March 20, 2016 // March Madness
Where does the time go? Seems like a hot minute ago we were putting out the Hanz album and suddenly it's 9 months later...
No earth-shaking news here -- just want to touch briefly on where everyone's at:
Hanz Bronze: if you bought the Hanz album, we thank you. Thanks also to anyone who wrote a note to say they were feeling it. Atlas and the Anchor included "Hanz Bronze" on his Top 10 Albums of 2015, which was sweet, and Cassette Gods gave a nice review. Hanz has a few other unreleased recordings, which we're in the process of trying to compile, starting with "The Exploding Hanz" sessions, which Dri helped digitize from the cassette.
Dri: Extra Classic is currently at work on their 3rd LP, recording here in San Francisco. They plan to have a 7"/45 out this September and have shows this Spring opening for Marc and the Casuals April 15th at the Chapel and May 20th-22nd in Big Sur at Folkyeah's Hipnic VIII.
Empty Moon (Fourth Of July): Brendan is working on new songs for a new Empty Moon album and the one or two demos I've heard are pretty fantastic. "Dear Life" director Matt Toplikar was in town recently to shoot some new Empty Moon music videos, including a new, unreleased track --- I heard they shot out on a boat in the Bay, so looking forward to seeing that! Empty Moon also put together a "Covers" EP late last Summer, covering songs by Simon Joyner, Joel Alme, Matt Suggs and Townes Van Zandt. "Covers" EP videos HERE and (free download) MP3's at the Empty Moon Bandcamp.
Say My Name: Along with quitely dropping a few new tracks last year under the name "Telepresence", Say My Name collaborated with 1,000,000 Light Years on a new track for our friends Brock and Julie's amazing Alskan-mountaintop wedding video, directed by Priest Fontaine. Dope track - hope they'll Soundcloud it!
1,000,000 Light Years: As mentioned above, did a sweet collaboration with Say My Name on a new track. Attention Music Supervisors: 1,000,000 Light Years + Say My Name = Aces! New ambient 1,000,000 Light Years jams are in the works, I hear, plus I've been working on a new 1,000,000 Light Years website, which should be up soon.
White Flight: Oh, you know, just stockpiling a few album's worth of Solid Gold in the paradise of Kauai...
Coke Weed X and Suzannah Johannes I need to check in with, so will share any News when I hear it.
As for me: I did the new website for the awesome KC label High Dive Records, a "fan video" for Mount Bank's "Everything Is Glass (Slow)", a not-yet-released video for Oxblood's "Queen of the Stars", and posted my annual "Favorite Songs 2015" list on the Before Our Hearts Explode! blog. Plus working on a portfolio with a bunch of new web-work, so, yeah, stay tuned!
And GO HAWKS!!!
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