With a title like At Echo Lake, the fifth album from New York’s Woods intimates a modern rock aesthetic fully informed by historical manifestations of teenage along with a concomitant feel for the specifics of time and place. The distance between 2007’s At Rear House and 2010’s At Echo Lake may at first seem only semantic but it more properly represents a move from a kind of informal back porch jam ethos to a fully-committed vision of the infinite possibilities of group playing.

Over the past few years Woods have established themselves as an anomaly in a world of freaks. They were an odd proposition even in the outré company of vocalist/guitarist/label owner Jeremy Earl’s Woodsist roster, perpetually out of time, committed to songsmanship in an age of noise, drone and improvisation, to extended soloing, oblique instrumentals and the usurping use of tapes and F/X in an age of dead-end singer-songwriters. Recent live shows have seen them best confuse the two, playing beautifully-constructed songs torn apart by fuzztone jams and odd electronics.

At Echo Lake feels like a diamond-sharp distillation of the turbulent power of their live shows, in much the same way that The Grateful Dead’s “Dark Star” single amplified and engulfed the planetary aspect of their improvised takes. Some of the material here - the opening “Blood Dries Darker”, the euphoric “Mornin’ Time” - is so lush that lesser brains would’ve succumbed to the appeal of strings and horns but At Echo Lake is more Fifth Dimension than Notorious Byrd Brothers, nowhere more so than on “From The Horn”, a track that is as beautiful in its assault on form as “Eight Miles High” or Swell Maps’ “Midget Submarines”. But despite the instrumental innovation that the album heralds - G. Lucas Cranes’ psychedelic tapework on “Suffering Season”, guest musician Matthew Valentine’s harmonica and modified banjo/sitar on “Time Fading Lines” - At Echo Lake is all about the vocals.

Woods’ secret weapon is the quality of Earl’s voice, osmosing the naive style of Jad Fair, Jonathan Richman and Neil Young while re-thinking it as a discipline and a tradition. Here he is singing at the peak of his powers, in a high soulful style that is bolstered by heavenly arrangements of backing vocals. At Echo Lake feels like the transmission point for teenage garage from the past to the future. Deformed by contemporary experiments, bolstered by magical traditions from the past, it’s the sound of now, right here, At Echo Lake.

David Keenan/Glasgow/March 2010

WOODS

03/12 - New York, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg ^#
03/13 - Montreal, QC Lambi ^
03/14 - Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern ^
03/15 - Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall ^
03/16 - Lawrence, KS Jackpot Music Hall ^
03/19 - Austin, TX SXSW Other Music Lawn Party @ French Legation Museum
03/19 - Austin, TX SXSW Cheer Up Charlie’s AKA Ms. Bea’s
03/20 - Austin, TX SXSW Woodsist Showcase @ Red 7
03/22 - Nashville, TN The End ^
03/23 - Bloomington, IN The Bishop ^
03/24 - Cleveland, OH The Spot at Case Western ^
03/25 - Pittsburgh, PA Univ. of Pittsburgh ^
03/26 - Haverford, PA Haverford College ^
03/27 - Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel ^
03/28 - Durham, NC Duke Coffehouse ^
05/13 - New York, NY Abrons Art Center / Joshua Light Festival *

^ = w/ Real Estate
# = w/ Happy Birthday and Wild Nothing
* = w/ MV + EE

Woods
At Echo Lake
(Woodsist)
Street Date: May 11, 2010
Formats: CD, Vinyl, Digital, Cassette

1.Blood Dries Darker
2.Pick Up
3.Suffering Season
4.Time Fading Lines
5.From the Horn
6.Death Rattles
7.Mornin’ Time
8.I Was Gone
9.Get Back
10.Deep
11.Til the Sun Rips

WOODS LINKS:
MySpace: myspace.com/woodsfamilyband

Label: woodsist.com

MWTX Party 4 is happening at 1001 E. 6th St, just a few blocks east of I-35 and five blocks from the Austin Convention Center. This is an eco-friendly, urban event and by far, the easiest way to get there is with your own two feet. The entrance is located between 5th and 6th streets on San Marcos.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

1001 East 6th Street
2 days, 2 stages
Dates: March 19-20
Time: 12pm-9pm both days
This event is FREE, all ages and open to the public.

MWTX Party 4 wouldn’t be possible without our sponsors and partners. The entire event will be benefiting Marbridge.

Marbridge provides a unique spectrum of residential care, education, and training for adults with various cognitive challenges. Their unique Abilities Centered Training program was designed and developed by Marbridge to serve their residents. The program helps residents set their own goals, make their own choices, and achieve their full potential.

Thanks to all of our Sponsors for helping make MWTX Party 4 the best year yet:

Ziegenbock
Sailor Jerry
Rock the Space 2
Sweet Leaf Tea
Incase
Altamont Apparel
Skull Candy
Harley Davidson
Ticket Fly
Oxfam
Lovesac
Car Toys
Guerilla Suit
Transmission Entertainment

GETTING HERE
Ride your bike. Hitch a ride. Use your converse. Carpool. Fly. Our goal at MWTX is to minimize the impact on the neighborhood and environment in terms of parking, traffic, and sound - thanks for helping out with that. You can park your car in all available public and private spaces near the event, and we also have access to parking at 917 East Sixth Street and pay parking lots at 900 Trinity and 406 East Seventh Street.

If you plan to ride your bike (recommended) , you can valet your bike and grab a delicious KIND bar at Mellow Johnny’s KIND Bike Valet, a complimentary service provided by Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop and KIND Healthy Snacks.

ROCK THE SPACE 2
One song could get you signed!

Are you in a band trying to get signed? Enter Rock The Space 2 for your chance to win a real record contract with MySpace Records. If you’re in Austin March 17-20, 2010, find us at Mess With Texas for details and be on the lookout for over 1400 old-school cassettes hidden throughout the city - each one contains a taste of what the rock lifestyle is all about. Visit myspace.com/toyotamusic to enter your song and view the contest rules.

No purchase necessary to participate or win. Up to 1495 cassettes (”Game Pieces”) are being distributed in and around South by Southwest (”SXSW”) music conference and associated event locations and throughout the Mess with Texas venue as part of the Mess with Texas Rock the Space 2 Cassette Tape Scavenger Hunt (”Game”) which begins on 3/17/10 at 6 pm CT and ends on 3/20/10 at 8:59 pm CT or when all Game Pieces have been claimed, whichever comes first. Game is open to legal residents of the 50 United States & Washington, DC who are at least 18 years of age or not minor in their state of primary residence at time of entry. Full Game rules are available at the Mess with Texas booth, located at 1001 E. 6th Street, Austin, TX and online at www.myspace.com/toyotamusic. To redeem a grand prize Game Piece, participant MUST report to the aforementioned booth between the hours of 12pm - 9pm CT on 3/19/10 or 3/20/10. Void where prohibited. Game sponsor: MySpace Records.

Toro Y Moi (a.k.a. Columbia, South Carolina’s Chaz Bundick) is the sound the world has been waiting for. This multi-cultural juggernaut gathers up the best musical elements from around the globe- R&B, Indie Rock, Electronic Dance and Psychedelica -and creates something-freaking-else! Over the course of his first groundbreaking full length Causers Of This, Toro Y Moi turns the aforementioned musics upside-down with his breathtakingly innovative approach. The incendiary power of Toro Y Moi’s funky synth and guitar play, pumping digital rhythms and gorgeously bright vocal harmonies makes for a formidable combination. A soon to be masterpiece of a currently unnamed genre.

Bio:
Toro Y Moi is 23 year old Columbia, South Carolina native and resident Chaz Bundick. After earning a BFA in Graphic Design at The University of South Carolina, Chaz decided to push his music further now that he has more time on his hands. His mom came from the Phillipines to the United States, where she met her future husband (who’s African American) in college. They lived in New York City taking in all the wonderful cultural influences the city’s rising underground scene had to offer at the time (late 70s/early 80s). Deciding to slow down and be closer to family, they moved to Columbia, South Carolina where they had their first child…

Chaz Bundick’s methods are constantly changing and evolving. Heavily influenced by his parent’s vinyl and tape collection, he also possesses great admiration for contemporary influences like Animal Collective, Sonic Youth, J Dilla, and Daft Punk. Like most prepubescent teens, he had his punk band and once that died out, the “side project” soon became the main focus.

Toro y Moi started in 2001 as a bedroom project but quickly grew into the live performance realm. The songs are born from a plethora of different genres, from freak-folk to R&B to French House.

TORO Y MOI
03-12 Santa Barbara, CA - Muddy Waters *
03-13 San Diego, CA - UCSD *
03-14 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room *
03-15 Tucson, AZ - Plush *
03-17 Austin, TX SXSW - Austinist / WOXY @ The Mohawk - 1:15PM
03-17 Austin, TX SXSW - Force Field PR / Terrorbird @ Red 7 - 4:25PM
03-18 Austin, TX SXSW - Urban Outfitters In-store - 12:00PM
03-18 Austin, TX SXSW - Carpark / Paw Tracks Showcase @ The Wave - 1:00AM
03-19 Austin, TX SXSW - Other Music / Dig For Fire @ French Legation - 3:30PM
03-19 Austin, TX SXSW - I Guess I’m Floating @ Lovejoy’s - 6:00PM
03-19 Austin, TX SXSW - Noise Problem Party @ Vice - 9:15PM
03-20 Austin, TX SXSW - End Of An Ear In-store - 1:00PM
03-20 Austin, TX SXSW - Force Field PR Party @ Ms. Bea’s AKA Cheer Up Charlie’s - 5:00PM
03-20 Austin, TX SXSW - Grandlife / NYLON Party @ Lanai - 10:45PM
03-21 Monterrey, Mexico - MtyMx Fest
03-22 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn *
03-23 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *
03-24 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
03-25 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie *
03-26 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl *
03-27 Cambridge, MA - Middle East *
03-28 Winooski, VT - The Monkey House *
03-29 Montreal, Quebec - Il Motore *
03-30 Toronto, Ontario - Drake Hotel *
03-31 Chicago, IL - Schubas *
04-02 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club *
04-03 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon *
04-05 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive *
04-06 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
04-07 Nampa, ID - Flying M Coffee *
04-08 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey *
04-09 Vancouver, British Columbia - Biltmore Cabaret *
04-10 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios *
04-12 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill *
04-13 San Luis Obispo, CA - SLO Arts Center *
04-14 Los Angeles, CA - Echo *
04-16 Swarthmore, PA - Olde Club @ Swarthmore College
04-17 Toronto, ON - Wrongbar
04-24 Charleston, SC - Eye Level Art Gallery

* = w/ Ruby Suns
# = w/ Quasi
% = w/ Explode Into Colors

Toro Y Moi
Causers of This
(Carpark)
Street Date: Feb. 2, 2010 (CD and LP - available now digitally)

1. Blessa
2. Minors
3. Imprint After
4. Lissoms
5. Fax Shadow
6. Thanks Vision
7. Freak Love
8. Talamak
9. You Hid
10. Low Shoulders
11. Causers Of This

TORO Y MOI LINKS:
Band Page - toroymoi.blogspot.com

MySpace - myspace.com/toroymoi

Press Materials - carparkrecords.com/toropresspage

Midwesterners often feel obligated to apologize for/complain about their landscape. Chicago’s Light Pollution does not. The contrasting feelings of wonderment and isolation evoked by the frozen Midwestern plains deeply pervade their sound.

23-year-old songwriter James Michael Cicero grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, the son of Italian and Spanish Catholics. His grandfather was a first-generation Spanish immigrant trumpet player who moved to Chicago to lead a Big Band; aspirations that did not ensure financial stability. As a result, when Cicero bought his first guitar at the age of seventeen, his father took to locking it in the attic.

Cicero left for college in Dekalb, IL, met drummer Matt Evert, obsessively wrote songs in class, and soon dropped out. Over the following years, the two honed their skills and sensibilities, eventually acquiring Nick Sherman and Jed Robertson; evolving into what is now Light Pollution.

Swirling analog synths, shimmering arpeggios, and washed out tape noise are embedded into combinations of 90’s shoegaze, chillwave, and vocal psych-pop. Thanks to a unique blend of hi-fi and lo-fi tracking and their Midwestern demeanor, they are able to create hazy, psychedelic, layered sounds that set them apart from recent waves of lo-fi pop bands.

Light Pollution is finishing up their full length debut, due out on Carpark this summer. Cicero wrote the album over the course of a long, stoned, agoraphobic winter spent isolated in a heatless warehouse west of Chicago.

LIGHT POLLUTION

03/09 - Iowa City, IA The Mill
03/10 - Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews (early)
03/10 - Ames, IA Ames Progressive (late)
03/11 - Lawrence, KS Replay Lounge
03/12 - Lincoln, NE Knickerbocker’s
03/13 - Kansas City, MO The Brick
03/14 - Tulsa, OK Sound Pony
03/15 - Houston, TX Super Happy Fun Land
03/16 - Denton, TX JnJ’s
03/17 - SXSW No Words / Day Bow Bow @ Ghost Room
03/18 - SXSW Hype Machine’s Lose Control @ Vice
03/18 - SXSW Two Syllable Acoustic Show @ Hideout Cafe
03/18 - SXSW Carpark / Paw Tracks @ Wave
03/19 - SXSW @ Justine’s
03/19 - SXSW Consequence of Sound @ Republic Live
03/20 - SXSW In-store @ End of an Ear Records
03/20 - SXSW Fast Folks @ The Gas Pipe Smoke Shop
03/21 - Wichita, KS Rock Island Live
03/22 - Springfield, MO The Outland Ballroom
03/23 - Columbia, MO Mojo’s
03/24 - St. Louis, MO Off Broadway
03/25 - Indianapolis, IN Local’s Only (MOKB & Scion event, free show!)
03/26 - Chicago, IL Mopery Loft
03/31 - Columbus, Ohio Wexner Center &
04/01 - Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge *
04/08 - Minneapolis, MN Hexagon Bar
04/09 - Northfield, MN The Cave @ Carlton College
04/17 - Bloomington, IN WIUX Culture Shock #
04/26 - Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
04/28 - Washington, DC Black Cat Backstage !
04/30 - Brooklyn, NY Glasslands $

# = w/ Best Coast
% = w/ Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
& = w/ Deerhunter
* = w/ Woodhands
! = w/ Willowz
$ = w/ Memoryhouse

Light Pollution
Apparitions
(Carpark)
Street Date: June 15, 2010

1. Good Feelings
2. Oh, Ivory!
3. Drunk Kids
4. Fever Dreams
5. Deyci, Right On
6. Bad Vibes
7. All Night Outside
8. Witchcraft
9. Ssslowdreamsss

LIGHT POLLUTION LINKS:
MySpace: myspace.com/lightpollution

Press Materials: carparkrecords.com/pollutionpresspage

New Jersey’s Screaming Females have just entered The Hunt Studio in Millstone, NJ to begin work on the band’s fourth full-length, due this Fall via Don Giovanni Records. The band is also hitting the road with Ted Leo soon for a string of shows in late March / early April that will most likely be completely sold out moments after you read this.

Bio:
2009 will go down as the year that everyone-EVERYONE-started to take notice of Screaming Females in the wake of the release of their third LP (and their first on a label of any kind), Power Move (Don Giovanni, April, 2009). From their first TV appearances (dancing with puppets on Chicago’s cult public access TV show, “Chic-a-Go-Go”, then making their national TV debut as a musical guest on MTV’s “It’s On! With Alexa Chung”), first multi-page national print media press and having lead Female Marissa Paternoster be named “Best Shredder in New York City 2009″ by the Village Voice to being the band that everyone from Dinosaur Jr., Throwing Muses, Dead Weather and Arctic Monkeys personally asked to tour with, 2009’s been quite the weird and exciting year for Screaming Females. After all, they’re doing exactly what they’ve done, the way they’ve always done it…organically, with friends. It’s just that now all of these people are noticing how amazing they are. And they can, y’know, quit their day jobs in lieu of touring all the time and recording new material with both their own band and their side projects because of it. Amen to that, right?

PRESS QUOTES:

“Screaming Females is a rock trio from my home state of New Jersey. And like many NJ notables, these two guys and gal know how to rock.”-Teen Vogue

SCREAMING FEMALES

Mar 27 Taylor Down Under @ James Madison Univ. Harrisonburg, VA
Mar 28 JJ’s Bohemia Chattanooga, TN
Mar 29 Vino’s Little Rock, AR
Mar 30 House of Blues Dallas, TX *
Mar 31 The Parish Austin, TX *
Apr 2 One Eyed Jack’s New Orleans, LA *
Apr 3 Club Downunder Tallahassee, FL *
Apr 4 Masquerade Atlanta, GA *
Apr 5 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC *
Apr 7 Gallery Five Richmond, VA
Apr 8 9:30 Club Washington, DC *
Apr 9 The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza New York, NY *
Apr 10 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA *

* = w/ Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

SCREAMING FEMALES LINKS:

Label Page - dongiovannirecords.com

MySpace - myspace.com/screamingfemales

With their first release on Captured Tracks (and seventh official offering in less than two years of existence as a band) San Francisco’s The Fresh & Onlys have completely shed the shackles of the “garage rock” pigeonhole (a set of handcuffs which never fit them particularly well).

From the eruption of feedback that introduces “Diamond In The Dark”, the Onlys announce that something new is afoot. Anthemic rock’n'roll that only mid 90’s Guided By Voices or maybe the early Who were capable of. Big statements without studio trickery.

These new songs from the ever prolific Onlys are particularly remarkable since many were composed while singer/guitarist /co-songwriter Tim Cohen was unable to play guitar due to a broken hand. While on a brief tour backing obscure psych-folk troubadour Rodriguez, Tim managed to write on keyboards (mostly one handed) and the results opened yet another doorway into sounds the Onlys hadn’t explored. The title track “August In My Mind” is a prime example. There is a dark, swampy atmosphere complete with spaghetti western guitar leads from Wymond Miles that perfectly complement the late night at the bar feel that fuels much of the band’s work.

The new Fresh & Onlys EP, August in My Mind, contains the components that made their earlier recordings compelling (co-songwriter Shayde Sartin’s propulsive bass lines & melodic influence & drummer Kyle Gibson’s incredible time keeping and power) while also exploring new wave flourishes in great tracks like “Dreaming Is Easy” & “Garbage Collector.”

Touring extensively in 2010 with King Khan & The Shrines & in Europe surrounding the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival the always busy Fresh & Onlys will also be promoting a 3rd full length LP produced by Tim Green on In The Red later this year. Get caught in their maelstrom.

THE FRESH & ONLYS

03/12 - Goleta, CA The Hard To Find Showspace #
03/13 - Los Angeles, CA Spaceland #$
03/14 - Tucson, AZ Plush
03/15 - El Paso, TX Black Market #
03/17 - Austin, TX Force Field / Terrorbird Party @ Red 7 (SXSW)
03/17 - Austin, TX HoZac Records Party @ Trailer Space (SXSW)
03/18 - Austin, TX Cafe Du Nord and Sapurros Party @ Cheers (SXSW)
03/18 - Austin, TX Impose Magazine Party @ Longbranch Inn (SXSW)
03/18 - Austin, TX Sacred Bones Record Party @ Spiderhouse Cafe (SXSW)
03/20 - Austin, TX Woodsist Records Showcase @ Red 7 (SXSW)
03/20 - Austin, TX Weekly Tape Deck Party @ Karibu Ethiopian Restaurant (SXSW)
03/21 - New Orleans, LA The Saturn Bar ^
03/22 - Mobile, AL Alabama Music Box %
03/23 - Tallahassee, FL The Engine Room %
03/24 - Orlando, FL Backbooth %
03/25 - Miami, FL Churchill’s Pub %
03/26 - Tampa, FL Crowbar %
03/27 - Atlanta, GA The Earl &
03/29 - Carborro, NC Cat’s Cradle &
03/30 - Asheville, NC Orange Peel &
03/31 - Chattanooga, TN JJ’s Bohemia &
04/01 - Nashville, TN Exit In &
04/02 - Memphis, TN Hi-Tone Cafe &
04/03 - Birmingham, AL Bottletree &
04/04 - New Orleans, LA Spellcaster Lodge &
04/05 - Austin, TX Emo’s Alternative Lounge Outside &
04/06 - Dallas, TX Sons of Hermann Hall &
04/08 - Denver, CO Bluebird &
04/09 - Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge &
04/10 - Boise, ID Neurolux &
04/11 - Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom &
04/12 - Vancouver, BC Venue &
04/13 - Seattle, WA Neumos &
04/15 - San Francisco, CA Bimbo’s 365 Club &

# = w/ Wounded Lion
$ = w/ Surf City
% = w/ Woven Bones
& = w/ King Khan & The Shrines
+ = w/ Citay
^ = w/ Nodzzz, Home Blitz

The Fresh & Onlys
August In My Mind
(Captured Tracks)
Street Date: March 2, 2010

1. Diamond in the Dark
2. Dreamin’ Is Easy
3. Knowin’ To Wander
4. August In My Mind
5. Garbage Collector
6. Save Your Soul

THE FRESH & ONLYS LINKS:
Label Page - capturedtracks.com

MySpace - myspace.com/thefreshonlys

The raw exuberance that Woven Bones seethes from its tightly-wound inner coil of turmoil isn’t exactly the stuff daydreams are made of, but as their menacing presence has been culminating over the past couple of years, it’s now clear as daylight that their finest efforts would come together on this, their debut LP. As they’ve effectively dragged the shards of their tattered souls with building ferocity on each of their previous singles and EPs, the evolutional process has honed itself to a fine edge, poised to level any contention and break into the blinding realness of now. They’ve finally harnessed the elusive throb and crash of their intended sonic perfection on their own terms, and this debut album will no doubt convert the middling masses into drooling slaves to their hypnotic heartbeat rhythm. What was only hinted at before is now as pure, raw, and ugly as a newborn jackal, squirming out of the wretched womb and ready to face the world, all the while, sending an evil chill down the spine and reminding you that yes, new music really can be this good.

Since the beginning, Woven Bones have primarily been the brainchild of singer/guitarist Andrew Burr from the point where their primordial ooze first seeped into our sphere of peripheral vision. After uprooting from Orlando in 2008 and settling in Austin, Texas last year, followed by touring the darkest corners of the underground stratosphere, their seedy and insidiously slithered drawl has fully come to a head, summoning the the pulse-pounding power to stand all hairs on-end. As bassist Matty and recently recruited drummer Carolyn have completed the fold, Woven Bones need no announcement to herald their arrival, but as their irresistibly iridescent hazy pop grime drills itself deeper into your soft skull, it’s best to just stand back and experience them exploding out of your speakers.

Like the eardrum-shattering noise pop icons that came before them, Woven Bones blaze their own trail of lascivious loudness and controlled snarl that’s just what the world needs right now, and the perfect soundtrack to your screwed-up summer. The debut album, In and Out and Back Again delivers nine heart-stabbing hits that just keep hitting back, so without further hesitation, we give you the debut album that explodes heads on contact, by your new favorite band, Woven Bones.

Todd Killings - HoZac Records

WOVEN BONES

03/12 - Denton, TX Hailey’s (NX35 Fest)
03/14 - Austin, TX Mohawk $
03/17-03/20 - Austin, TX SXSW
03/21 - Dallas, TX Double Wide %
03/22 - Mobile, AL Alabama Music Box ^
03/23 - Tallahassee, FL The Engine Room ^
03/24 - Orlando, FL Back Booth ^
03/25 - Miami, FL Churchills ^&
03/26 - Tampa, FL The Crow Bar ^&
03/27 - Gainesville, FL The Atlantic &
03/29 - Atlanta, GA 529
03/30 - Huntsville, AL Vertical House Records
03/31 - Memphis, TN The Buccaneer
04/01 - Fayetteville, AK The Sang House
04/02 - Hot Springs, AK Maxine’s
04/08 - Austin, TX Mohawk
04/23 - Nashville, TN Glenn Danzig’s House
04/24 - Atlanta, GA Mess Around @ The Earl *
05/28 - Austin, TX Mohawk !

% = Brofest 2010 w/ Dum Dum Girls, Frankie Rose, The Soft Pack
$ = w/ Man, or Astro-man?
^ = w/ The Fresh and Onlys
& = w/ Jacuzzi Boys
* = w/ Reigning Sound
! = Chaos in Tejas w/ The Ponys, A Frames, Jeff The Brotherhood

Woven Bones
In and Out and Back Again
(HoZac)
Street Date: May 18, 2010

1.I’ll Be Runnin
2.Guess You Allready Knew
3.7 Year Mirror
4.If It Feels Alright
5.Your Way With My Life
6.Creepy Bone
7.Half Sunk Into the Seats
8.Couldn’t Help But Stare
9.Blind Conscience

WOVEN BONES LINKS:
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/wovenbones

Label: http://www.hozacrecords.com

KISSES is a Los-Angeles based disco project featuring Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson.

Though primarily inspired by long-format, instrumental disco (Cerrone, Gino Soccio) KISSES has developed a uniquely concise songwriting style that is equal parts FM radio pop and expansive four-to-the-floor.

Early in life, Kivel developed a friendship with venerated cult disco producer Alec R. Costandinos, who rose to prominence in the late 1970s on a wave of ambitious concept albums and club singles. As Costandinos made available his knowledge and a healthy vinyl collection, the seeds for the KISSES album were sewn — the KISSES name chosen as a nod to Costandinos’ erstwhile ‘Love & Kisses’ project. As this creative relationship blossomed, Jesse took a day job as a travel writer to help make ends meet. His editors asked him to review hundreds of exotic hotels and resorts, many of which he had never seen or heard of before. The imagery used to write these reviews wove itself through the lyrics of songs like ‘Bermuda’ and ‘Women of the Club’, as well as the overall sound of The Heart of the Nightlife.

The modern-day resurgence of Costandinos’ music, notably sampled on The Avalanches classic 2001 LP Since I Left You, allowed for an easy synthesis between current dance music trends (Lidstrom, Air France) and the panoramic ambitions of disco’s commercial golden age. Nine songs were composed for the project, each exhibiting a refined pop sensibility evocative of Arthur Russell’s later-period romantic works. There is a subconscious embrace of simple emotions and sentimentality on this record. It is a minimalist approach to pop music that revels in the celebratory moments of life, those fragments of time that we only remember in postcards or faint recollections. The Heart of the Nightlife takes these elusive moments and celebrates them openly, without fear of scorn.

Kisses will release their first single, Bermuda, on April 27th. It features the single and a remix by rising LA artist, Active Child. Future plans include DJ sets, SXSW parties, a full-length, and much more.

KISSES

03/08 - Los Angeles, CA - Mandrake (DJ Set)
03/15 - Los Angeles, CA - Mandrake (DJ Set)
03/18-19 - Austin, TX - SXSW (DJ Sets)
04/23 - Echo Park, CA - Echo Curio (Live Set)
04/27 - Los Angeles, CA - Origami Vinyl (7″ Single Release Party)
05/16 - London, UK - TBA (DJ Set)
05/21 - Madrid, ES - TBA (DJ Set)

Kisses
Bermuda
(Surround Sound)
Street Date: April 27, 2010

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Bermuda
Side B
2. Bermuda (Active Child Remix)

KISSES LINKS:
MySpace: myspace.com/blowkissess

Artist Page: blowkisses.info

Label: surrounded-sound.com