James Michael Bianco III (born March 25, 1976) is an independent musician, singer, songwriter and producer based in

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Early life

Born in

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, on March 25, 1976, Bianco is the youngest child of James Bianco, Jr. and Jane (née Levy) Bianco. The family, which also includes one older sister, moved from Brooklyn to

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. According to his biography, in 1979 Bianco's father traded two 35 pound barbells and a bench press for the first upright piano in the Bianco home.Bianco, Jim
"Artist Biography"
''The Agency Group''. Retrieved on 09-03-2009. As a youth, Bianco studied piano and played bass guitar in local bands. Bianco graduated from high school in 1994 and from college in 1998.

Career

After graduation, Bianco spent time in

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. Upon returning to the United States, a friend from college invited Bianco to Los Angeles, California, to play in his band. Bianco moved to Los Angeles in the spring of 2000. He played bass and wrote songs with the group until they disbanded. Bianco decided to learn to play the guitar, refine his singing skills and set about assembling a band of his own. He rented a room in

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for $80 a month and practiced until he felt comfortable sharing his music. He began attending open mic nights around Los Angeles, performing at least three nights a week. One evening he attended a songwriter night at a small coffee shop in Hollywood called the

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. Soon after, Bianco was invited to open for

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. The Hotel Café has grown from a small coffee shop into what is now considered one of the finest venues in Los Angeles. The Hotel Café has been credited for the renaissance of the Los Angeles singer/songwriter movement that began in the early 2000s. Initiated by Gary Jules’ idea of creating a supportive space for artists to hone their craft, coupled with appropriate timing and genuine need, musicians began gravitating to the Hotel Café. In a cooperative effort, Bianco, along with fellow musicians

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and owners Marko Schafer and Max Mamikunian, worked together to transform the space, book, promote and perform shows. Their efforts received a big promotional push from legendary

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music director

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. Today, the Hotel Café is considered one of the best venues in Los Angeles, noted for the superior sound, intimate setting and quality of the acts that perform on the bill.Bordal, Christian
“A Musical Residency at Hollywood's Hotel Cafe”
“NPR Music Interviews and Profiles” March 11, 2008. Retrieved on 3 September 2009 Bianco is a regular performer at the Hotel Café and his residencies are a popular favorite. Usually playing with his full band, Bianco's sets have a reputation for being sold-out, high energy and sexually charged events. On occasion, Bianco has rented a catwalk and invited his burlesque dancer friends to perform and throw feathers during his set. Bianco is also known for eliminating the traditional fourth wall between audience and performer by leading his band into the center of the audience during his song “Sing” encouraging audience participation, which culminates in a sing-along.Reverte, Michel
“LAist Interview: Jim Bianco“
“LAist.com“ May 23, 2008. Retrieved on 3 September 2009 On March 4, 2008, Bianco's album “Sing” was the first album released on the Hotel Café Records label. Bianco has said that most of the songs on the album had been composed on the piano in the back room at the Hotel Café after regular club hours.

is credited for initiating and producing the

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that began in 2005. Bianco has been included in the roster of headlining performers on the tour since its inception. He is one of the few of the Hotel Café artists that has participated in both the US and European legs of the tour. Other notable artists that have participated in this event are:

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, Meiko,

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, Dan Wilson, Brian Wright and

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The Band

Bianco's band consists of Matt DeMerritt (aka Matty D) on saxophone, piano and flute, Brad Gordon (aka Professor Beeg) on keyboard, trumpet, clarinet and accordion,

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on electric guitar, Jason Pipkin (aka Pip) on drums, Josef Zimmerman (aka Joe EZ) on upright bass. Bianco's full band was established by 2003. The first official member to join the band was drummer, Jason Pipkin. Bianco met Pipkin at a gig the day that Pipkin arrived in California from Texas. Bianco asked

(then just a friend) to suggest a bass player and was introduced to Josef Zimmerman. Bianco began looking for a saxophone player and Zimmerman suggested Matt DeMerritt. After seeing Bianco's show, multi-instrumentalist Brad Gordon joined the crew offering to play keyboard, trumpet, clarinet and accordion. After seeing Bianco's show at The Mint in Los Angeles,

decided to join the band. In 2014, Bianco formed his 12 piece band Forniquette. Bianco describes their sound as "modern brothel music." The members of Forniquette are Jim Bianco (Vocals), Alex Budman (Clarinet/Tenor), Jon Flower (Bass), Jordan Katz (trumpet), Phil Krohnengold (Accordion), Elizabeth Lea (Trombone), Danny Levin (Trumpet), Chris Lovejoy (Percussion), Nick Mancini (Vibes), David Moyer (Baritone Sax), Jason Pipkin (drums), David Ralicke (Trombone).

Albums

Bianco has officially released four studio albums: * Handsome Devil *

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(HCR) * Loudmouth *

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Bianco's unofficial releases include *

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* Steady (released in Japan) * Once Again, with FEELING! (

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) He has also released one studio EP of ballads titled "

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", one live album titled "

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", and one four song self-titled EP with his brothel band Forniquette. Prior to restructuring the

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Top Sellers format in July 2009, three of Bianco's albums were ranked among the top 50 best sellers in the following categories: *

– Rock: Acoustic #50 and Mood: Quirky * Handsome Devil – Rock: Acoustic #45, Rock: Rock Roots #24, Type: Lyrical #26 *

– Jazz: Big Band #28

Career highlights

*Bianco has been named among the top 100 hottest unsigned acts in Southern California by music trade industry journal Music Connection in 2002, 2004 and 2007. *In 2003, Bianco entered the “Acoustic Live” music competition. Out of more than 500 applicants, Bianco placed first. The contest has been billed as an elimination style acoustic battle of the bands. Submissions are judged based on songwriting, performance, musicianship and originality. *On September 2, 2004, Bianco and his band appeared on Nic Harcourt's esteemed

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radio program in support of the release of "Handsome Devil." They performed seven songs over the course of two sets and Bianco was interviewed by

.Harcourt, Ni
"Jim Bianco on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt"
"Morning Becomes Eclectic" Radio interview on September 2, 2004. Retrieved on 3 September 2009. *In 2004, RCA recording artist

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, a member of

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, covered Bianco's song “Long Way Home.” The recording was released as a bonus track on Baiyewu's self-titled solo album, "Tunde." *Bianco has been a regular performer in showcases at the

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musical festival since 2002. *Bianco was one of eleven Los Angeles singer/songwriters invited by the

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to participate in a special Friday evening performance called "Drawing on LA: Songs for

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". This concert was presented in conjunction with the exhibit "Taddeo and Federico Zuccaro: Artist-Brothers in Renaissance Rome." On December 14, 2007, Bianco played piano and sang his song “Thundercloud.” *On February 22, 2008, Bianco's song “Belong” was featured as

’s Top Tune. *On September 8, 2008, Bianco and his band performed "I Got A Thing for You" on ''

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'' which aired on October 7, 2008. *On November 16, 2008, Bianco performed a five-song set as a part of NPR's

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in Charleston, West Virginia while on tour supporting

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. *The Ventura Film Society invited Bianco to screen his series of short films and perform a set on March 17, 2010, at the 2010 Ventura Film Society Benefit. *Bianco walked the red carpet at the world premiere of the film Ca$h on March 25, 2010. The film features four of Bianco's song. The event was held at Brenden Theaters at the

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. *Bianco made a guest appearance playing guitar with Aqualung during the musical guest segment of ''

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'' on April 28, 2010. They performed Aqualung's song "Reel Me In." *Bianco was on the cover of the Ventura County Reporter on the May 6, 2010, issue. He was quoted in Butch Warner's feature article, "The Magic of Music." *On June 2, 2010, Bianco appeared as a guest on Sue Marchant's

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radio program. Along with being interviewed, Bianco sang his song "Sing" and Marchant played the studio version of "I've Got A Thing For You." *In August 2010, Bianco performed at Hotel Carolina, an annual two-day singer-songwriter festival held in

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. *On August 3, 2010, Bianco collaborated wit
Kickstarter
to launch a fan funding campaign to raise money for the release of his third official studio album, "LOUDMOUTH." Over the course of the 45-day campaign, people were asked to pledge money in exchange for gifts based on their pledge level. Bianco's gifts included autographed advance copies of the new album, T-shirts, buttons, a recording of your favorite Jim Bianco song, a limited edition memorabilia book, a personal song written based on a questionnaire with the song appearing on an album with proceeds going to charity, a house concert, a live stream performance of a set from inside his apartment, opportunities to appear as a character in the animated video for his song "Elevator Operator," and Bianco would become an ordained minister in the Universal Church to officiate a wedding. The campaign ended at 11:59pm EDT on September 17, 2010. Bianco received $31,500.00 in pledges from 346 backers, exceeding his initial pledge goal of $15,000.00 by $16,500.00. *On November 30, 2010, the cnn.com articl
"Give a Musician or Cause a Boost"
featured Bianco's successful fan funding campaign with Kickstarter. *On March 4, 2011, Bianco's song "Sinners," from his album Loudmouth, exclusively premiered worldwide in an article by Mike Ragogna of

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. *On March 7, 2011, the award-winning film “Sing: The Hotel Café Tour,” directed by Laura Crosta, made its television premiere on the DOC: The Documentary Channel. The film's name is taken from Bianco's song and the title track of his second studio album,

. The film features Bianco,

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, Meiko, Brad Gordon,

and others, as it chronicles friendships forged through music at The Hotel Café, which inspired the renowned Hotel Cafe Tour. *On April 4, 2011, Bianco's song “Talented” was featured as

’s Top Tune. *Bianco performed on July 2011. *CNN's sister station HLN's show "Making it in America" featured Bianco's successful Kickstarter campaign on September 25, 2012. *

was featured on NPR's ''

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'' on October 2, 2013. Host

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interviewed Bianco about the process of creating Cookie Cutter.NPR Staf
"You're Only 69 Questions Away From A New Song About You"
"NPR" Retrieved on January 28, 2014 *Bianco regularly lends his time and talents to charities and benefits. The following is a list of events in which he has participated:

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Fundraiser, Rainn Benefit (2007 & 2008), Jordan Lawhead Cancer Fund (March 2009), Obama Nights! (Oct 2008), Night with the Friends of El Faro (May 2005), Ho-Ho-Tel for LAFD Sparks of Love Toy Drive (Dec 2008 & 2009), Pop & Politics with Jimmy Dore for Hurricane Katrina Relief (2005), Doctors Without Borders (Feb 2008), Tom's Shoes (July 2009), Give Into the Groove to benefit American Red Cross (2005),

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(June 2009), Ventura Film Society Festival Benefit (2010) and The Pink Project.

Touring

Bianco has shared billing with many notable acts including: Squeeze,

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and many more. In 2002, Keiji Matsumoto, a Japanese independent record store owner, discovered “

” online and contacted Bianco about selling the album in his store Café Goattee. The album sold out quickly and with the release of “ Handsome Devil” in 2004, Matsumoto booked Bianco on a tour across Japan in February 2005. Accompanied by Brad Gordon and Jason Pipkin, Bianco played all over the country. In 2006, Bianco released his album " Steady" in Japan. Bianco, again with Brad Gordon and Jason Pipkin, toured Japan in April 2006 and returned for their third tour in June 2009. In April 2010, Bianco returned to Japan for an acoustic tour, playing six shows in five cities. In March 2012, Bianco returned to Japan for a seven city tour with

Documentaries

''Map the Music''
(2010) as himself *''Sing: The Hotel Cafe Tour Documentary'' (2010) as himself

Television appearances

*NRK – ''Nett TV Norway'' (May 2008) **Performed “Sing” with Brad Gordon *CBS – ''

'' (October 7, 2008) **Performe
“I Got A Thing For You”
with the full band *NBC – ''

'' (April 28, 2010) **Played guitar with Aqualung on the song "Reel Me In" *HLN – ''Making It In America'' (September 25, 2012) **News article featuring fan funding through Kickstarter.

Television placements

*HBO – ''

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'' **"So Far So Good" *A&E – ''

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'' **"Untended Fires" ***Season 1 Episode 6 – Hope for the Holidays. Aired 12.13.05 **"Best That You Can Do" ***Season 1 Episode 8 – Taking the Weight Off. Aired 01.06.06 **"Sorry" & "Tennessee Wedding" ***Season 1 Episode 9 – Tough Breaks. Aired 01.13.06 *CBS – ''

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'' **"To Hell With the Devil" ***Season 1 Episode 8 – "12:04AM". Aired 10.05.07 *ABC – ''

Men In Trees ''Men in Trees'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series starring Anne Heche as relationship coach Marin Frist, which premiered on September 12, 2006, on ABC. The series is set in the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska, and concerns ...

'' **"Indeed In Love" – Written by Jim Bianco/Quincy Coleman, performed by Quincy Coleman ***Season 2 Episode 12 – Read Between the Minds. Aired 03.19.08 *NBC – ''

Life Life, also known as biota, refers to matter that has biological processes, such as Cell signaling, signaling and self-sustaining processes. It is defined descriptively by the capacity for homeostasis, Structure#Biological, organisation, met ...

'' **"Been A Long Time" – Written by Gary Jules. Duet performed by Gary Jules and the Group Rules featuring Jim Bianco ***Episode 215 – I Heart Mom. Aired 02.18.09 *FX – '' Justified'' **"I Got A Thing For You" ***Season 1 Episode 10 – The Hammer. Aired 05.18.2010 *HBO – ''

True Blood ''True Blood'' is an American fantasy Horror fiction, horror Drama (film and television), drama television series produced and created by Alan Ball (screenwriter), Alan Ball. It is based on ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', a series of novels ...

'' **"So Far, So Good" ***Season 3 Episode 33 – Everything is Broken. Aired 08.15.10 *NBC – ''

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'' **"I Got A Thing For You" ***Season 1 Episode 5 – Chapter 5. Aired 01.26.12 *ABC – '' The Neighbors'' **"Leaving on a Jet Plane" as Hooray Matinee ***Season 2 Episode 22 – There Goes The Neighbors' Hood. Aired 04.11.2014 *USA Network – ''

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'' **"I Won't Tell You" ***Season 6 Episode 12 – A Bigger Boat. Aired 08.26.2014

*Chickdowntown.com Commercial (Summer/Fall 2008) **"I Got A Thing For You (Remix)" *German Car Commercial (2009) **

Always Always may refer to: Film and television * ''Always'', a 1985 film directed by Henry Jaglom * ''Always'' (1989 film), a 1989 romantic comedy-drama directed by Steven Spielberg * ''Always'' (2011 film), a 2011 South Korean film, also known as ''O ...

Movie placements

*Movie: ''

Sherrybaby ''Sherrybaby'' is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Laurie Collyer. The film premiered in the Dramatic Competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2006 and received a limited release in the United States on S ...

'' Soundtrack (2006) **Track #15 "Painkiller" *Movie: ''

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'' Soundtrack (2007) **"Sorry" *Movie: '' Ca$h'' Soundtrack (2010) **"I Got A Thing For You" **"I Got A Thing For You (Remix)" **"Get On" **"To Hell With the Devil"

Live concert video

Live at the Hudson Theater
(2013) **Recorded live in Los Angeles on October 1, 2013. Released on March 25, 2014.

Music videos

Best That You Can Do
(2006)
Painkiller Live from My Kitchen
(2008)
I Got A Thing For You
(2008)
Sing-a virtual tour through the record
(2008)
Sinners
(2011)
Elevator Operator
(2011)
That's What She Said
(2012) Guest appearances
Laura Jansen's "Wicked World" Video
as The Big Bad Wolf (2009)

Short films

Films created and produced by Jim Bianco
A Drive Through Southport, England
(2006) *On the Road with Gary Jules (2006)
A Ride Through Japan
(2007) *The March of Shibuya (2007) available exclusively on the "Painkiller" EP *Miranda (2007) available exclusively on the "Painkiller" EP
Gary Jules and Jim Bianco Summer Tour
(2007)
Sixteen Days In England
(2008)
Jim Flies A Plane Over Malibu
(2008)
Pie Fight with Ingrid Michaelson and Jim Bianco
(2008)
Jessie Baylin's Pornstar Name
(2008)
El Toro Y Yo
(2009)
Kite
(2009)
Cucina Bianco
(2009)
Balloon
(2009)
Bathtub
(2009)
Makudonaldo
(2010)
Kickstarter Movie
(2010)
Gratitude
(2010)
A Jim Bianco Christmas
(2010)
The Magician
(2011)

Discography

Studio albums

*'' Handsome Devil'' (2004) *''

'' (2008) *'' Loudmouth'' (April 2011) *''

'' (October 2013)

Unofficial releases

*''

'' (2002) *''

'' (2003) *'' Steady'' (2006) (Released in Japan) *'' Once Again, with FEELING!'' (2009)

Live albums

*''

'' (2003)

EPs

*''

'' (2006) (includes four bonus short films by Jim Bianco) *'' Forniquette'' (2015)

Compilations

*L.A. SONG ALLIANCE: SONGS FOR AN UNREAL CITY (2003) **Track #2 "Two Birds" *LIVE AT THE HOTEL CAFÉ, VOLUME 1 (2004) **Track #1 "Tennessee Wedding" *MPRESS RECORDS NEW ARRIVALS, VOLUME 1 (2006) **Track #4 "Goodness Gracious" *LED SKY ACOUSTIC HITS (2007) **Track #9 "Best That You Can Do" **Track #10 "Sorry" *PASTE MUSIC SAMPLER #41 (2008) **Track #13 "I Got A Thing For You" * Robin Danar's ALTERED STATES (2008) **Track #11 "Life During Wartime" (Talking Heads Cover) *FRUITCAKE-SINGER/SONGWRITERS (2008) **Track #3 "Sing" *M:M MUSIC MEETING CD Volume 6, Disc 1 (2008) **Track #20 "Sing" *THE HOTEL CAFÉ PRESENTS WINTER SONGS (2008) **Track #15 "Auld Lang Syne (Charity Medley)"

Collaborations

*C. Duck Anderson &

Nate Richert Nate Richert (born April 28, 1978) is an American actor, director, musician and songwriter, best known as Harvey Dwight Kinkle in ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' (1996-2003). Career Richert is best known for his seven-year role as Harvey Dwight Ki ...

– ''TONE CONTROL'' (2004) **Track #4 "Every Day" (piano) *

Quincy Coleman Quincy Coleman (born May 23, 1975, in Macon, Mississippi) is a former gridiron football defensive back in the National Football League and the Canadian Football League. He played college football for Jackson State University. He was signed by ...

– ''COME CLOSER'' (2006) **Co-producer, co-writer of "Indeed In Love", "Sleep Late" and "Don't Go Away" * Steve Reynolds – ''THE CARNIVAL PAPERS'' (2008) **Track #4 "Once In Your Life" (piano) *

– ''BIRD'' (2008) **Track #7 "Been A Long Time" (featured) *

Keaton Simons Keaton Simons (born July 20, 1978) is an American recording and performing artist. He is signed to Best Revenge Records, an independent label he created in 2012. His music has been featured on shows like ''Sons of Anarchy'', '' Hollywood Heights' ...

– ''CAN YOU HEAR ME'' (2008) **Track #11 "Can You Hear Me" (background vocals) *

– ''NATHANIEL'S PLAYHOUSE'' (2008) *Brother Sal – ''BLOOD & DUST'' (2009) **Track #9 "Broke/Busted" (featured) *Hooray Matinee – ''HOORAY MATINEE'' (2014) with

Petra Haden Petra Haden (born October 11, 1971) is an American musician and singer. She is the daughter of the jazz bassist Charlie Haden and Ellen David, and is the triplet sister of bassist Rachel Haden (her bandmate in that dog.) and cellist Tanya Ha ...

**5 track EP (performer and producer)

References

External links

Official websiteJim Bianco on MySpaceJim Bianco on FacebookJim Bianco on TwitterJim Bianco's Youtube Channel
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Jim Bianco at CD BabyJim Bianco at iTunesJim Bianco at SpotifyJim Bianco at NoiseTradeInternet Archives Audio Performance at the Hotel Café on April 27, 2004Internet Archives Audio Performance with Gary Jules at Jammin Java July 3, 2007Jim Bianco Performances on NPRJim Bianco on NPR's All Things Considered October 2, 2013Jim Bianco on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt September 2, 2004LOUDMOUTH Record Release Campaign at Kickstarter.comJim Bianco's Archived Interview on Fearless Radio NMB November 21, 2010
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