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TRC on UTK; Quaid, James interviewed in American Songwriter

March 9, 2010

The Ravenna Colt performed live in the studio at WUTK this evening. They perform March 11 at The Square Room, March 12 at The Earl in Atlanta and March 13 at The Bottletree in Birmingham. All shows are with Roman Candle.

Slight Spell, The Colt’s debut album, is available now on limited edition hand-numbered vinyl from us. Each copy comes with free download. Digital version available at Removador Recordings & Solutions. American Songwriter had this interview with John Quaid and Jim James.




Wussy among year’s best; new dates

March 9, 2010

Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli on Brooklyn Vegan.
Blurt Magazine: Jason Gross and Steve Rosen
WFPK (Louisville): Stacy Owen
KEXP (Seattle/NYC): Don Slack
Damanbly (UK): George Gargan

New tour dates below:
March
20
Northside Tavern, Cincinnati
10 p.m. with Fists of Love

March 25
Darkroom, Chicago
9 p.m.

March 26
Ed’s Bar, Winona, Minn.
TBA

March 27
Sauce, Minneapolis
9 p.m.

April 1
Cincinnati Zoo
early show, all ages

April 10
South Park Tavern, Dayton, Ohio
10 p.m. with Drexel

April 14*
The Smiling Moose, Pittsburgh

April 15*
The Fire, Philadelphia

April 16*
Cake Shop, Manhattan, N.Y.

April 17*
Spike Hill, Brooklyn, N.Y.
*w/ The Fervor

Limited edition Green Belt split 7-inch with The Fervor for sale now. Green translucent vinyl in custom matchbook packaging. Wax only.




Ume @ SXSW

March 6, 2010

Two weeks from now the world will have been flattened by Ume’s SXSW shows! Itinerary below:

TUESDAY, MARCH 16
Red 7 Pre-SXSW Party
@ Red 7 (611 E 7th)
w/ one-time only Descendants tribute band featuring Rise Against, Riverboat Gamblers, The Toadies

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17
Kanine Records SXSW Party
@ Music Gym (815 E 6th St – 6th St and I-35)
Set-time: 3:30pm
w/ Pearly Gate Music (Barsuk), A Class Actress (Terrible Records), Beach Fossils (Captured Tracks) + more

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17
BMI / Girls Rock Camp SXSW Showcase
@ Submerged (333 E 2nd St)
Set-time: 10:00pm
w/ Those Darlins, The Coathangers (Suicide Squeeze)

THURSDAY, MARCH 18
Hot Freaks Big Blog Party – sponsored by Chromewaves, Gorilla Vs Bear, You Ain’t No Picasso, Ultra 8201, My Old Kentucky Blog
@ The Space (E 6th and San Antonio)
Set-time: 2:00
w/ Warpaint (Rough Trade), Here We Go Magic (Secretly Canadian), The Morning Benders (Rough Trade), Danielson, Little Sister + more

FRIDAY, MARCH 19
Aasim Fest 2010
@ The Independent at 501 Studios (501 I-35 – entry at 5th and Brushy)
Set-time: 2:00
w/ And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Sixteen Deluxe

FRIDAY, MARCH 19
South by South Mess
@ 21st St Co-Op (707 W 21st St)
Set-time: 10:00pm
w/ Andrew WK (!), A Sunny Day in Glasgow, DD/MM/YYYY + more

SATURDAY, MARCH 20
Obscure Magpie Day Party
@ Encore (611 Red River)
Set-time: 2:00pm
w/ Dead Confederate




March 9

March 4, 2010

Phantom Family Halo kicks off their spring tour this coming Tuesday, March 9, at the Vernon Club with Young Widows and My Disco. Halo’s double LP, Monoliths & These Flowers Never Die made ear X-tacy’s top 5 in vinyl sales last week, and copies will be for sale at the show. The limited edition release comes with a free download of the entire album.




Backseat Sandbar Review: The Ravenna Colt

February 23, 2010

Read Backseat Sandbar’s review of The Ravenna Colt’s Louisville record release show here. More photos and video included.




Wussy, The Fervor in Ohio

February 23, 2010

Wussy and The Fervor play this Friday, Feb. 26 at Beachland Tavern in Cleveland, Feb. 27 at The Treehouse in Columbus. The Green Belt split 45 RPM will be on sale at these shows, as well as ear X-tacy and Underground Sounds in Louisville, Shake-It in Cincinnati and karatebodyrecords.com.




‘Among The Gold’ digital news

February 21, 2010

If you live outside the continental United States, “Among The Gold” is now available digitally through Cheyenne Mize’s Band Camp site.




Austin Chronicle gives ‘Sunshower’ four stars!

February 20, 2010

Read Francesca Camillo’s review here.




Billings Gazette reviews ‘Book of Leaves’

February 19, 2010

Read it here.
CD, digital and artist copies of the limited edition double LP are now available at karatebodyrecords.com.




‘Slight Spell’ Louisville release tonight

February 19, 2010

The Ravenna Colt
w/ Roman Candle
@ Zanzabar
8 p.m.; $8

Limited edition, hand-numbered LPs of Slight Spell will be for sale. Each LP comes with card or free download.