Jack Johnson
Two films in one 2-DVD set
'A Weekend At The Greek'
'Jack Johnson Live In Japan'
plus bonus features
Brushfire Records, November 21st, 2005
Single 'Sitting Waiting Wishing' out November 14th, 2005
This two DVD set encompasses two separate films. A Weekend At The Greek (shot at Berkeley's famed Greek Theatre at the beginning of his US tour to promote his latest album In Between Dreams) and Live From Japan (shot in Japan at the end of his worldwide tour to promote his second album On And On) as well as over 30 minutes of bonus footage. Both films blend concert performance with intimate interviews and backstage footage.
Live From Japan captures Jack's band in 2004 in its original trio form, with bassist Merlo Podlewski and drummer Adam Topol touring Japan in front of rapt audiences and performing selections from Brushfire Fairytales and On And On as well as an early version of 'Banana Pancakes'. Donavon Frankenreiter and Money Mark make guest appearances. It's a 50 minute film of Jack shot on 16mm film and directed by Emmett Malloy.
Shortly after the completion of the Japanese tour, the band convened in Hawaii to record the new album In Between Dreams, with Zach Gill from ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra) adding piano and accordion. A Weekend At The Greek was shot entirely on 16mm film on location over 2 sold out nights. The film captures the band's expanded line-up (Gill joined as a touring member of the band) as well as sit ins from the growing Brushfire Records family (G Love, ALO, Money Mark and Matt Costa). The film takes you from the quiet moments of Jack talking about his music and celebrates his live show to a sold-out crowd performing songs from all 3 of his records and some covers.
'In Between Dreams' is one of the best selling UK albums of 2005 having sold over 350,000 copies and having spent nearly six months in Music Week's album chart. Meanwhile, his two previous albums, Brushfire Fairytales and On And On have both sold over 80,000 copies each with no promotion at all!
Jack Johnson
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