Hello, everyone!
WOW, what a fun tour so far! I've been rockin' out in places like NYC, Philly, DC, Alexandria, Mt. Vernon, and Waldorf, and am about to hop on the train to Charlottesville and points south tomorrow. Check out this great write up the tour got in a Charlottesville paper: http://www.c-ville.com/arts-pick-the-search-for-good-tour/#.UagcKkBJOAh
NEAT!
YOU'VE been rockin' the whole world, finding good EVERYWHERE! Awesome! Keep up the amazing work, and keep on posting things back to that hashtag #JURT (Josh Urban Rail Tour), or join the Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/359591340827641/
Here's a video for ya:
Off to get some sleep! Looking forward to playing the UVA Cancer Center at Charlottesville tomorrow.
See ya on tour!
- Josh
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
A press release!
Hello, everyone!
Well, things are cooking over here. Tour stops are lining up, and the media outreach is starting. Since everyone is included on the fun, here's the press release. Feel free to forward it to your media buddies, or use it for your own blog. See ya on tour soon!
Well, things are cooking over here. Tour stops are lining up, and the media outreach is starting. Since everyone is included on the fun, here's the press release. Feel free to forward it to your media buddies, or use it for your own blog. See ya on tour soon!
Media
Advisory
Josh
Urban announces The
Search for Good Tour – Finding those who rock the world.
There's good everywhere, but
sometimes it doesn't make the news. So, we have to find it
ourselves.
The search begins Friday, May 24th,
as musician Josh Urban sets out to find it. Join him via social
media as he travels the east coast by train, playing music in
children 's hospitals, veterans centers, and street corners, finding
the people, sights, and sounds that make the world a brighter place.
Start a hunt of your own – go fourth and find the everyday heroes
around you. Tag your photos and stories back to the tour using the
#JURT (Josh Urban Rail Tour) hash tag on social media to share Josh's
stage to reach a worldwide audience. Invite your friends, family,
and co-workers to join you. Together, we'll go on tour. Together,
we'll change the narrative. All the world's a stage. Let's put some
good on it. The train leaves May 24th. All aboard!
Tour stops:
New York City, NY, May 24 (Sloan
Kettering Cancer Center)
New York City, NY, May 25 (NYC subway
system and street shows)
Philadelphia, PA May 26 (Hospital TBA,
SEPTA transit system and street shows)
Washington, DC, May 27 (Veteran's
Medical Center)
Online worldwide May 28-30
Alexandria, VA, May 31 (Street corner)
Charlottesville, VA, May 31 (University
of Virginia Hospital Cancer Center)
Raleigh, NC June 1 (Wakemed Children's
hospital)
Richmond, VA, June 2 (Sitter and
Barfoot Veteran's Home)
Josh Urban is
a one-man music show from Washington, DC. He's excited to bring The
Search for Good Tour
as a follow up to his 2012 Interactive Rail Tour, which engaged a
worldwide audience to tell a collective story of the world as it's
citizens saw it. Playing a mix of blues, rock, and pop, Urban
engages his audiences from streets to stages with his stories,
singing, guitar and energetic personality. The 2012 tour received
coverage in many venues, including The
Richmond Times-Dispatch, The Maryland Independent, The
Charlottesville Hook, Hypebot.com, Dottedmusic.com, DIYdaily.com,
1140AM WRVA, 90.1 FM WDCE, 88.1 WMUC, XTSR, Charlottesville's NPR
affiliate WVTF, The RamJam TV show (Fairfax, VA, NY, NY), and others.
Additionally, Josh was invited to sit on a panel hosted by music
industry giant Reverbnation.com to speak about his experience touring
by rail.
Social Media
connections:
Use
the hashtag #JURT, or connect at www.JoshUrban.com
, Twitter @dontjoshme, Facebook.com/OfficialJosh, Instagram
@JoshUrban, Google + gplus.to/joshurban Soundcloud.com/JoshUrban
Contact: Josh Urban
240-682-2801
Friday, February 22, 2013
The 2013 #JURT
Comrades!
As I walk along the road near my house, I can hear the train rolling on the opposite shore of the river through the winter woods. The distant horn of the diesels seem to be calling to me. And like the winter, the world seems to be especially dark right now.
I'm pleased to announce that I'll be hitting the rails again soon, and inviting YOU to tour with me, just like last time! This time, there's an even cooler theme.
The Search for Good - Finding Those who Rock The World!
There's a lot of mean people out there. There's murderers and robbers and liars out there. And they usually get the stories written about them. However, since the world is still in one piece, since there's still kind, loving, brilliant people surfacing - it seems to me that there are some people who must be pretty cool out there. There must be a lot of Good in the world.
So, I'm going to find it. I hope you'll join me. I forget who said it, but the quote "What you think about, you bring about" sure seems cool. So, let's combine our little lights in the world into a huge bonfire of Good.
I'll be taking the train up and down the east coast of the USA, and I invite you to join in using social media. When it's time to tour, go out and find those things, sights, sounds, and people who rock the world. Tag the photos, stories, songs, and videos back to the tour using the hashtag #JURT (and we'll probably have a new one, too.) Actually, I encourage you to start today - the world needs it. (Just hold off the hashtag stuff, it'll get confusing.) I'll be playing in lots of places, with an emphasis on those that don't get a lot of music: Street corners, children's hospitals, VA hospitals and rehab places, and the like. Hey, might as well bring some of the magic of rock 'n roll to everyone, right?
I'm still in the planning stages, but the tour dates will be from May 24th to June 2nd, 2013. I'll be playing in:
Raleigh, NC
Richmond, VA
Charlottesville, VA
Alexandria, VA
Washington, DC
Philadelphia, PA
New York, NY
And Worldwide through a bunch of online concerts!
I'll post definite dates, times, and venues soon. For now, get ready to go on tour, comrades. It's gonna ROCK! It's time - let's change the narrative and give 'em something GOOD to talk about.
I can't wait!
- Josh
As I walk along the road near my house, I can hear the train rolling on the opposite shore of the river through the winter woods. The distant horn of the diesels seem to be calling to me. And like the winter, the world seems to be especially dark right now.
I'm pleased to announce that I'll be hitting the rails again soon, and inviting YOU to tour with me, just like last time! This time, there's an even cooler theme.
The Search for Good - Finding Those who Rock The World!
There's a lot of mean people out there. There's murderers and robbers and liars out there. And they usually get the stories written about them. However, since the world is still in one piece, since there's still kind, loving, brilliant people surfacing - it seems to me that there are some people who must be pretty cool out there. There must be a lot of Good in the world.
So, I'm going to find it. I hope you'll join me. I forget who said it, but the quote "What you think about, you bring about" sure seems cool. So, let's combine our little lights in the world into a huge bonfire of Good.
I'll be taking the train up and down the east coast of the USA, and I invite you to join in using social media. When it's time to tour, go out and find those things, sights, sounds, and people who rock the world. Tag the photos, stories, songs, and videos back to the tour using the hashtag #JURT (and we'll probably have a new one, too.) Actually, I encourage you to start today - the world needs it. (Just hold off the hashtag stuff, it'll get confusing.) I'll be playing in lots of places, with an emphasis on those that don't get a lot of music: Street corners, children's hospitals, VA hospitals and rehab places, and the like. Hey, might as well bring some of the magic of rock 'n roll to everyone, right?
I'm still in the planning stages, but the tour dates will be from May 24th to June 2nd, 2013. I'll be playing in:
Raleigh, NC
Richmond, VA
Charlottesville, VA
Alexandria, VA
Washington, DC
Philadelphia, PA
New York, NY
And Worldwide through a bunch of online concerts!
I'll post definite dates, times, and venues soon. For now, get ready to go on tour, comrades. It's gonna ROCK! It's time - let's change the narrative and give 'em something GOOD to talk about.
I can't wait!
- Josh
Thursday, October 4, 2012
The Stories of the Stories
Hello, everyone!
Wow, I'm still thrilled about the success of the tour. It was so great to have everyone involved!
I'm over here working on that montage of the media generated from the tour. Stay tuned, it'll be out soon!
In the meantime, did you get a chance to SEE all of these stories about the event? It's been unbelievable!
The Maryland Independent's story (With front page listing!)
The Richmond Times-Dispatch wrote about it!
It was picked up by Hypebot!
Clyde Smith, the author of the above story, wrote this follow-up after an interview
with him, also published on Hypebot.
Charlottesville, VA newspaper The Hook had a cool story about the event.
Dotted Music ran not one, but two of my guest posts about the idea, the first of which was tweeted by indie industry giant ReverbNation to over 100,000 followers!
Info about the show appeared on programming on XTSR Towson radio, WDCE 90.1 FM Richmond, WMUC 88.1 FM College Park, and the two biggest of all, I did a phone interview with Jason Roop (editor of Richmond's Style Weekly) on 1140 AM WRVA Richmond, AND a live on-location interview with Sandy Hausman of WVTF in Charlottesville! That's my AM radio and NPR debut!
The tour even made it to TV - I did a shoot for The RamJam show in Fairfax, VA!
WOOOO! Now that's what I call FUN!
Again, thanks to everyone who helped with this, all the retweets, connection over social media, and most of all, being you! I'll have more updates soon. I'm already planning the next tour, too. Can't wait to tour with you again!
- Josh
Wow, I'm still thrilled about the success of the tour. It was so great to have everyone involved!
I'm over here working on that montage of the media generated from the tour. Stay tuned, it'll be out soon!
In the meantime, did you get a chance to SEE all of these stories about the event? It's been unbelievable!
The Maryland Independent's story (With front page listing!)
The Richmond Times-Dispatch wrote about it!
It was picked up by Hypebot!
Clyde Smith, the author of the above story, wrote this follow-up after an interview
with him, also published on Hypebot.
Charlottesville, VA newspaper The Hook had a cool story about the event.
Dotted Music ran not one, but two of my guest posts about the idea, the first of which was tweeted by indie industry giant ReverbNation to over 100,000 followers!
Info about the show appeared on programming on XTSR Towson radio, WDCE 90.1 FM Richmond, WMUC 88.1 FM College Park, and the two biggest of all, I did a phone interview with Jason Roop (editor of Richmond's Style Weekly) on 1140 AM WRVA Richmond, AND a live on-location interview with Sandy Hausman of WVTF in Charlottesville! That's my AM radio and NPR debut!
The tour even made it to TV - I did a shoot for The RamJam show in Fairfax, VA!
WOOOO! Now that's what I call FUN!
Again, thanks to everyone who helped with this, all the retweets, connection over social media, and most of all, being you! I'll have more updates soon. I'm already planning the next tour, too. Can't wait to tour with you again!
- Josh
Friday, September 21, 2012
The Video Story
Comrades! Rockers!
OK, here's a silly little video I just made about the tour with some stories of life on the rails. THANKS AGAIN - it was great to tour with you!
Here's the BIG NEWS: Got an EP sketched out that's inspired by the tour and the people's stories I heard. I hope to be dropping the first single by the end of October.
But that's not all! In addition to writing the EP, I plan on starting my first-ever BOOK! There were too many stories not to tell - so, I'll be typing away furiously, putting these stories into words, those night trains to paper, and the big city lights and lonely little towns into black and white.
Stay tuned - and once again, THANK YOU!
- Josh
OK, here's a silly little video I just made about the tour with some stories of life on the rails. THANKS AGAIN - it was great to tour with you!
Here's the BIG NEWS: Got an EP sketched out that's inspired by the tour and the people's stories I heard. I hope to be dropping the first single by the end of October.
But that's not all! In addition to writing the EP, I plan on starting my first-ever BOOK! There were too many stories not to tell - so, I'll be typing away furiously, putting these stories into words, those night trains to paper, and the big city lights and lonely little towns into black and white.
Stay tuned - and once again, THANK YOU!
- Josh
Monday, September 17, 2012
That's a wrap!
#JURT tour mates! New fans from the streets! Media folks! Friends! Comrades!
Ouch, it hurts to type this. I don't think I've ever played so much guitar for so long. Those strings bite after a few days on the streets.
I'm back home after a rockin' tour by train. I'll have a detailed update soon, but in the meantime, just wanted to say THANK YOU. It's been so much fun! I pronounce the #JURT a resounding success!
I've met so many people, and heard so many stories. Everything, and everyone, has been inspiration for a new EP that I'll be recording soon. Can't wait to get started! And I've also got an idea for a mini-tour around the holidays that encourages actual travel participation. The ol' brain never stops, especially when fueled by NYC Mountain Dew - that stuff seems extra strong.
THANK YOU, WORLD!
- Josh
Ouch, it hurts to type this. I don't think I've ever played so much guitar for so long. Those strings bite after a few days on the streets.
I'm back home after a rockin' tour by train. I'll have a detailed update soon, but in the meantime, just wanted to say THANK YOU. It's been so much fun! I pronounce the #JURT a resounding success!
I've met so many people, and heard so many stories. Everything, and everyone, has been inspiration for a new EP that I'll be recording soon. Can't wait to get started! And I've also got an idea for a mini-tour around the holidays that encourages actual travel participation. The ol' brain never stops, especially when fueled by NYC Mountain Dew - that stuff seems extra strong.
THANK YOU, WORLD!
- Josh
Thursday, September 13, 2012
How to Tour
Comrades!
OK, you READY for phase II of the #JURT - Josh Urban Rail Tour??? Man, I'm excited. I've been getting a few questions of how to get involved. It's kind of a new, unusual idea, so here's some suggestions:
Remember, the point is to showcase you. Some people have a great eye for photography. Others have a story they might like to share - perhaps it's one of overcoming personal demons, or maybe it's one of dreams. A lot of you play music or do some sort of art. My idea is that everyone can go on tour. I've been hearing some incredible stories, from the window-washer on the bus in Charlotte, to the 92 year old Italian lady in the nursing home today who said her marriage "had it's good days and bad days, but at least she got her son out of it."
So, from now until Monday, feel free to use my stage for the tour. Here's some specific examples:
Photos/Artwork: Post pictures of life as you see it to Instagram with the hashtag #JURT, on my Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/officialjosh , on Twitter with the hashtag #JURT, and ditto for Google +. Anything works, but a few fun things are: Where you are in the world, your artwork, your pet, the sky, and anything that you think is artistic. You don't need Instagram, either. To see the Instagram fun if you don't have a smartphone, check out: http://web.stagram.com/
Stories/poems: Everyone's got one, and too many people have sad ones. But you know what? If you have a sad story, and you're here walking around, you're a tremendous inspiration. Almost didn't make it? The fact that you're alive to say so would be called a great victory in sports, and I call it a great victory in life. Your story of survival is not only one to be proud of, but one to inspire others. What if it's just a quaint little story about how your grandma likes to bake cookies, or, like the 92 year old lady I saw today, with her favorite part of growing up in an Italian family of 14 outside of Cleveland, with dinnertime being the highlight of her youth? That's great stuff, man. Blog about it, and post the link back on my Facebook, tag it on Twitter or Google + with the hashtag #JURT, and share with the world! You can also just write it on those places, too! Put it on tour - you never know who you'll touch.
Songs:
for my music buddies - got a song? Is it recorded? Post the link on Facebook, Twitter, or Google +. For Facebook, make sure it's on my page for distribution. The others the hashtag will work. What if it's not recorded? Put it on Soundcloud (it's free!), and then post that link, baby!
Skills: Got some mad skillz, dawg? Have a video? You know the deal - post that link!
See you OUT THERE, comrades!
#JURT ! #JURT !
- Josh
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