It’s been quite a while since the last update to the site. Things have been quite busy and exciting. I was in Puerto Rico for four days for work, working long hours to finish everything before getting to take some vacation. When I returned from Puerto Rico, Reels of White Softly Flow played at the Fire. My parents were in town for my friend Nathan’s wedding. I was the best man, so there was a lot to do, tuxedo fittings, rehearsals, barbeques. And, in the meantime, I was orchestrating the arrival of several new btv releases. Thanks to both Willis and Jamie, a new batch of btv releases have safely arrived, including Denison Witmer : Philadelphia Songs LP (white vinyl, gatefold jackets), Circle of Birds : s/t cdep and 10″, Denison Witmer : River Bends cdep (new digipak version), Reels’ Live LP (no cds, sorry), and the second repress of the Damien Jurado : Four Songs one-sided LP. Nathan’s wedding was very exciting as he and Norma were arried on Saturday, 29 June. Immediately the next morning, Reels of White Softly Flow left for some midwest shows. We stopped in Indiana to stay at my parents’ house and then went…
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I saw Yume Bitsu play at Brownies in NYC on Wednesday. They had a special performance where the story accompanying their Golden Vessyl of Sound record was read and various segments of the story were acted out. Various characters were dressed as Drystonians and Mothmen. After the show, Adam played me some of the music that they recorded with the Landing for their one-sided LP. More dates have been confirmed and more details listed for Ester Drang‘s tour that begins on 28 May. Be sure to go out and see them play, especially at Yume Bitsu’s cd release show in Portland on 5 June. My good friend Ethan printed some special silk screened tour posters to help advertise the shows. Denison Witmer is in this month’s CMJ Monthly. Be sure to check that out. His Philadelphia Songs has been constantly spinning, at least the first mixes have been. You will find some different sounds on this record, as a host of guest musicians, including The Six Part Seven, add their instruments into the mix. There are many ambient sounds that ebb beneath Denison’s voice and guitar melodies. We are starting to work on the final design and layout with the…
e-mail update: :::Show Updates::: All American Radio::: 25 May : Lancaster, PA. Zoetropolis with Sadaharu and Movies with Heroes. 30 May : Lancaster, PA. French Quarter Night Club. 10pm. Ester Drang::: 28 May : Denton, TX. Rubber Gloves. 29 May : Austin, TX. Emo’s. 30 May : El Paso, TX. Crossroads Coffee House 31 May : Tempe, AZ. The Lucky Dragon. 7 June : Seattle, WA. The Crocodile Cafe 2 July : Tulsa, OK. Curly’s. with Pedro the Lion and Roadside Monument. The Trouble with Sweeney::: Joey Sweeney Solo with Bill Riccini 14 May : Salt Lake City, UT : Suite 13. 15 May : Denver, CO. 15th Street Tavern. 16 May : Wichita, KS. Kirby’s Beer Store. 17 May : Columbia, MO. Ragtime. 18 May : Chicago, IL. Schuba’s (Early Show). 19 May : Madison, WI. Catacomb Coffeehouse. 20 May : Detroit, MI. Lager House. 21 May : North Manchester, IN. The Firehouse with Trackstar. 22 May : Lexington, KY. High on Rose. 23 May : Nashville, TN. Springwater. Denison Witmer::: 16 May : Brooklyn, NY. Lillies with John Vanderslice. psalters::: 15 May : Philadelphia. Friends Center Meeting House. Peacewalk to Baghdad Benefit. 24 May : Amman, Jordan. 27…