ACL Aftershow - Jim and Iron and Wine

[buster douglas]

The taste on your tongue for the spice, it's like the taste in your bones for the bass!

[My Morning Tube top]

Apologies to woody now for my poor accounting, especially on the I&W angle. I was encumbered for this show by some serious slackers with terrible priorities, like EATING, wtf. Anywho, after a few of the most delicious ribs I'd ever laid a lip over (spotting Tommy also wolfing some down in the bar area), we finally got into the place and took the cave down to get as close as we could, which was still pathetic and too far to the left.

I enjoyed the hell out of Jim's set. The initial tune was sort of a free-form jamming thing with the PHJB guys and Will adding some great backing vocals, and Jim laying it down with that Rickenbacker bass -- that was awesome. Tonight I Want to Celebrate with You was a perfect choice, just beautiful. It was cool to hear the rest of the tunes with that crazy distorted bass and altered arrangements, and I absolutely loved the different take on Bermuda Highway. Jim was emoting HARD on all of his vocals, but especially on Right Place. And Wonderful! Wonderful stuff. I loved watching Will pretty much just standing there watching Jim freak out on the bass.

I wish I could say more about Iron & Wine apart from that I fucking LOVED them, they are really a super band, not just those people playing behind Sam Beam. I heard a few people complaining about the style and length and a lack of the man-and-guitar songs that they knew. My only complaint would have been with the too-cool-to-move statues on the rail who could not be troubled to appear as if they were enjoying themselves. Glad Man Singing had the whole crowd getting down, but not the statue dudes.

We all figured Jim would make his way to the stage again, but for how much and in what form? The duet with Sam was perfect, just perfect. And I think I saw a statue crack a smile.

We REALLY need a recording of this.

Nice play by play Crispy! That sounded awesome. Stubbs is such a great venue but jam packed. I see many a statues at shows and am perplexed why they want to be up front? If you ain't rockin out or at least smiling ear to ear why stand ground so close? Sincerely curious as to what they are feeling? Perhaps inside smiles and boogie downs in their minds? Could be :-\

[BonusSandwich]

ha!
glad to share.

and MOST glad that i didn't leave the show early.
after Jim's said I was tempted to go next door where there was a benefit going on, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Will Johnson were playing.

THANK GOODNESS i stuck around.

Jim ended up playing a song with Will at that benefit right after the I&W show. Friend who was there texted me and I headed over there from Stubb's but didn't make it in time. Just found this video on Youtube of it. I think that's the only song Jim was up there for.

Will Johnson and Jim James - Just to Know What You've Been Dreaming

[e_wind]

I've watched a couple of these videos. Not exactly like what happened at Headliners for Ear X Travaganza.

I can agree with some other comments that this is bizarre, and too much, but at ear x trazaganza it was awesome and one of the best nights of my life and only a 9 song set...

Jim James and Patrick Hallahan - One Big Holiday - ear X-travaganza @ Headliners 12/26/10

[sweatboard]

ha!
glad to share.

and MOST glad that i didn't leave the show early.
after Jim's said I was tempted to go next door where there was a benefit going on, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Will Johnson were playing.

THANK GOODNESS i stuck around.

Jim ended up playing a song with Will at that benefit right after the I&W show. Friend who was there texted me and I headed over there from Stubb's but didn't make it in time. Just found this video on Youtube of it. I think that's the only song Jim was up there for.

Will Johnson and Jim James - Just to Know What You've Been Dreaming

A Crappy Youtube video captures something amazingly beautiful.  Thank You!!! "bonus sandwich" hahahaha.  "bonus sandwich".  Anyway that is mind-blowing beautiful and whoever has the presence of mind to capture that and post it has my full appreciation and love.   

[Cameron]

some of the songs were cool to hear in a new way but some had a bit of the beauty taken out of them.  If i wasn't a huge JJ/MMJ fan and just thought he was the opener for I&W I would have been confused...

[Cameron]

ha!
glad to share.

and MOST glad that i didn't leave the show early.
after Jim's said I was tempted to go next door where there was a benefit going on, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Will Johnson were playing.

THANK GOODNESS i stuck around.

Jim ended up playing a song with Will at that benefit right after the I&W show. Friend who was there texted me and I headed over there from Stubb's but didn't make it in time. Just found this video on Youtube of it. I think that's the only song Jim was up there for.

Will Johnson and Jim James - Just to Know What You've Been Dreaming

one of my favorite songs ever written.  wish it was written before my wedding!

[ALady]

Here's my friend's version of the encore songs:

Iron & Wine with Jim James - Someday the Waves into Wonderful Tonight into Stuck On You

[Cameron]

Here's my friend's version of the encore songs:

Iron & Wine with Jim James - Someday the Waves into Wonderful Tonight into Stuck On You

I think I might be the guy whose head bobs in and out! Either way I was right next to your friend.

[BH]

Wow, I thought that Smokin from shootin was fucking awesome.   I've seen it the other two ways a million times.   Sounded great to me.    The half speed main chorus was sweet.    Go drink for awhile and come back and try again. :)   Awesome video too.   Wish I had the Beats 4U with that quality.

[woodnymph]

Someone just posted this up on the I&W board  :D   A better quality vieeewwww

Iron & Wine with Jim James - Someday the Waves into Wonderful Tonight into Stuck On You

[woodnymph]

Oh  my god I think I just peed a little watching that....... wowwwww so glad someone closer caught it on video..... lucky ducks who went!!!!   

[mahg33ta]

bermuda highway
Yim Yames performs "Bermuda Highway" at Stubb BBQ


masters voice
Yim Yames performs "His Masters Voice" live at Stubbs BBQ

[ManNamedTruth]

Not impressed with these youtube videos at all. Jim on bass? Disappointing.

[Jon T.]

Not impressed with these youtube videos at all. Jim on bass? Disappointing.

I kind of agree.  I wouldn't say disappointing.  I think it's cool that he's changing it up and having fun with it.  At the same time, if I only got to see him/them one of two times a year, that would not be what I would want to see.

[e_wind]

I'm telling you guys Jim on bass with Patrick playing OBH along with other favorites at club with 500 people was one of my favorite shows ever. It was soooo rocking. Peep the video I posted earlier in this thread.


This show doesn't seem impressive, but ear-x-travaganza was amazing. Probably the most special show I will ever see by these dudes.

[Non Sin Breaux]

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?????????????? :(


I was going to fly out to Austin just for this show. It's like a bad joke!

[Brittney]

here's the first song of the set, w/ the Preservation Jazz guys and Will:

Yim Yames Performs "Change" Live at Stubbs BBQ for his ACL Aftershow

Hey people- this song will be on the Woody Guthrie tribute album New Multitudes; the song title is "Changing World". See below for deets on streaming the record before it's released next week.

it's streaming...link me if this isn't correct--can't access at work..

http://www.teamcoco.com/newmultitudes