It's pronounced "Pusey": Guadalupe

Here's a photo from the first legitimate pay-to-get-in-and-buy-our-CD show by James & James at Zeke's on Saturday night.

We had a turn out of about 100 people, which is intense - especially on a night when there were two other large (not to mention FREE) concerts in Ames.

It's no lie that we have the most stellar fanbase ever - it never hurts to have some great friends who support what you're doing. We just released our first album, "Guadalupe," which should be up on iTunes fairly soon, so be sure to check that out.

If it seems like the whole James & James thing has kind of gone to the next level recently, it's thanks to this incredibly talented and creative guy: Bradford Johnson.

He's one of James L.'s good friends from Des Moines who offered to take some photos and design our album art. We went down to Des Moines for a few shots, and next thing you know we've got some really legitimate looking posters, then he offered to work things out with a printing company to get our CD's packaged and shipped, then he even created a ballin' techno remix of one of our songs (by far the most radio-worthy song on the album).

Countless other friends have also helped us a lot recently - Bobby Scott took a ton of time helping us record our tracks, and many more gave time and talent to the making of the album, not to mention all of the contributors and guest stars we've included in our shows.

Basically what I'm getting at is that this whole James & James thing all comes down to great friends. So to all of the supporters, know this - James and I are blown away by the encouragement we get from all of you. We've always been about putting on a good time for our friends, so here's to many more fantastic shows down the road!