James Germain

2008

Friday, February 15, 2008 with Marc Young

No Bull Saloon @ 10:00 p.m.

1190 NE Sunset Blvd./ Renton, Washington 98056

(click here for directions)

Sunday, April 27, 2008 with Chloe Day and The Coyotes

The Skylark Cafe & Club @ 7:00 p.m.

3803 Delridge Way SW/ Seattle, Washington 98106

(click here for directions)

If you want me to preform in your city, just visit eventful.com and demand me to play there. You can also get info on my shows there.

Shows

I consider myself a songwriter first and a musician second,” says James Germain. “Music is a way to make my writing more accessible, allowing a reader to be a listener instead.”

Soothing, yet visceral, his lyrics show an acute approach toward musical narrative. His songs, woven with accessible melodies, are more acoustic short stories, juxtaposing intimate specifics with abstract metaphors and rhetoric. Blending styles of indie rock and folk, James has been described as “Brian Molko (Placebo) singing for Bright Eyes.”

“He writes the kind of songs you stay up ‘till 3 a.m. listening to,

knowing you’ve felt that way before - only he just seems to say

it better,” says a fan from his hometown of Hampton, Virginia.

James recently relocated to Seattle, Washington, from

Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is quickly gaining clout in the

college music scene. On New Year’s Day, 2008, he self-released

his debut album, Jane Misanthrope. The record is a collection

of songs James wrote and performed throughout college in

Colorado Springs, where he won a campus battle of the bands

competition.

Influenced by more of today’s clever songwriters, Rhett Miller

(Old 97’s) and John K. Samson (The Weakerthans) for instance,

James has appropriately opened for artists who tend to draw a

young, skeptical audience, such as Lucero, The Honorary Title,

and Kind of Like Spitting.

“James’ music is of such a high caliber that it makes me uncomfortable to support artists that are so obviously dispassionate and lazy,” says a grad student at the University of Colorado.

In 2005, James was awarded ‘Band of the Year‘ by the Pikes

Peak Arts Council (Colorado Springs) for his involvement in

former hardcore band Harrison Bergeron, featuring members

of Laymen Terms (Suburban Home Records) and Signal to Noise

(Eyeball Records).

Playing with James on the album are

Chris Combs (drums/percussion) of Leer 43,

Heather Collins (vocals),

Andrea Asprelli (violin),

and Tristan Shaffer (bass) of Signal to Noise.

Look for James Germain on the road on his west coast/

northwest tour in summer 2008.