Not to be confused with Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH),  the James Clark Institute is a lyrical Toronto band compared to Bob Dylan circa 1966 meets Elvis Costello. Singer/songwriter/musician James Clark confronts the ghosts from his past and puts them to song, twisting and turning his own personal demons into witty, rootsy pop tunes.

The James Clark Institute’s latest CD Sideshow Unattraction, is a theatrical, esoteric journey into a world of carnival illusion, heartbreak, melancholy wit and bitter double entendre.  Upon its release in May of ’09, the CD charted on Canadian campus radio and has recently been added to Not Lame Recording’s roster of independent releases.

2004’s ‘Home is Where the Heart Attack is’ received airplay on campus radio across Canada and charted in Ontario. Tracks from the CD also received airplay and widespread recognition on several internet radio stations. ‘The Worst Photograph Ever Taken Of Me’ hit #5 on MP3unsigned.com operating out of the U.K. and the CD reached #3 on the Pop Album charts of MP3.com.au based In Australia.

James Clark is joined by Michael Hussey, formerly of the iconic garage  trio the Sin-Tones, on guitar; Toronto based folk punker Timothy Cameron on bass; and Brad Holy, drummer for local singer/songwriter Amer Diab.

The James Clark Institute returns to C'est What on Thursday April 22, 2010.