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September / 2005
Deerhoof + Pitchfork = Ben Grnbrg and other relevant equations... /// Monday, 26 /// dispatch from Chris!
Boys and girls: Once again our lovely and talented friend and Fugue drummer, Ben Grnbrg, has unfurled his generous talent on a new "cover" track, this time a version of Deerhoof's "Milk Man" (from the album of the same name). The song is featured on a downloadable album called The Covers, which is available directly from Deerhoof's website. Ben's track can be downloaded HERE. WARNING: It is amazing. In addition to Ben, the album features contributions from people like Nels Cline (Wilco, Mike Watt, a whole lotta others) and Vice Cooler (of the ineffable Hawnay Troof). For more information, read today's Pitchfork news story on the album.
In other splendid news, our friends across the sea at BBC Radio 1 have apparently taken notice of The Pathways' Boat of Confidence album and will be giving it a spin on one of Hermeet Chadha's shows. We couldn't be more flattered. If you're in the UK, feel free to request the Pathways and let us know if you hear 'em on the radio!
Last and least, we're apparently still having problems with our email server, both on the sending and receiving end. We're going to create an interum gmail account to serve as our main contact email until we get this all figured out. If you've tried contacting us but received an error message or no reply from us, either try us again or wait until the gmail account is active (we'll post it here). We're not ignoring you, we promise!!
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Fall into place. /// Friday, 23 /// dispatch from Chris!
Happy Fall! Its the best season to be here in New York City. Hopefully, all of this lingering summer weather will fade into fall and we'll be able to rock warm clothes without looking like a fool.
RiYL / FREE AGENCY CMJ show was rad. Thanks, of course, to John Chavez of The Free Agency for being awesome and for running the show with us. And thanks to all the people and bands who played and all the people who came and stayed. Totally fun.
Behind-the-scenes, we're hard at work on our new website. We're hoping to unveil it around the time Boat of Confidence comes out. Keep your eyes peeled.
And, of note: Yet another label has been birthed in our old stomping ground, Poughkeepsie, NY. This time our dear friends Chris and Jacob have started a label called BloodShake Records. They'll be releasing stuff from Sonya Cotton, The Bland Allisons and The National Lights. The website is pretty easy on the eye and features some wonderful photos by Ryan Muir. Welcome to the game!
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RiYL / FREE AGENCY CMJ PARTY! /// Tuesday, 6 /// dispatch from Chris!
OMG/CMJ. Yo: 169 Bar offered us their place on Saturday, September 17th, to throw a RiYL Records CMJ Party. It'll take place from 1pm to 6pm and we've decided to invite our friends from Olympia, The Free Agency, to set it up with us. Here's the lineup:
OCTIS (Peterbilt)
BARR (5RC)
THE PUNKS (5RC)
AIDSWOLF (Strictly Amateur/Lovepump)
THE FUGUE (RiYL)
PANTHER (Fryk Beat)
VOLUMES (RiYL)
SON (Reap/Sow)
REBECCA SCHIFFMAN (RiYL)
Sweet.
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