NO NEW SHOWS!

[40206]

I heard from a very knowledgable source that the recording will most likely be in rural New York state.  My guess is that they would like the album to come out around the time of their motion picture debut in order to take advantage of a much broader fanbase.

[sweatboard]

When is the movie coming out?  It seems like it should be coming out fairly soon.  I would think a new album is at least 8 months away.  Seeing how they haven't started recording yet.  They might sell a few extra albums if the two come out at the same time, but I would like to think Jim wouldn't rush anything.    

[40206]

I think the movie's tentative release date is sometime in late July.  I definitely agree that Jim wouldn't rush anything out just to get more attention.

[lfish]

Can anyone inform me regarding the movie they did?

I can't seem to find this thread.

[Sal Paradise]

Can anyone inform me regarding the movie they did?

I can't seem to find this thread.

http://www.velocityweekly.com/2004/0804/sound/news_notes.html
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368709

[lfish]

Hey thx Sal!

That looks very promising indeed.  The film is already mentionned on www.allmovie.com (but still as "in production")

I noticed Loudon Wainwright III also got a role.  Wow, I like the Guy.

Any release date, yet?

[wordawg]

2012 in Belgium, allegedly, according to absolutecack.com.


Word.

[lfish]

Thx for this hot information, greggy!

I already bought the tickets  ;D

[wordawg]

 ;D

[EC]

Oh my GOD!  Have I been living in a bubble?  What is wrong with me?  (You don't read the goddamn music section for a week, and look what happens!)

Neko Case Jan. 16
Joel Plaskett Emergency Jan. 22
Bobby Bare Jr. Jan. 24
Joel Plaskett AGAIN on the 29th
YANNI Feb. 2 (just kidding, although I bet it'd be nice)
Motley Crue Feb. 23

And M. Ward Feb. 27  (This is the part that made my heart stop this morning.  Does anyone (Riny) know if Jim's gonna be joining on that show?  My guess is no, because, well it's not listed and you're pretty good about that.  And they're probably recording and writing.  But, ah, you know, if you know otherwise, it would be appreciated!  If you're allowed to tell, that is...)

p.s.  This is Toronto, by the way.
p.p.s.  hellacious and 'wiggum, I wish you were here to be my concert dates!  Road trip, anyone?  Late (fun!) wedding present to the wife?  :)

[CC]

And M. Ward Feb. 27  (This is the part that made my heart stop this morning.  Does anyone (Riny) know if Jim's gonna be joining on that show?  My guess is no, because, well it's not listed and you're pretty good about that.  And they're probably recording and writing.  But, ah, you know, if you know otherwise, it would be appreciated!  If you're allowed to tell, that is...)

I really don't know and my guess is also no ;)
but in any case, m. ward only is worth goin!

[EC]

Yeah, I figure you're probably right.  

I am going to go.  After watching the ACL clip, that dude plays the mandolin!  That's already good enough for me!

p.s.  Thanks for sayin'!  
p.p.s.  If you hear otherwise, please feel free to say!
p.p.p.s.  I want to give you props because every time I click on something here, I'm always very impressed by how you organize this board.  ALWAYS new windows (which is so good).  I love that!  You're meticulosity (ha) is very much appreciated.

[CC]

always new windows?
that's not supposed to happen.
it's not happening here.

p.s. if it happens to you and you like it, guess it's cool.
p.p.s. i'm confused.

[EC]

Sorry.  That was stupid of me.

Always new windows when you click on anything foreign to the site.  Always the same windows when you're staying withing the site.

Like, if I go to the press section, say, and click on an article, I'll have a new window for that article, and I don't leave the mmj board.  But if I click on the "Making of the One Big Holiday" video, I'll stay here...

Or, in the forum, if someone posts a link, if I click on that link, I still stay in the forum, and have a new window for the link.

It just makes it easier not to lose my place.

[CC]

aha, now i get it ;)

[EC]

(hey, you never said what your picture was...  I seem to recall you saying that we would find out soon enough...  It has now become a robot to me - as opposed to a picnic bench with a cake.)

(did you make it?)

[CC]

ah, yeah.
mmj shirt design.
it was available at shows. limited run i think.
as you can see, not a picnic bench with a cake ;)
credit goes to guy burwell:
www.guyburwell.com

[EC]

WOAH!  

It alllll makes sense now.  Wicked.

Okay, back to the "No New Shows".

This M. Ward show in Toronto could possibly be promotional for his new record...  Therefore, guest artists are possible...  Because, man, who wouldn't want to come to Toronto?  (come ON, Jim, you know you want to!)

That is my throwout vibe to the Universe today.

[40206]

Maybe there will be more than just Bonnaroo.  Pitchfork announced today that M. Ward will be touring with MMJ for a nationwide tour beginning in May.  This makes me very excited since I can't go to Bonnaroo this year.

www.pitchforkmedia.com

M. Ward Preps His Fourth Album For Merge

Micah C. Harding reports:
The rustic but personable M. Ward is preparing to release his fourth full-length album this winter. Entitled Transistor Radio, the album is slated for a February 22 arrival via Merge and follows his highly acclaimed 2003 effort Transfiguration of Vincent.

Ward recorded Transistor Radio during his often sparse amounts of spare time in 2004, between playing guitar with Bright Eyes at the 2004 Coachella festival, appearing on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, and playing a pair of collaborative tours with Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes and Jim James of My Morning Jacket. However hard it may be to believe given the numerous ties, he doesn't really sound a thing like Bright Eyes. Give it a try:

01 You Still Believe in Me
02 One Life Away
03 Sweethearts on Parade
04 Hi-Fi
05 Fuel for Fire
06 Four Hours in Washington
07 Regeneration No. 1
08 Big Boat
09 Paul's Song
10 Radio Campaign
11 Here Comes the Sun Again
12 Deep Dark Well
13 Oh Take Me Back
14 I'll Be Yr Bird
15 Lullaby + Exile
16 Well-Tempered Clavier

Ward is planning a brief U.S. tour, which will kick off three days after the LP's release. He'll then go on a nationwide tour with My Morning Jacket starting in early May, which will include a May 6 live set for KCRW's famed "Morning Becomes Eclectic" show. For now, dates:

02-25 Chicago, IL - Schuba's Tavern
03-02 New York, NY - Knitting Factory
03-04 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse
03-05 Boston, MA - Remis Auditorium
03-24 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
03-29 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour

[EC]

I seriously just got the shakes - those good shakes you get...  Maybe shivers is better.

May is so SOON!  

See, the problem is that I get so excited when I hear news like this that I can't get on with the rest of my day.  I just want to sit around and think about how great that concert's gonna be.  

I need a personal assistant who can plan my life for me, and not tell me what's going to happen.  Just tell me as it's happening.  Like:

"Hey, we're going to the grocery store right now."
or
"Hey, we're about to jump in a cab and go to the Horseshoe to see My Morning Jacket now."

ohboyohboyohboyohboyohboy!!!