My Morning Jacket

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My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket in Dallas, Texas in 2006
My Morning Jacket in Dallas, Texas in 2006
Background information
Origin Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Genre(s) Indie rock
Experimental
Psychedelic rock
Southern rock
Jam band
Years active 1998 - Present
Label(s) Darla Records (1998-2003)
ATO (2003 - present)
Website MyMorningJacket.com
Members
Jim James
"Two-Tone" Tommy
Patrick Hallahan
Bo Koster
Carl Broemel
Former members
Johnny Quaid
Danny Cash
J. Glenn
Chris Guetig

My Morning Jacket is an American rock band known for their reverb-heavy sound, their eclectic mix of indie rock, country rock, southern rock, psychedelic, and jam band styles, and enthusiastic and energetic live shows. Formed in 1998 in Louisville, Kentucky, the band signed with ATO Records four years later.

The band's moniker comes from a discarded coat lead singer Jim James found while sifting through the remains of his favorite bar after it burned down. The coat was embroidered with the letters "MMJ" on it.[1]

Singer/songwriter/guitarist James' bandmates are bassist "Two Tone" Tommy, drummer Patrick Hallahan, guitarist/pedal steel guitarist/saxophonist/vocalist Carl Broemel and keyboardist Bo Koster.

The band is also known for being featured (under the name Ruckus) in the 2005 film Elizabethtown.

Contents

[edit] History

The original line-up of MMJ in 1998 consisted of Jim James on guitar, "Two Tone" Tommy on bass, J. Glenn on drums, and Johnny Quaid on guitar. In 1999 The Tennessee Fire, the band's debut album, was released on Darla Records. In 2000 the band was augmented by the addition of Danny Cash (layout and keyboards). Although the second album At Dawn was recorded with drummer J. Glenn, he had already left the band by the time the album was released by Darla in 2001. J. Glenn was replaced by Chris 'KC' Guetig. In May 2002 James' childhood friend Patrick Hallahan replaced Guetig...

In 2003 MMJ released It Still Moves, their major-label debut. The release of the album was followed by the live EP Acoustic Citsuoca. This EP was notable for the total absence of reverb on Jim James' vocals, a sound very different from their earlier works. In January 2004 Quaid and Cash both amicably left the band to be replaced by Carl Broemel and Bo Koster. In November 2004 the band released two collections of early work, which included old demos, live versions, and covers. These discs, entitled Early Recordings Chapter 1 - The Sandworm Cometh and Early Recordings Chapter 2 - Learning, document the formation and progress in the band's early years. October 2005 saw the release of the critically acclaimed album Z, which greatly displayed the evolution of the band. In 2006 MMJ were musical guests on The Late Show with David Letterman, performing with members of the Boston Pops, with whom they played two shows at Boston Symphony Hall later in the month. 2006 also saw the release of live double album and DVD Okonokos.

They did not perform at Bonnaroo in 2007, in order to rest and record their new album Evil Urges, which will be released on June 10, 2008 followed by a June 13 bonnaroo show and a June 20 show at Radio City Music Hall.[citation needed]

They performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April, and are now confirmed to perform again for the fifth time at the Bonnaroo music festival.

On May 10th 2008, they were the musical guest on Saturday Night Live and played "Evil Urges" as well as "I'm Amazed" off of their upcoming CD.

[edit] Band members

Jim James at Langerado Music Festival 2007.
Jim James at Langerado Music Festival 2007.

[edit] Current members

  • Jim James - vocals, lead & rhythm guitars (1998-present)
  • "Two-Tone" Tommy - bass (1998-present)
  • Patrick Hallahan - drums (2002-present)
  • Bo Koster - keyboards & layout (2004-present) Lakewood Ohio
  • Carl Broemel - guitar (2004-present)

[edit] Former members

  • Johnny Quaid - guitar (1998-2004)
  • Danny Cash - keyboards (2000-2004)
  • J. Glenn - drums (1998-2001)
  • Chris Guetig - drums (2001)

[edit] Side projects

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

[edit] Live albums

[edit] Compilations

[edit] Singles and EPs

  • Heartbreakin Man (May 2000)
  • My Morning Jacket Does Bad Jazz (July 2000)
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! a.k.a. My Morning Jacket Does Xmas Fiasco Style! (October 2000; US version)
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! a.k.a. My Morning Jacket Does Xmas Fiasco Style! (December 2000; EU version)
  • My Morning Jacket Does Gold Hole (January 2001)
  • Split EP (with Songs: Ohia) (April 2002)
  • Chocolate and Ice (April/May 2002)
  • Sweatbees (November 2002; UK version)
  • Sweatbees (May 2003; Australian version)
  • Run Thru (November 2003)
  • Acoustic Citsuoca (May 2004)
  • Off the Record (EP) (October 2005)
  • I'm Amazed (May 6, 2008)

[edit] DVD

[edit] Compilation appearances

  • Little Darla Has a Treat for You v.14 (Winter 2000)
  • Louisville Is for Lovers Vol. 1 (February 2001)
  • 2 Meter Sessies Volume 10 (September 2001)
  • Louisville Is for Lovers Vol. 2 (February 2002)
  • KVRX 91.7 FM presents local live v.6 unlimited bandwidth (June 2002)
  • ATO Records 53 (October 2002)
  • A Gift from a Garden to a Flower: A Tribute to Donovan (November 2002)
  • The Mother Lodge: A Tribute to the Rudyard Kipling, Volume 1 (March 2003)
  • Live from Bonnaroo 2003 (October 2003)
  • X-Ray CD #10 (October 2003)
  • 270 Miles from Graceland - Bonnaroo 2003 (DVD) (November 2003)
  • ATO Records 54 (December 2003)
  • Live @ The World Café Volume 18: I'll Take You There (September 2004)
  • KCRW Sounds Eclectic 3 (October 2004)
  • SPUNK Days of Future Past (October 2004)
  • KEXP presents Music That Matters Vol. 1 (November 2004)
  • KFOG Live from the Archives 11 (November 2004)
  • Louisville Is for Lovers Vol. 5 (February 2005)
  • duyster. (March 2005)
  • Return to Sin City - A Tribute to Gram Parsons (DVD) (March 2005)
  • Bonnaroo Music Festival 2004 (April 2005)
  • Live From Bonnaroo 2004 (DVD) (May 2005)
  • Live at KEXP Volume One (June 2005)
  • MOJO: Dylan Covered (August 2005)
  • Elizabethtown - songs from the brown hotel (EP) (August 2005)
  • Austin City Limits Music Festival - Live From Austin, Texas 2004 (August 2005)
  • Austin City Limits Music Festival - Live From Austin, Texas 2004 (DVD) (August 2005)
  • Elizabethtown - music from the motion picture (September 2005)
  • For a Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records (October 2005)
  • MOJO: Born in the USA Volume 2: The New American Songbook (December 2005)
  • Elizabethtown - music from the motion picture - vol. 2 (February 2006)
  • Louisville Is for Lovers Vol. 6 (February 2006)
  • On XRT: Live from fhe Archives, Volume 9 (October 2006)
  • Endless Highway - The Music of The Band (January 2007)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Kentucky's Finest : Rolling Stone

[edit] External links

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My Morning Jacket
Carl Broemel · Patrick Hallahan · Jim James · Bo Koster · "Two-Tone" Tommy
Danny Cash · J. Glenn · Chris Guetig · Johnny Quaid
Studio Albums
Live Albums
Compilations
Singles and eps
Heartbreakin Man · My Morning Jacket Does Bad Jazz · My Morning Jacket Does Xmas Fiasco Style · My Morning Jacket Does Gold Hole · Split EP · Chocolate and Ice · Sweatbees · Run Thru · Acoustic Citsuoca · Off the Record (EP)