Two online vinyl outlets, Robotic Empire and The Vinyl Collective, are now carrying copies of Louisville Is For Lovers Vol. 9, Ben Sollee’s Learning To Bend, The White & Green Belts, (Joe Manning, Pokey LaFarge, The Fervor and Wussy), Ume’s Sunshower EP, Rachel Grimes’ Book Of Leaves and Phantom Family Halo’s 2XLP Monoliths & These Flowers Never Die.
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Ume @ Historic Cine El Rey
Ume performs Thursday, Dec. 17, at The Historic Cine El Rey Theatre in McAllen, Texas, with Oh No! Oh My!, Loxsly, Wild Moccasins and more. Showtime is 9 p.m. They will have copies of their limited edition Sunshower EP on gold vinyl there at the shows. You can also purchase the vinyl EP at Waterloo Records in Austin, and through us here on our website. This is a onetime pressing on gold vinyl, so once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Ume makes the cover of Soundcheck Magazine
Check out the issue here.
Limited edition Sunshower EP on 10-inch vinyl available now.
Ume vs Prince?
The Chicago Tribune asks the question.
Ume’s Sunshower EP is out now on limited edition gold vinyl. Order here at karatebodyrecords.com.
Ume adds tour dates, gold vinyl edition of Sunshower EP for sale now
Sat 10/17 – Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine’s
Sun 10/18 – Lexington, KY @ Green Lantern w/ Very Emergency, The Seedy Seeds
Mon 10/19 – Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
Tues 10/20 – Washington, DC @ The Red and The Black w/ The Fervor
Wed 10/21 – NYC, NY – CMJ Showcase @ Ace of Clubs (11:00pm)
Thurs 10/22 – Brooklyn, NY - VICE CMJ Party @ Public Assembly w/ Cymbals Eat Guitars
Fri 10/23 – Bushwick, NY Loft Party @ Lake Johnson w/ The Vandelles, Ringo Deathstarr
Sat 10/24 – Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo
Tues 10/27 – St. Catherines, ON @ Level 3
Wed 10/28 – Waterloo, ON @ The Starlight
Thurs 10/29 – Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah
Tues 11/3 – Toronto, ON @ The Horseshoe Tavern (free show)
Wed 11/4 – Detroit, MI @ PJ’s Lager House
Thurs 11/5 – Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge w/ Future of the Left
Fri 11/6 – Springfield, MO @ The Outland – Black Box Revue Party w/ El Paso Hot Button
‘Monoliths,’ White Belt in stores today!
Today — okay, well … tomorrow, but come on, we’re excited! — Monoliths & These Flowers Never Die, the new double LP by Phantom Family Halo, arrives at ear X-tacy and Underground Sounds in Louisville. Each vinyl copy bought in the store, sold directly by the band or through us here at Karate Body comes with a free download card for a digital copy of the album. The double LP is 18 tracks of unbridled passion, close-quarter sincerity, epic and uncompromising experimentation. You’ll need time to digest this one, so we’re waiting until Nov. 20 for the record release show at Zanzabar (2100 S. Preston St., 635-ZBAR) in Louisville. Nov. 27, PFH embarks on a tour of the east coast and Canada with Young Widows and Russian Circles. This will be one of the most talked about tours this fall. Tour dates below.
NOV 27 – Detroit MI, Magic Stick
NOV 28 – Buffalo, NY Soundlab
NOV 30 – Milford CT, Daniel Street
DEC 1 – New York NY, Bowery Ballroom
DEC 2 – Cambridge MA, The Middle East
DEC 3 – Washington DC, DC9
DEC 4 – Philadelphia PA, First Unitarian Church
DEC 6 – Montreal QC, Il Motore
DEC 7 – Toronto ON, Lee’s Place
DEC 9 – Kalamazoo MI, The Strut
DEC 10 – Cleveland OH, The Grog Shop
DEC 11 – Louisville KY, Skull Alley
Also @ Ear X-tacy and U Sounds is The White Belt! Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered and patiently waited for this, the first in a nine-belt series. Featuring “Anita” by riverboat soul provider Pokey LaFarge and Louisville ghost-song storyteller Joe Manning, this limited edition split 7-inch comes on white vinyl, and is also available here on our website, as well as the artists themselves. Packaging was done by Jeff Mueller at Dexterity Press, and mastering of the series is handled by Kevin Ratterman at The Funeral Home. Manning performs a very special 7-inch release show Oct. 29 at Skull Alley with Spirits of The Red City, Elephant Micah and Sunset. LaFarge is on tour through December. Check his website for further details.
Out today is the special edition gold vinyl from Austin-based Ume. The Sunshower EP is a rockin’ fuzz freakout that will be available on Ume’s current east coast trek up to CMJ. Look for the 10” EP at their upcoming show in Lexington at The Green Lantern this coming weekend. There are only 500 copies of this one, too, so get yours soon. Ume, who just completed a west coast trek with Meat Puppets, Trail of Dead, Dead Confederate and The Secret Machines, will appear at next week’s CMJ Festival in New York City.
Check back here tomorrow evening, when we will have another announcement about something green. —XO, KBR
Ume, “Sunshower”
“… And it’s pronounced ‘ooo-may,’ which you’ll need to know when people ask you what was the best new thing you saw at NXNE” — Chromewaves
“File under – Do Not Overlook and Go Tell Your Friends,” — Dave Allen (Gang of Four / Pampelmoose)
Austin, TX – Sept. 9 — Austin’s noise-pop trinity Ume have been picking up steam since the independent release of their Sunshower EP earlier in the year. Critically commended performances followed at SXSW and NXNE that have propelled Ume into the realm of under-the-radar acts to follow, creating a significant amount of buzz as they prepare to leave behind the apocalyptic Austin summer for the road.
Ume will be hitting the road with Meat Puppets and Dead Confederate for a string of dates beginning Sept. 17 in San Diego, ending Sept. 26th in Boulder and quickly followed by a Trail Of Dead and Secret Machines performance in Dallas on Sept. 29. More dates will be announced along the East Coast in October, as the band will also be touring en route to their performance at CMJ.
Sunshower will be released via Karate Body Records and SonaBLAST! on September 22nd in a limited edition gold vinyl 10” format. The vinyl Sunshower EP release will be available via Karate Body Records and on tour across the U.S. with Ume. Pre-order now at karatebodyrecords.com.
Sept. 15: Club Congress, Tucson Ariz.
Sept. 17: Belly Up*, San Diego Calif.
Sept. 18: El Rey*, Los Angeles, Calif.
Sept. 19: Slim’s*, San Francisco, Calif.
Sept. 20: Hopmonk*, Sebastopol, Calif.
Sept. 22: Wonder Ballroom*, Portland, Ore.
Sept. 23: Chop Suey*, Seattle, Wash.
Sept. 24: Grizzly Rose*, Boise, Idaho
Sept. 25: Urban Lounge*, Salt Lake City, Utah
Sept. 26: Fox Theatre*, Boulder, Colo.
Sept. 29: Granada Theater+, Dallas Texas
Oct. 5: The Parish++, Austin, Texas
Oct. 6: Mangos++, Houston, Texas
* w/ Meat Puppets, Dead Confederate
+ w/ Trail of Dead, Secret Machines
++ w/ Colour Revolt
