The pump is being primed, the fires are being stoked, fresh notebooks are being bought ... yes, pencils are sharpening! guitars are tuning! -- in short, work on the next Danielson album is about to commence! Since the release of his landmark Ships in 2006, Daniel Smith has acted as producer to a remarkable collection of albums from some of the most exciting musicians we know (Ben + Vesper, Wovenhand, Dan Zimmerman, mewithoutYou, Soul-Junk, Ortolan, and more). But new Danielson songs have been in the background the whole time, taking root, growing, and blooming like strange and beautiful plants, and the time has come for Smith to turn his attention to the music that has been calling his name for the last three years. What wonderful lyrics have been arranging themselves into chorus and verse? What curious sounds have been disrupting the usual patterns of wind and air in Clarksboro, New Jersey?

While you wait in eager anticipation to find out, you can satisfy your thirst for all things Danielson by checking out a great new extended interview with Daniel Smith by Matt Fink in Busted Halo.  Click here!  You can read it while you order tickets to the date that was just added to the Danielson Concert Calendar:

June 12
Toquet Hall, Westport CT (All Ages!)
w/Sidewalk Dave, Midi & The Modern Dance
http://www.manicproductions.org

ALSO...THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR SQUAWKIN'!:
The new limited-edition, custom-designed Danielson Shoe by John Fluevog is now in stores! Those who beheld these shoes with their own eyes during last November's Danielson tour can attest to the fact that never has a cooler piece of footwear graced a foot. Furthermore, any of the fine Danielson musicians who played on this tour can attest to the fact that never has a more comfortable piece of footwear graced a stage. They’re good for dinner parties! Weddings! Bowling Championships! Kicking around the house! Napping! Whatever the occasion, you'll want to wear them. Call your local Fluevog store to reserve your pair now. Get em' while they're hot, as there is no guarantee that more will be made!


MOVIES!:
Finally, we are very pleased to share with you two brand new music videos created especially for Secretly Canadian's Season of Danielson this past November. Click on the images below to watch! "Body English" (created by James Elaine, edited by Brian Rogers & William Basinski, and starring Deng Tai).


"Fetch the Compass Kids" (created by Harrell Fletcher; Live at Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT 2003).

Take care, all. We'll see you at the shows (in your new Danielson Shoes)!

Hello everyone!

It's official--Dan Zimmerman's COSMIC PATRIOT is hereby released!  You can now go to your favorite independent record store, or your favorite online record retailer, or HERE, and order COSMIC PATRIOT.  So get a move on and buy yourself a copy.  Better yet, be a good neighbor and buy someone else a copy! 

For all all manner of other wonderful DZ news, go to the Sounds Familyre Blog.  Last but not least, get out your calendars and note (in pen!, nay, in SHARPIE!) your attendance at the upcoming Dan Zimmerman performances.  You will be glad you did.

May 15 - The Mercury Lounge. Come to one of the hippest venues in New York City to enjoy Both Dan Zimmerman and Danielson performing.

June 12 - Barnes & Noble Showcase, Princeton, NJ.  For more info on these and other shows, click here.