Artist: Cold Specks

Jim James at the Fonda Theatre

May 13, 2:49pm Amateur Chemist

Check out my photos of Jim James at the Fonda Theatre over at Stereogum .

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JIM JAMES + COLD SPECKS @THE FONDA THEATRE

May 13, 1:34pm L.A. RECORD

Photos and words by Debi Del Grande Trading in his big fuzzy boots as frontman of My Morning Jacket, Jim James glided across the stage looking quite dapper in a suit as he played his solo debut album Regions of Light and Sound of God in its entirety and much much more at The Fonda. 'I used my state of the art Technology Supposed to make for better living Are we better human beings We've got our wires all crossed Our tubes are all tied And I'm straining [...]

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Photos: Jim James, Cold Specks @ Fonda Theatre, Hollywood 5/11/13

May 13, 12:57pm Groove Radio PT

A sold out Fonda Theatre soaked up every soulful music note and epic hair-whip from Jim James, touring in support of his solo album, Regions Of Light And Sounds Of God . During the encore, Monsters Of Folk bandmate Conor Oberst dropped by to lend a hand for "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)." Cold Specks kicked off the evening with her silky smooth vocals. Check out the photos in the gallery above and the setlist below. Read More... [...]

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Photos: Jim James, Cold Specks @ Fonda Theatre, Hollywood 5/11/13

May 13, 12:57pm Stereogum

A sold out Fonda Theatre soaked up every soulful music note and epic hair-whip from Jim James, touring in support of his solo album, Regions Of Light And Sounds Of God . During the encore, Monsters Of Folk bandmate Conor Oberst dropped by to lend a hand for "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)." Cold Specks kicked off the evening with her silky smooth vocals. Check out the photos in the gallery above and the setlist below. Read More...

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Live Around Town This Week

May 13, 11:00am KEXP Blog

Daughter is among the many must-see bands this week photo by Dave Lichterman A great list of shows ahead. Highlights of the week include The Black Angels  at Neptune Theatre on Monday night, along with what could prove to be a very interesting Brings Our Sonics Back rally with Geo, Nacho Picasso, Grynch, Dyme Def, Jarv Dee, Tilson, Sam Lachow & Raz Simone, Neema, DJ Nphared and   Hosted by Shawn Kemp at Neumos. On Tuesday night, Of Monsters and Men  return to Seattle and play the Paramount [...]

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REVIEW: Jim James @ The Cannery Ballroom | 5.2.13 [PHOTOS]

May 5, 4:31pm No Country For New Nashville

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CONTEST: Win Tickets To See Jim James This Sunday At First Avenue

Apr 18, 12:54pm Minneapolis Fucking Rocks

The marvelous Jim James (of My Morning Jacket ) hits Minneapolis this Sunday celebrating his solo debut release, Regions of Light and Sound of God . For your chance to win a pair of tickets to the party email laura@minneapolisfuckingrocks. com with your answer to the following question. What is your favorite album to listen to on these sloppy splashy April days? The winner will be chosen Friday morning. Good luck! [...]

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Photos – 2013 Indies Awards with Metric, Matt Mays, and Diamond Rings @ Kool Haus – Toronto – 3/22/2013

Apr 5, 4:46pm YouTellConcerts.com

Photos - 2013 Indies Awards with Metric, Matt Mays, and Diamond Rings @ Kool Haus - Toronto - 3/22/2013 Photographing the Indies was definitely the highlight of my week spent in Toronto at CMW. The awards shows honors Canadian artists in the independant music sector. This year attendance was open to the public, and the crowd was packed for headliners Metric and Matt Mays. Yukon Blonde, Cold Specks, and Caneilles were some of the other artists that got the crowd's attention. Metric @ 2013 Indies Awards [...]

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Cold Specks schedules NYC show during Jim James tour

Apr 1, 1:02pm BrooklynVegan

Cold Specks at Polaris Music Prize 2012 Gala ( more by Dominick Mastrangelo ) As mentioned , My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is going on a tour which hits NYC on April 29 at Webster Hall (now sold out). Since we first mentioned that tour, Cold Specks has been added as an opener, and while she's in NYC for the Webster Hall show she'll play her own show at Pianos later that night with Prince Innocence [...]

• Cold Specks - I Predict a Graceful Expulsion

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WONGIE DISCOVERY: cold specks - holland / when the city lights dim / blank maps

Mar 28, 9:32am wongie's music world

it's all about the voice. when you hear stories the second they open their mouths, it's like receiving a wonderful gift that you will forever be grateful for. cold specks, aka al spx, offers up a dark mix of blues, gospel and folk, all the while with a quiet resolve. it's definitely mesmerizing. shortlisted for a polaris prize last year, cold specks looks to break through her buzz within canada and venture to the rest of the world. i for one am looking forward to experiencing more! cold specks - holland (live @ other voices) [...]

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Graceful Explosions: 12 Female Folk Artists on the Rise

Mar 22, 10:23am Pigeons and Planes

Folk music is one of the genres that threw open its double doors to female musicians long ago, and the resulting artists have produced some of the most powerful music of the last decades. Fortunately, female artists have begun to populate genres that they were previously denied admission to with increasing frequency, but their impact on folk remains integral. Classic artists like Emmylou Harris , Lucinda Williams and Joan Baez ushered in political and social change through some spectacular songs, but time marches on, and so does music, bringing with it fresh, new voices [...]

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Cold Specks, Southbank Centre, London

Mar 14, 9:57am Muso's Guide

By Russell Warfield March 14, 2013 It’s only a year since Al Spx released her startlingly well-formed and engrossing debut LP I Predict A Graceful Expulsion , but the young artist is already starting to show signs of restlessness about showcasing the old material. This generally manifests itself positively, especially through the promisingly enrapturing smattering of new material offered up tonight. Of course, there is undoubtedly something a little deflating about hearing her admit how sick she is of singing minor-detonation show stoppers like ‘Winter Solstice’. But the discomfort largely [...]

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Review of Rachel Zeffira’s The Deserters

Mar 7, 8:31am Chromewaves

last.fm In some ways, being introduced to British Columbia-born/London-based Rachel Zeffira by way of Cat's Eyes did less to prepare one for her solo debut The Deserters than coming to it completely cold. That 2011 collaboration with Horrors frontman Faris Badwan presented her as a sweetly-voiced ingenue, and since its strong throwback/girl-group aesthetic was so far removed from The Horrors' grinding shoegaze, one could reasonably assume that it better reflected where Zeffira's own influences lay. It isn't that The Deserters presents her in a [...]

• Jewel - Gold & Youth
• Jim Guthrie - The Rest Is Yet To Come

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Moving Pictures Monday: Cold Specks, Hayden, Damien Jurado and Elephant Micah

Mar 4, 10:05am Slowcoustic

No official videos today folks, we have live videos across the board. The songs are not so new (Jurado), not really all that new (Cold Specks) and fairly new (Hayden) and bonus video from people I know (Elephant Micah). Hayden - Motel - Live At The Rivoli from NOW Magazine on Vimeo . Cold Specks - When The City Lights Dim from Mute on Vimeo . Bonus video today is [...]

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Ottawa Bluesfest 2013 lineup revealed

Feb 27, 7:49am Consequence Of Sound

Ottawa Bluesfest has revealed the lineup for its 2013 festival, which takes place July 4th - 14th at Lebreton Flats Park in Ottawa, Ontario. The lineup includes Skrillex, Wu-Tang Clan, Passion Pit, Animal Collective, Belle & Sebastian, Neko Case, Tegan & Sara, She & Him, Killer Mike, El-P, Weezer, Stars, Sharon Van Etten, Dawes, The Joy Formidable, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Fitz & the Tantrums, Amadou & Mariam, Justin Townes Earle, Diamond Rings, Atlas Genius, LP, Ra Ra Riot, and Camera Obscura. Also playing are Dixie Chicks, Rush, B.B. King, Zac Bown Band, fun., [...]

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[Watch] Cold Specks- When The City Lights Dim

Feb 22, 12:00pm Ride The Tempo

by Tiana Feng Juno nominated Cold Specks released a video for her next single "When the City Lights Dim" out March 5th.

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Review of Woodpigeon’s Thumbtacks and Glue

Feb 22, 8:31am Chromewaves

Paolo Calamita He may have migrated habitats from Calgary to Vienna, but Mark Andrew Hamilton - he who is Woodpigeon - remains one of Canada's great, underappreciated musical treasures. Though 20092s Polaris long-listed Treasury Library Canada raised his profile considerably, it may lie with his fourth album (or closer to fortieth, depending on how you count his many interstitial releases) Thumbtacks & Glue to properly elevate his status to where it belongs. Thumbtacks refuses - if you'll excuse the pun - [...]

• BornRuffians - Needle
• Doldrums - Digital mastering DolDrums v1-Egypt
• Parker Langvardt - Doldrums-Anomaly
• woodpigeon - Red Rover, Red Rover
• YOUNG GALAXY - Fall For You

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Artist:	BornRuffians
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Title:	Digital mastering DolDrums v1-Egypt
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Cold Specks Touring with Jim James-New Single

Feb 16, 10:38pm Editorial Emissions

We are incredibly excited to announce new Cold Specks tour dates and a support tour opening for My Morning Jacket’s Jim James in addition to an already busy Spring Tour schedule. To prepare you for new shows Cold Specks aka Al Spx is releasing “When The City Lights Dim” on March 5th along with a new video. “When The City Lights Dim” reminds you of the many reasons why last year’s I Predict A Graceful Expulsion was on the top of everyone’s lists including eMusic’s highest praise as the #1 Album of 2012. “When she begins [...]

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No Zombie Brides, Just a B&W Video for Cold Speck’s Latest Song

Feb 16, 4:42pm Earbuddy

New video from Cold Specks; plus, tour dates with Jim James. Cold Specks , the project of singer/guitarist Al Spx , has released a video for "When The City Lights Dim". While she's delivered some cinematic and interesting videos in the past, her latest is simply a black and white [...]

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Stars Release “You Guys Are Awesome” Tour EP For Free Download

Feb 6, 2:00pm Ride The Tempo

by Tiana Feng Stars released a free tour EP titled "You Guys Are Awesome" on Noise Trade . It features tracks from the band as well as their opening acts Said the Whale , Cold Specks and Milo Greene. There's a giant list of tour dates here .

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