ellie jackson

june was cool. my hair is blonde. my friends are cute. my family is sweet. and i can’t stop thinking about how hope is a choice and then feeling grateful for opportunities that show me it’s alive and all around. for all of life’s uncertainty, all it’s waxing and waning, there are only two ways to live: hopeful or hopeless, and that’s it 🌕🌗🌑 i’m hopeful the police state will fall. i’m hopeful palestine will be free in my lifetime. i’m hopeful we’ll continue to learn how to take care of each other. it’s weird out here and only getting weirder and we’re all we got. i’m playing @summerfest on thursday, july 4th at 4:30 pm on the aurora pavilion stage. joined by a full band of cuties (@emilyswm & @barry_paul_clark & @_large_print_fan69 & @old.pup ) // @dreamboatlives & i together at last unicorn themed birthday party featuring ezra showing off a bruised knee, @jacklayneson being annoyed at me for taking the picture, @linddy_nic hamming it up and my sweet nephew, avram. @izadiaquino & @dandyfrelingmusic & @_avhager do the beach. @kuumba.juice.coffee in action. a lovely backyard show with @hemlocksounds & @jhn_lrkn the aforementioned @summerfest show

🎸✨ At the start of the year, I produced a small guitar spec commercial. The original idea came from me wanting to randomly mount a camera to an object to play around with. Any object really, but decided to run with a guitar and build a small concept around that. This spec piece features the incredibly talented @ell.ejackson 🌟🎶 In this project, we wanted to capture how playing a Fender Guitar can transform any setting into a Even if you're just in a bed room. This was a super quick, low-budget production, but the potential to expand into a full series of immersive visuals could be cool. Imagine a series where each ad takes you from a common space to a grand concert environment, one riff at a time! 🎸✨ Massive thanks to the amazing team: 🎬 Director, & Editor: Me. 💡 Production Design & Gaffer: @khamoflauge 🎥 First AD & Production Assistant: @derek.j.piotrowski Song: "Dinner with a Friend" by Ellie Jackson

freedom has many forms. freedom a week ago was the smell of a two-person, half-dome tent lightly rained on last fall, laid to dry for as long as i could muster the patience, folded into thirds, rolled up and stored for the winter then reborn into early june. it was the luxury of quietness except for the sounds of owls, cicadas, trickles of tiny waterfalls, wind gusts, and the coffee percolator bubbling in the morning. it was standing in awe of the glacial phenomenon known as the mississppi and wisconsin rivers, hieroglyphs that the first people on this land etched into dolomite, shale and sandstone, and so fucking many cicadas. did i consider throwing my phone in the river and never leaving wyalusing state park? i did. did i wonder if emojis are the hieroglyphs of today? i still do. i’m grateful for the few days of stillness and chance to explore beautiful bits of this beautiful place (and a small part of iowa). get out there 🌿

The beautiful new @publicmaximiano single “Simple” is out now, mastered at @silvercitystudios ! Streaming everywhere and available for purchase on bandcamp! harmony vocals by @ell.ejackson pedal steel by @old.pup bass by @tori16y drums by @crumbsonthedrums saxophone by @sjbroadnax trumpet by @jhn_lrkn percussion by @aj_peal mastering by @josh_evert_ at @silvercitystudios cover art by @jeffreyrippleart Written, produced, mixed, cover designed, acoustic guitared, electric guitared, and sung by Maximiano

been thoroughly getting it in lately (read: my entire life) and this show is part of the getting. on the full moon in sagittarius (read: thursday, may 23rd) i’ll be at @cactusclubmke with a full (moon) band (read: @caleyconwaymusic @barry_paul_clark @emilyswm @_large_print_fan69 @old.pup ) @beamstheband is playing! @ayainthasky is singing! Thursday, May 23rd Doors at 7 // Music at 7:30 $12 adv // $15 dos 🦌 🌈 ☁️ 💅 🍉 🎸 ❤️‍🔥🌝

@beamstheband is playing @cactusclubmke on may 23rd! i met @beamstheband when i was singing with @marthacannon_musician & it’s an honor to get to support them!! met @ayainthasky playing for a palestine benefit some months ago & was determined to be on stage with her again. i’ve been so stoked on the shows we’ve been playing this year! if you know what’s good for you, you’ll come hear it for yourself - non threateningly, but it does make me sad when good people miss out on great shows. beams•me•aya may 23rd cactus club 7 pm / $12 adv // photo from @jkirschling at @vivariummke @beamstheband tour poster porcupine folk art at uwm cobalt, my favorite yesi leading a @watermarksmke walk rally that led to the student encampment at uwm @_______pool willie jack explaining how amazing the wifi is at @kuumba.juice.coffee @sierraelizabethferrell with @katie__lyne More @kuumba.juice.coffee ♥️

lately meetings at discovery world watching my @sirenshrubs besties inspire dweezil and the new plant stand @merqueeer & @skywoman12 turning dreams into reality midwest music pride with @thenunnery & @old.pup at @tra_la_la_tra_la_la_la_la building out a menu at @kuumba.juice.coffee that i think now includes tofu scramble life source one of the coolest community events I’ve gotten to witness through @watermarksmke band goofs flier for a show i’m playing solo & acoustic, curated by @hannasimonemusic // hanna’s voice is incredible & her heart seems somehow even *more* incredible. i’m really looking forward to playing with these amazing songwriters for a great cause. ticket sales go to @couragemke // sunday, april 21 at 6:30 pm at @anodynecoffee over & out.

it’s always singing for me. i hope everyone finds something (or many things) that feel as right to do and hold on. when i can count on nothing else, i can count on songs. @emilyswm @old.pup @crumbsonthedrums @nesbitt_meredith @chestonvh = dream team ✨ you can find me singing and fluting with @publicmaximiano on 3.24. singing a wee bit with @hollyhaebig on 3.29. central wisconsin, i’ll see you on 4.6 at @tappedmaplesyrup - i’m very excited for sugar bush tours & maple syrup sampling 🍁 i get to tag in @caleyconwaymusic for a duo set at @cactusclubmke supporting the lovely @finommusic and @vvlightbody on 4.10 and then playing solo at @anodynecoffee for a songwriters showcase @hannasimonemusic is curating on 4.21 📸 @_avhager

hey ✨my name is on a billboard. stoked to support the @sleepygaucho “true love corridor” album release on friday, march 15th. those vivarium shows are going wild 🌱 go get tickets and come check us out. 📸 @saltedsequestration & @jacooljay

we’re reaching the part of wisconsin winter where i wanna chop off my hair, get a new tattoo, and take the midnight train going anywhere. in that spirit, i’m sharing my next batch of shows: february 17 - @mayor.of.birdtown and myself are supporting greg cartwright of @thereigningsound at @cactusclubmke march 15 - honored to be a very special guest for @sleepygaucho album & vinyl release along with @moonglow_the_band at the vivarium april 21 - song writers in the round at @anodynecoffee curated by the incredible @hannasimonemusic somewhere in there i’ll be releasing a new tune, too. hope to see you along the way in all your wildest and/or most balanced glory depending on what you’re going for 🥀 🕯️ 🌙 🪞 📸 @saltedsequestration & @jacooljay

hey dudes, @journalsentinel said very kind things about my tunes - thanks for seeing me @pietlevy last week’s palestine benefit show at @cactusclubmke raised over $2,200 for the @mecaforpeace gaza emergency fund. it felt good to make music in a room full of people whose hearts (actions, dollars, values) aligned. i can’t thank @milwaukee4palestine and @mkeantiwarcommittee and all of my bandmates enough (@barry_paul_clark @caleyconwaymusic @crumbsonthedrums @emilyswm @old.pup ) (and @chestonvh & @josh_evert_ on dream girl) today is solstice. it gets brighter from here. take great care of each other. free palestine.

i’ve been thinking about how many times i’ve chanted “who protects us?” and how *every time* the answer is “we protect us.” this show feels like an example of that. joy in the most painful times, because we got us, and i honestly believe that’s what revolution feels like. honored to play this show & grateful for @cactusclubmke & @milwaukee4palestine & the organizers & the bands playing on this bill & my bandmates making music with me. hope to see you there on thursday ♥️ poster art by @liszabattikha