- All Smiles
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Name = All Smiles
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URL = [http://www.allsmilesmusic.com All Smiles]Jim Fairchild is an Americansinger songwriter born inFresno, California .He currently lives and works inPortland, Oregon under the nameAll Smiles .He moved to
Modesto, California at the age of 2, where he lived and playedguitar in the bandGrandaddy until their breakup in 2006 [http://www.nme.com/news/grandaddy/22068] . He lived briefly inLos Angeles andPortland, Oregon where he began to work under the name All Smiles, and played one tour, as the guitarist inModest Mouse . In 2006 he moved to Chicago, and released his firstsolo album and seven inch as All Smiles. That record, and all material put out by All Smiles are carbon neutral [http://www.eforests.co.uk/INTERNET/efnews2.nsf/NewsWebDisplay?OpenForm&ParentUNID=B43784BD508034C0802572D3006D0C3E] . Band members on "Ten Readings of a Warning" includeJanet Weiss (Sleater Kinney ,Quasi ), Joe Plummer (Modest Mouse ,Black Heart Procession , Magic Magicians), Danny Seim (lackthereof ,Menomena ) , and Solon Bixler (Great Northern ).The
album art for "Ten Readings of a Warning" and "Moth in a Cloud of Smoke" seven inch were done by artistNatasha Wheat .Fairchild has just completed the second All Smiles album entitled "Oh For the Getting and Not Letting Go", and is currently unsigned.
Interviews and Press
* [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39462-jim-fairchild-talks-grandaddy-breakup-solo-album] Pitchfork Interview
* [http://www.latimesblogs.latimes.com/soundboard/2007/06/jim-fairchild-i.html] Los Angeles Times
* [http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/sharpdarts/070518/] Chicago Reader Interview
* [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/42505-ten-readings-of-a-warning] Pitchfork Review of Ten Reading of a Warning
* [http://www.eforests.co.uk/INTERNET/efnews2.nsf/NewsWebDisplay?OpenForm&ParentUNID=B43784BD508034C0802572D3006D0C3E] E-forests Al Smiles goes Carbon Neutral
* [http://www.modestofamous.com/node/1333] Modesto Famous
* [http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608003716/Grandaddy.html] Musician Guide
* [http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3313/8525/ Friends In High Places] Friends in High PlacesExternal links
* [http://www.myspace.com/allsmilesmusic www.myspace.com/allsmilesmusic]
* [http://www.allsmilesmusic.com www.allsmilesmusic.com]References
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