Here is a clip of Jamie McLean sitting in with Govt Mule in Raleigh NC on 4/13/08.
We are proud to announce that Jamie McLean is now being endorsed by Gibson! A big thank you to the entire staff! Here is a picture of Jamie hand selecting his Gibson Les Paul from the Gibson Showroom in Washington DC! Keep an eye out for it on stage all summer long!
As a thank you to the fans we are excited to release a live series of downloads from recent Jamie McLean shows. The first available download is Yesterdays News. The track is taken from the bands recent New Years Eve performance with the legendary Dr. John in Mobile Al. Head over to the official Jamie McLean Myspace www.myspace.com/jamiemcleanband to listen, download and enjoy! We will be releasing new live tracks as well as cuts from the forthcoming American Heartache in the coming weeks so be sure to check back. And while you are at it please add us a Friend on Myspace or sign up for the Mailing List! Thanks again to all of the fans and a big shout out to Baltimore, Albany and Burlington!
The rest of 2007 is shaping up to be a busy time for Jamie McLean! Jamie will play his last New York City show of the year on Thursday November 29th at the newly renovated Lions Den. This show will feature special guest Ron Johnson (Karl Denson, New Monsoon) on bass as well as a set from The Bridge. Tickets are available now and we hope to see everyone out for this holiday show which will feature a bunch of new material. From there the band heads to Raleigh, Asheville, Boone, Roanoke, Charlotte, Knoxville, Birmingham and Atlanta. Jamie McLean will close out 2007 at the beautiful Sanger Theatre in Mobile AL. This special New Years Eve show features a set from Jamie McLean and an evening with the one and only Dr. John! Thanks to all of the fans! We hope you can close out the year with us in a town near you. Tickets for most shows are on sale and as always fans can help promote in your town by joining the Street Team!
Fans, we need your help in spreading the word about Jamie McLean Band, their music and their upcoming tourdates. We are currently looking for fans to help with the Jamie McLean Street Team. In return for helping with simple promotion, members of the street team will be rewarded with free concert tickets, music and more. To become a part of the team please sign up for the mailing list and include your city, email address and write Street Team in the phone number section. We thank all of the devoted fans who are an integral part of the success of the band.
Jamie McLean Band will be perfoming on the HD Net television show True Music Saturday May 13 at 9:30am. The HD program features interviews with Jamie as well as the group perfoming 3 songs live from Gypsy Tea Room in Dallas, TX. Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars) joins the band for an inspired version of Innocence Lost. Also featured on the show is David Gray and Monte Montgomery. Check your local listings.
After returning from a very sucessful tour of the Southeast, Jamie and the band will once again be heading down south in April. Jamie McLean Band will be hitting the road with good friends North Mississippi Allstars as well as joining up with Mofro for 2 weeks! These shows will be hot! The tour will head through Tennessee, Texas, North and South Carolina as well as stoping off in New Orleans for the Jazz and Heritage Festival! We have not forgotten the fans in the Northeast. The band has announced a number of shows in NYC and Boston in the upcoming months! Check the tourdates page for all the info!
There is even more info on Jamie and the band at Jamies new My Space site. The My Space page includes new pictures, a forthcoming blog from Jamie, tour dates, as well as exclusive and unreleased live music and video.
Go on over and become friends with Jamie at http://www.myspace.com/jamiemcleanband
Jamie has kept very busy in the wake of Hurricane Katrinas devistation to New Orleans. Jamie shared the stage with Lenny Kravitz, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Jimmy Buffet, Simon and Garfunkle and many more as a part of the Big Apple to Big Easy benifit for New Orleans. While touring the midwest with Jamie McLean Band, Jamie shared the stage nightly with the North Mississippi Allstars trading licks with Luther and Cody Dickenson. A highlight including a Lovelight encore at the House of Blues Chicago which included Jamie along with the NMAS and Dave Schools of Widespread Panic. After a hot set at the Ausitn City Limits festival, Jamie and the DDBB played a late night set at Antones which included guests John Popper of Blues Traveler, Papa Mali and Robert Randolph who took a liking to Jamies new vintage 335!
This Time Around, the debut studio album from Jamie McLean is now available. Buy your copy today under the music section or simply click on the album cover to the right. This Time Around was recorded by Tony Scheer (Norah Jones, Jesse Harris) and is super bad. The album contains 11 new tracks featuring members of The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Soulive, Charlie Hunter Quintet as well as members of the D Angelo and Ani Difranco touring groups. Audio clips from the record are now up for your listening pleasure in the music section. Go on.....getcha one!!
Jamie and his band are currently in the studio recording his debut album. The band is enjoying Manhattans Loho Studios which has been home to John Mayer, Rolling Stones, Phish, Ryan Adams and many more. The album will feature 11 original songs which range from early songs to brand new unreleased music. Preliminary tracking sounds incredible and looks to be an amazing body of work. Look for Jamies debut record to be available in the late Spring followed by record release parties in New York, Boston and the rest of the Northeast.