James McNew

James McNew

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James McNew has been the bass player for the rock band Yo La Tengo since their 1992 album May I Sing With Me.

He was previously a member of Christmas on their third album Vortex.

He also has a solo side project, Dump.

The documentary The Parking Lot Movie highlights McNew's career as a parking lot attendant in Charlottesville, VA prior to his career as a musician.

Movies for James McNew...

Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One
Title: Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One
Released: December 22, 2019
Type: Movie
For almost two decades, Yo La Tengo have put on an annual eight-night Hanukkah concert series in New York City. With help on Night One, 2019, from guests Fred Armisen, William Tyler, Jon Glaser and Greg Hetson, it's total musical "mishegoss" -- and it's all for charity.
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Other Music
Title: Other Music
Character: Self
Released: April 26, 2019
Type: Movie
A documentary highlighting the 20 year history of influential indie record store Other Music in Manhattan's East Village.
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Yo La Tengo Live at National Sawdust
Title: Yo La Tengo Live at National Sawdust
Released: February 27, 2018
Type: Movie
In February 2018, Yo La Tengo played an intimate Pitchfork video showcase at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, debuting songs from their upcoming album There’s a Riot Going On.
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The Parking Lot Movie
Title: The Parking Lot Movie
Character: Self
Released: August 6, 2010
Type: Movie
The Parking Lot Movie is a documentary about a singular parking lot in Charlottesville, Virginia. The film follows a select group of parking lot attendants and their strange rite of passage.
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Title: Parks and Recreation
Character: Bobby Knight Ranger Bassist
Released: April 9, 2009
Type: TV
In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.
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Title: Gilmore Girls
Character: McNewer Hoboken Troubadour
Released: October 5, 2000
Type: TV
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.
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The Book of Life
Title: The Book of Life
Character: The Salvation Army Band
Released: August 22, 1998
Type: Movie
The end of the millenium has taken on a certain significance in modern day prophecies. What happens if Jesus Christ has second thoughts about the Apocalypse? It is December 31, 1999 and New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's assistant Magdelina discuss and debate the end of the world, the opening of the seven seals, and the essence of being human.
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I Shot Andy Warhol
Title: I Shot Andy Warhol
Character: Party Band Member
Released: May 1, 1996
Type: Movie
Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 1960s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but he continued to ignore her. So she shot him. This is Valerie's story.