Jordan Yaruss/The Hard Parts

My song, Back Home, is a top-10 finalist on OurStage.com! Now, fans vote by text message to decide the final ranking (and who will win fabulous prizes such as CA$H). Check out the top 10 here, and then vote for MEEEEEE!!!!
To vote for me, you have to send the text message “ROCK02″ to STAGE (78243), […]

I know. It’s been quiet around here lately. Well, here’s a real long post to bring anyone who cares up to date. There are a bunch of reasons for my absence, some happy, some not so happy. I’ll start with not-so-happy and work my way up.
My computer is trying to destroy […]

I was interviewed a few weeks ago for Small World Podcast, a show that interviews people from all walks of life, from all over the world. It was weird. And fun. And difficult. On the spot, feeling a bit nervous, trying to come up with stuff to say about my music, […]

A couple new podcasts played my music on their shows. It’s a Purl, Man is a show about knitting by “a guy in Boston with yarn issues.” Audiotelegramm is a show from Germany! I have no idea what the guy is saying, but…cool!
I don’t know what will come of all this, […]

The Hard Parts version of Friendly Fire got some actual, legitimate radio airplay! On an AM station! In Omaha, Nebraska.
Now, if that ain’t cool, what is? Robin Valley Community Radio AM 1690. You know it.
Also, Sparrow’s Waltz was used to great end (to my ear anyway) on the Quirky Nomads podcast. […]

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I don’t know if anyone has noticed, but there’s been some Trouble. Right here on jordanyaruss.com. With a capital T and that rhymes with P and…uh…anyway, so my RSS feed died. Well, after much searching, forum posting, discussion with my webhost, and general agony, I came across a post on the WordPress […]

So, I’ve been thinking about doing this site overhaul/starting a blog thing for a while, but what really inspired me to do it, finally, was musician Jonathan Coulton’s site. It’s a pretty simple site, but it’s clear and easy to navigate and, most of all, has good content. The simplicity of it is […]

The site’s starting to look like something. Gratifying after many hours of work, sorting through TONS of WordPress help out there and TONS of available plug-ins. Happy to have a photo gallery up, as that’s something I’ve wanted to add to my site for some time now. I’m using Lazy Gallery […]

Howdy. I’m in the midst of a major site overhaul. In the meantime, you can still hear my music here, or visit The Hard Parts audio of my band. Check back soon for a whole new world of wonder.