Our Sunday Night Live Music Series at the Ace Hotel continues this week with our very own Lacrymosa. Show starts promptly at 10pm and even better, it’s FREE.

For complete info. check out the awesome poster or visit Ace Hotel website.

And don’t miss next week’s show, Brooklyn’s Shenandoah and the Night. You can grab their latest song “So Low, So High” via our very own One Track Mind series. Get the single and the instrumental version.

You can also pick up our latest mixtape for FREE, which features some of the Ace Hotel music series artists: Extended Family Mixtape + Ace Hotel Present: Vol. 2.

See you Sunday!

We’re incredibly excited to announce the release of Matt Singer’s new album The Build. This joyful collection of songs is now available on the Family Records store. Produced by Andy Baldwin, The Build features tons of specials guests… check it out here!

Even more exciting, we have a super exclusive, extremely limited edition supply of handcrafted mini Martin finger puppets. Every puppet is custom made with love by Melissa Creighton (with invaluable assistance from Matt Singer, Ceili Clemens, and Emily Raw). Get this cute little guy with an album download for a limited time!

Matt’s album release show is tonight, at Littlefield at 9:30pm, in Brooklyn. The show will feature not only music by Matt and band, but puppetry performances that are sure to make you smile! Martin may even make an appearance! You never know with that funny squirrel. Come join the fun. Tickets here.

Photo credits: Kristen Winter (album cover) and Emily Raw (mini Martin)

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Family Records Joy Committee has had a fantastic time devouring the All Your Joy submissions over the past few weeks. We were elated by each and every entry and couldn’t have asked for anything more.

It was an extremely tough decision, but we’ve chosen Kerri Doherty as the All Your Joy contest winner! (read here: Kerri – AYJ) Kerri’s heartfelt childhood memoir of playing Tinkerbell in a play tugged on our heart strings and filled us with so much JOY!

Kerri wins a Joy Pack, which includes a copy of “The Build”, a hand-crafted winter edition version of finger puppet of Martin the squirrel (only one exists!), as seen on the new web series “Matt and Martin,” gets to hang out with the Family Records crew at Matt’s album release party at Littlefield (in BK this Thursday night), and also gets a pizza date with Matt in NYC.

CONGRATS KERRI! And a huge JOYful thank-you to everyone who shared their joy!

The Build is available TOMORROW on The Family Records store. And please join us at The Build album release party, at Littlefield (Brooklyn), this Thursday at 7pm. [tix] It’ll be an awesome evening of music, puppetry, and fun!

Lacrymosa performing her beautiful song “If You Are Looking” at Music Hall of Wiliiamsburg back in February.

If you missed her at MHOW, catch her performing an enchanting set at Joe’s Pub, this Saturday, 7pm. Also adding to the fun will be Mike Grubbs, from Wakey!Wakey!, who will do a special solo set. Wow, what a great night of music!

Get your tickets now: [tickets] We’ll all be there, so come say hi and enjoy great music with great people!

This weekend, Pearl and the Beard return to Columbia, MO to play at the True/False Film Festival.  As each documentary is seated, movie-goers are treated to performances by busking musicians from all over the country.  Here’s the list of the ticketed films Pearl and the Beard will be busking, as well some evening performances that are open to all.  Tickets are still available right here.

Friday, March 2

Friday Night Showcase @ Cafe Berlin w/Malone and Toughcats, 9pm

Saturday, March 3

Only the Young, The Picturehouse, 11am

Gypsy Davy, The Picturehouse, 1:30pm

The Queen of Versailles, Jesse, 6:30pm

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, Jesse, 9:30pm

Sunday, March 4

The Imposter, The Blue Note, 8pm

Buskers Last Stand Showcase @ Missouri Theatre w/Toughcats, Bramble, and Why Are We Building Such A Big Ship?, 9pm

Pearl and the Beard are crossing the pond once more!  This trip will include a smashingly huge headlining gig at Barfly London, as well as several festival dates.  Get the full scoop below!

Headline Show at Barfly London:

06.08 Barfly London, 7pm (London, United Kingdom) [ TIX ]

Festivals:

06.02 Dot to Dot Festival, 1pm (Bristol, United Kingdom) [ TIX ]

06.03 Dot to Dot Festival, 1pm (Nottingham, United Kingdom) [ TIX ]

06.04 Dot to Dot Festival, 1pm (Manchester, United Kingdom) [ TIX ]

06.09 Stowmarket Festival, 8pm (Stowmarket, United Kingdom)

07.20 Secret Garden Party Festival, 6pm (Huntington, United Kingdom) [ TIX ]

07.27 Camp Bestival, 8pm (Dorset, United Kingdom) [ TIX ]

Keep an eye out for more details at pearlandthebeard.com.

photo by Shervin Lainez and styled by our very own Lauren Glucksman

We are incredibly excited to announce that  Pearl and the Beard will be opening up for longtime Family friend and immensely popular singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson on some dates in April!  Ingrid is on tour promoting her beautiful new album, Human Again, and we can’t wait for you to see Pearl and the Beard share the stage with her.  Full list of dates below!

04.10 *SOLD OUT* Phoenix Concert Theatre w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Toronto, ON)

04.11 Royal Oak Music Theatre w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Royal Oak, MI) [ TIX ]

04.12 *SOLD OUT* Vic Theatre w/Ingrid Michaelson, 6:30pm (Chicago, IL)

04.13 Lion’s Pause @ St. Olaf’s w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Northfield, MN)

04.14 *SOLD OUT* Capitol Theater w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Madison, WI)

Due to this exciting turn of events, Pearl’s April 13th show at The Rat in Ewing, NJ will be rescheduled for this fall. The new date will be posted as soon as it’s finalized. See the tour page for a full list of dates!

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Pearl and the Beard recently stopped by BreakThru Radio to record a video session of them “Prodigal Daughter” (watch the video here). It’s the latest single from Killing the Darlings, and the extended release is going to include the original recording, a new video, plus three brand new, never before heard solo songs by each band member.

If that’s not enough, the band is playing a super special single release show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on February 16th (that’s less than one week away, people!).

02.16 Music Hall of Williamsburg Single Release Show, 9pm (Brooklyn, NY) [ TIX ]

For more tour dates, click here.

Pearl and the Beard is hitting the road in February, March, and April for a sprinkling of dates across the Northeast, Midwest, and Eastern Seaboard! The tour kicks off with a very special hometown show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on February 16th, celebrating the extended single release of “Prodigal Daughter.” The single release fun continues in Philly and DC. More dates below, and keep checking the tour page for additional dates, up to date info, and ticket links.

02.16 Music Hall of Williamsburg Single Release Show, 9pm (Brooklyn, NY) [ TIX ]

02.23 Kung Fu Necktie Single Release Show, 9:30pm (Philadelphia, PA) [ TIX ]

02.24 Rock N Roll Hotel Single Release Show, 8pm (Washington, DC) [ TIX ]

02.28 S.P.A.C.E., 8pm (Evanston, IL)

02.29 The Gramophone, 8pm (Saint Louis, MO)

03.01 True/False Film Festival, 8pm (Columbia, MO)

03.06 O’Leaver’s Pub, 8pm (Omaha, NE)

03.23 The Blind Tiger, 8pm (Greensboro, NC)

03.25 Spazzfest, 8pm (Greenville, NC)

03.28 Blue Moon Cafe, 8pm (Shepherdstown, WV)

03.29 The Night Cat, 8pm (Easton, MD)

04.13 College of New Jersey, 8pm (Ewing, NJ)