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SUNWATCHERS and EUGENE CHADBOURNE "3 Characters" 2 x LP (AMI050)
GOSPEL OF MARS"Gospel of Mars" LP (AMI049)
ARTHUR DOYLE "First House" LP (AMI048)
THE LLOYD PACK "a tribute" LP (AMI047)
METABOLISMUS "SUS" LP (AMI046)
CHARLES WATERS QUARTET "Chroma Colossus" LP (AMI045)
STARVING WEIRDOS "Land Lines" LP (AMI044)
STARVING WEIRDOS "Land Lines"CD (AMI044)
NICK FORTÉ "Primordial Forms" LP (AMI037R/W)
M DWINELL "Golden Ratio" LP (AMI036R/W)
MIKE SHIFLET / PETE SWANSON
"Bedside / College View" LP (AMI035R/W)
GREGG KOWALSKY with JOZEF VAN WISSEM "Movements in Marble and Stone" LP (AMI034R/W)
"AGGREGATEPULSERIPPER (DAMAGED IIII) / 080114" LP (AMI033R/W)
ENSEMBLE ECONOMIQUE "Standing Still, Facing Forward" LP (AMI032R/W)
SON OF EARTH "Improvements" LP (AMI031R/W)
METABOLISMUS
"Mauser O.K."
seven inch EP (AMI043)
METAL MOUNTAINS
"Golden Trees"
LP/CD (AMI042)
BIRD SHOW BAND "s/t" CD/LP (AMI041)
THEO ANGELL "Tenebrae" CD (AMI030)
HALL OF FAME "First Came Love, Then Came the Tree..." LP + live CDr (AMI028)
MIKE WEXLER "Sun Wheel" CD (AMI027)
P.G SIX "Music for the Sherman Box Series and other works" CD (AMI024)
GOSPEL OF MARS LIVE
Thu July 11 8PM
Desertion Trio / Gospel of Mars / Smiley and Nazary
Ceremony224 224 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn
Sat July 13 9PM
Derek Monypeny / David Watson / Gospel of Mars
Hart Bar 538 Hart Street, Brooklyn
Mon July 29 7:30PM
Andrew Livingston featuring ThingNY with Holy Hell / Gospel of Mars / Joe White
Sunnyvale 1031 Grand Street, Brooklyn
The Sunwatchers have been pretty busy releasing records and playing across the US but we are happy to announce that the band are playing a show to celebrate the release of their album with Eugene Chadbourne from late last year.
3 CHARACTERS ALBUM RELEASE SHOW
FRIDAY MAY 10
8PM
NUBLU
62 Avenue A
SUNWATCHERS & EUGENE CHADBOURNE
DIRE WOLVES
3 Characters still available
SUNWATCHERS "Beautiful Crystals" live at Babys Alright 12.9.18
SUNWATCHERS are criss-crossing the US, UK and EU over the next few months supporting their new record, 'Illegal Moves', out now on Trouble in Mind Records which is a real burner and their Amish Records release SUNWATCHERS and EUGENE CHADBORNE 'Three Characters' (AMI050) that was released a few months back. Some venues are still TBA.
Sunwatchers are on the west coast now!
SUNWATCHERS ON THE WEST COAST
3/14 - LA - Zebulon FREE
3/15 - Oakland - Martial Arts
3/16 - San Franciso - El Rio (w CCR Headcleaner)
3/17 - Reno - The Loving Cup
3/19 - Portland - TurnTurnTurn
3/20 - Seattle - South Gate Roller Rink (w Mega Bog)
3/21 - Sisters, OR - Freedom Garden West
3/22 - Sacramento - Gold Lion Arts
3/23 - Santa Cruz - The Church House
3/24 - LA - Rec Center
SUNWATCHERS IN THE MIDWEST
4/11- Madison, WI - Mickey's Tavern
4/12 - Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Psych Fest
4/13 - Chicago, IL - The Moustache
SUNWATCHERS NORTHEAST SHOWS W GUERILLA TOSS
5/4 - Burlington, VT - Waking Window Fest
5/5 - Greenfield, MA - Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center
SUNWATCHERS & EUGENE CHADBOURNE "THREE CHARACTERS" BELATED RECORD RELEASE SHOW!**
5/10 - NYC - NuBlu(w Dire Wolves)
SUNWATCHERS UK/EU TOUR
5/18 - UK London, The Shacklewell Arms
5/19 - UK Manchester, The Soup Kitchen
5/20 - UK Brighton, East Street Tap
5/21 - UK Bristol
5/22 - FR Paris, L'Atalante
5/23 - ES San Sebastian
5/24 - ES Madrid, El Perro de la Parte de Atràs del Coche
5/25 - ES Valencia, Magazine
5/26 - ES Barcelona, Sala Vol
5/27 - FR Montpelier
5/28 - FR Marseille
5/29 - IT Genoa, Teatro Bloser
5/30 - IT Faenza, Clan Destino
5/31 - IT Milan, Zuma Festival
6/01 - IT
6/02 - CH Geneva, Cave 12
6/03 - CH
6/04 - CH Zurich
6/05 - FR Strasbourg
6/06 - BE Brussels, Chaff
6/07 - NL Amsterdam
6/08 - NL Rotterdam, Herman
SUNWATCHERS And Eugene Chadborne- 3 Characters (AMI050) 2xLP/DA AVAILABLE !!
Firstly, for those who have not yet had the privilege, Eugene "Doc Chad" Chadbourne is an incredibly prolific artist, guitarist, improvisor,writer and interpreter of music of all origins who's hundreds of releases over five decades run the gamut from the seminal 1980's avant-punk band, Shockabilly, to collaborations with Violent Femmes, Camper Van Beethoven, Jimmy Carl Back, John Zorn, Sun City Girls, Susan Alcorn, Anthony Braxton, and on and on. He's also the author Dreamory, an 1000 page semi-autobigraphical novel.
Kismet and many emails between Doc and Sunwatcher Jim finally found Chadborne and Sunwatchers in the studio together for two days of recording in October 2016, the result of which is the double LP, 3 Characters. These sessions were dedicated exclusively to the music of the Minutemen, Doug Sahm and Henry Flynt.
"The three characters invoked on these recordings offer models for our current political and societal struggles. Creating a music that is both personal and political, artistic and activist, these three figures were/are soulful and practical examples of the artist-as-laborer, addressing a call for social justice and musical spontaneity. 3 Characters is a reverential labor of love, where musical labor becomes a form of both love and resistance. Mike Watt joins the conversation with spoken interpretations of lyrics, poetry, speeches and assorted agit-prop. Having Watt's contemporary voice alongside so many songs that he wrote and defined suggests this, and all artistic collaborations, function as part of a long continuum that inform future callings."
Eugene's performance brings his incredible history and perspective as a voracious listener and interpreter- omnivorous in regards to idiom. He bonds these three voices together with an effortlessness that only comes with the experience of a life in music. Backing him up and embodying this music with Sunwatchers was an all around expanding experience that you always hope to have. The tracks on this record are all first or second takes. Sometimes its a slog. Here it just poured out.
3 Characters is available as a double LP gatefold design by Meredyth Sparks featuring photographs kindly provided by. Available in our store or get directly from the band (See below).
:: SHOWS THIS WEEK ::
THURSDAY 12/6 8PM
Union Pool
CAVE / SUNWATCHERS / MACRODOSE LIGHTSHOW
$12
SUNDAY 12/9 8PM
Baby's Alright
ADHOC PRESENTS: HERON OBLIVION / SUNWATCHERS / HEADROOM
$12 21+
TOUR DATES
Wed. 14th Nov. Strasbourg (F)– Diorama Doro
Thu. 15th Nov. Freiburg (D) – KTS
Fri. 16th Nov. Biel (CH) – Stadion Gurzelen
Sat. 17th Nov. Lyon (F) – Grrrnd Zero
Sun. 18th Nov. tba
Mon. 19th Nov. Paris (F) – Le Non Jazz/La Treize
Tue. 20th Nov. Amiens (F) – Acceuil Froid Nuke
Wed. 21st Nov. Brussels (BE) – La Cheminee
Thu. 22nd Nov. Antwerp (BE) - De Audio Plant
Fri. 23rd Nov. Gent (BE) – Estern Daze V/Kunstencentrum Vooruit
Sat. 24th Nov. Köln (D) – King Georg
Thu. 29th Nov Stuttgart (D) – Neue Schachtel
AMI009 METABOLISMUS Spriebwartsdrall LP/CD/DA
AMI043 METABOLISMUS Mauser O.K. Seven Inch EP
AMI046 METABOLISMUS SUS LP
HALL OF FAME
AMI006 HALL OF FAME s/t LP/CD/DA
AMI008 HALL OF FAME Coliseum Rising Seven Inch Single
AMI012 HALL OF FAME First Came Love, Then Came the Tree... CD/DA
Currently based in Melbourne, Australia, American composer Keith Fullerton Whitman pays rare visit to NYC for two intimate live performances at Control in Williamsburg on 10/2/18 and 10/3/18. KFW will be performing two of his landmark works "Redactions" and "Generators".
First known for his electroacousticrecordings for Kranky and his drill-n-bass project Hrvatski, Whitman's mature work involves a hybrid software and hardware system that, in his words, "attempt[s] to wrest a viable performance-based music out what had until then been a solitary set of sound-design tools." Whitman's compositions also involve musique concrète elements and some of the most dynamic modular work of our generation. In short, Whitman is one of must rigorous and interesting composers working today.
Amish released a split Ben Vida/Keith Fullerton Whitman (AMI033R/W) LP as part of its Required Wreckers series.
- Digital release date 9/28
- Gatefold 2xLP out October (pre-order coming soon)
Amish is pleased to announce a timely, and sorely needed collaboration: SUNWATCHERS AND EUGENE CHADBOURNE’s 3 Characters 2xLP/Digital (AMI 050). Sunwatchers teamed up with Eugene Chadbourne for two days of recording in October 2016. These sessions were dedicated exclusively to the music of the Minutemen, Doug Sahm and Henry Flynt. Having never played together before, all the songs were completed in one or two takes and the recordings reflect an urgency and immediacy that audiences have to come to expect from these musicians.
The three characters invoked on these recordings offer models for our current political and societal struggles. Creating a music that is both personal and political, artistic and activist, these three figures were/are soulful and practical examples of the artist-as-laborer, addressing a call for social justice and musical spontaneity. Chadbourne and Sunwatchers have taken up this struggle, touring and recording, writing and collaborating, throughout their respective careers. Pushing this ethos out into the field and on this recording, 3 Characters is a reverential labor of love, where musical labor becomes a form of both love and resistance.
The backstory for his record speaks to both our current times and more recent histories. Sunwatcher Jim McHugh has counted Eugene an influence since his formative years in North Carolina. At 15, Jim watched Doc take apart a Dead Kennedy’s song at his local record store, Crunchy Music Stuff (later Gate City Music). Later, Chadbourne played benefits at Jim’s Greensboro punk-space. While touring Russia in the Spring of 2016, Chadbourne reached out for help booking upcoming shows in NYC; email was spotty, booking was slow-going, and the intermittent exchange felt very much like a redacted transmission from our Cold War past. This discussion eventually developed into a loose dialogue about a punk/American genealogy threading together hardcore, folk, country and soul, and an outsider’s take on American minimalism/hillbilly Marxism. In short, they wanted to create a relevant and modern body of Protest Music.
Mike Watt joins the conversation with spoken interpretations of lyrics, poetry, speeches and assorted agit-prop. Having Watt’s contemporary voice alongside so many songs that he wrote and defined suggests this, and all artistic collaborations, function as part of a long continuum that inform future callings.
Sunwatchers will be touring with Eugene Chadbourne in the fall of 2018 . . . The record should be bought directly from the band, directly from the label, or at independent record shops. It is also available digitally, but please support artists, independent shops and labels. The resistance continues, on all fronts.
TRACKLISTING
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SUNWATCHERS TOUR DATES
08/26 - Brooklyn, NY - Secret Project Robot (MUSIC AGAINST MASS INCARCERATION 3 with Guerrilla Toss, Kyp Malone, Rhyton and more)
09/27 - Philadelphia, PA - Jerry’s (with Purling Hiss Solo)
09/28 - Washington DC - Rhizome (SONIC CIRCUITS FESTIVAL)
09/29 - Winston-Salem, NC - Monstercade
09/30 - Macon, GA - Fresh Produce Records
10/01 - Nashville TN – Third Man Records (with Sons of Kemet)
10/02 – Ashville, NC – The Mothlight (with Nest Egg)
10/03 – Athens, GA – GA Theatre Rooftop (with Calico Vision)
10/04 – Boone, NC – 441 RPM
10/05 – Charlotte, NC – Skylark (with Paint Fumes)
10/06 – Raleigh, NC – Anisette (with Kuzu)
Helen and Pat are working on finishing up some new music and decided to play a rare show in Portland this week along with Tall Sirs (Aaron Mullen of Tall Firs) and local Portland group Guillotine Boys.
Metal Mountains || Guillotine Boys || Tall Sirs
Thursday August 23rd 8PM
Turn Turn Turn
8 NE Killingsworth Street Portland, OR
Gospel Of Mars self-titled debut (AMI049) is out now! Come celebrate with them at Union Pool!
Also on the bill are Sunwatchers and Headroom!!
Thursday Jan 4, 2008 8PM
Union Pool. 484 Union Avenue. Brooklyn
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photo: Sierra Starno