JULY 2010
Cars & Trains on Portland Mercury's First Music Hour!
Cars and Trains' "Asleep on A Train" from The Roots, The Leaves was one of the tracks played on the very first Portland Mercury's The Mercury Music Hour! You can stream the show or download it for later! Click here to go to the Portland Mercury's End Hits Music blog!
Off the Radar features Rickolus and 2 free songs!
Knox Road features Rickolus' Youngster and Photographs!
Knox Road just published a little feature on Rickolus. Seems they quite enjoyed "Photographs" and it's sweet new video. If you haven't caught it yet, it's on the Knox Road article or just scroll down a bit! Click here to go to the Knox Road article!
Rickolus's amazing new video
Watch the wonderful video for "Photographs" from Rickolus off his album Youngster, which hits the market Tuesday, July 27th!
Rickolus CD release show reminder!
Jaxscene posted a bit of news about Rickolus's CD release show Saturday July 24. While there, you can check out a conversation about Rickolus's blog, The Vitamin Circus, and watch a video of Rickolus doing his thing. Don't forget, the album Youngster is out July 27th.
More reviews of The Harvey Girls 'I've Been Watching...'
Reviews are still coming in for The Harvey Girls excellent I've Been Watching a Lot of Horror Movies Lately. Little Reviews is a French-language site. Nana10 is a Hebrew-language site. And Redefine says, "Hints of new wave, post-punk, folk rock, ambient, and straightforward indie rock all take turns receiving The Harvey Girls treatment. Their insistence on focusing on singular good ideas and their lack of stylistic rigidity makes their eccentric creations feel humble."
Rickolus interview!
Rickolus talks to jacksonville.com about his new album Youngster, which officially hits the market on July 27th! If you're in the Jacksonville, FL, area, don't miss his CD release show at Tree Hill Amphitheater on July 24.
Cars & Trains Featured in Seattle DIY Scene Mini-Doc!
Cars & Trains is featured in this cool mini Documentary about the DIY scene that's emerging in Seattle! Also, there's a few interview clips with our friend Michelle from House of Zanzibar! Check it out!
The Harvey Girls Smile Like Gwynplaine
The Harvey Girls just released a new video for "Smile Like Gwynplaine" from their new I've Been Watching A Lot of Horror Movies Lately! It's seeped in psychedlia and pajama pants!
Please refer to the wikipedia page provided if you're with the majority of us and are unfamilar with Gwynplaine.
Buy I've Been Watching a Lot of Horror Movies Lately from us directly at the CIS Market!
The Pyre from Sole and Ravi Zupa
"The Pyre" is a collaboration between Tim Holland (sole) and Ravi Zupa. The Pyre is a 72-page illustrated epic poem with an accompanying full length audiobook/album. sole's site says "Holland & Zupa evoke the confusion, violence, hope, and voice of twelve thousand years spent digging in the mud." Pre-orders are available now from black canyon music, sole's official webstore. You can pick up the book and CD or throw in a t-shirt to sweeten the deal. Get it while you can.
Getting to Know Rickolus
We want to take a minute to introduce you to Rickolus, a new artist on Circle Into Square. Rickolus is our buddy Rick Colado from Jacksonville Beach, FLA. He does the one man band sort of thing, and does it well. Rick produces all of his own music and it sounds absolute amazing. He was introduced to us by Electric President/Ben Cooper. Rickolus's music is really solid, and reminds us of a cross between early bowie (production wise) and some of the pop sensibilities of electric president… he’s definitely got his own thing going on, though.
We’re releasing his new album Youngster on July 27th. Here’s the lead track off the album, “No Future”:
Rickolus - No Future by CircleIntoSquare
We also recently released a FREE four song EP earlier this month called Sinking in Mirrors. Go grab it! Fan him on Facebook! And if you're in the area known as Florida, go to the CD release show at the Tree Hill Amphitheater (7152 Lone Star Road; in the Tree Hill nature preserve) in Jacksonville. It's free and starts at 8.
Great mention on the Paris Review blog for Brand New Crime
There's a nice little ditty on the Paris Review blog about Brand New Crime. It's sort of hidden so we'll link to it, but also repost it here:
(8:45, under 'music') "I’m listening to Brand New Crime, a split EP by two hip-hop groups. I heard about it because a friend of mine was in one of the groups, mic.edu. The re-release is a tribute to another member of mic.edu, Lafura Jackson, who passed away ten years ago at twenty-four. The proceeds from this re-release are being donated to the Cancer Research Institute in Jackson’s memory. I bought the album because it was for such a good cause, but also because I love their songs, especially “Surrogate Role Model,” which I listen to on repeat while I walk to the train. One of the highlights is Jackson switching seamlessly between Japanese and English as he raps."
Introducing Rickolus
Circle Into Square welcomes Rickolus with the release of a free EP titled Sinking in Mirrors. Pick up this amazing work now in the market.
The winner for our first giveaway!
Dane from Riverheights, UT, was chosen by Robotronic 3000 to receive new albums by Ceschi and The Harvey Girls and a cars & trains t-shirt. Congrats, Dane. Stay tuned for a chance at the next giveaway!
The Harvey Girls CMJ review; interview on Weekly Volcano
The Harvey Girls have been getting a lot of press for their newest album 'I've Been Watching...' since it was released last week and CMJ has a great review of the album. The couple also talked to Tacoma/Olympia's Weekly Volcano about being a rock and roll couple.
Ceschi's "One Man Band Broke Up" reviews
Ceschi's newest album, "The One Man Band Broke Up," is getting a lot of great reviews. Okay Player, URB, and Tiny Mix Tapes have all given the album richly deserved glowing reviews. Check it out in the market and get your copy today.
An Interview with Hiram and Melissa of The Harvey Girls
Oregon Music News was kind enough to do an interview with The Harvey Girls about their new album I've Been Watching....
Fake Four Summer Tour!
Moka Only (aka Ron Contour), Ceschi, Factor, and Open Mike Eagle will all be hitting the road. It all starts July 7 in Seattle. Don't miss 'em!
07.07 | Seattle, WA | Nectar
07.08 | Olympia, WA | The Royal Lounge
07.09 | Portland, OR | Ash St. Saloon
07.10 | Eugene,OR | John Henry’s
07.11 | Eureka, CA | Red Fox Tavern
07.12 | San Francisco, CA | Elbo Room
07.13 | Palm Springs, CA | J-Dee’s Landing
07.14 | Los Angeles, CA | The Low End Theory @ The Airliner
07.15 | Oceanside, CA | The Royal Dive
07.16 | Yuma, AZ | Dune’s Bar (presented by Open Aired)
07.17 | Las Vegas, NV | Boomer’s
07.18 | Phoenix, AZ | Hidden House
07.19 | Santa Fe, NM | Corazon
07.20 | Albuquerque, NM | Tree House on Coal (1323 Coal SE.)
07.21 | Denver, CO | Larimer Lounge
07.22 | Ft Collins, CO | Hodi’s Half Note
07.23 | Salt Lake City, UT | Bar Deluxe
07.24 | Fresno, CA | Cot Onna Web (1040 n fulton st)
07.25 | Los Angeles, CA | Hipsters Who Heart Hip Hop present @ Silver Echo Gallery
