TIGER SAW PUBLISH BOOK, APPEARANCES BY LIZ JANES AND CASTANETS 2009-10-17
Long time friend of Asthmatic Kitty and lovely troubadour, Dylan Metrano, has released a book entitled All My Friends Are Right Here With Me: A Decade in the Indie Rock Underground. Dylan Metrano founded Tiger Saw in 1999, and has since played over 700 shows in twelve countries. He currently lives in Maine, continues to play in Tiger Saw, as well as the band Tiny Fires. The book is the story of the first decade of the indie-folk collective Tiger Saw. Based on tour diaries and dozens of interviews, it tells of a community of bands in this DIY, post-Nirvana era. It features first-person accounts of tours with Kimya Dawson, Jason Anderson, Viking Moses, and our own Liz Janes and Castanets. Part travelogue, part studio diary, and part oral history; All My Friends tells of an exciting time of collaboration, mutual inspiration, and perseverance in the ever-changing world of indie rock. It features detailed remembrances by members of Dirty Projectors, White Hinterland, Little Wings, Songs: Ohia, Tarentel, and many others. Each chapter also includes concert fliers, tour photos, as well as comics and illustrations by Pat Corrigan, Tom Eaton (illustrating a Liz Janes / Tiger Saw tour), and Alan Bull. The book also comes with an exclusive 13-track CD of Tiger Saw covers performed by some of their friend including Jason Anderson, White Hinterland, Picastro and more. Purchase the book here from Burst & Bloom.
CASTANETS NEW ALBUM NOW OUT 2009-09-25
Texas Rose, The Thaw, and The Beasts, is the best we've ever heard from Castanets. It may very well be some of the best music we've ever heard in a while, no kidding. You can read author Adam Gnade's thoughts on the album here, but you're probably better off listening to the album while you do. Conveniently, we are streaming the album, in full, in free, on AKradio. Launch it here.
You can get it in 320kbps MP3 format for $8 here, on CD for $10 here, or LP for $14 here.
NEW VIDEO FROM CASTANETS DIRECTED BY JEFF STERN 2009-09-13
A film by: Jeff Stern Director of Photography: Mike Szegedi Featuring: Wayne Feldman & Melissa Wojciechowski
Preorder Texas Rose, The Thaw, and The Beastshere.
CASTANETS COVER HANK WILLIAMS, TOUR EUROPE, FEEL KINSHIP WITH BOCEPHUS
