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James McOmber

(condescending voice) 'Did we come to our senses?'

About Me

I'm better than this

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/12/2008
Band Website: youtube.com/shuckslbj
Band Members: James McOmber -- acoustic-electric ukulele, guitars, melodica, drums/percussion, piano/keys, bass guitar, cello-bass, banjo, trumpet, dulcimer, alto saxophone, accordion, (and, less frequently,) chimes, singing saw, tin whistle, harmonica, lap harp, or concertina
Influences: Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, Jimbo Mathus and the Squirrel Nut Zippers, Carla Kihlstedt and all her projects, Morphine, Imani Coppola, David Bazan, Andrew Bird, Emily King, Mike Patton and Mr. Bungle, Emilee Floor, Randy Newman, Maude Maggart, Benoît Charest, Hilbert's Hotel, Ben Folds Five, avant-garde/art-metal, R&B/soul, French and Italian music, Tuvan throat-singing, funk, "Tin Pan Alley", American roots music
Sounds Like: funque folck jass
Record Label: Makin’ Juice
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Does anyone even read these?

I just want you all to know that the awful production on "Time Stops" (meaning worse than the already-amateur quality of the others) is due to an effect i put on pretty much everything in the song -- ...
Posted by James McOmber on Tue, 27 May 2008 02:31:00 PST

For your consumption and enjoyment

Of all the human drives which lie beyond the animal realm of preservation and propagation, perhaps the least understood or most overlooked is the infinite capacity for fanciness. The word fancy, origi...
Posted by James McOmber on Thu, 22 May 2008 10:23:00 PST

Just met a nice chap named BEN FOLDS

Tonight I went with a friend to see one Mr. Ben Folds play at the historic Great Saltair.  There were three small opening acts (one of whom was all right...), then Ben Lee (who deserves tremendou...
Posted by James McOmber on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:56:00 PST

Videos of my tunes are up

You can see my main profile at youtube.com/users/shuckslbj Or just go to YouTube and type in "James McOmber".  Several videos should come up.  I've finally taken the initiative and posted a ...
Posted by James McOmber on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:39:00 PST

My take on suits, verbalized by Tom Waits

I still don’t pay more than $7 for a suit. When I first went on the road, I was very superstitious. I would wear the same suits onstage as I wore off. A lot of times we would leave early in th...
Posted by James McOmber on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:40:00 PST