Jason Karaban
Jason Karaban | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jason Karaban |
| Born | Norristown, Pennsylvania |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, now Los Angeles |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Alternative country, Pop, Americana |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Musician |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Maverick Records, Ascend Records |
| Website | http://www.facebook.com/jasonkaraban |
Jason Karaban is an American singer-songwriter and musician living in Los Angeles, California. Karaban first began his career fronting the Philadelphia-based
Critical response
VH-1, MTV, NBC and ABC. His album's have also received regular airplay from WXPN in Philadelphia, WFMU in Jersey City and KCRW in Los Angeles.[10]
Karaban's Mayfly album was named as one of alt-country magazine No Depression's "Top 10 Albums of 2009".[11] The album employs images of fallen soldiers in civil war battles to invoke subtle political messages relevant to current events.[12]
Glide Magazine lists Karaban's recent single, Succeed 101, in its Stranger's Almanac: Best of 2009.[13]
AOL's "Spinner" featured Jason Karaban's song "Succeed 101" as their MP3 Download of the Day.
Karaban was featured as
The Deli Magazine
's Los Angeles Artist Of The Month (Published on Thu, 2 Apr 2009).
In 2019 Karaban teamed up with singer-songwriter Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) to write the song "Look Me In The Eye" - inspired by, and featured in, the documentary FREE TRIP TO EGYPT
Discography
Albums
- Doomed to Make Choices – released July 7, 2006 (Ascend Records). Includes: Crying Spell, Perfect Falling Out, Great Unknown, Cracked, Unsolved, Look What You’ve Done, Cicada, Time is Now, For Nothing, Gone, Don’t You Love When That Happens, Play Dumb, and Ambulance. Artists Neville Brothers) David Immerglück (Counting Crows) and Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello) and Greg Leisz (Ray LaMontagne) all made contributions to the album.[10]
- Leftovers – released August 15, 2006 (Ascend Records). Includes: Oughta Know, Maybe You’re Right, Eating My Heart Out, Thread, Harm's Reaches, First Love Song, Again, Drag the Night, Into, Backslide, Beat ‘til Now, Scattered, Fall Down, and Sleep. Artists Ivan Neville and Priscilla Ahn also made contributions to the album.
- Sobriety Kills – released January 6, 2009 (Ascend Records). Sobriety Kills includes contributions from David Immerglück of the Counting Crows, Toad the Wet Sprocket's Glen Phillips, Ani DiFranco, and Pete Thomas from Elvis Costello's band The Attractions[7][10][14] The album includes: Sobriety Kills, Middle of the Storm, Don’t Start Without Me, Because I Love You, Oughta Know, Perfect Falling Out, Thread, Old As You Are Young, Not Afraid to Die, Make It Over, All in a Day's Dream, Tried Untrue, and Hurry Up.
- "Shift" releases September 2012.
EPs
- Mayfly – EP released April 7, 2009 (Ascend Records). EP includes: Sullivan Ballou, No Casualties, A Far Better Place. Mayfly is a Civil war concept album and includes contributions from Neil Larsen (Leonard Cohen) and Lucy Schwartz.[7][15]
Singles
- Succeed 101 – released November 17, 2009 (New Model Music). Succeed 101 is a preview of Karaban's EP Just Enough, Just in Case, and includes contributions from Lucy Schwartz and Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello).[16]
- "You're Already Home" – released February 8, 2011 (New Model Music).
Appears On
- Undiscovered – Various artists, released August 19, 2008 (Media Creature Music/12X12).
- "Nevermind My Blues" – Ben Arnold, released 2007 (Rope-a-Dope Records).
- .
Music videos
- Sullivan Ballou, released April 7, 2009 (Ascend Records).
See also
- WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble(for early appearance of Karaban's Philadelphia band Dragstrip Courage in the 2000 Rumble)
References
- ^ "Group Launches New CD in Grand Style". The Wilkes Barre Times Leader, July 27, 2001. 2001-07-27. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ "Guys of Grand just want a little r-e-s-p-e-c-t". The Philadelphia Daily News, January 3, 2002. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ "My Morning Download 12/7/09 – Jason Karaban". WXPN. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ "Concert Picks: We Are Country Mice, Jason Karaban, Holy Rolling Empire . . ". Beat Crave. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ "Jason Karaban Discography". CD Universe. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ ASCAPRadar Report. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ "My Morning Download 12/7/09 – Jason Karaban". All About Music, WXPN. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ "Music Review: Jason Karaban". Blog Critics: Music. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ a b c "Philly Local Pick of the Day 9/1/06: Jason Karaban". WXPN. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ "Favorite Albums of 2009". No Depression. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ "Volume 28: Jason Karaban". Glide Magazine. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ "Strangers Almanac: Best of 2009 – All That and Then Some". Glide Magazine. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ "David Immerglück Discography". GimmyImmy.com. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ "All too brief EP of haunted despair and melancholy". Hyperbolium, A Critical Element. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ "LA-Based Jason Karaban Releases New Single "Succeed 101", Out Now on iTumes". Alt Sounds. Retrieved 2010-09-20.