Yim Yames — aka Jim James from My Morning Jacket — recently did a one-off Valentine’s Day show in Louisville called “Louisville is for Lovers; An Affair to Remember.” Some audience recordings have started circulating. Check it out:
Jim James
Fireworks? Check.
Raging finger-tapping solo?? Check.
Dude climbing rafters??? Check.
Monsters of Folk = Rock and Fuckin’ Roll….
Monsters of Folk – Halloween [YouTube]
(via Muzzle of Bees)
Like New Year’s Eve, Halloween is another holiday that a lot of bands choose to celebrate in style. There’s just something about mixing the live concert experience with all the fun and choas of Halloween that really brings out the freaks. While most bands typically play into the Halloween vibe in some way, touring bands often approach Halloween as an opportunity to really create a unique live music event. Just as we did with our New Year’s Eve concert round-up, we’ve compiled a list of Halloween concerts that will be going on this weekend (see below for the long list).
We have also noticed a few bands that are taking a similar approach to Halloween as Phish by doing some sort of “musical costume” and either covering another band’s music or playing a full show of thematic covers. Here are a few of the more interesting “musical costumes” we’ve seen announced this year:
When I first heard that news that Jim James accidentally fell off the stage during “Off the Record” at their Iowa City concert on Tuesday night, for some reason I didn’t think it was a really big deal. I thought this kinda thing happens to JJ quite a bit considering how crazy he is on stage regularly, but then the news got a bit more serious and something that no one should really take lightly. It turns out this little spill forced the show to get canceled halfway through with a doctor ordering the frontman off the road for a couple weeks while he heals up. This means that the Chicago shows got canceled (or postponed) along with the Obama benefit in Louisville and the solo show at Schubas. Major bummer for the Chicago fans in the house, including Greg Kot, I’m sure…
Injuries suffered by singer Jim James in an accidental fall while performing have forced My Morning Jacket to cancel two concerts scheduled Thursday and Friday at the Chicago Theatre, the band announced Wednesday.
James fell off the stage while performing Tuesday in Iowa City and “suffered traumatic injuries to his torso,” the band said in a statement. The singer was treated at a hospital and released, but ordered off the road for two to three weeks to recover from his injuries. Also wiped off the docket were solo concerts James was supposed to perform Wednesday at Schubas and next week in Louisville to benefit presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Jim James injured; My Morning Jacket cancels Chicago Theatre shows [Turn It Up]
