Some Weekend Reading...

http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/7525/feature/music/touch_me_im_going_to_scream_my_morning_jackets_quest_for_connection

http://www.avclub.com/content/interview/jim_james_of_my_morning

MMJ at Bonarroo (repost) & Smokin' From Shootin' Acoustic

I had a reader ask to re post the Bonarroo show and to post the Smokin' From Shootin' iTunes bonus song, so here you go.

Download MMJ @ Bonarroo Pt. 1

Download MMJ @ Bonarroo Pt. 2

Download MMJ @ Bonarroo Pt. 3

Download MMJ - Smokin' From Shootin' Acoustic

Kings of Leon album due in September

This is sweet news, these guys make some good music and they love to party. Sorry it is hard to read!

My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges Out Today!

Go and buy My Morning Jacket Evil Urges; it is fucking awesome.

My Morning Jacket on Conan June 19th

Check out My Morning Jacket on Conan June 19th!

I love any chance I get to see them, preferably live, but if it has to be on TV then HD is the way to go.

Early Jim James Pictures

I was just cruising the forums over at the MMJ official website and came across a link with some pictures of Jim James when he was playing in Month of Sundays. I think you can really see it in his stance in the above picture but check out the link below, there are all sorts of them.

http://koryjohnson.smugmug.com/gallery/3136738_BHkNe#172017550_sqSss

My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges Acoustic project V.1

This will be a little ongoing project that I will periodically update as I get acoustic versions of the songs off of My Morning Jackets excellent new album Evil Urges. The first installment has 6 of the new songs; all these versions sends chills up my spine, especially Librarian at 3:48; you will know exactly what I am talking about. Unfortunately I do not think that this will ever be complete because I do not see Jim and the guys playing Highly Suspicious and some others acoustically ever but who knows what this project can transform into. Enjoy and updates will follow!

Download - My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges Acoustic

Jim James and Carl Broemel - The Black Cab Sessions

Stumbled across this yesterday... And never heard of it before but upon browsing their catalog they have some big (meaning good) names on there.

THE THING THAT COMES TO MIND REMEMBERING THIS SESSION, APART FROM THE LOVELY TWO MY MORNING JACKETS, CLAD IN CLOAKS AND CARRYING AN OMNICHORD, IS THE CABBIES. THE FIRST CABBY WE HAILED WAS AN ESCAPED CONVICT. MAYBE. BECAUSE ONCE WE EXPLAINED WHAT WE WERE PLANNING TO DO, HE COVERED UP HIS FACE AND DECLINED SAYING 'I DON'T LIKE CAMERAS ME, NEVER WANT TO BE ON TV, PLEASE LEAVE'. ATTEMPT TWO WAS A WHOLE DIFFERENT KETTLE OF POISSON. THIS CABBY COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE UP FOR IT AND AT THE END SAID HE WOULD GO STRAIGHT TO BUY THEIR CD. AND JUDGING BY THIS PERFORMANCE, WE'D SAY HE'S ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

**LINKS UPDATED 2010-5-17**

Download - Jim James and Carl Broemel - The Black Cab Sessions - VIDEO
Download - Jim James and Carl Broemel - The Black Cab Sessions - AUDIO

Jeff Tweedy - Rocky Mountain Folk Festival 2006

I saw Jeff Tweedy solo on February 20th, 2006 at a little bar in DeKalb, IL called Otto's. Wilco used to play at this place pretty regularly up until A Ghost Is Born and Jeff was actually quoted in Rolling Stone magazine that the first show he played out of rehab, which was at Otto's, was the best show that Wilco has ever played. That is pretty (pretty=REALLY) awesome, however, I was not there, my brother-in-law was, and he was standing front row (the place holds less then 1,000 people, and that is probably an overestimate), and he concurs. Anyways, Jeff played a solo show therein February of 2006, I was about 10 feet from the stage and to this day it remains one of the best and most amazing shows I have ever seen. I had this recording at one point, it was great quality too, and I have since lost it (anybody have it?!?). He finished his set off with Acuff-Rose; he unplugged from the PA system and played it at the edge of the stage, the place was dead silent. Since I cannot share that show with you here is him at the Rocky Mountain Folk Festival in 2006. This has long been one of my favorite listens.

UPDATED 2009-10-13

Download - Jeff Tweedy - Rocky Mountain Folk Festival 2006

All hail David Gilmour