3 Other Unreleased Songs

I've discovered 3 more unreleased songs last night. It's amazing how these songs pop up out of nowhere. Two of them didn't have titles and are fairly recent, and the other has a title and was recorded over 2 years ago.

The Words (followed by Industry) - this is the oldest unreleased track I found. It would have probably ended up on OK Now. Performed at the UGA on April 2008.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsx23YM4S98

Untitled - performed at the Indiana State Fair, last August. This would be a great album opener for the upcoming record.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qz4Tv0ODyk

Untitled - performed at the Launchpad in Albuqueque, NM (2009?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDoZSaDONW8

I will be putting up the audio very soon, enjoy these videos in the meantime.

Indiana - Live In-studio Acoustic

Here is a live in-studio acoustic performance of Indiana at Sweetwater Sound's studio, released for the second volume of Majic Miracle Music compilation (in 2007) to raise money for a local children's hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.





http://www.sendspace.com/file/74e0jn

Enjoy :)

Origins Rocks Earth Month Concert Highlights

Here is a video highlight of the Origins Rocks Earth Month at Webster Hall in NYC featuring Jon, Ryan Star, Juliette Lewis and Macy Gray.

Music: "Beauty In The World" by Macy Gray



Here are some pictures from Zimbio:
http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/I0JntVWeMsI/Macy+Gray+Concert+Benefit+Origins+Global+Earth/efK4WqDxBg9/Jon+McLaughlin

2 Sets From Flickr (Photos by Jacob Blickenstaff)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47463137@N02/sets/72157623946970988/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/47463137@N02/sets/72157623936957484/

Another Untitled Song

I found this video that was recorded at the Origins concert. Jon performed another new song right after his Billy Joel cover of "New York State of Mind." As I've listened to some the lyrics, it could be the song "You Never Know What You Have" that he's mentioned before. If anyone knows the actual title, please let us know! :)

Check it out here:




Download the audio here:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7siocr

And it seems like he has performed "Be Someone" in the past. This one was uploaded in September of last year.

Be Someone - New song

Last night I had the opportunity to attend the free Origins Rock Concert in New York City at Webster Hall. Jon was one of the 3 artists performing. His guitarist Dylan Williams and drummer Chad Kinner tagged along. Luke was M.I.A.

He performed after Ryan Star to an underwhelming/poor crowd (that's how I saw it). It seemed like a Ryan Star and Macy Gray audience in attendance.

His setlist:

Industry

Beating My Heart

Why I'm Talking to You (with crowd participation)

New York State of Mind (Billy Joel cover) > Untitled New Song

Be Someone (new song)

Beautiful DIsaster

When I heard him say he was going to sing a new song, I immediately pressed the record button on my camera -- no video, just audio. I was too nervous to hold up my camera. Based on previous recording experience, I've always had bad luck by being told no video recording was allowed.

Here it is:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/uyvt0o

The song is great, love the melody. The album version should be just as great. Jon said the new album is coming out soon after he's done recording it (which he should be doing any week now).

A few pictures from my Facebook:

Enjoy!

-Miguel

KSFS Acoustic Lounge & Throw My Love Around (Live)

I recently discovered a full-length radio program that was released a couple of years ago. It features an interview with live cuts from Jon's live show at the Great American Music Hall, presented by KSFS in San Francisco (originally released online in September of 2007). In the program, Jon discusses growing up, the beginning of his career, and life on the road. The full program and individual performances can be downloaded here:

http://trailofbrokenhearts.webs.com/multimediaaudio.htm

In addition, I found a great live recording of "Throw Your Love Around" with Stephen Kellogg from November 1st of 2009 at archive.org. It's available by clicking on the link above as well. The live video recording of this performance is available a few posts down.

Enjoy

Self-Titled album to be Re-released and New Album Info

According to an Amazon.com listing, Orangehaus/Megaforce Records is going to re-release Jon's self-titled album under the title "The Early Recordings" at the end of March this year. The album was originally released by student-run record label Orangehause in 2004 while Jon was attending Anderson University.

You can view the listing and pre-order the album here:

http://www.amazon.com/Early-Recordings-Jon-McLaughlin/dp/B0037OA1XC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1266464153&sr=1-4


The product details says that it's going to be an Enhanced CD, so the multimedia portion of the disc might include video footage of the recording session, among other things.

The product descriptiion also mentions that Jon is set to release a new album later this year. We'll just have to wait and find out until it's confirmed by Jon and Island Records.

This is very exciting news. A new album is on the horizon and his old record label is making his earlier work become widely available so that his fans can get a glimpse of what he was like before signing with Island.

2 video clips from the Yamaha concert

Here are 2 video clips of Jon at the Yamaha concert where he performed recently. His performance of 'So Close' is nowhere to be found yet.

Industry



Why I'm Talking To You

McL plays NAMM concert

Jon shared the stage with the likes of Jason Mraz, Nat King Cole and Michael McDonald at the NAMM Day 2 concert on January 16th in Anaheim, CA. The NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) is an annual dealer show that features performances from artists.

Source 1:
http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/set-229543-songs-singer.html

The night's strongest performances came from singer-songwriter-keyboardist Jon McLaughlin and, later, Jason Mraz.

McLaughlin displayed his amazing skills when seated at the piano, and how his fantastic voice brought added power to his performance. His set was anchored by poignant versions of "Beautiful Disaster" and the exquisite "So Close" (featured in the movie "Enchanted").

Source 2:
http://soundcheck.freedomblogging.com/2010/01/16/namm-day-2-jason-mraz-vince-gill-michael-mcdonald-more-stand-out-at-yamaha-concert/17863/#more-17863

Beating My Heart Live at the IN State Fair

Live performance of Beating My Heart at the Indiana State Fair in August 2009, with various clips of activities happening at the event. Directed by Dan T. Hall