My Morning Jacket

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Image:Mmj cover of honest tune.jpgMy Morning Jacket are an American rock band known for their reverb-soaked sound and their enthusiastic 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 that lead singer Jim James saw with the letters "MMJ" on it. [1]

Singer/songwriter/guitarist James' bandmates include bassist "Two Tone" Tommy, drummer Patrick Hallahan, guitarist Carl Broemel and keyboardist Bo Koster.

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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 2000 Danny Cash (layout and keyboards) also joined.

By late 2000, J. Glenn had left the band and was briefly replaced by Chris Guetig, and then later (in May 2002) by Patrick Hallahan.

In 2004, Johnny Quaid and Danny Cash both amicably left the band, and were replaced by Carl Broemel and Bo Koster.

The Tennessee Fire, the band's debut, was released on Darla Records, as was At Dawn two years later. In 2003, they dropped It Still Moves, their major-label debut. After the release of the album, the band rewarded fans with the live EP Acoustic Citsuoca. This EP displayed James' vocal talents complemented by minimal instrumentation and a total absence of reverb. After three albums and multiple EPs, 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.

MMJ performed at Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2003, 2004, and 2005. The band's 2004 Bonnaroo Music Festival performance has been cited by many fans as one of the most legendary in the band's history. It has been dubbed "Return to Thunderdome".

In early 2005, James was featured on the Bright Eyes album I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning and on two tracks off of the M. Ward album Transistor Radio. In October of that year, the band released Z, which greatly displayed the evolution of the band, as the album itself received critical acclaim.

My Morning Jacket also made a cameo appearance in the 2005 Cameron Crowe film, Elizabethtown, as the fictitious southern rock band, Ruckus, performing an almost note-for-note rendition of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird". Their song "Where to Begin" is also featured on the film's soundtrack.

Austin City Limits aired a My Morning Jacket performance on February 11, 2006. My Morning Jacket is scheduled to open for the first leg of Pearl Jam's 2006 tour beginning May 9 in Toronto, Ontario. James was given an "Esky" for best songwriter in Esquire's 2006 Esky Music Awards in the April issue.

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Trivia

  • In the November 2004 issue of Wired Magazine, a CD with 16 songs in the Creative Commons was bundled. "One Big Holiday" by My Morning Jacket was on this CD.
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Discography

Albums:


EPs:

  • Heartbreakin Man (2000)
  • Split EP (with Songs:OHIA) (2002)
  • Chocolate and Ice (2002)
  • Sweatbees (2002)
  • My Morning Jacket Does Xmas Fiasco Style (2002)
  • Acoustic Citsuoca (2004)
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External links

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