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DZ Space, West Coast WH, East Coast V

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Dan Zimmerman IN SPACE!
Dan Zimmerman, the ever-searching Cosmic Patriot, is both director and leading man in ‘SPACE PILGRIM‘, a 1950’s style sci-fi short film (ala George Pal, Ed Wood, and Val Lewton) from Cardboard Dream Productions. The film documents the interplanetary daring-do of Space Pilgrim as he threads his way through asteroid belts, encounters strange worlds and even stranger creatures, and pilots home to submit the full report of his adventures: his forthcoming album, ‘Dreams of Earth‘.
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Go HERE to see the movie, to learn about the album, and to join in something wonderful. All is extraordinary. Fly Pilgrim, fly!

 US Wovenhand tour!
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Wovenhand is hitting the road again, touring on their phenomenal new album, The Laughing Stalk. Take a gander at the route below, and get your tickets! (For all you Wovenhand-heads living on the eastern side of the country, rest assured, there will be another tour happening in the spring).

Also, don’t forget that pre-orders for The Laughing Stalk – Deluxe LP Edition are in effect through November 13. Order now and get an immediate download of the record. This specialty item includes LP with a CD insert, a lyric insert, and a limited edition (2000) hand-printed letterpress cover. Dig.

11/16/12 Oriental Theater Denver, CO
11/27/12 Santa Fe Brewing Company Santa Fe, NM
11/28/12 Hotel Congress Tucson, AZ
11/29/12 Soda Bar San Diego, CA
11/30/12 The Satellite Los Angeles, CA
12/01/12 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA
12/03/12 Jambalaya Arcata, CA
12/04/12 Cozmic Pizza Eugene, OR
12/05/12 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
12/06/12 Chop Suey Seattle, WA
12/07/12 Shakedown Bellingham, WA
12/08/12 TBD Missoula, MT
12/09/12 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT


Vesper solo shows!

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Ben + Vesper are busy folks: film-making in India, painting, illustrating and writing books in New Jersey, and while they’re plotting their next musical B+V backgammon move, mounting the occasional solo performance. Come on out to two very special solo Vesper shows in October and November. Details here:

10/13/12 All Angels concert & gallery showing – w/Marian Call New York, NY
11/1/12 World Cafe w/Quarry Street Hymnal CD release Philadelphia, PA

As always, thanks all for your love and support, everyone. Right back atcha.


The Laughing Stalk – AVAILABLE NOW!

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Oh happy day! The Laughing Stalk, Wovenhand’s latest and greatest is available here at Sounds Familyre and at every North American digital retailer with good sense and great taste*. Each download comes with a beautiful digital booklet of lyrics and images.

To add to the thrill, pre-orders for The Laughing Stalk – Deluxe LP Edition also start today. This specialty item includes LP with a CD insert, a lyric insert, and alimited edition (2000) hand-printed letterpress cover. Super cool!

Finally, LP orders start shipping on November 6th, but that’s a long time to wait, so we’re pleased to announce that all pre-orders come with an immediate download of the record, so you can have the whole thing delivered to your earbuds in mere minutes. See? We take good care of you here at Sounds Familyre.

Ben + Vesper on Daytrotter!

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About a year ago, on their way to play a big music festival in the middle of a beautiful firefly-laden cornfield, Ben + Vesper stopped by The Horseshack in downtown Rock Island, Ill to record a live session for Daytrotter. Four songs were performed in one take, without editing, and mixed on the fly (as they say, old school), and just last week it was released to the wide world.

We’ve always loved Ben + Vesper, but listening to these sessions reminds us of how truly great they are–extraordinary performers, writers, and artists. Take a listen here. It’ll be the best twenty minutes you spend today.

 

Singing/Signing

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It’s been a busy season for Wovenhand. In December, Wovenhand graced us with a beautiful book of lyrics, drawings, and music called Black of the Ink, and then just last month, the first-ever live Wovenhand recording (CD/LP/DVD) was released, Live at Roepaen.

We’re excited to report that on June 2nd, a very special event will be taking place in Los Angeles, CA. David Eugene Edwards will be playing a rare solo set AND will be signing copies of ‘Black of the Ink’! Join us! Details as follows:

Sat, June 2nd, 9pm The Last Bookstore 453 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90013 Tickets and more info here.  See you there!

New Danielson Expectorance!

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As reported back in December, our dear friends at Joyful Noise Recordings have launched a Flexi-Disc subscription series (one artist per month) featuring all kinds of great artists: Deerhoof, Of Montreal, Tortoise, Jad Fair, Rafter, Danielson, and more. This amazing series has been underway since January, and today we’re proud to announce that April is Danielson month! It’s a brand new (and EXCLUSIVE) Danielson gem called ‘Expectorance’. It comes with all the usual Danielson trimmings, which means general fantasticness. Just click here for the full scoop!

Thanks Thanks!


A week ago Ortolan launched their first-ever crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo. You’ve heard the call and rallied! In just seven days they’ve reached the 20% mark. This is terrific. A huge and hearty “Hey, thanks!!” to all who have contributed so generously so far. To all those who would still like to contribute, there’s no time like the present. There are gifts! There’s a catchy video with a catchy song! Let’s help these songbirds sing! Click here to give and get! Thanks a million, folks.

1961! So Good!!


Yep. “So good!!” has been the word on the street since 1961 was released two weeks ago to eager ears all over the interwebs. Click on the 1961 album cover close-up above to listen, enjoy, download, share, revel. So good!!