Posted in joanna newsom, tagged 3rd album, big sur, fernwood, folkyeah, joanna newsom, new album, new record, the beatles's on March 31, 2009 | 25 Comments »
Exclusive Photos by Alissa Anderson ©2009 Do not repost these photos or use in any way without explicit permission from the photographer.
More photos soon to come from ALISSA ANDERSON
Thank you to (((folkYEAH))) for making this all possible.
It was hard not to contrast the intimate secret performance Joanna Newsom performed over the weekend on Saturday night [...]
Posted in jewelled antler collective, tagged &, and, donovan quinn, marcy saude, sister alchemy, the 13th month on March 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Marcy Saude filmed this super-8 video for “Sister Alchemy” in San Francisco in 2008. Features Donovan Quinn, Grace Cooper, and Jason Quever. Cameras by Marcy Saude and Michael McWay.
The song appears on the limited 7″ single of the same name (which can be purchased here), as well as on the Donovan Quinn & The 13th Month self-titled album (here).
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Posted in 1, tagged born bad, james jackson toth, wand, wooden on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
2008 was the worst year of James Jackson Toth’s life. It all began when, in the midst of an ill-fated and ill-conceived 57-day tour, his entire band – including his wife and partner of ten years – bailed, leaving Toth to finish the tour on his own. His life those next three weeks was a [...]
Posted in 1 on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re in San Francisco make sure to make it out to one of these great shows coming up Tomorrow and Friday:
Indian Summer Music is proud to present a great show featuring:
David Dondero
Bad Weather
California(Formerly The Love Letter Band)
A Dog Paloma(Joe Sampson)
Joseph Childress
Messes
Thursday 3/26
$7
Amnesia
853 Valencia St
Edvard
Posted in 1, tagged kvrx, the heliocentric hootenanny on March 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
For the next couple of months I am going to be joining a friend of mine on his radio show, The Heliocentric Hootenanny. The Earth is quite the rioting sea of nature (both human and otherwise), and its life is a great celebration, through all times and all places. The Heliocentric Hootenanny draws inspiration from pre-WWII [...]
Posted in 1, tagged del shannon, Devendra, Donovan on March 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Edvard
Posted in folkyeah, tagged big search, folkyeah, glasser, mariee sioux, the beatles's, white magic on March 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
(((folkYEAH))) is putting on a fine two-day showcase at the beautiful Fernwood Resort in Big Sur this weekend. White Magic, Glasser, and Big Search (members of Fool’s gold) are slated to perform on Friday evening, then on Saturday, Mariee Sioux and a special mystery artist called “The Beatles’s.” If you’re in the area, come down [...]
Posted in language of stone, tagged because i was in love, greg weeks, language of stone, sharon van etten on March 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sharon Van Etten is set to release her second album, Because I Was in Love, on Greg Weeks’ Language of Stone label at some point in May, according to her MySpace. Even better, she’s kind enough to share one of the tracks from that record, entitled “For You.” She’s also playing some shows at SXSW [...]
Posted in folkyeah, tagged Akron/Family, entrance band, everloving, festival in the forest, folkyeah, fool's gold, herman dune, sxsw on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This working (60 MINUTE) cut of “Festival in the Forest” (the film) will be screened on March 20, 2009 @ SXSW ::: Everloving / Design Within Reach Party in Austin, Texas.
PROGRAM:
1:30PM DOORS open
1:30PM (FILM) Cornelius Sensurround
2:15PM Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers
2:50PM Akron/Family
3:30PM The Young Republic
4:10PM Herman Dune
4:50PM Fool’s Gold
5:30PM Phenomenal Handclap Band
6:15PM The Entrance [...]
Posted in akron family, tagged Akron/Family, everyone is guilty, Set Em Wild Set Em Free, steve allen theatre on March 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Black & White Photography by Christine Hahn
Tuesday began with ghosts and Wednesday let me know they were alive; Thursday emptied me, and Friday erupted into Saturday with a bewildered stumble into the ungodly hours. What started as three Akron/Family shows in Los Angeles ended with hasty planning, coffee, sleeping bags, and an unexpected drive to [...]
Posted in 1, tagged 3, Akron/Family, mess with texas, sxsw, vetiver on March 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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Posted in akron family, tagged Akron/Family, best of seth, seth olinsky, sparrow trout heart sprout on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A three-disc set from Seth Olinsky of Akron/Family.
Words from Seth…
“Best of Everyone”
Like a sparrow trying on a fedora in a bonfire, or a trout finding his pants in the sky, it is easy to romanticize what has passed. Boredom translates as quiet simplicity, difficulty translates as growth–it is so easy in fact that sometimes you [...]
Posted in folkyeah, tagged kath bloom, mccabes on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After four great shows spanning the length of the West Coast, Kath Bloom is now, sadly, en route to her home in the far East (Coast). Naturalismo is extremely proud to have presented Kath’s first West Coast tour, but we’re also really thankful to (((folkYEAH))) and everyone who came out to support Kath’s incredible return [...]
Posted in Arthur Magazine, tagged arik roper, Arthur Magazine, Michael Curtis Hilde, mountainhood, The First Poppy Seed See-in on March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Arthur Magazine Presents:
THE FIRST POPPY SEED SEE-IN
Saturday, March 7, 2009
4 pm
Eat Records
124 Meserole Avenue
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York
At the First Poppy Seed See-in we will gather together to look into what is called “the hidden dimension of the public sphere.”
For free distribution at the event will be the famous Poppy Seed Programmes: 200 pamphlets containing poppy [...]
Posted in 1, tagged echo of my soul, peter walker, rainy day raga, second poem to karmela on March 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Peter Walker is an American guitarist best known for two his two highly influential albums of the late sixties, Rainy Day Raga and Second Poem To Karmela. As Ben Chasny stated, “Peter Walker was actually a bigger influence on my acoustic playing than John Fahey or Robbie Basho.” The names of the Takoma artists seem to get [...]
Posted in Will Oldham, tagged beware, bonnie 'prince' billy, drag city, i am goodbye, Will Oldham on March 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Looking like some kind of sublime Turkish Santa Claus, Mr. Oldham just released a perambulatory music video for “I Am Goodbye” off his forthcoming record, Beware, set to drop March 17 on Drag City. Click the image above to watch.
US & Canadian tour dates after the jump:
Posted in vetiver, tagged bella union, everyday, nathaniel russell, vetive on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bella Union, Vetiver’s label in the UK and Europe, have printed up a limited run of 7″s for the song “Everyday”, with a cover design by Nathaniel Russell. It will be available March 9th, and only 500 are being made.
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Posted in 1, tagged beerd fest, caleb coy, Headdress, Jana Hunter, kvrx, mellow owl, mirah, mollie larue, pygmy lush, sxsw, tara jane o'neil, viking moses, weird weeds on March 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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Posted in 1, tagged hans chew, jack rose, jason meagher, the black dirt sessions on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Three Lobed…
let’s get the dirty work over with first. the black dirt sessions is, all hyperbole aside, jack rose’s most complete and telling work to date. those who have been following this philadelphia wanderer’s development and growth as a solo artist (both live and on record) know that such a statement is strong praise, as rose’s [...]
