Check out The Soft Pack's 10 shows in 1 day video footage!

THE SOFT PACK RECORD RELEASE/TEN SHOWS IN ONE DAY from VIDEOTHING.COM on Vimeo.

We are very excited to announce some new The Soft Pack tour dates.  See below.

3-21 Dallas, TX - Bro Fest 2010

3-23 Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's 

3-24 Nashville, TN - Exit/In

3-25 Atlanta, GA - The Earl

3-26 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle

3-27 Washington DC - Black Cat

3-29 Boston, MA - Great Scott

3-30 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's

3-31 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's

4-01 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge

4-03 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg

4-06 Montreal, QC - La Tulipe

4-08 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick

4-09 Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle

4-13 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey

The Soft Pack's debut full-length album is now available for purchase!  

We are very excited to announce some new Langhorne Slim tour dates alongside Drive-By Trucker.  See below.

4-01 New York, NY - Webster Hall 

4-02 Boston, MA - House of Blues 

4-03 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory 

4-06 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace 

4-07 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace 

4-08 Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall 

4-09 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre 

4-10 Lexington, KY - Buster's Billiards and Backroom 

4-11 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom and Tavern 

4-14 Towson, MD - Recher Theatre 

4-15 Norfolk, VA - The Norva 

4-16 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel 

4-17 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel

Check out The Soft Pack at Amoeba Berkeley, Wednesday Jan 7th, 6pm!

Full details here:

http://bit.ly/5yd83P

Want The Soft Pack to play at your house?

Hey there - So, we have a record coming out February 2nd and to celebrate we want to throw a show at YOUR house.  We're not out to thrash your place or anything - we'd come, play, hang out and have a couple of beers. All your friends plus a few of ours = guaranteed good times.  If you're interested, just respond to thesoftpack@gmail.com in 50 words or less and let us know why we should play your house! Ideally, your house will be in the Los Angeles area, anywhere between Long Beach to Downtown LA to Santa Monica. 

New Jan/Feb 2010 Langhorne Slim tour dates!

1/21: Maxwells: Hoboken, NJ
1/22: Ottobar: Baltimore, MD
1/23: Club Cafe: Pittsburgh, PA
1/25: Otto's: Dekalb, IL
1/26: Turner Hall: Milwaukee, WI
1/27: The Aquarium: Fargo, ND
1/30: Neurolux: Boise, ID
1/31: Crystal Ballroom: Portland, OR
2/03: Crepe Place: Santa Cruz, CA
2/04: Cellar Door: Visalia, CA
2/05: Muddy Waters: Santa Barbara, CA
2/06: McCabes: Los Angeles,CA

2/08: Casbah: San Diego, CA
2/10: Hi Dive: Denver, CO

2/11: Record Bar: Kansas City, MO
2/12: Off Broadway: St Louis, MO
2/13: The Summit: Columbus, OH

New Soft Pack 12" EP and MP3's availablle here!  

Pitchfork reviews The Soft Pack "Answer To Yourself"

Link Here  

Check out Marissa Nadler: "Dying Breed" (Live in Brooklyn)  via Pitchfork! 

Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands: Marissa Nadler [Part 2 of 2] from Ray Concepcioñ on Vimeo.

Pre order The Soft Pack CD and LP from Amazon!

CD  

LP  

Stageside with The Sword at Fun Fun Fun Fest!

See full report...

Check out the The Soft Pack's album feature on Pitchfork:

http://pitchfork.com/news/37131-new-release-the-soft-pack-ithe-soft-packi/

Check out this great Saviours article from the good folks at NME!

http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=139&title=saviours_of_metal&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

 Check out the new Soft Pack video for "Answer To Youself" via Stereogum: http://stereogum.com/archives/video/new_soft_pack_video__answer_to_yourself_stereogum_100621.html

You can pre-order the Soft Pack record now and get a free T-shirt 

Link here  

Check out the Saviours feature for Blurt Magazine:

Link here! 

Check out Farmer Dave Scher at the Levi's/Fader Fort in NYC

Saviours 'Accelerated Living' out today!

Get your 2 x LP / CD / MP3's here: http://ow.ly/wQ7L

NY Times reviews Kemado/Mexican Summer Studio and Storefront!

See it here.  

Saviours are have been spotlighted by Decibel Magazine with a studio vlog detailing the making of "Accelerated Living"

Get The Soft Pack's new single "Answer to Yourself" - FREE MP3. 

Link here  

Check out the Langhorne Slim Interview and Perfomance on The Sound of Young America/NPR  Full post here  

Check out Studio Time with The Soft Pack, courtesy of The Fader:

Check out all the details for the Kemado/Mexican Summer CMJ Showcase and In-Studio performances:

The Tripwire caught up with The Soft Pack before their show at Bowery Ballroom.  Space is not and issue for the boys:

 Catch the full post here: http://www.thetripwire.com/features/2009/10/12/hotbox-the-soft-pack/

Dungen interview....Dungen!  Check out the goodness from Fuel TV:

Children head out on a mini East Coast tour, starting tomorrow in Raleigh, NC with 3 Inches of Blood. Check out all the dates here: http://ow.ly/t1Uy

Saviours "Accelerated Living" is now available for pre-sale!  Click here to purchase!  

Tickets for our CMJ show is are on sale now! Saturday night @ music hall of w'burg:
http://www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com/event/3674

-The Amazing (Members of Dungen)
-Real Estate
-Farmer Dave Scher
-Smith Westerns
-Young Prisms

$8

Langhorne Slim 'Be Set Free' CD and LP now available for purchase. Click here!  

'Magnet' asks, "What album are you most looking forward to next week".  We think Langhorne Slim Be Set Free, dont you?  Vote here: 

 http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2009/09/25/what-album-are-you-most-looking-forward-to-next-week-7/

SAVIOURS will be presented with a “Goldie Award” by the SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN as part of its 2009 “Arts Awards”!  The Guardian gives the "Goldie" annually for excellence in the arts and similar areas.   Congrats Boys!

Dungen highlighted on Fuel TV. Beautiful!

SAVIOURS’ “We Roam” makes its world premiere on the popular hard rock website METAL SUCKS!  Direct link is: http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/09/22/saviours-we-roam-exclusive-stream/

Marissa Nadler has added new tour dates! Make sure to check out her show when she's in your city. 

Oct-4 Montague, MA  Montague Bookmill

Oct-22 Portland, OR  Doug Fir Lounge

Oct-23 Vancouver, BC  Media Club

Oct-24 Seattle, WA  Sunset Tavern

Oct-27 San Francisco, CA  Rickshaw Stop

Oct-29 Los Angeles, CA The Echo

Oct-30 La Jolla, CA  The Loft – UC San Diego

Nov-1  Phoenix, AZ  The Rhythm Room

Nov-3  Austin, TX  Cactus Café

Nov-4  Fort Worth, TX  The Fort Worth Modern Museum

Nov-5  Baton Rouge, LA  Clelseas

Nov-6  Birmingham, LA  Bottletree

Nov-7  Atlanta, GA  The Earl

Nov-9  Carrborro, NC  Arts Center

Nov-10  Washington DC  DC9

Nov-11  Philadelphia, PA  World Café

Nov-13  New York, NY  Le Poisson Rouge

Nov-14 Brooklyn, NY  Union Hall

Nov-15  Montreal, Quebec  La Sala Rossa

Nov-16 Toronto, Ontario  Legendary Horseshoe Tavern

Nov-17 Chicago, IL  Schubas Tavern

Nov-18 Minnaopolis, MN  7th Street Entry

Nov-20  Denver, CO  Hi Dive

Nov-21 Salt Lake City, UT  Kilby Court

Dec-9  Madrid, Spain  Primavera Club at Florida Park

Dec-10 Madrid, Spain Primavera Club at Circulo de Belles Artes

Dec-11 Barcelona, Spain  In Barcelona-Primavera Club

Check out the beatifully shot live footage of Vietnam in Big Sur, courtesy of Fader TV:

Behold! the new cover-art for Saviours, Accelerated Living
 
 
They will be melting faces in a city near you.  Make sure to check them out:

Sep-9  Los Angeles, CA  Knitting Factory (w/ Three Inches Of Blood)

Sep-18 Seattle, WA  Comet Tavern (w/ Red Fang)

Sep-19 Portland, OR  Ash Street Saloon

Sep-30 Los Angeles, CA  Knitting Factory (w/ Kylesa)

Oct-1 San Francisco, CA  DNA Lounge (w/ Kylesa)

Oct-2 San Jose, CA  Voodoo Lounge (w/ Kylesa)

Oct-6 Missoula, MT  The Palace (w/ Kylesa)

Oct-9 Denver, CO  Marquis Theatre (w/ Kylesa)

Oct-10 Lawrence, KS Granada (w/ Kylesa)

Oct-11 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock (w/ Kylesa)

Oct-12 Chicago, IL  Reggie's (w/ Kylesa)

Oct-13 Pontiac, MI  Pike Room (w/ Kylesa)

Oct-14 Cleveland, OH  Grog Shop (w/ Kylesa)

Oct-16 Brooklyn, NY  Europa (w/ Saint Vitus)

Oct-17 Worchester, MA Palladium (w/ Saint Vitus, The Misfits, Type O Negative)

Oct-18 Baltimore, MD  Sonar (w/ Saint Vitus)

Oct-20 London, Ontario  Call The Office (w/ 3 Inches Of Blood)

Oct-21 St. Catherine's, Ontario  Mikado (w/ 3 Inches Of Blood)

Oct-22 Toronto, Ontario  Mod Club (w/ 3 Inches Of Blood)

Oct-24 Thunder Bay, Ontario  Black Pirate Pub (w/ 3 Inches Of Blood)

Oct-25 Winnipeg, Manitoba  Royal Albert (w/ 3 Inches Of Blood)

Oct-27 Edmonton, Alberta  Starlite (w/ 3 Inches Of Blood)

Oct-29 Revelstoke, British Columbia  Regent Inn (w/ 3 Inches Of Blood)

Langhorne Slim Ready to kick-off new full-length, Be Set Free

Starting September 15^th, Langhorne Slim will be playing a series of In-store performances and headlining concerts to support his new full-length gem, Be Set Free (Record Release, Sept. 29^th).   If you have yet to see him live, you really are missing out on a performance to remember.  Below is where you can see Slim over the next couple of weeks.  Note that all shows listed below are free of charge except the 9.19.09 Crystal Ballroom show in Portland.  Full tour dates listed here: www.myspace.com/langhorneslim

Farmer Dave Scher at the Silent Movie Theater from Farmer Dave Scher on Vimeo.

The Sword's "Maiden, Mother & Crone" available now on Guitar Hero 5

Preview here  

Farmer Dave Scher's Stage Plot for the Party In The Pines show!

Langhorne Slim's 'Say Yes' tops KEXP Seattle's Music That Matters Podcast!

Click here for the entire listing  

Click here to read Dugen's tour diary - Part 1 - for Under The Radar Magazine!  

Check out Saviours ripping it up on Fuel.tv

We Roam

Slave To The Hex

The Soft Pack have started pre-production on their new album in Brooklyn, NY. Here's a photo from the first days . . .

Dungen This Friday in Brooklyn

Dungen/Woods/Ducktails are playing at The Bell House Friday, Aug. 14th. $5 off w/ stub from Animal Collective show.

Dungen and Fleet Foxes Share Stage

Last Saturday at The Metro in Chicago fans were treated to Robin Pecknold and J. Tillman of Fleet Foxes joining Dungen for 'Ingenting Ar Sig Likt'. See the magical night below:

Dungen - Ingenting Ar Sig Likt (Live @ The Metro w/ Fleet Foxes on Percussion) from Kemado Records on Vimeo.

Langhorne Slim Sings At Phillies Game

Check out Langhorne Slim singing "God Bless America" at the Phillies game last weekend.  

FARMER DAVE SCHER LISTENING PARTY

Hey all, come listen to Farmer Dave Scher's debut album "Flash Forward To The Good Times", Aug. 14th @ The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY. More details at the F.D. Zone 

Make sure to ceck out Saviours on tour now and if your in the area definitely make sure to see them rip it up with Dinosaur Jr. in Central Park, Aug. 16th!

Tour Dates:

Jul 22 Little Rock, AR, Downtown Music
Jul 23 Kansas City, MO, Riot Room
Jul 24 St. Louis, MO,  Firebird
Jul 25 Newport, KY, Southgate House
Jul 26 Pittsburgh, PA, Smiling Moose
Jul 28 Baltimore, MD, Ottobar
Jul 29 Brooklyn, NY, Union Pool
Jul 30 Buffalo, NY, Soundlab
Aug 2 Columbus, OH, The Summit
Aug 3 Chicago, IL, Subterranean
Aug 4 Milwaukee, WI, Cactus Club
Aug 6 Denver, CO, Three Kings
Aug 7 Salt Lake City, UT, Club Vegas
Aug 16 New York, NY, Central Park
 

Make sure when your out there checking out Dungen with Fleet Foxes to look for the exclusive tour-only vinyl: Samtidigt

Party In The Pines! Aug 29th

Saturday, August 29 @ Noon - 11PM, Henry Miller Library, Big Sur 

Purchase tickets here! 

New Langhorne Slim album "Be Set Free" to be released soon!

One of the most endearing and standout qualities of Slim’s live shows is his devotion to bringing out the little miracles in his gospel-like music. Be Set Free has captured this charisma and spirit – the “hold you heart” moments and “raise a drink” dance vibes – and is beautifully fulfilled through lush string arrangements and the fine sonic talents of drummer Malachi DeLorenzo and new bassist Jeff Ratner. Langhorne’s strong vocals lead the journey blending poetry, chaos, and the wisdom that reflects a broken heart battling the perils of true hope.
Be Set Free is Langhorne's most cinematic and cohesive effort to date. In addition to crafting his music, Langhorne constantly works on his performance. In his most recent tour, he’s played a show basically every single night. This summer, Langhorne will perform such gigs as Lollapalooza and the Newport Folk Festival.

In The Pines- Big Sur Festival 2009

Saturday, August 29th! Confirmed bands include Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Dungen, Farmer Dave Scher, Gang Gang Dance, Kurt Vile, Saviours, VietNam, Wooden Shjips, Woods. Tickets are $29 and available at http://www.henrymiller.org/

Come check out Cheeseburger live at Santos Party House!  June 25th, 7Pm.96 Lafayette St. NY, NY

3 new Saviour's 7"s now available for Pre-Order!

Click here to purchase 

Blackbook Magazine lists Farmer Dave Scher - Flash Forward to the Good Times - “Surf Out Sunset” as a hot list top 10 summer jam!!!  Click here to see all top 10.

Farmer Dave featured on magnetmagazine.com! 

Click here to see Farmer Dave's Audio Premier on The Fader! 

Check out some great pics of Farmer Dave's amazing show at Music Hall of Williamburg w/ Jenny Lewis via Brooklynvegan here!

Make sure to come check out O'Death at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Saturday, June 13th at 3pm.  This is definitely going to be a highlight of the Northside Music Festival!

Click here to check out Pitchfork's premier of Chidren's new video 'Power Spirit'! 

Just announced, Marissa Nadler will be sharing the stage with James Blackshaw June 9th at Mercury Lounge in New York City!

Read all about it here  

O'Death add tour dates with Les Claypool!

May 26 2009, Neighborhood Theatre w/ Les Claypool, Charlotte, NC
May 27 2009, The Orange Peel w/ Les Claypool, Asheville, NC
May 28 2009, Shoreline Ballroom w/ Les Claypool, Hilton Head, SC
Jun 13 2009, Brooklyn Bowl - Northside Festival, Brooklyn, NY
Jun 20 2009, Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
Jun 23 2009, Knitting Factory Boise w/ Les Claypool,Boise, ID
Jun 24 2009, Knitting Factory Spokane w/ Les Claypool,Spokane, WA
Jun 25 2009, Sled Island Festival, Calgary, Alberta
Jun 26 2009, Sled Island Festival, Calgary, Alberta
Jun 27 2009, Event Centre w/ Les Claypool, Edmonton, Manitoba
Jun 30 2009, Burton Cummings Theatre w/ Les Claypool, Winnipeg
Jul 1 2009, The Venue @ The Hub w/ Les Claypool, Fargo, ND
Jul 2 2009 , Anchor Inn w/ les claypool, Omaha, Nebraska
Jul 4 2009, Southgate House, Newport, KY
Jul 5 2009, The Vogue w/ Les Claypool, Indianapolis, IN
Jul 6 2009, War Memorial Aud. w/ Les Claypool, Nashville, TN
Jul 7 2009, Bijou Theatre Center w/ Les Claypool, Knoxville, TN
Jul 9 2009, Norva w/ Les Claypool, Norfolk, VA
Jul 11 2009, Chance Theater w/ Les Claypool, Poughkeepsie, NY
Jul 12 2009, Higher Ground w/ Les Claypool, Burlington, VT

Dungen to tour with Fleet Foxes!

Aug 3 2009, Metropolis Theatre, Montreal
Aug 4 2009, Massey Hall, Toronto
Aug 5 2009, Royal Oak Theatre ,Royal Oak, MI
Aug 9 2009, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

The Sword won this years Austin Music Award for best metal act!  Was there any question!

Die Heart with a Vengeance!

Make sure to check out Children live May 30th at Shan Gri La

Check it out.  MTV gives The Soft Pack props on 'Ahead of the Curve'

Click Here to see video  

Marissa Nadler's  'River of Dirt' video will see it's first play on Subterranean on MTV this Thursday night (Friday Morning) April 30th at 1:00 A.M. E.S.T.

Marissa Nadler - River of Dirt - Directed by Joana Linda from Kemado Records on Vimeo.

Langhone Slim to play Lollapalooza!

 Aug. 7-9  Grant Park, Chicago

Click Here to see all details 

 A guitar flying through the trees...more info coming soon!

Just Announced!  Langhorne at Newport Folk Festival 50th Anniversary scheduled for July 31st-August 2nd at Newport’s Fort Adams State Park. Tickets go on sale May 6th.

A few of the other great artists who will be there...

Pete Seeger
The Decemberists
Arlo Guthrie
Fleet Foxes
Joan Baez
Neko Case
Judy Collins
Campbell Brothers
The Avett Brothers
Josh Ritter
Gillian Welch
Del McCoury
Iron & Wine
Tao Rodriguez Seeger
Balfa Toujours
Elvis Perkins in Dearland
Tim Eriksen & Shape Note Singers
Ben Kweller
Low Anthem 

 Click Here to read more  

O'Death featured in RollingStone.com

"This Brooklyn-based quartet sound like a bunch of moonshine-fueled Appalachians set loose in a Bushwick warehouse party. On Broken Hymns, Limbs and Skin — a rousing collection of manic, lo-fi punkgrass — the crew add a fierce backbeat (played with chains and scrap metal) to bluegrass' traditional banjos, fiddles and hollered vocals."

Click Here to read the full article 

GUITAR HERO METALLICA OUT TODAY

At long last the new Guitar Hero Metallica is out, and features the track "The Black River" from The Sword's Gods of the Earth album.  It also features tracks from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Judas Priest, Kyuss, Mastadon and . . . oh yeah . . . a ton of Metallica.  We're waiting for our copies to arrive in the mail so we can blow off the rest of our day!

And also check out the band on the road with Metallica right now.

Marissa Nadler Receives AMAZING Pitchfork Review

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12813-little-hells/

Marissa Nadler
Little Hells
8.3

— Grayson Currin, March 10, 2009

TK WEBB & THE VISIONS MARCH TOUR

Make sure to check out TK Webb & The Visions this March when they roll through your town!

Mar-11 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar
Mar-12 Pittsburgh, PA 31st Street Pub
Mar-15 St. Louis, MO Fubar
Mar-18 Austin, TX SXSW
Mar-19 Austin, TX SXSW
Mar-20 Austin, TX SXSW
Mar-21 Austin, TX SXSW
Mar-22 Houston, TX Rudyard’s
Mar-23 Denton, TX Rubber Gloves
Mar-27 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
Mar-28 Washington DC DC9
Mar-29 Baltimore, MD Talking Head Club

**** (4 Stars) - Mojo, Q, Uncut, Rolling Stone (France), Rolling Stone (Germany)
"Hells Yeah, New Marissa Album!" - Pitchfork
"It's her best, most expansive collection to date"- Stereogum

As release days go, this is one that we here at Kemado Records are really excited about.  We've been working with Marissa for a few years now, and are very proud of the new record Little Hells.  Having been fans of her music for a long time, we think the new album is a beautiful progression while staying true to her incredible voice and songwriting.  We're also really chuffed that everyone else seems to love it as well.  If you haven't heard the new album yet, definitely pick yourself up a copy of the CD or LP (coming later this month) here, and if it's MP3's you're looking for, you can go here.

Marissa is going to be doing a lot of shows in both the US and Europe pretty soon too, so be sure to check her out.

*Other Music sponsored “Little Hells” listening party at Stanton Public Thursday February 26th, 2009 with giveaways from Kemado.  

Get an official Marissa Nadler "Little Hells" autographed booklet now from Newbury Comics!

O'Death's "Lowtide" Premiere's on MTV2's Subterranean!!

O'Death's amazing video for 'lowtide' will see it's MTV2 Subterranean premiere this  Thursday night (1/22/09) @ 1AM.  See it in it's full-blown, un-YouTubed glory!!

http://www.subterraneanblog.com/

NEW MARISSA NADLER!

"Sub-zero temperatures, snow quietly cascading onto barren branches, and Marissa Nadler playing on the stereo; some things were just made for each other. Hopefully snow will still be falling on some parts of the world come March 3, as that's when Ms. Nadler's due to drop her fourth full-length, Little Hells.
" Pitchfork

We are proud to announce the latest release from renowned Boston singer/songwriter Marissa Nadler: Little Hells. On her fourth solo album, Marissa Nadler finds multiple ways to envelop the listener in splendid gauzy moods without becoming monochromatic. “The songs take on different personalities at different points in time,” says Nadler. “If a song is good, you should be able to do it in any style and transform it, take a risk and have some fun.”

A master of creating rich dreamscape atmospheres, Nadler’s voice shines and glides even more with a full band accompanying her. Produced by Chris Coady, the starry musical guests include longtime collaborator Myles Baer, Simone Pace (Blonde Redhead), and Dave Scher (Farmer Dave).  Few  contemporary artists can match the stunning ride of Marissa's reverb vocals that are a journey into themselves on every rose tinged track. Little Hells displays a brighter leap in musical maturity and attention to detail, as the fantasmagoric sounds delve into melancholy nuggets, sometimes erotic, sometimes gutting, but filled with a gorgeous sense of serene hope more so than previous album, Songs III: Bird on the Water.

Building on her hazy sonic foundations, Nadler ventures into territory as varied as the Brill Building-tinged pulse of “Mary Come Alive” and the title track’s old-time country loam -- a trek that’s both breathtakingly scenic and psychically compelling.

Sadness can be found in the undercurrents of Little Hells, to be sure. But there are just as many moments of serene reflection and quiet contentment in pleasures as simple as the warmth of the sun or the scent of flowers -- the latter of which permeates several of the new album’s offerings. That mixing of tones affords Little Hells both delicacy and strength -- a balance that, it might be said, exists in Marissa Nadler herself.

O'DEATH TOUR DATES!

We are very proud to bring in the New Year with a slew of new global tour dates from the ever-exuberant band of roots gypsies, O’Death. 

The boys will be supporting their third LP, Broken Hymns, Limbs and Skin, released October 28th on Kemado Records. Like the sting of Earl Scruggs drunk on Gogol Bordello's whiskey flask, O’Death will leave you craving for more. The quintet, vocalist/guitarist Greg Jamie, vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Gabe Darling, fiddle player Bob Pycior, bassist Newman and drummer David Rogers-Berry, has evolved the possessed Americana-meets-gypsy-punk of recent years into a more urgent, unrelenting celebration of life, death and everything in between.

US TOUR:
1-29 Baltimore - The Zodiac (Wham City Presents)
1-30  Charlottesville, VA  Gravity Lounge (w/ Pattern Is Movement)
1-31  Columbia, SC  New Brookland Tavern (w/ Pattern Is Movement)
2-2    Athens, GA  Secret Squirrel (w/ Pattern Is Movement)
2-3    Tampa, FL  Orpheum Theatre (w/ The Hex Tremors)
2-4    Jacksonville, FL  Jack Rabbits (w/ TBA)
2-5    Orlando, FL  Backbooth (w/ The Hex Tremors)
2-6    Tallahassee, FL  The Engine Room (w/ TBA)
2-7    New Orleans, LA  One Eye Jacks (w/ My Graveyard Jaw)
2-9    Birmingham, AL  Bottletree (w/ Legendary Shack Shakers)
2-10  Nashville, TN  Mercy Lounge (w/ Legendary Shack Shakers)
2-11  Athens, OH  The Union (w/ Legendary Shack Shakers)
2-12  Louisville, KY  Jim Porter’s Good Time Emporium (w/ Legendary Shack Shakers)
2-13  Pittsburgh, PA  31st Street Pub (w/ Legendary Shack Shakers)
2-14  Hoboken, NJ  Maxwells (w/ Legendary Shack Shakers)
3-26  Boston, MA  House of Blues *
3-27  Philadelphia, PA  Electric Factory *
3-28  New York, NY  Terminal 5 *

* w/ The Oddity Faire: A Mutated Mini Fest, Saul Williams, Secret Chiefs)

EUROPE TOUR:

2-17  Brussels  Botanique
2-18  Paris  Maroquinerie
2-19  Besancon  GENERIQ FESTIVAL / Centre Dramatique National
2-20  Dijon  GENERIQ FESTIVAL / Atheneum
2-21  Belfort  GENERIQ FESTIVAL / Theatre Granit
2-22  Lille  Aeronef Club
2-23  Brussels  Leffinge Studio Brussels Radio Show De Zwerver
2-24  Amsterdam  Paradiso
2-25  Groningen  Vera
2-27  Oslo  Revolver
2-28  Malmo  Debaser
3-1    Aarhus  Voxhall
3-2    Hamburg  Molotov
3-3    Nurnberg  MUZ
3-4    Berlin  White Trash
3-5    Prague  007
3-6    Munich  Feierwerk
3-7   Ebensee  Kino
3-8   Zurich  El Lokal
3-9   Dudingen  Bad Bonn
3-10 Cesena  Nero Su Bianco
3-11 Faenza  Clandestino
3-12 Firenze  Auditorium Flog
3-14 Milano  Bloom

 

NY Times Reviews Marissa Nadler and TMOE Show

Mercury Lounge in New York City was the place to be last Tuesday night as Marissa Nadler and Tallest Man on Earth (Mexican Summer) put on a stellar show for a packed house. You can read a review of the show here 

Beantown Music Awards

Congrats to Marissa Nadler for winning Outstanding Singer/Songwriter of the Year at this year's Boston Music Awards!!  Bodes well for the new album in 2009!

In Case You Didn't Know...

Mr. Langhorne Slim made Paste's list of the best of the best of 2008, coming in at a damn-good #14. See the list here. 

If you missed your chance to win a Sword-signed guitar from FYE before, here's your chance to try again by heading over to Metalsucks.net and waxing about why you are thankful for metal.  

 Langhorne Slim went into the studio this summer and recorded a Live at Lime Session.  Check it out here:

Check Dungen out live on Dublab.com's "positive Projection" Proton Drive. Fundraiser. The band is nestled in with a pretty dope line up, so make sure to tune in and listen!

Carry On With The Voting Spirit!

You can exercise your right to participate in the democratic process by voting for TK Webb & The Visions for Deli Magazine's next Artist of the Month here

Cheeseburger Cover Alice Cooper

We'll take two please. Listen to their sassy cover of "Elected" here 

Rock the Vote, Folks!

Enter to win an autographed guitar by The Sword for their tour now with Metallica. There are a super limited number of guitars to make sure you enter now.

Enter http://www.fye.com/wannawin_stcVVcatId473122VVviewcat.htm?sweepstakesId=90185">here

Don't hesitate and miss out on this opportunity!

O'death Record Out Today!!!  Broken Hymns, Limbs & Skin!!!

Listen to them on NPR's World Cafe also airing today.  Click here for broadcast schedule in your area!

For those of you that like the digital format buy their new album from these places now:

iTunes, Passalong, Amazon, LaLa, Emusic, Zune, and Napster.For those of you that still love cds and vinyl(vinyl includes mp3 download card) buy the album from these great places:

Insound, Newbury Comics, Sonic Boom, Waterloo, Rasputin, Virgin, Music Millennium, and Amazon.   

Kemado CMJ Happenings

After 12:30, it's free admission and free burgers! Here's what's happening with some Kemado bands during the fest:

DUNGEN

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD - 3:00 PM - Apple Store Soho (103 Prince Street)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH - 11:45 PM - Kemado Showcase - Music Hall of Williamsburg (66 North 6th Street.  Brooklyn.)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH - 8:20 PM - Fader Fort (169 Bowery)

CHEESEBURGER

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST - 10:00 PM - CMJ Artist Lounge - Red Bull Space (40 Thompson Street)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD - 12:00 AM 0 On The Moon Party - Death By Audio (49 South 2nd Street.  Brooklyn.)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH - 1:30 AM - Kemado Showcase - Music Hall of Williamsburg (66 North 6th Street.  Brooklyn.)

TK WEBB & THE VISIONS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH - 9:30 PM - Kemado Showcase - Music Hall of Williamsburg (66 North 6th Street.  Brooklyn.)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH - 12:00 AM - RED CMJ Showcase - Crash Mansion (199 Bowery @ Spring)

Come Do The Charleston This Thursday!

After their sure-to-be-ridiculously-awesome set at Nokia Theater in New York with Iced Earth and Into Eternity, Saviours will be heading over the Williamsburg Bridge to play another show at your favorite free pizza joint and bar, The Charleston. Also playing are Titan and Villians. Yeah, dude!

New TK Webb & The Visions Tour Dates

This time, they're with The Secret Machines, hitting a few Northeast cities and wrapping it up in Canada. 

New Dungen Album Out Today!!!

Ladies and gents, get your copies of "4" from fine indie retailers today. It's availble in CD format now and will be coming out on vinyl (case-wrapped jacket and on white vinyl) in a few short weeks. You can stream the album in its entirety at Spinner. 

Children Shredding This Saturday

Another fine partnership with Vice and Colt 45. See ya there.

Dungen "4" Review Up On Pitchfork. 

Not too shabby, folks.

Reach Out and Share, Won't You?

The newest and one of the best ways to get all Saviours information will be at this handy blog, maintained by the dudes themselves. Check 'er out. 

Dungen "4" Listening Party This Thursday!

The fantastic Other Music will be hosting a little get together to listen to the upcoming "4" at Stanton Public (17 Stanton St, between Bowery and Christie) in New York City. The event lasts from 8 pm to midnight. 

How's About Some Dungen?

Check out Gustav Ejstes performing "Ingenting Är Sig Likt"on Swedish Primetime TV below and read more info about the clip at Pitchfork! Good times.

Ancestor Gettin' Props

Another pretty rad TK Webb & The Visions piece, this time appearing in both the print and online editions of The Village Voice. Pick up a copy and check it out on the Web aqui.

Saviours @ Amoeba

Great live set from Saviours at Amoeba Records in San Francisco.  Quality S&%t.

and here's a pretty funny interview they did too . . .

“TUNE IN”

Performing Next Week on FUEL TV’S “The Daily Habit”

Thursday, September 11th
LANGHORNE SLIM & THE WAR EAGLES
Talented troubadour out of Brooklyn charms the set with “Honey Pie” and “Restless.”

"The Daily Habit" is FUEL TV’s first original daily series, telecast weeknights at 9:00 pm ET (6:00 pm PT) while re-airing later in the evening at 12:00 am ET (9:00 pm PT), and the following weekday at 2:30pm ET (11:30am PT) and 5:30pm ET (2:30 pm PT). “The Daily Habit” encompasses the world of the action sports enthusiast, mixing the best in pop culture with today’s top action sports personalities, cutting-edge music, product reviews, and comedy.

About FUEL TV

FUEL TV is an action sports lifestyle network for skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, freestyle-motocross, and wakeboarding. A unit of Fox Cable Networks, FUEL TV was launched July 1, 2003 and is seen in over 25-million U.S. homes. To subscribe to FUEL TV, call 877-4-FUEL-TV. For program times and other information, visit this spot here

Check out The Sword's new video...

 "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians"

Ancestor Review Up On Pitchfork

TK Webb & The Vision's debut (out September 2nd and can be purchased here) is featured in the review section of Pitchfork today. And it's pretty damn good, folks!

Fire Lances Debuts On Headbanger's Ball

Check it out from 12 to 1 AM on MTV2 this Saturday! At long last!

Langhorne and Dungen Make The Top Ten

Make their top ten lists, in this case, of their Albums of the Moment. Take a moment yourself to see what these musical gents are listening to now. Langhorne and Dungen.

The folks over at MTV's Subterranean are premiering the new Langhorne Slim video for "Restless" on their blog this afternoon.  It was a long, hard fight to get this video finished and we're all extremely excited about the results.

Here's what the Subterranean Blogger had to say:

Now this is a video concept we like. Langhorne Slim’s label Kemado told us it was going into production probably three months ago and it’s taken all of that time to finish. It’s from Joey Garfield, who also was behind RJD2’s “Work It Out” and Aesop Rock’s “No Jumper Cables” videos.

The wooden man concept captures an interesting idea - most of Langhorne’s songs are about romance and this wooden man in rustic settings who learns about human behavior could be symbolic of a boy growing into a man who’s learning the ways of the world.

If we lived in San Diego, we'd be here for sure next week . . .

Saviours + Children + Skateboard Company Launch Party = Good Times

Langhorne Slim on Daytrotter

Mosey on over to Daytrotter for a piece on Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles and downloadable MP3s with commentary from Mr. Slim. 

Bass In Yo Face . . .

Found this while trolling The YouTube over the weekend and had to share . . . it has the simple, yet very apt, title of Danava's "Where Beauty & Terror Dance" on Bass - LRRG.  Enjoy.

Bass In Yo Face . . .

Found this while trolling The YouTube the other day and had to share . . . it has the simple, yet very apt, title of Danava's "Where Beauty & Terror Dance" on Bass - LRRG. 

TK Webb & The Visions E-card Up and Out

Check out the rad and, yep, kinda magical e-card with full album stream, round up of tour dates with Witchcraft, and a download of "Teen Is Still Shaking". Do it aqui. 

“American audiences weren’t prepared for the melee that was about to ensue, and it wasn't until a few minutes past the track's normal run time that it clicked home: That's what these songs were made for”- Pitchfork (Live Review)

We have waited patiently for three years, with hopes they would come back soon and give us the show we so rightly desired. Nobody around does it live like these Swedes with their vintage influenced jazzy psych jams. Ladies and gentlemen, Dungen return to the US with confirmed tour dates this Fall and a truly magical new record, 4. 

DUNGEN FALL ’08 TOUR DATES

Oct-24 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg (Kemado/CMJ)

Oct-27 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's

Oct-28 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's

Oct-30 Boston, MA  Great Scott

Oct-31 Toronto, ONT  Horseshoe Tavern

Nov-01 Ann Arbor, MI  Blind Pig

Nov-02 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge

Nov-04 Minneapolis, MN 400 Bar

Nov-07 Seattle, WA Chop Suey

Nov-08 Portland, OR  Doug Fir

Nov-10 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill

Nov-11 Visalia, CA Cellar Door

Nov-12 Los Angeles, CA  The Echo

Cheezin' It Up On A Saturday Night

The fair borough of Brooklyn shall bear witness to the stars, stripes, pickles, and mustard of Cheeseburger at Glasslands as part of the Vice/Colt 45 mini-tour. Come, throw back a few, and watch the awesome madness go down. 

Kick out the fiddles.

We are proud to announce the latest magical signing to Kemado Records, New York’s hootnanny punk heroes, O’Death. The band’s third LP, Broken Hymns, Limbs and Skin, out October 28th,  feels like a giddy junkyard hoedown, from the panicked fiddle screeches of opener “Low Tide” to the celebratory gallop of closer “Lean-To.” At times it sounds morose or contemplative, but underneath the melancholy is a gospel fervor—bashed from paint buckets, banjos, guitars and anything else in kicking distance—that defines their sound. Since 2007’s buzzed-about Head Home, the quintet, which contains vocalist/guitarist Greg Jamie, vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Gabe Darling, fiddle player Bob Pycior, bassist Newman and drummer David Rogers-Berry, has evolved the possessed americana-meets-gypsy-punk of recent years into a more urgent, unrelenting celebration of life, death and everything in between.

August 13: Cargo, London
August 15: Green Man Festival, Wales
August 16: Brucken Festival, Nuremberg
August 17: West Germany, Berlin
August 28: Le Divan Orange, Montreal, Quebec
August 29: Bar El Passo Saloon, Rouyn, Noranda, Quebec
August 30: Bar El Passo Saloon, Rouyn, Noranda, Quebec
September 10: Rocks Off Concert Cruise on the Half Moon, New York, NY
September 11: Ad Lib Café, Lancaster, PA
September 12: Olde Club @ Swathmore College, Swarthmore, PA
September 13: Alfred University Knights Club, Alfred, NY
*More Fall U.S. Tour TBA soon.
 

What did you do this weekend?
Langhorne Slim played @ Pickathon in Oregon

Check out "Honey Pie" . . . . 

Pickathon 2008 - Day 2 from Dave Allen on Vimeo. 

TK Webb & The Visions Tour With Witchcraft

September's live music options just went up about 20 notches, as Brooklyn's TK Webb & The Visions head out witih psych-masters Witchcraft. Check out the tour section for all dates (including a sweet line up in Portland with Danava!)

Cheeseburger Reign Over Step Brothers Credits 

Obviously, you were planning on seeing the new Will Ferrell flick, Step Brothers, already. But make sure to stick around for the end credits for the ripping rock of 'Burger which plays over them. We're so proud. 

Cheeseburger to Rip It Up .. May Be Drunk on Colt 45 While Doing So

Whoo fucking hoo, Cheeseburger has teamed up with Colt 45 and Vice in what may be the most perfect confluence of all time to bring you the bangin' Tales of Colt 45 tour. 'Burger will hit the road for this 5-city jaunt, which also brings some pretty special guests to the stage as well. For more info and some sweet-ass MP3s, visit here

Marissa Nadler and the VMAs

The awesome Ms. Nadler was eligible and up for the finals of the MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video. Congrats to her, and you can view all those up for possible nomination here 

The Sword Storm Europe With Metallica

Our favorite Austin metalheads are blowing minds left and right as they sonically assault their fans in Europe. Check out some the footage that's been uploaded to YouTube here

Dungen Accoustic Performance On Fader.com

The intimate Dungen performance (Gustav Ejstes on piano and Johan Holmegard on drums) at La Poisson Rouge in New York was definitely the highlight of last week for us. Fader.com was there to capture it, and you can check it out here

New Dungen Album, 4, Out September 30th

Dungen's fourth studio album extends the acclaimed Swedish outfit's sound past psychedelia into something far more rare. Moving beyond mere stylistic concerns, 4 finds Gustav Ejstes' focus on the extremes of Dungen's sound separating into two entities. Blazing, raw guitar workouts have their own time and place, but now, so do stirringly orchestrated, jazz-cooled compositions with cinematic undertones.

Included in this set are live favorite "Mina Damer och Fasaner," excerpts from a wild psychedelic jam session entitled "Samtidigt", and a storming, Northern Soul-influenced instrumental entitled "Fredag". These stand tall with some of the most fully-realized moments of Dungen's career; percolating prog-pop groover "Det Tar Tid" and eloquent opener "Satt At Se", the latter of which is being released on a Ltd Edition 12" on Mexican Summer (and Subliminal Sound in Europe) before 4 comes out this fall.

Watch out for late Fall tour dates.

Children Shredding At The Skate Shop

Check out footage of Children getting the heads banging and pulses racing of the crowds outside Brooklyn's KCDC Skate Shop this past Saturday. Nice little review of the show too.

Takin' The Plunge This Weekend

Fist pump it twice for both TK Webb & The Visions and Children this Saturday at Union Pool. Get there early, stay late, and rock the fuck out. 

Soak Up Some NPR Love For Langhorne Slim

You can read a mini bio and click links to WXPN and Wolrd Live Cafe performances.

Click here for an interview and video performance in Bryant Park.

A more extensive bio and audio interview can be found here

Spinner Chats With The Sword Before Bonnaroo Debut

Here the dudes thoughts on the festival and their Thursday night performance here

Hope you got to catch it live!

Marissa Nadler Mini-Tour and New Album Update!

Marissa Nadler is hitting the U.S. highways for a mini-tour this June, kicking it off with a show at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She’ll also be heading into Carriage House Studios in Connecticut to record her fourth full-length, out this fall. Chris Coady, who has worked with Blonde Redhead, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Entrance, will be producing.

The Sword Play Bonnaroo This Week!

If you're lucky enough to be in Manchester, TN for the almighty Bonaroo music festival on Thursday, check out The Sword on Thursday, scheduled for a 10:30 set. Be there or be dissapointed at missing out on what is sure to be an epic performance. 

Langhorne Slim On NPR's Bryant Park Series

Watch  Mr. Slim and the War Eagles delight the ears of those lucky to be lunching in Bryant Park as he performs "Honey Pie" of his Kemado Records debut.

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.

 Video here

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!

CIMS

AIMS

MMN 

Borders

Insound

FYE

Newbury Comics 

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. 

What's new, Metallica?  

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.

Hot Topic

Amazon

FYE

Best Buy

Borders

Newbury Comics

Stonerrock 

Insound CD

Insound LP 

AIMS

CIMS

 MMN

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.

% 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. 

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.

To the Pitchfork List

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.

Brooklyn Vegan Feature

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. 

VOTA AHORA 

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. 

El Video Esta Aqui 

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.

Lunarcast: Uno 

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!

More info here

It's all in the festival name, folks.

The Sword and Saviours, same day, same stage. That is all. 

Saviours Ground Control Luncarcast

Music and Musings

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.  

Video This Way 

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. 

Tickets  Ahoy 

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

Shhhrreeddddd

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

Online Videos by Veoh.com 

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"!

Official Site 

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.

HARP Interview

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. 

MORE INFORMATION HERE 

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.

OK COMPUTER TRIBUTE

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!

Jammmmm Video! 

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. 

Tour Dates!

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!

JamBase

Radio Free Chicago

Stylus Magazine

Pop Matters

Playboy Magazine

Stuff Magazine

 LiveDaily

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.

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.