Elgin James
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Genre: Americana / Punk / Roots Music
Location California, Un
Profile Views: 114471
Last Login: 1/30/2012
Member Since 2/10/2005
Record Label Lonesome Recordings
Type of Label Indie
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.. .. Music Management: Mark Vieira.. .. .. .. Booking, US: Angie Dunn.. .. .. .. -
Influences
Nick Drake, Wilco, Black Flag, Replacements, Springsteen, Patti Smith, Husker Du, Gram Parsons, Nick Cave, The Band, Terrence Malick, John Cassevetes, Francois Ozon, Sidney Lumet, John Fante, Raymond Carver, Andre Dubus, .. .. -
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4 Songs | Sep 21, 2008
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- Michael Matthew1 year ago
Just wanted to say hi
- Olivia Addison1 year ago
hope you have a good day !
- Shelley J. Washington1 year ago
Hey!i love you music
- Jimmy Yaconis1 year ago
whats up? showing some love from Pittsburgh.
- Jonathan V1 year ago
respect to you
- Matt Gilman1 year ago
FYI,Ur Name Still Rings Bells In The EastCoast Like Ur The Motha Fuckin UPS
- Andrew J1 year ago
much respect to u and ur music. Straight Edge 4 life.
- Aka Wind Dancer1 year ago
hey come back to power please its all drungs and droma in butler,pa. of butler county and the kkk keep getting biger here an im half and half its getttin bad i dont know what to do the will not hier blacks or mix ppl here so its hard to find jobs its becomen a lil pittsburgh man.
- Stormy Shmee Weathers1 year ago
I've got mad love for your music. Definitely ill stuff!
- Ethan Merritt2 years ago
you have truley inspired me to not buy into the problems of modern society, and to stand to what i feel is right even when the world around me isnt
thank you man, always
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.. .. .. Purchase "For Carol..." here from Itunes!
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Reviews of, "For Carol..."
"Despair and sadness often leads to the best art, and indeed, James frequently achieves near-heartbreaking beauty." -splendid magazine
"Sung in whispers and punk-rock fury, this album is very inviting and highly recommended." -Skratch Magazine
"This record is a gem...the most depressing album you'll sing along to this year." -Now on tour reviews
"Warmed and wrenched my heart for 40 minutes." -Soundcheck magazine
"This is the case where you can feel the joy of discovering a stellar artist before the media machine does it for you." -Paste Music
"recall(s) the folk-punk sound of bands like The Replacements, Soul Asylum and Thelonious Monster, but the lyrics tell harrowing true stories that Westerberg, Pirner, and Forrest could only pretend to have." -Wonkavision magazine
The Boston Globe calls him "the troubadour of trouble", The Boston Phoenix, "hooligan Folk". Discover Elgin James for yourself.