1/18/12 - New releases celebrated from Gulf Coast to East Coast
After a successful launch of his new albums with a show in his hometown of Houston, TX, singer-songwriter Jason Consolacion will do the same for his adopted hometown of New York City with an *NYC*D Release Show at Greenwich Village's legendary Caffe Vivaldi on Feb. 18.
Partnering with Ten O'Clock Classics (Ronen Segev, founder), Jason will continue the celebration of the release of two brand new albums: NOVEMBER SESSIONS and STREAMING THE MAINS, his first new material in over five years. The evening will open with a set by Jason's acoustic duo FAKIN' IT, followed by a showcase of TOC Musicians, and culminate with a set by Jason and his Citizens for Boysenberry Jam Band.
There is no cover for the show. Jason's new albums, along with his previous releases, will be available for sale at the show.
1/14/12 - Jason, fans, friends rock Ovations
On Friday the 13th, a standing-room-only audience put fear and suspicion aside while spending the evening with Jason.
New York City-based singer-songwriter Jason Consolacion returned to his hometown of Houston, TX, on Jan. 13 to release his first new material in five years: two brand new, full-length albums titled NOVEMBER SESSIONS and STREAMING THE MAINS.
As the tables, balconies and stairs of Ovations Night Club were overflowing with friends, family and new fans, all enjoyed a fresh and energizing performance by the Houston native, as they sang along to songs from Consolacion’s four previous albums and danced along to new tunes played by the singer-songwriter and his Citizens for Boysenberry Jam Band.
1/13/12 - New albums available on iTunes
Jason's new albums, NOVEMBER SESSIONS and STREAMING THE MAINS, are now available on iTunes. Click here to download!
1/1/12 - Jason comes home to release new albums
New York City-based singer-songwriter Jason Consolacion will be releasing his first new material in five years: two brand new, full-length albums titled NOVEMBER SESSIONS and STREAMING THE MAINS. To celebrate the release, Consolacion will return to his hometown of Houston for a one-night-only release show at Ovations Night Club in Rice Village on Friday, Jan. 13.
The new albums, produced by MD Thompson of Ivory Tower Realizations, chronicle five years’ worth of work by a Texan-turned-New Yorker, adjusting to the hustle and bustle of the big City while doing everything possible to keep his head above water. Since his last album (The Pool Table Matter EP, released quietly on iTunes in December 2006), Consolacion has shown maturity, crafting his art as no longer just a clever lyricist, but now an expert at hook-writing as well.
“I think what’s changed most about my music is my attention to the hook,” Consolacion says. “I’ve made more of an effort to write more sing-able choruses with more memorable lyrics. But I’ve tried to do so without sacrificing the sensibilities and the poignancy of the singer-songwriter oeuvre.”
“A lot has changed,” says producer Thompson, who has worked with Consolacion since 2002. “I think there’s been a good amount of maturing in the writing style. Now we’re getting a rainbow of a lot of different stylings that are coming together into something that sound vaguely reminiscent of his influences, but is also more unique, a little more honest, a little more ... Jason.”
NOVEMBER SESSIONS is the namesake of a collection of songs that Consolacion wrote one November after over a year of writer’s block. The tunes describe the jadedness of a passionate, but struggling artist forced to keep a day job in order to survive amidst the suits and sharks of Manhattan. These tunes highlight the aforementioned singer-songwriter sensibilities that Consolacion has derived from his idols like Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder and Joni Mitchell.
STREAMING THE MAINS focuses on the lighter side of Consolacion’s music with more hook-driven songs to satisfy the palate of the mainstream listener. Both lyrically and musically, Consolacion explores love and life while uncovering the quirkiness of the straight-forward and the silver lining in the dark. Influences hinted at on MAINS include The Police, The Beatles, and later Paul Simon and Paul McCartney records.