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Elgin James

Trouble in mind...

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Purchase "For Carol..." here from Itunes! ..
Purchase Elgin's Previous band, The Jaded Salingers' self titled record, here! ..
Reviews of, "For Carol..."
"Despair and sadness often leads to the best art, and indeed, James frequently achieves near-heartbreaking beauty." -splendid magazine
"Sung in whispers and punk-rock fury, this album is very inviting and highly recommended." -Skratch Magazine
"This record is a gem...the most depressing album you'll sing along to this year." -Now on tour reviews
"Warmed and wrenched my heart for 40 minutes." -Soundcheck magazine
"This is the case where you can feel the joy of discovering a stellar artist before the media machine does it for you." -Paste Music
"recall(s) the folk-punk sound of bands like The Replacements, Soul Asylum and Thelonious Monster, but the lyrics tell harrowing true stories that Westerberg, Pirner, and Forrest could only pretend to have." -Wonkavision magazine
The Boston Globe calls him "the troubadour of trouble", The Boston Phoenix, "hooligan Folk". Discover Elgin James for yourself.
DISCOGRAPHY
Righteous Jams "Business As Usual," Abacus Recordings (guitars)
Righteous Jams "Rage Of Discipline," Broken Sounds (guitars)
Elgin James, "Tinted Soft Green," Emusic Digital Singles Club (vocals, guitars)
Elgin James, "Long Way Home," Lonesome Recordings comp (vocals, guitars)
Elgin James "For Carol.." Lonesome Recordings (vocals, guitars)
The Jaded Salingers, "s/t," Espo Records (vocals, guitars)
The World Is My Fuse, "Good Intentions," Espo Records (vocals, guitars)
The World Is My Fuse, "Drunk," Single, Espo Records (vocals, guitars)
454 Big Block, "Save Me From Myself," Big Wheel Rec (vocals)
454 Big Block, s/t single, Big Wheel Rec (vocals)
454 Big Block, "Your Jesus," Century Media (vocals)
Wrecking Crew, single, (vocals)
FILMOGRAPHY
"Goodnight Moon,"- Writer, Director
"Do Us Part," Actor
"Francis and Clara,"- Writer, Actor
"Till Thee Fourth,"- Actor
"Sick," - Actorbr..if(usrn)..unescape(usrn.title)); x=

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Member Since: 2/10/2005
Band Members: Download Film

Agency: William Morris Agency

Management: Mark Vieira/Devastation Media

Booking, US: Angie Dunn/Lucky Artist Booking

Booking, Eur: Marco Walzel/Avocado Booking


Influences: Nick Drake, Wilco, Black Flag, Replacements, Springsteen, Patti Smith, Husker Du, Gram Parsons, Nick Cave, The Band, Terrence Malick, John Cassevetes, Francois Ozon, Sidney Lumet, John Fante, Raymond Carver, Andre Dubus,
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Record Label: Lonesome Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

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The Jaded Salingers on Itunes

Purchase Elgin's Previous band, The Jaded Salingers' self titled record, here!.....
Posted by Elgin James on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:15:00 PST

Elgin James On Itunes

"For Carol" is now available on Itunes. Click below to go to the store......
Posted by Elgin James on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:00:00 PST

"For Carol.." CD and Other Merch Available Online

The "For Carol..." CD and 2 shirts are now available on both the Righteous Jams' webstore and on the Lonesome Recordings' webstore....
Posted by Elgin James on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 06:41:00 PST

artist formerly known as East Germany

Played a small town in what used to be East Germany tonight. We showed up wicked early. Our new tour manager ( I wasn't hallucinating he is a Schwarzenegger clone and we were in a bomb shelter) is t...
Posted by Elgin James on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Scandanavia 2

Sick as hell. We played three stories below the earth in a bomb shelter. I have a fever high enough to give me the chills but I'm pretty sure I'm not hallucinating. I'm pretty sure I'm a good city ...
Posted by Elgin James on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Scandanavia 1

Coming down with the flu. I hope it's not pneumonia again. I got pneumonia once on tour and by the time we hit Chicago my fever was 104 and I was flat out hallucinating. While the opening bands played...
Posted by Elgin James on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

UNITED GODDAMNED KINGDOM!

We sipped tea, punched Hannah, ate the best meal of our lives in Sheffield, scared poor Ben to death, played the best show of our lives in Sheffield, punched Hannah, made Claire talk so we could laugh...
Posted by Elgin James on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

LONDON AND THE KILLER.

Fifty years ago the real King of Rock'n'roll flew into London with his new bride Myra. The British journalists met him at the airport and were shocked to learn that not only was she fourteen years ol...
Posted by Elgin James on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Germany

Kids in Germany boycotted the show last night because of my gang affiliations thousands of miles away on another continent. Thought that was pretty hilarious. Show was huge just the same and was jus...
Posted by Elgin James on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Elgin James BIO

"For Carol"..., the debut album from Elgin James, is as varied and complex as the songwriter himself. Gliding effortlessly from punk fueled power pop to pedal steel country angst, the glue that keeps ...
Posted by Elgin James on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST