Jim Ward

Overview

Jim Ward might be one of the coolest guys in music. Apart from being one of the founding members of At The Drive-In and Sparta, his work ethic, like his music, is amazing and inspiring. He doesn’t have an annoying rockstar persona, despite heading two of punk’s best bands of the past decade. He manages his own career, while enabling the music careers of other artists in his hometown of El Paso via Tembloroso.com, amongst a bunch of other rad things.

Okay, so I sound like a little bit of a creep, but the truth is I interviewed Jim a while back (no, I’m not actually stalking him online) and was in total awe of how incredibly down-to-earth and independent he is as a solo artist. He’s not out to impress anybody; he’s just here to do what he does – if you like it, cool. If not, then that’s okay too.

Catch the man in action, bringing El Paso to Brisbane this Saturday to Alhambra Lounge. If you’re in a band and you’re a little too big for your boots (I’m looking at you, every band with members under the age of 22) it’d be a good idea for you to go and learn something new about music.