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11.09
LAMBCHOP LIVE AT XXMERGE!!
Check out the much talked about Lamchop performance now available through Merge Records. Merge
press release below:
Lambchop Live at XX Merge audio + concert film released this month!
Watch & embed the amazing film "trailer" on your websites now!
On November 17th, we will digitally release Lambchop – Live at XX Merge in the Merge store and our usual digital outlets. Only purchases
from the Merge store will include a free download of the concert
film. Live at XX Merge will also be available as a limited edition
CD on November 24th, but those who pre-order the CD from the Merge
store may download the audio on November 17th. The concert film
is available exclusively in the Merge store.
Live at XX Merge is available in the following formats from the Merge store:
• Limited Edition CD + high definition QuickTime download (1280X720)
of the concert film. (CD preorders before November 24 will also
receive an MP3 download code via email on November 17)
• MP3 + high definition QuickTime download (1280X720) of the concert
film – $12.99 (Available November 17)
• MP3 + standard definition QuickTime download (400X225) of the
concert film – $9.99 (Available November 17)
As Merge fans know, Lambchop has been on the label since 1993,
releasing a string of widely varied but consistently brilliant
records. But the live Lambchop experience has been somewhat elusive
in the U.S. While the band has toured the gilded theaters of
Europe and elsewhere for nearly two decades, the Nashville group
has seldom toured their home country. Kurt Wagner has performed
solo on a recent Yo La Tengo tour, and Lambchop supported their
recent album, (OH) Ohio, as an intimately stripped-down quintet
in a couple of short bursts over the last year. To help celebrate
Merge’s 20th Anniversary the band showed up in one of their largest
lineups in recent memory — 11-strong, including multiple guitars,
keyboards, piano, and a horn section. Lambchop performing live
is always a powerful proposition, but on this night they started
quietly with “I Will Drive Slowly” from their first album (I Hope
You’re Sitting Down) and accelerated from there, each song seemingly
faster and more intensely played than the last, building to a
furious finale of “Up With People” and an epic “Give It.” By the
end of their set, everyone in the packed Cats Cradle – band and
audience both – was levitating a few inches off the ground…
Lambchop – Live at XX Merge
Recorded by Nick Peterson
Mixed by Mac McCaughan
FOH Engineer: Mark Luecke
A Show Cobra Film
Directed by Matt Boyd
Produced by Jason Ross
10.09
ALL THE WAY FROM MICHIGAN NOT MARS
RELEASES ON OCT 27, 2009:
Rosie is not carrying my Baby - Sufjan Stevens
ALL THE WAY FROM MICHIGAN NOT MARS is a meditative exploration
of Rosie Thomas' work that uses intimate live performances with
fellow songwriters Sufjan Stevens and Denison Witmer as a pathway.
The film is a lyrical examination of Thomas' quest for an expression
of truth and her unique brand of performance, combining songs
of plaintive melancholy with sharp-witted banter and Sheila, her
bizarre stand-up comedian alter ego.
USA 2009, 80 min (+ 37 min of Extras), Color, Video, 1.78:1, English
Featuring: Rosie Thomas, Sufjan Stevens, Denison Witmer and Sheila
Saputo
DVD Features: Deleted scenes and performances with Rosie Tomas,
Damien Jurado and Sufjan Stevens
LP/DVD Features: Vinyl LP of never-before released These Friends
of Mine sessions with Sufjan Stevens and Denison Witmer, poster,
and standard DVD features
Catalog # FTF-006
DVD Price: $20 (srp: 24.95)
Limited Edition LP/DVD: $30 (srp 34.98)
All the Way from Michigan Not Mars at Factory 25
Official Rosie Thomas Website
Netflix: Put All the Way From Michigan Not Mars in your queue
EVENT:
Screening in NYC on October 10th
92nd Street Y
9.09
XX MERGE!
In July Merge Records tapped friends Show Cobra and director Matt Boyd to document
their 20th anniversary in Chapel Hill, NC. It was a memorable
week with amazing sets from American Music Club, Wye Oak, Lambchop, Spoon, Superchunk, Telekinesis, Conor Oberst, Polvo and many many many more. Some of the initial work is starting
to surface on the web in various places including Converse and Babelgum. Stay tuned, there will be more updates and releases in the near
future.
7.09
All the Way From Michigan Not Mars has been picked up for DVD distribution through the new Brooklyn
based Factory 25 label. The film is a meditative film portrait of indie songstress
Rosie Thomas and features friends and fellow collaborators Sufjan
Stevens, Denison Witmer and Jeff Shoop. The DVD is slated for
release in the fall alongside a short film tour of art house and
college theaters in select cities. Rosie will open some of the
screenings with special guests. Stay tuned here and at Factory
25 for more info.
Meanwhile, check out a nice blurb on Factory 25 at Indiewire.
6.09
Finally, an update:
Way back in early 2008 Boyd signed on as a director for the NC/NY
production company Show Cobra, teaming with producer Jason Ross to produce commercial and music
based documentaries. Lots of great bands already in the can, including:
Vampire Weekend, Fleet Foxes, The Walkmen and Grizzly Bear to
name just a few. Meanwhile, Found Pictures is still producing,
but with more focused attention on personal, art-driven films.
Films currently on the slate include: All the Way From Michigan Not Mars, A Rubberband Is An Unlikely Instrument and a collaboration with Nashville filmmaker Brent Stewart, Untitled (aka Live From A Cave).
1.09
Building a Broken Mousetrap is now also available on DVD through Dischord. The PAL version is available through the band's website: The Ex.
2.1.08
Building a Broken Mousetrap is now available on DVD through Touch & Go. A PAL version is also available through the band's website:
The Ex.
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