Brainwashed.com: The Eye - Alan Sparhawk, Haley Bonar, If Thousands


Gepubliceerd op 5 jun 2013
Alan Sparhawk of Low went around on tour with other Chairkickers recording acts and fellow Duluth residents If Thousands and Haley Bonar. The Eye caught two performances: one night in Cambridge, MA at the Middle East and the following night upstairs at the AS220 in Providence, Rhode Island. Low fans will enjoy two brand new unreleased Low tunes "Everybody's Song" and "When I Go Deaf." (Look for Dan Littleton of Ida in the background trying to keep up with the song!)

Hey all -

This here is a link to a pre-sale thing I'm doing for the ALL NEW AND COMPLETELY DONE Samme the Mouse Vol. 2. There's some special stuff involved.

http://lamano21.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=99f392486b6954809e9159783&id=95b8c6fea3&e= 14832230b7

If you're getting this email, it means you supported Sammy Vol. 1, and I wanted to give you the heads-up on Book 2.Thanks for your support on Sammy 1, and your time.

Best,

Zak
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D FOR THE FUCKIN EFFORT

o shit that's codeine

Thanks, _tunic_!

By the way, here's a copy & paste of something Zak Sally posted to facemook:

this shit makes me CRAZY. thank god i don't make my living as a musician anymore, but that does not change the fact that SOMEONE (probably more than a couple someones) is making a huge chunk of change here, and it does not make its way down to, you know, the person/people who created the "content" (without whom you WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO SELL). and the whole argument of "well, it's better than everybody just getting it for free" is stone cold amoral bullshit. it might be the way the world is going, but that's not a free ride for thievery.
http://thetrichordist.com/2013/06/24...-t-shirt-sale/

The Current has uploaded a video recording of Low's performance at this year's edition of Rock The Garden:

http://www.thecurrent.org/feature/20...w-how-to-waltz

"Industry. Peace. Environment. One": A compilation CD (and digital download) to raise awareness about the negative effects of Sulfide mining, with participation by Snöbarn, Actual Wolf, Charlie Parr & The Murder of Crows, among others:

http://thearrowheadstory.bandcamp.com/

Another awesome treat thanks to Alison MacNeil (you all need this):

Alan Sparhawk (Low) - Reykjavik, November 2003 (November 2003)


Also, up for streaming on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/ikimononokiro...-reykjavik-art

Somehow (un)related: A recording of Yo La Tengo's performance at Solid Sound Festival on June 22, 2013; is now up at nyctaper.com. I initially thought Alan Sparhawk had joined them onstage. Turns out I shamefully misinterpreted one of Alan's tweets.

http://www.nyctaper.com/2013/07/yo-l...treaming-song/

Jerree Small's mix for this year's edition of Homegrown Music Festival includes "Sea" by Low, and also an unreleased live track by Actual Wolf, among other stuff:
http://duluthhomegrown.bandcamp.com/...ree-smalls-mix

Alan tweeted the following earlier:

@lowtheband
This Thursday, Low will be playing an experimental set at Sacred Heart in Duluth with some avant garde composers. Come get out with us.



Low with special guests Anne Le Berge, Tim Kaiser and Willful Devices



Thursday July 11, 2013
8:30 pm
$10 advance or at the door




Sacred Heart Music Center presents an evening of adventurous music featuring home town favorites Low and Tim Kaiser along with Anne Le Berge and Willful Devices. This show features some exciting experimental new music presented in the fabulous acoustic space that is Sacred Heart.

Low is on break from extending touring to support their Jeff Tweedy produced new record, The Invisible Way, and fresh off their controversial performance at Rock The Garden where they played only one extended song for their entire set. Sacred Heart is where they recorded the albums Trust and C'mon and is one of their favorite venues. This show promises to be another highlight of their long and distinguished career.

Tim Kaiser is Minnesota’s raison d’être for musical exploration and all-around tinkering with instruments, Kaiser commands his creations with simple sweeps of his hands, willing sounds into existence. He has scored films, been featured on PBS as well as in magazines, and has toured extensively. How he gets by airport metal detectors with his devices is anyone’s guess, but his hand-built instruments are as alluring as the sounds they make. Kaiser has been a founding contributor and champion of the Weirdo Industrial Complex for more than 30 years.

Anne Le Berge's career as flutist/improviser/composer stretches across international and stylistic boundaries. Her most recent performances bring together the elements on which her international reputation is based: a ferocious and far-reaching virtuosity, a penchant for improvising delicately spun microtonal textures and melodies, and her wholly unique array of powerfully percussive flute effects, all combined with electronic processing.

Willful Devices is a collaboration between composer/computer musician Scott Miller and performer/improviser Pat O’Keefe. The duo’s name refers to the fact that both musicians are manipulating devices, be it a clarinet or a laptop, in order to generate sonic material. Anyone who works with computers or musical instruments knows that despite your best efforts, these devices are never fully under your control, and seem to have a mind of their own. Scott and Pat accept this fact, and even celebrate it, because within this unpredictability lies the potential for unimagined sonic discoveries.

You won't want to miss this the night of great music at the beautiful Sacred Heart.

http://chairkickers.com

Tim Kaiser's inventions are a marvel to behold. He is a real electronics genius.

Intrigued and so interested in this.

thanks BP, I copied your post to the mailing list. Hopefully there's someone willing to tape.

And then there was the time Wilco brought out Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker and Richard
 

A nice long url for you:

http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2013...nd-fitzgerald/

Another report here:
http://www.minnpost.com/arts-culture...stcards-duluth


And here's another little snippet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdRo7IPWlhk

I hope a recording of that show appears soon, even though Alan tweeted he kind of messed up the song.

Anyway, here's some background on the "Drone, Not Drones" slogan and subsequent campaign which involved Low performing a long version of "Do You Know How to Waltz?" at that now infamous Rock The Garden concert. It is mentioned a music compilation may be in the works, and surely will have Alan Sparhawk as one of the artists collaborating:

http://blogs.walkerart.org/performin...27-minute-set/

Low will be featured in this documentary:


http://jinglebellrocks.com/

Jingle Bell Rocks!is a trippy, cinematic sleighride into the strange and sublime universe of alternative and underground Christmas music, featuring an eclectic cast of collectors, critics, musicians and songs.

Video of Low performing "Clarence White" for Pitchfork.tv:
http://pitchfork.com/tv/youtube/18-c...city-of-music/

Hey,
SweetTouch just uploaded a new public track called Sweet Touch by Alan Sparhawk, check it out!

Listen to Sweet Touch by Alan Sparhawk
From your friends at SoundCloud.



(I must admit I like the Actual Wolf track better)

Oh, they've been talking about this "Sweet Touch" project for a little while through facebook/twitter but I didn't think it would be out so soon and be so enjoyable, even though pretty much all the posts suggested this all would have a bit of an aura of goofiness. Thanks, _tunic_!

 

 

The Getarounds (Gaelynn Lea & Dan Dresser) have released an EP through Bandcamp; recorded live at Beaners Central Concert Coffee House and intended as a means to fund the recording and subsequent release of their first full-length album:
http://thegetarounds.bandcamp.com/



Recommended if you like The Murder of Crows. :)

Just Make It Stop --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZRyISoyFkk


Stay (Rihanna cover) --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSWl46YI3wk

at the Pitchfork Music Festival (Blue Stage) on Saturday, 20 July 2013.

Alan had tweeted on July 15th: "Mim made it very clear this morning that this Rihanna song "Stay" is awesome."

http://nostalgeec.weebly.com/3/post/...ten-dunst.html

How in the hell do you manage to stay afoot of all this? I've been a Low fan for years, but half of what's said in this thread references a performance, side-project, or collaboration that I've never encountered.

I hate that I don't have the time to be a real music fan anymore. Since Sonic Youth's "hiatus," I haven't followed any bands this closely. Nor have I found any bands that *always* have something fuckin going on!

I did just get an awesome promo poster for "C'mon" for free at a record store the other day. I was checking in on one of my many "ordered but yet to arrive" vinyls (this time the Black Mass box set), and found it in a dollar poster pile. It's fucking massive, and in perfect condition. I bought a handful of used Cd's, and the owner told me to take it, no charge. One of my favorite album covers, though I couldn't tell you why. It's just glorious, and perfect.

Low - 2013.07.18, Old National Center (Deluxe) Indianapolis, Indiana
Uploaded by hollowmoons

Also available at Hollow Moons' blog:
http://hollowmoonsliveaudiorecordings.blogspot.mx/

"Clarence White" at Larimer Lounge, in Denver, CO, filmed on March 29th, 2013; by laserdream:
http://vimeo.com/70515933

By the way, if you explore Laserdream a little bit, you can find videos of past Low performances and some by Actual Wolf, too.

Here is LOW performing, "Words" from a show back in April. If it has already been posted here, I do apologize: http://vimeo.com/70950858

That's the latest Laserdream update, it was posted just a few hours ago. Thanks, this is still one of my favorite Low songs!

and on LMA too

Came across this:



Steve, Mimi & Alan of Low sent a message to Congress! You can ‪#‎SoundOff‬ at your elected representative too by clicking here: www.soundoffatcongress.org

RGC will be touring Spain in October:

October Spanish Tour

Posted on 07/30/2013 by rgc
We’re headed to Spain in October! More details below and here. Tickets for most of the shows won’t go on sale until September, so we’ll update as we receive them.
22 Oct. – Algeciras – La Gramola
23 Oct. – Madrid – El Sol – Tickets
24 Oct. – Valencia – Wah Wah
25 Oct. – Zaragoza – La Lata de Bombillas
26 Oct. – Beriain – Jazpana Festival
28 Oct. – Manresa – Teatre Kursaal Sala Petita – Tickets
29 Oct. – Castellón – Four Seasons (Sons)
30 Oct. – León – Gran Cafe
31 Oct. – Valladolid – Sala Experimental Teatro Zorrilla


Please come to Benelux too !!!!!

Alan twitted:



Wrote a review of a recent Dylan show for UNCUT mag. Did my best. I think it's on stands now...

If anyone who reads Uncut and has that mag, could provide a scan of this, it would be appreciated.

A track by Low is on the Sub Pop anniversary CD that comes with the September issue of Mojo magazine.

The track: On My Own http://youtu.be/rbu-vUhZVz8