The Sword Join Ozzfest 2008
Come August 9th, The Sword will be performing on the "Texas" stage at Ozzfest 2008 in Dallas, Texas. Also on the bill: heavyweights Metallica, Solient Green, Sevendust,Witchcraft, and of course, Ozzy himself.
Take a gander at footage from our October 2007 CMJ showcase of Saviours performing "Raging Embers", "Into Abaddon", and "Crucifire", now online at MetalKult.
Premiere of "Rebel Side of Heaven" video!
Check out the first video (via Stereogum) from Langhorne's new album (out today), shot by Crackerfarm at The Box in New York.
Langhorne Slim CD Out Today!
The long wait is over, and Langhorne's S/T CD hits physical and digital store shelves today. You can purchase the album at any of the following (and also our web store), and remember the super-fine LP is coming out in a couple weeks!
Langhorne Slim: As Reviewed By Comics Characters
Langhorne's newest and self-titled album, his first with Kemado, sees positive review from these fine gentleman below. Yes, he the real deal, Cowboy Dude. Right on.
Lars Ulrich Shoots The Shit W/ The Sword, Touring Together
Nice little story about how one Mr. Drummer of Metallica happened to extend a main support invitation to The Sword.
Premiere of "Maiden, Mother, & Crone" on Headbangers Blog.
Check out the rad video for The Sword's second single off "Gods of the Earth", directed by Artificial Army.
In Case You Missed It...
Here's the official Metallica posting about their July tour with The Sword ("one of our favorite bands of the lst few years". Nice!) and Down, which kicks off in good ol' Norway on the 16th.
The Sword Announce July European Tour With Metallica!
07.16.08 Bergen, Norway Koengen City of Bergen Festival %
07.18.08 St. Petersburg,Russia SKK Hall %
07.20.08 Riga, Latvia Skonto Stadium %
07.22.08 Bologna, Italy Parco Nord %
07.23.08 Bucharest, Romania Cotroceni Football Stadium %
07.25.08 Sofia, Bulgaria Levski Stadium %
07.27.08 Istanbul, Turkey Inonu Stadium %
% w/ METALLICA
The Sword Out Today!
So, why are you sitting in front of a computer and not standing in line at your preferred local music store purchasing Gods of the Earth? Unless, you're buying it online, then click away, my friend. There's of course our handy Web store and at fine indie retailers.
Watch Langhorne on Letterman!
If you weren't one of the small number of people who got to experience Langhorne performing on Letterman live, you can approximate it, hundreds of times if you so desire. Langhorne, The War Eagels, and all their David Letterman glory can be found here
Stream the complete Gods of the Earth on MySpace!
Live stream up now through March 31st on the band’s MySpace page, and they are also a featured artist on MySpace Metal, which you can check out aqui.
Sword Announce New May Dates!
The month of May is one of the best of the year, and the one coming up just got a whole lot better with the announcement of a new leg of The Sword’s Gods of the Earth tour. This will be after their west-coast jaunt with Children (woo hoo) and Slough Feg. This round of dates kick of May 9th in the lovely city of Ft. Worth in the great state of Texas and wrap up back in the band’s home state with a May 29th Houston show. See all the dates right over here.
Saviours UK Tour With The Sword
Check out the detes on the poster and below, mi gente.
| 03.25.08 | Nottingham, UK | Rock City % |
| 03.26.08 | Oxford, UK | Academy % |
| 03.27.08 | Birmingham, UK | Academy % |
| 03.28.08 | Manchester, UK | Academy % |
| 03.29.08 | Glasgow, UK | King Tut's % |
| 03.30.08 | Stoke, UK | Sugar Mill % |
| 04.01.08 | Newport, UK | TJ's % |
| 04.02.08 | Portsmouth, UK | Wedgwood Rooms % |
| 04.03.08 | London, UK | Underworld % |
| 04.04.08 | Colchester, UK | Arts Centre % |
% w/ The Sword, Black Cobra
Langhorne on Letterman 3/26!
Tune into David Letterman Wednesday to catch Mr. Slim's debut on the program. We don't know who the other guests are, but with Langhorne as the musical guest, does it really matter? The answer, clearly, is no. No, it does not.
Watch the New Music Video By The Sword!
Premiering on Stereogum, The Sword have a new video out for "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians", off their new album (out 4/1) Gods of the Earth. Check it out here
The Sword and Children Unleashed!
Still pooped out from SXSW? If you happened to have caught Children and The Sword at our killer Kemado party, you probably are. Relive the experience with the Children 12", featuring "Death Tribe (clocking in at 10:43), and The Sword's 10" picture disc with lead single "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians" and non-album track "Codex Corvidae". Get The Sword here and at indie music retailers while supplies last and Children here.
THE SWORD "GODS OF THE EARTH" PROMO VIDEO.
Watch it, and get ridiculously excited for release day (4/1).
SXSW MEGA-POST! HOLD ON TO 'YER SHIT!
Here's the rundown, folks. Plan accordingly, and we'll see you in the great state of Tejas.
Wednesday, March 12th
6:00 - 7:00 pm Good Magazine Party
Langhorne Slim
Hotel San Jose - 1316 S Congress Ave
1:00 am Cake Shop SXSW Showcase
Children
The Mohawk - 912 Red River St.
Thursday, March 13th
1:00 - 3:00 pm SUNY Purchase Party
Langhorne Slim
South Tent @ 409 E. 5th St.
4:00 - 10:00 pm Metal Mansion Party
Children @ 5:00 pm
Saviours @ 8:30 pm
Walter Bremond House - 711 San Antonio & 8th St.
3:15 am American Songwriter Party
Langhorne Slim
Smokin' Music - 504 Trinity St.
Friday, March 14th
1:00 - 7:00 pm Kemado Records Party
2:00 - Children
3:00 - Saviours
4:00 - Black Moth Super Rainbow
5:00 Howlin' Rain
6:00 - The Sword
United States Art Authority - 510 W. 29th St.
4:00 pm Fader Day Party
Langhorne Slim
Fader Fort - 204 E. 4th St.
11:00 pm Big Shot Touring SXSW Showcase
Langhorne Slim
Club Deville - 900 Red River St.
Saturday, March 15th
2:00 pm Waterloo In-store Performance
Saviours
Waterloo Records - 600A N. Lamar
2:30 pm Mess With Texas Party
Langhorne Slim
Waterloo Park - 12th St. and Red River
DANAVA's UNONOU OUT TODAY!!!
We've mentioned before the awesomeness you'll be getting if you run out and snap up the CD/LP (oh you know, fantastic Syd Mead artwork for both, Stoughton gatefold jacket and rad etching for the LP, to name just a few highlights). Basically, they're damn good-looking, and 7 songs on the album are epicly amazing (check out the lead single "Where Beauty & Terror Dance" in the MP3 section). We think you'll approve.
Mexican Summer Video Debut
Marissa Nadler teamed up with Joana Linda again to make the video for "Mexican Summer" off Songs III: Bird on the Water. See it here.
SWORD SLAY EUROPE, COME BACK TO U.S. IN SUPPORT OF "GODS OF THE EARTH"
Aside from SXSW and a lone date February 28th at the Clearchannel Metroplex Event Center in Little Rock, AR, the U.S shores won't see The Sword until early April, back from their whirlwind tour with Saviours and Black Cobra in the UK. U.S. April dates, with Children and Slough Feg also on the bill, are below!
Monday, April 14 Jake’s Sports Center Lubbock, TX
Tuesday, April 15 Launchpad Albuquerque, NM
Wednesday, April 16 The Brick House Phoenix, AZ
Thursday, April 17 The Casbah San Diego, CA
Friday, April 18 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles CA
Saturday, April 19 Slim’s San Francisco, CA
Monday, April 21 Berbatis Portland, OR
Tuesday, April 22 Neumo’s Seattle, WA
Thursday, April 24 Neurolux Boise, ID
Friday, April 25 Club Vegas Salt Lake City, UT
Saturday, April 26 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
Monday, April 28 BarleyCorns Wichita, KS
Tuesday, April 29 Conservatory Oklahoma City, OK
Oh, and they're capping it off with a little festival in Manchester, Tennessee you may have heard of called Bonnaroo. Tickets go on sale this Saturday for the June 12 - 15 event.
SAVIOURS OUT TODAY!!
Run, don't walk, to your nearest record store to pick up your copy of "Into Abaddon", featuring 40 minutes of "infectious" head-banging tunes, including "Raging Embers" and "Cavern of Mind". The LP is gatefold with Joe Petagno watercolor artwork. Try and get a copy of the rare orange vinyl editions when Saviours make a tour stop in your town.
New Saviours Press
Read the just-put-up glowing words for the upcoming "Into Abaddon", and keep on the lookout for more reviews and features added to the press section and for a tour stop by you!
Marissa and Cheeseburger In Year-End Spotlight
Miss Nadler made an impressive appearance on Pitchfork's Best Albums of 2007 list, coming in at #46. As long as she keeps gracing people's year-end lists, we'll keep posting about it.
The boys of 'Burger had their little ditty "Tiger" featured on comedian Jon Glaser's Best of '07 bullet points, which he rightly labels as a "fucking jam". Damn straight it is.
We Are Looking For Interns; You are Looking For the Time Of Your Life
Hey boys and gals (in no particular order), Kemado is looking for new and happy faces to fill our swanky office starting in January, and we think you might be a good fit (not you over there in the Korn T-shirt. Sorry). The gig is unpaid, but you will get repaid ten-fold with free tunes, shows, and most invaluably, awesome experience that will help get your foot in the door and on your way to becoming a master of the music biz. Please send an e-mail to internships@kemado.com with your resume and a little blurb out yourself. A year-end Top Ten list is encouraged, but not essential. Thanks, and we look forward to hearing from you.
SF Weekly Said It, And We're Agreeing With Them
Jennifer Maerz has put Turzi's A in her roundup of the top albums of the last 12 months, and we're kind if inclined to say, "Why yes, Jennifer, you're correct on this point." Read Jennifer's blurb about it at the paper's site
Part 2 Of Saviours: Making of "Into Abaddon"Now Online
Check it out online here at Ground Control Magazine to see the gang chat about the the efforts behind their sophomore record, stampeding into stores January 22nd.
Marissa Nadler Takeaway Show
Marissa joins such esteemed company as Arcade Fire, Grizzly Bear, Islands, and Twisted Sister (kidding on the last one ... perhaps) with her very own takeaway show on La Blogoteque. You can see her strum away and sing in a deserted Central Park at night right over here. Enjoy!
Kick Off a December to Remember With Burger Power 12/3
Oh, don't even try to act like you don't squeal in excitement when a Cheeseburger show is announced. Throw in a happy dance when you then find out it's a FREE Cheeseburger show (if you RSVP here). Plus, there's gonna be some other cool folks there, including Neckbeard Telecaster, The Big Sleep, Coin Under Tounge, and DJ Dug of Dirty on Purpose, and it's happening at the Knitting Factory. For what occassion, you may ask. It's to celebrate Jinners.com's 5th year "as a New York music blog". Bring a party hat and bib.
VOTE OR DIE
Okay, you won't really die, but you should exercise your right to electronically punch in a radio button as part of the most important election of sorts in the entire world - that's right, the 2008 PLUG Independent Music Awards. We are happy to see Marissa Nadler being recognized and nominated as Female Artist of the Year and Songs III: Bird on the Water as Americana Album of the Year.
Marissa Nadler Performs at the Whitney @ 7:00, 11/16
Cap off a long work week by heading over 75th Street and Madison Avenue to the Whitney Museum of Art to see Marissa participate in Whitney Live, the museum's performance series. It's pay-as-you wish admittance and first-come-first-serve seating with no reservations accepted. See you there.
Marissa Is In the Top 20 of the Last 20
Months, that is. According to Nuvo.net, Marissa Nadler's Songs III: Bird on the Water is one of the top 20 "female albums" released in the past year and a half. They liken her music to "the honey in your warm milk before bedtime", which is pretty nice. Read the rest of the article here.
Happy Halloween With A Bird On Your Grave
Check out Marissa Nadler's video for "Bird On Your Grave", executed by photographer Joana Linda, on the Subterranean site.
Candy and Burgers on All Hallows Eve
The 'Burger's playing that sweet musical spot you may have heard of, Union Hall, tomorrow. We'll let the glorious details say it all, while we do a fist pump in excitement.
THE ONION AND ADULT SWIM PRESENT:
LUCY:DAUGHTER OF THE DEVIL
HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY
with:
CHEESEBURGER-9:30
CASSETTES WON’T LISTEN-10:30
EUGENE MIRMAN
JON BENJAMIN
JON GLASER
SAM SEDER
AND MORE!
DOORS AT 7
INFO: WWW.UNIONHALLNY.COM
WED HALLOWEEN NIGHT
10/31/2007
702 UNION STREET@ 5th ave
Brooklyn, New York 11215
5 BUCKS
Kemado Showcase Review
Click on over here to read a nice little recap and review (as well as take look at some cool pics) of our October 19th showcase at Luna Lounge.
Marissa Nadler Daytrotter Interview
Stage Fright, Peter, Bjorn, and John, and Oh So Much More
Danava at Soundfix; Turzi and Danava at Death By Audio
Swing by Soundfix for the Fanatic Party at 6:00 to catch Danava blow the doors off and get the pahtay started. Eclipse Booking is throwing a pretty sweet fiesta with Turzi (starting it off at 8:45) and Danava, along with Witchcraft and Wolves in the Throne Room. See ya there.
Kemado CMJ Showcase Tonight!
The facts, Jack:
Audionom 9:00 PM
Turzi 10:00 PM
Danava 11:00 PM
Saviours 12:00 AM
Starting off the evening at Luna Lounge in Brooklyn is an 8 o'clock performance by Blood Ceremony and capping off the festivities is a 1:00 a.m. set by Witchcraft and 2:00 a.m. set by Children.
The 'Burger Storm Brooklyn (Tonight) and Boston (Friday); Audionom Plays Pussycat Lounge Tonight
If you find yourself pooping out from the non-stop CMJ accion toward the early hours of the morning (1 AMish), slap yourself awake with a fist-pumping, head-banging performance from your favorite Brooklyn misfits at Galapagos in Williamsburg. Let the good times continue rollin' this weekend, and haul it to Boston to see Cheeseburger out this Friday at the Middle East Club. It's the boys' first show in Beantown ... witness the magic.
Also, our Swedish friends from Audionom (who killed it last night at Death By Audio; hope you were there) are playing at Pussycat Lounge in Manhattan this evening, so check that out before your late night at Galapagos.
AUDIONOM READY TO ROOOOCK.
Check 'em out with O'Death, Mouser, Hi Red Center, and Chubby Behemoth at Death By Audio! Woo hoo!
Saviours Luncarcast Part One
Check it out, kids. First of three installments.
Marissa Nadler Plays the Whitney Museum
Come check out Marissa November 16th as part of Whitney Live, the museum's performance series. It's free with Museum admission, which is pay-what-you-wish on Fridays, 6-9 pm. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis, so get there early!
It's all in the festival name, folks.
The Sword and Saviours, same day, same stage. That is all.
Saviours Ground Control Luncarcast
Spend a Weekend in December With The Sword
Tickets go on sale this weekend for the following dates:
Thursday, December 6th - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
Friday, December 7th - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
Saturday, December 8th - Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge, MA *
All three dates are with Valient Thorr and Black Cobra
* Special Guest: Motherboar
"Afganistan" Video Premiere on Pitchfork
You can always watch it here, of course, but, if you're so inclined, you can also check out the write-up that accompanies the Pitchfork debut of the video.
Hear Ye, Internship Seekers:
We are looking for interns (you don't have to be enrolled in school) who can devote at least one day a week to coming in and helping out with all sorts of fun and interesting things related to sales, marketing, design, and lots more. Be relatively familiar with our catalogue and committed to staying at least 3 months. If you're interested, drop us an e-mail with a little bit of info about yourself to internships@kemado.com.
Get Your Burgers While They're Hot
Move it toot sweet to get tickets to see the rockiest, sweatiest line-up (that would be Cheeseburger and Les Savy Fav) this side of the East River at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on 9/21.
Bird in the City
Hey folks, Marissa Nadler is playing not one, but two, shows this week in New York City. The first will be in Brooklyn at Union Pool (patio, photo booth, good times) on September 13th and the second will be at Highline Ballroom on August 14th, opening for Michael Gira. Get to it!
Couldn't Have Said It Better
Pitchfork Afghanistan Track Review
Turzi's "A" released today!
Don't forget that with your purchase of the album, you will receive a download card for the très bon Voyage: Facing The History of Modern French Psychedelic Music.
In The Studio With Saviours
Click to view footage of Saviours recording their new album with producer Joe Barresi at Henson Studios Los Angeles last week. Meet Austin Barber on guitar and Cyrus Kaminsky on bass, and maybe learn a thing or two about how to be awesome.
Get your "A" Game On At The Turzi Listening Party
Turzi @ Route du Rock 2007
It's a formidable challenge to play a set between Sonic Youth and LCD Soundsystem, but Turzi rose to the occassion and killed it with "Animal Signal" (which just so happens to be on Turzi's debut full-length, "A", released in North America by Kemado on 9/4)! Enjoy!
Play To Be The Winner You Are
Prove that all those musical factoids floating around in your head are useful by playing the August edition of the Hear/Say trivia contest entitled "Indie Cred", running though September 5th. The very-awesome Marissa Nadler pops up in the questions, so brush up on your Nadler knowledge now! Click on over to the Hear/Say Site for a chance to win 12 "indie-credible" CDs.
***** MARISSA NADLER DOWNLOAD CARD DIFFICULTIES *******
It has come to our attention that some of the Marissa Nadler stickers in Songs III: Bird on the Water did not have the download information with unique code printed on the back. Sorry for any inconvenience - we're really bummed that this happened. If you have purchased the Kemado version of the album and this applies to your download sticker, please e-mail info@kemado.com and we'll help you out tout sweet. Thanks for buying the album. We hope you enjoy.
Not For the Faint of Heart
Check out this Saviours performance of "Holy Slaughter/Crucifire", recorded last year at an Oakland, CA gig.
Take A Trip To Your Favorite Record Store...
The day has finally arrived! Marissa Nadler's highly-anticipated North American release of Songs III: Bird on the Water is today, so go ahead and add this beauty to your impressive musical collection now.
The Sword Get Big Love This Monday!
Make sure to check out the polygamous goodness that is Big Love on Monday, 8/6, to hear The Sword's "Iron Swan"!
Check out the HARP interview with Marissa Nadler up on the magazine's Web site. A feature will be coming out in a future issue of the magazine.
Beat the Heat, Get Free Meat.
While everyone else you know sweats under the Coney Island sun this Saturday, you're smart and know to spend your time gettin' some free BBQ chicken (300 available pounds of it, to be exact) and thrashing to the sounds of Cheeseburger at Supreme Trading (213 N. 8th Street, Brooklyn). Dragons of Zynth, The Jewish, Puddin' Tang, and Black Landlord are also all performing.
Nadler In the Sky With Diamonds!
Ride, bike, walk, swim, or skip over to the Church of the Messiah in Brooklyn this Friday after work to enjoy the sights and, most importanly, the sounds of the Diamond Days Fest, such as those of our own Marissa Nadler, presented by the always-informative Heeb Magazine. Besides, proceeds from the event go to resotorative and beautification efforts in Brooklyn, so you can do your bit to help the world while having fun. Good deal.
Marissa Nadler Adds In-Store Performances
If you live in the area, come check Marissa out at one of these free in-store shows. The first performance on the schedule is at Sound Fix Records for the release party of Songs III: Bird on the Water, coming out the following day. Additional dates TBA.
8/6/07 @ Sound Fix Records, Brooklyn, NY
8/9/07 @ Schoolkids Records, Raleigh, NC
8/10/07 @ Criminal Records, Atlanta, GA
8/11/07 @ Park Ave. CDs, Orlando, FL
The cherries on top of these deliciously-melodic sundaes are the inclusion of a Songs III: Bird on the Water canvas tote with purchase of the sale-priced record at the above participating stores.
Input: Marissa Nadler Covers Radiohead. Output: Everyone Is Excited.
Check out the great list of artists that contributed to the compilation, read their thoughts on the songs they've covered, and stream the whole thing at the Stereogum site.
Hey, Dungen and Marissa Nadler are taking part in a a new independent record store promotion! Click on the image for a list of participating stores.
Para Nuestros Amigos en España:
Come see the always-enchanting Marissa Nadler perform at the Waiting for Waits Festival on July 7th and then in Madrid at the Cafe de Palma on July 12th. For those of you not in Spain, isn't this month the perfect time to start using those unused vacation days?
For those of you in New York this weekend, VietNam are going to be playing up at Central Park SummerStage with Rodrigo y Gabriela. As always, it's free, the beer is cold (and lines are short), and the weather is looking mighty fine. We'll be the pale and pasty ones with grins from ear to ear as VietNam play to what is most likely their biggest audience to date. See you there.
Make It A Double-Patty Melt With A Large Side Of Free Awesomeness
You have plans this Thursday? Well, if they don't include a stop at the Williamsburg stage of the Make Music New York Festival, you might have to rework your schedule. The one and only Cheeseburger are bringing the noise, along with Oxford Collapse and Best Fwends for the cost of exactly zero dollars. Yeah, it's lookin' like a good start to an early weekend, isn't it?
Folk Yeah!
Do yourself and your ears a solid, and come check out our own singer-songwriter extraordinaire, Marissa Nadler, along with Pegi Young and Kelley Stoltz at the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur, CA on June 22nd.
Hell Yeah, Danava Are Back In The Studio!
Check out Dusty rocking the Sparkle Motion!
VietNam finish Black Angels leg of tour and begin touring with Greg Ashley of Gris Gris.
After 8 shows in 9 days with Greg Ashley in the western and southern parts of these United States, Vietnam will head back east, eventually capping everything off with a glorious and free-of-charge SummerStage performance in Central Park on July 1st, alongside Rodrigo y Gabriela.
Marissa Nadler West Coast Tour!
Marissa Nadler is showcasing her beautifully dark songwriting on a short West Coast tour this month. As well as traditional venues, she will also be playing several in-stores. Each in-store performance will be recorded, to eventually be released at indie retailers.
Nadler’s album Songs III: Bird on the Water was released earlier this year in the UK on Peacefrog Records to huge critical acclaim. MOJO gave the record 4 stars and called her the most incredible thing happening in music right now. Nadler also hand-mailed copies of her imported album to select US media who raved: Pitchfork gave it an 8.1 and called it the “most engaging singer-songwriter release this year.” This album has never-before been released in the US.
The most exquisite thing happening right now” **** Mojo
“The most enchanting record from the folk underground since Joanna Newsom’s Ys” **** Uncut
“Haunting folk; the first heartbreaker of 2007” – The Sunday Times
“Wistful new-folk so perfectly in thrall to its influences that it could pass as a lost treasure from the early ‘60’s” – Q Magazine
June dates, with more to follow:
June 13 Boston, Paradise with Psychic TV
June 18 San Diego, Lou's Record Store (free in-store performance)
June 20, L.A., Hotel Cafe with Great Lake Swimmers
June 21, Long Beach, Fingerprints (free in-store performance)
June 22, Big Sur, Henry Miller Library with Pegi Stoltz
June 23, Davis, Fools Foundation
June 24, San Francisco, Hemlock Tavern with TBA
June 26, Portland, Rotture with Jackie-O Motherfucker
June 26, Portland, Music Millinneum (free in-store performance)
June 27, Seattle, Easy Street (free in-store performance)
DUNGEN LISTENING PARTY AT K&M
Tonight DUNGEN's highly-anticipated new album, Tio Bitar will be featured at the Other Music listening party at K&M! It all gets underway at 10:00 P.M. when we'll play the record in its entirety, and afterwards, Other Music DJs will take over the decks. There will be give-aways plus FREE VODKA GIMLETS (while they last) and BEER SPECIALS all night long!
THURSDAY, MAY 17
10 P.M. to Last Call
K&M BAR:
225 N. 8th Street (Corner of Roebling)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
*NO COVER*
And check out these online reviews of Tio Bitar!
Pop Matters
Playboy Magazine
Stuff Magazine
VietNam will be playing the 6th Annual Lebowski Fest July 21st in Louisville, KY, along with Dr. Dog. Come for the music, stay for a free screening of The Dude and Co.
Today is the day! The new DUNGEN album, 'Tio Bitar', is out and available everywhere. Go out and grab a copy and if you need a taste of the album first, there's a free download of "Gor Det Nu" in the right MP3 column....
Hey all - in case you haven't noticed, we've given the site a little facelift. There's a new Turzi podcast available on the right and some downloads. Our store is up and going as well, and of course, the new DUNGEN record is out next Tuesday (5/15)!!!
Priestbird will be playing their first gig since the release of their new album, "In Your Time" (available now!) at the Mercury Lounge tomorrow night. Get there early or grab some tickets now as it's an expected sell out! Here's the line-up:
10:30 - PRIESTBIRD (FORMERLY TARANTULA AD)
9:30 - PIT ER PAT
8:30 - WHITE/LICHENS
7:30 - MATTEAH BAIM
Free VietNam show in NYC with some complimentary Dewar's. Sweet. They are playing a Tribeca Film Festival party for the fine folks at Tomorrow Unlimited.
You might remember them as Tarantula AD, but you will forever now know them as Priestbird as their debut album In Your Time is released today! Currently, the band is conquering the continent of Europe with their massive performances leading up to a US tour in May w/ Chicago's Pit Er Pat. All dates here. We are also excited to bring you the beautiful video for first single "Season of the Sun" in its entirety featuring some incredible imagery from the likes of Santars, Coco Rosie, Adam Levite, Ron Winters and more. Look for it to be a Featured Video on Myspace starting tomorrow.
VietNam is currently out on the road finishing up the first leg of their tour w/ the Black Angels that continues in May. Today, we have the release of their 2nd video from their self-titled debut album for their song "Priest, Poet, & The Pig." You might remember that song when the band played it on Last Call w/ Carson Daly last month. Enjoy!
The 5th and 6th video clips for Priestbird's "Season of the Sun" are on the site and you tube. The 5th Clip is directed by Jon Leone, who has worked with Tortoise and EL-P and the 6th Clip is a collaboration between Banks Griffin & Nicholas Rubin. Come back next Tuesday on the release of their record In Your Time to see the whole video in its entirety.
Happy Friday! There is so much going on in Kemadoland w/ the current European tours of The Sword and Priestbird along with VietNam touring the US with the Black Angels including two NYC shows this wknd (4/7 @ Mercury Lounge & 4/8 @ Luna Lounge). If you indeed live in the NYC area you can see Cheeseburger play a special Friday the 13th (4/13) gig w/ Enon at the Mercury Lounge. Tickets are going fast and are still available for now here.
Also as a bonus, we put up a great live video of Priestbird from a recent show at Union Pool in Brooklyn. Directed by Sam Case, it is the perfect live companion to the already released clips from their "Season of the Sun" video. Don't forget full video will be on the site and Youtube on the day of album release: April 17, 2007. Have'er a good weekend!
The third and 4th clips for the Priestbird video "Season of the Sun" are available today. The first one is done by the wonderful music duo Coco Rosie and the other is by Adam Levite aka Associates in Science. Coco Rosie's clip is reminiscent of the film experiments which grace their live show whereas Adam's clip is similiar to some of the material he has done for Beck, Interpol, Queens of the Stone Age and more. Check both out here.
Also today marks the first day of The Sword's destruction of Europe opening up for Clutch on their tour. Look for more Kemado European domination when Priestbird does their own tour there starting on April 7th in Manchester, UK.
With only three weeks left until the release of Priestbird's In Your Time, we've got the perfect countdown to April 17th. The band has come up with an innovative way to create a video - they had a bunch of their friends create different video segments for the song. No rules. They were each allowed to do what they wanted. So, they received seven video-ettes from people like Associates In Science, CocoRosie and The Sword and starting now we are going to put the clips on our web site and YouTube in little batches then, on release day we'll put the whole thing together for you to enjoy in it's six minute glory.
In other exciting news, the band just finished a successful tour of the US with buddies The Sword. From there they go on a huge European tour, and when they return to the US in May they head out on a string of dates w/ Chicago's Pit Er Pat. All the dates are found here and more US dates will be added very soon.
Kemado Signs Turzi!
We are excited to announce that we struck a deal with Turzi! Turzi is a five piece band from Paris where they are signed to the Record Makers label. Fronted by Romain Turzi, they play a blend of Kraut Rock and Italian movie score atmospheres (think Ennio Morricone) with a touch of classic US garage. The release of their debut entitled A is in the works for late Summer and get an (acid) taste for the record with a free mp3 for "Acid Taste" below. Turzi just wrapped up a mini tour w/ a stop in NYC and a few events at SXSW '07 last week. Look for the band to come back to the states real soon...
For more information on Turzi:
http://www.myspace.com/turzi
Acid Taste mp3:
http://www.kemado.com/_files/audio/turzi/acid_taste.mp3
Watch Turzi perform on the side of a building in Paris:
http://public-access.org/wp-music//Turzi.mov
Watch a bunch of other Turzi live footage and videos:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=turzi&search=Search
Attention, Attention there is a last minute special Cheeseburger show in Los Angeles tonight starting! The 'Burger will be performing at the Rock, Paper, Scissors Rumble tomorrow and they are doing this as a special warmup. The band will play w/ LA's own 400 Blows (maybe some more surprise guest bands?!) @ 1269 E. 6th Street (aka Dave Young's Warehouse) and the festivities begin around 10pm. The show is FREE but donations for the bands are encouraged. We'd love to see you out to one of the LA shows!!!
Well, VietNam killed it on Last Call w/ Carson Daly and if you didn't get to see their monumental television debut you can check it out here. IFilm has released footage they taped of VietNam for this year's SXSW that you can view here. The band is currently on the road w/ the Black Angels and if you live in these areas below you'll have a great opportunity to see the 'Nam boys play a special in store set:
3/30 GRIMEY'S - acoustic. 6PM
(1604 8th ave south nashville TN 37203)
4/1 EAR X-TACY - FULL BAND. 4PM
(1534 bardstown rd. louisville KY 40205)
4/20 VINTAGE VINYL - acoustic. 4:20PM
(6610 delmar ave. st. louis MO 63130)
In other news, if you live in the LA area it is your duty to go see the west coast debut of Cheeseburger this Saturday at the Explx below the Echo for the 5th Annual Rock, Paper, Scissors Rumble. Folks will be dressed in crazy costume and there will be something called the RoShamBot robot there. How could you go wrong?!!! Cheeseburger will also be doing on interview to promote the show on the Little Radio internet station starting tomorrow 12:00pm PST. Please take a listen.
Fresh off an amazing run of gigs at SXSW, VietNam will play Last Call w/ Carson Daly tonight at 1:35am est/pst directly following Conan O'Brien!!! The band is performing "Priest, Poet, & The Pig."
Also if you live in the LA area for this evening, VietNam will be doing a special show at Cinespace w/ the Horrors & the Willowz.
Finally, this week starts the first leg of the tour w/ the Black Angels. We all hope you watch Carson or come to one of these events near you!
Hey Everyone, we can't believe it's time for SXSW again! Celebrating our 5th year there, we're coming down full force again - doing a showcase and The Kemado Records 4th Annual Closing Night Party. Check out the details of the two events in the flyer below. The party will be invite only so please look for someone from the Kemado Crew down in Austin and we'll give you a laminate. Also go here for all the sxsw event info on all our artists or you can check the touring section of the site as well. Hope to see you there!
Everyone, crack those beers open and drink all day because we are celebrating the release of Cheeseburger's self-titled debut out today!!! If you would like to buy the record please go to our store or go to any record store that carries Kemado releases. The trio of stooges from Brooklyn has a special treat for everyone in the form of a new video for "Do You Remember?" off of the record. The video has the band running around a prehistoric land of dinosaurs. The old footage is taken from one of the most famous public domain movies of all time, The Lost World (1925). Check out the hilarious clip here. Cheeseburger also has a few upcoming appearances including SXSW that are not to be missed!
VietNam just recently completed a live performance for NPR's World Cafe. The broadcast will happen this Wednesday 2-4pm EST and you can listen to the show here.
Tonight is the first night of the NYC residency for Priestbird and this show will be at Cake Shop. The additional residency dates are here where you can also find the tour dates w/ The Sword. If you live in the NYC area please come out for one of these shows! Priestbird's full length In Your Time comes out on 4/17/07 and you can check out an E-Card that has a track to download from the record as well as live footage.
In other news, VietNam is about to wrap up another successful tour w/ the Lemonheads w/ a few NYC area gigs this weekend. They'll take off a few weeks before heading down to their native Austin, TX for this year's SXSW which leads into a co-headlining tour w/ the Black Angels. These dates are still being finalized but check here for any confirmed dates.
We are all very excited about the release of the Audionom record which is out now! If you don't know yet, they are a collective of musicians from Sweden who play hypnotic pummeling noise ala Hawkwind and Neu! and Retrospektiv
is their first North American release. Find out what the press is already saying about them here.
Cheeseburger has done it again! This time it is in the form of a TV show. Vice has started an online TV station called VBS-TV and one of the regular segments is called "Practice Space" where they document a band in their rehearsals and everything revolved around them. Check out the wacky Cheeseburger clip here. If you ever wanted to know what a night of partying w/ Cheeseburger is like, look no further!
In video news, the hilarious new clip for "Tiger" by Cheeseburger can be found here. The video shows singer Joe in a tigersuit get pummeled by several cream pies. The song is coming off their self-titled debut full length coming out March 6th. While you check out the video, you can also download an mp3 for "Tiger" and see the Jeep commercial that has "Derby Day" by Cheeseburger playing in it. It's like a triple decker cheeseburger, so slimey, yet so delicious!
Welcome to the new and improved Kemado website! It's been a long time coming, but finally you can order all of our releases that aren't out of print from the site. Please check out the Store and shop away! Stay tuned for more releases and merchandise sure to blow your minds!!!
It is with great joy that we announce that The Sword and Priestbird (formerly Tarantula AD) will be joining forces to tour the western half of the US this March for a 13 date trek! This routing will find both bands playing good size clubs and it will also serve as a warmup for Priestbird's record release on 4/17/07 and their impending late spring tour in support of it. You can find the dates for the The Sword/Priestbird Spring tour here and here. Also if you live in the NYC area Priestbird will be doing a few shows (also in the tour section) before the tour dates with The Sword. Come on out!
This Monday 1/29 VietNam is giving a special instore performance at Criminal Records in Atlanta. It is the band's only appearance in the area while on tour w/ the Lemonheads. It starts at 9pm and it is free! Come celebrate the release of their full length which came out this past Tuesday.
We have exciting news here at Kemado. Tarantula AD has changed their name to Priestbird. The name change is a reflection of the evolution that their sound has recently undergone. Most importantly, all the members now sing and they sing pretty damn well. Personally, we think the new stuff is amazing and you'll have an opportunity to judge it for yourself when the record, entitled "In Your Time," is released on April 17th. Priestbird already has winter shows and a tour booked so stay glued to here for any new updates on Priestbird!
On the first leg of the Lemonheads tour this past fall, VietNam stopped by Daytrotter to record a music session for the online station. The performance is available now along w/ a band interview that can be found here. The site is really cool and the performance is pretty amazing. One week to go until release!!!
Holy Crap! VietNam is currently the lead Breaking Band in the new issue of Rolling Stone out now! You can find the article in the issue w/ James Brown on the cover or you can read that article here. Debut comes out in less then 2 weeks!
One of our favorite sites out there, Music for Robots has just released the second volume in their mixtape compilation series and wouldn't you know it but our band Danava has made the cut. Danava contributes "Quiet Babies Astray In a Manger" that is also available on their self-titled full length that came out in November. The cd comp is available on their site or you can pick it up at most indie retailers. Please support this awesome site and their comp.
Listen up! VietNam's debut full length comes out this month on January 23rd. That same day we will be celebrating the record by having a release show at the Mercury Lounge in New York City. Its going to be a great show! Right after that VietNam goes back on the road (tour dates) again with the Lemonheads for the second leg of their US tour. If anyone saw VietNam on the first leg you know that you're in for a dynamite set each night.
Happy New Year everyone! 2006 was a great year for Kemado and we already know that 2007 is going to be even better! Expect first half of the year releases from Audionom, Cheeseburger, Priestbird (formely known as Tarantula AD, and Dungen. There will be more amazing releases and surprises coming up so please check back for any news from us.
Good Afternoon!
VietNam is taking a little pit stop on their tour with the Lemonheads to record a 3 song performance and interview this afternoon, that will air tonight (Tuesday, December 5th) at 8:00 PM on KCMP / The Current in Minneapolis. Listen live here
What a better way to celebrate the holidays than with some Cheeseburger news. Yes, thats right, everyone's favorite Brooklyn party band has taken a (brief) vacation away from the bar to finish up their debut full length. The 16 track affair comes out March 6, 2007 and its the band's ode to the great city that is New York. Expect some crazy amazing things to come from these guys.
Also on the record schedule is the release of the Audionom album "Retrospektiv" out February 20, 2007. Imagine Neu! meets Joy Division in a huge brick house of sound. This Swedish supergroup powerhouse has been off the radar of US audience for too long.
The Sword has been nominated in the "Metal Album of the Year" category for the Plug Independent Music Awards which showcases the best music that came out on an independent record label this year. Anyone can vote in the ballots until January 27, 2007 and here is where you can vote for The Sword. It really has been a great year for The Sword and this would be the icing on the cake, so if you are a Sword fan please vote and help them win this award!
Attention, VietNam is on the cover of the December issue of The Fader which is currently on newsstands. Please take a look at the article here and go out a pick up a copy because its a really great feature. Also, don't forget that VietNam will start their tour w/ the Lemonheads on 11/18 in Santa Ana and here are those dates!
Today is the Day! Excitement is running high around the office as we finally see the release of the self-titled full length debut by Danava. We have been raving about them for months and now you can experience their wild, amazing ride of a record for yourself. What's even better is that they are currently touring the US w/ Witchcraft and things have been going great! Check out the remaining dates here.
Yes, that's right! After a very successful full US tour w/ Trivium winning over people left and right, The Sword will hit the road again first with In Flames and Lacuna Coil and then they'll round out the year with a few headlining gigs and then a few as direct support for Clutch (special New Year's Eve show in Baltimore included). All the dates can be found here.
Also look for Guitar Hero 2 in stores this week that features "Freya" by The Sword as one of the songs you can play along to!
Thanks to anyone that came out to see Diamond Nights and VietNam this past week during the CMJ Festival. Check out a great write up of VietNam's set for the Devil in the Woods Party in Brooklyn at Stereogum. It was a crazy week and we're all glad its over now.
Happy Ghouls Night! More CMJ News! Diamond Nights will be playing w/ Priestess and more for the closing night show this Saturday 11/4 at Bowery Ballroom. Get your tickets here because its going to be one helluva party!
Its that time of year again w/ CMJ happening in New York. VietNam will be playing a few parties and you can find out the info here. In a few weeks, VietNam will hit the road w/ the Lemonheads and to celebrate the tour they will be releasing a 3 song digital only EP which includes one song from the debut full length out 1/23/07, a b-side, and a live track. Speaking of the VietNam full length, we are streaming the entire record here. Viva la VietNam!
Remember when Dungen played Bonnaroo 2006 this past summer? It was a stellar perfomance on That Tent Stage. If you weren't there to witness their amazing set well now you can download the entire live audio performance on the Bonnaroo website. Trust us, it comes straight off the sound board and its sounds really really good. Dungen is hard at work putting the finishing touches on the followup to Ta Det Lugnt. You will please to know that it will be coming out in the first half of 2007. Stay Tuned for that!!!
Once again, Kemado will have a featured artist on Fearless Music TV and it will happening this Saturday night, October 14th. "Red Head" will be performed by The Fever in one one of their last appearances before they broke up last week! Fearless Music TV is on Saturday nights at 1am on Fox 5 in NYC, and if you don't live in NYC check here to find out when and where else they air.
This is just a friendly reminder that if you live in the NYC area that tonight! you have the chance to see the incredible live performance of Danava at the Mercury Lounge starting around 9pm EST. If you havent seen them yet come on down and if you want proof of their insanely awesome live shows go here.
Set your Tivos or DVRs because Diamond Nights will be on Fearless Music TV this Saturday night, October 7th, performing "Destination Diamonds". Fearless Music TV is on Saturday nights at 1am on Fox 5 in NYC, and if you don't live in NYC check here to find out when and where else they air. Curretnly, you can also hear "Destination Diamonds" as the theme show to MTV's Little Talent Show. Spread the word about the Nights!
Attention Lansing-Dreiden fans! L-D Section II (Lansing-Dreiden) will be giving a special performance at the Hiro Ballroom inside the Maritime Hotel in New York City on Thursday, October 19th. This GBH sponsored event will be pretty big and you can get your tickets here.
Its a sad sad day here at Kemado when we learn one of our bands is breaking up. The Fever have been with us from the beginning and it has been a pleasure working with them and seeing what an amazing band they have become. If you live in the NYC area please come and celebrate their last show this week Thursday, October 5, 2007 on the Rocks Off Cruise that will circle the bottom of Manhattan. Truly, this watery sendoff will be a show not to miss!
The Fall Season is here and Kemado has a few bands that are hitting the road for Autumn! First our new signing VietNam will be going on not one but two Fall tours including a October stint w/ Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins and then in November/December w/ the newly reunited Lemonheads. All dates are found here. The Sword will be touring the club circuit for all of October w/ Roadrunner's Trivium here. After a successful run of shows w/ Pearl Jam in Europe. Tarantula A.D. is stickin around there for a few more European gigs. Last but certainly not least Danava will stampede across the country w/ fellow INVADERS alum Witchcraft from Sweden here while their Kemado debut full length drops November 7th. Please check out all these tour dates and come out if any or all of these tours roll through your town!
Congratulations are in order for The Sword. The band's Sabbath-meets-Skynyrd style has earned them a nomination from Classic Rock Magazine for BEST NEW BAND!!! Click HERE for the on-line ballot to give the boys the credit they are due.
Rock on. Rock hard. ROCK THE VOTE!
Let's get The Sword in the white house while we're at it.
Check out Vietnam's video for "Too Tired" here!
It's the last week of summer... Fall is on the way, and that means Danava is too!
This autumn the leaves will turn shades of psychedelic hues. Danava will be bringing their space-rock revolution on the road with Witchcraft for a tour across the country. Hailing from Sweden, Witchcraft appeared with Danava on our INVADERS compilation, contributing a live recording of their song "Queen of Bees." The complete list of cities in Danava's orbit will be posted soon...
And don't forget Danava's self-titled debut descends on November 7th!
Yo! We want to give a shout-out to Tarantula A.D. who have been invited to play some European shows with Pearl Jam!!! These should be some sweet shows!
Check the Tours section for more information on shows in Prague and Vienna.
Another New York show for you dudes! L-D Section II will be appearing Saturday September 9 at the Starbucks Salon! Go to www.starbuckssalon.com for more details.
Make sure you check out the Tours page for the complete list of all the shows The Sword will be playing this fall. The boys will be on tour with Trivium and you can be sure the amps will be turned up to 11! Prepare yourself for some heavy metal thunder!
Hey guys! We would like to announce The Fever's upcoming show at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn, NY on September 6. Art and music collide at a very special night featuring The Fever as well as artwork from frontman Geremy Jasper. Geremy's latest pieces will be on display along with work from Anna Dendo, Joshua Bruce and Elizabeth Weinberg. Come by and check out the multi-sensory experience that is The Fever!!!
People - we have great news - Kemado has officially signed a deal with Brooklyn's own (via Austin) Vietnam!!! We'll be releasing their debut full length early next year, which is already done. The Social Registry will be putting out three 12"s for the band in the meantime, which will each feature a song from the record and exclusive recordings. Expect to see the first one available in late September.
Until then, you can come to the Mercury Lounge tomorrow night (8/22) and hear some of that new material LIVE (they hit the stage around 9pm). We'll have a new band page up in the next day or so, but check out www.myspace.com/vietnamtheband or www.vtnm.net for more info...
Great News!! You might recognize a familiar tune in the new Jaguar commercial. That's because it is Diamond Nights' song "The Girl's Attractive" and it's the soundtrack to the new Jaguar advertisement showcasing the XK model. Click here to see the commercial.
Starting in September, you'll also get to hear Diamond Nights' "Destination Diamonds" as the theme for MTV's new show MTV's Little Talent Show. The show is like a combo of American Idol meets Waiting For Guffman where contestants are judged on singing, dancing, and acting. More details to come soon.
As the members of the Kemado Records family, we couldn't be more excited about having Portland, OR's Danava in New York City for the first time to play a couple of shows this week! From what we've heard from the road so far, the shows have been absolutely incredible. You'll have two chances to see them if you live in the tri-state area, so please make sure to come out: Wednesday 7/26 @ Cake Shop & Thursday, 7/27 @ Union Pool. Here are the remaining tour dates if you live in the midwest/west:
7/28 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
7/29 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
7/31 Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
8/1 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
8/2 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
These will be shows you won't want to miss . . . promise!
This week KEMADO takes over LA's Spaceland with 2 big shows happening there. Tomorrow night The Sword will be playing with touring buddies Saviours and then on Saturday night Danava will playing with Parchman Farm and Snoxfoxxes. If you are in the LA area you can't afford to miss either show. For info on the Spaceland shows click here.
The Sword just wrapped the video for their second single "Freya" and the footage looks amazing! Stay tuned here for the completed video in all its medieval battle glory. Also the Danava one-track one-sided limited summer tour 12"s are out. Danava will have them on the road so go rock out and pick up some vinyl!
After a successful tour of the West Coast promoting new album "The Dividing Island," L-D Section II (Lansing-Dreiden) will make their triumphant NYC return with a late night stop (doors at 9pm) this Friday 6/30 at the Bowery Ballroom with special guest Grizzly Bear and DJ Justine D. (DJing all night!). Don't miss a great start to this holiday weekend! Tickets are available here.
Dungen is going to play the sold out Bonnaroo Festival this weekend and here's your chance to watch their entire set on the Blue Room website:
http://blueroom.att.com/events/bonnaroo.php
Saturday June 17th, Lineup*
*All times are Central Standard Time
12:30 PM Neville Brothers
02:00 PM Buddy Guy
03:15 PM Dungen
04:00 PM Gomez
05:30 PM Elvis Costello and The Imposters
07:00 PM Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
08:30 PM My Morning Jacket
Alas! Summer is upon us which means crappy blockbuster movies and awesome bands touring! Call it the summer of Kemado! We have L-D Section II (Lansing-Dreiden), Dungen, The Sword, Danava, and Tarantula A.D. all out or going out on the road. Please check out the tour dates and go support these bands if they come through your area.
One of the bands touring this summer will be Danava. They hit the road in early July for a 3 week trek across the US with Parchman Farm and Snoxfoxxes on select dates. The great news is that to celebrate this tour we will be releasing a one song, one-sided limited edition 12" (w/ etching on the other side!) that includes "Quiet Babies Astray In A Manger." This song also appears on Danava's self-titled full length (more on that soon) and has bonus material exclusively to the 12". Buy now on the Danava Tour or cry later.
The Fever has finally released the amazing new video for "Waiting for The Centipede." If you ever wanted to know what is going on in the crazy mind of frontman Geremy Jasper, this is your chance. This Fellini size world was constructed by Jasper and Johanna Witherby animated by Benh Zeitlin and produced by Par Parekh. The video can be viewed here.
Kemado Records is pleased to announce the upcoming release of "Retrospektiv" by Swedish powerhouse collective Audionom. They have been releasing amazing krautrock inspired music for years in Sweden and now we have the privilege of bringing it to the rest of the world! "Retrospektiv" is comprised of material taken from various recordings and incarnations spanning 1999-2002. You can also check out the band's new myspace page with a lotta stuff they are working on now here.
Hooray! Our good buddies at the Contact High show on Sirius Satellite Radio will be dedicated an entire show to our Invaders comp. Read more here and please listen if you have Sirius and feel the high:
CONTACT HIGH: KEMADO INVASION!
Thursday 5/25, 9 pm - 10 pm ET
Stoner Replay: Monday 5/29, 12 am - 1 am ET
Load your bongs and prepare for battle, 'cause KEMADO Records is invading HARD ATTACK! As citizens of the marijuana metal militia, you're being drafted by the dark warlord Bobby Black for this special edition of CONTACT HIGH, featuring the rare and previously unreleased tracks from the smokin' new stoner metal compilation INVADERS. You'll be forced to defend your eardrums from the likes of High On Fire, Wolfmother, The Sword, Witch, Pelican, Torche and many more. Plus, a few lucky space cadets will score a free copy of the cd. So tune in, shape up, and rock out next Thursday with the bands of Kemado Records-only on CONTACT HIGH!
You know we already like Aquarius Records but now since the new Lansing-Dreiden record is currently "record of the week" over there we love them! Check out the great feature here: http://www.aquariusrecords.org/
Finally, the long-awaited second album by Lansing-Dreiden entitled "The Dividing Island" will be released tomorrow! We're all very excited about this one so please pick up a copy and help us celebrate the release on May 16th in NYC at Rivington Arms. The video for first single "A Line You Can Cross" has just been put up on the site as well.
Tomorrow is a big day for us - two new releases coming out of the gates. First, we have the new Fever record, "In The City Of Sleep". Be sure to get out there and support the guys on their sophomore release...
Also, The Fever will return to the Bowery Ballroom on 5/6 in honor of the release. You can get tickets here:
Click Here For Tickets to Bowery Ballroom
The INVADERS compilation will be available everywhere tomorrow as well - we don't need to tell you that you need this comp - rare & unreleased cuts from The Sword, The Fucking Champs, Big Business, Damond Nights, Wolfmother and many more. Also, if you're in San Francisco, don't miss the Invaders party tomorrow night at Annie's Social Club (917 Folsom at 5th) w/ Saviours, Night After Night and Parchman Farm!!
In honor of the holiest of holy days, The Sword will be hosting Sirius' Contact High show on Hard Attack tomorrow (Thursday, 4.20). They will be interviewed and countdown the top stoner rock artists ever. Tune in. Details below.
Click Here for more Sirius Sword Info
Sirius Satellite Radio - Hard Attack (Channel 27)
Contact High Day
Tomorrow 7:00 pm ET
For some people, every day is CONTACT HIGH DAY. But if you’re the type of "head" who actually owns a calendar, you know that April 20th really is CONTACT HIGH DAY! For real! And at Hard Attack, we've got big plans for our favorite holiday! Join Hard Attack host and High Times scribe Bobby Black, Hard Attack grand poobah José and up-and-coming stoner rock band The Sword in celebrating the nation's only coast-to-coast stoner rock show’s two year anniversary!
We’ll be rocking jams by the greatest stoner bands ever, including Monster Magnet (we’re gonna give their 26 minute long "Tab" its SIRIUS debut) and Sleep (we’re gonna roll with their hour long epic "Jerusalem"!). Oh yeah, we’ve got an open mic forum with members of the "community" at 7:20 pm ET (that’d be 4:20 pm on the west coast), we’ll be contemplating reality with The Sword at (about) 8 pm ET, and at (about) 9 pm ET Bobby and The Sword will count down the best stoner rock artists ever. Make sure you’re stocked up on papers and munchies, you won’t want to miss a minute of our righteous celebration!
Yo! There will be an INVADERS release party in San Francisco on 4/25! It's gonna be at Annie's Social Club (917 Folsom at Fifth St.) and will have performances from Saviours, Parchman Farm & Night After Night. This will also coincide with the release date, so be sure to get out there and pick up a copy!
Also, Diamond Nights are touring back across the states from California with Priestess....the dudes are road warriors. Check the tour section for info on those dates.
Join elefant on Tuesday April 18th to celebrate the release of their second Album The Black Magic Show at Tower Records(4th and Broadway). They will be playing live at 7PM…following the free show they will be hanging out to sign cds and….
see you there.
To all of our UK and European People - The Sword's debut, "Age Of Winters", is out and available everywhere since April 3rd. Get out there and pick up a copy! Also, don't forget that they'll be out there real soon touring with Nebula, so you'll get a chance to catch em in action...here's what Kerrang! says about the record:
"axe-wielding metal warriors...monolithic riffs. Simply put, these Texas-based berserkers are heavy as fuck" - KERRANG!
Hey Y'all. Two different news items in one day, We're really outdoing ourselves over here. Wanted to let you know that everybody's favorite burger are going to be on MTV tonight (repeated many, many times. 4/10, 4/17, 5/1, 5/8 to be exact.). Cheeseburger! No, they are not on TRL as you might expect, but on the show (wait, MTV has TV shows? i thought it was only music videos?!?) Call To Greatness where people do insane things to break world records. You can check out the band actually playing 'Cocaine' live while some dudes break guitars. The show airs Mondays at 10PM. check it.
Call to Greatness Official Site
Call to Greatness Myspace
Call to Greatness Clips on YouTube
Dungen are heading out on the road for what we've conveniently titled The "Festival" Tour . And, not so coincidentally, we just recieved a brand new video for the track 'Festival' and created a nice little ecard with all the tour dates for you to check out. Enjoy. And, do yourself a favor, go see Dungen live. If you're a fan of Ta Det Lugnt, the live show brings it to another level completely.
we hope lots of you have been check out the the new Elefant single "Lolita". it's really an amazing track, and a perfect primer for the new album coming out April 18th.
Now, we're psyched to give you a peak at the visual element . . . the video. it's rather hot by the way. so, close the shades, turn down the lights, make sure nobody's looking over your shoulder, and you'll see what we're talking about. seriously. it's smokin'.
oh yeah, and if you look just over there to the right, there's a podcast that the boys from elefant put together. it's good. download it.
Happy Monday! It is a glorious one for us - we have some good news to announce. We have officially signed a deal with Portland's own, Danava!! For the time being, most of you are probably unfamiliar with them. A demo of "By The Mark" will grace the Invaders Compilation (out 4/25) and the band is currently recording their debut full length, which we will put out this Fall. Until then you can check them out at www.myspace.com/danava. They'll also be doing some Summer touring, which will be announced soon. Also, if you live in San Francisco, you can check them out this Saturday at the Noise Pop Festival w/ Wolfmother & Parchman Farm - http://www.noisepop.com/2006/index.php
None of us had the energy or brains to update the site last week after the SXSW madness. Sorry about that. It was a great time all around. Special thanks to the Dungen guys for braving what became a hellish travel schedule...and a big fuck off to Delta Airlines, who I am officially banning (not that they care). We also have to give a big shout out to Tom Pisano at Tzell Travel - without him we'd never have pulled it off. Finally, all the dudes in The Sword, Diamond Nights, The Fever, Elefant, Tarantula A.D. and Saviours - thanks for making it rad. Our friend Jo Divestar took some photos, which we will post soon. Check out this link: http://www.nymetro.com/arts/popmusic/features/16481/index.html
Lansing-Dreiden's new album, "The Dividing Island", will be out on May 9th. I know, we've already told you a million times, but this time we come bearing gifts. We've posted an MP3 for their new single "A Line You Can Cross"! Check it out. Also, we'll be announcing some April shows in NY this week (4 to be exact). Keep your shirt on, we'll have that info soon.
Elefant's sophomore release, "The Black Magic Show", will be in stores on April 18th! They are hitting the road again soon - go check out www.theblackmagicshow.com
It was mentioned once before, but the Invaders Compilation will be available in stores on April 25th. The comp features lots of good shit from bands we love (some of it is unavailable anywhere else). You can go to the Myspace page to: www.myspace.com/invaderscomp
As always, please go out to a show and support our bands - The Sword hit the road with Torche, ASG & Tarantula A.D. this Wednesday. Diamond Nights are out with Head Automatica and then Living Things and The Fever are out with Electric Six.
Dudes - check out the new Diamond Nights video for "Destination Diamonds" - KILLER!
Hello all - so, we want to apologize to all of you out there that have had trouble with ordering in our store. Truth be told, the thing sucks! I would never reccomend using Squirrelcart as your backend for checkouts....in case any of you were considering it. Anyway, we'll be removing the link to the store and you will be temporarily unable to order stuff from us until we can work out the kinks. Thanks for understanding and hopefully we can solve the problem soon.
Who wants to intern for us?? We need help! If you're interested and live in the NYC area, please email megan@kemado.com.
From this point on, our online presence will be solid – promise. We apologize for abandoning you guys....but, something had to be done about our website. Hopefully you’ll agree that this one is far superior. There’s lots of cool things going on – check out the band podcasts! Most importantly, we’ll be able to update it daily now. Anyway, thanks for your patience and here’s what’s been happening...
The Sword's debut “Age Of Winters” is out and it is truly a force. We couldn’t be more psyched to be putting this one out. You can catch them on tour now with Early Man & Priestess, which we strongly recommend.
Also, in case you didn't get enough of The Sword on this tour, they'll be right back out there touring w/ Torche & Tarantula A.D. after SXSW! Stay tuned for tour dates.
Elefant are gearing up for the release of their new record, The Black Magic Show, and are on tour with BRMC. The new single, “Lolita”, can be Downloaded in our media section or check out www.theblackmagicshow.com.
If you happen to find yourself in Austin this year, the Kemado SXSW showcase is all set – on Friday, 3/17 at Buffalo Billiards you can come and check out The Sword, Diamond Nights, Elefant, The Fever & Tarantula A.D. The doors are around 8pm.
Dungen are confirmed for this years Coachella & Bonnaroo Festivals! Should be awesome and check the tour section for other tour dates around those festivals.
As previously reported, The Fever have finished their new record, which is titled “In The City Of Sleep” - you can go check out a new MP3 called “Waiting For The Centipede” while you wait for the record to be released on 4/28. This is the first material the band has recorded since the departure of guitarist Sanchez Esquire and you’ll definitely find them exploring new sonic territory. You’ll also be able to grab a limited tour EP with material from the record when the guys do some some dates with Electric Six after SXSW.
The INVADERS compilation is done! It’s got 18 tracks of rare and unreleased (for the most part) material from lots of great heavy bands from the world of metal, psych and hard rock. You can check out the profile here and also check out the Myspace page – www.myspace.com/invaderscomp.
Speaking of Invaders, we’ll be throwing a Saturday Night party at SXSW (last night, 3/18) and it’s gonna be killer! We can announce that the line up will be Saviours, Witch, The Sword & a very special guest.
The new Lansing-Dreiden record, “The Dividing Island”, will be released on May 9th. Still no MP3 available, but that should be coming very soon. We just shot a video for the lead single, "A Line You Can Cross", this past weekend.
The Sword - ‘Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians’