Archive for the ‘In the Press’ Category

“Raise Up” Review from Independant Music Promotions

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Independant Music Promotions reviews the Phil Jones Band’s latest release of “Raise Up”:

“Hawaii singer/songwriter Phil Jones is back with the expectedly profound “Raise Up” music video.”

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Phil Jones Band Review from Independent Music Promotions

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Read a review of the Phil Jones Band from the Independent Music Promotions:

“Phil Jones is a lyric-driven rock singer/songwriter who hails from Kauai, Hawaii. He’s the type of artist I instantly respect because of the genuine nature of the music and the lyrics. He is naturally a “truth sayer”. Like the great philosophical songwriters and lyricists of our time like Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Bruce Sprinstein, Phil Jones typically writes about positive change, politics, human rights, love, redemption, and personal growth…”

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“Raise Up” EP Review from Indie Music Digest

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Read the latest review of the Phil Jones Band release of “Raise Up” from the Indie Music Digest:

“Raise Up” by Phil Jones is a compelling musical teaser. Its strong suit it’s amazing sonic ambience and song for song musical flow. This CD will be a real joy for those listeners out there who want flowing ambient rock to fill their sonic space peacefully and unobtrusively…”

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“Raise Up” Review from Skope

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Read a recent review of the Phil Jones Band EP, “Raise UP”, from Skope:

“Over the years we’ve seen rock, pop, and even hard rock slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing music that is extremely sing songy, predictable, popish and highly corporate. I hereby call this new breed of music “Poser Rock” and I want to personally thank all the corporate giants for successfully transforming “Sex Drugs & Rock n’ Roll” into “Yoga, Vitamins, & Nikelback”. Of course millions of musical lemmings don’t know the difference, but not everyone is entertained…”

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“Raise Up” EP Reviewed at indiemindy

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Read the latest review of the Phil Jones Band release of the Raise Up EP:

“You get that feeling sometimes when you hear a song. That feeling when you realize that the song or artist goes a lot deeper than the next Independent Artist. Hawaii’s own Phil Jones latest EP release “Raise-Up” does just that. …”

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Phil Jones Band on L.A. Talk Radio

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

On L.A. Talk Radio, today song #2 the Perfect Wave is being played.

Listen to the show here. You can also listen to tonight’s show!

Call 323-203-0815 to request song to be played.

The Phil Jones Band’s song, “The Perfect Wave” has been playing. Help spread the word to your friends and see if you can get some folks writing and calling in and requesting the song!
Troys Room, Tuesdays, 5pm PST, www.latalkradio.com ch.1

A hui hou!

Review of the Phil Jones Band CD “Raise up” from EvO:R Entertainment Reviews

Saturday, April 14th, 2012

A review of ‘Raise Up’ by the Phil Jones Band has just been added to the EVOR website. A quote from the review… “This EP will simply make your day more delightful, but beware Jones is one artist that packs a powerful message in a bottle.”

Read the full review from the link below or visit the Phil Jones Band Facebook wall:

Review of Phil Jones CD Raise up from EvO:R Entertainment Reviews

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Songwriting Award Finalist!

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Congratulations to the Phil Jones Band for being selected as a Rock/Alternative finalist by the Great American Song Song Contest! The Phil Jones Band song, The Perfect Wave went through three rounds of judging by some heavyweights in the recording industry with credentials from the Berklee College of Music, Rhino Records, EMI Publishing and Grammy nominated songwriters. Judges based their criteria on engaging lyrics, creative use of language, memorable melodies and songwriting technique. Right on, Phil Jones Band and hana hou!

Did Y’all Hear That?

Monday, February 27th, 2012

Read what’s being said about the Phil Jones Band from most def reviews