Jump, little children

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Jump, Little Children (JLC, Jump (Little Children) or jump) is an American indie rock band that in 1991 in Charleston , South Carolina was founded. They soon played their first concert in Winston-Salem , North Carolina , but it was not until 1994 that a permanent band formed. Since then the band members have been:

Michael Bellar and Amanda Kapasouz are often referred to as the sixth and seventh member of the band as they are featured on many records. The band name derives from a song title by Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee , which Jump, Little Children often played in their early days.

On June 16, 2005 , the band announced that they no longer plan to tour again from the end of the year. However, it has not been ruled out that they will record further material in the future. In late 2005, drummer Evan Bivins said in an interview: "We used to say, 'Never say never', but these will be the last shows. We've been planning this since the end of last year."

Band history

All band members except Jonathan Gray attended the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. They started playing Celtic music together in college and soon the Clifford, Pollen, and the Bivins brothers were traveling to Dublin and Boston for the finishing touches. When Pollen left the band to join a religious cult, former classmate Ward Williams and Jonathan Gray joined the band.

In the next few years, JLC made a name for themselves as street musicians in Charleston and quickly came to larger performances. Because they had gathered a remarkable fan base in this way, they signed their first recording contract in 1998 with Breaking Records, a subsidiary of Atlantic under the direction of Hootie and the Blowfish .

It was there that JLC ​​released their first studio album 'Magazine'. The single 'Cathedrals' was played nationwide and also featured in a scene on the Everwood TV series in 2003 , but Atlantic Records ended its break with Breaking Records a few weeks before the planned release of JLC's second album, 'Vertigo'. The band managed to acquire the rights to the album and so they released it on the independent label EZ Chief Records in September 2001 . After the individual band members had pursued a number of other projects, the third album "Between the Dim and the Dark" was released in April 2004 . At the same time attempts were made to shorten the name of the band to 'Jump'; however, this was largely unsuccessful.

The last concert was given by JLC at the Dock Street Theater in Charleston on December 30th, 2005. This show marked the end of a series of concerts of four appearances in three days and JLC not only played their own titles, but also songs from the respective other projects of the members. At the end of the concert, the band and the over 500 spectators walked from Dock Street Theater to Market Street, where JLC had often performed as a street musician in their early years, and revived old memories there. It was also announced that a scholarship fund would be established at Charleston College in honor of the band.

It is also noteworthy that JLC ​​have created a website on which fans can put together CDs with songs of their choice from various indie bands.

Discography

  • The Licorice Tea Demos
  • Buzz
  • Magazines
  • Vertigo
  • Between the Dim and the Dark
  • Between the Glow and the Light
  • Jump at the Dock Street Theater (2-CD set)

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