Always Pack Strings Well, I m sure those of you who came out to see me in Philadelphia are still telling your friends all about that epic double string break. There are rumors of this sort of thing happening, but nobody has ever documented it in the wild, so I m proud to have been there for this [ ]
Will I ever stop? No, probably not. I m in my 50 s and my hip hurts sometimes but I JUST. KEEP. GOING. because I know how important it is for you to be entertained (by me specifically, in part, sometimes). To wit: I have just added two shows to this grueling schedule, one in Chicago, and the [ ]
Hello friends! I m back on land after a week spent at sea with Team JoCo Cruise, putting the final finishing touches on our sailing in March. We re less than three weeks away, so it s pretty much filling up my heart and brain at the moment. If you re sailing with us, I ll see you March 2! [ ]
I was just going to tell you that I m about to go off the grid, but I m kind of off the grid all the time anyway, so. Carry on. But still, the news never stops, no matter how many daiquiris I drink! Here then, is that news: Origins Game FairI ll be at the Origins Game [ ]
Hello friends. I just transferred two hydrangeas from pots into the ground and one of them didn t make it. Just a reminder to live every moment, and also, don t be ungrateful when someone frees you from your terra cotta prison and places you gently into the very earth, your supposed home. First, as always, JoCo Cruise YES JoCo Cruise! March 2-9, [ ]
I feel a little like Mickey Mouse in Fantasia (google it, youngs). All of these shows have been very fun though, and I have no doubt that trend will continue. It s good to see all of you! City Winery in NYC is next, and I ve added shows in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, also City Wineries. So [ ]
Thank you to everyone who came out to see my sell-out (!) show at Boston City Winery. Now you understand why I carefully configure each night of music to include a number of egregious errors, usually right up top. It helps to humanize me so that I can better connect with the audience. See? My tiny [ ]
This is one of those situations where I go to a place with a guitar and stand on the stage and play it and sing, and then other people hopefully buy tickets so they can sit in the audience and watch. Trying it out! Boston, MA City WinerySeptember 9An evening with me just meTickets [ ]
I m not even sure this thing still works. WHAT YEAR IS IT. I have some shows to announce, but first I have to say a thing (scroll down if you get bored). I ve been very quiet lately, and it s been nice. Somewhere in the middle of one of the various dumpster fires we ve been living [ ]
You mean Some Guys ARE Charting. No, I do not! The week of April 6, 2019, Some Guys is #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, #6 on Independent Albums, #9 on Digital Albums, #19 on Americana/Folk, and #29 on Top Album Sales. This is more than a little surprising to me! I expect I will [ ]
I m very excited to make this secret project public today: I have a new album called Some Guys and it is covers of 70s soft rock songs that sound exactly like the originals. This is maybe not what anyone would have guessed was my next thing, especially me. But I really love it. You can pre-order on Kickstarter RIGHT [ ]
Do you feel that? There s a slight chill in the air. Crisp autumn leaves crunch underfoot. That s right, it s time for New York Comic Con! Here s where I ll be and when and why. Thursday Oct 5 NYCC Geek Rock Block 3-3:15 PM, NYCC Live Stage, booth #174 Check out live interviews with some of the [ ]
Because it is a FAQ, here are the credits/liner notes for Solid State: All words and music by Jonathan Coulton All vocals by Jonathan Coulton All instruments and noises by Jonathan Coulton and Christian Cassan except: Aimee Mann Background and harmony vocals tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9,13 and 15 Dave Gregory Slide guitar [ ]
Solid State Now In Paperback! Thanks to all of you who have let me know how much you re enjoying Solid State, especially those of you who have let me know that it makes you cry. You guys are my favorite, because boy, ME TOO. It s feeling a little rough and unfriendly out there these [ ]
OMG look! Well, I think we have all waited long enough. I am delighted to FINALLY announce that my new album Solid State will be released on April 28. You can pre-order now at solidstate.jonathancoulton.com. The first single is called All This Time and is available right now on Spotify, and as a download in iTunes. Don t panic, but Solid [ ]
Hi everyone, if you ve been here before, you might notice things look a little different. The site is brand new and things might still be a little wobbly. Please post in the comments if you have found an issue on the site, or (for bonus points) submit an issue (or PR) on github. The image on [ ]
Yes, I m here! Here s what I m doing: Friday 10 PM Hyatt, Regency VI-VII Gonzo Quiz Show Teams of celebrity guests are led through a series of panel show games that are truly gonzo. Saturday 8 PM Marriott, Atrium Ballroom Gonzoroo: The Deep Hurting Summertime Special Join Dr. Forrester and TV s Frank for a [ ]
Guys, this show is GREAT. David Rees is a good friend, and I think he s pretty brilliant, and this show is like if Mr. Rogers was very funny and did a science show. My wife was one of the show s creators, so YES, I am a little biased maybe, but I would be saying all [ ]
I m delighted to report that there is in fact a THIRD PORTAL SONG that exists in the world now, thanks to the people who made the new LEGO Dimensions game. Before I forget, yes! You can buy it right now! Currently only from me, but it should be in iTunes and other stores very soon. [ ]
I got a letter last week. Its tone was awkward and amusing to me, so I posted a picture of it with a little jokey, Twitter-shaped observation: I think the Democrats just threatened me: pic.twitter.com/wGvYInosk5 Jonathan Coulton (@jonathancoulton) October 30, 2014 At first I got a couple replies from my immediate followers and the [ ]
I ve been working on many things behind the scenes lately, and one of them is this new album called JoCo Live. It s a collection of songs that we performed on tour in December of 2012. Yeah, wow, that WAS a long time ago wasn t it? But listen, JoCo Live. We recorded all the shows on [ ]
If you only follow me here on this blog, you might not yet have heard me screaming about this on Twitter. But there s this show called Going Deep with David Rees, starring my friend David Rees, and created by, among others, my wife Christine Connor. It s really good. It airs Monday nights on Nat Geo, [ ]
UPDATE: The JoCo Spring Cleaning store will be CLOSING permanently for business on Friday, June 20th (the last day of Spring). So please please your orders soon!! Hey everyone, during my recent Spring Cleaning I found a bunch of t-shirts from old tours sitting in my basement! I m hoping that they will be loved and [ ]
Last post was October 16th?!?! Holy cripes. No idea if there are even people on the internet anymore, but if there are, I apologize for how quiet I ve become of late. To you robots I DO NOT apologize. I m almost fully recovered from JoCo Cruise Crazy 4, which got back to Florida this Saturday. I [ ]
From the mailing list: Hooboy, Summer is truly over isn t it? That fact came crashing down onto my poor little head a few weeks ago as I was driving back from a weekend spent in the country, where mostly what I did was make river cairns with Hodgman. I try to take it easy on [ ]
I m happy to report that the Kicktarter Greg Pak and I launched a long time ago has born delicious fruit, i.e., bananas. Code Monkey Save World #1 is now available online through ComiXology. If you were a Kickstarter backer at the digital level or higher, you should have already received your download code (and if [ ]
Dear Samuel: One Christmas at a Time is BY-NC except for Wikipedia Chanukah which is BY-SA. Sincerely, Jonathan Coulton https://twitter.com/IronCurtaiNYC/status/332122652107997185
Hello fellow cruisers past present and future! After a few hundred Scarface hours of database polishing (keep in mind each Scarface hour is worth about 250 man hours Scarface isn t really a MAN anymore per se), we re finally ready to open up booking for JoCo Cruise Crazy 4 to the general public. To refresh [ ]
About a week ago my friend Greg Pak and I announced a secret project we ve been working on called Code Monkey Save World. It s a graphic novel based on characters from a few JoCo songs, and we re funding it through Kickstarter. Here s the cover: Greg Pak is an old friend from college, and a talented [ ]
It always takes me a few days to come down from the experience. I think I m almost there, though I still catch myself thinking that Brooklyn is a dream, and being onboard a giant cruise ship is my real life. First of all: holy BEANS that was a good time! This was the third year [ ]
This went up in the iTunes store a lot faster than I expected (nice work there Tunecore), and some of you have already found it: iTunes: Baby Got Back (In the Style of Glee) GooglePlay: Baby Got Back (In the Style of Glee) AmazonMP3: Baby Got Back (In the Style of Glee) I ve released this [ ]
Check out the Store! If you like to download your music, you can get individual songs or whole albums, either in 224K MP3 format, open OGG format or in full quality FLAC. You can also purchase downloads from the iTunes music store and other online music stores. As for CDs, don’t feel bad, I still [ ]
This morning, someone pointed me to this: http://glee.wikia.com/wiki/Baby_Got_Back Admittedly it seems to be an unofficial wiki, and I can t find any clearly FOX-based source that lists this track as a part of episode 11 of season 4. So I guess the jury s still out on whether or not this is an official Glee recording. If [ ]
Hello peoples! We re in the final stretch of this year, so buckle up! The big headline: we ve added a New York City show at City Winery on December 14th. Think of it as a sort of album release celebration/Christmas Spectacular. John Roderick and I will delight you with songs from our new Christmas album One [ ]
You guys, I think I understand why people tour in busses. After years of starting every show day with a long drive in a minivan, it s a great pleasure not to be driving at all. We go to sleep after a show and magically wake up in the new place. It s more expensive than the [ ]
People of the world: I m playing at The Stateroom in Salt Lake City tonight with John Roderick. Through the magic of radio (probably not radio actually, dunno, demons maybe?) we ll be streaming the whole show live in HD with a great audio mix in a fantastic room. It s going to kick ALL YOUR ASSES. Go [ ]
I am writing this post here on my luxurious tour bus. YOU HEARD RIGHT MISTER! Tour bus. After years of renting minivans and driving myself around like a chump, on this tour we just loaded everything onto a giant bus and are riding from town to town like kings. We have couches and televisions! But [ ]
All tickets are on sale for the big Nov/Dec tour with the band. You should totally buy them! 11/24 Los Angeles 11/25 San Diego 11/27 Salt Lake City 11/28 Denver 11/29 Tulsa 11/30 Austin 12/1 Houston 12/2 Dallas 12/4 Nashville 12/5 Atlanta 12/6 Charlotte 12/7 Orlando 12/8 St. Petersburg This is my first ever bus [ ]
If you re going to be in Seattle on October 29th, may I recommend this historic live event, of which I m a part: It s a once in a lifetime intersection of several entertainment empires. Who knows what will happen? Distill all those different kinds of fun, put them in a beaker, agitate and stand back: KA-POW! [ ]
Salt Lake City, the last ticket link for the Nov/Dec tour, has finally gone up. The reason for the delay was that we were working on the details of this experimental ticketing thing called Bring the Gig. Here s how it works. There are 40 funder slots available basically 40 tickets that go on sale [ ]
Just sent this to the email list. I thought it would be a good thing to post on my web log as well, so the internet can read it. England/Sweden tour! Christmas album! Ask Me Another! Hodgman shows! More things! Citizens: Hello! I hope your Summer was as relaxing and indulgent as mine. I actually [ ]
I m going to the beach for a couple weeks with the family, but you should know that in September I m touring in the UK with Paul and Storm. I KNOW! I m excited to finally be coming back. We re also trying out Stockholm for the first time, so please tell your Swedish friends. Also I sing [ ]
Yesterday I picked up a package that was waiting for me at my post office box. It did not have an address label on it, and it came from JFK via freight. I was intrigued. Inside the cardboard box was a nailed-shut wooden crate with this on the top: and this on the side: Erp. [ ]
Here s what happened: I retweeted Aimee Mann s link to a post by David Lowery on his Trichordist blog, a post that he wrote in response to something Emily White posted on the All Songs Considered blog. You should read both posts to get up to speed. Let me know when you re ready. OK? So Emily [ ]
I m on tour! I may not have time to blog, ha ha ha. Tonight is Boston, tomorrow New York City. Next week is Rochester, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Alexandria (sold out!), and Philadelphia. Then comes Ann Arbor, Chicago, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver. I m delighted to have John Roderick opening at all these shows he s [ ]
People! New song! They said it would never happen! A while ago John Scalzi, one of my favorite sci-fi authors (and a pal as well) asked if I would write a theme song for his new novel, Redshirts. I said yes, mostly so I could get a chance to read it. You can read about [ ]
You may remember me talking about this new NPR quiz show I m a part of called Ask Me Another. I m excited to tell you that the first episode is available as of this morning as a podcast. Rumor has it that you can also listen through the NPR News app, and I expect it will [ ]
Warm up your cease and desists. I made this today using Ableton Live, Sexy MF by Prince, Why Don t We Do It in the Road by The Beatles, Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and the raw vocals from the original recording of First of May. Happy Spring everybody. And oh yeah hey, come see [ ]
I know, this album has already been out for around 15 years, but there s no new one yet. So this is the official Artificial Heart tour, I just decided it. Listen, as much fun as it was traveling with and opening for They Might Be Giants, the 30 minute set created a lot of rockus [ ]
Oh my, am I tired. This year has had a crazy beginning, in a very good way. It s taken me this long to post about the cruise because I ve had my head down doing things, but also because it s taken me this long to process HOW AWESOME IT WAS. Whoa daddy! Success! Victory! Being on [ ]