James Diers is a writer and musician in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...

. He is a founding member of the bands Halloween, Alaska

Halloween, Alaska

Halloween, Alaska is a Minnesota-based band consisting of James Diers , Jake Hanson , Bill Shaw , and David King . All of the group's members live in the Twin Cities. Original keyboardist and programmer Ev left the band in 2008...

 and Love-cars. (He collaborates with drummer and composer David King

David King (musician)

David King is a drummer/ composer from Minneapolis. He is best known for being a founding member of the jazz groups The Bad Plus and Happy Apple although he is active in many other projects including free jazz collective Buffalo Collision with NYC "Downtown" legends Tim Berne and Hank Roberts and...

 in both groups.) He is known for writing literate, thought-provoking lyrics in a modern indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 context. Diers attended Northwestern University

Northwestern University

Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....

 in Evanston, Illinois

Evanston, Illinois

Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...

 and the University of Sussex

University of Sussex

The University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....

 in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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Discography

Halloween, Alaska, Champagne Downtown, 2009 (voice/guitar/keys/production)

JG Everest, Parade, 2008 (voice/guitar)

various artists, Twin Town High Music Yearbook Vol. 8, 2007 (with Halloween, Alaska)

various artists, For Callum, 2007 (with Halloween, Alaska)

Fat Kid Wednesdays, The Art of Cherry, 2005 (voice on "All Thru the Night")

various artists, Live Current Vol. 1, 2005 (with Halloween, Alaska)

Halloween, Alaska, Too Tall to Hide, 2005 (voice/guitar/keys/production)

Halloween, Alaska, Halloween, Alaska, 2004 (voice/guitar/production)

12 Rods

12 Rods

12 Rods was an indie rock band formed in Oxford, Ohio, United States in 1992. The group went on to relocate to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1995 until its end in 2004.-History:...

, Lost Time, 2002 (additional voice)

Love-cars, Thank You For Telling Me What I Already Know, 2002 (voice/guitar/keys)

various artists, Twin Town Music Yearbook Vol. 4, 2001 (with Love-cars)

Love-cars, I'm Friends With All Stars, 2000 (voice/guitar)

various artists, Twin Town Music Yearbook Vol. 2, 1998 (with Love-cars)

Love-cars, Chump Lessons, 1998 (voice/guitar)