Monday, September 29, 2008 A very nearly finished version of Bosque Brown's Baby has been delivered. Some final tweaks will happen shortly and hopefully swiftly right before mastering. It's gestated a little longer than a human baby and we're all anxious to give this thing a proper birth. Artwork is underway handled by very able friends Sean and Melissa up in the NYC. Byul's master was sent from South Korea and in the middle of a little postal service limbo. I send a lot of packages by the USPS and am actually a huge fan of all that they do, I feel much better taken care of with them in general (such as Fed-Ex somehow "destroying" a box of 160 cds last week--and what does that even mean--fire, flooding, acid bath, locusts??). Anyhow, the btv p.o. box has been relocated from the very historic 30th Street Station office to a new one nearby at 31st and Chestnut. Somehow, all of the Express Mail didn't make it. There's a very kind woman who works the service window many a late night and she was there to try and help me out, but couldn't find it either. So, bureaucracy is squashing the byul release so far. It's been quite some time that we've been anxiously waiting and were never quite sure that the nearing day would ever arrive. Very exciting news for sure, if we can actually get that package found. I'm back from a little jaunt up to Vermont for a wedding with Jessica. Congratulations Mike and Tara. We stopped for burgers a few times including the famous White Manna in Hackensack, NJ, Shady Glen in Manchester, CT and the Sycamore in Bethel, CT, though I still think Charlie's in Delaware county near Philadelphia is one of the best I've had in a long time. Really glad to find some super delicious Cider Doughnuts at the Cold Hollow Cider Mill in Waterbury, VT and some great cheddar cheese from Shelburne Farms and Grafton. My good friend Jamie is coming up to visit on Wednesday. We'll be at Stereolab Wednesday night at the Troc, she'll be at Fleet Foxes on Thurs while I head to the Phils/Brewers playoff game (go Phils!) and then Ben's bachelor party, and Friday to see Damien Jurado at the Unitarian's chapel. Should be a full week of the rock leading up to the very important Ben Volta (and Elise too) wedding on Saturday. Much congratulations to the both of you. :::scott::: Posted by Scott @ 10:15 PM CST Monday, September 22, 2008 There's lots of activity in the btv hq to get some record artwork details finalized. The complete Starflyer 59 Dial M artwork is ready to go to the printers. It looks sharp. The artwork for Denison's Carry the Weight LP is in progress. We've also seen the final cover art for Bosque Brown's Baby and also heard a couple very final tracks. By the way, for those fans out there, Denison has done a few covers that are available on his myspace page and are also available on My Old Kentucky Blog. He has a cover of "Champagne Supernova" up at the moment and has also done covers of Bonnie Raitt and Red House Painters songs. Stay tuned to see what other madness he reveals. By the way, for those astute on the internet, Denison Witmer released a digital-only single for "Beautiful Boys and Girls" last Tuesday on itunes and emusic. :::scott::: Posted by Scott @ 09:29 AM CST Wednesday, September 17, 2008 I've posted some of the confirmed dates for Unwed Sailor's U.S. tour in November. More dates are in the works. Europe is still in the works for late November/December, as well. I'm off to see Mt. Eerie play with Why? tonight at the Unitarian. Phil always bring the magic. I'm also planning to see Mogwai at the Starlight Ballroom on Friday. :::scott::: Posted by Scott @ 07:00 PM CST Saturday, September 13, 2008 I've made some edits to the online store. Starflyer 59 Dial M and Denison Witmer Carry the Weight test-pressing LPs are now on-sale. These are both in ultra-limited editions of 25 and will ship as soon as they arrive from the factory (approximately 4-6 weeks before the official release date). They will ship without artwork and the artwork will be sent later. Both LPs will have an additional track exclusive to the LP release. Soporus 24,110 cd is also available for pre-order and will ship just before the retail release date of 28 October. Unwed Sailor is gearing up to finish History in early October. Unwed Sailor is also planning extensive touring in the fall, hitting the road in the US in November and then off to Europe for late November/early December. We'll have confirmed dates soon. :::scott::: Posted by Scott @ 06:41 PM CST [ Archives ]