Everything is better in B.C.

 

I headed out to B.C. for a few dates before cutting south to Nashville. Dylan came with me and played lap-steel. We played in Banff, Penticton, Kelowna and Kamloops. It was a good feeling to be back on the road…

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The Open Road

 

Well folks, my last day of work was on friday. Now the adventure really starts. I have one Alberta show and a couple BC dates before I head down to Nashville to cut my teeth and see what tricks…Read more

Lost Weekends

It's going to be a fun little weekend. Thursday March 14th is a charity show in Calgary. Friday i'm in Lloydminster at The Root, Saturday we are thinking of stopping in Saskatoon to visit some friends and Sunday is St… Read more

International Women's Day

It may seem ironic, seeing as I wrote an album called How To Ruin Your Life With Women, but I would still like to wish everyone a happy International Women's Day. Pretty much everything good that has happened to me…Read more

Keep Reading: Tender Is The Night

 Book Reports

Tender Is The Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald


“When I was young and foolish I used to think F Scott Fitzgerald and Nabokov were the only people who understood love. Now I think they…

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Nashville

 I’ve had a calling from Nashville for a number of years now. I’m not exactly sure why. My perception of the city could be all wrong. In my dreams, it is a city that breathes music and builds legends, one…Read more
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Five Things I've Leant About Music...So Far

 1. You are defined by what you listen to.

Whatever I listen to comes out eventually. Influences rub off and become part of how I write, therefore influences are important and will craft my music for better or for…

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How To Ruin Your Life With Women

 Have you ever read the book or seen the film High Fidelity? If you haven’t, I suggest you take a personal development day tomorrow and indulge yourself. To sum it up in one sentence; the protagonist, Rob Gordan, tries to…

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And So It Begins

I spent the better part of the fall and early winter holed up in a jam space I rented in Calgary. My band of five years had broken up and I was learning how to go from playing indie rock…

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The Last Waltz

 

My first band, the Nix Dicksons, played our farewell show this past weekend. It was five years of ups and downs and I'm grateful for every second of it. It was a strange feeling saying goodbye. Five years,…

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Welcome

 My name is Tanner James and this is my new site. I'm happy you found me. I'll be updating this site with all the standards plus a regular blog of thoughts and prose. Please write to tannerjamesbooking@gmail.com

-Tanner