Hi Everyone,

I am so thrilled to be posting this. We have been working so hard for dates/venues and some dates will shake in within the upcoming days but here's how it stands. Plzz Feel Free to check out my fellow tour friends/musicians(Josh Halverson & Jack Valen) , copy and paste these dates to spread the word around friends & foesAcoustica TOur" as a facebook friend cos it will have most of the updates
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KICK OFF GIG Aug 31 2009, 8:00P Momos Austin,Texas

Sep 1 2009   4:00P Bill’s Records (IN STORE PERFORMANCE)  Dallas, tx

Sep 1 2009    8:00P Lakewood Bar and Grill  Dallas, tx

Sept 3 2009,  HOUSE CONCERT  Kentucky

Sep 4 2009      8:00P Cafe Vivaldi     NYC

Sep 5 2009      8:00P Ace of Clubs    NYC.

Sep 9 2009      7:00P Boulder Coffee  Rochester, New York

Sep 10 2009    10:00P The Social  Rochester, New York

Sep 11 2009    5:45P Jack Valen @ Hotel Utica, Utica Music Festival, Utica, New York

Sep 11 2009    6:15P Josh Halverson @ Celtic Harp,Utica Music Festival, Utica, New York

Sep 11 2009    8:00P Kalu James @ Nail Creek, Utica Music Festival, Utica, New York

Sep 12 2009    9:00P "Texas Take Over" @ Celtic Harp  Utica Music Festival, Utica, New York

THE BACK END OF THE TOUR IS GONNA BE AS FOLLOWS(INFO TBA)

Sep 13 2009  Washington, DC

Sep 14 2009   Nashville, TN

Sep 15 2009   Tulsa, Oklahoma

Sep 15 2009   Dallas, Texas

BACK TO AUSTIN, BACK TO AUSTIN, BACK TO AUSTIN, BACK TO AUSTIN

Hi yall!

SO for the past month i've been making a music video for my song "Austin Bound".
I spent a couple of days with Lucky Rabbit Films(LRF) around the streets of Austin. Our goal was to capture the fun and alive spirit of Austin and truly show why this city is a great atmosphere for artists. My car(boo) that i drove from NY down to Austin is featured on this video

Some people saw this @ the Video Premiere but for those outside of Austin, Here we go...

. Hope you enjoy it!



Check out this video: "Austin Bound" music Video

Hi yall,

I've been battling a terrible cold for 2-3wks now and although its gone all gone, still cant get the sore throat away.. SUcks.. been using hot water,salt, cayenne pepper & garlic(not working), chloraseptic spray(nope), Dayquil/Nyquil(hate it).. even MUCINEX..

Its kinda cool though cos i'm practically rewriting the way i sing my songs on stage. Come CHECK it out! Its making me a better artist(Looking @ the bright side)

My Music video of "Austin Bound" Premieres this thursday 3pm @ Antones with 30min performance.. Gotta Be There! I wanna thank Lucky Rabbit(Ryan & Drew)for all their hardwork.. BMUSED(I Love Yall)
So Here we go: Un-Official SXSW Schedule

Mar 17 2009 8:00P
Whip In Parlour Cafe
Mar 18 2009 9:00P
Irie Bean
Mar 19 2009 3:00P
Antones (FullBand/Music Video Premiere)
Mar 19 2009 9:00P
Hickory Street (Fullband)
Mar 20 2009 10:30A
Aussies
Mar 20 2009 6:00P
Hickory Street
Mar 21 2009 9:30P
Apple Bar(Acoustic)
Mar 22 2009 11:00A
Apple Bar(Singer/Songwriter Jam)
Mar 22 2009 11:00P
One 2 One (Fullband)

Music Video Teaser:


Kalu James Music Video Preview from Ryan Scheer on Vimeo.

Love yall

Hi Yall,
Happy Vals day.. My gift was getting this posted by Junior's Cave magazine.

Check it out:
http://www.juniorscave.com/KaluJames.html

Love Love Love
Kalu James

Hey Yall

The Feb Issue of “Austin Monthly” is finally here with a write up of yours truly on page 46.. pick up a copy @ the stores below:

Austin Monthly and Austin Monthly Home are distributed to over 200 newsstands, bookstores, grocery stores and other retail outlets in and around Austin (Cedar Park, Round Rock, Georgetown, Llano, Marble Falls, Pflugerville, San Marcos, Bastrop, New Braunfels, Taylor, Temple, Boerne), Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, including:

AAA News
Albertsons
Austin-Bergstrom Airport
Barnes & Noble
BookPeople
Borders
Central Market
Costco
Fiesta Mart
Fresh Plus
Hastings
H-E-B
Lakeway Market
Naus Enfield Drug
Randalls
Royal Blue Grocery
Target
Tarrytown Pharmacy
Wal-Mart
Walgreens
Waterloo Records
Westlake Grocery
Whole Foods (I got mine from here)

Mucho Love
Kalu James

SO Excited cos i just got these new videos and they are like christmas presents to me!

First is my Return gig in Austin after the NY tour: Special thanks to Ajay Miranda(Shooting & Editing) & Bernard Entertainment for making this happen. just found out about this today and its such a Pleasant Surprise Present. Thanks Guys!

Antones Videos

Second is a video of the Fans Appreciation day that just happened on Tuesday @ Speakeasy. Video was shot by my good friend Inne. thanks Gurl

Speakeasy: Fans Appreciation Show

Josh Halverson's Farewell Show will be this Sunday @ Antones. i will be playing @ 10pm but Door open @ 8pm with an Amazing Line up: Noa Lynne, Jack Valen, Me, JOSH HALVERSON & Austin Found(All our friends having a badass time jamming on stage). Come chk this all out for a Mere $5

Happy Holidays
Kalu James

Happy Holidays!!!!

hope this finds you well..

this amazing year has finally coming to an end and i cant thank yall enough for being there. Its been from making the decision to pursue music fulltime, recording an album with an amazing CD Release(Thanks to yall), tours with good friends & forming a band that i'm truly proud off. to making Austin my Home.
This would have never been possible without the unconditonal love & support i've received from yall! I truly appreciate it.

To show my gratitude, i'm playing a free event themed "Fans Appreciation show" @ Speakeasy on December 16th from 10:30pm - 12. There will be a raffle draw and tons of free stuffs.

I absolutely wish that everyone could attend this but obviously only austinites will be there. So from the bottom of my heart i'd like to say "thank u" by dropping my album(Physical & Digital) price from $10 to $5.

To get this special, Just visit http://cdbaby.com/cd/kalujames2 and grab your copy. it will make great christmas stockings. also, while you are at it, pls do take the time to write a review

Much love to you all and looking forward to 2009.
Happy Holidays
Kalu James

So I met up with this British producer(Stuart) back in NY and we had worked on some tunes and its so refreshing to hear them again cos they are so different from what i do now.... all about diversifying... so please check him out:
Stuart

We collaborated on the tracks "Love Sick" and "Shadows".. I'm doing the Vocals..

Chk him out and give me feedbacks.. would appreciate it!

Love
Kalu James

So Yeah, Dim The Lights gets reviewed by Austin Chronicle all i can say is "thanks".. Glad to be reviewed after having just been here(Austin) for such a short period.

read for urself: austin chronicle

I guess you can say that this review is slightly bad or is it? i dont know, dont care.. i'm sure that in my career, they will be more of these coming so bring it on! lol! i'll keep writing music that is meaningful to me and hope it has that common factor to connect with people....

So thanks for your unconditional support and for my fellow musicians out there, listen up: reviewers dont make or break you, these are usually one man's opinion. Stay true to urself and grow some tough skin cos you are gonna need it! lol!

Peace
Kalu James

Hi Yall,

I was on Fox 7 "Good Day Austin". Click to check out Video

Thanks to all those who watched! Fox told me that people were already blogging and waiting for us to come on. Once Again, thanks!
Kalu James