ABOUT JASON BIBLE
By virtue of being born in Ft. Worth, Texas, Jason Bible was immersed early on in surroundings where his 3rd generation Texas blood mixed with the rich music scene and began stirring his musical curiosity.

At the early age of 2, Jason was drawn to the family record player. He would sit beside it for hours and listen to the 45 records from his Moms collection, which included albums by Buddy Holly, the Beatles, Hank Williams, and Cat Stevens. Shortly thereafter, he picked up his first guitar (a yellow plastic one with Mickey Mouse on it) and began to play and sing along to the Oakridge Boys hit Elvira. At the age of 13, Jason began playing his guitar and harmonica at local talent shows and coffee shops in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

While playing regularly during the next nine years, Jason also graduated from the Dallas Sound Lab, where he studied sound engineering. In 1997, Jason released an independent LP entitled

If You Look, Will You See?, featuring acoustic-based songs with percussion.

In 2001, Jason independently released his first full-length album entitled Embracing Imperfection. The album is composed of 12 songs telling autobiographical tales and evoking an array of images and emotions. Later that year, Jason relocated to Savannah, Georgia where he has continued to play local venues across the area. The move has inspired him to discover a whole new outlook on music and the art of performing.

Recently he has advanced to opening for national acts including Angie Aparo, Driving and Crying and Edwin McCain. Jason has written over 200 songs and continues to write daily.

His influences include Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Ramblin Jack Elliot, U2, Ben Harper, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, and Johnny Cash. In the future, Jason plans on expanding his fan base throughout the southeast U.S.

After returning from California, he said: "Traveling always inspires me to think and write in new ways. Astonishing landscapes and various settings often serve as emotional triggers to prompt me into seeing the world in a different light. I wrote Heal while

wandering through Joshua Tree National Forrest with my sister."

Jason's currently recording a record and performing with The Train Wrecks. They are building up steam and looking forward to touring.

"This fun-loving power trio of guitar, bass and drums began as a lark. (Rumor has it the three members decided to book a gig and see how many cover songs they knew between them that they could pull off without any rehearsal beforehand.)

After receiving a warm response, they put their weight on it, and began adding originals to their set and playing out with a vengeance sometimes doing 2 and 3 gigs in one day at multiple locations.

The end result is that their folksy brand of upbeat roots-rock (led by guitarist/songwriter Jason Bible and drummer/songwriter Markus Kuhlmann) and twangy alt.country has been honed into something surprisingly tight and impressive.

Along with bassist Eric Dunn (all of the members sing as well), they've become a favorite attraction at clubs, bars and eateries throughout the immediate area, and have earned the title Hardest Gigging Band In Town Award hands down." SONGWRITER AWARD ARTICLE "A

staple for several years on the acoustic cover scene, this Texas-born guitarist and singer still regularly plays background hits (Dylan, Petty, Springsteen, etc...) at any number of bars and restaurants in the area however, of late he's gained notoriety as the front man for upstart roots-rock trio The Train Wrecks. Its a brasher, ballsier format that is allowing him to showcase more of his original material than ever before."

From out of nowhere The Train Wrecks come with a country/roots album that is truly great.

If you don't know the Train Wrecks, over the past few years they've solidified themselves as one of the hardest working local bands in Savannah, playing regularly in the dark corners of clubs and restaurants - many of which aren't primarily known as music venues. Playing as frequently as they have may have marginalized them somewhat in the music community and branded them a "bar band," but playing so much has also made them one of the tightest bands working in Savannah right now. And credit to Elevated Basement Studio for what is probably the best produced record in this entire feature.

Singer, guitarist, and harmonica player Jason Bible is the creative force behind this record and the songs speak to the personal troubles Bible has faced with vices. You can hear the whiskey and cigarettes (ala Folsom-era Johnny Cash) in his voice and it lends a sense of honesty and confession that is personal and moving. "Whiskey Ain't My Friend (No More)" and " Unfiltered Cigarettes" are the standouts on this record. With diametric approaches to similar subjects, lyrically share a sense of hope for something good in the end."Whiskey" is a lighthearted boot stompin' song that recounts whiskey driven mistakes, but strangely, it makes me want to finish off the bottle of Turkey in my kitchen and dance around the office. "Unfiltered Cigarettes" is a fatalist love ballad about a couple and a simple bond over cigarettes and how even if the vice kills them, they hope they end up in the same place after they die. "If smoking doesn't kill us, or if it will, I hope you'll stand beside me when we default on our bills. And we'll we make our way to heaven, I hope you've lived an honest life, 'cause heaven won't be heaven without you by my side."