April 19, 2010
Lucky Pineapple will appear on WFPK’s Live Lunch program this Friday, April 23. The show takes place at noon, is free and seating is on a first-come, first served basis. Members of the station at the $120 level or above receive priority seating. Later that night, we’ll celebrate the Louisville release of The Yellow Belt split 7-inch with Prizzy Prizzy Please at Zanzabar, and again on Saturday at The Bishop in Bloomington.
All pre-orders for The Yellow Belt ship this week, and sales are brisk, so be sure to pick up your copy here at karatebodyrecords.com.
We have a few copies of The White Belt (Pokey LaFarge/Joe Manning) and The Green Belt (Wussy/The Fervor) left in stock.
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April 18, 2010
The Louisville Beer Store will host a listening party for the Yellow Belt at 6 p.m. on 4/21. Pre-order the third split 7-inch, featuring exclusive tracks from Lucky Pineapple and Prizzy Prizzy Please online at karatebodyrecords.com. Release shows 4/23 at Zanzabar (Louisville), 4/24 at The Bishop (Bloomington).
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April 13, 2010
A foot of snow couldn’t derail their February shows, and now that the weather’s a bit better, the time is ripe for Wussy and The Fervor to revisit Pennsylvania and New York. The east-coast four-banger kicks off April 14 at The Smiling Moose on Carson Street in Pittsburgh, then on to The Fire in Philadelphia, the Cake Shop in Manhattan and wrapping up at Spike Hill in Brooklyn. Both bands are hard at work on new albums, and we’ll have more information on those as the months progress.
About 150 copies of The Green Belt limited edition split 7-inch are left, and they’re going fast. In Louisville, you can find them at karatebodyrecords.com, ear X-tacy, Underground Sounds and Shake-It in Cincinnati. Also this spring, The Green Belt will be available for the first time in the U.K. via Code 7 Distribution.
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April 1, 2010
The third release in Karate Body’s Belt Series elevates the party. For the last six years or so, Lucky Pineapple has made our little planet three dimensional with its progressive mix of styles, from Caribbean to gypsy, funk to prog. Now they clobber us with “Kablooey,” an instrumental anthem chock full of what has made this collective a favorite for years: flashy horns, ass-shaking percussion and sunny guitar tones. After their sold-out showcase at this year’s SXSW Festival in Austin, it’s only a matter of time before LP’s infectious repertoire finds its way into stereos and clubs everywhere.
Joining them are Chicago compadres Prizzy Prizzy Please. Also an alum of SXSW 2010, P3 has put the cheek in tongue and cheek for years, bringing you hits like “Shorgasm” and “Ride the Love Bullet.” Now, on the heels of the release of their new album, Chroma Cannon (via Joyful Noise), comes “Super Volcano,” an explosive jam led by white-hot falsetto, scorching keys and saxophones. Like “Kablooey,” “Super Volcano” can only be found on this release. No digital.
The Yellow Belt arrives in late April, and will be available at two LP/Prizzy shows — April 23 at Zanzabar in Louisville and April 24 at The Bishop in Bloomington, Ind. Like the last two belts, only 500 will be pressed with 100 copies going to each band. Karate Body will have 300 for sale at $6.
Pre-order begins at midnight EST, here, on April 2.
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March 31, 2010
Welcome Phantom Family Halo home on Friday April 9, when the band performs live at WFPK studios on Fourth Street in downtown Louisville. The group just returned from a successful tour of the eastern United States with Young Widows, and they perform songs from their double LP, “Monoliths & These Flowers Never Die.” Visit WFPK’s site for more details. The show begins at noon, and is free on a first-come, first-served basis. You can also listen online at the station’s site, which archives the broadcast.
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March 28, 2010
We’ve had some copies of The White Belt split 7-inch with Pokey LaFarge and Joe Manning returned to us from a distributor. There are 34 copies, and we’ll be selling them for the same price, $6, not including shipping. The PayPal codes will be up later this week, or you can pay via PayPal using our e-mail address, kbrrecords@gmail.com. In other news, Pokey will perform at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival Aug. 1!
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March 27, 2010
Phantom Family Halo closes out another successful run with Young Widows tonight at The Firehouse in Birmingham, Ala. Copies of Halo’s new double LP, “Monoliths & These Flowers Never Die” will be for sale at the show. Each limited edition vinyl comes with a free download of the album.
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March 27, 2010
The Ravenna Colt continues its run with Roman Candle tonight at Mercy Lounge in Nashville. Limited edition, hand-numbered copies of the Colt’s debut LP, “Slight Spell,” will be for sale at the show, as well as through karatebodyrecords.com, and Think Indie.
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