February/March/April tour dates.


bottomless pit

monday, april 19 – schuba’s – chicago, il with monotonix

obits

tuesday, february 23 – theaterkeller – gottingen, ger
wednesday, february 24 – the great rang teng teng – frieburg, ger
thursday, february 25 – l’emile vache – metz, fr
friday, february 26 – milk club – genova, it
saturday, february 27 – l’usine – geneva, sui
sunday, february 28 – le clacson – lyon, fr
monday, march 1 – l’appart cafe – reims, fr
tuesday, march 2 – point ephemere – paris, fr
wednesday, march 3 – la fourmi – limoges, fr
thursday, march 4 – saint ex – bordeaux, fr
friday, march 5 – santana 27 – bilbao, sp
saturday, march 6 – sala becool – barcelona, sp

wednesday, april 7 – first unitarian church – philadelphia, pa with ted leo
thursday, april 8 – 9:30 club – washington, dc with ted leo
friday, april 9 – irving plaza – new york city, ny with ted leo
saturday, april 10 – the paradise – boston, ma with ted leo

rebecca gates

saturday, february 27 – minifestival – barcelona, sp
wednesday, march 17 – habana calle 6 – austin, tx – sxsw
saturday, march 20 – jo’s parking lot on south congress – austin, tx – sxsw

Obits on Jimmy Fallon.


Obits were the musical guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC yesterday. Watch them perform “Fake Kinkade” from their excellent Sub Pop album “I Blame You.”

October/November tour dates.


bottomless pit

saturday, november 14 – the hideout – chicago, il with karl hendricks trio

karl hendricks trio

thursday, november 5 – howlers – pittsburgh, pa with the kyle sowashes
thursday, november 12 – the treehouse – columbus, oh with the kyle sowashes
friday, november 13 – the bishop – bloomington, in with the kyle sowashes
saturday, november 14 – the hideout – chicago, il with bottomless pit

obits

thursday, october 1 – vera – gronningen, nl
friday, october 2 – cul de sac – tilburg, nl
saturday, october 3 – winston kingdom – amsterdam, nl
sunday, october 4 – the freebutt – brighton, uk
monday, october 5 – tba
tuesday, october 6 – the cluny – newcastle, uk
wednesday, october 7 – sneaky pete’s – edinburgh, uk
thursday, october 8 – tba
friday, october 9 – black box – belfast, ie
saturday, october 10 – the twisted pepper – dublin, ie
sunday, october 11 – crane lane theater – cork, ie
monday, october 12 – thekla – bristol, uk
tuesday, october 13 – camden underworld – london, uk
wednesday, october 14 – la maroquinerie – paris, fr
wednesday, october 28 – black cat – washington, dc with pinback
thursday, october 29 – the tla – philadelphia, pa with pinback
friday, october 30 – irving plaza – new york city, ny with pinback

“In A Star Orbit” exhibit features three Rebecca Gates remixes.


While the official press release announcing Rebecca Gates’ remix record on Comedy Minus One has yet to be published, the following should be of interest to many in the New York area:

AC Institute [Direct Chapel] – Gallery Exhibitions

September 3rd – October 10th, 2009
Opening Event: Thursday, September 10th, 6-8pm

In A Star Orbit (CandyStations One, Two, Threemix)

Remixes:
“In A Star Orbit” (Magic Feather, Catch and Release Remix)
“In A Star Orbit” (Noel Kupersmith, Hoo Hoo Remix)
“In A Star Orbit” (Kate Simko, Breathless Remix)
—Song Written and Performed by Rebecca Gates

The AC is pleased to present Deborah Johnson’s music video installation in collaboration with Rebecca Gates (formerly of The Spinanes).

By trade, Johnson designs live visual accompaniment for musicians, using a combination of film, video and animation to transform her collaborator’s music into the visual realm. The visuals combine representational imagery, generative animation and patterns ranging from the more literal to the more emotive and abstract, all the while paying special attention to the narrative of the song and how it unfolds. Using real-time video software, she performs her compositions live with the band, at times projecting onto multiple or three-dimensional surfaces.

For Johnson’s In A Star Orbit (CandyStations One, Two, Threemix), she draws from Gates’ newly released set of remixes The Ruby Series. Johnson takes three remixes of her favorite original song, “In A Star Orbit”, creating unique music videos for each. Projecting the videos consecutively onto three hanging sounding balloons, she borrows from a childhood memory of constructing makeshift universes for her parents (a roll of scotch tape hanging from the ceiling representing Saturn, et cetera). Utilitarian and personal objects of varying size, shape, color and reflectivity orbit each balloon and help to concoct this world in which the videos can exist. These objects occasionally intercept the projections, catching light and casting shadows.

The installation reveals a small cosmos created through the relationship among all of its constellate parts: Johnson’s distinct visuals; the original musician and her song; and the remixers, who together explore the range of interpretation.

For more, visit the AC Institute web site.

Obits “Pine On” video.


From the Sub Pop Lp/Cd “I Blame You”. Nicely done, gentlemen.

Comedy Minus One – News for July 2009.


Good people of the Internet,

Hello again from Comedy Minus One, an independent record label. Just because we haven’t been in touch for six months doesn’t mean we haven’t been thinking about you.

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Three Karl Hendricks Trio shows this week!


Image swiped from popnirvana.com

This just in…

July 9 – Pittsburgh, PA – Remixed, WYEP Studios
July 10 – Columbus, OH – Andyman’s Treehouse
July 11 – Newport, KY – Southgate House

Enjoy.

Obits’ second single coming in July!


NEW YORK – Stint Records #ST-72, Obits’ generous offering for Record Store Day: “I Can’t Lose” b/w “Military Madness.” Two songs for future children to sing. Children will be conceived just to give a voice to these tunes. If you were too poor or too high to buy Obits’ genius first single, here’s your chance. Don’t blow it. This band even makes Graham Nash sound like he’s waving our flag. There’s a reason they call some drugs “recreational.” Now get with it.

- Lonnie Manx, Stint Records

You heard the man. If you missed out on Obits’ limited edition Sub Pop single back in April, soon you can own a digital copy (cmo013).

Preview the a-side on either the Comedy Minus One MySpace or Facebook pages.

Downloads available July 21, 2009 at all the usual locations.

Karl Hendricks set list.


The Karl Hendricks Trio’s set list from Friday night’s show in Pittsburgh at the 31st St Pub with Bottomless Pit. Two new songs (”Running Like A Girl” & “The Whole Fucking Thing”)!

Some (updated) 2009 tour dates.


bottomless pit

saturday, june 28 – schuba’s – chicago, il with the poison arrows

obits

tuesday may 19 – the blue lamp – sacramento, ca
wednesday may 20 – bottom of the hill – san francisco, ca
thursday may 21 – cellar door – visalia, ca
friday may 22 – spaceland – los angeles, ca
saturday may 23 – casbah – san diego, ca
friday june 26 – sled island festival – calgary, alberta
saturday june 27 – sled island festival – calgary, alberta
wednesday july 22 – il motore – montreal, quebec
thursday july 23 – horseshoe tavern – toronto, ontario
friday july 24 – the pike room – pontiac, mi
saturday july 25 – empty bottle – chicago, il with red eyed legends
sunday july 26 – turf club – st. paul, mn with the dynamiters
monday, july 27 – off
tuesday, july 28 – vollrath tavern – indianapolis, in with disappears
wednesday, july 29 – brillobox – pittsburgh, pa with disappears
thursday, july 30 – johnny brenda’s – philadelphia, pa with polvo
friday, july 31 – south street seaport – new york city, pa with polvo

rebecca gates

saturday, june 27 – the church – boston, ma with versus

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