Factory 25′s Chicago punk doc on Pitchfork.tv
Pitchfork.tv is streaming (in entirety), You Weren’t There: The History of Chicago Punk 1977-1984. Get your music history on by checking it out HERE. Don’t procrastinate – it’ll only be hosted for ONE WEEK ONLY! Head over to Factory 25′s website for more about You Weren’t There and their other stellar film and vinyl releases.
Soars is We Listen For You’s latest Required Listen
Lehigh Valley, PA’s Soars has been getting some super nice mentions about their debut s/t album, out October 5 on La Société Expéditionnaire but We Listen For You has taken the praise to an entirely new level. Click HERE to read the entire Required Listen post that starts off with this lovely sentiment… “Music can often play on memory, personal experience, dreams, and emotion. Great music can make the listener feel something they never knew existed, filling a void that was never acknowledged. This is my experience with the dreamy outfit SOARS.”
Watch Altamont Now on IFC.com – ONE WEEK ONLY!
IFC.com is proud to be hosting the online film premiere of Joshua von Brown’s underground cult mockumentary Altamont Now. For one week starting today, the film will be shown in entirety on the IFC website. WATCH IT HERE. Altamont Now will be released on DVD tomorrow, Tuesday July 27th, by the film + music label, Factory 25.
‘Us vs. Them’ is MP3 of the Day on Spinner.com
Spinner.com chose Common Prayer’s ‘Us vs. Them’ as their free MP3 of the Day. Grab it while it’s hot!
Author James Kaelan is Poets & Writers Magazine’s July cover story!
James Kaelan’s debut novel, We’re Getting On is officially out via Flatmancrooked Publishing today. The novel has been getting great reviews from folks like Pank Magazine, The Rumpus, The Millions and is the June/July cover story in Poets & Writers Magazine. The book that grows into trees spawned the Zero Emission Book Tour that’s kicking off Friday, July 2nd in Los Angeles. An avid cyclist since his collage days on the UC Davis team, Kaelan wanted to tour the novel without creating any unnecessary carbon emissions, going as far as not using a phone, computer or a car. He will also not sleep indoors for any part of the tour, opting to bunk at family-owned farms each night, spotlighting farmers who are striving to grow food sustainably. Through 23 cities and for almost 50 days, the author will be joined by cinematographer Miles Kittredge, who will film footage exclusively on Flip Video cameras, which will be compiled into a full-length film premiering at film festivals and releasing on DVD in 2011. Read more about the tour in this interview with Flavorwire.
Thanks to our friends at Cannondale Bikes, Bellwether, Flip Video, BumbleBar and Chipotle for helping make the ZEB tour a reality! Also, at every reading locations, enter to win a brand new Cannondale Bicycle with all proceeds going to the Pablove Foundation.
Catch James Kaelan on the following dates:
Jul-2 Los Angeles, CA: [Skylight Books, 7pm]
Jul-3 Oxnard, CA: camping @ Join the Farm
Jul-4 Carpenteria, CA: camping @ Shepard Farms
Jul-5 Santa Barbara, CA: [loc/event - tba]
Jul-7 Santa Maria, CA: camping @ Blosser Urban Garden
Jul-8 San Luis Obispo, CA: [Barnes & Nobles]
Jul-13 Santa Cruz, CA: [loc/event - tba]
Jul-16 San Francisco, CA: [Green Apple Books]
Jul-18 Napa, CA: [loc/event - tba]
Jul-19 Davis, CA: [loc/event - tba]
Jul-20 Sacramento, CA: [Pangaea Cafe & Pub w/ after-party at the Flame Club]
Jul-21 Marysville, CA: camping @ Godfrey Family Farms
Jul-22 Chico, CA: [Lyon's Books]
Jul-23 Marysville, CA: camping @ Kitchel Family Organics
Aug-2 Tiller, OR: camping @ Perma Organic Farm
Aug-6 Lebanon, OR: camping @ The Mushroomery
Aug-7 Salem, OR: camping @ Minto Island Growers
Aug-8 Portland, OR: [Powell's Books, 4pm]
Aug-10 Colama, WA: camping @ R & C Ranch
Aug-12 Olympia, WA: [loc/event - tba]
Aug-13 Puyallup, WA: camping @ Mother Earth Farm
Aug-14 Seattle, WA: [Ravenna Third Place Books - tba]
Aug-17 Arlington, WA: camping @ Garden Treasures
Aug-18 Vancouver, BC: [loc/event - tba]
