Seems like this will be the first of many pre-release announcements. I was going to post this yesterday, but seems there is no hurry now. Starflyer 59 started a Kickstarter campaign to help them fund their next independent album – and then met their goal in 9 hours or so. Some of the options have sold out, but there are still some sweet deals to be had like vinyl copies and hand written lyrics. So swing by the page and grab some deals before they all sell out.
And… we’re back! The February 2012 issue is here. Download it now to read articles on Jimmy A, Josh Lory, Jason Dunn, Vinyl Remains, Theo Obrastoff, Bill Mallonee, HM Magazine, Men as Trees Walking, and a Violet Burning Live Report. The new issue will also be appearing soon on our Scribd and Issuu sites. There are some great stories this time around (and if you have been wondering about that “super group” hinted about on our Facebook page, be sure to read the Jimmy A article).
Emotional Tourist, the new Steve Scott career retrospective release from Arena Rock Recording Company, is finally out. It features 15 tracks from various Steve Scott releases, including both rock anthems and poetry readings. You can get this collection as either a limited edition CD or digital download from emotionaltourist.com.
New announcement from everyone’s favorite indie label VBM:
Velvet Blue Music has teamed up w/ two other lables : Spune and Tree Fall Sounds to release a series of 7″s this year. The first one up is from the Austin, TX based Gold Beach. It will be released digitally and as a limited edition 7″ on 2/28. It will be 2 tracks on beautiful white vinyl, and a total of 6 tracks on the download card.
The second 7″ . . . we’ll be making announcements about that one on Mon. !
Initially hailing from the Houston area, the principle songwriters of Gold Beach, Tony Daugherty and Michael Winningham, grew up on the same street. The two relocated to Austin and put the band together, which includes a plethora of regional talent, including: Jeremy Gomez (x-Mineral, the Glass Family), Carlos Orozco (x-Western Keys, Black Drum Set), Nicole Kern (x-Balmorhea), Evan Jacobs (Tacks! the Boy Disaster, Polyphonic Spree), Andy Sharp (Girling), and Henna Chou (x-My Education).
Since then, the band has been on a roll. They self released their first record which the Austin Chronicle called a “carefully crafted debut”, supported national bands such as Memoryhouse, Talkdemonic, Wooden Birds, Balmorhea and recently completed a Daytrotter session and Texas Music Matters/NPR included the band in their “Best of 2011″ list. Needless to say, the band has been hard at work and will be recording new songs w/ producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, the Walkmen, Wye Oak) shortly.
More details and a free trac download can be found here.
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