Jim James - 2/18 @ Johnny Brenda's

[LeanneP]

But what's up with tote bags!!? Is that the new hipster accessory?

I don't know about where you are all from, but up here in Ontario, plastic bags at the grocery store $.05 each in an effort to remove as many from our garbage stream as possible, so having a mighty collection of tote bags is useful. Bonus points if all your totes are cool! 

OK, I only give out bonus points personally. Nobody cares what's on the totes.

I'm using the JJ tote to care my latest knitting project.  :happy:

[ericm]

Found this video of Actress from last night. It's not the greatest audio, but you get a good idea of how small the stage was. It looks to be taken from the front center of the balcony. My vantage spot was a little to the right of this.


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Here's hoping a couple more turn up. 

[APR]

It was a great show.  I don't think I have ever seen five musicians with a full drum kit on such a small stage.  The venue was crowded as well, but there was plenty of personal space.  The crowd was very respectful the entire night even during the quieter moments except one or two random screams.

I was most looking forward to hearing the new album.  And that was great.  But despite the "generic" encore setlist, it was incredibly fun and it rocked.  The crowd got way more into it, which helped too.  That stretch was a highlight..... no Debbie Downer moments with those tunes even if you just heard them in December.

It was so strange to see a different band behind Jim play those songs and have them sound pretty much exactly like MMJ.  Some key differences..... Jim rarely played an instrument and sang with his eyes open pretty much the entire time.

They came on a few minutes after 9:00 and played until about 10:45.  The merch was all of the different stuff that came with the deluxe Regions Of Light package.  The litho was signed but not numbered.

It was great to hang with ericm and my brother in law (first time seeing JJ or MMJ) pre show for a good, leisurely  dinner.  Eric, have fun in NYC tomorrow, and I look forward to talking music with you again in the near future.

[walterfredo]

encore bums me out a little.... but don't mean to sound like a debbie downer, I'm sure it's gonna be FANTASTIC.

totally agree with you on this one.  In reality, I suppose it's more of a case of me having certain expectations of what the tour was going to be like.  I was really hoping for a nice mix of JJ solo acoustic busting out some of the older classic acoustic tunes.  Still very much excited to see the fillmore show, and it's great to hear all the positive reviews! 

[pattilovesmmj]

I was waiting to hear from roll call friends to describe how the show was last night.  In Nashville at the basement, it was such a small inimate show, yet Jim, Carl and the rest of the band really rocked it.
I told my friends after buying his album to just sit and listen to it and imagine hearing it live - cause hearing him live is so awesome.   I love the album by itself, but on stage the songs were so much more alive. 
Glad everyone seemed to have a great time.  How can you not when Jim is standing in front of you singing? 

[justbcuzido]

encore bums me out a little.... but don't mean to sound like a debbie downer, I'm sure it's gonna be FANTASTIC.

totally agree with you on this one.  In reality, I suppose it's more of a case of me having certain expectations of what the tour was going to be like.  I was really hoping for a nice mix of JJ solo acoustic busting out some of the older classic acoustic tunes.  Still very much excited to see the fillmore show, and it's great to hear all the positive reviews! 

I'm feeling like these first few February shows are just warm ups for the main tour. Meaning that once the main tour gets going you will see a more expanded encore. Maybe even a second set + encore? Like when Roger Waters did Dark Side of the Moon a few years back. He played a full set of random floyd/solo songs and then did the full album. Or is this just wishful thinking?

[APR]

I doubt the band is going to learn a ton of MMJ songs so I wouldn't get hopes up for rare songs.  Jim said they're still working out the kinks since it was only their third show.  Who knows though.  With a few months and rehearsals maybe they will learn some new stuff.  They seemed to have all the songs last night down pat.

For those Dr. Dog fans, Jim said that he got obsessed with some track or riff they did that was never released.  He put it on a loop and listened it so much and loved it so much that he sampled for one of the Regions of Light songs and wrote that song around it.  Can't remember which song.  He added that Dr. Dog are from Philly and one of the best bands in the world.  The place cheered for that.

[walterfredo]

I wasn't expecting his new band to learn a bunch of MMJ tunes, just sort of expected JJ to play a few tunes, solo acoustic. 

[LeanneP]

Jim has said all along that he wanted these shows to be a dance party, so I really doubt he's going to pull out any rarities. These aren't MMJ shows and I get the distinct feeling that he wants them to be very different than MMJ shows.

[1eyed_jack]

I doubt the band is going to learn a ton of MMJ songs so I wouldn't get hopes up for rare songs.  Jim said they're still working out the kinks since it was only their third show.  Who knows though.  With a few months and rehearsals maybe they will learn some new stuff.  They seemed to have all the songs last night down pat.

For those Dr. Dog fans, Jim said that he got obsessed with some track or riff they did that was never released.  He put it on a loop and listened it so much and loved it so much that he sampled for one of the Regions of Light songs and wrote that song around it.  Can't remember which song.  He added that Dr. Dog are from Philly and one of the best bands in the world.  The place cheered for that.

Skip to 9:38 of that video!

Dr. Dog - "Fat Dog" Pizza Party in San Francisco

[mahg33ta]

I wasn't expecting his new band to learn a bunch of MMJ tunes, just sort of expected JJ to play a few tunes, solo acoustic.

right, that's what I meant.   Songs like His Masters Voice that are great IMO but never get played, quirky covers, etc...

[ericm]

I wasn't expecting his new band to learn a bunch of MMJ tunes, just sort of expected JJ to play a few tunes, solo acoustic.

right, that's what I meant.   Songs like His Masters Voice that are great IMO but never get played, quirky covers, etc...

I think there's a good chance the shows will expand a little bit as the tour progresses, and they're playing bigger venues.  It wouldn't surprise me at all to see some of those types of tunes get played, and I'm with you guys on hoping it happens.

[BH]

I've heard a couple people refer to this as their "third show together"   Am I missing something?   I thought it was the second.

[subinai]

I've heard a couple people refer to this as their "third show together"   Am I missing something?   I thought it was the second.

i think this might be considered the "second" show: http://forum.mymorningjacket.com/index.php/topic,17350.msg0.html#new

[ericm]

I've heard a couple people refer to this as their "third show together"   Am I missing something?   I thought it was the second.

i think this might be considered the "second" show: http://forum.mymorningjacket.com/index.php/topic,17350.msg0.html#new

I believe you're correct, and Jim mentioned last night that it was only their third show, so I figure he counted that one too.

[BH]

I've heard a couple people refer to this as their "third show together"   Am I missing something?   I thought it was the second.

i think this might be considered the "second" show: http://forum.mymorningjacket.com/index.php/topic,17350.msg0.html#new

I believe you're correct, and Jim mentioned last night that it was only their third show, so I figure he counted that one too.

I totally missed that thanks!   Does anyone know what was played?