beginning Monday! Click right HERE to visit radioioPop's startup page.


June 25, 2005
YOUR iPOD'S THIRST HAS BEEN QUENCHED

iTunes is now carrying "Around the Square" and this is good! Head over to the iTunes Music store and zap it up, or visit the Music page for a fancy little link.


June 15, 2005
CD RELEASE PARTY!

A release party for "Around the Square" will be held at The Living Room on Wednesday, August 3rd. CDs will be on sale and the band will perform! Check the SHOWS page for more info.


June 8, 2005
JIGSAW ALERT!

"Around the Square" is now available at Jigsaw, the hip and friendly multimedia gallery located in the East Village at 526 E. 11th St. between Ave's A & B. You can now buy Jeff's record while your browse through Bendis graphic novels, underground 'zines, and lots of affordable fine art. Pretty neat!

Read more about the gallery at www.jigsawnyc.com.


April 19, 2005
Announcing the official release of Jeff's brand-new E.P.!

"JEFF SOLOMON : AROUND THE SQUARE"

This 6-song EP recording is a groundbreaking performance for Jeff Solomon, as well as engineer/producer Andrew Felluss. Andrew is a talented Manhattan-based pro who has spent years picking up tips while working with producing legends like Phil Ramone and Frank Filipetti. He's racked up engineering credits on projects with the Neptunes, Paul Simon, Jay-Z, Peter Cincotti, Carly Simon, Renee Fleming, Mary J. Blige, Rod Stewart, as well as last year's multi-Grammy winner, Ray Charles's "Genius Loves Company".

Online sales will be operational and linked to this site within the next two weeks. Plus, you'll soon be able to stream the record in its entirety, free of charge! Check back very soon for the Jeff Solomon Media Player (yes, that sounds ridiculous to us, too).

More about the record:

To create a new sound for "Around the Square," Jeff recruited an excellent band made up of the most talented musical friends he's made over the last few years. Joining Jeff on "Around the Square" are Brian Letiecq (guitar), Steve Lucas (bass), and Doug Clark (drums), along with guest trombonist Chris Erway and guest cellist Vivian Israel.

The full band sound adds some surprising new layers to these songs, and Jeff can't wait to bring this new sound to the stage. A release party and live performance is being planned for the very near future. And for those of you that became used to Jeff hopping around stage, switching instruments for every song, there's no need to worry; Jeff played piano, synths, organ, 3 different kinds of ukuleles, saxophone, clarinet, and bongos on this record, and he also recorded all his own backup vocals. Even with a great new band behind him, he still likes to keep his sounds changing constantly.


April 17, 2005
Say hello to the MASSIVE UPDATE!

At long last, this site is undergoing a complete information overhaul. We've always had great feedback on the look of the site, so that won't change much. But the information on every page will be completely different, reflecting the arrival of Jeff's first proper E.P., "Around the Square." Release details coming soon. So start checking the site frequently again, because things are a-changin'. New pages for the BIO and SHOWS sections are already up. Check 'em out!