Marty Jones

The Bard of Beer Songs, King of Barn Rock

Hello folks and welcome to my Web site.

After a too-long hiatus, I'm back in the musical saddle playing band shows around Colorado with my new band, Marty Jones & the Great Unknowns.

Me and my new mates (guitarist Zach Boddicker, standup bassist Scott Johnson and drummer Clay Bielman) have a brand new recording -- Drink & Song -- it's a 5-song CD we're selling at shows and (soon) here on our site.

Our new collection of good time anthems and cry-in-your-craft-beer numbers will please lovers of honest, heartfelt, high-energy American music.

I hope you'll come see us play at a music joint near you. I'm also available for beer festivals, private parties, weddings, debutante balls and other events.

A background check: Since 1997, I've been stomping out barn rock and true-grit country for the good people in Colorado and beyond. My sound blends early country, hillbilly bop and backporch blues and rock into a beer-soaked hybrid.

I've released a couple of full-length CDs with my old mates, the Pork Boilin' Poor Boys. Full Boar received extensive airplay on independent stations across the United States, and some rave reviews from fans and media types, too. (Really, it did.) The disc is still available at this site and a few Denver and Boulder music stores.

Our debut, self-titled CD (released in December of 1999) was deemed one of the top-ten country recordings in the nation of that year by the Denver Post, and the best local CD of 2000 by 5280 Magazine. (No kidding.) Holler if you want a dubbed copy.

Me and the PBPBs were also five-time nominees to the Westword Music Showcase here in Denver. (Read more about our pedigree on our Press page.) We headlined shows at the best festivals, small theaters and music dives in Colorado. We also opened for some of our fave peers, from Dash Rip Rock and Southern Culture on the Skids to the Old 97s, Mojo Nixon and Big Sandy.

These days me and GUs are chasing down similar musical glory and satisfaction.

Alright, thanks for stopping in. Come to a show, buy a CD, and support your local craft brewer and craft music maker.

Spread some joy around,

Marty Jones
(September, 2009)