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Jim Boggia

God said: Bass Guitar shall have only 4 strings.

About Me

SXSW - AUSTIN! AUSTIN! AUSTIN!:
Three Austin's. Three exclamation points. Three SxSW gigs. Three chances to come out here me play with the band and even dri9nk for free (so they tell me).
ME? I gotta run RIGHT NOW to finish mixing my record, YOU I hope to see there.
Here's the scoop on all three.
Recap 1:
Thursday, 3.13.08 - 1p
JIM BOGGIA
Mother Egan's Irish Pub
715 West 6th Street Austin, TX
www.motheregansirishpub.com/
SxSW Showcase - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (no wristband required). Full band.
STICK AROUND - I'm playing with Ben Arnold and his band at 3:30p
Recap 2:
Thursday, 3.13.08 - 6p
JIM BOGGIA
Club CP
113 San Jacinto Austin, TX
www.cockpitaustin.com/
SxSW Showcase - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (no wristband required). Full band.
Recap 3:
Friday, 3.14.08 - 8p
JIM BOGGIA @ BLUHAMMOCK MUSIC SHOWCASE
Creekside EMC @ Hilton Gardens
11617 Research Boulevard Austin, TX
www.hiltongardeninn.com/en/gi/hotels/index.jhtml;jsessi..VYE U5S5LPA2JQCSGBJC2VCQ?moreDesc=true&ctyhocn=AUSAAGI
SxSW Showcase - WRISTBAND REQUIRED (sorry, John Q. Public). Full band.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/28/2005
Band Website: jimboggia.com
Band Members: Stuff I've quite possibly been listening to:

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Influences: Beatles, The Kinks, Harry Nilsson, Simon and Garfunkel, Sly and the Family Stone, Cat Stevens, Stevie Wonder
Sounds Like: SOME NICE THINGS SOME NICE PEOPLE HAVE SAID:

"Jim's songs are so good, when I'm done listening, I need a cigarette" - MICHELLE BRANCH

"Jim is one of those rare artists who can play several instruments more than competently, has a great sense of melody, and can write a real sweet lyric.... I resent that!" - JILL SOBULE

'SAFE IN SOUND' HIGHLIGHTS:

Guest appearances by Aimee Mann on 'Where's the Party?', Jill Sobule on 'Made Me So Happy', Wayne Kramer (MC5) on 'Underground' and Emitt Rhodes on 'Let Me Believe (Evan's Lament)'..

ABOUT JIM:

Co-wrote 'Glory' for multi-platinum recording artist Jaci Velasquez, which went on to become a number 1 Billboard hit.
Toured with Grammy Award winning artist Michelle Branch.
Has toured, appeared with and/or collaborated with Aimee Mann, Jill Sobule, Michael Penn, Duncan Sheik, Carly Simon, Amanda Marshall, Juliana Hatfield, and Bernadette Peters.
Record Label: Bluhammock Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Get to the R E A L blog.

Words, Videos and the occasional audio right here.
Posted by Jim Boggia on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:24:00 PST

'Safe in Sound' - Pop Matters review

Here are four quick reasons why Jim Boggia deserves to be on your musical radar screen: 1) He's got a great voice - raspy and expressive and well-suited for a number of styles, similar to Mike Viola's...
Posted by Jim Boggia on Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:54:00 PST