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Novi Split “Hollow Notes” EP Download

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There is no better way to describe David J’s latest music release than to just hear it:

Novi Split – “Hollow Notes” EP Sampler Mix

or, in his own words:

Check it. Novi Split. Hollow Notes. These songs come from the last few years of recording, and were recorded for a number of reasons. 1. Hollow Notes. This is a song I wrote so when I listen to it, I can feel sorry for myself. 2. New Kids. I wrote this song not too long ago. It’s weird. 3. Keep My Word. My friend CMG wrote this one. He’s doing a better version of this song on his new album coming out in October. Check it: myspace.com/CMGlovesyou. 4. Here’s To The Rescue. My friend Daniel Ahearn wrote this. I love this song.

The song “Hollow Notes” will lend some tenderness to a beach scene on the season premiere of the TV show One Tree Hill this Monday Sept 14th.

The EP download is available in the HUSHshop (with bonus songs) and iTunes.

Nick Jaina, Columnist

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photo: Melanie Brown

Zoologists will tell you, if you ask them, that there is no need to try to parse the vocabulary or understand the grammar of animal language.

Jaina, who hinted at his penchant for long winded preambles in his tour diaries, has taken his writer’s pen and aimed it closer to home with a new column entitled Little Box Of Lies at LocalCut.com

Fortunately, Nick always has a nice payoff–a boomerang hook–for his four paragraphs of positing, and he tends to weave some pretty compelling prose that might just as soon be categorized under essays.  It’s a welcome formal and earnest note to the hard workin’ local blog.

Run On Sentence On Tour

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Catch Dustin Hamman’s singular brand of songwritng, singing and entertaining in your neck of the woods.

Denver: Wed. 9/9 Meadowlark 8:00

St. Louis: Sun. 9/13 2720 Cherokee 8:00

Bowling Green: Tue. 9/15 Greener Groundz 8:00

Asheville, NC: on 9/18 folks can write dustin@runonsentencemusic for details.

Washington DC: Sat. 9/19 Comet Ping Pong 8:00

Biddeford ME: Fri. 9/25 Hogfarm Studios Annex 8:00

Spearfish SD: Tue. 9/29 Black Hills Amphitheater 9:00

Norfolk & Western serves up Dinero Severo

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Big news from The Norfolk & Western camp:

After spending the better part of the year touring with other folks (Adam with M. Ward, Rachel with Jolie Holland & Mirah, Dave with Jolie Holland & Loch Lomond), we have completed our record and are driving to your town! (Depending on where you live).

Regardless of your whereabouts, we are proud to share with you our new album Dinero Severo.

And they mean it.  Head on over to norfolkandwestern.org to stream the new album in its entirety, basking in it’s dulcet tones and occasional, well placed cacophony. (All you need to do is sign up for their newsletter.)

We recorded it over the last couple of years, mostly in our hometown of Portland save for a few songs which were tracked in Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain. See, not only the fancy bands get to eat Manchego, drink copious amounts of Spanish wine and roam the beaches where Columbus set sail to discover India.
We will be streaming the record here on our website through October while we head out on tour with Mirah.

Tour Dates (w/ Mirah)

09-30 Fargo, ND The Aquarium
10-01 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Centre
10-02 Madison, WI Orpheum Theater – Stage Door
10-03 Chicago, IL Shubas (2 shows)
10-04 Detroit, MI The Guardian Building
10-06 Toronto, ON The Mod Club
10-07 Montreal, QC Il Motore
10-08 Burlington, VT Higher Ground Lounge
10-09 Somerville, MA Somerville Theater
10-10 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
10-11 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live Upstairs
10-12 Charlottesville, VA The Southern
10-14 Decatur, GA Eddie’s Attic
10-15 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
10-16 St. Louis, MO Biliken Club
10-17 Lawrence, KS Jackpot Saloon
10-19 Denver, CO Walnut Room
10-21 Salt Lake City, UT In the Venue
10-22 Garden City, ID Visual Arts Collective
10-24 Portland, OR The Woods

Graves Highlights

Greg Olin and co. let loose their inner tiger a few weeks ago at The Woods.  Here’s a few highlights:

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See ’em all.

Loch Lomond Announces “Night Bats”, Preorder, Teaser

Loch Lomond – Night Bats Teaser

All preorders will be signed by the band and arrive at least a week in advance of release date (Nov 10)! ORDER NOW the HUSHshop.

2009 has been a banner year for Portland’s Loch Lomond, punctuated with triumph, tumult, and above all, artistic growth. Night Bats, the band’s first physical release since the much-loved Paper The Walls full-length and the follow up to their digital-only Trumpets for Paper Children EP, captures Loch Lomond at a unique and singularly brilliant time in their evolution as an undeniably powerful creative unit.

Having toured extensively this year with The Decemberists and Blitzen Trapper (among others), Loch Lomond now emphasizes in its new recorded output a directness and sharp pop sensibility that was only hinted at previously. Lead track “The Ghost of an Earthworm” is a shimmery, hooky gem devoid of much of the chamber instrumentation that peppers most of Loch Lomond’s catalog (here, replaced with bright electric rhythms, making it perhaps the most straightforward song the band has ever recorded); they even cover the Bee Gees’ “Holiday”(from Bee Gees 1st). “Spine (MMIX)”is a dramatically different reading of one of singer Ritchie Young’s most-loved songs, highlighting the band’s musical muscularity.

Title track “Night Bats” is as expansive as it is arresting, and is, along with “Ghost of an Earthworm”, one of the most shining examples of Young’s exemplary ability to tell bizarre, often allegorical stories with stunning dry wit and biting precision. “Wax and Wire” is, simply, quite possibly the richest and most jaw-dropping track Loch Lomond has put to tape.

Masterfully mixed by producer-to-the-stars Tucker Martine (REM, Sufjan Stephens, Laura Viers), produced by the entire band collaboratively and recorded/engineered at Mystery Machine studios by Lee Howard (Nick Jaina, Run On Sentence), Night Bats showcases Loch Lomond at their strongest.

Tracklist:

Ghost Of An Earthworm
Night Bats
Spine (MMIX)
Holiday
Wax & Wire

Shelley Short – “A Cave, A Canoo” Preorder

Shelley Short “A Cave A Canoo” Sampler Mix

All preorders will be signed by the artist and arrive at least a week in advance of release date (Oct 13)! ORDER NOW in the HUSHshop.

A Cave, A Canoo will mark Short’s third release on Hush Records. Captain Wild Horse (rides the heart of tomorrow) was released in Chicago in 2006, Water For The Day in 2008.

A Cave, A Canoo was produced by Short and Alexis Gideon and was recorded at Liophant Studios by Alexis Gideon, with some finishing touches done by Adam Selzer at Type Foundry Studios. The album was written and recorded over the period of a year, and its depth of sound reflects the wealth of time spent in its making. There was little to no pressure — be it financial or emotional — in its composition, allowing Short to focus her attention on the detail and nuance in each song. As a whole, the record is crafted with an interwoven, almost circular, approach, allowing the songs to slowly stretch out and find their home. Some songs took weeks to mull over and define while others represent first takes, captured at two in the morning.

“I was able to assemble and record the songs like writing a short story on a chalk board with a big eraser in hand, or like making a collage without using glue until the very end.”

While defined throughout by Short’s warmth and clarity, A Cave, a Canoo is a collaborative affair. The album’s diverse and imaginative musicians include longtime-friend Rachel Blumberg (The Decemberists, M. Ward, Norfolk and Western), legendary upright bass player Glen Moore (Oregon, Nancy King), and electric guitar virtuoso Alexis Gideon (Princess, White Hinterland).

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