Jim Lindberg
This poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. )Find sources: "Jim Lindberg" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2020) |
Jim Lindberg | |
---|---|
Background information | |
Birth name | James William Lindberg |
Born | July 26, 1965 |
Origin | Hermosa Beach, California, United States |
Genres | Punk rock, melodic hardcore, skate punk, hardcore punk |
Occupation(s) | Musician, vocalist, author |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitars |
Years active | 1980s–present |
Labels | Epitaph Records MySpace Records SideOneDummy Records |
James William Lindberg (born July 26, 1965) is an American singer and guitarist. Active since the 1980s, when he played in local bands in his early career, he is best known as the songwriter and lead singer of the punk rock band Pennywise, which he fronted from 1988 to 2009, and has again since 2012. He also founded The Black Pacific, who released a debut album in 2010.
Lindberg became Pennywise's main lyricist after the death of bassist
Biography
Pennywise
After years playing in local bands, Lindberg joined Pennywise in 1988 with
Along with contemporaries and fellow Epitaph Records labelmates Bad Religion, NOFX, Rancid and The Offspring, Pennywise were one of the five main stage headliners that helped establish The Vans Warped tour as one of America's longest running traveling music festivals.
In August 2009, Lindberg announced that he was leaving Pennywise.[2] He released the following statement:
After 20 years, nine albums and thousands of shows around the world, my time in Pennywise has come to an end. Being the singer for this band has been an amazing experience, and along the way we made some of the best fans anyone could ask for. There are few things that made me more proud than seeing people at our shows singing our songs, and it’s your support and encouragement that’s kept me going this long. I would sincerely like to thank everyone who helped us along the way and wish everyone in the Pennywise family the best of luck and continued success. Yours truly, Jim.
It was later revealed that Lindberg left Pennywise due to creative differences and the fact that he didn't want to tour as much as his bandmates aspired to.[3]
In October 2012 Pennywise announced that Lindberg would return to the band after his replacement Zoltán Téglás was sidelined by back problems.
The Black Pacific
In June 2010 Lindberg unveiled his new band The Black Pacific. The group signed to SideOneDummy Records and debuted two tracks, "The System" and "When It's Over".[4][5] Black Pacific features Alan Vega (from Good Guys in Black) on drums and Davey Latter (from Everest) on bass, with Jim writing all of the songs, playing guitar, and singing. Produced by Far guitarist Shaun Lopez, Black Pacific's debut album features a variety of musical styles.[3] Black Pacific played their debut show at Epicenter 2010 in Fontana, California.[6] Their self-titled debut was released on September 14, 2010.[7]
The Black Pacific toured in support of the album performing with Sum 41, The Riverboat Gamblers and Veara on the Eastpak Antidote tour in October 2010, and playing Groezrock festival, Pukkelpop and various other European festivals in 2011, in addition to select dates on the Vans Warped tour and opening for Rise Against and Flogging Molly for a fall tour of Canada.
Songs from the Elkhorn Trail
Lindberg released a solo acoustic album Songs from the Elkhorn Trail in November 2021. Produced by Ted Hutt, the album includes introspective songs about friends and relationships and features Lindberg on guitar and vocals, along with Marc Orrell, Joe Gittleman, David Hidalgo Jr, Connor Vance, and Glen Marhevka on accompanying instruments.
Other projects
A lifelong surfer, Jim has been an active supporter of the Surfrider foundation and appeared in public service announcements for various ocean related causes. He helped organize Pennywise's involvement in the Surfrider benefit compilation album,
Lindberg has also been active with various charity causes, including spearheading the effort to donate all proceeds of a 2000 Pennywise concert at The Los Angeles Sports Arena to charity. In 2008, Jim organized the donation of proceeds of Pennywise's "
Lindberg provided backing vocals on the
Lindberg has also been affiliated with cable television VOD content provider Havoc TV.
Punk Rock Dad
Lindberg also released his first book in May 2007, Punk Rock Dad.
"Punk Rock Dad" was the inspiration for the 2010 documentary
Personal life
Lindberg now lives in the south bay of Los Angeles with his wife and three daughters. He attended El Camino College, San Diego State University and later went on to graduate from
Discography
Pennywise
- Pennywise (1991)
- Unknown Road (1993)
- About Time (1995)
- Full Circle (1997)
- Straight Ahead (1999)
- Land of the Free? (2001)
- From the Ashes (2003)
- The Fuse(2005)
- Reason to Believe (2008)
- Yesterdays (2014)
- Never Gonna Die (2018)
The Black Pacific
- The Black Pacific (2010)
References
- ^ "Hall Of Fame | Mira Costa High School Alumni". miracostaalumni.com. October 11, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ "Vocalist Jim Lindberg leaves Pennywise." Punknews.org. August 21, 2009.
- ^ a b Tehrani, Nattalie (March 8, 2010). "A conversation with ex-Pennywise frontman Jim Lindberg". Altpress.com. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Jim Lindberg (ex-Pennywise) resurfaces in new band The Black Pacific". Punknews.org. June 24, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ^ "The Black Pacific official website". Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ^ "The Black Pacific | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "The Black Pacific (ex-Pennywise) plan September release for debut". Punknews.org. June 29, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ Paul, Aubin (April 19, 2007). "'Punk Rock Dad' (Jim Lindberg of Pennywise) set for release". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 14, 2022.