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My Morning Jacket embraces Urges with nationwide tour
The members of My Morning Jacket will be courting the dark side as they travel across the country on their upcoming Evil Urges tour. Jim James and Co. won’t be releasing their fifth album Evil Urges until June 10, but if early ticket sales are any indication, fans around the country can’t wait to get up close and personal with the Louisville rockers. Case in point: the band’s June 20 show at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall sold out in only 22 minutes back in January, before a single song from the new album had been released. MMJ offered SXSW... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJim James of MMJ opens up about his Evil Urges
Recently, Jim James, venerable frontman of My Morning Jacket, spoke with Rolling Stone about the band's upcoming album Evil Urges. He gave typically opaque explanations for each song, calling the breakdown in the middle of the title track "the Braveheart part," and going on to say "that's our quest for glory, for the crown." It's hard to say exactly what he means, but nevertheless, the videos will further whet the already hearty appetites of lots of MMJ fans out there. Think of it as throwing a rabid dog a bone...or even an entire slab of steak. MMJ's fifth record drops... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSXSW shows to be broadcast live via NPR, KEXP
Tired of seeing friends on Facebook with status messages that read something to the tune of “SXSW or bust” or “SXSW-ing it up”? Never fear, dear music lover, for the fine folks at both NPR and KEXP are bringing SXSW out of Texas and to the doorstep of Stipe-fantatics everywhere. That’s right, enjoy Basia Bulat, Vampire Weekend and Bon Iver from the comfort of a favorite pair of PJs. For those who missed the events from yesterday (i.e., R.E.M., et al), check out the archives of both NPR and KEXP in a few weeks. Try not to crack a smile... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMy Morning Jacket gets Evil, sells out Radio City
You've probably heard the tale of Robert Johnson's alleged deal with Satan wherein the legendary bluesman exchanged his soul for the ability to "play that guitar like nobody ever played it before" as well as "all the whiskey and women" he could handle. Now, we don't encourage rumor mongering here at Paste News HQ, but we are stone-cold positive that My Morning Jacket has been trafficking in some similarly shady business dealings. As previously reported, MMJ will perform at Radio City Music Hall on June 20. Tickets went on sale last Friday (Jan. 18) and sold out in an astounding... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMy Morning Jacket announce dates, June album release
Ah, there's nothing like the enveloping warmth of a My Morning Jacket update on a frosty winter's day. Last week, ATO Records announced that the Louisville band's as-yet-untitled fifth studio album—helmed by lead singer/beardo Jim James and Grammy-winning veteran producer Joe Chiccarelli (White Stripes, The Shins, subject of a Paste feature in the Dec. '07/Jan. '08 issue)—will arrive at dawn on June 10. It's been three long years since Z, the last proper My Morning Jacket studio album, but in the meantime, the band has been generous with the old, quirky and charitable, live and collaborative Dylan-honoring tidbits, plus two... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMy Morning Jacket releases picture disc for charity
Nothing draws interior decor together like pictures of hairy space-rockers. My Morning Jacket has put out a vinyl picture disc called a "2006-2007 New Year's Eve Skit Picture Disc Skit." Basically, you only need to know two things about it: 1.) Proceeds benefit the Sweet Home New Orleans Organization, which works to preserve the Big Easy's heady musical tradition by keeping artists in town. 2.) It features the guys in Oregon Trail attire (see above). The photos of the band were taken at their New Year's Eve show at the Fillmore in San Francisco, which found them doing their Manifest... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMy Morning Jacket - Quick Hit from ACL
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Found in: Featured VideosJim James
Jim James may have given his band a name, but in more ways than one... read more
Found in: Concerts, ReviewsMy Morning Jacket’s Rock ’n’ Roll High School
For the first night of its March 6-7 “Prom” at Athens, Ga.’s 40 Watt Club, My Morning Jacket donned some new evening jackets—pastel-colored ones, with matching pants, ruffled shirts and, in keyboardist Bo Koster’s case, a top hat. Oh, and at least for the first few songs, silver plastic pompadour wigs. Opening with a note-perfect cover of The Dells’ 1956 doo-wop hit “Oh, What A Night”—basically the title track for the two-night stand, dubbed “Oh What A Night Under The Sea”—the Jacket performed a set heavy on tracks from their latest studio recording Z before a tightly packed room, most... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMy Morning Jacket Concert Film Screened
My Morning Jacket, known for its reverb-drenched live shows, will release Okonokos: Live Concert Film on Halloween. But on October 30, at 8 p.m., devoted Jacket fans will be treated to premiere screenings in select cities across the country. The screenings will allow audiences to see the concert film the way it was meant to be – in 5.1 surround sound and in widescreen format. The film was directed by Sam Erickson and was inspired by a fairytale-like set in Tokyo, adorned with qualities reminiscent of an old growth forest. The theme walks the line between the surreal and the... read more
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