Photo by Kate McCann
Photo by Kate McCann
Setlist via.
State of the Art
Know Til Now
Dear One
A New Life
Exploding
Of the Mother Again
Actress
All if Forgvien
God’s Love
Encore:
Bermuda Highway
Wonderful
Dear God
His Master’s Voice
The Right Place
Losin’ Yo Head
Changing World
So somehow you weren’t able to get tickets to see Jim James at Johnny Brenda’s last month and
My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James recently appeared on World Cafe after releasing his debut solo effort Regions of Light and Sound of God. Discussing a transitional period he went through following a 2008 tour and the inspiration he drew from Lynd Ward’s graphic novel God’s Man, James and World Cafe host David Dye move through the musicians’ thought process and songwriting techniques for this latest album in between performances of “State of the Art,” “Know Til Now,” “Dear One” and “New Life.” Stream and download the episode of World Cafe’s Words & Music podcast below. Don’t miss a single episode of the weekly podcast of a World Cafe session. You can subscribe here.
Jim James/My Morning Jacket play this summer on Sunday, July 27 at the XPoNential Music Festival with Bob Dylan, Wilco, and Ryan Bingham as part of the AmericanaramA Festival of Music. Weekend passes are available here.
My Morning Jacket cover “Leaving On A Jet Plane” on a new John Denver tribute album, The Music is You: A Tribute To John Denver, out on April 2nd on ATO Records. MMJ lead singer Jim James recently played Johnny Brenda’s and returns to town to play a sold out show at Union Transfer on April 27th.
Track List:
“Leaving on a Jet Plane” by My Morning Jacket
“Take Me To Tomorrow” by Dave Matthews
“All of My Memories” by Kathleen Edwards
“Prisoners” by J Mascis and Sharon Van Etten
“Sunshine On My Shoulders” by Train
“Back Home Again” by Old Crow Medicine Show
“This Old Guitar” by Lucinda Williams
“Some Days are Diamonds” by Amos Lee
“Rocky Mountain High” by Allen Stone
“Annie’s Song” by Brett Dennen and Milow
“Looking For Space” by Evan Dando
“Take Me Home, Country Roads” by Brandi Carlile and Emmylou Harris
“The Eagle and The Hawk” by Blind Pilot
“I Guess He’d Rather Be In Colorado” by Mary Chapin Carpenter
“Darcy Farrow” by Josh Ritter and Barnstar!
“Wooden Indian” by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Photo by Eric Ashleigh | showtographe.com
Photo by Eric Ashleigh | showtographe.com
Photo by Eric Ashleigh | showtographe.com
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The energy was unreal. A couple hundred fans of exploratory Americana band My Morning Jacket (and its far-out frontman Jim James) packed into the cozy confines of Johnny Brenda’s last night for a full performance of Regions of Light and Sound of God, James’ thought-provoking and eclectic solo debut on ATO Records.
The album has only been out for a few weeks, but the crowd was massively responsive to the relatively new material, beginning with progressive opener “State of the Art.” Rhodes keys and James’ haunting vocals were augmented with a deep bass groove and a fierce drumbeat, and the room cheered wildly with each new layer as the man at the mic wrestled with the thought of technology that’s “supposed to make for better living, but are we better human beings?”
A surprising but certainly apt question to pose on a journey through eclectic electronic soundscapes. Continue reading
Photo by Neil Krug
We’ve got to hand it to Jim James – for such a hot commodity (two Philly shows sold out in less than 24 hours), he’s not afraid to keep things interesting and unusual. Of course, that’s exactly what makes him so in-demand. A new music video for “New Life” from Regions of Light and Sound of God starts off hushed and acoustic in a minimally lit room – whether musically or visually, James’ knows how to strike a way-intimate tone – but as the beat kicks in, he walks through a doorway and into a delightfully surreal take on the Great Plains. Watch the video in the player below. Jim James plays a sold-out Johnny Brenda’s on February 19th and a sold-out Union Transfer on April 27th.
Nightlands | Photo by Matthew Davis
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All week the Unlocked series features Almost Endless, the new LP from The National Rifle [link]
With his solo album Regions of Light and Sound of God out next week (and streaming today), My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James just announced his next Philly appearance. No, we’re not talking about the very sold out Johnny Brenda‘s show on February 18th – we meen the soon-to-be-on-sale show at Union Transfer on April 27. Per James’ announcement:
General on sales for the tour begin this weekend while Roll Call members (My Morning Jacket fan club) have first access pre-sales this Wednesday at 12noon EST. Go to jimjames.com for event and ticket details. $1 per ticket will benefit Cancer Research Hospital and Treatment Center, City Of Hope, for every show.
Listen to Regions of Light and Sound of God via NPR Music here.
