"Shotgun" is out 11|22! 

Yes, after all these years, my third album "Shotgun" will be released on Tuesday, November 22!  Very, very proud of this one -- check it out!

Coming soon... 

Can you call this a blog when it goes over six years without updates?  Well, if you're kind enough to be reading this, I'll let you in on a secret, which is that my third album is almost finished and will be out by the end of the year, probably in November.

I think you'll like it.  And hey, if you're reading this, send me an email at jarret@jarretcooper.com and I'll do something nice for you. :)

Prince 

It's fatuous and narcissistic for someone like me to even pretend to be a "musician" long enough to "pay tribute" to someone like Prince, the greatest musician in living memory.  There are certainly enough wonderful and well-written tributes coming thick and fast today (I recommend this one by the great Rob Sheffield) that I don't need to put in my two cents.  But I've never been this shaken by the death of someone I didn't know and never met.  Stunned, didn't see it coming, still trying to absorb it.

No…

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Yes, it finally happened... 

It's a bit (or a lot) embarrassing to look at all the blogs and Facebook posts I've made in the past three or four years, saying "new CD coming this year for sure!"  I clearly can't be trusted.  :)  But now that "Stars On The Ceiling", five years in the making, is finally out in the world, I couldn't be happier with how it turned out, and I'm glad I only put it out when it was really ready.

So thank you all for the incredibly great response -- all I ask is that if you like it, tell your friends.  :)  (And…

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Can't talk now! 

I'm too busy recording!

Will come STORMING back soon with newses and such, I promise.  In the meantime, check out my show from last year with Oren & Annie (and Nic):

 

Things ARE happening, I promise... 

Busy recording, playing, writing.  There WILL be a new CD this year...but I'll have a couple of other things to announce PRETTY DAMN SOON.

Keep hope alive - jc

Update 

Hey it's me again, the guy whose name is the URL for this site.  I have news both good and not-as-good.  The not-as-good news is that the new album won't be out until early 2014 (I'm just a helpless target of "sorry for the wait" jokes at this point...).  The good news is that it's going to be much better than it would have been had I rushed it out (which I was basically doing until I realized it was a bad move), and it's coming along quite nicely.  This one's going to be more ME than before, as far as…

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May20

Pirate Radio with District 8 and Recliner

Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th Street, San Francisco, CA

Jarret (that's me) will return to the stage with Pirate Radio for the first time in a year at Hotel Utah.  We're headlining so start time is probably 11, but then you'd miss District 8 and Recliner, and, right, okay? Tickets available here.  It's a small venue, so get on it. Hope to see you there! Oh, and anybody who shows up and wants one of my CDs gets one.  Limited time!  Seriously though!

$10

May15

JC's first "solo" gig at "Dolbystock"!

Thee Parkside, 1600 17th Street, San Francisco, CA

I'll be joining several of my friends from Dolby in an "all-Dolby" band night, and this time I'll be fronting a group consisting of me, Oren Williams (my fellow Pirate) on drums,  and Annie Yoshiyama (Monsters Are Not Myths) on bass. We'll do a short set, about half covers and half originals.  Other bands on the bill: Moonbell Ion High Between Your Teeth See you there!

$5

Jul27

Pirate Radio: "Plainview" CD Release Party

El Rio, 3158 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA

Pirate Radio and Rylie's Angels present a benefit / CD release party July 27 at El Rio in San Francisco. Come celebrate the release of Pirate Radio's fourth album "Plainview" and raise money for Rylie's Angels. "Plainview" CDs will be on sale for the first time at the show (digital release to follow).  Also appearing are The Missing Famous.      8:30pm:           DJ     9:30 - 11pm:   Pirate Radio     11:30pm:         The Missing Famous Full details: http://www.reverbnation.com/show/10984728 Pirate Radio is Brentt Brown (vox, guitars, bass and ukulele), Jarret Cooper (keys, vox, and guitars), Ryan Keeley (vox, bass and harmonica), and Oren Williams (drums)

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