Sam Amidon w/Doveman "Mary Weeping"
from The Burgundy Stain Sessions (Fri., January 14, 2011) w/Doveman aka Thomas Bartlett & Guests, featuring Beth Orton, St. Vincent, Glen Hansard, Dawn Landes, Sam Amidon and Nico Muhly, recorded as part of The Burgundy Stain Sessions live from Le Poisson Rouge NYC.
WATCH :: POPCORN BEHAVIOR
Popcorn Behavior was hailing from Brattleboro, Vermont. The two principal members, pianist Thomas Bartlett and fiddler Sam Amidon, were 16 years old. Stefan Amidon, the group's percussionist, was 13 in 1998.
These tracks are taken from "La Cuenta de Fernando Ramos" EP by We Don't surf, hailing from Bloomington, Indiana, tagged as garage lo-fi pop surf country mexican shit spanish. Written/recorded/produced at the Factory in Bloomington In on 02/15/2011, free downloadable on their bandcamp page.
If you pre-order Fading Parade via SubPop.com before March 1st, you will receive a Sub Pop CDR of 3 brand new songs! and Fading Parade is streaming in full all this week exclusively via NPR.com. The album was co-produced/engineered by himself and Thom Monahan, recorded with Frankie Koeller, Graham Hill (Roman Ruins, Beach House drummer), David Enos.
Fat Possum has announced the release of Sonny and the Sunsets second full length “Hit After Hit” which is due out on April 12th. 'I Wanna Do It' is the second track for the album. "Hit After Hit" follows up Sonny and the Sunsets last year's debut "Tomorrow is Alright".
Track List:
01. She Plays Yo-Yo With My Mind
02. I Wanna Do It
03. Home and Exile
04. Reflections on Youth
05. Girls Beware
06. The Bad Energy From LA Is Killing Me
07. Teen Age Thugs
08. Heart of Sadness
09. Don’t Act Dumb
10. Acres of Lust
11. Pretend You Love Me
Sonny and the Sunsets Story (... in the style of 100 Records?)
Sonny Smith began singing while a patient at Warm Springs Foundation Hospital in Texas, to amuse the other patients. Quasi-mystical with a tendency to write about new-agey subjects such as hypnotherapy, extrasensory perception, fortune tellers, palm readers and channelers Smith has been given his own genre by the press as ‘pop supernaturalism’. He was released from Warm Springs in the care of his brother and wife, Ryan Browne and Tahlia Harbour who soon became his backing band, Smith changed his name several times in this phase; Sonny Berger, Declan (Sonny) Burke, Sonny Smith and Dave Gil. He left the band after a week and moved to San Francisco where he quickly landed back in psychiatric care. It was there at the Canyon Manor Rehabilitation Center north of San Francisco that he met Kelley Stoltz who became the drummer and third and final sunset. Stoltz sent for the other two sunsets and they arrived in San Francisco a week later. On and off they lived out of a Browne’s Toyota van for the next three years. They embarked on a triple album in late 2009 but a hurricane hit the coastal studio they were recording in and most of the tapes were destroyed as well as their equipment. What’s left is Hit After Hit. They returned to Alaska, where Browne has a mother.
Darren Hanlon is an Australian singer/songwriter who plays urban folk music. The song 'I Wish That I Was Beautiful For You' was originally appeared on his 2004 album "Little Chills," enlisting a few special guests including Doug McCoombs (Tortoise) and Nick Luca, recorded by Craig Schumacher (Calexico, Giant Sand, Neko Case).
Also..... "Last Kind Words"(2011) is a feature film written and directed by Kevin Barker, starring Brad Dourif (“One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” and “Deadwood”), Sarah Steele (“Spanglish”) and Spencer Daniels (“Star Trek” and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”). Summary: When Eli returns to the farm of his parents’ youth, he discovers that within its forests a different line is drawn between the living and the dead....
Current members include Raul Esparza on bass guitar and Danny Gonzalez on drums. The combination of post-punk thuds, psychedelic swirls and krautrock rhythms (re)animates the colorful back catalog of Wonder Wheel. Over 20 solo albums have been reevaluated and songs redesigned to construct brand new pieces of pop galore.
Both tracks will appear on the first full-length WW band album "Total Bundy", Spring 2011 on cassette via Burger Records.
The Head and the Heart is Seattle-based folk-indie-pop-rock sextet consisting of Charity Rose Thielen - vocals, violin, percussion, Chris Zasche - bass, Josiah Johnson - vocals, guitar, percussion, Jonathan Russell - vocals, guitar, percussion, Kenny Hensley - piano, Tyler Williams - drums. Both songs are appeared on their 2010 self-titled debut album. RIYL: Saint Bartlett, Fleet Foxes, Decemberists
taken from Howe Gelb's (of Giant Sand) upcoming album "Alegrias" out on March 21st via Fire Records.
In 2006, Howe Gelb embarked on a journey with a gospel choir with the result the astounding, critically acclaimed album 'Sno' Angel Like You'. This new chapter sees Howe embellish a troop of flamenco playing gypsies, including the virtuoso guitarist Raimundo Amador (collaborated with Bjork and BB King) and is mixed by the legendary John Parish (PJ Harvey).
Recorded atop a Cordoba roof with his 'Band Of Gypsies' in the Andalucía sun, ''Alegrias", is an exceptional new work from Howe Gelb. Originally only available in Spain (2010), where the record enjoyed considerable success due in part to the wondrous contribution from Flamenco guitar virtuoso 'Raimundo Amador', Fire is pleased to be releasing the latest jewel in the considerable crown of Howe Gelb's musical delights.
Melted Wires are:
Howe Gelb – piano, guitar, vocals
John Convertino (former Giant Sand and current Calexico) – drums, vibes
Thøger T. Lund (Giant Sand) – upright bass
Jacob Valenzuela (Calexico) – trumpet
Released 26 November 2010, available digitally on the bandcamp.
Recorded in Tucson, Arizona at Wavelab studio Nov./Dec. 2009 and mixed by Chris Shultz.
Purling Hiss is known as the one-man project of Philadelphia’s Birds of Maya guitarist Mike Polizze. Listen, Live at WFMU on Brian Turner's show Dec. 21, 2010 via FMA.
Following up the 2010 album "Play It Strange," The Fresh & Onlys' new "Secret Walls" 12" EP/CDEP is due out on April 26th via Sacred Bones. Recorded at guitarist Wymond Miles’ San Francisco home studio.
Tracklisting: 1. Secret Walls 2. Keep Telling Everybody Lies 3. Do You Believe in Destiny 4. Wash Over Us 5. Poison Wine
An excerpt from "Deleted Scenes" of the Wurld film by Elfin Saddle (Emi Honda and Jordan McKenzie). Appears as one of the video extras on the DVD release of "Wurld," available on Constellation.
Hailing from the small town of Pullman, WA four became one as Yarn Owl emerged in the autumn of 2007, they are Javier Suarez, Tim Meinig, Tyler Armour, and Ted Powers. 'The Wind' is taken from their 6 song EP called “Stay Warm” (2010). And 'Stare Into Night' is taken from Yarn Owl's upcoming debut full length album "Montaña Y Caballo" set to be available for download on March 1st, 2011, recorded in a barn just south of Moscow, Idaho in NOV. 2010 by friend Chris Early.
Olympia, Washington's pop group Lake release their third proper studio LP "Giving & Receiving" due out on April 12th via K Records and on April 6th via 7 e.p. (+ 5 bonus tracks for Japan). Astrud Gilberto-esque breezy song, 'Roger Miller' is the third track from the album which different version features R. Stevie Moore.
LAKE formed in 2005 in Olympia, WA. Lindsay, Markly, Ashley, and Andrew all knew each other from Canada (California). Collaborators include: Your Heart Breaks, Typhoon, Karl Blau, Adrian Orange, and Half-handed Cloud.
Bonnie Prince Billy & The Cairo Gang will release an exclusive 10" single "Island Brothers" for supporting Edge Outreach’s efforts in Haiti providing them with pure water and education, the single features two previously unreleased songs (Island Brothers / New Wonder), out on February 22nd via Drag City.
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and the Cairo Gang - New Wonder, from the single.
Directed by R. Alverson whose second feature film "New Jerusalem" starring Colm O’Leary and Will Oldham will make its North American debut at SXSW.
Kenneth Anger's Hollywood Babylon part 1
BBC documentary for the Arena series directed by Nigel Finch. Kenneth Anger hosts this one-hour documentary based on his best selling book by the same title. In the film "Wonder Boys" (2000, based on Michael Chabon's same-titled novel), you will find the book of Anger's "Hollywood Babylon" on James Leer's desk with Albert Camus' "The Plague", Truman Capote's "Answered Prayers."
Profile of Kenneth Anger, looking at the uproar his books on Hollywood scandals caused and journeying through the darker side of Hollywood's history, including film clips, and Anger playing a guide with comedian Mike McShane playing the God of Hollywood. It also includes a look at some of Anger's own work.
The Mantles - Cascades
Directed by Erren Franklin
from The Mantles "Pink Information" EP (2010) on Mexican Summer, following-up to their self-titled debut album from Slitbreeze.
from Mexican Summer’s Mexican Summer/Waterloo Compilation LP (2010), The Mantles consists of Michael Olivares (vocals, guitar), Drew Cramer (guitar), Matt Kallman (bass), Virginia Weatherby (drums).
Ducktails performs Killin the Vibe at Monster Island Basement, Brooklyn
on February 4, 2011
WATCH more :: Woods perform Suffering Season at Monster Island Basement, Brooklyn on February 4, 2011, and stream Downloads + Streaming Songs through nyctaper.
'How Come' is taken from the new full length "Black Grass," by Kyle Field’s Little Wings, it comes out on February 26th via Marriage Records and March 9th via 7 e.p. (+ 3 bonus tracks for Japan).
This is the cover art of Dignan Porch's upcoming eight-song EP 'Deluded,' due out on March 8th via Captured Tracks. Four tracks on the album were recorded in the studio with the full band and Henry Withers from Lovvers/ Human Hairon on production duties. South West London’s Dignan Porch are Joe Walsh on guitar and vocals, younger brother Sam Walsh on lead guitar, Hayley Akins on Keyboard and vocals, Ben Goodwin on bass and Philippa Bloomfield on drums. Their latest "Live Recordings" album is available on bandcamp page.
'Don't Give Up' is taken from the upcoming third solo full length "Magic Trick" by Tim Cohen known as the frontman of San Francisco's the Fresh & Onlys and also known for helping Sonny Smith's 100 Records project. Joined by fellow soul searchers James Kim (Kelley Stoltz band), Noelle Cahill, and Alicia Vanden Huevel (Aislers Set), along with other supportive friends, "Magic Trick" is due out on February 22nd via Captured Tracks. At the same day Captured Tracks release Cohen's double 7" with poster sleeve, an eight-song EP "Bad Blood."
Tim Cohen - I Come Alive
'Come Alive' is taken from Secret Seven Record’s San Francisco compilation "In A Cloud", released last year (LP is sold out, CD version will be available in March or April, 2011).
"Milca"
Directed & Edited by Peter I. Chang Produced by Mitch Cullin
Cinematography by Mitch Cullin/Peter I. Chang
Music by Milca Adamczyk
Here's our short for the month of February 2011: MILCA. We've got more of Milca coming soon, so consider this an introduction to our amazing, beautiful friend.
'Black Water' is taken from the forthcoming full length "Creep On Creepin' On" by Montreal-based Timber Timbre, led by guitarist/vocalist Taylor Kirk, and the formation of the band is a three-piece, Kirk with Mika Posen on violin and Simon Trottier on lap steel, autoharp and synth. "Creep On Creepin' is due out on April 5th via Arts & Crafts. Pre-Order, here.
Both songs are taken from the latest EP "Secret Serf" (out now via Lefse Records) which is the follow-up EP to San Diego, CA-based Tape Deck Mountain’s 2009 LP "Ghost."
WATCH more :: Tape Deck Mountain - Secret Serf, performed on TerrorEyes Session.
This is the artwork for the new album "Terra" of Julian Lynch (New Jersey native and now in Madison, WI to pursue a double PhD in Ethnomusicology and Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin, also known for collaborating with his fellow NJ bands, Real Estate, Titus Andronicus, Ducktails, Family Portrait and Alex Bleeker & The Freaks), following up to last year's outstanding "Mare" album, "Terra" will be out this Spring via Underwater Peoples.
Tracklisting: 1. Terra 2. Clay Horses 3. Fort Collins 4. Canopy 5. Water Wheel One 6. Ground 7. On Eastern Time 8. Water Wheel Two 9. Disappointment 10. Back
"Ohh Basketball" by John Wesley Coleman - Ohh Basketball
Directed by Daniel Hill
Who is John Wesley Coleman? He describes himself as "garbage collector, golden boy." Those four words might fit him best.
'Ohh Basketball' is taken from the latest album "Bad Lady Goes to Jail" by Austin's John Wesley Coleman (of Golden Boys, Spider Bags, Limes), the album is available via Goner Records.
A 25 year-old, old-time musician from LA, Frank plays to the timeless beat of eccentricity. But this is NOT an act. His unique world-view on the natural state of things includes playing songs "that have existed forever" with complete authority and collecting old 78s from around the world. His encyclopedic mind and crate digging is on display in this short film.
These tracks above are taken from the solo EP by Ryan Trott (of Brooklyn's Family Trees). Self recorded at home, some inspirations were Jonathan Richman, Syd Barrett, Michael Yonkers, John Lennon, Brian Wilson, Nuggets, Amanda Finn, and Daisy Finn Trott. Mastered by Chris Jennings in Brooklyn, NY. Family Trees are currently working on new songs for a full length record.
The Los Angeles-based Cambodian pop outfit, Dengue Fever has announced their new album "Cannibal Courtship" which is due out on April 19th via Fantasy Records / Concord. Download a new track, "spiky-rock" single 'Cement Slippers' from the album, here.
Iron & Wine - Tree by the River
from the album "Kiss Each Other Clean"
Directed by Tim Rutili (Califone) / Director of Photography - Kevin Ford
Super 8 Photography - Jared Varava, Tim Rutili, Paula Killen
Edit - Tim Rutili, Kevin Ford / Actors - Jennifer Daley, Benjamin Hasko
"AN ISLAND"
A film by Vincent Moon featuring Efterklang
Film Editing by Lucas Archambault & Vincent Moon
Audio Recordings by Anders Boll & Nils Frahm
Efterklang is Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen, Thomas Husmer & Rasmus Stolberg
featuring Niklas Antonson, Heather W. Broderick, Peter Broderick & Frederik Teige
An Island is an unconventional music performance film and an abstract documentary about a band and an island. The running time is 50 minutes. In August 2010, French filmmaker Vincent Moon and Efterklang's 8 piece-live band met up on an island off the Danish coast. The objective was to shoot a film. A film with the same length as an album, and a film full of performances, experiments and collaborations. Over an intense period of 4 days Efterklang collaborated with more than 200 local musicians, kids and their own parents, creating new performances and interpretations of songs from their album Magic Chairs (4AD, Rumraket 2010).
Ecstatic Music Festival: Dan Deacon & So Percussion "Ghostbuster Cook: Origin of the Riddler" (via Bmore Musically Informed)
On January 20th, 2011 at the Ecstatic Music Festival in NYC. Held at the Kaufman Center in Merkin Hall. This is a highlights reel of the work. For the full performance go to Vimeo page.
Big Eagle is a country/folk project of former Peels front woman, Robyn Miller from Willow Creek/San Francisco, California. Her first album, "Willow Creek" is available now via MRG recordings. Produced by Dan Horne (Beachwood Sparks, Music Go Music) and Robyn Miller at Lone Palm in Echo Park, and Bart Davenport at Tuff Shed in Oakland. It was recorded with Dameon Lee Waggoner (The Black Apples), Amy Blaschke, Aaron Sperske (Lilys, Beachwood Sparks, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti), and Richard Gowen (Robert Francis) and more. You can buy the album in its entirety on iTunes or mail order, here.
The Luyas are four musicians named Jessie Stein, Mathieu Charbonneau, Pietro Amatro and Stefan Schneider. They made a record called Too Beautiful to Work at 6 Nassau in Toronto, Ontario, and call Montreal, Quebec home.
The Luyas enlist the help of many friends on Too Beautiful to Work. These friends happen to double as world-class musicians. (We love Canada!) Owen Pallett plays the violin and arranges the strings. Colin Stetson adds saxophone and clarinet. Sarah Neufeld (who plays in a band called Arcade Fire) also plays violin. John Marshman adds some cello, Daniel Tavis Romano plays the bass, Lisa Chisholm brings the bassoon and Leonie Wall plays the flute. Too Beautiful to Work was recorded by Jeff McMurrich, whose fingerprints can be found on fantastic recordings by Tindersticks, Constantines, Owen Pallett and countless others.
"Too Beautiful To Work" is due out on Feb. 22nd via Dead Oceans, now available for pre-order.
HALF JAPANESE
Live WFMU SXSW Showcase (via FMA)
at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008
Members:
David and Jad Fair
Mark Jickling
John Moreman
Rick and John Dreyfuss
Jad Fair "His Name Itself is Music"
Jad Fair's new album "His Name Itself is Music" is due out on February 7th via Fire Records. Primavera Sound announced that their 2011 Lineup includes Half Japanese among others.
My name is Zak Mering, I come from a family of musicians and entertainers. My father was Sumner Mering, and had a band titled Sumner in 1978-1980 and put out an album on Asylum/Elektra. My mother Pamela Mering releases albums, and my sister plays shows and releases music as Weyes Blood. I create music as a solo project under the name Raw Thrills, and used to go by Insted when I lived in Los Angeles which is where I was born and raised. Once I moved to New York I changed my alias to Raw Thrills.(via COCO'S OCD)
Zak Mering aka Raw Thrills, is also known as Greatest Hits (current band with Tyler Thacker), The Sweethearts (with Sam Mehran of Outer Limits Recordings) and WARP with James Ferraro. "SHAKEDOWN" is the Raw Thrills' debut LP, available now on Japanese label Sixteen Tambourines and "So Post" is a 13 track unreleased bonus (cassette) album including covers of Harry Nilsson and Surf Punks, for the first 50 copies of "Shakedown" LP (or directly from Gunk TV for $10, limited to 15). Grab more from his new Gunk TV Records.
Hailing from San Francisco, Melted Toys are a PowerPop band consisting of Daniel, Steven, Brian. 'Come On' is taken from their first EP "Washed & Dried", due out on February 22nd via Underwater Peoples.
Kurt Vile - Hey, Now I'm Movin
Recorded and Mixed by Jeff DuPont and Corey Barnes at Lovebird Recording
Filmed and Edited by Joe Wallace, Michelle Castillo and Doug Fellegy
This is a part of a six-song, solo in-store set Kurt Vile performed at LUNA Music Midtown in Indianapolis late in 2010, presented by Laundro Matinee.
'Do You Really Wanna Know' is the opening track from Papercuts' forthcoming first album for Sub pop "Fading Parade" which is due out on March 1st. Papercuts is music by Jason Robert Quever with help from David Enos, Frankie Koeller, Graham Hill and others.
Julian Lynch made his WFMU debut with a special acoustic set on Talk's Cheap. He was joined by Ian Drennan of Big Troubles on bass, and Evan Brody of Family Portrait on electric guitar & synth. Julian brought along his new 12-string acoustic, which he swapped for an effect-laden clarinet (á la the aforementioned Karnatic saxophonist Gopalnath) on the last drone piece. (via FMA)
'Terra' will be the title track of his forthcoming 3rd full-length via Underwater Peoples.
WATCH :: Julian Lynch - "Travelers" (Part 1) at Subterranean A on January 9, 2011.
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