Jimmy Swift Band - Now They Will Know We Were Here

Today is mine and I nominate JSB to kick ass once again.

Jimmy Swift Band - 80s Runway Model

I'm in Fredericton right now and posting this with telekinesis. These guys aren't playing here tonight but it would be better if they were.

Jimmy Swift Band - Two Hands On The Wheel

Too bad the video is uploaded in potato version!

Chandelier - Nation Promo

This is Aaron Collier, of Jimmy Swift Band and Scientists of Sound fame. It's his latest project, and it looks dope as hell. Hope to be able to check it out soon.

Jimmy Swift Band - Road Rage

Damnit I miss these guys.

Jimmy Swift Band Live Shows

My 400th blog post fittingly contains gifts to you. Since JSB changed their status to "inactive", I'm going to post several live shows over the next couple days for you to download. All links will go on this page so you can just bookmark it or follow the tags on the side panel. Enjoy.

[1998] Halloween At Blues Corner
MP3 format, 160kbps VBR, 44kHz
14 songs, 2:15:27 total
recording information here
download here (155mb ZIP file): zippyshare
*oldest live recording of bad as PF Station that I know of
*includes cover tracks Pigs (Pink Floyd), Miss You (Rolling Stones) & more

[2000] Live @ Evolve
MP3 format, 192kbps VBR, 44kHz
6 songs, 1:12:11
recording information here
download here (99mb ZIP file): zippyshare
*legendary performance at first Evolve Festival
*only recording with Bob Deveaux on drums and Rob McGuire on keys

[2000] Ahh Yeah
MP3 format, 192kbps CBR, 44kHz
10 songs, 47:29 total
tracklist here
download here (65mb ZIP file): zippyshare
*first studio album of the band, released on Drop Records label
*labelled as Jimmy Swift Band but originally released as PF Station

[2002] Live @ The Come Together Festival
MP3 format, 256kbps VBR, 44kHz
15 songs, 2:35:25 total
recording information here
download here (260mb ZIP file): megaupload
*includes 41 minute version of Now They Will Know We Were Here
*includes 25 minute version of Creepin'
*includes cover songs Pigs & Ghost Riders In The Sky

[2003] Seamless @ The Trasheteria w/ Grand Theft Bus
MP3 format, 192kbps CBR, 44kHz
27 songs, 3:45:43 total
recording information here
download here (308mb ZIP file): megaupload
*includes 27 minute "Now They Will Know We Were Here"
*includes 28 minute seamless megajam with Grand Theft Bus

Still more on the way...

Jimmy Swift Band - Astronauts

It's not my fault! Blogger has been down for a while so I couldn't post anything, but we're back in business and I've been on the Twitter thingy in the meantime anyway so check out the side panel for some crazy links.

Today is a bittersweet day. The Jimmy Swift Band, after 10 years of kicking ass all over Canada, have decided to call it a day. This sucks because they are without doubt one of my all-time favourite live acts, and some of my greatest partying memories come from evenings that I attended their legendary shows. That said, Aaron and Craig will still be rocking it with their new(ish) collaboration group, the Scientists Of Sound, so for that we can be thankful. The rain has also stopped in Halifax, finally, at least for now. There's a hint of some sun coming through the clouds, and it's the first weekend I've spent in Hali in some time, so it's time to get my groove on.

This is probably my favourite JSB song, one that has been around since the Fly Jimmy Swift days. Of course the full title of the song is "Astronauts Attempting To Take Off Their Space Suits So That They May Copulate", which is highly appropriate. I've had some mind-blowing experiences during live renditions of this song.

For those interested, I'll be posting some links to old JSB shows tomorrow, pending permission from the band. Now onwards through the fog...

Jimmy Swift Band - Astronauts [Live @ The Marquee]

BONUS JSB MINI-DOCUMENTARY!

Ten minutes of nostalgia from "Live At The Marquee".

BONUS JSB AWESOMENESS!

Jimmy Swift Band - The 80's Runway Model [Live]



From "The Rebirth Of Hooch", a must-have live album.

Check out older JSB posts here and here for more greatness.

Jimmy Swift Band - Turnaround

Well tonight at the Capital is, at long last, the CD release party for the new album from the Jimmy Swift Band. It's a double album, so that kind of makes up for the wait. Gonna be a long day for me first setting up for the Team Canada DJ's show up at the SUB, then down to the Cap to play some JSB, and heck, watch a little JSB. You should really check it out. I have a feeling it's going to be something in the area of awesome. Here's a video from their last album. Oh and some new Daft Punk from the Tron Legacy soundtrack that comes out in 5 days.

Jimmy Swift Band - Turnaround

BONUS BEATS!

Daft Punk - Derezzed



And... it's go time.

Jimmy Swift Band - When Worlds Collide

I remember my first JSB experience, way back in the day. Well, sorta. Bits and pieces really. Mostly a blur, but what a blur! If colour could stream out from the band and the instruments and the sound itself, and to be fair it often does, there would be a rainbow of energy so emancipating you would think you had slid down straight into the pot of lucky charms and had absorbed all their greatness in one fell swoop. There have rarely been live performers more spiritually liberating than these guys. I could go on, but we have music to listen to.

These guys rocked the UNB campus last night (sadly I missed it) but the amazing Aaron Collier and colossal Craig Mercer will instead don their Scientists of Sound outfits and obliterate our senses with the pumping madness of Daft Punk's "Homework" album once again. For those who missed the last show, read my review here, and for the love of all things awesome get out and see this show. Or don't. And be the one who missed out who has to listen to me and everyone else saying how freakin' awesome it was. Here's some JSB to get us through the day until we hit up the Capital.

That's mystical Mike MacDougall keeping it steady on the 7-string monster bass.