Jabberwocky

`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!”
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought –
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
“And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!’
He chortled in his joy.

`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

Territorial April 10th

The second Thursday in April will again find us at Territorial’s Tasting Room on 3rd Ave from 7-10pm.

Each month we devote our 2nd set to covering an entire album, first song to last, and for the month of April we’ll be performing our interpretation of The Police’s album “Synchronicity”… The whole concept was inspired by Jason’s aunt, Susan Cowsill and the Susan Cowsill Band and their “Covered in Vinyl” series. We call our spin on it “Stealing The Covers”. It’s been a blast for us and we hope our fans love it as much as we do.

Thursday, April 10, 2008
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Territorial Vineyards & Wine Company (Tasting Room)
907 W 3rd Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 684-9463
www.territorialvineyards.com
Eugene’s hidden jewel. Visit Territorial’s state-of-the-art winery and swanky tasting room in downtown Eugene.

Hope to see you there! And thanks, as always, for your incredible support.
- Jackie & Jason

Tracy Chapman Show a Hit!

On March 13th we launched our monthly 2nd set album concept at Territorial Vineyards by covering Tracy Chapman’s self-titled album in its entirety. We were hoping for a good turnout, but we didn’t anticipate just what a hit it would be. The place was packed! And the response from the audience was overwhelmingly positive.

One highlight of the evening was when we performed “Behind The Wall”, the song that Tracy Chapman originally recorded a cappella (no instruments — just her single voice for the whole song.) We held true to Tracy’s intentions and also performed it a cappella, but we sang it together adding a harmony vocal to make it two-part. The crowd loved it! One person even commented that they didn’t want to listen to Tracy’s version anymore because it would pale in comparison! Quite the compliment — one I’ll remember for a long time to come.

Overall it was an amazingly fun evening and we ended the night feeling like we were on top of the world. Thanks to everyone who attended for making it such a success!

Jackie & Jason “Stealing The Covers”

“Stealing The Covers” is a concept originated by Jason’s aunt, Susan Cowsill, and the Susan Cowsill Band, for their monthly performance at Carrollton Station in New Orleans. They called it “Covered In Vinyl”. Now, Jackie & Jason are proud to be carrying the concept to the Northwest as “Stealing The Covers”.

Each month their second set features their interpretation of an entire album, first song to last (reminiscent of the days when music was published on vinyl LP’s and people listened to all the songs in order). Along with the challenge of learning 11-13 new songs each month and translating them into an arrangement for two voices and a guitar, they also produce a promotional poster featuring their “interpretation” of the original album cover art.

Some examples of past “Stealing The Covers” graphics:

Tracy Chapman’s self-titled album

“Synchronicity” by The Police

“The Joshua Tree” by U2

Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill”

See the full versions of the posters on the Free Stuff page.