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CURSIVE ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER/DECEMBER HEADLINING DATES

Cursive has announced a new run of headlining dates next month, beginning November 24th at the Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS. The shows will continue into December and wrap up on the 13th at Lash’s 6th Annual Toy Drive at the Waiting Room in the band’s hometown of Omaha, NE.

The Toy Drive is an annual benefit show organized by Omaha musician Larry Dunn for the children of the Porcupine District of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, one of the most impoverished communities in the U.S. Gift donations will be accepted at the show and 100% of ticket proceeds will go toward buying additional gifts and holiday stockings. Tickets are $14 and go on sale this Saturday, October 17th.

TOUR DATES
OCT. 26 TOKYO, JAPAN – SHIBUYA O-NEST
OCT. 27 TOKYO, JAPAN – SHINDAITA FEVER
NOV. 24 LAWRENCE, KS – BOTTLENECK
NOV. 25 SPRINGFIELD, MO – OUTLAND BALLROOM
NOV. 27 DENTON, TX – HAILEY’S
NOV. 28 AUSTIN, TX – MOHAWK
NOV. 29 MCALLEN, TX – CINE EL REY
DEC. 03 MOBILE, AL – ALABAMA MUSIC BOX
DEC. 04 PENSACOLA, FL – SLUGGO’S
DEC. 05 ORLANDO, FL – THE SOCIAL
DEC. 06 GAINESVILLE, FL – COMMON GROUNDS
DEC. 07 ATLANTA, GA – LENNY’S
DEC. 08 OXFORD, MS – PROUD LARRY’S
DEC. 09 LITTLE ROCK, AR – THE REV ROOM
DEC. 10 FAYETTEVILLE, AR – GEORGE’S MAJESTIC LOUNGE
DEC. 11 COLUMBIA, MO – MOJO’S
DEC. 13 OMAHA, NE – WAITING ROOM (LASH’S 6TH ANNUAL TOY DRIVE)

About Lash’s 6th Annual Toy Drive
Since 2003, Omaha rockabilly musician Larry Dunn has organized a toy drive for the children of the Porcupine District of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. According to the 2000 census, Pine Ridge’s Lakota Sioux community is one of the most poverty stricken communities in the United States. The children of the reservation are desperately in need of some sunshine and cheer, especially during a time of cold, harsh winds and immense desolation like winters on the reservation can be. The majority of gifts for the children are collected at benefit concerts put on by Omaha-area musicians. Every dime raised goes toward buying additional gifts and stockings. www.myspace.com/lashlaruetoydrive

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OLD CANES: OCT/NOV TOUR BEGINS TOMORROW

Tomorrow, Old Canes will embark on their October/November tour, beginning with a hometown show at the Jackpot in Lawrence, KS. The tour will initially take the band eastward, where they will perform at the CMJ Music Marathon during the Saddle Creek showcase at the Knitting Factory Brooklyn on October 22nd. Feral Harmonic, the band’s sophomore album, will be released October 20th on Saddle Creek.

Limited edition CDs and LPs of Feral Harmonic are now available in the Saddle Creek online store. Hand-assembled at the Saddle Creek office by Grammy award-winning artist Zack Nipper, each CD and LP is wrapped with a black ribbon and features hand ink-stamped impressions on the cover label and inner/outer packaging, and a booklet of black and white photographs. The vinyl run is a hand-numbered edition of 1,000 and includes a code to download the album in high quality MP3 format. Check out images of the packaging below, and a slideshow of the CD artwork here and the LP artwork here. More info can also be found here.

Old Canes is the brainchild of Chris Crisci (The Appleseed Cast), who wrote and recorded Feral Harmonic in his basement studio. On tour, he is joined by Kelly Hangauer (4th of July), Taylor Hollenbeck, Lucas Oswald (Minus Story), John Momberg (Appleseed Cast/Dactyls; drums on the West coast leg of the tour), and Jeff Stoltz (Drakkar Sauna; drums on the East coast leg of the tour).

TOUR DATES
OCT. 13 LAWRENCE, KS – JACKPOT
OCT. 15 DES MOINES, IA – VAUDEVILLE MEWS
OCT. 16 CHICAGO, IL – BOTTOM LOUNGE
OCT. 17 ROCK ISLAND, IL – RIBCO
OCT. 18 BLOOMINGTON, IN – THE VIDEO SALOON
OCT. 19 CLEVELAND OH – BEACHLAND BALLROOM
OCT. 20 ROCHESTER, NY – BUG JAR
OCT. 21 HAMDEN, CT – THE SPACE
OCT. 22 BROOKLYN, NY – KNITTING FACTORY (CMJ)
OCT. 23 PITTSBURGH, PA – BRILLOBOX
OCT. 24 CINCINNATI, OH – SOUTHGATE HOUSE
NOV. 12 OMAHA, NE – SLOWDOWN
NOV. 13 DENVER, CO – HI-DIVE
NOV. 15 SALT LAKE CITY, UT – KILBY COURT
NOV. 16 BOISE, ID – TERRAPIN STATION
NOV. 18 SEATTLE, WA – SUNSET TAVERN
NOV. 19 EUGENE, OR – BOND’S GARAGE
NOV. 20 SAN FRANCISCO, CA – HOUSE OF SHIELDS
NOV. 21 UPLAND, CA – THE WIRE
NOV. 22 LOS ANGELES, CA – VIPER ROOM
NOV. 23 SAN DIEGO, CA – CHE CAFÉ
NOV. 24 PHOENIX, AZ – MODIFIED ARTS
NOV. 28 AUSTIN, TX – MOHAWK

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ORENDA FINK : NEW ALBUM ‘ASK THE NIGHT’ OUT NOW!

Orenda Fink’s sophomore solo album Ask The Night arrived in stores on Tuesday. Following her heralded 2005 release Invisible Ones, the new album is an homage to her Southern roots and inspired by traditional American folk music and Southern Gothic literature. The album has been striking a chord with the press; the blog Captain’s Dead remarked, “Orenda Fink’s Ask The Night…plain and simple is a beautiful and haunting record and definitely one of my favorite sounding records of the year…Highly recommended!”

Orenda will travel to New York City for the CMJ Music Marathon later this month to perform at an Oct. 21st day party presented by Rachael Ray’s Feedback, The Syndicate, and Amnesty International, as well as the Saddle Creek showcase on Oct. 22nd.

OCT. 21 NEW YORK, NY – THE STUDIO AT WEBSTER HALL (Day party; 5pm set)
OCT. 22 BROOKLYN, NY – KNITTING FACTORY – BROOKLYN (Saddle Creek showcase; 12am set)

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THE LOVELY FEATHERS ANNOUNCE EAST COAST TOUR

Montreal quirky-pop five piece The Lovely Feathers announce an East Coast tour with Saddle Creek’s The Rural Alberta Advantage in support of Fantasy of the Lot, out now on Sparks Music/Tommy Boy. The tour kicks off in Athens, GA on Tuesday September 29th.

Check out the music video for the “Lowiza” here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjkoT9hB570 and
for the most current tour info and know about new dates head to www.myspace.com/thelovelyfeathers.

09/29 Tasty World – Athens, GA
09/30 Club Downunder at FSU – Tallahassee, FL
10/03 Duke Coffeehouse at Duke University – Durham, NC
10/04 Rock N Roll Hotel – Washington, DC
10/06 Garfield Arthouse – Pittsburgh, PA
10/07 Bowery Ballroom – New York City, NY
10/08 The Middle East – Cambridge, MA
10/09 Higher Ground, Showcase Lounge – South Burlington, VT
10/10 Iron Horse – Northampton, MA
10/11 Soundlab – Buffalo, NY

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OLD CANES SIGN TO SADDLE CREEK

Saddle Creek has announced the signing of Lawrence, KS-based Old Canes and will release the band’s sophomore album, Feral Harmonic, on October 20, 2009.

Old Canes architect Chris Crisci (also known as half of Appleseed Cast) constructed Feral Harmonic largely alone in his basement studio. He played the majority of the instrumentation himself with additional help from a cast of musician friends contributing various parts, including trumpet, harmophone, cello, and hammer dulcimer, among other instruments. As recording was regularly interrupted by touring, work, other projects, and life in general, production on the album took nearly three and a half years to complete.

Full track listing for Feral Harmonic
01. Intro
02. Little Bird Courage
03. The Last Collapse
04. Trust
05. Next Flood
06. Sweet
07. Under
08. I Will Be The Sun
09. Stuck
10. Flower Faces
11. Black Hill Chapel
12. Southern Radio

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