James @ The Commonwealth Room 9/25

Their handle may seem somewhat nondescript, more reminiscent of an individual sans a surname than a band as a whole—but when it came time to settle on a collective title, the British band that refers to itself as "James" simply decided to opt for ease and practicality. They chose the given name of their founding member, bassist Jim Glennie. That may seem like a cop-out, but given some other early options—Venereal and the Diseases being one of the more unfortunate choices—it was clearly a better bet. Happily, it's served them well, as evidenced by an on-off career that spans 43 years, 18 studio albums (many of which have scaled the upper reaches of the U.K. charts) and four top ten British singles. And though they mostly retain only cult status on this si

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