Thanks a lot to the writers and reviewers out there for their kind words. I really appreciate your support. -- Jesse D.
From The Austin Chronicle's Austin Music Database - August 30,2007
"Not since Doug Sahm has an artist so naturally encompassed the diversity of Texas' musical heritage as Jesse Dayton. It's fitting, then, that Sahm and fellow Texas Tornado Flaco Jimenez joined Dayton on his 1995 solo debut, Raisin' Cain. Born in Beaumont, Dayton's early exposure to classic honky-tonk and Lone Star blues melded with the more contemporary rock and punk influences of his teens, leading to the formation of Dayton's hard-driving rockabilly band, the Road Kings, in the late Eighties with Eric Tucker and Jason Burns and, in the early Nineties, the alt.country sound of the Alamo Jets. While Raisin' Cain climbed to No. 1 on the Americana charts, the follow-up was stalled by its label, Justice, so the songwriter moved to L.A. and reformed the Road Kings. He returned to Austin in 2000, releasing Tall Texas Tales on his own Bullet imprint, which led to him founding the Stag label for subsequent releases. Following 2001's Hey NashVegas!, Dayton's diverse influences were brought to the fore with Country Soul Brother in 2004. The following year, Dayton was commissioned by Rob Zombie to write and record songs for the film The Devil's Rejects, later released as Banjo & Sullivan: The Ultimate Collection 1972-1978. In 2006, Dayton released South Austin Sessions and, in 2007, the country duet album Holdin' Our Own with Brennen Leigh."
– Doug Freeman
"Who says Elvis is dead? I've seen him and he's goin' by the name of Jesse Dayton." -- The Seattle Rocket
"Dayton is a star waiting to happen." -- The Houston Chronicle
"More hooks than your grandad's tackle box." -- The Chicago Tribune
"It's been ten years, when Steve Earle and Dwight Yoakam emerged, since country music launched a new artist this powerful."-- MOJO London, England
"Like the Possum (George Jones), Dayton is the possessor of a tear-stained voice, a lost soul sensibility and probably a high degree of familiarity with the kinds of places mama warned you about." -- The Austin American Statesman
Jesse Dayton might be the most promising country debut since the Mavericks' From Hell To Paradise." -- New Country
From time to time, we can get Jesse to slow down enough to answer a few questions about music, touring, and life in general. If there's something you want to know, drop us a line and we'll see what we can do.
Q&A #2 - February 2002 -- We caught up with Jesse just before he left with the fellas for their European tour.
Q&A #1 - June 2001
Austin Chronicle Interview - "Jesse Dayton and Brennen Leigh are Holdin' Their Own" by Doug Freeman
Houston Chronicle Interview - Hey Nashvegas! by Michael D. Clark
The Bulletin - "Next Stop, Nashvegas: On The Road with Jesse Dayton" by Mark Williams
Country Standard Time - "Hey Nashvegas, Check Out Jesse Dayton" by Jon Johnson
Austin Chronicle Interview - "Calling the Shots" by Jerry Renshaw
Grindstone Magazine by Laura Kane
Houston Press.com by Brad Tyer
Austin Chronicle Review - SJesse Dayton & Brennen Leigh Reviewed by Jim Caligiuri
Austin Chronicle - Banjo and Sullivan from Rob Zombie's movie "Devils Rejects" by Chris Gray
Austin Chronicle Review - SXSW 2005 by Jim Caligiuri
Houston Press Review - Hey Nashvegas! by Tony Peyser
Santa Monica Mirror Review - Hey Nashvegas! by Rob Patterson
Austin Chronicle Review - Hey Nashvegas! by Jim Caligiuri
Texas Music Review - Hey Nashvegas! by Steve Dietrichs
Rockzillaworld Review - Hey Nashvegas! by William Michael Smith
Austin Americana Review - Hey Nashvegas! by Bill Groll
Philadelphia Weekly Review - Hey Nashvegas! by Hobart Rowland
Rockzillaworld Review - Tall Texas Tales by William Michael Smith
Rockzillaworld Review - Live at the Fabulous Satellite Lounge by William Michael Smith
Country Standard Time Review - Raisin' Cain by Robert Loy
Have you read an interview with Jesse or a review of his music or shows that we don't list here? We sure would appreciate it if you could drop us a line with the information.