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The Fervor in Ghettoblaster

January 3, 2010
Photo: Natalie Biesel

The Fervor appears in the magazine’s “Stomping Grounds” feature. Limited edition Green Belt 7-inch with Wussy on sale now at the following outlets:
Shake-It (Cincinnati), Underground Sounds, Skull Alley, ear X-tacy (Louisville), Robotic Empire (Washington) and The Vinyl Collective (Colorado). The single comes on translucent green vinyl in matchbook-style packaging designed by Dexterity Press.




Robotic Empire, Vinyl Collective now selling KBR wax

December 14, 2009

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.




Wussy in Cincinnati Magazine, first 2010 tour dates announced

December 13, 2009

Wussy is profiled in the latest edition of Cincinnati Magazine. The band has also been nominated for four CityBeat Magazine Cincinnati Entertainment Awards. Vote here (e-mail address required).

The limited edition Green Belt 7-inch with The Fervor is available here, at ear X-tacy, Underground Sounds, Skull Alley (Louisville), and Shake-It Records (Cincinnati). Both bands head to the East Coast in April, but for now we’ve got a few tour dates confirmed.

New tour dates announced:
Dec. 26: Cincinnati @
Northside Tavern
Dec. 27: Dayton, Ohio @ Canal St. Tavern w/ Heartless Bastards
Jan. 22: Lexington, Ky. @ Cosmic Charlie’s
Jan. 23: Whitesburg, Ky.
@ Summit City
Feb. 19: Indianapolis, Ind. @
Melody Inn
Feb. 26: Cleveland @
Beachland Tavern w/ The Fervor




Winter update 2009

November 24, 2009

Come celebrate the release of Phantom Family Halo’s new double LP, “Monoliths & These Flowers Never Die” on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge (1004 E. Oak St. in Germantown). Softcheque and DJ Chaddles also perform. Doors at 9 p.m. Cover is $5. Each copy of “Monoliths” comes with a free digital download of the entire album. The band heads to the east coast and Canada beginning Friday, Nov. 27, with Young Widows and Russian Circles, so let’s send the band off in style.

Friday, Dec. 4: Joe Manning opens for Dave Rawlings Machine at Headliners Music Hall. Doors at 8 p.m. Tickets for the 18-and-over show are $20 an can be purchased at Ticketweb.com. Manning’s new track, “Lately at a Lesser Table” appears on The White Belt split 7-inch alongside “Anita” by Pokey LaFarge. The single is the first in The Belt Series, is pressed on white vinyl and designed by Dexterity Press in Chicago. the title is available at ear X-tacy, Underground Sounds, Skull Alley, karatebodyrecords.com and all Joe Manning and Pokey LaFarge shows. Additionally, Manning also appears on several tracks of the upcoming compilation, “Face A Frowning World: An E.C. Ball Tribute Album” with Bonnie Prince Billy, The Health & Happiness Family Gospel Band, Jolie Holland, Catherine Irwin and others, out Dec. 8 via Tompkins Square, as well as with King’s Daughters & Sons on ear X-tacy’s free digital Holiday compilation, available at thinkindie.com.

Friday-Saturday, Dec. 11-12: The Fervor plays its first West Coast dates at The Makeout Room and The Kaleidoscope in San Francisco. The band will spend two weeks there in December recording the follow-up to its 2007 debut, “Bleeder.” Meanwhile, “No Apology” appears alongside Wussy’s “Fly Fly Fly” on The Green Belt. The limited edition split 7 comes on translucent green vinyl, and fewer than 250 copies remain. The Green Belt is available at ear X-tacy, Underground Sounds, Skull Alley, Shake It Records (Cincy), karatebodyrecords.com and all Fervor and Wussy shows. On Dec. 31, The Fervor closes out 2009 with Arnett Hollow and DJ Kim Sorise at Headliners Music Hall. Ticket information forthcoming. Additionally, The Fervor’s singer and keyboardist Natalie Felker will appear on “Slight Spell,” the forthcoming album from The Ravenna Colt, featuring Johnny Quaid (My Morning Jacket). “Slight Spell” arrives in February. Wussy also lends a cover on the upcoming “Dangerous Highway: A Tribute to Eddie Hinton” being released by Shake It Records. Digital versions of “Among The Gold” featuring Arnett Hollow violinist/vocalist Cheyenne Mize and Bonnie “Prince” Billy are available as either a full EP or individual tracks from thinkindie.com.

Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 12-13: Pokey LaFarge returns to The Monkeywrench (Barret Ave. in the Highlands) following a massive, never-ending U.S. tour to support his latest CD, “Riverboat Soul.” LaFarge ends his two-night stint at Captains Quarters Dec. 13, before heading back over to the U.K., where his initial tour of the place met with rave reviews. The White Belt wax with Pokey’s “Anita” will be for sale at these and all Pokey LaFarge shows, but the singles are moving fast. Fewer than 150 are left.

Stay warm,
KBR




Green Belt Louisville release show tonight

November 6, 2009

Come celebrate the release of The Green Belt split 7-inch at Zanzabar in Louisville. The Fervor performs with very special guest The Smug Brothers. The Fervor will be selling copies of the limited edition Green Belt split 7-inch with Wussy. The record was pressed on translucent green vinyl, and less than 300 remain. This single is wax only, no digital will be available. Doors open at 9 p.m. $6.




Ume adds tour dates, gold vinyl edition of Sunshower EP for sale now

October 13, 2009

Sat 10/17Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine’s
Sun 10/18Lexington, 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




The Fervor / CMJ

September 16, 2009

Friday, 10/23
Spike Hill, Brooklyn, N.Y.
7 p.m.
Grammar Debate
Me And My Arrow
The Fervor
Winterpills
Sissy Wish
The Bloodsugars




Don’t forget

September 9, 2009

The Features
The Fervor
The Instruction

Thursday, Sept. 10
Headliners Music Hall
1386 Lexington Road
584-8088
$12
18+




Vinyl pre-order insanity …

August 31, 2009

Yes …

Pre-order has now been set up for Book of Leaves, the new LP by Rachel Grimes; Monoliths & These Flowers Never Die double LP by Phantom Family Halo; and The White Belt, the first split 7-inch single in the 9-part Belt Series, featuring new material by Pokey LaFarge and Joe Manning.

Street dates are Sept. 22 and Oct. 6 respectively. Pre-order via PayPal right here on karatebodyrecords.com.

Only 25 copies of the special edition Book of Leaves LPs with an original sheet music score remain. The rest will be sold at independent record outlets that are part of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores/Think Indie.

A digital vinyl transfer — 320kbps MP3s taken directly from the vinyl — of the entire Book of Leaves album will be made available at Think Indie’s digital store Sept. 22, the same day the LP arrives in stores nationwide.

Customers who purchase either version of the Book Of Leaves LP at one of our nation’s fine independent record stores will receive a complimentary download code. (NOTE: This applies only to customers who buy the LP in stores). Visit Think Indie for the store nearest you.

White Belt and Phantom Family Halo pre-orders will ship after Sept. 15.

Details on the digital version of Phantom Family Halo’s Monoliths will be announced later this week.

Coming soon: The Green Belt: The Fervor & Wussy offer two of their newest; Rachel Grimes tour dates; Phantoms on the road.

O,
KBR




41

August 30, 2009

labelsideo

That’s how many copies of Louisville Is For Lovers Vol. 9 we have left. The ninth volume of this compilation feature timeless songs by these and other Louisville artists:

Whistle Peak: “Elbows & Ankles”
[audio:http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/audio/05 Elbows and Ankles.mp3]

The Fervor
: “Same State”
[audio:http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/audio/04 Same State.mp3]

The Mack with Teneia Sanders:  “Prisoner’s Lake”
[audio:http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/audio/03 Prisoner's Lake.mp3]