New article on MMJ on Billboard.com

[coloradan]

I just came across a brand new article on MMJ on Billboard Magazine's website.  It's a pretty cool read, mostly talking about their cover of  The Band's "It Makes No Difference", as well as their new cd/dvd releases.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002801237

[ChiefOKONO]

YES!!!!!! thank you!!!

[BH]

As previously reported, an MMJ live album and DVD, "Okonokos," will be separately released in the fall. The double-disc CD is due Sept. 26, while the DVD will arrive Oct. 31 and will also be screened at select U.S. movie theaters. Eschewing the straight-up "film the show" approach, the latter follows a storyline that transports fans to an MMJ show in the middle of a forest.

Anybody got any plans for Holloween? ;D

[tdan]

They HAVE to screen this in Louisville!

[Dee.]

Screen it everywhere!!!!  What a good idea.

Halloween needs some rock 'n roll.

[cmccubbin25]

oh my god...seeing the Jacket on the big screen in Louisville will be amazing...they BETTER screen this in the 'Ville or we riot!!!

damn...it would be cool if they did an IMAX version!

[brkndwnbus]

great news. I haven't seen one of the concerts in a movie theater before. That would be interesting.

[Chico]

Please show it at the Alamo Draft House in Austin Texas!  That place loves to show off the wall crazy stuff.  It would be cosmic!

[sleezy_morning_reb]

When will we know where it will be playing?

p.s.  Louisville should roll out the red carpet and have a big premiere with the band in attendance

[cmccubbin25]

When will we know where it will be playing?

p.s.  Louisville should roll out the red carpet and have a big premiere with the band in attendance

that would freakin' sweet!

[LaurieBlue]

At the Pirates of the C.  movie, we just saw an add today for the upcoming Phish concert in theaters, and we thought..they should have MMJ!  And now I just found out they are!  Wahoo!   It'll be amazing.  We've seen one, and David Gilmour just had one of his concerts in the theaters, which unfortunately we missed.  This may be the place to keep track/find out :

http://www.bigscreenconcerts.com/

[JacketGal]

I'd be at that premier in a *fairy* outfit - to go with the mood of the DVD of course!! :)

I do hope this happens! Thanks for the link LaurieBlue!

[pingybrown]

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1535798/20060707/duff_hilary.jhtml?headlines=true

On September 26, My Morning Jacket will release Okonokos: Double Live Album, which, as the title implies, is an expansive two-disc documentation of their kinetic and frenetic live show. But that's not all. The following month, MMJ will drop the "Okonokos" live DVD, filmed at an "undisclosed" stop on the band's 2005 tour in support of their Z album and featuring "a cast of characters draped in Victorian-era costume, along with one alpaca [a.k.a. a llama]." Awesome. If you think the whole thing sounds a bit high-concept, you're right. According to a spokesperson for My Morning Jacket, it all sprung from the fertile imagination of frontman Jim James, who envisions the project "as much as a question as it is an answer. It is an enigma wrapped around a riddle." Double awesome.

http://altpress.com/news/988.htm

MY MORNING JACKET ANNOUNCE LIVE DOUBLE CD/DVD
Posted by Scott Heisel on 07-Jul-06 @ 04:48 PM

Southern-rock revivalists My Morning Jacket have revealed details on their forthcoming double-live album and accompanying concert film, Okonokos. According to a press release, the double CD "begins with 'Wordless Chorus,' one of the Jacket's captivating traditional introductions. A glacially expansive 'One Big Holiday' grips you, throws you into a trance-inspiring guitar riff frenzy, quiets down, and leads you through another transcendent moment. The collection continues to mesmerize through the second disc, and closes with a spirited 'Mahgeeta.'" The double-disc, mixed by Michael Brauer (Bob Dylan, Coldplay) and mastered by Bob Ludwig, will be in stores Sept. 26 on ATO/RCA.

The DVD counterpart "captures the band's heavenly set, preserving their modern classics while simultaneously allowing the viewer to enter their bewitching world," the press release continues. "With the aid of the trailblazing lighting designer Marc Brickman, applauded for his work with Pink Floyd, they were able to add a phosphorous glow to the already celestial environment they created. This concert film, done in 5.1 surround sound, will be screened in select cities this fall." Okonokos DVD will be released Oct. 31.

[BH]

I need a tissue........

(undisclosed location?  the research and attention to detail from the press these days is impressive.  not.  maybe I can get a copy of the CD/DVD and write a real article.  CC?  I work for the St. Charles Journal, where do I apply for press credentials to make this happen?) ;)