There is something about this man and an acoustic guitar that is really special. Boy With a Coin and Trapeze Swinger are great on this. Enjoy!
This is a rare bonus disc to Summerteeth (amazing record, my first venture into Wilco almost a decade ago). I think everyone will enjoy this.
From Rolling Stone:
A live collaboration from Jim James, M. Ward and Conor Oberst. They are supposed to get together sometime in the next couple of years to make a studio album, it should be kick ass.
Download - Monsters of Folk - Providence, RI - 2-28-2004
The Steam Engine Inc. has started another blog dedicated to Ryan Adams. This site has had so much Ryan Adams (due in part to MMJ's much needed inactivity) myself and a couple others figured we should get some shit rolling. It is called Coughing Up Blood and Whiskey: a Ryan Adams Blog and will have more of what you guys like.
Solid little set from almost 9 years ago to the date. Can you believe how far they have come? I would give credit to the photos in the artwork but did not see a name anywhere, regardless, nice shots!
Thanks Chris for turning me on to this show, its sick.
I accidentaly added a song by Tony Dekker (Great Lake Swimmers) instead of DJ RA. It is fixed.
Here is ALL the audio recorded for these sessions thank ritchiem4812.
Anyone that reads this blog with some regularity know I love KofL and Radiohead. But should Radiohead really be in the running for an album that came out in 2007? And while I think the Kings latest offering Only By The Night is fantastic, I could think of more deserving work. I probably should not be worked up over this because the Grammy's don't mean a god damn thing, any group that rewards pop acts and people like Britney Spears are clearly well of their rockers. ANYWAYS, on with the news. Best Alternative Music Album boasts My Morning Jacket, Beck, Death Cab and Radiohead.
Does anyone else feel like our boys are getting shafted?
THESE ARE NOT THE OFFICIAL OR ALL OF THE DEMOS. JUST THE VIDEOS POSTED ON FOGGY.AND THE CURTAIN HITS THE CAST….
finis……
DEAR IMPOSSIBLE Demo’s
1. FireFly………………………….FINIS-*(mix)
2. So Quiet, It’s Loud…….FINIS-*(mix)
3. Goodbye Sunshine……FINIS-*(mix)
4. Universe Size Arms…..Finis-*(mix)
5. Dear Impossible…………Finis-*(mix)
6. Please, Hold On -………(new vocal) FINISHED plus vionins
7. Souls Full of Holes…….Finis-*(mix)
8. Ok, I Surrender…………..Finis-*(mix)
9. Wild & Hopeless…………Finis-*(mix)
10. Kaleidoscope Eyes….Finis-*(mix)
11. Your Name Here……..Finis-*(mix)
12. Mirror-Gold……………..Finis-*(mix)
13. The Lights………………..Finis-*(mix)
14. Lost in Space …………Finis-*(mix)
13. The Lights………………..Finis-*(mix)
Download - Ryan Adams - Dear Impossible Foggy Demo's (video)
Alvin Lee plays some of the sickest guitar ever. I love everything about his style, his tone, his guitar itself, everything! One of the first posts on The Steam Engine was of Alvin Lee & Mylon LeFevre On The Road To Freedom. But here he is with Ten Years After, slaying the blues song after song.
Thanks to ritchiem4812 for the rest of these recordings!hello friends and fans of mmj. i would just like to personally thank each and every one of you who have sent kind words or well wishes my way since i had my accident a few weeks back. it has been one of the hardest and strangest times of my life, but your kind words and support have really meant a lot to me and i can feel their healing power! i have been just letting time do its thing, slowly but surely, as the old adage says, and hopefully i’ll be back to normal soon.
first off, sorry to all of our friends abroad that we had to cancel our european/uk tour. unfortunately the two times i have sustained major injuries on tour, europe was the next thing on our calendar that had to be canceled in order for me to recuperate. we hope to be back over there at some point in the not so distant future to play some musics. we look forward to seeing you soon.
second off, we are really excited about the upcoming shows in chicago, australia, and japan - as well as our big new years eve “blacktie blowout” at madison square garden in new york city! we invite and encourage everyone coming to the new years show to “dress to tha nines,” in your finest and classiest party wear: suits/tuxedos, frilly dresses/luxurious ballgowns, top hats and canes, 2009 glasses, etc - as we intend to really “class up the joint” and celebrate the monumental year that 2008 was, whilst gazing forward to the thrills and chills that 2009 will hold.
i knew when i took my first breath of the air of 2008 that it would be a monumentally crazy year- and phew! that was no joke. as challenging as the year has been there has been a lot of change and positivity in the air…with the rekindling of hope that now and in 2009 we can keep working together to even out the playing field across the board and make the planet a healthier place to live for all of our brothers and sisters in the us and across the globe. its time for some love.
here are some links i have found particularly informative over the past few months:
FINALLY SOME MY MORNING JACKET! Since Jim's injury MMJ has not been very prominent on this blog, probably because they have not been prominent in my life. I think my perfect week (Jim James solo --> MMJ night 1 --> MMJ night 2) being destroyed at the last minute really caused me to take a step back; I was so down about it I had to remove myself from the situation. Of course I knew that it was pure accident and I wanted nothing more than for Jim to be okay. BUT ANYWAYS, this is sweet. There is something about the way they sound in their early years that just makes me grin and I find it cool to be able to listen to these songs now and see how much this band has evolved.
Nice little Widespread show from 1995. This was posted over at Glide Magazine and is too good not to share. I love what Jimmy Herring has done with the guitar in Widespread's most current lineup but you have to love Michael Houser and his soaring guitar solos. Their Neil Young cover of Mr. Soul is nas-tay.1: Stop-Go > Heroes, Little Kin, Machine > Sleeping Man > Better Off, Let’s Get Down To Business, Pilgrims > Rock, Ain’t Life Grand
2: Postcard > Proving Ground > Blackout Blues, Pusherman, Impossible, Diner > Papa’s Home > Drums > Papa’s Home, Love Tractor
E: Porch Song, Can’t Find My Way Home > Mr. Soul
Enjoy!
Download - Widespread Panic - Irving Plaza - 1995
This is a combination of Live Rust (CD), Rust Never Sleeps (DVD) and some other live footage/recordings of Neil at the time of these recordings. I love this version of Cortez the Killer and Thrasher is one of my favorite acoustic songs of all time. Enjoy.
Download - Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Live in San Francisco - 1979
It is Neil Young's birthday today, he is 63. Enjoy this Neil Young Birthday mix.
I am back from a perfect hiatus in Wisconsin. We got a lot of good tunes and good food in while we were up there. More specifically I got some really great GD listening in. Even more specifically Reckoning and American Beauty.
I am off for a little Wisconsin retreat. Nothing but smoking meat, drinking whiskey and listening to tunes until Tuesday. When I get back I will have something sweet to post for you guys, until then, take care.
Note: There are several copies of this set going around that ARE NOT BROKEN UP, this has been broken up into 5 tracks instead of 1 long one.
MP4 VERSION ADDED (11/06)
They were on last night (Nov. 1) and for all Chicagoins they are on tonight (Nov. 2, technically Nov. 3) at midnight. Sorry I did not announce it earlier, I have not been around a computer since Friday afternoon.
This is an unrealsed Whiskeytown album. I guess this is my way of celebrating Ryan Adams & The Cardinals brilliant new album Cardinology (released today 10/28!!! GO BUY IT!) with some old school Ryan Adams via Whiskeytown. I noticed a lot of the songs on this (maybe all, have not had a chance to look at the track listing) are on the Strangers Almanac reissue.
Really reaching back in MMJ live history today. Fantastic War Begun.
This is a gem from 2000, pre-At Dawn. Jim talks about Nick Cave and the way the band writes songs.
Nice soundboard recording of The Keys rocking. They really are a sick fucking band.
Remember all those tunes Ryan Adams posted on his psycho blog? Here they are. The songs from Cardinology sound amazing.
The quality is not perfect but I have been hankering for some live Malkmus. Does anyone have any good quality boots of this man? Preferably with them playing songs from their truly amazing album Real Emotional Trash? It would be greatly appreciated! Thanks and enjoy.
Remember the Jim James video of him performing I Will Be There When You Die? Well here is the whole video. Some info:My Morning Jacket in "Lola da Musica", VPRO TV, The Netherlands,
February 20, 2000 (Original air date)
On the road with the band during their short tour in Holland, late January 2000,
as well as interviews, acoustic tracks, and footage from the live show at Rotown, Rotterdam:
- I Will Be There When You Die (Radio Rijnmond)
- Old Sept Blues (live)
- Rocket Man ("De Avonden" session, January 26)
- Tyrone (live Erykah Badu cover)
- Strangulation ("Club Lek" live, January 26)
- Lil Billy (live)
- I Think I'm Going To Hell (acoustic)
- War Begun (live)
- I Will Be There When You Die (acoustic)
Except for 'Going To Hell' none of the songs is shown in it's full length.
TV documentary, running time approx. 40 mins.
Enjoy guys.
Download - My Morning Jacket - This is NOT America
Damn good soundboard show from St. Louis. I have not gotten through the whole thing but there is a real nice version of Fix It and Magick (I CANNOT get enough of that tune). The picture of Neal Casal with my friend Julie was taken after this show and Tim (the man that turned me onto Ryan Adams. Well Tim-->Matt-->Me) and Julie both said it was top notch. Enjoy!
Here is some Elliott Smith for you guys. Sorry about the lack of download posts, I have been crazy busy. Hopefully by the end of this week things will cool down. I will make up some artwork tomorrow.The postponed October 9th and 10th shows at the Chicago Theater have been rescheduled for December 27th and 28th of this year. Tickets purchased for the October 9th show will be honored on December 27th, and tickets purchased for the October 10th show will be honored on December 28th. For those unable to make the show, refunds will be given at the point of purchase. Click here for a note from the band.
Here is the card for Jim, thanks for all of your support! I am sending the card to the band and their manager today!
The next perfect song is Wilco's At Least That's What You Said from A Ghost Is Born. The whole album is filled with big clean spaces and distorted guitar, a contrast I adore. The guitar tone is reminiscent of Neil Young's on tracks like Like A Hurricane and Rockin' In The Free World.
TOMORROW MORNING (10/11) AT 8 AM IS THE DEAD LINE FOR MESSAGES TO JIM. THEY WILL BE ADDED TO A LARGE FILE. GET YOUR MESSAGES IN SOON!Good Morning –
Unfortunately, we are going to have to cancel the event schedule tonight with Jim James due to an unfortunate accident that took place last night during his show in Iowa. We are going to refund everyone’s money so please be patient as we do this.
Thank you for your patience and our thoughts and prayers are with Mr. James and his family during what we hope is a speedy recovery.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email us. Thank you for your continued support of the campaign.
Jordan
Jordan Kaplan
Obama for America
Jim, get better soon.
Pitchfork is reporting the Chicago shows have been POSTONED which is much better then canceled.
We do not know if this is true. Wait for official MMJ word before you cancel plans!
My soon to be married (Saturday) friend Laura H. cruised up to Milwaukee to catch this show so I figured I would post it for her. She probably figured she had one last chance to hook up with Jim James (kidding Ben) before she tied the knot. I have not gotten all the way through it but this Off The Record was sounding pretty fierce.
Starting on Wednesday I go on a 3 day MMJ bender starting off with a Jim James solo show at Schuba's in Chicago. On Thursday and Friday I get the whole band experience at The Chicago Theater, one of my favorite venues of all time (Schuba's is up there too). Here is a 2006 MMJ show for everyone to sink their teeth into. The first song (Steam Engine) cuts in but it is powerful nonetheless. Enjoy!
