tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90309949707039624862024-03-05T09:11:18.665-08:00FOR ARBORS / FOR SATELLITESFOR ARBORS / FOR SATELLITEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689566438578136156noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-10493591903598919182011-12-23T10:07:00.001-08:002019-09-15T12:08:35.453-07:00Wicked Awesome Son Cats Press<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68yj3iyxKTpoEddE98TDQyTNbn0ycBCHmaIWcfjxfaccxfiDCPKZE1Hv-y06OaS1B293Ty_1H0BMN7lvg_XptlxPkcOtjLysTf9VMGaIlYVbJhlbm7eFpMMLQLHOIxETiFKy7BnRPDBJw/s1600/167371_128247127243674_100001751636628_176653_2985952_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68yj3iyxKTpoEddE98TDQyTNbn0ycBCHmaIWcfjxfaccxfiDCPKZE1Hv-y06OaS1B293Ty_1H0BMN7lvg_XptlxPkcOtjLysTf9VMGaIlYVbJhlbm7eFpMMLQLHOIxETiFKy7BnRPDBJw/s320/167371_128247127243674_100001751636628_176653_2985952_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711452138953749106" /></a>The <a href="http://soncats.bandcamp.com/">Son Cats</a> "O'Dell/1971" seven inch raked in some solid press in 2011!<div><span><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Word from our friends at <a href="http://www.terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Rumbles_December_11.htm">Terrascope Rumbles</a> is that "the A-side [is] a noisy guitar/psych romp sounding like the Strawberry Alarm Clock if they had ditched their keyboard </span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">player and turned everything up... with some mean guitar and weird Bolan-esque lyrics, fine stuff indeed and well worth a listen." </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dxzKST6jp54/TtfwZ-Y0kEI/AAAAAAAACTA/tXUYrjiy4Zk/s200/cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px; " /><div><span style="font-size: 100%; "><a href="http://dyingforbadmusic.com/blog/post/2011/12/mixtape-41-apes-in-space.html">Son Cats</a> </span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">also made </span><a href="http://dyingforbadmusic.com/blog/post/2011/12/mixtape-41-apes-in-space.html" style="font-size: 100%; ">Dying for Bad Music</a><span style="font-size: 100%; ">'s end of t</span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">he year Psych-Garage-Punk-Post-Country-S</span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">urf "Apes in Space" mix/podcast. So gla</span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">d we bludgeoned all of those stellar categories in one fell swoop, and so proud to be among such fine company. This mix is one to remember, featuring tracks by awesome bands like Thee Oh Sees and Twerps.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 100%; ">On the other side of the lily pad, the fine chaps at the helm of <a href="http://madmackerel.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/introducing-son-cats/">Mad Mackerel</a> in London swore that Son Cats got "prime slabs of 60s tinged, sleazy rock’n'roll voodoo designed to make the sweat run down the walls and the neighbours bang on the floor in despair." (My friends, that's why the Cats were born in a shed at the edge of a former WWII detainment camp in Montana. This band really is that loud.)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 100%; ">The <a href="http://soncats.bandcamp.com/">"O'Dell/1971"</a> 7" also drew in some attention from Spain, muchos gracias to the folks at <a href="http://www.monasteriodecultura.com/2011/11/son-cats-odell1971-72011/">Monasterio de Cultura</a>, and from France, merci to the wonderful people at <a href="http://mycarisfullofplums.blogspot.com/2011/09/1971.html">My Car is Full of Plums</a>. I think the last line in French roughly translates as: "beautiful mouths to decorate the whole?" Cat breath! ("Tous les ingrédients de la réussite sont là : l'énergie du rock n' roll, la fougue du folk-blues psychédélique, la fièvre des années 60/70, et de belles gueules pour agrémenter le tout!")</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 100%; "><div><span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0cOd94dvXCUF1afLpllrRBpkLpej3IXdabqJzsgCrZrF6UWPx92VoOka3DYHs2s5fBTf26oev2rYqPHmI7KJBAcZ-bj339QXEXSZpzTkRY7rNk8ruTVk63y_XXNdXt2jcReowVvly0C8/s320/2305300991-1-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711456120815925554" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span>Back in New York, the fine folks at <a href="http://www.musicvagabond.com/post/12570015868/son-cats-split-7-odell-1971">Music Vagabond</a> weighed in, saying, "When I first heard this split I wrote to the band and said it felt like 1970’s rock had come back and smacked me in the face. It’s a good smack, but it’s hard and you damn well whats hits you... </span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Listening to these tracks is like jumping in a rock and roll time machine. Throw on some headphones and get ready to be beamed back to 1971. </span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">" Wowza. Bam!</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div>Thanks an extra bucketful to <a href="http://blahblahblahscience.com/videos/son-cats-odell">Blah Blah Blah Science</a> (who proudly gave us an 8.2 (out of 8.2, we presume)) and to <a href="http://ashbeesfragment.blogspot.com/2011/01/son-cats-odell.html">Ashbees Fragments</a> for giving our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTcq1q1vdS8">video for "O'Dell"</a> an ample amount of play. BBBS said: "This video for “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTcq1q1vdS8">O'Dell</a>” is totally challenging our current video of the year. If you love anything about garage we dare you to resist this song." Thanks a million. And thanks, also, to science.</div><div><br /></div><div>To end on a high note (so high, it's only reachable by Mariah Carey,) the Cats received a warm welcome from <a href="http://diepoptapes.blogspot.com/2011/03/son-cats-odell-1971-7.html">Die Pop</a>: "These cats (no pun intended) put out thick rock and roll waves that drown your brain in a hazy maple flavored smoke. The two tracks on this 7'', O'Dell and 1971, are packed with truck loads of pure energy. Without any post-production sort of static-magic, these two fill up a lot of dead air with primitive skin-pounds, wailing guitar riffs, and genuine vocals. Combining folk, 60s psychedelic garage, and pure rock and roll - <a href="http://soncats.bandcamp.com/">SON CATS</a> piss excellence." </div><div><br /></div><div>And of course, we can't forget the epic <a href="http://www.seancarnage.com/2011/01/17/rock-classically-think-futuristically/">Son Cats interview</a> over at <a href="http://www.seancarnage.com/2011/01/17/rock-classically-think-futuristically/">Sean Carnage.com</a>. EPIC. And as if that alone weren't enough, the brains and ears behind the <a href="http://7inches.blogspot.com/2011/03/son-cats-on-for-arbors-for-satellites.html">7inches blog</a> gave the record such a thorough listening that it isn't even worth quoting or paraphrasing here. <a href="http://7inches.blogspot.com/2011/03/son-cats-on-for-arbors-for-satellites.html">Just go read it</a>.</div><div><br /></div></span></div>Happy holidaze!<div><br /><center><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gTcq1q1vdS8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></center></div>FOR ARBORS / FOR SATELLITEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689566438578136156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-50067057223390273292011-10-15T15:41:00.002-07:002019-09-15T12:08:35.478-07:00Black Rabbits Cassette Compilation Now Available on Bandcamp<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTLnHLJP_ySYD8u9ozTLZso1JwQGlGBOW1NyM4lillmi1rWd0ddmoo5qoaeLnvrk_NvMHCRIcYzsFBW4hrYRJxQiokiJwi819j70AtJ3Y_jRD_iYU5gjMO4upXzHymrmQvmLLqonA9lGL/s1600/BlackRabbits_cover_800.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTLnHLJP_ySYD8u9ozTLZso1JwQGlGBOW1NyM4lillmi1rWd0ddmoo5qoaeLnvrk_NvMHCRIcYzsFBW4hrYRJxQiokiJwi819j70AtJ3Y_jRD_iYU5gjMO4upXzHymrmQvmLLqonA9lGL/s400/BlackRabbits_cover_800.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5767756965669322466" /></a>Our "<a href="http://forarborsforsatellites.bandcamp.com/">Black Rabbits</a>" compilation cassette has sold out twice - gone through two whole pressings! - and is now available as a download on <a href="http://forarborsforsatellites.bandcamp.com/album/black-rabbits">Bandcamp</a>. Perfect for car rides and hazy summer days spent lounging on the beach or in your backyard with your boombox, "<a href="http://forarborsforsatellites.bandcamp.com/album/black-rabbits">Black Rabbits</a>" features tracks by some of our very favorite artists, including <a href="http://forarborsforsatellites.bandcamp.com/track/bird-song">Fletcher Johnson</a>, <a href="http://forarborsforsatellites.bandcamp.com/track/black-palms">Fort King</a>, <a href="http://forarborsforsatellites.bandcamp.com/track/seaworthy-sleeper">Johanna Kunin</a>, <a href="http://forarborsforsatellites.bandcamp.com/track/summer-nights">June Madrona</a>, <a href="http://forarborsforsatellites.bandcamp.com/track/icy-death">Manipulator Alligator</a>, <a href="http://forarborsforsatellites.bandcamp.com/track/the-seasons">Morgan Orion</a>, <a href="http://forarborsforsatellites.bandcamp.com/track/wicker-frames">Polka Dot Dot Dot</a>, and <a href="http://forarborsforsatellites.bandcamp.com/track/st-peter">Wooden Indian Burial Ground</a>. We're donating all proceeds from digital downloads to the <a href="http://www.akcf.org/">Alaska Conservation Foundation</a> and the <a href="http://www.foodbanknyc.org/">Food Bank for New York City</a>. Check it out - you can stream it on your computer for free!FOR ARBORS / FOR SATELLITEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689566438578136156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-63749015296556258182011-07-13T15:26:00.000-07:002019-09-15T12:08:35.485-07:00Cabinet of Natural Curiosities "Blue Highways" Summer Tour 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimxH5jp5g-5ccIh5oK8uI1HsTMOnflmf3tWN1FzTnpWgf5vmJr-e6cccWX7An6pJyoqqbszwBhSt22RT8IXXOt-Hc3X0HYPPAsrmcOXtJkA1gcIpclnmJ6Yq_XnwTvRI90bNp-_vV34r1/s1600/242166_192496794131180_148051578575702_492799_4471790_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimxH5jp5g-5ccIh5oK8uI1HsTMOnflmf3tWN1FzTnpWgf5vmJr-e6cccWX7An6pJyoqqbszwBhSt22RT8IXXOt-Hc3X0HYPPAsrmcOXtJkA1gcIpclnmJ6Yq_XnwTvRI90bNp-_vV34r1/s320/242166_192496794131180_148051578575702_492799_4471790_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628972033027417490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Hello friends! <a href="http://www.songsaboutghosts.com/cabinetofnaturalcuriosities">Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</a> will be touring the United States to celebrate the release of "<a href="http://cabinetofnaturalcuriosities.bandcamp.com/album/blue-highways">Blue Highways</a>," a new full-length record that has been a long time in the making. The record was recorded by Jasmine Dreame Wagner and Alex Reed Wilson on their Tascam cassette tape machines, mastered to vinyl by Roger Seibel at SAE Mastering, and hand-printed and letterpressed at Stumptown Printers in Portland, OR.</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />This record and its sleeve aren't just containers for music. Each piece has been handcrafted and assembled like a quilt. "Blue Highways" is a product of people and their hands, down to the smallest detail. We are even reluctant to release it digitally. The cover looks like a relic from a lost era and the LP sounds like a music box found in a dusty attic in the 1940s: dark, warm, and haunted.<br /><br />This June, July, and August, Cabinet will be sharing shows with friends from near and far, including mini-tours with the great World History, Whitman, Fort King, Blaka Watra, Edwin R. Perry, and Reed Wilson & His Tree of Smoke.<br /><br />There are still dates being booked, if you see a date marked TBA with a question mark and you might be able to help out, please be in touch!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://forarborsforsatellites.blogspot.com/2011/07/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities-blue.html">+++CABINET OF NATURAL CURIOSITIES SUMMER TOUR 2011+++</a><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">5/28 @ ArtSpace Hartford, Hartford, CT (NLUV.org Presents Hammered & Nailed)<br /><br />6/3 @ The Wassaic Project / The Lantern Inn, Wassaic, NY (w/ Kath Bloom, This Frontier Needs Heroes)<br /><br />6/9 @ The Mothership, 302B Main St., Stroudsburg, PA<br /><br />6/10 @ VOMA (Venue of Merging Arts), Johnstown, PA<br /><br />6/11 @ Bela Dubby, Cleveland, OH (w/ Ted Flynn, Blaka Watra)<br /><br />6/12 @ Rachael's Cafe, Bloomington, IN (w/ Brian Johnson & The Acquitted)<br /><br />6/13 @ The Red Herring, Urbana, IL (W/ Morgan Orion, Petunias)<br /><br />6/14 @ 403 Linden Street, Normal, IL (w/ Teaadora, Mark & Mary)<br /><br />6/15 @ Mars Cafe, Des Moines, IA (w/ Wolfgang)<br /><br />6/16 @ PS Collective, Omaha, NE (w/ Family Picnic, Mint Wad Wally)<br /><br />6/17 @ Cultiva, Lincoln, NE (w/ Less Talk More Polka)<br /><br />6/18 @ Dragon Eye Studios, Spearfish, SD (w/ Wax Banana)<br /><br />6/20 @ Baby Bar, Spokane, WA<br /><br />6/21 @ Beaterville Cafe / Service Bay Bar, Portland, OR (w/ Reed Wilson & His Tree of Smoke)<br /><br />6/22 @ Northern, Olympia, WA (w/ Derek M. Johnson, Hair & Space Museum, Thee Source ov Fawnation)<br /><br />6/23 @ The Ridge, Bellingham, WA (w/ Memes, SCUMEATING)<br /><br />6/24 @ South Whidbey Commons, Whidbey Island, WA (w/ World History, Memory Boys w/ Eli Moore)<br /><br />6/25 @ The Business, Anacortes, WA (w/ World History)<br /><br />6/26 @ Funny Button, Seattle, WA (w/ World History, Jordan O'Jordan, iji)<br /><br />6/27 @ Cabin Tavern, Bellingham, WA (w/ World History, Sarah Goodin)<br /><br />6/28 @ The Boiler Room, Port Townshend, WA (w/ World History)<br /><br />6/29 @ Jade Lounge, Portland, OR (w/ Reed Wilson & His Tree of Smoke)<br /><br />7/1 @ Alberta Street Pub, Portland, OR (w/ Joel Kraft, Reed Wilson & His Tree of Smoke, The Binary Marketing Show)<br /><br />7/2 @ Space Art Collective, Vancouver, WA (w/ Sea of Oaks, Reed Wilson & His Tree of Smoke)<br /><br />7/4 @ East End, Portland, OR (w/ The Blind Shake, The Binary Marketing Show)**Playing drums in SON CATS<br /><br />7/6 @ Campbell Collective, Eugene, OR (w/ Real Live Tigers, New Science Projects)<br /><br />7/7 @ Blondie's, Arcata, CA (w/ Creepy Marbles, Nuclear Holocaust Island)<br /><br />7/8 @ Ohm Sweet Ohm, Oakland, CA (w/ Moomaw Jackson, Miwa Gemini, Davyd Nereo, Pacific Rhythm Co.)<br /><br />7/13 @ Stories & Books, Los Angeles, CA (w/ Emily Lacy, Fort King, Christina Antipa)<br /><br />7/14 @ Hyperion Tavern, Los Angeles, CA (w/ Fort King)<br /><br />7/15 @ PB&J, Pomona, CA (w/ Whitman, Eva & The Vagabond Tales)<br /><br />7/16 @ Echo Country Outpost, Los Angeles, CA (SUPERSTAR BBQ w/ Whitman, Fort King, Ruthann Friedman, Christina Antipa, Moomaw Jackson, Miwa Gemini, more)<br /><br />7/20 @ Tin Can Alehouse, San Diego, CA (w/ Fort King)<br /><br />7/21 @ TBA, Highland Park, CA (w/ Fort King)<br /><br />7/24 @ Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA (3 PM MATINEE SHOW - w/ Fort King, Moomaw Jackson)<br /><br />7/24 @ Mama Buzz, Oakland, CA (7 PM EVENING SHOW - w/ Fort King, Rachel Toups)<br /><br />7/25 @ The Knockout, San Francisco, CA (w/ Fort King, Zachary Cale)<br /><br />7/26 @ Cafe Mekka, Nevada City, CA (w/ Brianna Lea Pruett, Fort King)<br /><br />7/27 @ The Naked Lounge, Sacramento, CA (w/ Fort King, Jessie K. Phillips of Ellie Fortune, Brianna Lea Pruett)<br /><br />7/28 @ Robot Rocket Residence, Davis, CA (w/ Fort King)<br /><br />7/29 @ The Mantle, Portland, OR (w/ Purrbot, Fort King)<br /><br />7/30 @ The Saratoga Bar, Portland, OR (w/ Screamin' Cyn Cyn & The Pons, Creepy Marbles, Sex Hair)**Playing drums in SON CATS<br /><br />7/31 @ Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA (SPECIAL PERFORMANCE - I will be performing new songs from my next album on Gallery 1412's baby grand piano, it's not everyday I have the chance to perform at such a venue on such an instrument - w/ Fort King, Blanket Truth)<br /><br />8/1 @ Baby Bar, Spokane, WA (w/ Dancing for the Flesh)<br /><br />8/2 @ Cactus Records, Bozeman, MT<br /><br />8/3 @ Staging Grounds, Rapid City, SD<br /><br />8/4 @ TBA, Colorado Springs or Denver, CO<br /><br />8/5 @ Sidedoor Lounge, Omaha, NE (w/ Frozy, more)<br /><br />8/6 @ The Mill, Iowa City, IA (w/ Brooks Strause, Skye Carrasco)<br /><br />8/7 @ The Space, Cedar Falls, IA (w/ Brooks Strause, Skye Carrasco)<br /><br />8/8 @ The Laundry Chute, Milwaukee, WI (w/ Edwin R. Perry)<br /><br />8/9 @ Ball Hall, Chicago, IL (w/ Edwin R. Perry, Unicorns in the Snow)<br /><br />8/10 @ Pancho's, Chicago, IL (w/ Moonrises, Blaka Watra, Ted Flynn)<br /><br />8/11 @ House show in Chicago, IL (w/ Blaka Watra, Ted Flynn)<br /><br />8/12 @ Bear's Place, Bloomington, IN (w/ Blaka Watra, Brian Johnson & The Acquitted, Eric Radoux, The Rutabega, Edwin R. Perry)<br /><br />8/13 @ Trumbullplex, Detroit, MI (w/ Blaka Watra, Edwin R. Perry)<br /><br />8/14 @ Now That's Class, Cleveland, OH (w/ Ted Flynn Trio, Blaka Watra, 9-Volt Haunted House)<br /><br />8/15 @ Labyrinth Press Co., Jamestown, NY<br /><br />8/16 @ The Vault, Buffalo, NY<br /><br />8/17 @ The Spotty Dog, Hudson, NY (w/ Fall Harbor)<br /><br />8/18 @ Elf Parlor, North Adams, MA (w/ Forever Autumn)<br /><br />8/25 @ C. Ryder Cooley's XMALIA, Down Street Arts, North Adams, MA<br /><br />8/26 @ Toadstool Bookshop, Peterborough, NH (w/ Fall Harbor)<br /><br />8/27 @ TBA<br /><br />8/28 @ TBA</span><br /></span><br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VXzoaSH-Cto" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/e_CKz3ZRDbw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Xavier Bellstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00240920697130148101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-4644010752573099142011-04-21T11:33:00.000-07:002019-09-15T12:13:35.835-07:00Record Store Day 4/21<span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqox94auvSRd8Y_zVAN8jMe_gdabGtlHu3bEvGticXTtQZAlZub7vyO0IFvKSffTi1Hh8bAuTr1DR7ZB4RyRRzJQcxOCS2lRg1Bs-mPga5g8yAZznp7MqRpb_yCDCRLe20eG7a-MfKGFF/s1600/origami-interior.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734780453354687426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqox94auvSRd8Y_zVAN8jMe_gdabGtlHu3bEvGticXTtQZAlZub7vyO0IFvKSffTi1Hh8bAuTr1DR7ZB4RyRRzJQcxOCS2lRg1Bs-mPga5g8yAZznp7MqRpb_yCDCRLe20eG7a-MfKGFF/s320/origami-interior.png" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 243px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: 320px;" /></a>Happy record store day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Be sure to visit and support of one our favorites:</span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="http://www.origamiorigami.com/">Origami Vinyl</a> (Los Angeles, CA)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="http://thebusinessanacortes.com/">The Business</a> (Anacortes, WA)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">(All of these awesome independently-owned stores carry our releases!)</span></div>
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Video by Danny Bobbe of <a href="http://lafont.bandcamp.com/">LA Font</a>. Weedshirt 2'45". Check it.
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Schazam!FOR ARBORS / FOR SATELLITEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689566438578136156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-34156505262530839692010-12-19T20:30:00.001-08:002019-09-15T12:11:32.254-07:00SON CATS WINTER TOUR 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwl2SMm8j8booZpX1Orrc1QHvMd8PaZAb2xrCf_6mMBbhWJPsGmPPBOBPsqseqxiiEJdSH6vEzM_EIlQE2quVpr6kGUACUeLb9wwERU2Zh0EWxuVqWrmeTZXytxdZAc8-moSc_iuF1eY33/s1600/SonCats7inCoverFront_700.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwl2SMm8j8booZpX1Orrc1QHvMd8PaZAb2xrCf_6mMBbhWJPsGmPPBOBPsqseqxiiEJdSH6vEzM_EIlQE2quVpr6kGUACUeLb9wwERU2Zh0EWxuVqWrmeTZXytxdZAc8-moSc_iuF1eY33/s320/SonCats7inCoverFront_700.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552617394924982514" border="0" /></a>Friends, lovers, and friends' lovers! Join us for 2 solid weeks of rock and roll as <a href="http://www.facebook.com/soncats">Son Cats</a> take over the California coast and the foggy forests & alleyways of Oregon.<br /><br />This tour celebrates the upcoming release of the Cats' debut 7" on <a href="http://www.forarborsforsatellites.com/">For Arbors / For Satellites</a>. This sweet piece of vinyl was recorded by Alex Wilson and mixed by the band using Wilson's Tascam 488 8-track machine.<br /><br />"O'Dell/1971" was mastered straight to vinyl by Roger Seibel at <a href="http://www.saemastering.com/">SAE Mastering</a>. The digital download (which is available on the <a href="http://soncats.bandcamp.com/">Son Cats bandcamp page</a>) was mastered by Carl Saff at <a href="http://www.saffmastering.com/">Saff Mastering</a>. The cover, designed by <a href="http://www.songsaboutghosts.com/">Jasmine Dreame Wagner</a>, was printed at <a href="http://www.bangback.com/">Pinball Publishing</a> in Portland, OR.<br /><br /><div>You'll be able to get your paws on it soon!</div><div><br />+++<br /><br />SON CATS WEST COAST TOUR 2011<br /><br />1/11 - <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thelilredbar">Little Red Lion</a> - Eureka, CA (w/ Schmieshmar Aggdornaut)<br />1/12 - Revolution Cafe - Oakland, CA<br />1/13 - The Lodge - San Luis Obispo, CA (w/ Sea of Horses, Judd Kaufman)<br />1/14 - <a href="http://www.myspace.com/biko_garage">Biko Garage</a> - Santa Barbara, CA (w/ Coastlines, Ramona Cordova, Lougow)<br />1/15 - 5 Stars Bar - Los Angeles, CA (w/ Backseat Bingo, Gardeners, King Cat)<br />1/16 - House Show (mssge for addy) - Las Vegas, NV (w/ Dreaming of Lions)<br />1/17 - <a href="http://www.pehrspace.org/">Pehrspace</a> - Los Angeles, CA (w/ BYODeath, Shane Shane, Melted Cassettes, Bene Tleilax)<br />1/18 - <a href="http://www.hemlocktavern.com/">Hemlock Tavern</a> - San Francisco, CA (w/ The Shants, Cave Country)<br />1/19 - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/2313-San-Pablo/119571721430602?ref=ts&v=info">Copland</a> - Oakland, CA (w/ Cenotaph, Mortar & Pestle)<br />1/20 - <a href="http://www.cafeflo.net/">Cafe Flo</a> - Chico, CA<br />1/21 - <a href="http://www.pc-pdx.com/venues/the-hh">The Hh</a> - Portland, OR (w/ Marmints, Northeast Northwest)<br />1/22 - House Show - Portland, OR (w/ Purrbot)<br />1/23 - <a href="http://www.sambonds.com/">Sam Bonds Garage</a> - Eugene, OR<br /><br />+++<br /><br />More information:<br /><a href="http://soncats.bandcamp.com/">http://soncats.bandcamp.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/soncats">http://www.facebook.com/soncats</a><br /><a href="http://www.forarborsforsatellites.com/">http://www.forarborsforsatellites.com</a><br /><br />Venue addresses and more info after the break:<br /><a name='more'></a><br />Tuesday, January 11th<br />Little Red Lion<br />1506 5th Street<br />Eureka, CA 95501<br /><br />Wednesday, January 12th<br />Revolution Cafe<br />1612 7th Street<br />West Oakland, CA 94110<br /><br />Thursday, January 13th<br />The Lodge<br />3069 Broad Street<br />San Luis Obispo, CA 93401<br /><br />Friday, January 14th<br />Biko Garage<br />6612 Sueno Road<br />Isla Vista, CA 93117<br /><br />Saturday, January 15th<br />5 Stars Bar<br />267 S. Main Street<br />Los Angeles, CA<br /><br />Sunday, January 16th<br />House Show - Vegas<br />Message for Address<br />Las Vegas, NV<br /><br />Monday, January 17th<br />Pehrspace<br />325 Glendale Boulevard<br />Los Angeles, CA 90026<br /><br />Tuesday, January 18th<br />The Hemlock Tavern<br />1131 Polk Street<br />San Francisco, CA 94109<br /><br />Wednesday, January 19th<br />Copland<br />2313 San Pablo<br />Oakland, CA<br /><br />Thursday, January 20th<br />Cafe Flo<br />365 East 6th Street<br />Chico, CA 95928-5630<br /><br />Friday, January 21st<br />The Harney House (HH)<br />8450 SE Harney<br />Portland, OR<br /><br />Sunday, January 23rd<br />Sam Bonds Garage<br />407 Blair Boulevard<br />Eugene, OR 97402-4510</div>FOR ARBORS / FOR SATELLITEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689566438578136156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-2839317912149287402010-10-19T19:50:00.000-07:002019-09-15T12:11:32.235-07:00Son Cats Winter Tour 2011We're going to play some shows!<br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1187/5098626194_07b009cc14_z.jpg"><br />(More info soon.)FOR ARBORS / FOR SATELLITEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689566438578136156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-59333249815872528232010-06-26T10:58:00.000-07:002019-09-15T12:11:32.294-07:00Cabinet of Natural Curiosities @ Folklore Festival, 119 Gallery, Lowell, MA, 6/18/2010 -- Photos!Thanks much to the folks at 119 Gallery for the excellent night of food and music! (And these photos.) Driving up to Lowell was awesome as usual, great bands, and a huge table of vegan dinner made by chefs Stephanie and Olivia. Above and beyond great.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4736182962_9fddd83706_b.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4736182892_369d42e6ff_b.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4735545333_043f8b9c94_b.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4735545261_bcdbf07724_b.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4735545135_da90f0f22b_b.jpg"><br /><br />For more pics, visit our flickr page:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/forarborsforsatellites/">For Arbors / For Satellites on Flickr</a><br /><br />xoFOR ARBORS / FOR SATELLITEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689566438578136156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-17296395660564401872010-06-14T14:20:00.000-07:002019-09-15T12:11:32.202-07:00FOLKLORE FEST @ 119 GALLERY, Lowell, MA! June 18th/19th<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4701374712_d66d951f81_b.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.119gallery.org/?p=4188">FOLKLORE FEST</a> is a two day music, craft, art and food festival <br />held June 18th and 19th at <a href="http://www.119gallery.org/">119 GALLERY</a> in Lowell, Massachusetts.<br /><br /><br />Each show will be sliding scale $3-$5.<br />The 119Gallery is a non-profit, all volunteer-run space.<br />All money goes to the Gallery for rent for the two days.<br />The rest of the money will go to the touring bands to cover travel expenses.<br />119 GALLERY is @ 119 Chelmsford St., Lowell, MA.<br />BYOB if you are 21+<br /><br />Also we will have tables for merch, art, crafts, zines and any other things <br />you may want to sell or give out. Contact Stephanie about setting up a table <br />for zine / art / craft items etc: <a href="mailto:stephanielak(at)gmail.com">stephanielak(at)gmail.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=126937020650208">FOLKLORE FEST on Facebook!</a><br /><br />************************************************************<br />If anyone wants to bring food and make it a vegan potluck-<br />style thing that would be great, anything helps!<br />************************************************************<br /><br /><br /><b>FRIDAY JUNE 18th</b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6:30pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Busy Arms (MA)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://myspace.com/busyarms<br />7:15pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jessie Williams and the Boozehounds (CA)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/thesuburbanrevolt<br />8:00pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">St. Claire (MA)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/stclaireboston<br />8:45pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cabinet of Natural Curiosities (NY, NE)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/jasminedreamewagner<br />9:30 </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Bill Murray Experience (NY)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/billmurrayexperience<br />10:15pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Brown Bird (RI)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/brownbird<br />11:00 </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Crop Circles (CA)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/cropcircles666<br />11:45pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jake and the Infernal Machine</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/jakeandtheinfernalmachine </span><br />*******************************************<br /><b>SATURDAY JUNE 19th</b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">GIANT KICKBALL GAME<br />@ The Bartlett Middle School Fields, Lowell, MA!<br />http://maps.google.com/ (Wannalancit St & Oliver St, Lowell, MA)<br />(across the Pawtucket Canal from Walker Street Kitchen)<br />with the bands and friends... all Welcome... food and FUN!<br />FREE to attend and participate!<br />NOON - 2pm </span><br />*******************************************<br /><b>SATURDAY JUNE 19th (3pm - midnight)</b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Back to the 119gallery!!<br />4:00pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Wooden Dinosaur (VT)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/woodendinosaur<br />4:30pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Matt Fox (MA)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/matthewkfox<br />5:00pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Big Wilson River (NJ)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/bigwilsonriver<br />5:30pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hello Shark (GA)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/hellosharkvermont<br />6:00pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Thin Heir (MA)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/thinheir<br />6:30pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Boy Without God (NY)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/boywithoutgod<br />7:00pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tallahassee (PA, RI, MA)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/tallahasseeband<br />7:30pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Points North (MA)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/thepointsnorth<br />8pm - 9pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lonesome Lake, Redwing Blackbird and Tell Stories</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />http://www.myspace.com/lonesomelake<br />http://www.myspace.com/redwingblackbirdnh<br />http://www.myspace.com/harper<br />9:00pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Accident That Led Me To The World (MA)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/tatlmttw<br />9:30pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Woodrow Wilsons (MA)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/thewoodrowwilsons<br />10:00pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sway (MA)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/swaymusicforever<br />10:30pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ladderlegs (MA)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/ladderleg<br />11:00pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hermit Thrushes (PA)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/hermitthrushes<br />11:30pm </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Dope Girls (CT)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> http://www.myspace.com/aforcetobereckonedwith</span><br />***********************<br /><br /><a href="http://www.119gallery.org/">119 GALLERY</a><br /><a href="http://www.119gallery.org/">http://www.119gallery.org</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/walkerstreetkitchen">THE SOCKHOP / WALKER STREET KITCHEN</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/walkerstreetkitchen">http://www.myspace.com/walkerstreetkitchen</a>FOR ARBORS / FOR SATELLITEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689566438578136156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-32658479663348813882010-03-03T18:19:00.000-08:002019-09-15T12:02:35.364-07:00Alex at Woodbury Ski & Racquet<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2697/4405513904_c8af0ca6b2_o.jpg" /><br />
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...this skatepark is pretty much falling apart. Broken bottles in the half-pipe. But the weird wave-shaped thing is still intact and Alex (and pretty much everyone) likes the place, to a point.<br />
Time to eat some ice cream.<br />
Over-and-out.Xavier Bellstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00240920697130148101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-49106503992358826322010-02-10T12:04:00.000-08:002019-09-15T12:06:25.641-07:00Orion Rigel Dommisse @ Casa Del Popolo, Montreal, Quebec, 2/24February 24th, 2010<br />
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<a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Orion+Rigel+Dommisse">Orion Rigel Dommisse</a><br />
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Poster illustration / design by <a href="http://www.songsaboutghosts.com/">Jasmine Dreame Wagner</a>.Jasmine Dreame Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16967005220139313811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-13698830099316214522009-09-21T11:54:00.000-07:002019-09-15T12:01:33.839-07:00News1. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thegsmd">The Great Society Mind Destroyers</a>, the sweet psychedelic garage band we played with at Zebulon early in August, have released their live tracks as an album on Commune Records. They just opened for Dead Meadow in their hometown, Chicago, and are playing some more shows with other folks we love aka <a href="http://www.myspace.com/plsticcrimewavesound">Plastic Crimewave Sound</a> this fall. Check the live album, as well as their split with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/machineofnoise">Rabble Rabble</a> (who we played with that night as well, who are awesome and are playing with Screaming Females next week):<br />
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Live at The Zebulon, New York 2009 (Commune Records)<br />
Recorded live at The Zebulon in Brooklyn, NY on August 9th 2009.<br />
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2. We just played a great show at Goodbye Blue Monday with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/jonathanbyerley">Jonathan Byerley and His Plates of Cake</a> and <a href="http://englishman.bandcamp.com/">Englishman</a>, who were on tour from Lexington, Kentucky. Englishman's folk music is the product of two minds, Andrew English (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Matthew Duncan (vocals, piano), along with others, though only Andrew and Matthew were on tour.</div>
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"Taxidermy", Englishman's debut EP, is on iTu<span style="font-size: 100%;">nes and Amazon, as well as at CD Central in Lexington, KY and Shake It Records in Cincinnati, OH. Physical copies </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">appear at live shows and come complete with hand-drawn/cut/pasted album art and very compact packaging. If you love to hold things with your hands and use all five senses, this EP can serve that purpose. Just mail a request for a hard copy to: englishman.sounds@gmail.com.</span></div>
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3. We're playing a bunch of shows in the upcoming weeks:</div>
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October 1st @ Goodbye Blue Monday, Brooklyn, NY, w/ Drew and The Medicinal Pen, Morgan Orion, Parade Parade<br />
October 2nd @ The Coliseum (rooftop show!), Ridgewood, Queens, w/ Sacred Harp, Morgan Orion, more special guests<br />
October 24th @ King Street Manor, Northampton, MA, w/ Orion Rigel Domisse, Tongue Oven<br />
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Jasmine Dreame Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16967005220139313811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-3447987493357587252009-08-31T00:07:00.000-07:002019-09-15T12:22:13.507-07:00SON CATS @ ZACC BSMTSome SON CATS photos from the Abiku/Knot Knocked Up/Fag Rag/SON CATS/Abe Coley show at the ZACC BSMT back in May. Alex's friend Justin took 'em. Enjoy. -X<br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2503/3873034989_ccb8ec4314.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3418/3873820560_f96c2abd9d.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/3873820454_45f37a7f87.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/forarborsforsatellites">http://www.flickr.com/photos/forarborsforsatellites</a>FOR ARBORS / FOR SATELLITEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689566438578136156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-59074737976137531342009-07-17T14:04:00.000-07:002019-09-15T12:22:13.549-07:00NorthampawesomeWe (cabinet) played at The Sierra Grille in Northampton last night, with D.C. band The Andalusians and a concept-Boston-bar band called The Steamrollers. Not only was it awesome, but they also fed us dinner, but not just any dinner, fancy entree food. Jasmine and I ended up getting Salmon with mashed potatoes and all these grilled veggies... it was amazing. Thanks to Mark for setting up the show, and thanks to The Andalusians for coming. If you've not heard of them you should check them out, they are so damn solid. <br /><br />But, yeah, thanks again all, I hope we get to go back there real soon.<br /><br />-Alex WowlexAlex Schmalex's long term basketball career.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17214578072504140208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-12767901492019369342009-07-08T12:21:00.001-07:002019-09-15T11:54:35.901-07:00BLACK RABBITS CASSETTE COMPILATION<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqtbjNe1_QPDcjKQIVw_x04WucDBlGxrW9T2L3541nDJvI6tHEPjv7T7FFcCf7BVEdoczoSnsS1K47aHS-Bg6BBP4UerbMaSZfF7t-f_yIWDi94uCqAdZuyjxCu65784KaXcnuIJSvN4I/s1600/blackr.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711446249945559858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqtbjNe1_QPDcjKQIVw_x04WucDBlGxrW9T2L3541nDJvI6tHEPjv7T7FFcCf7BVEdoczoSnsS1K47aHS-Bg6BBP4UerbMaSZfF7t-f_yIWDi94uCqAdZuyjxCu65784KaXcnuIJSvN4I/s320/blackr.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 100%;">...it's finally here!</span><br />
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<a href="http://forarborsforsatellites.bandcamp.com/">BLACK RABBITS CASSETTE COMPILATION</a><br />
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Our summer mixtape, for driving with the windows down. Featuring tracks by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/royalosprey">Twin Cats</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ladybird00">Ladybird</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/alexschmalexwilson">The Black Perfect</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/manipulatoralligator">Manipulator Alligator</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thelonesomearchitects">Lonesome Architects</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/junemadrona">June Madrona</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/morganorion">Morgan Orion</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/turnercapehart">Turner Capehart Canty</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/justindfowler">Wooden Indian Burial Ground</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thepolkadotdotdot">Polka Dot Dot Dot</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/fortking">Fort King</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/poorboyjohnson">Fletcher Poor Boy Johnson</a>, & <a href="http://www.myspace.com/johannakunin">Johanna Kunin</a><br />
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Tapes are $3 PPD<br />
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Xavier Bellstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00240920697130148101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-37497256022458969512009-07-08T11:05:00.000-07:002019-09-15T12:21:27.828-07:00yay bloggy blog and a slice of thanksHi! it's Mr. Alex R. Wilson, adding my thanks to the list of all those folks who let us play/ gave us a place to sleep on tour. It was a long time, longest tour I've taken yet, but we made it and we saw some crazy awesome stuff. Thanks again to Purl (I hope like crazy I spelled your name right) for taking me skating at that little park in Virginia, and to all again. Big no thanks to toll booths and that dude who gave me a parking ticket in Chicago while I was standing right next to my car (though besides that, Chicago kicks a lot of ass, great city that I'd never been to). Either way, thanks again, and enjoy the bloggness.Alex Schmalex's long term basketball career.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17214578072504140208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-41773870775087211872009-07-07T12:57:00.000-07:002019-09-15T11:51:58.793-07:00Cabinet of Natural Curiosities & SON CATS Summer Tour!Hey there,<br />
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We (Cabinet and SON CATS) just got back from an almost-5-week tour around the middle of the country, the northeast, the Atlantic coast, and the south, which was pretty intense. More intense than swimming and sleeping, which is what we've been doing a lot of since getting back to New England and resting up. Thanks a million to everyone to helped us out with a show, who gave us a place to sleep, and so much more!<br />
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So many thank you's--<br />
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May 20th -- Irfit's Hookah Lounge -- Rapid City, SD<br />
w/ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ptjuncturewa">Point Juncture, WA</a><br />
...thanks Spearfish and all the folks in Point Juncture.<br />
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May 21st -- Washington Arts Center -- Vermillion, SD<br />
w/ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/clouddogmusic">Cloud Dog</a><br />
...thanks Sheridan, and all your awesome housemates and friends, for the zines, the music, and the pizza.<br />
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May 22nd -- <a href="http://www.myspace.com/462832659">Bear Claw Mountain</a> -- Minneapolis, MN<br />
...thanks Kaily, Brittany, and Jamie -- and big thanks to Max and Deanna AKA <a href="http://www.myspace.com/unicornbasementmusic">Unicorn Basement</a> for the food and kitties and sleep.<br />
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May 23rd -- <a href="http://www.myspace.com/amesprogressive">Ames Progressive</a> -- Ames, IA<br />
w/ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/agentribbons">Agent Ribbons</a><br />
Thanks Kai Tanaka, and to your sister, too!<br />
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May 24th -- Bernie's Bar -- Ft. Madison, IA<br />
...there is a video online somewhere of SON CATS covering TNT at this legendary haunt on Highway 61. Inquire within...<br />
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May 25th -- Monks Kaffee -- Dubuque, IA<br />
...such an awesome coffee shop & cool people.<br />
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May 26th -- Ronny's Bar -- Chicago, IL<br />
w/ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/royalosprey">Royal Osprey</a> and Distractions<br />
...as always, Joey Murphy and his wonderful gang of friends and roomates AKA the Orchid Collective were amazing to see again. And Drew (formerly of the Radish Patch) and Maribelle!<br />
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May 27th -- Ottoman Empire -- Chicago, IL<br />
w/ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ghostgrocersings">Angel Olson</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/meandermeander">Meander</a>, and Moonrises<br />
...Thanks, Sabrina at the Ottoman Empire & Ryanne and Erin Hoyt (formerly of The Radish Patch.) Mr. Steve <a href="http://www.myspace.com/plsticcrimewavesound">Plastic Crimewave</a>'s new band with Libby and Sam were too sweet for words.<br />
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May 28th -- <a href="http://www.daytondirtcollective.org/">Dayton Dirt Collective</a> -- Dayton, OH<br />
...the day after, we spent some time at the Rob Drydek Skate Park and the Kettering water park just around the corner for it. Lap swimming and the sauna never felt so good.<br />
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May 29th -- Sheridan House -- Columbus, OH<br />
w/ Old Worlds<br />
...thanks Heather and all your awesome housemates.<br />
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May 30th -- Trumbullplex -- Detroit, MI<br />
w/ Oatmeal, Joshua Allen, This Shipwreck<br />
...thanks Jhon and everyone in the community for the hospitality and poems. Seeing Detroit was incredible.<br />
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May 31st -- Duck Island -- Cleveland, OH<br />
w/ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theodorevril">Theodore Vril</a> and Matt Valarino's band of all-stars<br />
...Ted Vril makes his own reverb, his own pedals, and his own PA and microphones. He also writes some of the most haunting creeped-out murder ballads and blues, and plays in the legendary Scarcity of Tanks. Also, thanks to Lauren for letting us sleep on her floor and for the ceramic strawberry jar. We ate at Sokolowski's, so good.<br />
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June 1st -- <a href="http://www.myspace.com/beladubby">Bela Dubby</a> -- Cleveland, OH<br />
...we played after the weekly stand-up comedy night, it was a time. Someone told a hilarious joke about going to Big Lots. I loved the place, though, and found a cool blue cowgirl hat outside.<br />
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June 2nd -- <a href="http://www.myspace.com/bouldercoffeeco">Boulder Coffee Co.</a> -- Rochester, NY<br />
...Big thanks to BC Likes You!<br />
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June 3rd -- 51 3rd -- Troy, NY<br />
w/ <a href="http://www.carolynrydercooley.com/">C. Ryder Cooley</a> AKA Fall Harbor<br />
...thanks much to Nathan for everything, including the awesome sleeping loft and telling us where the good pizza is! And Ryder's spooky bird songs were wonderful.<br />
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June 6th -- <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theelevensnorthampton">The Elevens</a> -- Northampton, MA<br />
w/ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/schoolforthedead">School for the Dead</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/deosos">De Osos</a>, Whistlejacket, and The Fauns<br />
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June 7th -- <a href="http://neverbreakdown.com/hillstock/">HILLSTOCK</a>! -- Brooklyn, NY<br />
w/ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/gnagm">Good Night & Good Morning</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/royalosprey">Royal Osprey</a> (formerly Twin Cats), Drew and the Medicinal Pen, Vultures, Hanz Bronze, Peace, Loving, ACLU Benefit, Elizabeth Butters, Those Galloping Hordes, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/awfeldt">A.W. Feldt</a>, Shai Erlichman, Laura Stevenson & The Cans, Emilyn Brodsky, Phoebe Kreutz, Don Lennon, and Archipelago<br />
...hung out with old friend <a href="http://www.pukekos.org/">BJ Rubin</a> at this amazing rooftop afternoon...<a href="http://www.imposemagazine.com/hillstock-day-three/19023/">Impose Magazine</a> has a great series of photos on their website.<br />
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June 7th -- <a href="http://www.bruarfalls.com/">Bruar Falls</a> -- Brooklyn, NY<br />
w/ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thebinarymarketingshow">The Binary Marketing Show</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/littlegoldsongs">Little Gold</a>, and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/lonesomearchitects">Lonesome Architects</a><br />
...one of my favorite shows in a long time! Thanks, Andy Bodor and <a href="http://www.pukekos.org/">BJ Rubin</a>!<br />
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June 8th -- <a href="http://www.paslounge.com/">PA's Lounge</a> -- Somerville, MA<br />
w/ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ericcarbonara">Eric Carbonara</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/historyismystery">The Paper Hats</a><br />
...saw old friends Steff and Ian Brady, ate Indian food, Love. Thanks to Jen Strickland and the nice lady running sound.<br />
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June 9th -- <a href="http://www.as220.org/">AS220</a> -- Providence, RI<br />
w/ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/tallahasseeband">Tallahassee</a><br />
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June 10th -- Green Line Cafe -- Philadelphia, PA<br />
w/ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/lillieruthbussey">Lillie Ruth Bussey</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/emilybate">Emily Bate</a><br />
...thanks Rich for having us and Emily for giving us a place to sleep! This was a time.<br />
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June 11th -- Cider Haus -- Baltimore, MD<br />
w/ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/pokecircus">Pocket Circus</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/bethanydinsick">Bethany Dinsick</a><br />
...thanks <a href="http://www.myspace.com/abiku">Abiku</a> for the awesome house show and incredible BBQ tofu stuff.<br />
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June 12th -- <a href="http://www.bigbearcafe-dc.com/">Big Bear Cafe</a> -- Washington, DC<br />
w/ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theandalusians">The Andalusians</a> and Petworth<br />
...A huge thank you to Basla and The Andalusians, can't wait to see you guys again in Northampton!<br />
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June 13th -- <a href="http://www.nightlightclub.com/">Nightlight</a> -- Chapel Hill, NC<br />
...Canon Pence! Thanks for the burritos and the decade of friendship. :)<br />
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June 14th -- My Favorite Things Record Store -- Greensboro, NC<br />
w/ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thetopbuttons">Adam Thorn</a><br />
...the sweetest record store I have been to in a while. This show was a good time. Thanks Jackson, Adam, Josh, and everyone else.<br />
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June 15th -- <a href="http://www.acousticcoffeehouse.net/">Acoustic Coffeehouse</a> -- Johnson City, TN<br />
...The folks at the Acoustic Coffeehouse gave us a ton of food, broadcast the show online, let us sleep in the theater next door. Thanks, Curt, Jim, and everyone working there.<br />
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June 16th -- <a href="http://www.bobogallery.com/">Bobo Gallery</a> -- Asheville, NC<br />
w/ Sparrow of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/oldhorsey">Old Horsey Slideshow</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/goddamnlullabies">The Legacy of Kathleen Kennedy</a><br />
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June 17th -- Day off, drove to Nashville in a huge storm, the sky covered with strands of purple lightning.<br />
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June 18th -- Kelli's House -- Nashville, TN<br />
w/ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/arclyte">Arclyte</a> and Mass at Dawn<br />
...Big thanks to Kelli for the show, and for showing us around the archives and behind-the-scenes at the Country Music Hall of Fame. This was one of our favorite days on tour. And thanks to Kyle and Adrian for housing us and letting us watch a movie while the storm calmed down.<br />
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June 19th -- The Brick House --> The Lounge -- Louisville, KY<br />
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June 20th -- <a href="http://www.myspace.com/cultpres">CPR</a> --> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/cultpres">Chaosome</a> -- Lexington, KY<br />
w/ Sound and Vision<br />
...thanks Darin and your wonderful family for the hospitality and trampoline!<br />
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June 21st -- Gary's House -- Blacksburg, VA<br />
w/ Dear Olive and Little Quick Heart<br />
...thanks Gary and your family for the organic greens, the venison, and the music!<br />
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June 22nd -- <a href="http://www.twinoaks.org/">Twin Oaks Community</a> -- Louisa, VA<br />
...Thank you so much, Kayde, for having us visit this amazing community, for sharing its gorgeous gardens, communal spaces, food, cheese!, and music. We can't wait to come back.<br />
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...and back home.Jasmine Dreame Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16967005220139313811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-58477773438856393352009-07-07T12:23:00.000-07:002019-09-15T12:20:23.411-07:00Cabinet of Natural Curiosities - Searchlight Needles - More Reviews<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniWAHejCMcnGkOVbvJO0GCbHSGpGWgz0d1GF-oGFGx15TgdUcl6LcddIqVtkD0HuGS4gLN7bLWhBh1DilK-E0hvK0fdW3EJylrkMmE4_pzZerNM1hpJldOqSc-1pmehKd50YDb_0ubtcq/s1600/cbinet.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711447570736182754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniWAHejCMcnGkOVbvJO0GCbHSGpGWgz0d1GF-oGFGx15TgdUcl6LcddIqVtkD0HuGS4gLN7bLWhBh1DilK-E0hvK0fdW3EJylrkMmE4_pzZerNM1hpJldOqSc-1pmehKd50YDb_0ubtcq/s320/cbinet.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 318px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 100%;">We're proud to share some reviews of "Searchlight Needles," Cabinet of Natural Curiosities' debut full-length album we released this spring. Jasmine and Alex </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">just finished up a 5 week tour and are currently finishing mixing a brand-new acoustic </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/jasminedreamewagner" style="font-size: 100%;">Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</a><span style="font-size: 100%;"> EP they recorded on their 4-track machines back in April. Mr. Wilson is in the midst of writing new </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/soncats" style="font-size: 100%;">SON CATS</a><span style="font-size: 100%;"> songs out on the back porch. In the meantime, we're proud to share a few words writers had to say about Cabinet's "Searchlight Needles."</span><br />
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1. <a href="http://love.apt6d.com/2009/04/08/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities-searchlight-needles"><b>Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</b></a> on <a href="http://love.apt6d.com/2009/04/08/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities-searchlight-needles"><b>Love Shack, Baby!</b></a>:<br />
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"The album is not dead. Searchlight Needles is more than proof of that; it is perhaps a shrine to the essence of the album by a gifted and exquisitely articulate singer-songwriter/poet, Jasmine Dreame Wagner. Based in Missoula, MT and Brooklyn, NY, she makes music that is “psychedelic-tinged Americana with elements of electronica and ambient sound.” I honestly could not describe it better than her agent has there. And don’t find that bewildering or off-putting, it’s beautiful and haunting and I haven’t stopped listening to it for five days now. In fact I’m so attached to this CD that I really had to kick myself to write this review. Somehow it felt like I was letting it go, out into the world and out of my grasp… and that had a certain sadness about it because it’s such a tender, intimate collection of songs,… I wanted it to remain mine, all mine..." <a href="http://love.apt6d.com/2009/04/08/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities-searchlight-needles"><b>(READ MORE)</b></a><br />
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2. <a href="http://www.blastitude.com/27/index2.htm"><b>Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</b></a> on <a href="http://www.blastitude.com/27/index2.htm"><b>BLASTITUDE.COM</b></a>:<br />
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"I'll admit, at first glance I didn't take Jasmine Dreame Wagner and her band, the Cabinet of Natural Curiosities, too seriously. The whole presentation kinda struck me as the Next Freak-Folk Buzz-Bin Chanteuse In Waiting. I mean she looks the part, and her name is Jasmine Dreame, and so on, but then she sent along a couple CDRs (Vineland and Glass vs. Grass) and the packaging was excellent (envelopes, hand-made paper designs, delicate) so I played 'em and not only was the singing/songwriting/playing not bad at all, the Glass vs. Grass disc featured some real extended, jammy and spacey tracks that were mostly instrumental except for her semi-wordless space coos.... not your typical singer/songwriter fare. Now this disc comes along and it's a little more completely song-oriented, a little more typical, though there is one 7-minute jam that fits the ego-dissolution bill nicely, and like I said her songs aren't bad at all, and the band is good too (love the sparse organ accompaniment on "For Sparrow," for example). Ms. Teare also sent along a book of poetry called Charcoal, and it's a real pro job (on For Arbors Press), rather thick with a good 60 or 70 poems, and damn, she's a serious poet as well. So, not to worry, there's plenty of substance here to go with the style." <a href="http://www.blastitude.com/27/index2.htm"><b>(READ MORE)</b></a><br />
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3. <a href="http://milkmilk-lemonade.blogspot.com/2009/05/mml-vacation-mix-bliss-city-east.html"><b>Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</b></a> on <a href="http://milkmilk-lemonade.blogspot.com/2009/05/mml-vacation-mix-bliss-city-east.html"><b>Milk Milk Lemonade</b></a>:<br />
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"We have one of the sweetest songs in recent memory from Missoula, Montana (and/or Brooklyn, NY) musician Jasmine Dreame Wagner. Her music project is Cabinet of Natural Curiosities and the song featured today belongs to the latest full-length album, titled Searchlight Needles, which was recently released through Missoula label For Arbors / For Satellites. The next live performance will take place May 12 at local venue The Laboratory as Jasmine kicks off a string of summer dates that will bring her through the Great Lakes (midwest to us) region and beyond. For a list of tour stops along the way and to get an earful of what has us completely smitten, stop in for a visit to the Cabinet of Natural Curiosities myspace page. Yeah, it really is that good." <a href="http://milkmilk-lemonade.blogspot.com/2009/05/mml-vacation-mix-bliss-city-east.html"><b>(READ MORE)</b></a><br />
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4. <a href="http://laughingevergreens.blogspot.com/2009/05/up-my-tree-of-natrual-curiosity.html"><b>Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</b></a> on <a href="http://laughingevergreens.blogspot.com/2009/05/up-my-tree-of-natrual-curiosity.html"><b>Laughing Evergreens</b></a>:<br />
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"As another week draws to its inevitable conclusion, I find myself increasingly withdrawing from some of my former life's highlights. Perhaps it is the constant haze caused by lack of sleep or the transmutation of long partially dormant feelings, but I just want to get out of here, my reality. To aid me in this and help me imagine myself curled amid the branches of a huge green tree, just feeling the smooth bark, smelling the leaves and watching a green and golden world from above, requires a dream. And not just any kind of a dream: Jasmine Dreame Wagner, also known as Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. As her moniker implies, her works reveal a trove of natural curiosities and wonders, mainly of the folk-psychedelics kind, but not limited to it." <a href="http://laughingevergreens.blogspot.com/2009/05/up-my-tree-of-natrual-curiosity.html"><b>(READ MORE)</b></a><br />
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5. <a href="http://www.deliciouscopitone.com/2009/06/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities"><b>Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</b></a> on <a href="http://www.deliciouscopitone.com/2009/06/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities"><b>Delicious Scopitone</b></a>:<br />
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"Nous sommes loin du vacarme et de l’expérimentale quand Jasmine Dreame Wagner vient poser sa voix avec autant de délicatesse sur les mélopées composées par Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. Pourquoi vouloir choisir un ailleurs quand il y a tant à recevoir de l’instant?" <a href="http://www.deliciouscopitone.com/2009/06/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities"><b>(READ MORE)</b></a><br />
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6. <a href="http://dasklienicum.blogspot.com/2009/06/neue-tone-607-cabinet-of-natural.html"><b>Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</b></a> on <a href="http://dasklienicum.blogspot.com/2009/06/neue-tone-607-cabinet-of-natural.html"><b>Das Klienicum</b></a>:<br />
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"cabinet of natural curiosities, einmal schreib ich es noch. blöder name. manchmal verfolge ich dann solche hinweise gar nicht mehr. aber man muss sich ja auch nicht so mädchenhaft haben. apropos mädchen. hinter dem pseudonym versteckt sich jasmine dreame wagner und weiß mit ganz anmutiger geste zu gefallen. es sind einige verstellte tunes dabei, aber durchhören, freunde, die meisten cuts sind überaus anschmiegsam, gut verdaulich. aber nicht gänzlich ohne wahrnehmbare allüren, schwächen und absacker. ganz mein wetter, wie sie da jungmädchenhaft und doch wissend über all die dinge singt, von denen man meint schon zu wissen. hier ein schweißband überm bauch, dort die sonnenflecken auf der stirn. wie die fotos, die ich von ihr sah. auf manchen meinte man eine schönheit zu sehen, wie sie allenfalls für new soul sängerinnen gelten könnte, auf anderen aber diese trügerische hässlichkeit, das verbiesterte, arme, die trübsal aus brooklyn. die wahrheit klemmt dazwischen. "valentine" und damit einer der ersten ausblicke auf ein neues album, nach mindestens sechs veröffentlichungen, gefällt mir mit am besten. ein shuffle sound auf dem schlagwerk, ein ruheloses klavier und die wundersame stimme wagners. in ferne mäandert eine gitarre. das unverbindliche grapscht nach dir. "for sparrow" kommt noch ein ecke gediegener, anschmiegsamer daher. gut." <a href="http://dasklienicum.blogspot.com/2009/06/neue-tone-607-cabinet-of-natural.html"><b>(READ MORE)</b></a><br />
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7. <a href="http://www.somelovemusic.com/2009/06/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities.html"><b>Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</b></a> on <a href="http://www.somelovemusic.com/2009/06/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities.html"><b>Someone To Love More Than Music</b></a>:<br />
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"I'd first heard of Cabinet of Natural Curiosities after downloading a live set someone recorded at some coffee shop or small venue or something. When I got her album I was instantly struck by the unique artwork and packaging. A simple grey/brown CD sized envelope in plastic with a black tree and a moon printed on the front. Simple, but darling. I could say the same about most of the songs on her album. At their base, they are acoustic guitar singer/songwriter songs. Each song has their own little touches, like strange sound effects and unnerving doubling of the vocals, giving the album a sort of somber feeling to it. Her vocals are unconventional, but only just so, which is a bit unnerving as well. The combination of all these elements leaves me a little confused each time I hear the album. There are parts that I really dig a lot, and then, during some of the more peculiar parts of the album, such as the times when the track disolves into a six minute soundscape type thing, I lose a little interest. I liked the album, but I certainly enjoyed some parts more than others. I hope the project continues to be experimental, however, because there were a lot of things that I feel really worked." <a href="http://www.somelovemusic.com/2009/06/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities.html"><b>(READ MORE)</b></a><br />
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8. <b>Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</b> on <b>WFMU</b>!<br />
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Check out Irene Trudel's show (and past podcasts) Mondays on WFMU!<br />
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<a href="http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/31413">Playlist for May 11, 2009</a><br />
<a href="http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/31488">Playlist for May 18, 2009</a><br />
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9. And <a href="http://coverlaydown.com/2009/03/hospital-coverfolk-songs-from-the-waiting-room"><b>Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</b></a>' "St. James Infirmary" on <a href="http://coverlaydown.com/2009/03/hospital-coverfolk-songs-from-the-waiting-room"><b>Cover Lay Down</b></a>'s Songs From The Waiting Room.</div>
FOR ARBORS / FOR SATELLITEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689566438578136156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030994970703962486.post-53942299238356942642009-01-10T12:04:00.000-08:002019-09-15T12:06:47.161-07:00Cabinet of Natural Curiosities - Searchlight Needles - Reviews<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHeKd9oD8XW9XK6gGpwaIEY7TwTFDmcqOcWvnyWUdkSkWEMLaZuxEwRwEOIVAem-cZglAAXpIhuIkLnNyNPiG3v0Ge-FUMrohJcbNu5jTbEq4rVgNGnELnf2qtBVFEMq7GBCU0CWgzOgD/s1600/cbinet.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711443483769150418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHeKd9oD8XW9XK6gGpwaIEY7TwTFDmcqOcWvnyWUdkSkWEMLaZuxEwRwEOIVAem-cZglAAXpIhuIkLnNyNPiG3v0Ge-FUMrohJcbNu5jTbEq4rVgNGnELnf2qtBVFEMq7GBCU0CWgzOgD/s320/cbinet.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 318px;" /></a><br />
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More strong reviews of <a href="http://www.cabinetofnaturalcuriosities.com/">Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</a>' "Searchlight Needles" record rolling in. Many thanks to the writers and editorial staff at <a href="http://www.imposemagazine.com/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities/21661/">Impose Magazine</a>, <a href="http://wearsthetrousers.com/2009/07/17/free-music-friday-cabinet-of-natural-curiosities/">Wears The Trousers</a> (<a href="http://wearsthetrousers.com/2009/09/10/sounding-off-august-2009-ii/">twice!</a>), <a href="http://homemade-lofi-psychedelic.blogspot.com/2009/08/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities.html">Homemade Lo-Fi Psych</a> (<a href="http://homemade-lofi-psychedelic.blogspot.com/2009/08/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities-vineland.html">twice!</a>), <a href="http://olive-music.blogspot.com/2009/08/review-cabinet-of-natural-curiosities.html">Olive Music</a>, <a href="http://tometotheweathermachine.blogspot.com/2009/08/cabinet-of-natural-curosities.html">Tome To The Weather Machine</a>, <a href="http://agut.tumblr.com/post/147791316/when-you-were-young-you-were-the-king-of-carrot">The Dotted Line</a>, and <a href="http://ihrtn.com/2009/09/15/review-cabinet-of-natural-curiosities-searchlight-needles-for-arbors-for-satellites-2009/">I Heart Noise</a>. Also in the category of good news, "Searchlight Needles" is now available for order online at <a href="http://www.insound.com/Cabinet_of_Natural_Curiosities/artistmain/artist/INS41755/">Insound.com</a>, one of our favorite and most reliable online distributors of excellent music. Cabinet will be playing a slew of shows in New England this fall, specifically, in Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine. Montreal and New Hampshire are in the works, as well as an upcoming 7" record and a show at <a href="http://www.goodbye-blue-monday.com/">Goodbye Blue Monday</a> with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/morganorion">Morgan Orion</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/drewandthemedicinalpen">Drew and The Medicinal Pen</a>, and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/paradeparade">Parade Parade</a> (Josh Fu from Lonesome Architects solo.)<br />
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1. <a href="http://www.imposemagazine.com/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities/21661/">Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</a> on <a href="http://www.imposemagazine.com/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities/21661/">Impose Magazine</a>:<br />
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"Cabinet of Natural Curiosities is the brainchild of songwriter and visual artist Jasmine Dreame Wagner. The Cabinet is also full of other artists contributing the flesh to her sparse, wistful, psychedelia-tinged Americana. A Brooklynite, Wagner’s Searchlight Needles dropped in June on For Arbors. The record is a long-playing lullaby that detours into night tremor noise interludes. It recently inspired an exceptional afternoon nap, not because it’s boring, but because it’s soothing and sparse, with those more chaotic tremors less like dream catchers, more like nightmare bear traps." <a href="http://www.imposemagazine.com/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities/21661/">(READ MORE)</a><br />
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2. <a href="http://wearsthetrousers.com/2009/07/17/free-music-friday-cabinet-of-natural-curiosities/">Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</a> on <a href="http://wearsthetrousers.com/2009/07/17/free-music-friday-cabinet-of-natural-curiosities/">Wears The Trousers (1)</a>:<br />
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"Jasmine Dreame Wagner is a pretty awesome name, combining natural, illusory and classical associations, so it’s perhaps a given that a person who inherits such a unique handle would go on to create the totally immersive art of the kind that Cabinet Of Natural Curiosities indulges in. Released on June 9th through For Arbors Records, Searchlight Needles is Jasmine’s first official full-length album (her fifth release overall) under this Albertus Seba referencing epithet, and is rather more song-based than some of her previous releases. The field recordings are very much still a part of the equation, as ‘Grass’ demonstrates with wind chimes, the distant rumble of a train, and a constant backdrop of bird calls and chirrups." <a href="http://wearsthetrousers.com/2009/07/17/free-music-friday-cabinet-of-natural-curiosities/">(READ MORE)</a><br />
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3. <a href="http://wearsthetrousers.com/2009/09/10/sounding-off-august-2009-ii/">Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</a> on <a href="http://wearsthetrousers.com/2009/09/10/sounding-off-august-2009-ii/">Wears The Trousers (2)</a>:<br />
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"While most tracks on the album are subtle explorations of a complex psyche, making excellent use of field recordings and Wagner’s soft, double-tracked vocals, it’s the emotionally simpler songs that invoke a real feeling of contentment. Album highlight ‘Cities’, for example, is a calm and poetic ode to nature: “Come and run in the grass with me / until the grasslands are gold with the lights of the ones they hold,” Wagner coos sedately, accompanied only by guitar and distant keyboards – just enough to keep the momentum going. Perfect for a Sunday afternoon on the sofa." <a href="http://wearsthetrousers.com/2009/09/10/sounding-off-august-2009-ii/">(READ MORE)</a><br />
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4. <a href="http://homemade-lofi-psychedelic.blogspot.com/2009/08/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities.html">Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</a> on <a href="http://homemade-lofi-psychedelic.blogspot.com/2009/08/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities.html">Homemade Lo-Fi Psych</a>:<br />
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"Gentle, intimate folk songs played on acoustic guitar with added ambient, sometimes electronic, sounds; at times quite disturbing, often there's something menacing underneath the peaceful atmosphere - excellent music! Reminds me slightly of late 60ies UK Folk Jazz band THE PENTANGLE in places (e.g. vocals on 'Black Water')" <a href="http://homemade-lofi-psychedelic.blogspot.com/2009/08/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities.html">(READ MORE HERE for "Searchlight Needles")</a> and <a href="http://homemade-lofi-psychedelic.blogspot.com/2009/08/cabinet-of-natural-curiosities-vineland.html">(HERE for "Vineland")</a><br />
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5. <a href="http://olive-music.blogspot.com/2009/08/review-cabinet-of-natural-curiosities.html">Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</a> on <a href="http://olive-music.blogspot.com/2009/08/review-cabinet-of-natural-curiosities.html">Olive Music</a>:<br />
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"Describing Cabinet of Natural Curiosities' new album Searchlight Needles is just as difficult as fighting a huge grizzly bear. NO--make that two grizzly bears! That's why it's taken me five days to write this. It's a confusing listen, very confusing. There's just so much going on that I really didn't expect to hear. Like Hella's (or Zach Hill's) Church Gone Wild; there are so many things you can hear all coming towards you, like a stampede... OF GRIZZLY BEARS! But in this case, Searchlight Needles does have a lot going on, don't get me wrong, but everything is very subtle...This is probably one of the most focused albums of the year, and I just might mention this in December. It's totally worth listening to and I bet it'll hypnotize you and make you sell every single Iron & Wine LP that you own." <a href="http://olive-music.blogspot.com/2009/08/review-cabinet-of-natural-curiosities.html">(READ MORE)</a><br />
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6. <a href="http://tometotheweathermachine.blogspot.com/2009/08/cabinet-of-natural-curosities.html">Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</a> on <a href="http://tometotheweathermachine.blogspot.com/2009/08/cabinet-of-natural-curosities.html">Tome To The Weather Machine</a>:<br />
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"I know you are probably sick of reading what else I was doing when I hear an album for the first time. But it was eerily uncanny how fitting this passage by D. H Lawrence was when I sat down for my first listen of Searchlight Needles. Searchlight Needles by Brooklynite by the way of Missoula, MT chanteuse Jasmine Dreame Wagner a.k.a Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. Searchlight Needles is a quietly epic ode to the great expanse of nature. It says a lot about an album that can physically move you to another location, with CONC, such auditory hallucinations take me to the woods, the ferns, and a windswept hillside in the middle of the night." <a href="http://tometotheweathermachine.blogspot.com/2009/08/cabinet-of-natural-curosities.html">(READ MORE)</a><br />
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7. <a href="http://agut.tumblr.com/post/147791316/when-you-were-young-you-were-the-king-of-carrot">Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</a> on <a href="http://agut.tumblr.com/post/147791316/when-you-were-young-you-were-the-king-of-carrot">The Dotted Line</a>:<br />
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"I’m always impressed when artists are able to transform their instruments from necessary compliments to actual voices themselves. Cabinet of Natural Curiosities does this remarkably well; they bring the guitar, as well as a determined glockenspiel, and ever present synth, into the limelight. Instead of chords to mark vocal progression, the instruments themselves have their own melodies, their own harmonies, their own solos. Not that Jasmine Dreame Wagner needs overshadowing; the vocals are dark and delectable and her voice seems to teeter on a distinctly sharp edge, yet remarkably self assured. Fantastic." <a href="http://agut.tumblr.com/post/147791316/when-you-were-young-you-were-the-king-of-carrot">(READ MORE)</a><br />
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8. <a href="http://ihrtn.com/2009/09/15/review-cabinet-of-natural-curiosities-searchlight-needles-for-arbors-for-satellites-2009/">Cabinet of Natural Curiosities</a> on <a href="http://ihrtn.com/2009/09/15/review-cabinet-of-natural-curiosities-searchlight-needles-for-arbors-for-satellites-2009/">I Heart Noise</a>:<br />
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"Whenever you get a CD that’s look like a work of art in itself, there’s always a fear that the contents will not match the artwork. Thankfully, this is not the case with Cabinet of Natural Curiosities “Searchlight Needles” CD... “Searchlight Needles” initially appears to be a fairly simplistic record, but the simplicity proves to be deceptive. Gradually it unfolds into a sonic gallery of ambient textures, female vocals (both treated and untreated) and spacey atmospherics. Reminds me of Marissa Nadler’s work, minus the morbid angle of lyrics, but the songs are still haunting, plus they’re fairly short and on point. Song titles (“Sun”, “Cities”, “Moon”) and lyrics are like delicate snapshots of various landscapes with images of satellites, smokestacks, factories and piers floating by." <a href="http://ihrtn.com/2009/09/15/review-cabinet-of-natural-curiosities-searchlight-needles-for-arbors-for-satellites-2009/">(READ MORE)</a></div>
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