Heading to the annual Musical Trade Fair That Also Features Unaffiliated Gigs thing in Austin TX this week?
Well, do yourself the favor and check out The Cave Singers, Harlem, Fucked Up and Shearwater playing multiple times through the weekend. Here’s a useful breakdown by time and place for your calendars.
Tues, March 16th
-11:30 PM, Harlem
House of Guys Party
@1907 Rio Grande Street
Weds, March 17th
- 5:00 PM, Fucked Up
@ Emo’s
603 Red River
Brooklyn Vegan Day Party
- 8:00 PM, Harlem
@ Charlie’s
1301 Lavaca Street
Victims of Sonic Attack Day Party
Thurs, March 18th
-1:00 PM, Cave Singers
@ The Mohawk
Billions/Ticketfly Party
-1:00 PM, Shearwater
@ Galaxy Room
507 E. 6th Street
Paste Party
-7:30 PM, Fucked Up
@ FADER Fort
1101 E. 5th Street
between San Marcos and Waller
-9:00 PM, Harlem
@ Red 7 Patio
611 East 7th St
SXSW Showcase
-11:30 PM, Cave Singers
@ Club Deville
900 Red River Street
Billions SXSW Showcase
Was there a more unjustly slept on 2009 long-player than The Cave Singers’ amazing 2nd album, ‘Welcome Joy’? Possibly, but a straight answer to that question suggests some culpability on our part. Rather than play The Blame Game, let’s instead concentrate on your favorite Seattle trio and ours returning the highways and biways of this great nation later this month, for a lengthy tour (mostly) accompanied by The Dutchess & The Duke. And The Cave Singers will be hitting SXSW, too (more news on that front later on).
Tue, 2/23 – Olympia WA – Northern*
Wed, 2/24 – Bremerton WA – Hi-Fidelity Lounge*
Thu, 2/25 – Spokane WA – Empyrean Coffee House*
Fri, 2/26 – Kennewick WA – The Red Room*
Sat, 2/27 – Anacortes WA – Dept of Safety*
Fri, 3/5 – Vancouver BC – UBC – Pit Pub^
Sat, 3/6 – Seattle WA – The Showbox*
Sun, 3/7 – Portland OR – Doug Fir Lounge^
Tue, 3/9 – San Francisco CA – The Independent^
Wed, 3/10 – Santa Cruz CA – The Crepe Place^
Thu, 3/11 – Los Angeles CA – The Echo^
Fri, 3/12 – San Diego CA – Casbah^
Sat, 3/13 – Tucson AZ – Plush^
Mon, 3/15 – Albuquerque NM – Low Spirits^
Tue, 3/16 – Lubbock TX – Bash Riprock’s^
Wed, 3/17 – Denton TX – Hailey’s^
Mon, 3/22 – Norman OK – The Opolis
Tue, 3/23 – St Louis MO – Billiken Club
Thu, 3/25 – Bloomington IN – The Bishop
Fri, 3/26 – Fort Wayne IN – The Brass Rail
Sat, 3/27 – Chicago IL – Empty Bottle
Mon, 3/29 – Milwaukee WI – Mad Planet
Tue, 3/30 – Iowa City IA – The Mill
Wed, 3/31 – Lawrence KS – Replay Lounge
Thu, 4/1 – Denver CO – Walnut Room
Fri, 4/2 – Salt Lake City UT – Kilby Court
Sat, 4/3 – Boise ID – Neurolux
* = with The Dutchess & The Duke
^ = with The Dutchess & The Duke + The Moondoggies
By Jeremy P. Goldstein on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
photo by Dave Lichterman
It may have taken place a few weeks ago, but we wanted to let the dust settle before unleashing some pretty stellar footage on the unsuspecting public. Local lads The Cave Singers performed a special set for KEXP listeners at the Bumbershoot Music Festival and a few songs are available for your listening and viewing pleasure. Feel free to enjoy “Summer Light” and “At The Cut” from their new album, Welcome Joy, as well as “Dancing On Our Graves” from 2007′s Invitation Songs, at KEXP.org.
We have an old saying around Matador that “if loving Indie Retail is right, well then we don’t want to be bothered”…wait I’m not sure that’s actually the official company line. It’s early, I may have that wrong.
What I do have right though is that The Cave Singers will be in Bellingham, WA today. At one of our favorite indie record shops, Everyday Music, to continue celebrating the release of their new album Welcome Joy. So if you’re in Bellingham today swing by for an early evening jam session that is sure to send you into the weekend on the right note.
Anyone looking for their own copy of Welcome Joy should definitely check out the Matador Store to order a CD or LP!
In celebration of their new album, Welcome Joy, the Cave Singers are bringing their music to the people. Anyone in Portland, OR today should swing by one of our favorite indie record shops, Music Millenium on E. Burnside, at 6pm to catch a FREE, all ages performance by the Cave Singers. If last night’s Easy Street in-store in Seattle is any sort of preview, tonight’s performance should be a pretty rockin’ and fun time.
Interested in landing a copy of Welcome Joy for yourself? Just visit the Matador Store and order your very own CD or LP.
Absolutely killer 7″ double A-side single, both tracks not on the upcoming The Sound The Speed The Light (Oct 6), so grab this now.
If you’re in Boston, check out the Album Listening Event at the Institute Of Contemporary Art on Thursday, August 27, 6-8:30 PM. 100 Northern Avenue, Boston MA 02210 www.icaboston.org.
There are two upcoming shows – and keep your eyes peeled for Fall touring plus more dates in the New Year:
Sat, Sep 5 – Cleveland OH – Case Western Reserve (Mather Memorial Bldg)
Sun, Sep 6 – Pittsburgh PA – Club Cafe
The long-awaited second proper album from the Memphis songwriting genius fully lives up to expectations with twelve achingly perfect songs – “handmade,” as Jay said in the New York Times this weekend.
Jay starts a 10-city, free all-ages tour of record stores up the West Coast, starting at Amoeba Hollywood tonight at 6 PM. That’s 6400 W. Sunset Blvd. at Ivar, Los Angeles CA 90028, www.amoeba.com.
Here are the rest of the shows – don’t miss them, Jay always gives his ALL:
Tue, Aug 18 – Los Angeles CA Amoeba Hollywood – 6 PM in-store performance
Wed, Aug 19 – Long Beach CA – Fingerprints – 7 PM in-store performance
Thu, Aug 20 – San Diego CA – M-Theory – 7 PM acoustic in-store performance
Fri, Aug 21 – Santa Cruz CA – Streetlight – 7 PM in-store performance
Sat, Aug 22 – San Francisco CA – Amoeba SF – 6 PM in-store performance
Sun, Aug 23 – Berkeley CA – Amoeba Berkeley – 6 PM in-store performance
Tue, Aug 25 – Portland OR – Jackpot Records – 6 PM in-store performance
Wed, Aug 26 – Seattle WA – Easy Street – 7 PM in-store performance
Thu, Aug 27 – Seattle WA – Sonic Boom – 7 PM in-store performance
Fri, Aug 28 – Vancouver BC – Zulu Records – 8 PM in-store performance
Seattle’s Cave Singers also release their second album, the deliciously autumnal Welcome Joy, today. They are also making 3 free, all-ages live appearances at stores this week, and their live performance is not to be missed, so if you’re in the Pacific Northwest, get to these shows:
Tue, Aug 18 – Easy Street Records – Seattle WA – 7 PM
Wed, Aug 19 – Music Millennium – Portland OR – 6 PM
Fri, Aug 21 – Everyday Music – Bellingham WA – 6 PM
Finally, don’t forget our next release date, Tuesday, September 8, when Yo La Tengo’s masterpiece Popular Songs comes out:
Click here to preorder the regular digital album on iTunes with one bonus track.
And click here to preorder either the regular album (in any format) from the Matador Store, or to take advantage of Buy Early Get Now and get it immediately with a bonus vinyl LP and other extras.
To celebrate the release of their new record, ‘Welcome Joy’, The Cave Singers are blowing out the Pacific Northwest with 3 record release parties around the area.
The band will play not one… not two… but THREE free, all-ages instores in Seattle, Portland and Bellingham, Washington.
Pete and Derek from The Cave Singers stopped by this morning, which reminds us they’ll be playing at Seattle’s Easy Street Records next Tuesday, August 18, to commemorate the release of their 2nd LP/CD/digital album, ‘Welcome Joy’. We’ve neglected to engage an energy drink sponsor for this event, so feel free imbibe good, old-fashioned tap water on premises.
Despite their name, The Cave Singers do not actually hail from any physical cave that we’re aware of – though Seattle can be a dark and mysterious city, with its share of stalactite-esque hangers-on. Metaphysically, however, said Cave Singers have filled a cave-like void in Matador’s collective musical consciousness this summer. In delivering their sophomore album Welcome Joy, they’ve unleashed a followup that builds on the earthy, guitar picking, folkiness of their debut Invitation Songs, but with 10 times better production. Take a listen to the latest MP3, At The Cut, and let the Cave Singers rattle around the recesses of your brain for a while. Tell us you don’t just want to hop into a car and hit the highway full speed simply to see where the open road leads you? [Ok don't actually tell us if you disagree. It's not so much that we don't care but instead know a perfect little cave (between your own ears) that we encourage you to voice your opinions.] At The Cut may just be a little teaser but luckily you don’t have to wait long, the whole album, Welcome Joy, hits stores Tue, Aug 18th!
Also be sure to leave your caves (ok last poorly worded cave reference, we promise) when they swing through a city near you. You’ll be happy you did!
CAVE SINGERS / NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
Fri, 7/24 – Spokane WA – Empyrean Coffee House
Sat, 7/25 – Nelson BC – Littlefest
Sat, 9/5 – Vancouver BC – Biltmore Cabaret
Mon, 9/7 – Seattle WA – Bumbershoot Festival
Fri, 9/11 – Minneapolis MN – 400 Bar
Sat, 9/12 – Chicago IL – Schubas
Sun, 9/13 – Detroit MI – Magic Stick
Mon, 9/14 – Toronto ON – Horseshoe Tavern
Thu, 9/17 – Boston MA – TT The Bear’s
Sat, 9/19 – New York NY – Bowery Ballroom
Sun, 9/20 – Philadelphia PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Mon, 9/21 – Washington DC – Black Cat
Wed, 9/23 – Memphis TN – Hi-Tone Cafe
Thu, 9/24 – Birmingham AL – The Bottletree
Sat, 9/26 – Austin TX – The Mohawk
Tue, 9/29 – Phoenix AZ – Modified
Wed, 9/30 – Las Vegas NV – Beauty Bar
Thu, 10/1 – Los Angeles CA – The Echo
Fri, 10/2 – San Diego CA – Casbah
Sat, 10/3 – Merced CA – The Partisan
Tue, 10/6 – San Francisco CA – The Independent
Fri, 10/16 – Portland OR – Mississippi Studios
The second album from Seattle’s Cave Singers is coming on August 18. It is entitled ‘Welcome Joy’ and adds a world of color and nuance to the already great songs from their 2007 debut. The trio of Peter Quirk, Derek Fudesco and Marty Lund were joined on this record by Amber Webber (Black Mountain, Lightning Dust) and Ashley Webber (Lightning Dust). They recorded the album at The Hive in Vancouver with Colin Stewart.
Our first MP3 is the gorgeous, brooding, building “Beach House”:
Look out for the Cave Singers this September and October as they’ll be touring across North America with Lightning Dust. Keep your eyes peeled for details, which will be coming soon.
Just a friendly reminder that tonight there’s a Matador double header in London. Having played the shopping mall interior at this weekend’s ATP vs The Fans, we felt the need for a more illustrious setting for Shearwater and The Cave Singers – the beautiful Union Chapel in Islington. You can see The Cave Singers from 8pm and Shearwater say grace from 9pm.
Many thanks for Fiona Diffley for photos from this weekend.
Following what will surely be an incredible performance at this year’s ATP The Fans Strike Back in May, Matador’s finest Shearwater will headline London’s Union Chapel on May 12th. With support from The Cave Singers, sure to be playing new material, this will be a Matador double not to be missed.
It may not be of the magnitude of a Saturday Night Live appearance but other bands from Seattle have big news of their own to announce as well. In this case it happens to be news from our favorite bearded, guitar strummers of the Northwest, the Cave Singers, so of course we want to share it with people far and wide. Or at least people on the West Coast of the United States via the Matablog.
Anyhow they’ve been enlisted to show Department of Eagles around the West Coast. We invite you stop by one of their shows starting this week. We can promise they won’t make you sit through Rosario Dawson skits, that’s a Matador guarantee!
(above, J, Johnny, Cody, photograph by Michael Lavine)
Jaguar Love’s performance at the Capitol Hill Block Party (Seattle, WA) will be webcast on KEXP.org tomorrow at 6:30 PST (9:30 EST). If you’ve not already made plans, Jay Reatard is on the Neumos stage tonight, while the Cave Singers are playing 2nd on the Main Stage tomorrow.
The British love affair continues. I think it’s something to do with the high volume of beard per capita/band member.
The above Cargo show is just one of many others Pete, Derek and Marty will be playing in UK, Ireland and beyond….
10 August – Zomerparkfeest, Venlo (NL)
11 August – Bar Mondial, Antwerpen (BE)
12 August – Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
14 August – Cargo, London (GB)
15 August – Green Man Festival, Glanusk Park (GB)
16 August – The Adelphi Club, Hull (GB)
18 August – Roundhouse, London (GB) *
20 August – Crawdaddy, Dublin (IE)
21 August – Cyprus Avenue, Cork (IE)
22 August – Roisin Dubh, Galway (IE)
23 August – Speakeasy, Belfast (GB)
The Cave Singers return to Europe next week for some dates around the legendary Glastonbury festival. They’ll also be hitting London’s Hyde Park Wireless Festival courtesy of our friends at Bella Union offering a slot on their stage. We’re fairly sure that Jay-Z hand picked them too, though.
THE CAVE SINGERS
24/06/08 : Paradiso – Amsterdam (NL)
25/06/08 : Bush Hall – London (UK)
26/06/08 : The Faversham – Leeds (UK)
27/06/08 : King Tuts – Glasgow (UK)
28/06/08 : Bodega Social – Nottingham (UK)
29/06/08 : Glastonbury festival – Glastonbury (UK) – Park Stage
30/06/08 : Thekla – Bristol (UK)
01/07/08 : Night ’n day – Manchester (UK)
03/07/08 : 02 Wireless festival (Hyde Park) – London (UK) – Jay Z day
I know for me, every day is Record Store Day, but now there is an official day to celebrate independently owned record stores and it is this Saturday, April 19th! RECORD STORE DAY!
The following bands/members will be participating by:
The New Pornographers – John – DJing at Vintage Vinyl (St. Louis, MO) @ 3:00
Times New Viking – Adam – DJing at Used Kids Records (Columbus, OH) throughout the day between bands
The Cave Singers- In-store performance at CD World (Eugene, OR) @ 3:00
Dead Meadow – Jason – DJing at Other Music (NYC) @ 3:00
Also, this is a list of the very special, very limited edition items we produced specifically for this day:
Matador Turntable Slipmats
Stephen Malkmus – Cold Son 10″
FREE Matador Sampler CD
For the first time, we’re making our annual ‘Intended Play’ label sampler available digitally. Click on the link to get a zipped file of all 12 tracks plus front and back artwork, and burn it yourself (or just listen to it digitally):
1. Jay Reatard Always Wanting More (from 7″ #3, due out June 17 June 24)
2. Times New Viking DROP-OUT (from Rip It Off, released January 22)
3. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks Cold Son (from Real Emotional Trash, released March 4)
4. Shearwater Leviathan, Bound (from Rook, due out June 3)
5. Cat Power Metal Heart (from Jukebox, released January 22)
6. Matmos Polychords (from Supreme Balloon, due out May 6)
7. Mission Of Burma That’s How I Escaped My Certain Fate (from Vs.: The Definitive Edition, released today, March 18)
8. Jaguar Love Bats Over The Pacific Ocean (from Take Me To The Sea, due out this summer August 19)
9. The Cave Singers Helen (from Invitation Songs, released last September)
10. Dead Meadow I’m Gone (from Old Growth, released February 5)
11. The New Pornographers All The Things That Go To Make Heaven And Earth (live) (from Live From Soho (iTunes Exclusive), released March 11)
12. Earles & Jensen Bleachy Is Back In Town, Look Out (from Just Farr A Laugh Vols. 1 & 2: The Greatest Prank Phone Calls Ever!, due out April 22 May 6)
The sharp-eyed among you will note that some of these tracks are not the ones released as promo MP3s to date.
Though I can’t personally vouch for a venue called The Big Chill House (like we really need another nightspot with a bunch of guys who look like Tom Berenger), this is most certainly an event I wish I could attend.
Currently spending a lot of time in a blue Transit van trailing Band of Horses around the good and bad parts of Europe, The Cave Singers stopped off in London for a couple of shows and also what can only be described as a 48-hour gastronomic binge. Seriously, those guys are now several kilos heavier. Any longer with us and they might have had to be craned out of the Beggars flat.
Lucky crowds witnessed greatness at Oxford Street’s Metro and West London’s Bush Hall where Pete, Derek and Marty saw fit to air some new tunes along with the favourites from Invitation Songs to a grateful audience.
The band continue their European jaunt with Band of Horses. If you’re in the area, I heartily recommend you go check them out.
All dates with Band of Horses:
04-Mar – Main Vega, Copenhagen (Denmark)
05-Mar – Sticky Fingers, Gothenberg (Sweden)
06-Mar – Debaser Medis, Stockholm (Sweden)
07-Mar – Rockefeller, Oslo (Norway)
08-Mar – Folken, Stavenger (Norway)
10-Mar – Columbia Club, Berlin (Germany)
11-Mar – Mousouturn, Frankfurt (Germany)
12-Mar – Garage, Milan (Italy)
13-Mar – Abart, Zurich (Switzerland)
14-Mar – Le Romandie, Lausanne (Switzerland)
15-Mar – Botanique Orangerie, Brussels (Belgium)
Photo 1: Birthday boy Derek clearly delighted with his Soy-free cake. Taken from The Cave Singers blog.
Photo 2: The band rocking out at Bush Hall. Taken by me after one too many Long Island Ice Teas.
In addition to a European jaunt with Band Of Horses that starts tomorrow in Glasgow, The Cave Singers have confirmed the following shows in support of their Plug Award nominated ‘Invitation Songs’ LP/CD. The big rooms are w/ Death Cab, the small rooms, well, without Death Cab. More summer festivals will be announced soon.
Fri 04/18/08 -Bremerton, WA @ Admiral Theatre*
Sat 04/19/08- Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre*
Mon 04/21/08 -Arcata, CA @ Humboldt State University – Van Duzer Theatre*
Tue 04/22/08 – Davis, CA @ UC Davis – Freeborn Hall*
Wed 04/23/08 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore*
Sat 04/26/08 – Milwaukee WI @ Mad Planet
Sun 04/27/08 – Chicago IL @ Schubas
Mon 04/28/08 – Cleveland OH @ Grog Shop
Wed 04/30/08 – Toronto ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Thu 05/01/08 – Montreal QC @ Casa Del Popolo
Fri 05/02/08 -Ottawa ON @ Zaphods
Sat 05/03/08 – Portland ME @ Space Gallery
Sun 05/04/08 – Boston MA @ Middle East Upstairs
Mon 05/05/08 Brooklyn NY @ Union Hall
Tue 05/06/08 – New York NY @ Mercury Lounge
Wed 05/07/08 – Philadelphia PA @ North Star
Thu 05/08/08 – Washington DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
Fri 05/09/08 – Chapel Hill NC @ Local 506
Sun 05/11/08 – Atlanta GA @ The Earl
Tue 05/13/08 – Baton Rouge LA @ Spanish Moon
Wed 05/14/08 – Houston TX @ Walter’s on Washington
Thu 05/15/08 – Austin TX @ The Mohawk
Sat 05/17/08 – Phoenix AZ @ Modified
Wed 05/21/08 – Los Angeles CA @ The Echo
Thu 05/22/08 – San Francisco CA @ The Independent
Sat 05/24/08 -Portland OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Sat 08/02/08 0 Portland OR @ Pickathon Roots Music Festival
(Pete and Derek at KEXP’s Summer BBQ, pic swiped from Pema’s Flickr page)
Newly recorded versions of “Cold Eye”, “Helen”, and “Seeds Of Night” from ‘Invitation Songs’, plus a new, as-yet untitled, unreleased recording, all available for your downloading pleasure from the smooth characters at Daytrotter.
upcoming dates :
11/30 Seattle WA — Crocodile Cafe
12/1 Eugene OR — Wow Hall
12/2 Sacramento CA — CoolCat Gallery
12/3 Visalia CA — The Cellar Door
12/4 Los Angeles CA — The Echo
12/5 San Luis Obispo — Tridosha Healing Center
12/6 San Francisco CA — Rickshaw Stop
12/8 Portland OR — Doug Fir Lounge
With ample respect for the terrific sets performed by Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues (very smooth Jagger-at-Altamont impersonation by Greg), Don Cabellero, Poison Idea, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Angry Samoans and the Cave Singers, my fondest memory of last weekend’s Fun Fun Fun Festival in Austin concerns the oh-so-fickle audience. While Neko Case and Carl Newman (above, blocked by Dan Bejar in white) politely begged, nay, PLEADED in vain for a Rice Krispie treat from the Spider House cafe foodstand (the latter offering $20 for said delicacy), Don Cab’s venerable Damon Che’ — he of the other worldly Speaking Canaries — asked his adoring acolytes for some Tums. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone get a pack of Tums that fast without driving their truck into a Rexall.
Marty, Pete and Derek, as seen about an hour ago at Austin’s End Of An Ear, entertaining a Friday afternoon crowd prior to their show tonight support Black Mountain at Emo’s.
