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News :: Family Records @ Gramercy Theatre 7/11/09
June 15th, 2009 by Wesley Verhoeve | Subscribe To The News Feed [RSS]
So excited about this show. We’ll need all the support we get so pass it on to friends. We’ll announce free goodies soon! Link for printing below.
The wonderful Jocelyn of Pearl and the Beard created a flyer that becomes a pinwheel! Here are her instructions:
1. Gather scissors, a pencil, and a thumb tack.
2. Cut along all dotted lines.
3. Fold in four corners of paper so that dots meet X in center.
4. Push tumb tack through dots and X, then into eraser end of pencil.
5. Twirl pinwheel, shriek with glee.
6. Bring your pinwheel to the Gramercy Theatre on July 11th. 7. Repeat Step Five.”
PDF Version: Gramercy Flier For PrintingNews :: Wakey!Wakey! On Athens Soundies
June 10th, 2009 by Wesley Verhoeve | Subscribe To The News Feed [RSS]
The wonderful folks of the Athens Soundies captured Mike of Wakey!Wakey! on film in a very creative and original way. Even playing War Sweater on the guitar! More here.
News :: New Release: Matthew Dorrien - You Can Kiss Me EP
June 3rd, 2009 by Wesley Verhoeve | Subscribe To The News Feed [RSS]
Read the liner notes and credits here.
News :: Gabriel Kahane Starts Residency
June 1st, 2009 by Wesley Verhoeve | Subscribe To The News Feed [RSS]
BrooklynVegan reports: “Kahane kicks off a residency at the Rockwood Music Hall on June 1st (tonight). He’ll be there Mondays at 10pm through the rest of the month. On June 12th, Kahane also performs at PS 139 Auditorium (330 Rugby Rd, Brooklyn) as part of the Ditmas Park Concert Series… More info here.
Gabriel Kahane - 2009 Tour Dates
June 01 New York, NY - Rockwood Music Hall #
June 08 New York, NY - Rockwood Music Hall #
June 12 Brooklyn, NY - Ditmas Park Concert Series PS 139
June 15 New York, NY - Rockwood Music Hall #
June 22 New York, NY - Rockwood Music Hall #
June 29 New York, NY - Rockwood Music Hall #
August 16-29 Orcas Island, Washington Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
# June Residency
News :: New Release: Casey Shea - ABCs, Vol. 5
May 21st, 2009 by Wesley Verhoeve | Subscribe To The News Feed [RSS]
Volume 5 of 6 is here! Download it for free and come out to the show to support and get one of the limited edition hand-silk screened copies! Only 50 will ever be made!
What: Casey Shea ABCs, Vol. 5 Release Show
Where:The Living Room, NYC
When: Friday, May 22nd, 9pm (Jamie Leonhart@10PM, The Say So’s@11PM)
Why: Because you need some good old fashioned entertainment in your life, and it’s free!
News :: W!W! And Casey Shea On One Tree Hill
May 21st, 2009 by Wesley Verhoeve | Subscribe To The News Feed [RSS]
For those who didn’t catch the Season Finale of One Tree Hill this week here are the scenes that featured Wakey!Wakey!’s ‘War Sweater’ and Casey Shea’s ‘Roll Your Windows Down’. Be sure to check out W!W!’s War Sweater EP and Casey’s ABCs, Vol 3.
News :: New Release: Cross-Pollination: The Mixtape Vol. 2
May 7th, 2009 by Wesley Verhoeve | Subscribe To The News Feed [RSS]
The second installment of the Cross-Pollination Mixtape is upon us to celebrate 5 years of weekly shows! Free! Exclusive and previously unreleased tracks from some of Cross-Pollination’s favorite alumni. For more information go on the weekly series, the 5 year anniversary, and this release go here.
Cover design is a different color scheme of the original Vol. 1 illustration that was designed by the wonderfully talented Arianna Stolt.
News :: L Magazine Loves Dinosaur Feathers
April 29th, 2009 by Wesley Verhoeve | Subscribe To The News Feed [RSS]
L Magazine lists Family Records’s Dinosaur Feathers in the honorable mentions section of Bands To Watch in 2009!
They describe them as follows: Incessant pop hooks and immaculate vocals, recalling Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook, are paired with a drum machine that points in the direction of Animal Collective. Animal Collective meets Squeeze. We never thought it would happen. With tribal drum patterns and intricate dance rhythms at their forefront, Dinosaur Feathers manage to take a sound typically tagged “experimental” and turn it into something warm and accessible.. More here.
News :: Stream: Pearl and the Beard’s New Album!
April 23rd, 2009 by Wesley Verhoeve | Subscribe To The News Feed [RSS]
Oh my goodness, we’re so excited! Stream the album below, leave us a comment to let us know how you like it, embed it on your favorite websites and help us spread the music! Oh and come to Joe’s Pub this Saturday for the release show! It shall be spectacular and you’ll get a free copy of the album. Much thanks to PopTartsSuckToasted for the plug!
News :: A Family Note #1
April 23rd, 2009 by Wesley Verhoeve | Subscribe To The Casey Shea Lacrymosa Matt Singer News Pearl And The Beard Wakey!Wakey! Wesley Verhoeve Feed [RSSRSSRSSRSSRSSRSSRSS]
Republishing yesterday’s note to friends and family.
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- TV Placements: For the TV fanatics amongst you, CW’s One Tree Hill season finale on May 18th will feature both Wakey!Wakey!’s ‘War Sweater‘ and Casey Shea’s ‘Roll Your Windows’ Down (formerly of Heavyweights singalong fame). We’re thrilled about our first (and second) ever TV placements!
- Gabriel Kahane: We are releasing his beautiful new single ‘LA’, which this week is featured as the Indie Spotlight on iTunes. Listen to it in full here. Pick up this Sundays New York Times for a 1,500 word feature article. Additionally, the folks over at Daytrotter will be posting a wonderful live Session this Sunday. For the live experience come join us for the single release show May 1st at Joe’s Pub (tix)!
- Wakey!Wakey!: It’s been a long time coming! We are releasing W!W!’s first ever studio recordings: ‘The War Sweater EP‘. Listen to in full here. It features the talents of Kelly Pratt (Arcade Fire, Beirut) and members of Antony and the Johnsons. Come join us April 30th at the Mercury Lounge (tix) for a joint release show with Casey Shea. Our good friend Bryan Dunn is also on the bill and the EP will be available in a short run of 250 special hand-made copies.
- Pearl and the Beard: Oh my! Their debut album, ‘God Bless Your Weary Soul, Amanda Richardson’, was recorded over many weekends over the last couple of months. We’re very proud of it, and I’m not just saying that because I produced it. Listen to it here. Come celebrate with us this Saturday April 25th at Joe’s Pub (tix). Our very own Matt Singer will be opening and a free copy of the album will come with each ticket. Oh and a free year-long subscription to NY Magazine too!
- Casey Shea is stepping right into the second half of our ambitious one-single-release-per-month-for-six-months plan with ‘ABCs Vol. 4′, to be released April 30th at Mercury Lounge (tix, yes the same night at W!W! release, twice the fun!). We’d love it if you would go download Volumes 1, 2 and 3 for free (here) and send it to as many friends as possible to help us spread the word. They will only be free for two more months, because we have rent to pay! They’re free now as a thank you to all the current early fans.
- Other News: 1. We recently released the debut single for Brooklyn band Dinosaur Feathers. Listen to it here. 2. Obama has been in office now for over 100 days. Are you in need of some extra musical oomph to remember the feelings of optimism from the campaign? Go download the free two-sided single ‘Hope/Change’ featuring a song each by Lacrymosa and Casey Shea. 3. Jeff Jacobson is slowly starting to work on a new EP. We can’t wait either. 4. Matt Singer is rumored to be writing songs for a split EP with another Brooklyn singer-songwriter you may have seen at his shows a lot.
- Help Needed: If you’d like to help us promote these great artists in any way please do get in touch. There’s a lot of ways to help, from time-intensive to easy-peasy. We don’t have money to pay you but there’s fringe benefits up the wazoo and we give realllllly good hugs!
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