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Starflyer 59 : The Changing of the Guard LP

btv will be releasing the vinyl version of Starflyer 59’s forthcoming album, The Changing of the Guard. It will be in a thick old-school tip-on style gatefold jacket with a bonus 7″. The mastering is wrapping up shortly and once everything has been shipped off to the plant, pre-orders will begin. The official release date for the cd is 10 August and the vinyl will be shipping to arrive in time. The artwork for steven r. smith’s one-sided LP, floor of the sky, is complete and on its way to the printer. Our good friend Tim is lined up for the etching, so everything is moving along.  Pre-orders will commence shortly. Our friend Erik has released the most recent steven r. smith album, cities, on his label Immune Recordings. You can get the LP with download coupon directly from Immune or the btv store. For everyone awaiting Erik Enocksson’s Farval Falkenberg, the jacket design has been completed and is just awaiting final approvals before being sent to the printer. Now we not only have ID card printers, that’s reality. Pre-orders for this LP will begin once the jackets are being printed. :::scott:::

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The Man Suits : Spirit, Oh Spirit

An all-star cast was assembled by Scott McMicken of Dr. Dog to record his song “Spirit, Oh Spirit” at Miner Street Recordings. The recording was realized by Aaron and Mike Weiss (mewithoutYou), Brian Christinzio (BC Camplight), Charlie Hall (The Silver Ages), and Nick Kinsey (Elvis Perkins in Dreamland) with McMicken who all performed as The Man Suits. To download the resulting, mp3, head to Shaking Through. Shaking Through: The Man Suits from Weathervane Music on Vimeo. Recorded by Jonathan Low and Amy Morrissey at Miner Street Recordings. [link courtesy of Philebrity] :::scott:::

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Unwed Sailor Tour, Starflyer 59 Vinyl

Unwed Sailor’s spring tour starts tomorrow night, 7 April in Lawrence, KS.  Here is the current itinerary: 07 April : Lawrence, KS. Jackpot 08 April : Omaha, NE. Slowdown 09 April : Minneapolis, MN. Sauce 10 April : Milwaukee, WI. Cactus Club 11 April : Chicago, IL. Ronny’s w/ Early Day Miners and Common Loon 12 April : Columbus, OH. The Treehouse w/ Common Loon 13 April : Youngstown, OH. The Lemon Grove w/ Common Loon 14 April : Cambridge, MA. TT The Bears w/ Common Loon 15 April : Brooklyn, NY. Union Hall w/ Common Loon 16 April : New York City. Pianos w/ Common Loon 17 April : Philadelphia. The M Room w/ Common Loon 18 April : Washington, DC. DC9 w/ Common Loon 19 April : Norfolk, VA. The Taphouse w/ Long Division and Common Loon 20 April : Pittsburgh, PA. Brillobox w/ Common Loon 21 April : Newport, KY. The Southgate House w/ Common Loon 22 April : St. Louis, MO. Cicero’s w/ Common buy ambien no prescription Loon 25 April : Norman, OK. Sooner Theatre, Norman Music Festival Hope to see you out at the shows. btv will be releasing the forthcoming Starflyer 59 album…Continue readingUnwed Sailor Tour, Starflyer 59 Vinyl