Rollingstone.com had some kind words for Denison Witmer’s Philadelphia Songs, so be sure to check it out. My stay in Singapore is getting ready to end. I’ll be leaving on Saturday night, but not before another short jaunt into Malaysia. On my way home, I’ll be stopping off in Amsterdam for one more day to visit some friends and then back home to the US. Orders of 2 items or more that are received before 20 December will be sent priority mail at no extra charge to arrive just in time for Christmas. Will and Matthew seem to be doing fairly well at staying on top of the incoming orders. If you see them, give them a high five from me. :::scott:::
Year: 2002
Denison Witmer, Unwed Sailor, Circle of Birds, and Ester Drang have all been accepted to play at South by Southwest 2003. More details about the actual dates and times will be posted as soon as they are available. I was in Malaysia this past weekend, with my friends Justin and Sanna, visiting an historical town Melaka, which was originally settled by the Portuguese in the 15th and 16th centuries. Night markets are always entertaining in southeast asia where dozens of vendors sell all kinds of things on the street and huge crowds of locals and the occassional tourist go shopping. I just talked to Denison and the touring seems to be going well with the full band. Be sure to catch them play one of their remaining shows as they tour with Tracy Shedd. There are a lot of articles and reviews for Denison and Philadelphia Songs in the works and hitting newstands. 24 Turned 25 will be on the CMJ New Music Monthly sampler in the upcoming issue and there will be an article in the next issue of Harp. There was also a very favorable review in the issue of Big Takeover that just came out. Unwed Sailor…
The audio master for the Damien Jurado LP has arrived. The release compiles songs from various cassette releases before the Sub Pop years. It will be a limited edition (1000 copies) vinyl only release and will be in stores in May 2003, exclusively distributed by the kind folks at Secretly Canadian. Some fairly big news for us here…Ester Drang has officially joined the Jade Tree roster. Their full-length Infinite Keys will be available on cd from Jade Tree and on vinyl from Burnt Toast Vinyl in stores in April. The vinyl will be available direct from the band and btv website sometime earlier. We’re still pals and in love, etc. and wish them the very best of success. They’re recording the album in Texas as I type this. They will be touring with Denison Witmer and Unwed Sailor in March 2003. Not much other news, other than for me to make fun of everyone being really cold on the east coast while I am toasty warm here in Asia. :::scott:::