Hometown: US

The L'homme de Renaissance of indie rock. He's done lots of cover art for us, produced lots of records, lent his ham-fisted guitar stylings to recordings by the Old 97's, Kelly Hogan, Sally Timms, Alejandro Escovedo, among others, draws a comic strip, plays in the Mekons, and acts as a reeling papa bear figure to many of Chicago's musicians looking for direction and reassurance in this vicious racket we call the music industry. Among the guiding forces in the Pine Valley Cosmonauts and the Waco Brothers. As nice as he is prolific. Sort of rare in the hyper-rarified environment of notoriety.

Representative Quote: "Pub!!"

For More of Jon's Art, go to his page at Yard Dog in Austin, TX; home of the annual Bloodshot SXSW shindig. Stop by, say hi, and make sure you look at the ten years of Yard Dog/Bloodshot SXSW Photographs!

Compilation Tracks:

"Nashville Radio" and "Over The Cliff" on the DVD Bloodied But Unbowed: Bloodshot Records' Life In The Trenches

"Nashville Radio" "Over The Cliff" and "The Country Is Young" performed live on the Bloodied But Unbowed: Bloodshot Records' Life In The Trenches Soundtrack

"Delilah" w/ Sally Timms on the Pine Valley Cosmonauts' The Executioner's Last Songs: Volumes 2&3

"Over the Cliff" on For A Life of Sin

"Sweet Kind of Love" and "San Antonio Rose" w/ Alejandro Escovedo on the Pine Valley Cosmonauts' Salute to the Majesty of Bob Wills

"Brixton" w/ Chip Taylor on Down to the Promised Land

"The Plans We Made" duet w/ Sally Timms on the Pine Valley Cosmonauts' The Executioner's Last Songs: Volume 1

"Nashville Radio" on Making Singles, Drinking Doubles