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Fingerprints - Matt Costa

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Trini
on December 31, 2007
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First off, I want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! Before you all go out to celebrate the new year I want to leave you with a bit of news from my favorite indie record shop Fingerprints. If you live near by this is a sale you don’t want to miss. If you’re a fan of Matt Costa and you want to see him up close, buy your album January 2nd.

Whole Lotta Sale

 
Tuesday, January 1st, 12:00pm - 7:00pm SALE
Next, the SALE;We will be opening at a very hang-over friendly noon on January 1st and we will be offering a store-wide 15% off discount on every new item, including CDs, LPs, DVDs, books, and toys, plus a whopping $2 off all used CDs over $3.99. Start your day with a heaping plate of goodness at one of the gloriously greasy breakfast places on 4th St. and then drag your bones on down to get 2008 off to a nicely priced start.

Matt Costa Returns!

 
January 22nd, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Private Matt Costa in-store to follow
Matt Costa And finally, the real party:January 22nd finds our small town hero Matt Costa releasing his second full-length album and we’re going to kick it off properly, with a house-party. This will be a “closed to the public” event, with wristbands available to anyone in our Live Music Appreciation Society (that would be you, if you’re on this email list) who pre-buys Matt’s new album before January 21st (after the 21st, if there are any left, they will distributed on a first come, first served basis - but we all know how these things work out….) We will be closing at 6:00pm on this night, with Matt performing a live set beginning right about 7:00pm for all who managed to get a wristband. If you are unfamiliar with Matt you are missing out, he is a fantastic songwriter, a great live performer, and a good friend. Check out his Wikipedia page for an intro, then pop over to his mySpace page to sample some of his new music. The pre-sale begins on January 2nd at 10:00am for walk-ups, 11:00am for phone-ins, and aren’t recommended for internet shoppers. One wristband per CD purchased, limit of 2 per person. Please note these are not transferable (unless it’s like an emergency and we find you to be both familiar and convincing).

Click to pre-buy Matt’s Unfamiliar Faces

 
 Mr. Pitiful - Matt Costa- Unfamiliar Faces [2:58m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 
 Cold December - Matt Costa [4:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Bon Iver - New Update

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Trini
on December 2, 2007
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Just received this wonderful piece of new from Bon Iver’s myspace page:

Album Release Date, Artwork.

Hey Everybody!

It’s been a while and a great deal has been happening!

We’ve been getting lots of emails in regards to how/where to get the album! Well, here’s the latest:

For Emma, Forever Ago is set to be released nation-wide on Jagjaguwar Records on February 19th, 2008.

And, here’s the artwork:

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

Fred Chichin R.I.P.

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Olivier
on November 29, 2007
in French, Indie and News
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Damned coincidence ! I was checking ‘Because‘ website Syd matter’s record label, in order to get more information about his coming dates in New York… and i’ve read a press release announcing the death of Fred Chichin, Rita Mitsouko’s frontman. Such a sad sad day.

Ghost Days - Syd Matters new 2008 album

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Olivier
on November 29, 2007
in Alternative, Folk, French, New Album Alert, News and Singer Songwriter
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Syd Matters Band

One more step in my french tour, and we’re already projected in the coming year, with the announce of Syd Matters third full length on January the 14th : Ghost Days.

Syd Matters is Jonathan Morali scene name : a mix between the two Pink Floyd members (Syd Barrett / Roger Waters) which betrays the parisian songwriter’s backgrounds.

An Ep called Everything Else is plan to be release in the coming days (december the 3rd, listen to the album title. I’ve also post a song from his first album A Whisper And A Sigh released in 2003.

 
 Everything Else - Syd Matters [4:46m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 
 Black & White Eyes - Syd Matters [3:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Syd Matters is touring from November 28th to December 4th with his four-piece band in New York. Check his website or his space page for full dates.

Songza - Ray LaMontagne - Finding Music

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Trini
on November 23, 2007
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First off just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving Day. It’s been along day of preparation, cooking and celebrating the many things we have to be thankful for.

I was checking some emails and getting ready to wind down for bed when I stumbled upon this very cool website and thought I would share it with you all. Here’s a little about the Songza

Where Does Songza Come from?

Songza is the brainchild of 23-year-old Aza Raskin — the president of Chicago-based software company Humanized, Inc., and the son of Apple Macintosh founder Jef Raskin. Over the course of a month, he and Humanized’s Web/Systems Architect Scott Robbin worked weekends to bring the idea to life. The site launched on November 8, 2007 and instantly generated significant buzz around the world. Hundreds of bloggers and news writers have praised its elegant user interface, beautiful design, and all-around utility.

Like all good ideas, both the concept and design came to Aza while he was in the shower.


I thought I’d try it out with who else but Ray LaMontagne. He is simply amazing, hearing this song just reminds me of how much I miss seeing him perform. I can’t wait until he starts touring in the states again.

Here’s a link to You Are The Best Thing. This site gives you the option to create a playlist, share the song, view it on youtube or embed it on your own site. I thought it was pretty cool, hope you all enjoy it as well.

Joshua James announces “Fields & Floods” official release

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Olivier
on November 20, 2007
in Acoustic, Folk, New Album Alert, News, On iTunes and Singer Songwriter
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Immediately after streaming his first full length album from his website, I went out and bought Joshua James previous two EP’s including ‘B-Sides It’s Dark Outside’ and ‘Fields & Floods’ right from his myspace page released this past February.

Fields & Floods - Joshua James ‘Fields & Floods‘ is a collection of traditional Christmas songs - which I have to confess are far to much for my mood. Not only because we were in February, but especially because I don’t like Xmas songs. The only one song I came to appreciated was ‘O Tannenbaum’. Tastes and colours… anyway, when sung with the proper accent ‘O Tannenbaum’ is a really great tune : what a satisfaction to watch children’s eyes full of joy - things can spoil if those afore mentioned kids decided to sing it along with you - so be careful, do not repeat the chorus too many times ! Sure you’ll pardon me with my interlude - experiences deserve the sharing…

So I’ve received an e-press release this morning from Joshua James announcing the Official release of ‘Fields & Floods’. I can’t stand those kind of marketing strategy (but who wants to listen to Xmas songs in February ?) - I have to recognize all the talent he has pushed in those intimate versions.

“This collection was recorded at my home studio from 2006 to the present. I played all of the instruments on the record including: guitar, drums, keyboards, glockenspiel, bass, banjo, mandolin, and accordion. I wanted to do the whole thing by myself to make sure that I liked all of the production on it.”

Well impressive ! More ! I have to admit that my audio player is looping regularly on a couple of these beautiful songs no matter the season - God forgives me ! One of my favorite on Fields & Floods is his version of ‘Veni Veni Emmanuel‘ which is a really old song. Couple sources dated its lyrics from the 8th century and music : 15th century French plain song melody. On Fields & Floods original release, this track is the hidden eleventh. It appears that the iTunes version contains only 7 tracks ! No better advice than to check first Joshua James website for buying this great collection including the amazing and original track : ‘Winter Storm‘ !

 
 Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel [3:17m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

If you really prefer ‘O Tannenbaum’, thanks to leave this website right now !
If not, you should absolutely buy the ‘B-Sides It’s Dark Outside’ at the same time.

Matt Nathanson - Some Mad Hope

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Trini
on October 19, 2007
in Acoustic, Indie, News, On Tour, On Youtube and On iTunes
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Wednesday, Nov. 7th, 7:00pm - Matt Nathanson In-Store Performance @ Fingerprints

Opened my email account today and found this little piece of news from my favorite indie record shop Fingerprints. I’ve reserved my spot, can’t wait to see him live. I have a feeling this is going to be a treat.

Matt is a phenomenon…a quiet phenomenon, but a phenomenon none the less. He managed to beat us to the announcement on this one and we are, in less than 24 hours, at almost 50% capacity. This is a Jack Johnson level of excitement, so if you have the night free please call us immediately and we’ll get you on the guest list. Matt’s music is emotional, loaded with songs that explore the heavy things: life, death, relationships - I guess that’s kind of the usual stuff for songwriters (who don’t just write about beers and girls) but Matt brings a pretty fresh look and feel to these topics (check out the Car Crash link below) and beside the food-for thought aspect of his songs, you get the genuine feeling that he’s a decent guy.

Here’s a bit from his bio:
Nathanson lived his life as the very model of the modern independent artist, journeying from town to town, logging literally hundreds of thousands of miles, all the while captivating audiences with his confessional songs and spontaneous, uncensored stage banter. This hard work has garnered Nathanson a remarkably devoted following — folks willing to cross many a state line to spend a couple of hours communing with Matt and his band (and to spread the gospel through an intricate network dedicated to trading recordings of the live shows). Matt has toured as the opening act for Tori Amos, John Mayer, Guster, and O.A.R. but is currently on a sold-out headline our (He sold out the Troubadour in one day!)

Matt says of the new album “I think of [Some Mad Hope] as an album in the classic sense and not just a collection of songs. There’s definitely a theme there, a tracing of the ups and downs of a relationship. It gets dark in places, but it ends on a note that’s hopeful — it’s not cut-and-dried, but it points to the future in a way that I see as positive.”

 
 Car Crash [3:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download