tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31163431396021609882024-03-13T03:44:40.050-04:00James Chance OfficialThe official online home of NYC-based musician & No Wave icon, James ChanceJamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-28883614783374205752022-11-04T11:24:00.001-04:002022-11-04T11:24:46.875-04:00James & Contortions Now Available on Bandcamp!<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Guess what? Thanks to </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.superiorviaduct.com/" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Superior Viaduct</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">, James has a new </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://jameschance.bandcamp.com" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Bandcamp</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> page, and it just happens to be Bandcamp Friday. Pick up a physical or digital (or both) copy of the Contortions' BUY. And keep an eye on the Bandcamp page as we'll be adding more releases in the future. Purchases made via Bandcamp are one of the better ways to support artists! Click here and BUY: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://jameschance.bandcamp.com/album/buy?fbclid=IwAR0D1Q6gFNUeTplH2vadicGRQMArrToK7scWuYqyxjiynBuuRemuuLSk9vo" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://jameschance.bandcamp.com</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0Re5Y6jTVEsd2D1P8t25BjqRCpKSF01EjsJqNZ6kGXJDZXJloFjBNznisxZL8H3AOc2gCMwixGtXb-4FJa4vBwPTPHpKusBwR4DxcfHk7TNn5mpC9KfOb5qiNxIKHu_rYe3W1I3PRijfEswNrSVj4t1lWIETBli7rBMYCMN47td4YVtoPmXgFQ7s/s1080/BUY%20cover.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0Re5Y6jTVEsd2D1P8t25BjqRCpKSF01EjsJqNZ6kGXJDZXJloFjBNznisxZL8H3AOc2gCMwixGtXb-4FJa4vBwPTPHpKusBwR4DxcfHk7TNn5mpC9KfOb5qiNxIKHu_rYe3W1I3PRijfEswNrSVj4t1lWIETBli7rBMYCMN47td4YVtoPmXgFQ7s/w640-h640/BUY%20cover.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-66460796291572140302022-05-06T14:45:00.006-04:002022-05-06T14:46:21.320-04:00New U.S. Edition of Contortions' Buy Coming Soon From Superior Viaduct<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDpXECbNJTG7ZImXl2WxJK7lumkxYg07uheccIlQsFsTVs0ze3uYQEsocCTN9WUXcKgNRuZl7QX4VeuolCZlI-LGbazW7Az_7ZtSeRb-aMGTJcIyL8PzToJiuJJJ_qest6g_Cd3nSklK53KXIgmfp3n3L1yTiuG4opVMh9Iq2CUKjqJQrR4tc0YeY/s1080/instagram_contortions_buy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDpXECbNJTG7ZImXl2WxJK7lumkxYg07uheccIlQsFsTVs0ze3uYQEsocCTN9WUXcKgNRuZl7QX4VeuolCZlI-LGbazW7Az_7ZtSeRb-aMGTJcIyL8PzToJiuJJJ_qest6g_Cd3nSklK53KXIgmfp3n3L1yTiuG4opVMh9Iq2CUKjqJQrR4tc0YeY/w640-h640/instagram_contortions_buy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #363732; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700;">Release Date:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #363732; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #363732; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">June 17th, 2022</span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #363732; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: justify;">Soon after their 1978 debut on the Brian Eno-produced <em>No New York</em>, a compilation that defined the No Wave scene, James Chance's group <a href="https://www.superiorviaduct.com/collections/contortions" style="color: #d92727; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none;">Contortions</a> had already evolved – getting sharper, tighter and just plain faster. Despite the loss of keyboardist Adele Bertei and bassist Geoge Scott (who refused to sign a new contract demanded by Chance and his then partner, band manager Anya Phillips) <a href="https://www.superiorviaduct.com/collections/contortions" style="color: #d92727; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none;">Contortions</a> were firing on all cylinders, and their first full-length album, 1979's <em>Buy</em>, is a marvel of hot-wired energy.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #363732; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: justify;">For more info & pre-order visit the <a href="https://www.superiorviaduct.com/collections/upcoming/products/contortions-buy-lp" target="_blank">Superior Viaduct website</a>.</p>JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-31448392369212718982021-10-06T09:29:00.000-04:002021-10-06T09:29:28.057-04:00James White & The Blacks' Melt Yourself Down reissue now available for pre-order!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNijZDS5MZccz51bOcxH5eBJp9HaEkLeAOQxWFAn1gtLzXrwhzL79BDvWJUELzMOk3C44nv8YhbB63OjZqW9iukIyjh-Q-FMvmlbOgbm1Nf-6t058x-kedXFifuyQS4IOf_KcYfC6myI/s900/244684915_2432620663541685_119210414282530168_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="487" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNijZDS5MZccz51bOcxH5eBJp9HaEkLeAOQxWFAn1gtLzXrwhzL79BDvWJUELzMOk3C44nv8YhbB63OjZqW9iukIyjh-Q-FMvmlbOgbm1Nf-6t058x-kedXFifuyQS4IOf_KcYfC6myI/w487-h487/244684915_2432620663541685_119210414282530168_n.jpeg" width="487" /></a></div><br /><div>We're very pleased to announce the reissue of James' Melt Yourself Down. Released in 1986, this album has only ever been available as an expensive Japanese import to US and European fans. Modern Harmonic Records has fixed that. More more details, and pre-order info (including a Rough Trade exclusive), visit the <a href="http://www.modernharmonic.com/james-white-and-the-blacks.aspx" target="_blank">Modern Harmonic website</a>.<p></p></div>JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-30281469907829860692020-10-12T17:45:00.005-04:002020-10-12T17:45:54.214-04:00Judy Taylor<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJQF5751GjvlrYebZlN6joZIxn6UHd9p1RjiCJu7ayUW2Cd3ZSkr83RK3fSnuTrkw1mIUILswj7M_OFKV02HeYF9Egmh4Ul0mRUOhldCq3M4aPHMeiH4r1bwimTgMbC6H7ERcNupS-7A/s360/jamesandjudy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJQF5751GjvlrYebZlN6joZIxn6UHd9p1RjiCJu7ayUW2Cd3ZSkr83RK3fSnuTrkw1mIUILswj7M_OFKV02HeYF9Egmh4Ul0mRUOhldCq3M4aPHMeiH4r1bwimTgMbC6H7ERcNupS-7A/s320/jamesandjudy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Today we have to bring you some sad news. James' long time partner Judy Taylor (Bozanich) passed away this morning. Although she had been ill with a compromised immune system and multiple health problems for many years, this was still a shock to us.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">We still don't have a lot of details other than she started having trouble breathing yesterday and James took her to the ER. Last night they sent her home from the hospital, but this morning James discovered her unresponsive and called 911 but the EMTs were not able to resuscitate her.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">We are very saddened and now must think about supporting James in his time of need. Thankfully because of all of you, for the time being we have the resources to help keep his life on track.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">We have been so blessed by the generosity of everyone who contributed and we hope that we can continue on and reach our goal so that James can move on and try to heal. Thanks again everyone.</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/for-james-chance-and-judy-taylor">https://www.gofundme.com/f/for-james-chance-and-judy-taylor</a></span></span></div>JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-42692266293351248622020-08-22T11:03:00.002-04:002020-08-22T11:03:29.272-04:00Go Fund Me launched for James Chance and Judy Taylor<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6tBPOvIzp80dKnv9XglA0Q5OusMY_UhwTcj8lQSYMG_ZwfODxfZxaunL3KB92mbqynDnBodfOblN0z2E1BC-vVg7hY66xUj1LnzmSSVa27oS76GVEsHngI1J8dulJw3MYoCpJGc1VFzk/s594/James%252BChance%252BJudy%252BTaylor%252BPremiere%252BBlank%252BCity%252B_5d6fTtbYpJl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6tBPOvIzp80dKnv9XglA0Q5OusMY_UhwTcj8lQSYMG_ZwfODxfZxaunL3KB92mbqynDnBodfOblN0z2E1BC-vVg7hY66xUj1LnzmSSVa27oS76GVEsHngI1J8dulJw3MYoCpJGc1VFzk/s0/James%252BChance%252BJudy%252BTaylor%252BPremiere%252BBlank%252BCity%252B_5d6fTtbYpJl.jpg" /></a></div> <p></p><p>A <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/for-james-chance-and-judy-taylor" target="_blank">Go Fund Me campaign</a> has been launched by the family of James to help him and his wife, Judy. Please <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/for-james-chance-and-judy-taylor" target="_blank">visit the campaign here</a>, give if you can, and please share the information. Thank you!</p>JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.comNew York, NY, USA40.7127753 -74.005972812.402541463821152 -109.1622228 69.023009136178842 -38.849722799999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-66675568221852783592019-05-23T16:24:00.001-04:002019-05-23T16:25:25.847-04:00James Chance & Die Contortions: New European Dates Announced for June 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In town this week to promote their recent album, <i>Always Ascending</i>, <a href="http://franzferdinand.com/" target="_blank">Franz Ferdinand</a> played two shows at Brooklyn Steel. They also stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night, and invited James along to perform "Feel The Love Go" with them. Thanks to <a href="http://www.dominorecordco.us/" target="_blank">Domino Records</a>.JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-51628898800604736172018-02-26T17:23:00.000-05:002018-02-26T17:23:40.110-05:00James Chance / Contortions Upcoming NYC Shows<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The new album from James Chance & The Contortions is now out & about in the world. You can order it directly from us. Two versions are available, standard & 180 gram vinyl, and both include a digital download code with all copies. Shipping is free within the United States.</div>
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<b>180 gram vinyl edition - <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/302578477461" target="_blank">order here</a></b></div>
JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-17100257067481906372017-03-28T19:19:00.001-04:002017-03-28T19:19:48.705-04:00Pre-Order the vinyl edition of The Flesh Is Weak from James Chance & Super Secret Records now! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're happy to announce that the latest greatest album from James Chance & The Contortions will finally be available on vinyl on April 14 via <a href="http://www.supersecretrecords.com/" target="_blank">Super Secret Records</a>. Pre-order <a href="http://supersecretrecords.bigcartel.com/product/james-chance-and-the-contortions-the-flesh-is-weak-vinyl" target="_blank">available now here</a>. JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-82812984666428086272017-02-23T10:38:00.001-05:002017-02-23T10:38:48.555-05:00Los Angeles: March 19 at The Echo <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-57042995362330536522017-01-12T14:32:00.002-05:002017-01-12T14:32:58.647-05:00James Chance by Hedi Slimane for V Magazine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Big thanks to <a href="https://www.hedislimane.com/" target="_blank">Hedi Slimane</a> for including James amongst a group of NYC luminaries in a recent story done for V Magazine. See the original piece in <a href="http://vmagazine.com/article/hedi-slimane-new-york-diary/" target="_blank">V Mag here</a>, and read a bit about it in the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/fashion/hedi-slimane-photography-v-magazine.html" target="_blank">NY Times here</a>.</div>
JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-72891168649044232772017-01-08T21:02:00.000-05:002017-02-02T19:01:35.166-05:00James Chance & The Contortions Announce US Dates for March '17 including SxSW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">March 18 - <b>San Diego</b> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1659479434312610/" target="_blank">The Hideout</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">March 19 - <b>Los Angeles</b> - <a href="http://www.theecho.com/event/1391491-james-chance-contortions-los-angeles/" target="_blank">The Echo</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">March 22 - <b>San Francisco</b> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1316944481660628/" target="_blank">The Knockout</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">March 24 - <b>Portland</b> - <a href="http://www.startheaterportland.com/event/7105785" target="_blank">Star Theater</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">March 25 - <b>Seattle</b> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lofi.seattle/" target="_blank">LoFi</a></span></div>
JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-3343411802195387752016-12-20T13:54:00.000-05:002016-12-20T13:54:18.027-05:00Glamour Girl Anya Phillips Brought Beauty to New York's 1970s Punk Scene<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our friend, writer <a href="https://twitter.com/newbeats" target="_blank">David Chiu</a>, profiles Anya Philips for the Asian America section of NBC News. <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/glamour-girl-anya-phillips-brought-beauty-new-york-s-1970s-n695466" target="_blank">Read the article here</a>.</div>
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James & the band will be heading out to California in March for some shows, their first out there in quite some time. Two shows have been confirmed so far with more to come. Keep an eye on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JamesChanceOfficial" target="_blank">the facebook page</a>, and <a href="https://jameschanceofficial.blogspot.com/p/gigs.html" target="_blank">the Gigs page</a> here on the website, for updates. The two shows that have been announced so far are:</div>
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March 18 - San Diego - The Hideout (<a href="http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1384491/tfly?utm_medium=1127896" target="_blank">tickets</a>)</div>
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March 19 - Los Angeles - Echoplex (<a href="https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1391491?_ga=1.105658627.1059171785.1480652220&__utma=1.281716243.1480652220.1480652220.1480652220.1&__utmb=1.1.10.1480652220&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1480652220.1.1.utmcsr=facebook.com|utmccn=(referral)|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=141880754" target="_blank">tickets</a>)</div>
JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-43170804482451407502016-11-17T11:42:00.000-05:002016-11-17T11:42:10.560-05:00Throwback to February 1979 with James White & The Blacks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-33186516954411399432016-11-08T10:11:00.002-05:002016-11-08T10:11:20.730-05:00James Chance for President! Vote The Flesh Is Weak!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>Available this Friday, you can pre-order now:</b> <a href="http://radi.al/TheFleshIsWeakJChance">radi.al/TheFleshIsWeakJChance</a>. </div>
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11/10 New York, NY @ Bowery Electric (album release show; <a href="http://tktwb.tw/2bMu00q">tickets here</a>) </div>
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11/12 Austin, TX @ Beerland (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1109236682504331/">info here</a>, only $5.00!) </div>
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12/10 Toronto, Canada @ The Rivoli (<a href="http://www.ticketweb.ca/search?q=james+chance">tickets here</a>)</div>
JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-91059030140823238852016-10-20T16:42:00.001-04:002016-10-20T16:42:53.327-04:00The Flesh Is Weak: New Album From James Chance & The Contortions Now Available For Pre-Order!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-12178164411259553562016-09-30T09:33:00.002-04:002016-09-30T09:33:29.719-04:00Gettin' into something funky for the weekend: Melt Yourself Down<iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/284938610&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe>
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<b>12/10 Toronto, Canada</b> @ The Rivoli (<a href="http://www.ticketweb.ca/search?q=james+chance" target="_blank">tickets here</a>)</div>
JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-53350222840999966322016-09-27T17:26:00.000-04:002016-09-29T23:16:23.831-04:00Melt Yourself Down: New James Chance & The Contortions Track Now Streaming at Stereogum!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wrap your ears around "<a href="http://www.stereogum.com/1901202/james-chance-the-contortions-melt-yourself-down/mp3s/" target="_blank">Melt Yourself Down</a>," the brand new single from James Chance & The Contortions, over at Stereogum. Its the first taste of James' next album, The Flesh Is Weak, which he has been working on recently with Contortions member/producer Tomas Doncker and the folks at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TrueGrooveGlobalSoulMusic" target="_blank">True Groove Records</a>. The album will be available in November with some tour dates to accompany it. <b><a href="http://www.stereogum.com/1901202/james-chance-the-contortions-melt-yourself-down/mp3s/" target="_blank">Melt Yourself Down here</a></b>.<br />
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11/10 New York, NY @ Bowery Electric (album release show; <a href="http://tktwb.tw/2bMu00q" target="_blank">tickets here</a>)<br />
11/12 Austin, TX @ Beerland (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1109236682504331/" target="_blank">info here</a>, only $5.00!)<br />
12/10 Toronto, Canada @ The Rivoli (<a href="http://www.ticketweb.ca/search?q=james+chance" target="_blank">tickets here</a>)JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-36462583627273182832016-09-23T08:14:00.003-04:002016-09-29T23:17:20.053-04:00James Chance & the Contortions to play Beerland in Austin, Nov 12, for Austin Jukebox #5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: start;">Thanks to </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100009552968804" href="https://www.facebook.com/dylan.greenberg.980" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">Dylan Mars Greenberg</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: start;">. More info to come soon.</span></div>
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JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-3391970620703950602016-08-30T23:06:00.002-04:002016-08-30T23:06:39.675-04:00James Chance & the Contortions to headline East Village Eye Party at the Delancey, NYC, on Sept 16<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Contortions will be headlining this event being thrown by the <a href="http://www.howlarts.org/" target="_blank">Howl Happening Gallery</a> & <a href="http://www.east-village-eye.com/" target="_blank">East Village Eye</a> on Sept. 16. For more info visit the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/957322894393425/" target="_blank">Facebook event page</a>.</div>
JamesChanceOfficialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116343139602160988.post-30419381646861235542016-08-28T08:24:00.002-04:002016-08-28T08:24:29.613-04:00TORONTO SHOWS UPDATE / DATE CHANGE: Now two shows on December 10 at Rivoli<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The previously announced Toronto shows of September 7 & 8 have been rescheduled to two shows in one evening. The shows will now be at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RivoliToronto/" target="_blank">Rivoli</a> on December 10. Tickets are $30 for each show, or a special price of $50 for both, and are available via the following links:<br />
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