Jonathan will be releasing tracks and outtakes from recent and ancient sessions and live performances.

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On a somewhat related note, Jonathan provides all of the music for Slate's Podcast.

May 21, 2007

• Look What's Coming to Dinner (7:39) -- This is a Quicktime Movie -- Musky Adventures presents Look What's Coming to Dinner -- their entry in the 2007 48 Hour Film Project. The Yawns provided the score. CAUTION: There is particularly course language.

March 20, 2007

• Two Days in the Dark (37:27) -- The Yawns took part in the RPM Challenge -- a challenge to produce an entire album during the month of February. Recorded during two very cold weeks in February, we present Two Days in the Dark:
  • empathetic thumb
  • melissa molasses
  • lila
  • this is the one that'll go over
  • it don't mean nothing without a name
  • two days in the dark
  • twosie
  • we broke into heaven
  • airwalk
  • most drivers are pedestrians, too
  • le car
  • dysfunctional toe
  • a bicycle built for two small people
  • avoid red mountain

December 14, 2006

• The Story of Randy Hanks (10:42) -- Once upon a time, Tom Hanks had a brother. And a wife. And a gun. For recording nerds, this was recorded using the M/S stereo recording technique.

November 15, 2006

• Awnings for Eyelids - Jack Straw Dark Horses (29:50) -- In January 2004, Awnings for Eyelids spent two days at Jack Straw Productions in Seattle recording an album. A lot of music was recorded, but not everything made the cut, but here are the cream of the leftovers from those sessions. A little rough in some spots, but we think they're pretty good. Chris Mueller sits in on drums on a couple of these.
  
  • Naked People
  • I Will Follow
  • Everyyear
  • Every Aspect of You
  • Avoid Red Mountain

October 3, 2006

• Ends and Oddcast (40:25) -- Nothing's Perfect Records presents a whole pile of random stuff from the archives.
  
  • "Some dude blocked my view at the 9:30 Club" (The Yawns from their upcoming album)
  • "Everybody's Got Something to Hide" (Awnings for Eyelids from Western Fruit Express)
  • "The Big Tickle" (The Yawns from Telling Tomorrow from Today)
  • "Selling Tomorrow from Today" (The Yawns, unreleased track)
  • "Mooger" (The Yawns, unreleased track)
  • "Brick Wall" (JE, RR, BD, TA from Damp Thoughts, Day One, recorded 8/14/2006)
  • "Isn't it a Pity" (The Yawns, unreleased track)
  • "Long Wet Summer" (The Yawns, unreleased track)
  • "Doug's QOTSA Song" (Helper Monkey, recorded 9/10/2006)

May 10, 2006

• At the Movies -- The Lens Trade (13:59) -- JE composed and recorded the score for a film short entitled The Lens Trade. As part of the 48 Hour Film Festival, JE had less than 48 hours to accomplish this. While the film runs only 4 minutes, there was plenty of material recorded.

April 11, 2006

• Meet the Yawns (15:43) -- Recent recordings courtesy of The Yawns. Look for some of these to appear on their upcoming release. -- Chet Baker, Meet the Yawns, On the Phone, Respects

March 19, 2006

• Helper Monkey - The E.P. (18:33) -- Helper Monkey's latest recording efforts, captured on this short, but sweet E.P. -- (1) Instrumental, (2) Le Car, (3) Heaven, (4) What You Could Do, (5) 15 Minutes (without vocals)

January 2, 2006

• From the Helper Monkey songbook and beyond (34:01) -- Jonathan plays a few songs from the Helper Monkey songbook and more -- What You Could Do, This One, Dysfunctional Toe, Lost Again, Le Car, Heaven, Scott's Instrumental, Every Aspect of You, Friend of the Devil, Pig in a Pen, Geedy Gee.

November 18, 2005

• The Prototype (27:11) -- Recorded in 1996, remastered in 2004, and re-remastered again just last night, The Prototype was Jonathan's first successful attempt at creating an album length suite of songs. This was recorded almost in entirely in a basement cum bedroom in Belchertown, MA.

September 26, 2005

• Highlights of JE & Friends from Simmonstock (37:06) -- On 9/10/2005, Jonathan played acoustic with a number of Seattle friends. Here are some choice highlights from the show. Featuring Shawn Oram on upright, Chad Benson on mandolin, Eric Webb and Jenelle on vocals.

August 29, 2005

• Jonathan Acoustic (35:33) -- Jonathan plays acoustic.

July 28, 2005

• Works in Progress (24:35) -- Jonathan plays some recent studio experiments and song sketches as work commences on the next album.

July 14, 2005

• Alternate Mixes from Scenes from Tiny Town (21:39) -- Jonathan plays a few alternate mixes and one lost track from the Scenes from Tiny Town sessions.

July 5, 2005

• The Awnings for Eyelids Story -- A musically driven journey chronicling the evolution of Seattle experimental rock band, Awnings for Eyelids, from 2002 to 2005.

June 27, 2005 play all

• Knock Yourself Out -- Recorded on tour with The Crispin Glover. This song was written by Jon Brion and used in I Heart Huckabees. Jon was very much the inspiration behind The Crispin Glover. This version was recorded on stage at The Starlight Theater in Fort Collins, CO, on Valentine's Day 2005.
• Day and a Half -- Here's a little bit more of Day and a Half than what appears on the SFTT. This song was inspired by and is dedicated to the gentleman busking daily in the Court House Metro station.

June 20, 2005 play all

• Swiss Family Robinson -- A track from very early during the Scenes from Tiny Town sessions that unfortunately found it's way to the Tiny Town floor when it came time to mix and sequence the album. This was inspired by an ornery landowner in Washington, DC.
  
• Gainstown -- An early experiment during pre-production for the next JE release. The Thumb Synthesizer is featured prominently throughout.