"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."
--Hunter S. Thompson
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"This is an eclectic mix of acoustic jazz, if there ever were a genre. Gabriel James is a Minneapolis singer-songwriter who brings a Midwest flavor to the crowded singer-songwriter realm. I suppose you could call him a male Ani DiFranco...His songwriting depicts attitude and edge...You won't get any sappy Mayeresque tracks here, but it's refreshing. "You know I'd give the world to you/If the world was mine/But you know the rules," he sings in "In the Hands of Fools." He's got the guitar antics of Ari Hest ala "Consistency" here, and through many of the tracks. As the album goes on, it only gets better as we slow down in "Maybe" and a little rhythmic in "Pretend." Overall, this was a refreshing listen. Favorite Tracks: In the Hands of Fools, Maybe. Rating: 4 stars." --Discovering Artists
"Gabriel James puts his music first and lets everything else fall into place. 'Music that speaks to the soul'...I can go along with that. If you dig your music on the acoustic side with a bit of jazz flavor, then you need to help yourself to a taste of 'Fools'..." --Ear Candy Magazine
"Gabriel James sophomore album is jazzy pop-rock at its very finest. He juggles between melodies like a circus clown, ridiculously throwing great catchy hooks at you like hes got a billion more where that one came from. His songwriting abilities to be sure are brilliant but its his voice thats going to attract most singer/songwriters to attempt to copy his style. Beautiful. Get this now." --J-Sin, Smother.net
"...Gabriel's songs succeed for many of the same reasons Ani DiFranco's do...Theyre confessional, intelligent tunes propelled by a slightly offbeat, funkified delivery..." --The Onion, Minneapolis
TROMAPALOOZA 2008!!! July 19 & 20! This weekend! Lloyd Kaufman! The Toxic Avenger! Class of Nuke 'Em High! Scantily-clad Tromettes! There's something for everyone! And even if you have no idea what Troma is, there's the damn music. Something like 900 bands. OK, not that many. 2 days' worth, though. And its outside! On a Saturday. In July. In a park. What the hell else do you NEED, people?!
1623 Harmon Place, in the Loring Alley by Nick & Eddie's. Its free, all ages, and in overall bad taste. We of SoT go on at 5:30 Saturday (the 19th); we'll see you there!
booo... I can't make the show tomorrow. I'm going to be stuck at the tc until god knows when. But, I'm putting may 10 on my calendar and I know i'll be able to make that one! (and I'm going to try and get andrea to come to the show too!)
It's been a bit too long...we need to catch up for a burger and a beer again sometime soon! Let me know if/when/where to catch you playing again as well...In the meantime, I hope all is well.
No HTML!!! Well, then if you're free tomorrow night, if you're looking for a date out in Nordeast... Mighty Fairly is playing at Stasui's!!! Saturday, January 8, we go on around 10pm. $5 cover. Also playing is Cary Aria, 757s, and Little Man. word.
I'm thinking of packing all Taylor cutaways with a small charge of plastic explosives that would be detonated by a small computer chip that is smart enough to tell when a songwriter spends more than 7 seconds explaining the next tune. What do you think?
Hey! Looks like I'm gonna see you sooner than I thought! I'll be at the MPMF too! I'm gonna make part of your show! When are you going? I'm playing solo @ Arnold's on Friday night...11pm...anyway...I'm not sure I'll get to say hello at MPMF, so...wanted to let you know I will be watching part of your show...mostly the middle...so...have a safe trip there :-)
greetings, and thanks for being my "cyber-friend"...please continue to create and radiate your music and message throughout the universe for that will, in turn, inspire me to do the same......may you continue to grow in strength, numbers, knowledge, and courage......Peace, Love, and all that hippie Jazz!!!!
