MP3: These United States - “Get Yourself Home”

VIDEO: These United States - “Get Yourself Home”

Sick, tired, torn, and frayed, These United States let no dust settle under their soles this spring as they made the pilgrimage from DC to Lexington, KY just 9 weeks after the release of their debut album, sights set on a rock-and-roll reformation. The result is Crimes, TheseUS’s sophomore album, recorded in six short days at Shangri-La Studios, and out to the world September 23.

One part Rolling Thunder Revue, one part banged-and-bruised balladeering, two parts just plain strange, Crimes sees the band hitch an American folklore ride down diverging tracks from A Picture of the Three of Us at the Gate to the Garden of Eden’s trembling psych-folk tendencies. Bandleader Jesse Elliott’s casual croon careens more often towards a yearning yelp - desperate times, you know? - as his merry gang of Obviously Five Believers vamp all piss and vinegar, hoot and holler, multi-instrumental mischief and sly saloon smiles.

In place of Picture’s lovelorn protagonists, Crimes supplants the classic characters of a world gone wicked: bad men in boots and boats, all-too-able Cains, wolves in fresh-shorn sheepskin, sold-out sirens of the seashore, knife-wielding big-talking drunk drinkers, Moriartys, don Quijotes, Samuel Clemenses, and all manner of disillusioned Appleseeds in between - with the occasional dogged optimist thrown in for good measure, of course; even the world itself can’t be all bad all the time. As self-effacing as they are scathing, though, Crimes‘ critiques are ultimately an empathetic eye towards the sins, schemes, devils, and delusions that bind us all. Dreams, in other words.

Hot off pressing the ‘08 flesh from Paris to Portland and Glastonbury Fest to SXSW, These United States will of course continue their mad march to - well, any sea that will have them - in support of Crimes.

THESE UNITED STATES

Sept 20 Sat Lexington, KY Al’s Bar
Sept 22 Mon Rochester, NY Bug Jar
Sept 23 Tues Toronto, Ontario Sneaky Dee’s %
Sept 24 Weds Kingston, Ontario Grad Club
Sept 25 Thurs Montreal, Quebec Mon Tre House
Sept 26 Fri Burlington, VT The Monkey House +
Sept 27 Sat Waterville, ME Colby College
Sept 28 Sun Boston, MA PA’s Lounge *
Sept 29 Mon New York, NY Cake Shop $
Sept 30 Tues Brooklyn, NY Union Hall ^
Oct 02 Thurs Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s !
Oct 03 Fri Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery
Oct 04 Sat Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel #
Oct 14 Tues Los Angeles, CA Silverlake Lounge
Oct 16 Thurs San Francisco, CA TBA
Oct 18 Sat Merced, CA The Partisan
Oct 19 Sun Santa Cruz, CA The Crepe Place
Oct 22 Wed Spokane, WA Whitworth University
Oct 23 Thurs Portland, OR Holocene
Oct 25 Sat Seattle, WA Sunset Tavern
Nov 21 Fri Swarthmore, PA Swarthmore College @

% = w/ Entire Cities
+ = w/ Nick Jaina
* = w/ Grampall Jookabox
$ = w/ Pepi Ginsberg, Backwords
^ = w/ Band of Annuals, The Loom
! = w/ Buried Beds
# = w/ Evangelicals, The Silent Years, Parenthetical Girls
@ = w/ Bishop Allen

These United States
Crimes
(United Interests)
Street Date: Sept. 23, 2008

1. West Won
2. Susie at the Seashore
3. Get Yourself Home (In Search of the Mistress Whose Kisses Are Famous)
4. Pleasure and Pain and Pride and Me
5. We Go Down to That Corner
6. Honor Amongst Thieves
7. Six Fast Bullets (Five Complaints)
8. Heaven Can Wait
9. Study the Moon
10. Those Low Country Girls
11. Old John Chapman Takes a Good Long Walk
12. When You’re Traveling at the Speed of Light

THESE UNITED STATES LINKS:
Press Materials: www.becomeinvisible.com/press/these-united-states

MySpace: www.myspace.com/theseunited

Band Page: www.theseunitedstates.net

MP3: Sam Amidon - “Kedron”

MP3: The Good Players -
David’s Lamentation”

MP3: Holly Springs Sacred Harp Convention - “Stratfield”

Awake My Soul/ Help Me to Sing CD Pre-release Events

Atlanta | Sept. 22
Location: Criminal Records/The EARL
466 Moreland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30307 / 488 Flat Shoals Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316 US

Come down to Criminal Records at 6:30pm for free in-store performances by several artists who contributed songs to Help Me to Sing including:

Jim Lauderdale
Tim Eriksen
Sacred Harp singers
Jeni & Billy

This will be followed by a full concert at The EARL (in East Atlanta) with these artists as well as The Good Players. At The Earl, the film, Awake, My Soul will begin screening at 7:00 followed by the concert at 8 which begins with Sacred Harp singing. This show is 21+ / $12 at the door.

Presented by Paste Magazine

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New York City | Sept. 20 & 21
Location: Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims / St. Bartholomew’s Church
75 Hicks Street Brooklyn, NY 11201/ Park Ave. and E. 50th St. Manhattan

Saturday, September 20, 9:30 am-3:30 pm: New York City All-Day Sacred Harp Sing
at Plymouth Church (sponsored by Plymouth Church as part of their
Music on the Heights concert series)
Saturday, September 20, approx. 4:30-6:30 pm: Listening party for
Awake My Soul & Help Me to Sing 2-CD set at Plymouth Church;
presented by Matt Hinton
Sunday, September 21, 2:30-5 pm: Manhattan Monthly Sacred Harp Singing at St.
Bartholomew’s Church, Park Ave. and E. 50th St.

ABOUT THE MOVIE:

Awake, My Soul is a feature documentary that explores the history, music, and traditions of Sacred Harp singing, the oldest surviving American music. While often linked only to its history, (e.g. the songs were used in the recent historical films “Cold Mountain” and “Gangs of New York”) this haunting music has survived over 200 years tucked away from sight in the rural deep south, where in old wooden country churches, devoted singers break open The Sacred Harp, a shape note hymnal first published in Georgia in 1844. These singers have inherited The Sacred Harp and its traditions from those who came before them and preserved these fierce yet beautiful songs, many of which are much older than the hymnal itself. And so they, like the early singers, begin each song by intoning syllables which are represented by each shaped note in their hymnal: fa, sol, la, and mi. To the casual observer, it is some foreign, unintelligible language, but to these Sacred Harp singers, it is the key that unlocks mysteries: songs of both beauty and sorrow, of life and of death, songs that cause feet to stomp and tears to flow, often at the same time. They are ancient sounds, which are at times disorienting to the modern ear, and yet they are sung with such passion and force that it becomes obvious that these songs are very much alive. Awake My Soul is a film that captures both the history and the vitality of a music that is utterly unlike any music most viewers are likely to have heard.

Insofar as Sacred Harp is among the earliest music in America, its history is incredibly rich. The narrative that emerges in this history is full of inspiring stories and of conflict, mostly with the cultural elites. In this way, the Sacred Harp tradition can be seen as being, on one hand conservative, in that it has preserved these old songs, and on the other hand, subversive, in that it has consistently repelled any attempts to tame or change it by the cultural and musical elites.

What is most moving about Awake, My Soul, however, is the singers themselves who wear their hearts on their sleeves when it comes to the songs they sing. These singers are surprisingly articulate, deeply thoughtful and often very funny individuals who are passionate about Sacred Harp singing. As Richard Delong puts it in the film, “We scheduled life around Sacred Harp singing. We didn’t schedule Sacred Harp singing around life.”

Over the course of 7 years, two Atlanta filmmakers, Erica and Matt Hinton, have painstakingly amassed hundreds of hours of traditional Sacred Harp singings in the southeast as well as interviews with the most prominent traditional Sacred Harp singers and composers.

Awake, My Soul is a wonderfully detailed quilt made up of historical material illustrated by rare archival images, interviews with singers who share their often moving personal histories, and the music itself, which is both earthy and otherworldly at the same time. It once was lost but now it’s found: This is the story of the Sacred Harp.

THE STORY BEHIND THE SOUNDTRACK:

Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp is the first feature documentary about Sacred Harp singing, a haunting form of a cappella, shape note hymn singing with deep roots in the American south. Shape note singing has survived over 200 years tucked away from notice in the rural deep south, where in old country churches, singers break open The Sacred Harp, a 160 year old shape note hymnal which has preserved these fiercely beautiful songs which are some of the oldest in America. The film offers a glimpse into the lives of this ‘Lost Tonal Tribe’ whose history is a story of both rebellion and tradition. The filmmakers, Matt and Erica Hinton spent 7 years documenting this yet largely unknown art form.

The Hintons wanted to put together a soundtrack for their film that would provide an introduction to the songs of The Sacred Harp, and also they wanted to make the songs accessible for a new audience. They tapped an amazing list of artists to contribute to the project, including John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin (who duets here with Rayna Gellert of Uncle Earl), Doc Watson, Elvis Perkins, Jim Lauderdale, Murry Hammond (of Old 97s), Danielson, Richard Buckner, The Innocence Mission, Rick Moody (author of Garden State and The Ice Storm), Woven Hand, Mac Powell (Third Day) and more.

“As a musician, it’s almost impossible to sing Sacred Harp without wondering what the songs would sound like in another context. That curiosity, combined with my desire to make Sacred Harp more known to a culture which has largely ignored it, led to the creation of Help Me to Sing. At its core, I see it as a way of opening a door to a musical tradition that very many people are unfamiliar with. As far as I’m concerned, Help Me to Sing is the hook. Real Sacred Harp singing, as heard on the Awake My Soul soundtrack… well, that’s the fish. It just so happens that in this case, even the bait wound up being extraordinary….” -Matt Hinton, co-director of Awake, My Soul

Disc 1: The Original Soundtrack of Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp, the critically acclaimed documentary as seen on PBS stations and featured on NPR, in TIME magazine, Pitchfork, The Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Journal, The Oregonian, etc. The soundtrack includes traditional Sacred Harp singing, as recorded in rural Georgia and Alabama.

Disc Two: Help Me to Sing: Songs of the Sacred Harp performed by various artists. This is the first ever collection of popular music adaptations of Sacred Harp songs. Help Me to Sing includes 19 never before heard tracks which were specifically comissioned for this CD by the co-director of Awake, My Soul, Matt Hinton.

MORE INTERESTING TIDBITS ABOUT THE PROJECT:

* While almost all of the songs included were written in the 18th & 19th centuries, the songs “Lloyd” (Awake My Soul OST) and “Christian’s Farewell” (Help Me to Sing) were written by a living songwriter, Raymond Hamrick, who, in his mid-90’s, continues to work as a watchmaker in the same shop he’s worked in since the 1930’s in Macon GA. Hamrick is featured prominently in the film Awake, My Soul and is widely considered to be the greatest living Sacred Harp composer.

* The little girl on the cover of Awake My Soul/ Help Me to Sing is Lorraine Miles. She was a 6 year old girl at a Sacred Harp singing in Mineral Wells, TX, when the photo was taken in 1930. During the final stages of production on Help Me to Sing, Murry Hammond (Old 97’s) mentioned in an off-handed manner that “she would be easy to find”, despite the fact that filmmakers Matt & Erica Hinton had spent the past 3 years looking out for her. Within one week, Hammond found her, alive and well, and living in Mineral Wells, completely oblivious to the fact that her potrait graced the cover of DVDs across the country. The following weekend, Lorraine Miles McFarland went to her first Sacred harp singing in over 70 years. She led a song and signed many autographs.

* The producer, and co-director of the film, Matt Hinton, is also known as a guitarist in the band Luxury and plays and sings on several tracks of Help Me to Sing

PRESS QUOTES

“If you’re a fan of American roots music, you won’t want to miss ‘Awake My Soul–The Story of the Sacred Harp.’ Filmmakers Matt and Erica Hinton have done a fine job capturing the history, sound and spirit of this unusual but compelling art form that, trust me, you don’t have to be religious to appreciate.”
-Eric Zorn, Chicago Tribune

“‘Awake, My Soul‘ features some of the most raucous group vocals that have been recorded.”
-Pitchforkmedia.com

“The film, and subject matter, is fascinating and informative. Traditions such as Sacred Harp singing run the risk of dying out, but filmmakers like the Hintons do a great service to the American musical, and historical, communities by fanning the embers to cause interest in this tradition to continue to burn brightly.”
-AmericanaRoots.com

“In the Hinton’s fine documentary: You get the feel of the people and the wonderful sound of the music, and thankfully without any condescension. As an introduction to Sacred Harp, it’s as amazing as the music itself.”
-Birmingham Weekly

-”‘Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp‘ is a fascinating history of a raw, overwhelming, unconventional form of Southern hymn singing.”
-The Oregonian

“Matt and Erica Hinton’s ‘Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp‘… succeeds in immersing the viewer in a deeply-rooted and uniquely American musical culture… ‘Awake, My Soul‘ captures amazing recordings of the style in churches all over the American South.”
-The Vanguard (Portland, OR)

Various Artists
Awake, My Soul / Help Me To Sing
(Awake Productions)
Street date: Oct. 14, 2008

Disc One: Awake, My Soul: Traditional Sacred Harp Singing from Georgia & Alabama

1. China
2. Russia
3. Stratfield
4. Jordan
5. Marlborough
6. Bear Creek
7. Abbeville
8. Corinth
9. Lloyd
10. Eternal Day
11. New Britain
12. Delight
13. Panting For Heaven
14. New Jordan
15. Restoration
16. Prodigal Son
17. Schenectady
18. America
19. Antioch
20. Norwich
21. Consecration
22. Poland
23. Idumea
24. Cowper

Disc Two: Help Me To Sing: Various Artists performing Songs Inspired by the Film

1 “Blooming Youth” - Rayna Gellert (Uncle Earl) & John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
2 “Weeping Pilgrim” - Elvis Perkins in Dearland
3 “David’s Lamentation” - The Good Players
4 “Africa” - The Innocence Mission
5 “The Christian’s Hope” - Jim Lauderdale with Jeni & Billy
6 “Help Me To Sing” - Mac Powell (Third Day)
7 “Columbus” - John Wesley Harding
8 “The Traveler” - Cordelia’s Dad
9 “Abbeville” - Liz Janes
10 “China” - All Things Bright & Beautiful
11 “Essay” - Tenement Halls
12 “Windham” - Richard Buckner
13 “Sermon on the Mount” - Danielson
14 “And Am I Born to Die?” - Doc Watson & Gaither Carlton
15 “Kedron” - Sam Amidon
16 “Consecration” - Woven Hand
17 “The Grieved Soul” - Rick Moody and Nina Katchadourian
18 “Vernon / Wrestling Jacob” - Tim Eriksen (Cold Mountain Soundtrack)
19 “Christian’s Farewell” - DM Stith
20 “Bound For Canaan” - Murry Hammond (Old 97’s)

To request a promo of the Soundtrack, DVD or to request an interview with anyone involved in the project, please contact Force Field PR.

AWAKE, MY SOUL LINKS:

General Info: awakemysoul.com

MySpace: www.myspace.com/helpmetosing

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YOUR COMPLETE GUIDE TO FORCE FIELD BANDS ON TOUR THIS FALL

Adventure

Sept 17 Minneapolis, MN @ Eclipse Records #
Sept 18 Chicago, IL @ Ronny’s #
Sept 19 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room #
Sept 20 Toronto, ONT @ WhipperSnapper Gallery #
Sept 21 Montreal, QE @ Zoobizarre #
Sept 22 Burlington, VT @ Monkey House #
Sept 23 Medford, MA @ Oxfam Cafe #
Sept 24 Providence, RI Narhwal Dingus #
Sept 25 New York City, NY @ Crash Mansion #
Sept 26 Queens, NY @ Silent Barn #
Sept 27 Purchase, NY @ SUNY Purchase #
Sept 28 Brooklyn, NY @ The Bodega #
Sept 29 Philadelphia, PA @ Danger Danger Gallery #
Sept 30 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head Club #
Oct 03 Boston, MA Mass Arts +
Oct 05 Montreal, QC Église Saint-Enfant Jésus / Pop Montreal +
Oct 07 Buffalo, NY Tralf Music Hall +
Oct 09 Detroit, MI Museum of Contemporary Art +
Oct 11 Chicago, IL Epiphany +
Oct 14 Oberlin, OH Oberlin College +
Oct 16 Philadelphia, PA Starlight Ballroom +
Oct 18 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge +
Oct 22 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge (Carpark CMJ Showcase)

# = w/ Future Islands
+ = as part of Baltimore Round Robin Tour

Alias

Sept 20 Portland, ME Space Gallery (w/ WHY?)

Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez

September 17th - Houston, TX @ Diverse Works*
September 19th - Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree*
September 21st - Atlanta, GA @ Eye Drum Gallery*#
September 22nd - Mount Pleasant, SC @ Village Tavern*
September 23rd - Asheville, NC @ Harvest Records*$
October 02nd - Boston, MA @ Mass Arts +
October 04th - Montreal, QC @ Pop Montreal +
October 06th - Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music Hall +
October 08th - Detroit, MI @ Museum of Contemporary Art +
October 10th - Chicago, IL @ Epiphany +
October 13th - Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin College +
October 15th - Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom +
October 17th - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge +
October 22nd - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge (Carpark CMJ Showcase)

* = w/ Jana Hunter
# = w/ These Are Powers, The Coathangers
$ = w/ Indian Jewelry
+ = as part of Baltimore Round Robin Tour

Au

Sun-Sep 21- Boise, ID Boise State / The Centennial Amphitheater
Thu-Sep 23- Boulder, CO- U of Colorado
Fri-Sep 24- Denver, CO Brooks Arts Center
Sat-Sep 25- Kansas City, MO Pistol Social Club
Sun-Sep 28- Baltimore, MD- Sonar*
Mon-Sep 29- New York, NY- The Spiegeltent*
Tue-Sep 30- Middletown, CT- Wesleyan University
Thu-Oct 2- Boston, MA- Museum of Fine Arts*
Fri-Oct 3- Hanover, NH- Dartmouth College*
Sat-Oct 4- Montreal, QC- La Sala Rossa*
Mon-Oct 6- Toronto, ON- Horseshoe Tavern*
Wed-Oct 8- Chicago, IL- The Bottom Lounge*
Fri-Oct 10- Richmond, IN- Earlham College*
Sat-Oct 11- Columbus, OH- Milo Arts*
Mon-Oct 13- Omaha, NE- Slowdown+
Tue-Oct 14- Minneapolis, MN- First Avenue+
Wed-Oct 15- Milwaukee, WI- Turner Hall+
Thu-Oct 16- Bloomington, IN- Buskirk- Chumley Theater+
Thu-Oct 23- New York, NY- Pianos (Force Field PR CMJ Showcase)

* = w/ The Dodos
+ = w/ Deerhoof

Awesome Color

Fri-Sep-19 New York, NY Cake Shop
Sat-Sep-20 Princeton, NJ Terrace F Club
Sun-Sep-21 Danbury, CT Heirloom Arts
Mon-Sep-22 Providence, RI The Living Room
Tue-Sep-23 Boston, MA Middle East Upstairs
Wed-Sep-24 Montreal, QC Divan Orange
Thu-Sep-25 Toronto, ON Sneaky Dee’s
Fri-Sep-26 Detroit, MI UFO Factory
Sat-Sep-27 Madison, WI University of Wisconsin
Sun-Sep-28 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen
Mon-Sep-29 Blooomington, IN Jake’s Nightclub
Tue-Sep-30 St. Louis, MO Biliken Club
Wed-Oct-01 Nebraska The Waiting Room
Thu-Oct-02 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
Fri-Oct-03 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
Sat-Oct-04 Boise, ID TBA
Sun-Oct-05 Portland, OR Someday Lounge
Tue-Oct-07 Eureka, CA Lil’ Red
Wed-Oct-08 San Francisco, CA Hemlock Tavern
Thu-Oct-09 San Luis Obispo, CA SLO Art Center
Fri-Oct-10 Los Angeles, CA The Smell
Sat-Oct-11 Phoenix, AZ Phix Gallery
Sun-Oct-12 Lubbock, TX Bash Riprocks
Mon-Oct-13 Austin, TX The Mohawk
Tue-Oct-14 Houston, TX The Mink
Wed-Oct-15 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
Thu-Oct-16 Birmingham, AL The Bottle Tree
Fri-Oct-17 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn
Sat-Oct-18 Knoxville, TN The Pilot Light
Sun-Oct-19 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
Mon-Oct-20 Charlottesville, VA Outback Lodge
Tue-Oct-21 Washington, DC Velvet Lounge
Wed-Oct-22 Wilmington, DE Mojo 13
Thu-Oct-23 Philadelphia, PA Pi Lam

Baltimore Round Robin Tour

10/02 Boston, MA Mass Arts *
10/03 Boston, MA Mass Arts #
10/04 Montreal, QC Église Saint-Enfant Jésus / Pop Montreal *
10/05 Montreal, QC Église Saint-Enfant Jésus / Pop Montreal #
10/06 Buffalo, NY Tralf Music Hall *
10/07 Buffalo, NY Tralf Music Hall #
10/08 Detroit, MI Museum of Contemporary Art *
10/09 Detroit, MI Museum of Contemporary Art #
10/10 Chicago, IL Epiphany *
10/11 Chicago, IL Epiphany #
10/13 Oberlin, OH Oberlin College *
10/14 Oberlin, OH Oberlin College #
10/15 Philadelphia, PA Starlight Ballroom *
10/16 Philadelphia, PA Starlight Ballroom #
10/17 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge *
10/18 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge #

* = Eyes Night
# = Feet Night

Eyes Night line-up of bands:
beach house
creepers
ed schrader
jana hunter
lesser gonzalez alvarez
lexie mountain boys
nautical almanac
santa dads
teeth mountain
wzt hearts

Feet Night line-up of bands:
adventure
blood baby
dan deacon
the deathset
double dagger
dj dog dick
future islands
height
lizz king
nuclear power pants
smarthgrowth
video hippos

also there will be bands from this group, dubbed the “Weird Round”
peppered into the line-up for both nights:

boo boos
cornelious and pitifa
funny clown
mark brown
ram ones
show beast
sports ghosts

Matt Bauer

Wed 9/17/08 Plush Tucson AZ
Thu 9/18/08 Hotel Cafe Los Angeles CA
Fri 9/19/08 Primary Concepts Davis CA
Sun 9/21/08 Luigi’s Fun Garden Sacramento CA
Wed 9/24/08 The Crepe Place Santa Cruz CA
Thu 9/25/08 Swedish American Hall San Francisco CA
Thu 10/2/08 Sunset Tavern Seattle WA +
Fri 10/3/08 Holocene Portland OR +
Sat 10/4/08 North Town Coffee House Yakima WA
Mon 10/6/08 The Barn Salt Lake City, UT
Tue 10/7/08 Meadowlark Bar Denver CO
Wed 10/8/08 B-Side Studios Witchita KS
Thu 10/9/08 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines IA
Fri 10/10/08 Mick’s Omaha NE
Sat 10/11/08 AV-Aerie Chicago IL
Mon 10/13/08 Cinemat Bloomington IN
Thu 10/16/08 Al’s Bar Lexington KY
Fri 10/17/08 Cafe Bourbon Street Columbus OH
Sat 10/18/08 Club Cafe Pittsburgh PA #

+ = w/ Horse Feathers
# = w/ Woven Hand

Beach House

Sep. 27 Big Sur, CA Fernwood Resort
Sep. 28 San Francisco, CA Swedish American Hall *
Sep. 29 Santa Barbara, CA Muddy Waters *
Sep. 30 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland *%
Oct. 02 Boston, MA Mass Arts / Pozen Center +
Oct. 04 Montreal, QC Pop Montreal +
Oct. 06 Buffalo, NY Tralf Music Hall +
Oct. 08 Detroit, MI Museum of Contemporary Art +
Oct. 10 Chicago, IL Epiphany +
Oct. 13 Oberlin, OH Oberlin College +
Oct. 15 Philadelphia, PA Starlight Ballroom +
Oct. 17 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge +
Oct. 22 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge (Carpark CMJ Showcase)
Dec. 10 Providence, RI Club Hell #
Dec. 11 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall #

* = w/ Lazarus
% = w/ Shugo Tokumaru
# = w/ Tickley Feather
+ = as part of the Baltimore Round Robin Tour

Bell

Sept. 26 Brooklyn, NY Sound Fix In-Store 8pm
Oct. 09 Brooklyn, NY Glasslands
Oct. 23 New York, NY Pianos (Force Field PR CMJ Showcase)

Karl Blau

Sep 19 Anacortes, WA Department of Safety #
Sep 24 Seattle, WA Mars Bar *
Oct 03 Port Townsend, WA Sirens

# = w/ EARTH
* = w/ Ruby Suns

The Builders and The Butchers

9/17: Maxwells, Hoboken, NJ
9/18: Middle East, Cambridge $
9/21: Mercury Lounge, New York, NY %
9/22: Rock N Roll Hotel, Washington, DC %
9/23: Grey Eagle, Asheville, NC %
9/24: Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
9/26: Egyptian Room Indianapolis, IN
9/27: Bogart’s Cincinnati, OH
9/30: 400 Bar Minneapolis, MN

# = w/ The Broken West
$ = w/ The Walkmen
% = w/ Bobby Bare Jr.

Cause Co-Motion!

10/04 Brooklyn, NY Death By Audio
10/17 Jamaica Plain, MA Milky Way
10/23 New York, NY Pianos (Force Field PR CMJ Showcase)

Chandeliers

9/29 Hideout Chicago, IL
10/5 Cakeshop New York, NY
10/6 Todd P show TBA Brooklyn, NY
10/8 House Show Providence, RI
10/10 Hexagon Baltimore, MD
10/12 Girl Cave Washington, DC

Crystal Stilts

Sept. 20 Brooklyn, NY Glasslands
Sept. 28 Brooklyn, NY Market Hotel
Oct. 23 New York, NY Pianos (Force Field PR CMJ Showcase)

Dan Deacon

Sept 18 Urbana, IL - Pygmalion Music Festival
Sept 19 Madison, WI - Forward Music Fest
Sept 27 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
Oct 03 Boston, MA Mass Arts +
Oct 05 Montreal, QC Église Saint-Enfant Jésus / Pop Montreal +
Oct 07 Buffalo, NY Tralf Music Hall +
Oct 09 Detroit, MI Museum of Contemporary Art +
Oct 11 Chicago, IL Epiphany +
Oct 14 Oberlin, OH Oberlin College +
Oct 16 Philadelphia, PA Starlight Ballroom +
Oct 18 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge +
Nov 07 Washington, DC Hirshhorn Museum
Nov 08 Austin, TX Fun Fun Fun

+ = as part of the Baltimore Round Robin Tour

The Dead Science

19 Sep Boise, ID Neurolox
20 Sep Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
21 Sep Denver, CO Hi Dive
22 Sep Kansas City, MO Record Bar
23 Sep Ames, IA Maintenance Shop
24 Sep Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
25 Sep Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
26 Sep Toronto, ON El Mocambo
27 Sep Ottawa, ON St Brigids Centre For The Arts
28 Sep Montréal, QC ZooBizarre
30 Sep Kittery, ME Arts and Leasure
01 Oct New York, NY Knitting Factory
02 Oct Philadelphia, PA Danger Danger Gallery
03 Oct Washington, DC Sonic Circuits/Velvet Lounge
04 Oct Charlotte, NC The Milestone
05 Oct Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
06 Oct Tampa, FL New World Brewery
07 Oct Orlando, FL Back Booth
08 Oct Atlanta, GA The Earl
09 Oct New Orleans, LA Hi Ho Lounge
10 Oct Denton, TX Hailey’s
11 Oct Austin, TX Emo’s Longe
13 Oct Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse Music Venue*
14 Oct Los Angeles, CA The Smell
15 Oct San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
18 Oct Portland, OR Rotture
19 Oct Tacoma, WA The New Frontier
30 Oct Seattle, WA Showbox

* = w/ The Stills and We Are Scientists

Deer Tick

Fri-Oct-03 Wilmington, DE Grand Opera House %
Sun-Oct-05 New Haven, CT Shubert Performing Arts Center %
Thu-Oct-09 Princeton, NJ Princeton University #
Fri-Oct-10 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café (early) #
Mon-Oct-13 Memphis, TN The Hi-Tone #
Wed-Oct-15 Oxford, MS Proud Larry’s #
Thu-Oct-16 Birmingham, AL Workplay #
Fri-Oct-17 New Orleans, LA Maple Leaf #
Sat-Oct-18 Alexandria, LA Alexandria Music Project #
Sun-Oct-19 Austin, TX Emo’s Lounge
Mon-Oct-20 Lubbock, TX Bash Riprocks
Tue-Oct-21 Tucson, AZ Dry River Collective
Wed-Oct-22 Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour #
Thu-Oct-23 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall #
Fri-Oct-24 Portland, OR Mission Theatre #
Sat-Oct-25 Seattle, WA Chop Suey #
Sun-Oct-26 Boise, ID Visual Arts Collective
Mon-Oct-27 Salt Lake City, UT University of Utah #
Tue-Oct-28 Boulder, CO Fox Theater #
Thu-Oct-30 Indianapolis, IN Radio Radio *
Sun-Nov-02 New York, NY Spiegeltent #
Fri-Nov-07 Providence, RI Jake’s Bar and Grille

% = w/ Jenny Lewis
# = w/ The Felice Brothers
* = w/ Grampall Jookabox

Dosh

10/08 Minneapolis, MN Radio K 15th Anniversary Show at First Avenue
10/10 Toronto, ONT Lee’s Palace*
10/11 Montreal, QC National*
10/12 Boston, MA The Roxy*
10/13 New York, NY Webster Hall*
10/14 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church*
10/15 Washington, DC 930 Club*
10/16 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom*
10/17 Chicago, IL Logan Square*

* = w/ The Notwist

Fight Bite

Sept 20 Dallas, TX Centraltrak (free show)
Sept 29 Dallas, TX Granada
Oct 17 Denton, TX Rubber Gloves
Oct 23 New York, NY Pianos (Force Field PR CMJ Showcase)

Fredrik

11.05 - DC9 / Washington, DC
11.12 - TT the Bears / Boston, MA
11.13 - Space 538/ Portland, ME

Grampall Jookabox

Tuesday 2008-09-16 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar *
Wednesday 2008-09-17 Columbia, MO - Mojo’s *
Thursday 2008-09-18 St. Louis, MO - Billiken *
Friday 2008-09-19 Madison, WI - Forward Music Festival
Saturday 2008-09-20 Urbana, IL - Pygmalion Festival
Sunday 2008-09-21 Louisville, KY - Skul Alley *
Monday 2008-09-22 Bloomington, IN - Cinemat *
Tuesday 2008-09-23 Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox *
Wednesday 2008-09-24 Washington, D.C. - The Hosiery *
Thursday 2008-09-25 Philadelphia, PA - The Green Line *
Friday 2008-09-26 Brooklyn, NY - Death By Audio *
Saturday 2008-09-27 New York, NY - Knitting Factory *
Sunday 2008-09-28 Boston, MA - PA’s Lounge *
Thursday 2008-10-02 Montreal - Canada - Pop Montreal

* = w/ PWRFL Power

LAKE

Oct 04 2008 - Olympia, WA Eagle’s Hall
Oct 17, 2008 - Tacoma, Washington Helms Gallery*
Oct 23, 2008 - Sacramento, California Luigi’s Funhouse*
Oct 25, 2008 - Berkeley, California Amoeba In-Store 2pm
Oct 26, 2008 - Santa Barbara, California Biko Garage*
Oct 28, 2008 - San Diego, California Che Cafe*
Oct 29, 2008 - Phoenix, Arizona Trunk Space*
Nov 7, 2008 - Charlotte, North Carolina The Milestone*
Nov 8, 2008 - Knoxville, Tennessee The Pilot Light*
Nov 10, 2008 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Garfield Artworks*
Nov 11, 2008 - New York City, New York The Cake Shop*
Nov 13, 2008 - Rochester, New York The Bug Jar*
Nov 16, 2008 - Grand Rapids, Michigan The DAAC*
Nov 18, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois Schuba’s Tavern*

* = w/ Desolation Wilderness

Mount Eerie

09-16 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle #
09-17 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church #
09-18 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom #
09-19 Brooklyn, NY - Lutheran Church of the Messiah *^
09-20 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall *^
09-21 Worcester, MA - The Grind at Clark University *^
09-22 Providence, RI - Building 16 *^
09-23 Purchase, NY - SUNY Purchase *^
09-24 Pittsfield, MA - Copperworks *^
09-25 Saratoga Springs, NY - Falstaff’s *^
09-26 New Haven, CT - People’s Center *^
09-27 Boston, MA - Mass Art *^
09-28 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY - Bard Hall at Bard College *^
10-12 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa ^
10-13 Ottawa, Ontario - SAW Gallery *^
10-14 Toronto, Ontario - Church of the Redeemer *^
10-15 East Lansing, MI - Scene Metrospace *^
10-16 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom *+
10-17 Cincinnati, OH - Art Damage Lodge *^
10-18 Gambier, OH - Kenyon College *^
10-19 Delaware, OH - Ohio Wesleyan University *^
10-20 Chicago, IL - AV-aerie *^
10-21 Madison, WI - Gates of Heaven *^
10-22 Louisville, KY - Skull Alley *^
10-23 Bloomington, IN - The Cinemat *^
10-24 St. Louis, MO - Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center *^
10-25 Springfield, MO - Randy Bacon Gallery *^
10-26 Norman, OK - Opolis *^
10-27 Santa Fe, NM - Warehouse 21 *^
10-28 Phoenix, AZ - Modified *^
10-29 Irvine, CA - UC Irvine Cross Cultural Center (early show)
10-29 Los Angeles, CA - SiteLA *^
10-30 Santa Cruz, CA - The Crêpe Place
11-01 San Francisco, CA - Million Fishes $
11-02 Oakland, CA - TBA
11-03 Sacramento, CA - VOX
11-04 Eugene, OR - Wandering Goat Café

# with Why?
* with Julie Doiron
^ with Calm Down, It’s Monday
+ with Mirah, No Kids
$ with Thanksgiving, White Fang

Jon Mueller

9/27-Atlanta, GA-Eyedrum*
9/28-Asheville, NC-Harvest Records*
9/29-Durham, NC-Bull City Headquarters*
9/30-Charlottesville, VA University Chapel*
10/1-Philly, PA-venue tba*
10/2-NY, NY-The Knitting Factory*
10/3-Richmond, VA-The Riot House*
10/4-Washington DC-Sonic Circuits Festival*

* = JON MUELLER/JASON KAHN DUO

No Kids

10/15 Chicago, IL Epiphany*
10/16 Pontiac, MI The Crofoot Ballroom*%
10/17 Columbus, OH Milo Arts*
10/18 Buffalo, NY Big Orbit’s Soundlab*
10/19 Ithaca, NY Castaways*
10/20 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall*
10/21 Boston, MA Museum of Fine Arts*
10/22 New York, NY Highline Ballroom (CMJ)*
10/24 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church*
10/25 Washington, DC Black Cat*
10/26 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s #
10/27 Providence, RI Club Hell #
11/01 Indianapolis, IN Locals Only

* = w/ Mirah
% = w/ Mount Eerie
# = w/ Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

Parenthetical Girls

Sept. 19 Washington, DC Black Cat *
Sept. 20 Columbus, OH Skully’s Music Diner *
Sept. 21 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen
Sept. 22 Bloomington, IN The Cinemat
Sept. 24 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern #
Sept. 25 Rochester, NY Bug Jar #
Sept. 27 Toronto, ONT Sneaky Dee’s #
Sept. 29 Ottawa, ONT Zaphod Beeblebrox #
Oct. 01 Cambridge, MA Middle East #
Oct. 02 New York, NY Cake Shop #
Oct. 04 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel #%
Oct. 08 Mt. Pleasant, SC Village Tavern #
Oct. 09 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn #
Oct. 11 Nashville, TN The End #
Oct. 13 Ames, IA Maintenance Shop
Oct. 14 Denver, CO Hi Dive #
Oct. 15 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court #
Oct. 16 Boise, ID Neurolux
Oct. 17 Seattle, WA The Vera Project #$
Oct. 18 Anacortes, WA Dept. of Safety #
Oct. 19 Bellingham, WA Whaam #

* = w/ Sunset Rubdown
# = w/ Evangelicals
% = w/ These United States
$ = w/ Catfish Haven

The Physics of Meaning

9/28: Greensboro, NC at Square One
9/29: Athens, GA at Go Bar
9/30: Tuscaloosa, AL at The Mellow Mushroom
10/1: New Orleans, LA at The Circle Bar
10/2: Baton Rouge, LA at Red Star Bar
10/3: McAllen, TX at Artwalk

10/4: Austin, TX at The Mohawk
10/5: Dallas, TX at The Cavern
10/6: Dallas, TX at Ariel’s House
10/7: Lubbock, TX at Whiskey Dix
10/8: Phoenix, AZ at Modified
10/9: Lake Forest, CA at The Gypsy Lounge
10/10: Los Angeles, CA at Pehrspace
10/11: San Francisco, CA at Kimo’s
10/12: Portland, OR at Towne Lounge
10/13: Seattle, WA at The Funhouse
10/14: Nampa, ID at Flying M Coffeehouse
10/15: Provo, UT at Velour
10/16: Denver, Co at Old Curtis St. Bar
10/17: Omaha, NE at Barley St. Tavern
10/18: Chicago, IL at Darkroom
10/19: Bloomington, IN at Bear’s Place
10/20: Pittsburgh, PA at Garfield Artworks
10/21: State College, PA at Chronic Town
10/22-25: New York, NY CMJ
10/24: Philadelphia, PA at Green Line Cafe
10/26: Alexandria, VA at The Lab

Pop Levi

Sept. 17 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland / Club NME
Sept. 25 Los Angeles, CA Amoeba In-Store 7pm
Oct. 30 Los Angeles, CA The Echo
Nov. 26 Visalia, CA The Cellar Door

Restiform Bodies

September 29th- Denver, CO Hi- Dive*
September 30th- Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court (early - 7pm)*
October 2nd- Vancouver, BC Richard’s On Richard*
October 3rd- Seattle, WA Vera Project*
October 4th- Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom*
October 7th- San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
October 8th- Berkeley, CA Amoeba In-Store 6pm
October 10th- Los Angeles, CA The Echo

* = w/ WHY?

Run On Sentence

Oct. 15 Denver, CO @ Meadowlark
Oct. 16 Kansas City, MO @ The Roasterie
Oct. 19 Chicago, IL @ Soap Duck Love Club
Oct. 25 Biddeford, ME @ Hogfarm Studios
Oct. 27 Portsmouth, NH @ The Red Door / Hush Hush Sweet Harlot
Oct. 29 Brooklyn, NY @ Pete’s Candy Store
Oct. 30 New York, NY @ Sidewalk Cafe
Nov. 1 New York, NY @ Pianos
Nov. 3 Washington DC @ IOTA
Nov. 8 Davis, CA @ Primary Concepts *
Nov. 11 Merced, CA @ The Partisan

* = w/ Tom Brousseau

Stars Like Fleas

09.16.08 Brillobox Pittsburgh, PA *
09.17.08 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH *
09.18.08 The Empty Bottle Chicago, IL #
09.19.08 YNOTIII Milwaukee, WI
09.20.08 Forward Music Festival Madison, WI
09.21.08 The DAAC Grand Rapids, MI
09.22.08 Oberlin College Oberlin, OH
10.04.08 Market Hotel, Brooklyn, NY $
10.23.08 Pianos, New York, NY (Force Field PR CMJ Showcase)

* = w/ High Places
# = w/ Adventure
$ = w/ Dark Meat

Talkdemonic

9/20: Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
9/30: Seattle, WA - High Dive
10/1: Missoula, MT - Crystal Theater
10/3: Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
10/4: Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar
10/7: Chicago, IL - Schubas
10/9: Somerville, MA - PA’s Lounge
10/10: Philadelphia, PA - Khyber
10/11: New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
10/12: Washington, DC - The Red and the Black
10/13: Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
10/14: Mt. Pleasant, SC - Village Tavern
10/15: Atlanta, GA - The Earl
10/17: Tampa, FL - Crowbar
10/18: Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
10/21: Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon *
10/22: Austin, TX - Mohawk
10/24: Tucson, AZ - Plush
10/27: San Diego, CA - Casbah #
10/28: Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
10/29: San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord

* = w/ Born Ruffians and Plants & Animals
# = w/ Jeffrey Lewis

These United States

Sept 22 Mon Rochester, NY Bug Jar
Sept 23 Tues Toronto, Ontario Sneaky Dee’s
Sept 26 Fri Burlington, VT The Monkey House
Sept 27 Sat Waterville, ME Colby College
Sept 28 Sun Boston, MA PA’s Lounge *
Sept 29 Mon New York, NY Cake Shop
Sept 30 Tues Brooklyn, NY Union Hall
Oct 02 Thurs Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
Oct 03 Fri Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery
Oct 04 Sat Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel #

* = w/ Grampall Jookabox
# = w/ Evangelicals, The Silent Years

Tobacco

09/26 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge *
09/27 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock *
10/03 Purchase, NY SUNY Purchase
10/21 - 10/24 New York, NY CMJ

* = w/ WHY?

Alexander Tucker

Sept. 20 - Monticello, NY All Tomorrow’s Parties

Vivian Girls

Fri-Sep-19 New York, NY Cake Shop
Sat-Sep-20 Princeton, NJ Terrace Club
Sun-Sep-21 Philadelphia, PA Danger Danger Gallery
Mon-Sep-22 Athens, OH Brown Town
Tue-Sep-23 Morgantown, WV 123 Pleasant Street
Wed-Sep-24 Nashville, TN Beach House
Fri-Sep-26 Memphis, TN GONER FEST
Sat-Sep-27 St. Louis, MO The Stable#
Sun-Sep-28 Atlanta, GA The Earl#
Mon-Sep-29 Knoxville, TN The Pilot Light#
Tue-Sep-30 Charlottesville, VA Outback Lodge
Wed-Oct-01 Baltimore, MD Ottobar#
Fri-Oct-03 New York, NY Rocks Off Concert Cruise%
Sat-Oct-04 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY Bard College
Sat-Oct-11 Queens, NY Silent Barn / CD Release Party!
Sun-Oct-12 Boston, MA Great Scott $
Mon-Oct-13 Danbury, CT Heirloom Arts Theatre $
Wed-Oct-15 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom $
Thu-Oct-16 Brooklyn, NY Market Hotel $
Fri-Oct-17 Baltimore, MD Sonar $
Sat-Oct-18 Philadelphia, PA The Barbary $
Sun-Oct-19 Washington, DC Rock And Roll Hotel $
Sun-Oct-26 New York, NYC Santo’s Party House !
Sat-Nov-08 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom &@
Mon-Nov-10 Boston, MA Paradise &@
Sun-Nov-16 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex
Mon-Nov-17 San Diego, CA Casbah
Tue-Nov-18 Los Angeles, CA The Smell
Thu-Nov-20 San Francisco, CA Bottom Of The Hill
Sat-Nov-22 Portland, OR Backspace
Sun-Nov-23 Seattle, WA Nectar Lounge
Fri-Nov-28 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s +
Sun-Nov-30 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom +

# = with TYVEK
% = with DARK MEAT
$ = w/ F***ED UP
& = w/ Deerhunter
@ = w/ Times New Viking
! = w/ Jay Reatard
+ = w/ King Khan

White Fang

Sep 19 Hamlet, Oregon Hamlet Grange
Sep 20 Portland, Oregon The Coop
Sep 27 Portland, Oregon The Hush
Oct 3 Portland, Oregon The Artistery’s 7th Anniversary
Nov 1 San Francisco, California Million Fishes*
Nov 5 Tempe, Arizona Cartel Coffee Lab*
Nov 9 Denton, Texas Panhandle House*

* = w/ Thanksgiving

WHY?

September 16th- Asheville, NC Grey Eagle*
September 17th- Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church*
September 18th- New York, NY Bowery Ballroom*
September 19th- Boston, MA Museum of Fine Arts +
September 20th- Portland, ME Space Gallery &
September 21st- Providence, RI Club Hell
September 22nd- Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa
September 25th- Cincinnati, OH Midpoint Music Festival
September 26th- Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge#
September 27th- Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock#
September 29th- Denver, CO Hi- Dive @
September 30th- Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court (early - 7pm)@
September 30th- Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge (late)
October 2nd- Vancouver, BC Richard’s On Richard @^
October 3rd- Seattle, WA Vera Project @
October 4th- Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom @^

* = w/ Mount Eerie
# = w/ Tobacco
+ = w/ Alina Simone
& = w/ Alias
@ = w/ Restiform Bodies
^ = w/ Tender Forever

Willoughby

Tue Sept 23 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland #
Fri Sept 26 New York, NY Pianos
Sun Sept 28 Boston, MA Great Scott #
Mon Sept 29 Northampton, MA Iron Horse #
Tues Sept 30 New York, NY Spiegeltent #
Wed Oct 01 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live #
Fri Oct 03 Vienna, VA Jammin’ Java #
Sat Oct 04 Annapolis, MD Rams Head #
Sun Oct 05 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s
Tues Oct 07 New Haven, CT Cafe Nine

# = w/ The Bird and The Bee

MP3: Talkdemonic - “March Movement”

Speakers everywhere this summer will rejoice with the arrival of Eyes at Half Mast, the third record from Talkdemonic, due Sept. 16 via Arena Rock. The Portland, Oregon duo of Kevin O’Connor and Lisa Molinaro have been playing together since 2003; she plays the viola and he plays everything else, including, but not limited to: drums, synths, and acoustic instruments. The result is an intoxicating blend of symphonic strings, explosive percussion, and achingly beautiful music.

Eyes at Half Mast is the band’s high water mark. The album has its moments of cathartic beauty, (especially on “Duality of Deathening” and “March Movement“) and of haunting elegies (as exemplified by “Tides in Their Grave” and “Dust and Heat”). There are passages filled with raw dissonance on the record, such as the
release and tension offered by “Civilian.” There is a sense of loss and memory running through many of these songs, but the tone of the record is ultimately one of hope.

Talkdemonic continue to expand the range of emotion that they are able to evoke without words. The band is emerging in terms of composition, song structure and recording, and the sound crystallizes here. Talkdemonic is hitting a stride in songwriting with tunes like “March Movement” and “Duality of Deathening,” which feature complex arrangements, layers and harmonies. It’s worth noting that O’Connor mixed eleven of the twelve songs from this set.

Talkdemonic is admired for their cathartic and bewitching live sets, with O’Connor’s rhythmic prowess and Molinaro’s ethereal sound co-mingling. They have been playing these songs to swooning audiences for the past two years, and their sound comes together for Eyes at Half Mast.

TALKDEMONIC

9/20: Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
9/30: Seattle, WA - High Dive
10/1: Missoula, MT - Crystal Theater
10/3: Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
10/4: Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar
10/7: Chicago, IL - Schubas
10/9: Somerville, MA - PA’s Lounge
10/10: Philadelphia, PA - Khyber
10/11: New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
10/12: Washington, DC - The Red and the Black
10/13: Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
10/14: Mt. Pleasant, SC - Village Tavern
10/15: Atlanta, GA - The Earl
10/17: Tampa, FL - Crowbar
10/18: Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
10/21: Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon *
10/22: Austin, TX - Mohawk
10/24: Tucson, AZ - Plush
10/27: San Diego, CA - Casbah #
10/28: Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
10/29: San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord

* = w/ Born Ruffians and Plants & Animals
# = w/ Jeffrey Lewis

Talkdemonic
Eyes At Half Mast
(Arena Rock)
Street date: Sept. 16, 2008

1. Leaving Light
2. Ending the Orange Glow
3. Duality of Deathening
4. Shattered into Dyes
5. Tides in their Grave
6. Civilian
7. Black Wood Crimson
8. March Movement
9. Dim Sky
10. Shallow Doldrums
11. Dust and Heat
12. Huancayo Orchestrelle
13. Dream by Heart
14. A Hundred Faces in the Neon Forest

TALKDEMONIC LINKS:

Myspace: www.myspace.com/talkdemonicmusicmaking

Label Page: www.arenarockrecordingco.com