About this Event
Jeremy Facknitz, coming all the way from Colorado Springs in May, has been delighting audiences with his unique brand of high-energy theatrical folk-rock-jazz for nearly 30 years. Heavily influenced by Ben Folds, Billy Joel, Elvis Costello, James Taylor, and the like, his music is a throwback to when singer-songwriters weren’t afraid to turn it up, look you in the eye, and play more than the same tired four chords. He embodies the soul of an old-time troubadour bitten by a radioactive rockstar.
John Apice of “American Highways” says “This is all far above the ordinary…a good time is guaranteed for all.”
John Barlass from “The Barrier” writes “Jeremy Facknitz is, indeed, a major talent – and, I can guarantee, like nothing you’ll have ever heard before.”
Come make friends at our dessert and drink potluck! Please bring a dessert or beverage to share!
Details with our address and other info will be sent to you before May 16th.
Doors open at 7:00 pm. Music will begin ~7:45 pm.
We kindly ask you leave your shoes at the door. Wear your craziest socks to win a prize! Boring socks are...boring! :)
Suggested donation: $25-30/person (100% of all contributions are given directly to the musician) (Cash or Venmo)
TIDBITS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Finalist for the 2020, 2022 and 2025 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Competitions at the Kerrville Folk Festival... Winner for the 2023 Empower Music Awards (formerly known as the Posi Awards)... Awarded 2nd place in the 2022 Indie International Songwriting Competition ("Unsung")... Runner-up in the Renaissance Artists and Writers Association "Songs For Social Change Competition", 2020 ("Land Fills")... Member of "The Ottomans" from 1997 through 2002 (2001 Detroit Music Award Winner, "Best New Alternative Group")... Member of "Standing Room Only" with brother Jarod Facknitz from 2001 through 2003... 2009 Pikes Peak Arts Council nominee for "Best Solo Performer of the Pikes Peak Region"... has opened as solo act for/performed with The Samples, Tim Reynolds (Dave Matthews Band), Pat Donahue (Prairie Home Companion), Edie Carey, Charlie Milo, Lindsay Weidmann... graduated from the Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts in 1997 and was a radio DJ for 4 years (gospel and adult contemporary)... passed the series 7 test for license to sell securities in 2013 and one year later quit working in finance... loves baseball and is an avid fan of the Detroit Tigers baseball club... is married to singer-songwriter Lindsay Weidmann and together they have two children... is a U.S. citizen with Canadian permanent residency and will soon be based in the Vancouver area.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Shoeless Sounds House Concert Series, Private Residence, Ashburn, United States
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