Jerry Fuentes http://www.jerryfuentes.com Jerry Fuentes Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 RECORD RELEASE in NYC & TX!! http://www.jerryfuentes.com/2012/07/record-release-in-nyc-tx/ http://www.jerryfuentes.com/2012/07/record-release-in-nyc-tx/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:29 +0000 Jerry Fuentes http://www.jerryfuentes.com/?p=222 IT has arrived. A new album of music. Whether you are familiar or just recently discovered it, I thank you for your continued support… Again, a very big thank you to everyone who participated in the PledgeMusic campaign- this album would not have happened without the support. It will be live on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and all other digital distributors in August! The rest of the summer will be spent finishing an acoustic EP of even more new songs and unplugged versions of some from “Standing in Line” -

If you reside in NYC or TX won’t you join us for the RECORD RELEASE SHOWS-
AUG 14 – NYC – Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 – 8:30pm
AUG 30 – Austin – Saxon Pub – Midnite
SEP 1 – San Antonio – Sam’s Burger Joint – 8p
(Dallas dates coming soon…)

ALSO there is a NEW Bandcamp Page – Click HERE TO LISTEN TO THE NEW ALBUM!

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It has been a little while since we last spoke, but I have SOME EXCITING NEWS to share with you all. As many of you already know, over the past year I have been recording a NEW ALBUM here in New York and the final stage is upon us! The record is complete and I can’t wait to share it with you guys… BUT I have not crossed the FINISH LINE yet…

Unfortunately, we ran out of funding to complete the final steps and release it to the world- AND THIS IS WHY I NEED YOUR HELP!

Together with PledgeMusic I have launched a campaign to help raise the money to finish my album and give it a proper release. Please click the link and it will take you to my campaign web page where you can donate, get cool prizes, and become a part of my new album!
Share with your friends and fellow music lovers… Every little bit helps!

Thanks you guys so much for the continued support – it means a lot…
big kiss, little kiss
J

PLEASE VISIT: http//www.pledgemusic.com/projects/jerryfuentes

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MARRIAGE is one of those things that I am sure is wonderful but most of my life I have only heard about how things get complacent and you stop having sex. WTF? So this brought me to my second insight. A Tim Tam is MORE than just a cookie. It took a couple of Australians to teach me that. Evidently, you don’t just put these little delicious cookies in your mouth and eat them. First you bite off 2 opposite corners of the cookie. Then you dip the cookie in milk or tea and suck on one of the corners until the milk enters your mouth.

Finally, with one quick motion, before the liquid falls out of the cookie, you eat the whole damn thing and let the orgasm in your mouth just happen. It is awesome and I don’t even like milk all that much. It is more than just a cookie. Here is to finding out how to bite the corners out of marriage and long-lasting love so that it explodes in your mouth every time.

]]> http://www.jerryfuentes.com/2011/03/love-and-lessons-from-australia/feed/ 0 Tim Tam 013 Sunny and Sideways in Sydney http://www.jerryfuentes.com/2011/03/sunny-and-sideways-in-sydney/ http://www.jerryfuentes.com/2011/03/sunny-and-sideways-in-sydney/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:07:29 +0000 Jerry Fuentes http://www.jerryfuentes.com/?p=191 After a great visit to Los Angeles I boarded a 747 bound for Sydney with some of my closest friends I grew up with in Texas. I have never been to Australia so I was going to make sure this was to be something to write home about. I am now 3 full days in and at the moment have not really seen that much of the city staples or tourist type stuff. Truth be told I haven’t done much of anything except drink. But this is not to say that my time here has not already been memorable. I am here to celebrate the union of one of my childhood friends to an Australian girl- but before we head up to Blue Mountains for a beautiful wedding there are some things to do in Sydney first. Via the recommendation of a friend of a friend I found myself at the Australian museum for a special party called Jurassic Lounge. There was a band playing, a naked woman having her body painted by an artist while she laid next to a canvas, and a very thorough exhibit on the aboriginal people of certain regions in Australia. Educational for the whole family. My favorite was the dinosaur exhibit upstairs where there was a DJ spinning and a full on silent disco. I was drunken dancing to Michael Jackson while staring at a skeleton of stegosaurus and sweating up the museum’s headphones. If my memory serves me correctly I have spent a good time on Oxford St as well. Luckily we start boozing pretty early cause most great bars here close at midnite. Also, I did see the Opera house yesterday so I am pretty proud of that.

This city is pretty gorgeous and today holds a ferry ride over to Manly beach. The only bad part of the trip so far was last night, upon returning to the Coogee Bay Hotel, there was a guy with an acoustic guitar playing in the beach bar and doing an awful cover of Sweet Home Alabama. Obnoxiously, I said out loud to my friend “Ugh that shit makes me want to throw up in my mouth!” and we took our drunk asses back to the room. At about 4am I woke up panicked with my mouth full of liquid, the taste of bile and a hint of the Indian food I had for dinner. It was a volcano erupting but I managed to not get anything on the sheets and fell back asleep singing to myself “Big wheels keep on turning, carry me home to see my kin…”

]]> http://www.jerryfuentes.com/2011/03/sunny-and-sideways-in-sydney/feed/ 1 Sydney Opera House Spinal Tap and stuff… http://www.jerryfuentes.com/2011/03/spinal-tap-and-stuff/ http://www.jerryfuentes.com/2011/03/spinal-tap-and-stuff/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:27:46 +0000 Jerry Fuentes http://www.jerryfuentes.com/?p=186 A friend of mine recently said that 2011 is the year that goes to 11. I believe her. I don’t know if it’s because the world is about to end and we should just crank it up to 11 and fucking rock, or if it’s because I watched the movie Spinal Tap WAY TOO much as a young rocker. Either way things are gonna get loud… REAL loud. Make that mean whatever you want to. Be loud. SO… some really cool things are happening and good music is floating around everywhere. Below I have included some good things to take note of. Also, up and coming for me in the very near future are some cool travel plans- FIRST if you are in the LoS AnGeles area next week come by and listen- I am playing an intimate acoustic performance at Genghis Cohen in West Hollywood. From there I am off to Sydney, Australia. I am planning on playing on the street mostly and capturing that on video. Who knows. Speaking of video I apologize for my slowed pace of YouTube content but I got one for ya… This is a song from one of my favorite records of 2010. The band is called The National the song is called Bloodbuzz Ohio. I was picking on my guitar, fooling around on the Rhodes piano and then developed this version. Hope you enjoy!

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2/14/11
When there’s no one to call and you feel out of place And you’re struggling to find a familiar face When every corner you turn leads to bringing you down And not even your friends can change your frown So you resign to drinking the whole bottle of wine Celebrating a funeral for your dating life But remember the reason you feel this low Remember the heat when your heart turns cold For the sadness that consumes your body and mind Can change into LOVE in the blink of an eye

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walking down the block with soaked feet this time of year
my car is so damn cold
it won’t go into gear
it’s stuck in all this snow with no shovel to help clear
to dig this out by hand
is the only option here

if i find a reason to park up here again
i’m not so sure i’ll try
to parallel between your friends
these winter months only make me miss the southern trends
where the women have a way
oh the women have a way

it can build up so fast you can’t even tell
and waiting too long
is bad for your health
so the snow kept falling and clutching at my car
like a mound
and then a mountain
that buried up my heart

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Maybe you will but I want to share it with you anyway. There are only 2.5 things I would like to discuss right now. So it is OK if your attention span is short cause this will be over fast!

1. Recently I was asked to be a part of a new Emerging Artists compilation that will be distributed to colleges across the country. The company is called Go Forth Music and if you click the links you will see me in my studio talking in more details about this… help out if you can it’s all about the music baby!

2. MY BIRTHDAY IS AROUND THE CORNER!!! And that means it is time for a Birthday Extravaganza show/party- Yup. Another year. I am still alive and well. Come celebrate that with me. We will be rockin’ it and partying into the night post show- SAVE THE DATE!!

SATURDAY, DEC 4th Rockwood Music Hall – 7p

.5 – I am still recording my ass off working on a new record… this only gets a .5 of importance because I don’t quite have anything to preview for you guys, but soon… real soon.

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