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Faux Jean
Garage / Folk / Melodramatic Popular Song

today's malaise is tomorrow's sorrow.



MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
United States

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Member Since2/8/2005
Band Websitewww.fauxjean.com
Band MembersFAUX JEAN
Influencesgrant lee phillips, talking heads, the feelies, GbV, max weißmüller, john klun, juliane dummler, bob zimmerman, shawn grider, nicole kalodrich, tad schindler, danny dawson, pete van dyke, will eastman, ed ackerson, chan poling, grant hart, paul westerberg, john kinder, lee mavers, lou reed, chris pavlich, john schrei, cody horton, al weiers, dax eckel, matt millette, corinne caouette, morgan burns, erik quackenbush, perry ray vezina, kevin taylor (luthier), lisa briones, cindy timmer, bobby stinson, prince rogers nelson, harry nillson, scott "frenchie" freemont, mike blust, shawn hoffman, chad nelson, brian tighe, bryan hanna, jeff kearns, steve bakken, michael lopez, christopher mcguire, robert pavlacheck (né russell), willie nelson, woody guthrie, dave fox, mike wisti, john munson, matt wilson, dan wilson, brad kern, har mar, jeremy "lucky" allen, john swardson, brien lilje, jacques waite, daven odegaard, woody allen, loi sinnell, 84 caprice, marcellino galang......the pretty peolple, if you will.
Sounds Likebillig musik. lo-fi un-pop. ur-pop. the spring collection. a little steel shanky, whippoorwillesque. tape hiss. hot to tape. maraca addicts anonymous. one man band. hard core entsagen. treble fantasy. reverb madness. you can dance to it, ideally.
Record LabelThe New Fidelity / Susstones
Type of LabelIndie


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   About Faux Jean
Faux Jean is a singer/songwriter/song-and-dance man based out of the United States.....He was born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota..... Though currently residing in Minneapolis, Faux Jean has lived in Frieburg im Breisgau (Germany) and Madison, Wisconsin, as well as in a place called Dinkytown......He has played on the streets of each town named......with a large band (also called Faux Jean) by his side, he has released these four albums:......... "Kiss Life on the Lips" 2001 (New Fidelity)......"Nature" 2002 (Susstones)........"Dead Lover" 2003 (Susstones)........2006 "Light It Up / Burn It Down" (New Fidelity).........2008 will see the solo-demo-debut of Faux Jean's "The Mongolian Invasion, Pt. 1," an album of 4 track cassette recordings hewn at home between 1997 and 2007. Faux Jean likes to play songs for other people.

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OS-AMA

OS-AMA



Nov 15 2009 6:14 PM

Hey primo how aré you
nightinghales

nightinghales



Sep 27 2009 8:13 PM

thanks so much for being part of the circus!! your acoustic stylings were topnotch good fellow!
45 Adaptor

45 Adaptor



Jul 7 2009 2:56 PM

Thanks for givin' me a spin!!
The Cap Tones ™

The Cap Tones ™



Jun 13 2009 3:40 AM

Thanks!
ucis~of~the~dead

ucis~of~the~dead



May 29 2009 5:14 PM

I don't know what planet I am on today, but I am glad you providing the soundtrack.....there are some A+mazing songs on there

(ps. I always have thought of the word "magnet" as describing an uncontrollable action or love; an irresistible addiction or compulsive act of nature)

tops

xx
ucis~of~the~dead

ucis~of~the~dead



May 29 2009 2:35 PM

as of today...I own a tape deck

(I feel so 1981)

can't wait to hear some Mongolian Invasion pt 1

I am sure it will make me dance hard
Alex Proctor (das Engineer!)

Alex Proctor (das Engineer!)



May 20 2009 3:26 AM

I can't lie...your page could use a little pazazz. I would love to make a dub copy of your tapes. any day. I just have to stop at walgreens and fill up on the maxwells.
OS-AMA

OS-AMA



May 20 2009 12:43 PM

Hey primo how are u. Pasando pa saludarte. Sorry primo Stoppinnnnnnnnn By To. Say. Hi Je je je
Vaudevillainous

Vaudevillainous



May 2 2009 11:44 PM

Thank you my friend. We are big fans of your music (and your hat).
ucis~of~the~dead

ucis~of~the~dead



Mar 25 2009 6:24 PM

you never cease to amaze me with your greatness......

xx
katoe-bot

katoe-bot



Mar 26 2009 2:28 AM

Fliiiiight of the Bumblebee! oh gosh i love it.
Brittany

Brittany



Mar 12 2009 2:48 AM

It was nice meeting you at the Kitty Cat Klub last week. Sorry I missed your gig on Sunday - I'll try to catch the next one.
First Communion Afterparty

First Communion Afterparty



Feb 19 2009 9:53 PM

link for the poster for the show!

~Cheers

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/20/l_66fef51bc7e648bdb9c44155279cd1ab.jpg
Speed's the Name

Speed's the Name



Feb 12 2009 7:07 PM

all sounds great
The Sontaran Experiment

The Sontaran Experiment



Feb 12 2009 8:14 AM

i could only hope to achieve your level of bard-dom.
Two Harbors

Two Harbors



Feb 1 2009 8:48 AM

THE BALLAD OF MAN RAY QUINTS!!!! finally! My favorite M.S. ever. Nice one.
The Idle Hands

The Idle Hands



Jan 28 2009 10:20 PM

The Idle Hands live on Radio K’s Off the Record - this Fri, Jan 30 at 4:30 PM! 106.5 FM, or radiok.cce.umn.edu/listen/ Then later that night at the Nomad with Boom Booms for Everyone and StrangeLights. xo
Tina O

Tina  O



Jan 6 2009 5:42 PM

Happy New Year Come to LA damn it
Reigning Knives

Reigning Knives



Dec 1 2008 3:43 PM

Faux Jean is on the scene, like a sex machine!
LIAM WATKINS

Liam Watkins



Nov 27 2008 7:54 PM

The 4 Track demos are AMAZING!!!!!!!
The Parlour Suite

The Parlour Suite



Nov 29 2008 2:21 AM

ah yes! see you tomorrow for a live showing of the Mongolian Invasion...

-the parlour suite
ucis~of~the~dead

ucis~of~the~dead



Nov 25 2008 2:22 PM

I never cease to be amazed ....
(or dance so much in my chair)

xx
The Atom Spies

The Atom Spies



Nov 3 2008 5:30 PM

Thank you for being my friend! I appreciate it!
Tina O

Tina  O



Nov 12 2008 7:02 AM

You rock my ears and heart
get out to LA and tear it apart
5 Kisses (tm)
To FAUX JEAN
Tina O
Tracy

Tracy



Nov 21 2008 3:12 AM

Matty - Try to come to Milwaukee!! - diggin the music...
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