Recommended If You Like Records http://www.riylrecords.com/ Like Records? Then we're the record label for you. en 2008-05-05T13:10:16-05:00 RARE PATHWAYS SHOW! http://www.riylrecords.com/archives/2008/05/rare_pathways_s.html We've received this note from the Pathways:

Our good friends from Chicago, The Narrator, are calling it quits, and we are playing a show to help them celebrate all the rocking out that has been. This is the first Pathways show in over a year, and it will likely be the last one for quite a while too, as David will soon be going all Canadian on us. So please come and drink to the end of an era, or, if you prefer, the beginning of a beautiful hiatus.

Details:

Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 8:00pm
Red Door (no marquee — it's just a red door)
140 W. 24th btwn 6th and 7th Ave.

Also playing are The End of the World, Oxford Collapse and, bien sur, The Narrator. We're on first, so step lively.

With love,
The Pathways

If you're a Pathways fan, don't miss this rare opportunity to catch the band live!

Best,
Recommended If You Like Records

]]> News Admin 2008-05-05T13:10:16-05:00 Maniacal Mechanic http://www.riylrecords.com/archives/2008/03/maniacal_mechan.html From the opening seconds of "Maniacal Mechanic", its clear that NYC's Dream Bitches have turned up the volume for their sophomore LP, Coke-and-Spiriters. Pounding drum beats and dirty guitars anchor this treasure of a song. As on their debut, lead Dream Bitches Yoko Kikuchi and Ann Zakaluk deliver pitch-perfect harmonies that cut through the band's new cacophonous sound. Though Coke-and-Spiriters is not all rock and bombast, over the course of the record's ten songs, the band proves that its a force to be reckoned with.

]]> Admin 2008-03-31T14:05:40-05:00 DREAM BITCHES' "COKE-AND-SPIRITERS" OUT MAY 20TH, 2008! http://www.riylrecords.com/archives/2008/03/dream_bitches_c.html Its official: Dream Bitches' sophomore LP, "Coke-and-Spiriters", will be released by Recommended If You Like Records on May 20th, 2008.

The album will be available from the iTunes Store and many other digital music stores as well as through the RiYL website. It will hit college radio in mid-May. Then, on Saturday, May 17th, the band will celebrate the album's release with a release show at Sound Fix Records in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Rejoice!

]]> Admin 2008-03-31T11:22:08-05:00 The Fugue Break Up! Cutter Rises From Ashes! http://www.riylrecords.com/archives/2008/03/the_fugue_break.html Say it ain't so! The Fugue have broken up. After several US tours, two 7-inches, one EP and a handful of tour-only releases, NYC's favorite troublemakers have called it quits. Needless to say, we're sad to see them go. Fortunately, with this bad news comes some good news: Rising from The Fugue's ashes is Cutter - a leaner, meaner group set to make its debut at Williamsburg's Death By Audio on Friday, March 21st 2008. The band has already posted some new tunes to their MySpace page and they sound killer. Don't miss their debut:

]]> News Admin 2008-03-12T14:41:19-05:00 HELLO TO DREAM BITCHES: http://www.riylrecords.com/archives/2008/02/hello_to_dream.html

Dream Bitches' sophomore LP, "Coke-and-Spiriters", coming late-Spring 2008.

More soon...

]]> Admin 2008-02-17T19:00:59-05:00 "THIS SONG / THAT SONG" EP OUT TODAY! http://www.riylrecords.com/archives/2007/12/this_song__that_1.html Dear friends:

We're proud to announce that Casey Holford and Yoko Kikuchi's wonderful split-EP, "This Song / That Song", was released internationally today! You can download the four-song EP from iTunes, Amazon MP3, eMusic or Napster. Alternately, you can head over to the RiYL Records Online Store and order a copy of the limited edition, hand-numbered vinyl/CD pressing. Here's a little sample of what the EP has to offer: Casey Holford - "That Song". Spread the word!

More soon,
RiYL Records

]]> News Admin 2007-12-04T12:16:08-05:00 Coke-and-Spiriters http://www.riylrecords.com/archives/2007/12/cokeandspiriter.html Coke-and-Spiriters, Dream Bitches' sophomore album, is packed with snarling pop anthems and hyper-literate acoustic ballads, a concise collection that captures the Bitches at their most vibrant and volatile. Out May 20th, 2008!

PRE-ORDER [$12.00 PPD - USA || $15.00 PPD - INTERNATIONAL]
(Pre-orders will ship on or before May 20th, 2008)

]]> Dream Bitches Admin 2007-12-03T22:04:35-05:00 BOO: A Halloween Surprise! http://www.riylrecords.com/archives/2007/10/boo_a_halloween.html

Release details to come...

]]> News Admin 2007-10-30T18:47:49-05:00 That Song http://www.riylrecords.com/archives/2007/10/casey_holfords.html The original version of Casey Holford's "That Song" was the penultimate track on his stellar 2005 release, All Young and Beautiful. It was one of the highlights of that album - lushly produced and beautifully performed. Here, Casey deconstructs the song, speeding the tempo and offering a more punky and playful performance. It shows Casey's range and offers a unique interpretation of a song so great it doesn't matter how its played! Download it here and find it on his 2007 split release with Yoko Kikuchi, the "This Song / That Song" EP.

]]> Admin 2007-10-25T11:36:04-05:00 AD HOC-TOBER: Chris Maher to (sort of) Play CMJ, WoWz to Play Homecoming Show, 'King Corn' Premiers! http://www.riylrecords.com/archives/2007/10/ad_hoctober_chr_1.html Chris Maher is back in New York City and will be playing Deli Magazine's "Unofficial" CMJ Party at Fontana's on October 20th. Its an early show (starts at 12 noon sharp!) and Chris will play first. Bring yr coffee! If you happen to miss that, Chris will also be competing in the 4th Annual Williamsburg Live Songwriters Contest (playing his song "Heather") at Laila Lounge on November 3rd. He's got other shows scheduled at the Brooklyn Tea Party in mid-November and a Jezebel Music Songwriter Showcase show at Laila Lounge in mid-December. More shows in the works...

Word has it, The WoWz's tour of Europe has been a smashing success. One more TWO MORE shows are scheduled, both opening for Herman Dune - first in Belgium on October 17th, then in France on October 18th. If you happened to catch a recent WoWz show, don't hesitate to send us your pictures or videos... We'd love to live vicariously through you. Oh, and good news for those of you in New York: The WoWz will be playing a homecoming show at Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn on Friday, October 26th. They'll be sharing the bill with their buddies in The Brunettes, who recently put out a great record on Sub Pop. Don't miss it!

In other WoWz news, the new Mosaic Films documentary, King Corn, for which The WoWz recorded the soundtrack, premiered at New York's Cinema Village yesterday. We sent a few folks to an opening-day screening and they couldn't stop raving about it! We think its a 'must see' for anyone who eats food produced in the United States. (Yes, we mean you!) For those not yet familiar with the film, we encourage you to get acquainted:

That's all for now...

]]> News Admin 2007-10-11T00:23:36-05:00 DISTANT + WIDE: WoWz Go To Europe, Work on 3rd LP, Screen Nationally! http://www.riylrecords.com/archives/2007/09/distant__wide_t.html Uncork the Bordeaux, bread the wienerschnitzel, fry the frites, bag the hashish and say "cheerio" because The WoWz are sailin' overseas for their first European Tour since April 2006. New York's finest urban folk trio, "so raggedy-ass they could be postpunks or something" (or so says Robert Christgau), will be teaming up with some friends for two weeks of shows through the EU. Here are the dates:


09-26 Manchester, England - The Bay Horse
09-27 Nottingham, England - The Social
09-28 London, England - Utrophia Arts Collective
09-29 Kingersheim, France - VENUE TBA #
09-30 Bordeaux, France - El Inca
10-01 Paris, France - Le Reservoir ^
10-02 Paris, France - Le Pop In ^
10-04 Amsterdam, Netherlands - MS Stubnitz ^
10-05 Hannover, Germany - Kulturpalast-Linden $
10-06 Kassel, Germany - K19 Kulturzentrum ^
10-08 Wetzlar, Germany - Café Vinyl ^
10-09 Kiel, Germany - Prinz Willy ^
10-10 Hamburg, Germany - Hasenschaukel ^
10-11 Berlin, Germany - Schokoladen ^
10-16 Gent, Belgium - Vooruit @
10-17 Hasselt, Belgium - Muziekodroom @

# with Jeffrey Lewis Band
^ with Lisa Li-Lund, The Wave Pictures
$ with Lisa Li-Lund, The Wave Pictures, Susie Asado, June Madrona
@ with Herman Dune

The WoWz are currently at work on their third full-length album with producer Ben Fries, due out in 2008. The band has also recorded the soundtrack to the new documentary, King Corn, which will kick off its national theatrical run at New York's legendary Cinema Village on October 12th, 2007. We've had the pleasure of seeing an advance screening of the film and we were thoroughly impressed. Also on the horizon, The WoWz have recorded music for the upcoming film, Kansas vs Darwin, which will screening at several film festivals in the near future.

Stay tuned for more!

]]> Admin 2007-09-27T14:06:38-05:00 Morningsides Go Digital: TODAY! http://www.riylrecords.com/archives/2007/09/morningsides_on_1.html Today, Recommended If You Like Records takes its first step into the digital marketplace with the re-release of our first-ever offering, The Morningsides' Debut 7-inch. You can purchase it now on iTunes and Napster and somewhat soon on Rhapsody. Over the next few months, we'll be adding more stuff to these stores so keep an eye out. Now, get downloadin'!

]]> News Admin 2007-09-18T03:45:20-05:00 Quick Note from Ms. Schiffman... http://www.riylrecords.com/archives/2007/08/quick_note_from.html A quick note from Ms. Rebecca Schiffman came in on the wire. It read:

Hello French friends and friends who may be in France,

I am writing to let you know that tomorrow (Lundi) at 11am I will be interviewed by one of my favorite singers Nicolas Vidal on his show "Petit compagnie" on ALIGRE 93.1 FM

If you are in town please listen. I have never done this before so we'll see how it goes. If I can find a guitar in time I will perform on air as well. If not then we'll just talk in broken English/French and play the recordings.

Bises,
Rebecca

So tomorrow, August 6th, 2007, at 11:00 AM, those of you in France should certainly tune in. For those in the rest of the world, perhaps you can listen in by going to the Aligre FM website? No promises...

End transmission.
RiYL RECORDS

]]> News Admin 2007-08-05T13:27:16-05:00 GET READY: http://www.riylrecords.com/archives/2007/07/get_ready.html

]]> News Admin 2007-07-02T15:18:56-05:00 Advance Notice: RiYL SUMMER SLAM 3 http://www.riylrecords.com/archives/2007/06/advance_notice_1.html Recommended If You Like Records Presents:

RiYL SUMMER SLAM 3
Friday the 13th of July
Sidewalk Café - 7:30pm

featuring

Huggabroomstik
The WoWz
Chris Maher
Daouets
Rebecca Schiffman
and
Chris Kiehne's Blood-Black Wings

Save the date.

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