Jeremy James CD-Release Show
Valentine’s, Sunday
Singer-songwriter Jeremy James will celebrate the release of his third album, Landlocked, with a Sunday-night show at ye olde Valentine’s. James’ country-flavored songs are startlingly direct, and straightforwardly catchy. The Arkansas native, long since relocated north, sings about heartland-style subjects; songs on his new disc have titles like “Home,” “Old Man Winter,” “Thruway” (we listened to that one on his MySpace page, and it is indeed about the New York State Thruway) and “The Sober Light of Day.” The lineup also includes two local acoustic duos, the hard-gigging Almost Awake (as in, they play a lot of gigs) and the just-back-from-a-hiatus Bookdrop Bees (as in, they took a break from playing out at the end of 2006). This show is about the quiet and gentle, so act accordingly: No darts-playing!

-- Metroland, Jun 7, 2007