Jim Ward is going on tour in support of Quiet In The Valley, On The Shores The End Begins & The Electric Six, which is a compilation release containing the material from his last three solo EP's. Dates in the replies.

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Jim Ward's (Sparta, Sleepcar) new EP, The End Begins, is available here.

Remember the chatter about an At the Drive-In reunion? Oh ye optimistic, prepare for a crushing blow. Jim Ward does not want to talk about it.

Dustin Kensrue, Chris Conley, Jim Ward, and Jon Foreman will be doing an acoustic benefit show for Invisible Children Friday, December 19th at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA.

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Jim Ward has some of his guitars up for sale on ebay.

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Read an interview Late Night Wallflower conducted with Jim Ward, lead singer of Sparta and Sleepercar, here.

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Sparta's Threes is going to be pressed on vinyl. A pre-order for this can be found here. Check out the replies for the track listing with bonus tracks and other details.

Update: That chat is now over. Thank you to Jim for spending a Tuesday evening with us. We wish him the best of luck in all his endeavors.

Here, in this thread, at approximately 7 p.m. EST, Jim Ward of Sleepercar (and Sparta and formerly At the Drive-In) will be chatting with AP.net users. Come in, say hi and chat it up about the band's new album, West Texas, which officially hits stores...[read more]

Tonight at 7 p.m. EST, Jim Ward of Sleepercar (also Sparta and formerly At the Drive-In) will be chatting here on AP.net.

The high-resolution artwork for Sleepercar's upcoming West Texas can be found in the AP.net gallery. There is also a new promotional picture in there as well. Enjoy.

Jim Ward's (Sparta, At the Drive-In) side project has been given the name Sleepercar. Their debut release, West Texas, will be available April 22nd through Civil Defense League/Doghouse Records.

Jim Ward (Sparta) has sent out a bulletin urging everyone to vote for Obama.

Message from Jim

The last few weeks of my life have been inspiring and I am left, at least to some degree, a changed man. It started with an invitation to play a rally for Barack Obama with my friends in Bright Eyes in Omaha. I stood amongst some of the most charged up and positive folks I have ever met. Up to this point,...[read more]

Jim Ward will be playing the Barack Obama rally tomorrow at Slowdown in Omaha, NE. The show is free and Bright Eyes, Secret Life of Sparrows and M. Ward are also playing. Check the replies for info on how to get tickets.

Jim Ward (Sparta) will be doing will be performing a full set acoustically for the first time at the Paul G. Gleason Theater in Hollywood on January 25th. Ward will be playing a cross section of songs from his past, present and future, most notably from his recent EP release, Quiet. Tickets are now on sale through Ticketmaster.

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Jim Ward (Sparta) will be releasing a solo acoustic EP entitled jimward.quiet on November 6, 2007 via Civil Defense League. Read a message from him below or listen to two of the songs at their myspace.

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Jim Ward (Sparta) has announced several new albums coming out on his label, Civil Defense League. Read his update below.

Update

hey gang
i just wanted to take a second and let you know about this thing i am doing-its called Civil Defense League, its a record label that Doghouse Records is helping me out with. My record with Bobby Byrd was the...[read more]