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Golden Shoulders

nevada city's golden shoulders of nevada city

About Me


Golden Shoulders is a musician's collective from Nevada City, California. Formed in 2001 by songwriter Adam Kline, the group has featured significant contributions by such notables as Joanna Newsom , Kyle Field ( Little Wings ), Neal Morgan, Todd Roper and Greg Brown ( Cake , Deathray), Rich Good ( the Pleased ), Dan Elkan (Pocket for Corduroy), Josh Klinghoffer (John Frusciante, Vincent Gallo, Beck, PJ Harvey), Rusty Miller (Jackpot), Rob Kieswetter (Bobby Birdman) and more. This rotating cast and the accompanying stylistic restlessness has naturally led to an organic sense of variety from performance to performance, and recording to recording.
Since their inception, Golden Shoulders have shared stages with Bobby Birdman, Deathray, Jackpot, Jonathan Richman, Pocket for Corduroy, Brendan Benson, Little Wings, the Microphones, the Librarians, Glen Tilbrook (Squeeze), the High Speed Scene, Etienne de Rocher, the Moore Brothers, the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Tim Bluhm (Mother Hips), Utah Phillips, Oranger, Kissing Tigers, Black Bear, Josh Rouse and more.
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Member Since: 2/12/2005
Band Website: goldenshoulders.com
Band Members: Adam Kline, Aaron Ross, Brett Shady, Charla Ausman, Dan Elkan, Dana Gumbiner, Dave Brockman, David Nicholson, Ehren Haas, Elissa Spencer, Garin Casaleggio, Genaro Vergoglini, Greg Brown, Greg Moore, Hillary Soldati, Jason Graham, Joanna Newsom, Josh Klinghoffer, Kyle Field, Lee Bob Watson, Luckey Remington, Marc Snegg, Mark McCartney, Mike Farrell, Neal Morgan, Pete Newsom, Rich Good, Rob Kieswetter, Rusty Miller, Sananda Brown, Todd Roper, Victor Damiani.
Reviews : MOJO Magazine, April 2005 (review of “Friendship is Deep”)
“This is a very American take on what passes for a Beatles homage, like a rocking alt-country outfit trying to pastiche the ‘White Album’ or grungy slackers catching up on ‘Rubber Soul’ pop. ” (4 out of 5 stars)
Rash Magazine
"...Adam is venturing into more complex, George Harrison territory...after a few listens, "Let My Burden Be" is burrowing into my skull like a worm..."Let My Burden Be" is the masterpiece we all knew Adam Kline was capable of...genius!"
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Sounds Like: This is your homework assignment.
Record Label: Welcome Home
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Our first two albums are back on the iTunes Music Store!

Hello again, old friends.Our long national nightmare is over.The twelve titanic tracks of "Friendship Is Deep" and the thirteen also-quite-good tracks of "Let My Burden Be" are available once again fo...
Posted by Golden Shoulders on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:08:00 PST

we're playing an all ages show in Grass Valley this Thursday!

Buddies (and pals):Due to overwhelming public demand of the sort usually associated with armed conflicts, we are playing a rock/roll show this Thursday night in lovely, historic Grass Valley, Californ...
Posted by Golden Shoulders on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:51:00 PST

Golden Shoulders CDs and T-Shirts NOW ON SALE!

Hello, bargain hunters.If you're like me, you're absolutely always on the lookout for a delicious bargain. Also, you're about 5' 10", caucasian, and unexpectedly deadly in a street brawl.Right now, o...
Posted by Golden Shoulders on Wed, 02 May 2007 10:11:00 PST

for those of you who are into big rock shows...

... there's going to be a big rock show. Tomorrow. In Nevada City. For people of all ages (except for 73, obviously. Don't ask why, just come next year when you're 74 and can handle it).This is a ...
Posted by Golden Shoulders on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 09:15:00 PST

the current Golden Shoulders/iTunes Music Store controversy

All right, so there's no controversy.It's just that as of today, our first two albums have vanished from the iTunes music store and other similar digital music retailers. This is but a temporary prob...
Posted by Golden Shoulders on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:37:00 PST

our new song is on the iTunes Music Store?!

Greetings of the seasons, holiday Christmasfriends!I am here this day to let you know that our brand newest song OF ALL TIME is now available for an incredibly affordable 99 cent download on the popul...
Posted by Golden Shoulders on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:38:00 PST

Whoops, we made a new song

Hey buddies.Remember last year, I think it was 2005, when we recorded a song called "Let My Burden Be" for the Bro Zone compilation and a song called "Patience Darling, Patience" for the What Matters ...
Posted by Golden Shoulders on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:41:00 PST

Did you first hear us through Lonelygirl15? Read this.

Hey, new buddies.We're Golden Shoulders, a band from Nevada City, CA.Apparently this girl Bree has put some of our songs on her video blog (lonelygirl15.com), which she updates regularly whilst on the...
Posted by Golden Shoulders on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 01:56:00 PST

ATTN: 99% of MySpace Bands! Read this!

Buddies, please. I don't want to seem rude, but if you're a band or musician we don't know, haven't played a show with, and have never heard from/of, we're not going to add you as a friend on MySpace...
Posted by Golden Shoulders on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:39:00 PST

Our Bee 17 EP is now available on the iTunes Music Store!

Buddies! I hope your weekend is cooking along swimmingly. Our insanely rare Bee 17 record (only twenty were pressed in the whole world) has now turned up at the iTunes Music Store in digital form! ...
Posted by Golden Shoulders on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 12:09:00 PST