[Live MP3s] Jennifer O’Connor in Allston, MA 2006

Posted on February 19, 2007 at 12:24 am | No Comments

I knew next-to-nothing about Brooklyn-based Jennifer O’Connor when I headed over to Great Scott to see her open up for Portastatic last October, aside from the fact that she was on Matador Records, and that fact alone generally promises someone worth hearing. I hadn’t done my aural research, had no idea if I was in for solo singer/songwriter or full-band action, for something rockin’ or folky or entirely different. When I walked in the door during her first song, it was just her & a guitar, and as her voice pulled me in I could only scramble to get my recorder going. After that beautifully low-key solo start, an impressive backing band (which included Portastatic’s Margaret White) joined her for the rest of the set, and by the time they were through I was very grateful I was there early enough to catch it.

To prepare you for Jennifer’s return to Great Scott this Thursday in support of her 3rd album, the excellent “Over the Mountain, Across the Valley, and Back to the Stars“, here’s that October set (minus the acoustic opening number)…

Jennifer O’Connor

Live at Great Scott
in Allston, Mass.
on Thursday, October 12th, 2006

01. Century Estates
02. Dirty City Blues
03. Turn It Down
04. Exeter, Rhode Island
05. Happy Birthday, Shannon
06. Sister
07. Rest Of My Life
08. I Was So Wrong
09. Tonight We Ride
10. Driving Through
11. Take You Home

Some J.O’C.-related links…

Her official site, MySpace page, and her Matador page.

Freely-available MP3s: “Today“ and “Exeter, Rhode Island“.

If you order Jennifer’s “Over the Mountain, Across the Valley, and Back to the Stars” through Matador during the month of February, they’ll throw in her recent 4-song digital EP for free, which includes 3 new tracks and a cover of Bob Dylan’s “To Ramona“.

Jennifer is relaunching her own label, Kiam Records (on which she released her first two records) in order to start up a 7″ vinyl subscription series. Each of the five singles will feature Jennifer collaborating with a guest artist on one song, and then either a new song by each of them or just one depending on available space. The limited edition series is $25 postpaid, and a small number of the 1000 pressed should be available at her shows.The first 7″, which teams Jennifer up with Boston’s own Choo Choo La Rouge, should be out soon, and you can get the ordering details right here. The other collaborators include Dump (James McNew of Yo La Tengo), Mascott (aka Kendall Meade), Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, and Hotel Lights. As Jennifer says: “There will be a KIAM website soon enough and other releases as well.”

As I mentioned, Jennifer O’Connor returns to Boston and the stage of Great Scott this Thursday, February 22nd, when she opens up for Kevin Devine. Also on the bill are aforementioned locals Choo Choo La Rouge and tourmates Pablo. Jennifer, Kevin, and Pablo continue on with Friday and Saturday shows in Northampton, MA and Hampton, CT. Check Kevin’s tour page for details.

ye olde fine print… If anyone has an issue with this live set being made available, just say the word (contact info in the ‘nac faq). Recorded with a Sony ECM-719 mic and a Sony MZ-RH10 minidisc, converted to .wav and then edited to 192kbps mp3s. Tracks are made available for a limited time, and are not reposted once removed.

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[Live MP3s] Jennifer O’Connor in Allston, MA 2006

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