I Heart Lung, Interoceans Interoceans is a compelling vision of chaos and beauty as Chris Schlarb's electric guitar drones and Tom Steck's free-jazz drumming hold and flutter with shimmering acoustic guitars, soaring pedal steel and beautifully captured field recordings.
Tonight, Grampall Jookabox begins his first tour since joining us here at Asthmatic Kitty. Appropriately, he heaves off his hometown, the corn-laden, landlocked docks of Indianapolis, at Spin Nightclub alongside Mudkids and Twilight Sentinels.
If you can't make it to Indianapolis tonight (a shame since it's the most interstate-connected city in the U.S. save L.A.!), you can listen to and download Rill Bruh, a free EP we released in conjunction with Joyful Noise Recordings, in a variety of locations (here, Last.FM, Virb, or Jamendo).
SUFJAN AWARDED THE BRENDAN GILL PRIZE 2008-09-05
Sufjan is receiving The Brendan Gill Prize issued by the Municipal Arts Society for “The BQE”, which premiered at BAM last November.
The prize was created by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in 1986 and is awarded annually. Ms. Kennedy Onassis said of the prize, it will acknowledge a “creator of a building, book, essay, poem, lyric, song, composition, play, painting, sculpture, choreography, landscape or any work of art which best captures the energy, vigor, and verve of our incomparable city.”
ASTHMATIC KITTY ARTISTS APPEAR ON SACRED HARP COMPILATION 2008-09-03
Friends of the label Erica and Matt Hinton have produced a documentary about the tradition and history of Sacred Harp singing. Pitchfork.tv is currently screening the film, Awake My Soul, as part of their One Week Only series. Along with the film, the Hintons are releasing a two disc compilation. Recorded in Atlanta, the first disc includes live recordings sung by traditional Sacred Harp singers, while the second disc features 19 never-before-heard popular adaptations of Sacred Harp music. Participants include John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Elvis Perkins, Doc Watson, Danielson, and two of our own artists, DM Stith and Liz Janes. Visit the MySpace page to preview a few of the songs. Awake My Soul will be out in stores October 14th. Click more to see the complete track listing of cover versions.
Sufjan Stevens, Avalanche/Christmas Bundle Christmas in September! Buy Sufjan Stevens' The Avalanche and the 5-CD Christmas boxset for you or a friend for just $15 (regularly $29)!
ALBUM REVIEW:Cryptacize is ALIVE! Decipher that code, yo!
DINING REVIEW:Magic Sweet Curry Split Pea Soup
FASHION:Like, Totally Awesome!
SPORTS:Where are the brackets?!
