Boston show 03.29.13 was sold out! Here’s the recording…

Our show with Soule Monde and Kong was an official sellout! Thanks so much to everyone who came out to the show. There were a whole lot of new faces singing our songs, and it was incredible to personally meet you all and get a chance to thank you for coming out! Here is a [...]

Richard James With Members of Trey Anastasio Band!

Richard James and The Name Changers will be sharing the stage with Soule Monde (Russ and Ray from The Trey Anastasio Band) on March 29th at Church! This one is going to sell out fast, so make sure you head to the Church Website and get your tickets NOW before they’re gone….. See ya’s there…. [...]

Richard james / kung fu 02.22 at port city music hall!

Richard James and The Name Changers will be performing with Kung Fu at The Port City Music Hall in Portland, Maine on February 22nd! Tickets are available now HERE AT THE PORT CITY MUSIC HALL WEBSITE!

Portland Record Release at Port City Music Hall September 8th!

Richard James and The Name Changers will be releasing their sophomore record in Maine at The Port City Music Hall in Portland on September 8th!

BOSTON CD RELEASE DATE SET!

On October 13th we will be having our Boston Record Release at The Middle East Downstairs located at 472/480 Massachusetts Avenue! Get your tickets ahead of time, opening acts will be announced soon!

RJNC NEEDS YOUR HELP!

About this project First and foremost, We’ve been hard at work, in and out of the studio over the last 8 months recording our 2nd album, and it’s coming out much better than we ever imagined! We’ve recently been approached by a Boston based music media group to represent their company at the South By [...]

RJNC LIVE WITH MAX CREEK 01/28 & STRANGEFOLK 04/13!!!

Richard James & The Name Changers would like to announce 2 newly added big shows with Max Creek and Strangefolk! The RJNC / Max Creek show will be held at Pearl Street in Northampton on January 28th! The RJNC / Strangefolk show will be held at The Hard Rock Cafe in Boston on April 13th! [...]

Check out this new article on RJNC!

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RICHARD JAMES, LIVE @ CHURCH EVERY TUESDAY IN JANUARY FOR FREE!

My Secret Boston and Richard James & The Name Changers will be hosting live music Tuesdays at the club “Church” in Boston for the whole month of January! There will be a great support act each week, and to top it all off…. IT’S FREE! Please come on down and enjoy live music with… many [...]

Richard James, Live @ THE MAGIC ROOM, BRIGHTON 11/04/11 !!!

Don’t miss this Friday night, Richard James & The Name Changers Live @ The Magic Room for People With Instruments CD Relaese! 11/04/11….

RJ Halloween Show in York, Maine!

Our friends from the Portland / York / Sugarloaf areas rented out the venue, “Inn on the Blues” and we’ll be throwing a Halloween show there on Friday, October 28th. The show is open to the public, the music will be starting around 9 PM! GET YOUR TICKETS TO THE SHOW HERE!!!

Live @ The Bitter End, NYC

Thanks everyone for coming out and making it an extremely successful evening down at The Bitter End! We had 60 people paid which is double the amount of people we had last time we played there! We’ll be back to New York City within the next couple of months to perform again, so stay tuned [...]

RICHARD JAMES & THE CHANGERS HEAD TO SXSW?!

The band is pulling together all their resources and contacts and attempting to make their 1st ever trip to the SXSW Conference in Austin TX. They’ve just submitted an entry through Sonicbids to showcase at SXSW, and tour manager Benny Tucker is working on setting up other shows with his contacts in Austin. Being accepted [...]

RICHARD JAMES & THE NAME CHANGERS W/ BIG SAM’S FUNKY NATION 09/09/11!!!

Come check out Richard James & The Name Changers with New Orleans Big Brass Funk band, “Big Sam’s Funky Nation” on Friday September 9th at The Middle East Downstairs in Cambridge! Presale Tix from us are $15, we only have a certain amount, so get them now before the show sells out!!!

New Richard James Live Youtube Feed!

Hey Folks, We have a brand spankin’ new youtube feed featuring live tracks including the date the song was played, where it was performed, and a rating on how good the recording quality / performance is. Go HERE to check out our live youtube feed. If you’d like to repost and share our youtube feed [...]

October Residency at The Minglewood Tavern, Gloucester!

Richard James & The Name Changers have a residency and will be performing every Thursday night at The Minglewood Tavern in Gloucester. We’re billing it as “HALLOWEEN” every Thursday night, and we’ll performing as a different band each week! We were thinking that since there are 4 weeks, we’ll be : October 6th – PINK [...]

Names & Games | My Secret Boston Article

Names and Games Richard James establishes a solid indentity. Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Photo: Jennaration Photography There are a lot of ways for bands to connect with their fans these days. Richard James and the Name Changers, a six-piece group out of the North Shore, takes it one step further than just the typical Facebook [...]

Richard James & Edward Sharp at EVOLVE 2011!

Thanks for your input folks! We’re going to be playing the mainstage at The Evolve Festival in Nova Scotia for the 2nd year in a row on July 22nd, 23rd & 24th of 2011! After talking with festival organizer Jonas Colter, we’re planning on doing a side stage set as well in the palace yurt [...]

“My Secret Boston” spills the beans about RJ&NC!

Here’s the Article that My Secret Boston wrote about Richard James & The Name Changers! Richard James steals some names and faces Richard James and the Name Changers are poised to become a household product. They touch all the rhythmic bases, playing a jam-friendly blend of soul and rock numbers that have the power to [...]

Changing our names, first time ever : 03/11/11

So the name changers will change their names at each show by wearing a shirt with their new name on it, and it’s up to the audience to figure out what the theme is. Tomorrow night is the first show ever doing this, we have the theme, and we’re excited……