Following up on our blog about Jestem Krzywym Lasem, here’s our track by track breakdown of the first single from the record, track 2’s “Driveway”. “Driveway” was really the catalyst for deciding that I needed to branch away from (ha!) the Crooked Forest name for this EP and put it out under my given name. But knowing full well that this was just another piece … Continue reading Jestem Krzywym Lasem Track By Track: Driveway
A little ahead of our unplanned schedule, today we dropped our cover of “Seventeen” off of Static Prevails. Check out the official video here: I opted to track Seventeen this week because, well, I’d already been practicing the acoustic version, so instead of going through the arduous task of beginning from absolute scratch, we set our thimble on the board and we were off to … Continue reading Jaimee Eat World Release: Seventeen
This is a multi-series blog post. Table of Contents at the bottom of the page. Yesterday I announced the release date of my upcoming EP, “Jestem Krzywym Lasem” which is the debut solo EP I’m presenting as myself, Jaimee Jakobczak. Now, if you’ve frequented these trails before you might be saying, “but Jaimee, you’ve released like, 4 other EP’s already as a solo artist” and … Continue reading What’s “Jestem Krzywym Lasem” All About Anyways?
Late last week I finished mixing my new EP, “Jestem Krzywym Lasem” and almost just as quickly, I got it up and ready to go on all those digital streaming platforms you all use to listen to rad tunes (thanks Distrokid for making this processes insanely easy). It’s an acoustic based EP, just guitar and vocals, and we landed on 4 original songs and 1 … Continue reading EP Release: “Jestem Krzywym Lasem” Coming October 29th 2021
The first cover song in the Jaimee Eat World exclusive discography is officially here, and, bonus, it came with a music video! We spoke pretty in depth about this song and its significance to us in an earlier blog post when we did the acoustic cover tracking of it back in July 2021, so for the sake of not bogging you down with the same … Continue reading Jaimee Eat World Release: Hear You Me
Earlier this week I sat down with Volatile Weekly for a chat about music, influences, the new EP and more. Check it out now live on their website. Volatile Weekly Interview with Crooked Forest Thanks VW! Coming up I’ll also be appearing on Chatting With Nat of SIM Radio on Instagram Live on Wednesday October 13th 2021 at 1:00PM; I’ll even be playing a tune … Continue reading Interview: Volatile Weekly
Today marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada which seek to acknowledge and commemorate the victims and survivors of Canada’s 140 federally-run residential schools. For many Canadians, myself included, there is still so much to learn about the residential school system and the systemic abuse that continues to carry on within the Indigenous population today. In my best efforts to explain … Continue reading National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
This week I’m very excited to be literally chatting with Nat on SIM Radio; Thursday September 30th at 3PM EST! Listen in link: http://tobtr.com/12007131 Continue reading Podcast Alert: Catch JJ on SIM Radio this Thursday September 30th, 2020.
This week I’m performing as part of the very first International Wrongful Conviction Day benefit concert. The event is by donation and all proceeds raised will go towards helping the IWCDC organization support exonerees. I play on Friday but this is a STACKED line-up folks, so you’ll wanna catch all 3 shows for sure. Full disclosure, my set was pre-recorded (by me!) last week, but … Continue reading Virtual Show Alert: Friday October 1st 2021
Missing the glitz and glamour of live music events with a comedic twist? Or is it the other way around when there are 6 comics and 2 musicians on deck? In any case, catch Crooked Forest performing a live solo acoustic set this Wednesday at Ice Queen at 28 Roncesvalles Avenue in Toronto, Ontario Canada. PWYC a.k.a Free & Doors at 8PM EST. Come hang … Continue reading Live Show Alert: Wednesday September 22 2021 in Toronto, Ontario
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