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Over their twelve-year history, JUPITER COYOTE has played
thousands of shows, traveled everywhere, and done most everything.
They have sold well over 150,000 CDs independently and show
no signs of vanishing on the ever changing and unpredictable
music scene horizon.
JC is a band that plays it the way they feel it with little
regard as to where they fall between the cracks of what
is trendy and fashionable. A band prolific in its writing,
skilled in its musicianship, and congenial in its nature,
they have managed to survive in the tough environment of
the “underground” club and theatre circuit. This
is a band that is still on the road nearly 200 days a year.
JC has shared the stage with The Allman Brothers Band, Widespread
Panic, The Radiators, and Kansas to name a few. They have
played large festivals from coast to coast, including: High
Sierra Music Fest, Atlanta’s Music Mid-Town, Birmingham’s
City Stages, Asheville’s Bele Chere, And Magnolia Fest
in Live Oak, FL.
JC was actually conceived in Brevard, North Carolina, when
Matthew Mayes (guitar, Guijo, vocals) and childhood friend
John Felty (vocals, guitars) decided to pursue music as
a career and headed down to Macon, Georgia to join forces
with Sanders Brightwell (bass). Steve Trismen (vocals, fiddle)
from Boulder, CO. joined four years ago. Trismen’s
playing fits neatly into the sound. Tasteful and intense,
the jams extend higher and the melodies, combined with Mayes’
guijo (banjo neck, stratocaster body) and Felty’s slide
guitar, create a sound truly all their own. The newest member
of JC is Noel Felty on the drums. The nephew of guitarist
John, Noel is a world class talent behind the kit and the
level of his musicianship will no doubt extend JC to new
heights. JC is a musical stew with each piece adding a nice
spice to the mix. JC is the new twist in southern rock and
they deliver it with a relaxed, worldly view. Their sound
has been labeled “Mountain Rock“, a mixture of
Southern Appalachian Boogie, bluegrass infused, Funk-Rock.
JC has seven CDs out that are colorful snapshots of the
band's constant growth and evolvement. They continue to
redefine themselves without radical departure from their
intricate sound. Most recently, the band just finished shooting
its first full length DVD from a live show at The Windjammer
in Charleston, SC. This project is scheduled for a winter
release and will be part of a two disc set, one of which
will be a new studio album, the other the live DVD. Speaking
of live, that is where JC is at their best. The songs are
more energized in the live setting, and JUPITER COYOTE likes
to link several songs together before coming up for air.
(the order rarely repeats itself from show to show).
JC is one of the hardest working bands touring; they handle
all operations themselves and truly define “independent
band”. With a new studio CD/DVD coming out this winter
and steady touring in the works, the band’s future
looks bright and busy. So look for them coming through your
town soon.
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