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The Sophomore Jinx

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About Me

the sophomore jinx are an amazingly talented supercombo of sorts. the members of this band are all highly skilled musicians who train hard every day to one day become the most technically sound band alive! in order to achieve this goal we all live an ascetic life of sobriety: no drinking, no smoking, no cursing, no partying, no biologically enhanced food, no tv (well, maybe just a tad bit when dr. phil is on..) and absolutely no other music than those bands that are known as the greatest bands ever as stipulated in section 54 of 'The Great Book of The Sophomore Jinx - Ways To Live and Experience True Love and Enlightment (and good plain old sex)'.

the golden era is yet to come, will you be there to witness it?

bookings & info:[email protected]

you can also find us here on facebook

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/15/2006
Band Members: sven van rossen: guitar+vocals
kevin faingnaert: guitar
jeroen vandenberghe: bass
kasper cobbaert: drums+vocals
Influences: modest mouse, the national, matt pond pa, wolf parade, pedro the lion, built to spill, why?, sebadoh, smog, death cab for cutie, the arcade fire, the constantines, centro-matic, john vanderslice, yo la tengo, the hold steady, daniel johnston, karate, the decemberists, the microphones, the jim yoshii pile-up, cursive, m. ward, buck 65, swell, ugly casanova, idaho, luna, minus the bear, bob dylan, american music club, laura veirs, early day miners, richard pryor, .. (check section 54 in 'The Great Book...' for complete list).
Sounds Like: THESE GIGS WERE A TON OF FUN!

2008

july 12 - Bar@Choq (Ninove)
july 11 - Osschaert Rock (Adegem)
june 12 - 't Tonneke (Gent)
may 30 - Los Perros Calientes (Gent)
may 13 - Fatima (Gent)
march 1 - This Ain't Sodapop: indie acoustic night solo gig @ JH 't Uur(Meerbeke)

2007

july 18 - Rock Zak @ Nauwe Zak (Gent)
july 10 - Kinky Star (Gent)
june 1 - Boom Boom (Gent)
march 31 - Arctic Sounds Festival (Ninove)

Type of Label: None

My Blog

TSJ back on stage

Hello dear friends and minions, The Jinx are about to arise from their winter sleep. After a summer full of adventure and intrigue the former line-up split up. Being the true gentleman that he is, our...
Posted by The Sophomore Jinx on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:21:00 PST

TSJ article on Ten Songs Blog

many thanks to Rick for this article on his excellent Ten Songs blog. be sure to check it out at: tensongsamonth.blogspot.com Sophomores and Tailspins photo: rick brands "Okay, I know the bl...
Posted by The Sophomore Jinx on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:58:00 PST

DE GROTE TSJ ENQUÊTE!!!

   DE GROTE TSJ-ENQUETE vraag 1: 'Betrapt u zich er wel eens op, gedurende of na het beluisteren van nummers van The Sophomore Jinx, dat u spontaan begint mee te neurieën, fluiten of mogeli...
Posted by The Sophomore Jinx on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:30:00 PST

TSJ Back In Business

dear friends, the inevitable hiatus is almost over as the sophomore jinx has transformed intu a whole new unit. many new recipes were tested and many nights of sleep were spent pondering end...
Posted by The Sophomore Jinx on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:53:00 PST

TOH - Temporarily On Hold

The Sophomore Jinx, unfortunately, have hit yet another slump. Since 2 members left the band due to too many projects, the sophomore jinx are in rebuilding mode again. New musicians will be thoro...
Posted by The Sophomore Jinx on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:25:00 PST

NEW DEMO ONLINE

howdy,the new demo is here! so eh.. you know the drill: go check it out!all songs were recorded and mixed by thomas mourant (of the great band tokota) en mastered by olaf. many thanks to them!enj...
Posted by The Sophomore Jinx on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:39:00 PST

first gig!

howdy, if all goes well, which is rarely the case with the jinx (guess we sort of had that coming...), we will play our first ever gig ever at the arctic sounds festival in the hip town of pollare. th...
Posted by The Sophomore Jinx on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 02:55:00 PST

NEWSFLASH: a new alliance!

our reporters have learned that the sophomore jinx' search for a new bass player is over. rumors have been swirling around for weeks now over over who would take on the bass playing duties on the jinx...
Posted by The Sophomore Jinx on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:10:00 PST

looking for a bassplayer..

the sophomore jinx are looking for a bass player. interested? let us know!
Posted by The Sophomore Jinx on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:20:00 PST

if it's good for the jinx, it's good for laughs..

2 of the funniest guys on myspace and beyond.. check 'em out! matt fulchiron:www.thefullcharge.com paul shirley:http://www.myspace.com/paulshirley ...
Posted by The Sophomore Jinx on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:41:00 PST