Friday, July 25, 2003 The Trouble with Sweeney have two lately announced shows this weekend: July 25 | The Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL | w/ OKGO and Bang!Bang! July 26 | Old Saint George, Cincinatti, OH Here are some nice press snippets to help encourage you to fall in love with them: "5 out of 5" - Alternative Press "Sweeney's 3 1/2-minute story-songs truly shine here, with lyrics as wryly literary as just about any found in modern indie-pop, and infectious tunes with inventive arrangements that suit the tales perfectly." - Tucson Weekly "Excellent and elegant" - The Portland Mercury "One of the 2003's must-see acts." - Pittsburgh Pulp "Joey Sweeney is one of the great pop troubadours of this fresh new century." - Hybrid Magazine Unwed Sailor are going out with Early Day Miners in August and a couple dates on their own at the beginning and end of the tour: August 2 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews August 3 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Dinkytowner August 5 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean w/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer August 6 - Bloomington, IN @ Bears Place w/ Early Day Miners August 7 - Louisville, KY @ Rudyard Kiplings w/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer August 8 - Madison, WI @ The Terrace w/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer August 9 - Peoria, IL @ Dunn Center w/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer August 10 - Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop w/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer August 11 - NY, NY @ The Knitting Factory(The Tap Room) w/ Early Day Miners August 12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw w/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer August 13 - Washington D.C. @ The Black Cat w/ Early Day Miners August 14 - Carrboro, NC @ GO! Studios w/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer August 15 - Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light w/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer August 16 - Murfreesboro, Tn @ The Red Rose w/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer August 17 - Memphis, TN @ Young Ave. Deli w/ Questions In Dialect August 18 - Little Rock, AR @ Juanitas w/Snailhuntr August 19 - Fayetteville, AR @ JR's w/Snailhuntr Also, Early Day Miners : Deep Harbor one-sided LP on btv will be in stores on 16 August and available on the tour. Denison Witmer continues to tour with Jeff Hanson (Kill Rock Stars) and Saxon Shore are igniting the country with their touring. Saxxon Shore's ::: Four months of Darkness is still on the CMJ top 200 charts at #149. The newest btv artists, Bosque Brown, will be recording in September with Eric Fisher and Damien Jurado in Seattle. More details on that as soon as it's happening. Damien's vinyl only release, This Fabulous Century, is still impending for the btv. I am in France at the moment, hoping to get home soon. I'll be seeing the finale of Le Tour de France on Sunday and will be rooting for Lance Armstrong from the Champs-Elysees. :::scott::: Posted by Scott @ 11:07 AM CST Monday, July 21, 2003 Saxon Shore : Four Months of Darkness went up 16 spots to #141 on the CMJ top 200. Be sure to see them on tour the rest of the summer. Denison is out on the road, as well. And The Trouble with Sweeney are finishing up their months of residencies in Brooklyn and Philadephia. Unwed Sailor will be going on the road with Early Day Miners for two weeks in August. Dates will be posted very soon. I was in Venice this past weekend. Thanks to Heidi, Andy, and Stephanie for taking me to see the fireworks. Venice was a really different city with the boats and waterways. There were a lot of tourists, especially on Saturday. The fireworks were for a celebration to commemorate the end of the black plague, so I guess a lot of people came to see them. I walked around the city, soaking in all of the sites. I went to see the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and saw the Angels Camp book in the bookstore. This is the book for the Angels Camp movie with the soundtrack by Honey for Petzi that will be released in the US on btv this coming autumn. I had no idea how high art it was. I've been at work in Italy all week. Last weekend, I got a chance to see the Tour de France in southwestern France for the first stage in the mountains. I got up at 5am to make the trip to the start of the stage in Sallanches, then followed most of the route to make it to the finish in L'Aple d'Huez. Only cars weren't allowed to go up to the finish and it was a 15km hike uphill, so I only made it partway and then waited for the riders to come past. I was literally five feet or less away from Lance Armstrong and the other rides. I could have reached out and touched them. I'm sure my dad was jealous, he's a big cycling fan. :::scott::: Posted by Scott @ 06:21 AM CST Friday, July 11, 2003 As promised, road trip playlists for your record geeks out there: Road Trip Ride #1 1. Cambodian wedding music 2. NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea 3. THE WHITE BIRCH -- Star is Just a Sun 4. APPLESEED CAST – Two Conversations 5. NEW PORNOGRAPHERS – Mass Romantic 6. DESTROYER – Streethawk: A Seduction 7. THE SHINS – “Know Your Onion” 1:16–1:33 (this section of the song is perfection) 8. STINA NORDENSTAM – And She Closed Her Eyes 9. SWEARING AT MOTORISTS – This Flag Signals Goodbye 10. DAMIEN JURADO AND GATHERED IN SONG – I Break Chairs 11. MY MORNING JACKET – Chocolate and Ice (EP) 12. THE DECEMBERISTS – Castaways and Cutouts 13. JOHNNY CASH – American IV: The Man Comes Around 14. GRANDADDY – Sumday 15. THE GLORIA RECORD – Start Here 16. SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME – All Your Summer Songs 17. THE ZOMBIES – Odessey and Oracle 18. ONEIDA – Each One Teach One 19. THIS IS NEXT YEAR: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation 20. THE MICROPHONES - Mount Eerie 21. KINGS OF CONVENIENCE – Quiet Is the New Loud 22. ASPERA – Oh Fantastica 23. ST. JOHNNY – Speed Is Dreaming 24. THE LIONHEART BROTHERS – White Angel Black Apple 25. NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL – On Avery Island 26. ISOLATION YEARS – Inland Traveller 27. NEIL YOUNG – After the Goldrush 28. THE NAYSAYER – Deathwhisker 29. DAVE FISCHOFF – Winston Park 30. DAVE FISCHOFF – The Ox and the Rainbow 31. NIRVANA – Greatest Hits 32. JOHNNY CASH – American III: Solitary Man 33. DESTROYER – Thief 34. SUMMER HYMNS – Clemency 35. YUME BITSU – Golden Vessyl of Sound 36. THE TROUBLE WITH SWEENEY – I Know You Destroy 37. NEIL HALSTEAD – Sleeping On Roads 38. SALTINES – Find Yourself Alone (EP) 39. YO LA TENGO – Electr-O-Pura/Little Honda 40. POLYPHONIC SPREE – Beginning Stages of Polyphonic Spree 41. THE BOOKS – Thought For Food 42. DENISON WITMER – Recovered 43. FLASHPAPR – New Leaves 44. MOGWAI – Ten Rapid 45. KIND OF LIKE SPITTING – Old Moon in the Arms of the New 46. STEREOLAB – Sound-Dust 47. THE MICROPHONES – Window 48. RADIOHEAD – The Bends 49. JEFF MAGNUM – Live Road Trip Ride 2 1. STYROFOAM – I’m What’s There To Show That Something’s Missing 2. FENNESZ – Endless Summer 3. TELEFON TEL AVIV – Fahrenheit Fair Enough 4. MOGWAI – Happy Songs for Happy People 5. COLDPLAY – A Rush of Blood to the Head 6. INTERPOL – Turn on the Bright Lights 7. CALLA – Televise 8. THE GLORIA RECORD – Start Here 9. STEREOLAB – Switched On 10. THE SWIRLIES – Blonder Tongue Audio Baton 11. JOE CHRISTMAS – North to the Future 12. GRANDADDY – Sumday 13. THE AISLERS SET – The Last Match 14. SUMMER HYMNS – A Celebratory Arm Gesture 15. THE NOTWIST – Neon Golden 16. KINGS OF CONVENIENCE – Versus 17. FOUR-TET – Rounds 18. CLUE TO KALO – Come Here When You Sleepwalk 19. GRANDADDY – Sumday 20. JOE CHRISTMAS – North to the Future 21. CALLA – Televise 22. INTERPOL – Turn on the Bright Lights 23. PINBACK – Blue Screen Life 24. SUPERCHUNK – Here’s Where the Strings Come In 25. THE SWIRLIES – Blonder Tongue Audio Baton 26. SUMMER HYMNS – A Celebratory Arm Gesture 27. STYROFOAM – I’m What’s There To Show That Something’s Missing 28. DENISON WITMER – Recovered 29. THE ZOMBIES – Odessey and Oracle 30. YUME BITSU – Golden Vessyl of Sound 31. THE DECEMBERISTS – Castaways and Cutouts 32. MY MORNING JACKET – Chocolate and Ice (EP) 33. NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea 34. THE LIONHEART BROTHERS – White Angel Black Apple 35. THE WHITE BIRCH – Star is Just a Sun 36. TARENTEL – From Bone to Satellite 37. PULSEPROGRAMMING – Tulsa In One Second 38. DNTel – This Is the Dream of Evan & Chan 39. ERLEND OYE – Unrest 40. THE BOOKS – Thought For Food Posted by Scott @ 01:31 PM CST Tuesday, July 8, 2003 I made it back from tour with Reels of White Softly Flow. There was lots of road trip excitement, including stops at a couple of local diners and a visit to my parents' house in Indiana. I planned to post the car playlists here, but seem to have left them at home. I'll try to get them up soon. I'm now in Montreal and am going to see the Expos and Phillies play later tonight. I'll be off for Italy on Wednesday. Don't forget, both Saxon Shore and Denison Witmer are on tour, be sure to catch them live when they come to a town near you. The Trouble with Sweeney have been in residency on Monday's at Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn and Tuesday's at Silk City in Philadelphia. 16 August is the store release date for Early Day Miners one-sided LP. :::scott::: Posted by Scott @ 03:25 PM CST [ Archives ]