I have only seen the same shows so far on the X official site.
http://www.xtheband.com/doedates.html






--- On Sat, 11/28/09, billk <billkuhn2@...> wrote:

From: billk <billkuhn2@...>
Subject: [John_Doe_List] New tour news?
To: John_Doe_List@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, November 28, 2009, 9:26 PM
















 









       So, anyone out there know anything about the latest JD tour?



He's in Seattle on Friday, Portland the night before, and then a few gigs in
Southern Cal.



Is this a solo deal, or what??



any info is appreciated.



bill






























[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

So, anyone out there know anything about the latest JD tour?

He's in Seattle on Friday, Portland the night before, and then a few gigs in
Southern Cal.

Is this a solo deal, or what??

any info is appreciated.

bill

A Question from Ronquaise in Atlanta

Hi John,



I would like to say thank you so much for all of your help. You have
really answered allot of my questions just reading and studying your
site.  I do have a question, I am a solo artist pop/ R&B I want to know
if I should try and put together a backing band or just get backing
vocals and dancers? I know it would be easy to travel and allot cheaper,
but would I be taken seriously using backing tracks even with dancers
and backing vocals. I am new, and I hope to release my Self released
album next spring. I don't want to start out wrong starting out. What
happens when it's not a band but just a solo artist? Please tell me
what you think



Thanks



Ron



What Would John Doe Do?



Hey Ron,

     Regardless of how you present yr songs or what style the performance
takes; getting music to the people is most important thing. If you can't
afford something, don't go into debt at the start of a project.  Though
my field isn't R&B, I'm sure that now-a-days many artists w/ complex
backing tracks use pre-record. Are you sure that you need dancers? If
the audience in the clubs where yr performing expect that, then bring
them.

    Have faith in the material & make every effort to get to the audience
that will understand yr style of music. Stripped down versions of good
songs can be very compelling but you don't want to waste time at singer
songwriter clubs if yr record is very slick & produced. Try to find yr
gut feelings & trust them.

I hope this helps, best of luck & as always, thanks for writing.

yrs,

JD





If you have questions for John Doe about music, the music business or
life feel free to email them to wwjdd@...
<mailto:wwjdd@...> .

For more information on John Doe check out theejohndoe.com
<http://www.theejohndoe.com/>  or YepRoc.com <http://www.yeproc.com/>  .



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Well, thanks for accepting my membership, but I couldn't wait and have posted
the offer for free cassette tapes at two other group/forum sites.  Go there and
see what it's about.  There are some John Does among the tapes.

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/americanmusic/

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/xlosangeles/