LEO’s Mat Herron got a review of Jim James‘ Valentine Day show at the Rachskeller on the Spin.com website.
While we’re writing about James, news comes the My Morning Jacket will play The Sasquatch! Festival at the Gorge in Quincy, Washington on May 29-31
Jim James (or Yim Yames) gets around a lot these days – he’s currently listed as a guest artist on Laura Viers new CD, July Flame, reviewed over at Pitchfork.com.
Meanwhile, Joan Osborne has taken up producer duties on the Holmes Brothers new CD, Feed My Soul. Read the review at ird News.
The Broadfield Marchers’ Displayed [...]
Last weekend was a break for your humble editor – watching wild football games and tending to some household tasks occupied a big chunk of time. However, the rest of the world grinds on, including the music business, so a brief round-up:
SonaBLAST! Records and Crash Avenue Publicity, together with the Forecastle Festival, have announced a [...]
These days, Jim James seems to be all over everybody’s project, particularly compilation albums. He’ll be part of a project from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, titled Preservation, an Album Benefiting Preservation Hall and Its Music Outreach Program, along with Tom Waits, Pete Seeger, Merle Haggard, Andrew Bird, Ani DiFranco, Steve Earle, Richie Havens, Jason [...]
The Twenty-fifth Anniversary celebration of the opening of the Rudyard Kipling is next weekend, with the Motherlodge moniker hanging all over it. Ray Rizzo has again assembled an eclectic group of folks to come and play, including Louisville’s most famous guitarist/singer Jim James, who’ll play a set on Thursday. Yours truly got interviewed by a [...]
Just got word that Yim Yames, a.k.a. Mr. MMJ, will play a set at the Rudyard on Thursday as part of the Motherlodge Celebration. Get your tickets early.
Music writer J. L. Puckett got a sit-down with My Morning Jacket’s Jim James. James remarks on getting along on the road, how much he’s doing during a ’summer off’ from the relentless touring that MMJ did for so many years, including his Monsters of Folk project, his George Harrison tribute and why he called [...]
The Monsters of Folk will play the Palace on October 31, according to Lizi Hagan of Production Simple, the promoter of the show. MOF is My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, and singer/songwriter M. Ward. The details:
Saturday, October 31 @ 7:30pm
The Louisville Palace
All Ages
Reserved Seating
$43 / $33