Our good friends at Jam in the Van have done it again. They’ve posted two great videos they made with John and the band at Willie Nelson’s Heartbreaker Banquet at SXSW this year. Sometimes all you want is a slow song. Here’s two from John’s new CD, Songs.
Before the new album rollercoaster reaches full speed, we at Fullbright HQ thought we might take a moment to post a wrap-up report on this year’s SXSW. It was crazy-busy: John played nine shows in four days! A good time was had. Paste Magazine took in John’s show on Tuesday night: “The One Who Lives
The video for the first single from John’s upcoming ‘Songs’ album is out! What’s so bad about “Happy”? Filmed at Willie Nelson’s Heartbreaker Banquet during this year’s SXSW, the video had its premiere on the Texas Monthly website. it’s hard not to be happy if you’re a 25-year-old songwriter and you’re playing a set, and
Fans can look forward to hearing John preview his new album—the follow-up to his Grammy-nominated debut From The Ground Up— later this month at SXSW. John will play nine shows with songs from the new album, set for release in May. Performing with a three-piece band, John’s SXSW schedule includes Willie Nelson’s Heartbreaker Banquet, Thirty
Here are some folks who were talking about John this week: SXSW reviews and video, an award from the Oklahoma Gazette, and a great article from our friends in Lubbock.
Many thanks to Thomas Conner of the Chicago Sun-Times for this great review of John’s first show at SXSW: Fullbright’s SXSW showcase — the first of eight gigs he has here this week — was as perfect as if it were a Jonathan Demme concert film… Fullbright synthesizes the best songcraft from his home state
The schedule of John’s appearances at the SXSW festival has been announced. Hope to see lots of our SXSW friends there!