Mike McNicholas  

1) First song “Empty Need” by the Jennifer Jennings Band

Hello, I’m Mike McNicholas, and welcome to “The Estrogen Overdose Radio Show” on BlogTalkRadio.com

The goal of this show is to shine a light on up-and-coming female singer-songwriters.

Future shows will have a mix of different groups and singers, but before I can play any music, I have to get the permission of the copyright holders of those songs.

The song you just heard is called “Empty Need” by The Jennifer Jennings Band, based out of Chicago.

Today, I’m going to feature songs from The Jennifer Jennings Band, also known as JJB to their fans.

“Empty Need” is the lead track on their new CD entitled “All the Pieces”.

Here’s the second song on the CD called “Not That Way”

2) Second song “Not That Way” by the Jennifer Jennings Band

That’s the Jennifer Jennings Band with their song “Not That Way” off their CD “All The Pieces”.  I’m looking at their website at www.thejenniferjenningsband.com and I’m reading a review by the Illinois Entertainer, where the reviewer gets a kick out of Jennifer’s lyrics to this song.  I emailed Jennifer to let her know I was featuring her songs today, and she made it clear that this song was not autobiographical.

I was blown away by this next song called “Nothing is Certain” – I can definitely hear this song being used in a very emotional part of a romantic movie. Here  is “Nothing Is Certain” by the Jennifer Jennings Band.

3) Third song “Nothing is Certain” by the Jennifer Jennings Band

Feel free to call in and comment if you like.  I hope you’re enjoying the music as much as I am.  I’m featuring the music of The Jennifer Jennings Band today.  In the future, I will play other artists that give me permission.  I’m still looking at JJB’s website and there are some very impressive reviews – one describing The Jennifer Jennings Band as “Sheryl Crow meets the Allman Brothers”. 

This next song I think epitomizes that, it’s called “If I Ever Fall”.  This is definitely a “roll down the windows of your car or house and crank it up” type of song.

4) Fourth song “If I Ever Fall” by the Jennifer Jennings Band

That was “If I Ever Fall” by The Jennifer Jennings Band.  If anyone listening out there lives in the northwest suburbs of Chicago – then chances are good you’ve been to an Irish pub called Durty Nellies in Palatine, IL.  The new Durty Nellies is beautiful – it reminds me of The House of Blues in size and décor.  But the old Durty Nellies is greatly missed by the music fans that used to hang out there.  It was jammed every night with people that loved to hear live music - and there was a band called Burnt Toast that played there about twice a month for 10 years straight.  Anyway, Jennifer Jennings, who we are featuring today, was a founding member of Burnt Toast, who still occasionally reunites for a gig every now and then.  So, while I’m feeling nostalgic, I thought I’d play a song from Jennifer’s first solo CD called “Twenty Houses” which was released several years ago.  This song is rocker called “Here in the Darkness”.

5) Fifth song “Here In The Darkness” by the Jennifer Jennings Band

That was “Here In the Darkness” from Jennifer’s first CD “Twenty Houses”.  Her name on that CD is Jennifer Onesto.  Since then, Jennifer has married and now has formed a new exciting band called The Jennifer Jennings Band.  The bass player in JJB is James DiGirolamo.  This next song is called “Don’t Cry On Me” and when you hear the opening bass riff, I think it will be obvious to you that he co-wrote this song with Jennifer.  Check it out.

6) Sixth song “Don’t Cry On Me” by the Jennifer Jennings Band

That was “Don’t Cry On Me” from the “All The Pieces” CD by The Jennifer Jennings Band.  I was impressed with this CD because of the musicianship and with Jennifer’s vocals and songwriting.  This next irresistible love song “I’ve Gotta Feelin”  is a genuine contender to top the country charts.

7) Seventh song “I’ve Gotta Feelin” by the Jennifer Jennings Band

That was “I’ve Gotta Feelin” featuring Dave Menet and Mike Aquino trading guitar leads.
This next song "History's Daughter" by The Jennifer Jennings Band was inspired by the book "History's Daughter" by Maire MacSwiney Brugha, who was the daughter of Terence MacSwiney, the Irish revolutionary, who in 1920, died in a British prison after a 73 day hunger strike. His sacrifice caught the attention of the world, and in 1921, Ireland (at least the South) attained its independence.  Jennifer read the book and was so moved by it that she wrote a song about it.  So, here’s “History’s Daughter”

8) Eighth song “History’s Daughter” by the Jennifer Jennings Band

I exchanged quite a few emails with Jennifer Jennings when I decided to feature her on my inaugural show.  She told me this next song was inspired by watching a Jerry Springer show.  It kind of has a white trash thing going on it as you’ll hear – it’s called “Family Reunion”

9) Ninth song “Family Reunion” by the Jennifer Jennings Band
“I want to be the Mother of your Brother’s child”.  I love it – that should be Jerry Springer’s theme song.  Once again, I’m going to go back a few years to Jennifer’s first CD and play a very cool song called “Answers”

10) Tenth song “Answers” by the Jennifer Jennings Band

That was “Answers” from Jennifer’s first CD called “Twenty Houses”.  You can find out more about that CD from thejenniferjenningsband.com website.

This next song could be a huge hit on the Disney channel.  Miley Cyrus should give this one a listen – it’s called “Mind Over Matter”.

11) Eleventh song “Mind Over Matter” by the Jennifer Jennings Band
I want to thank you for listening to my first “Estrogen Overdose” show on BlogTalkRadio.com – I am Mike McNicholas.

Please keep an ear out for future shows where I plan on including a lot more up-and-coming female artists.

I’m going to finish with a song from The Jennifer Jennings Band called “Miles Away”.   Take care.

12) Twelfth song “Miles Away” by the Jennifer Jennings Band

13) Thirteenth song “Isn’t It Funny” by the Jennifer Jennings Band