November 2010
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enlamuerte: James reminded me of how talented Lacrymosa (which means weeping in Latin) is again today. I get chills every time I hear this song.
We feel the same way. :) Can’t wait to see the follow up video to this one in a little bit for the song “Not About Want” + “Can’t Read My Mind”.
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Oh hey look! Pearl and the Beard in the Wall Street Journal!
“Other installments in the [Subway video] series have inspired more audience participation. During a performance by the Brooklyn-based trio Pearl and the Beard, band members recalled, a man sprang forward and started dancing with them. Another drummed out a beat on a nearby glass partition. ”These were strangers. We still...
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Dear David,
We have a few music studios available, some amazing songwriters and musicians, and an undying love for all things Tumblr. We’d like to cordially invite (and kindly challenge) you to come be a part of writing, and then singing, a newly-to-be-created Tumblr Theme Song. A jingle if you will. We just had a bunch of your colleagues in the office (visiting our office mates...
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The good folks at MusicianWages.com just interviewed me and asked for some of my insights on being an indie musician right now. Below is a quote, find the full interview here.
“Consistency, persistance and originality. And sticking with it. I just learned something interesting about the current movie “it” guy Zach Galafianakis. To the general public he came out of nowhere as an overnight...
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Today is the 1 year anniversary of being completely on my own with Family Records. I didn’t even realize! Thank you to Pearl and the Beard, Casey Shea, Wakey!Wakey!, Lacrymosa, Matt Singer and everyone that’s been a part and/or supportive on this journey so far! 2011 will be epic.
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Wakey!Wakey! Coming To London Town
December 6th, super last minute, intimate Wakey!Wakey! show in London! More info here. First ever European show!
*UPDATE* Lots of activity on twitter saying the show sold out in the first hour, but there are still a few tickets left! Certain ticket websites are sold out but we’re told there are still a handful left at Gigantic (link), HMV (link) and at the box office (go to 20-22 Highbury...
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Randall McFadden, my life on the road with Wakey!Wakey!. A short video diary kept on the “Dance So Good” tour of November 2010 with Jenny Owen Youngs.
*Note* In addition to being a sometimes tour manager, Randy is an all-the-time actor, and he actually had a good time on this tour, unlike what this video seems to say. ;) Check out his commercial reel.
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What Family Records Is All About
Our friend Simon Goetz, copywriter extraordinaire, helped us re-write the Family Records “About Us” section. Find below the new and improved description of what Family is all about. Simon helped us translate our own words, describing our vision and way of working, into this concise, simple and elegant language. (He helped us specifically with the ”Who We Are” and “Our...
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Pearl and the Beard debuting their gorgeous new song “40K” in DC a few days ago during their “Novembeard Tour”. Catch them tonight at the Dark Room in Chicago. Much thanks to our new friend Grant for shooting this so beautifully and sending it our way.
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Mike Grubbs of Wakey!Wakey! covering “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”, written by Robert Hazard. Last night At The Basement in Nashville, TN.
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Sarah, in 57 Seconds. Test Shot #3. Nashville, TN (11.11.2010).
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A 65 second video capturing Pearl and the Beard at Mad Donna’s in the beautiful Nashville, hanging out making friends after their show. This is my second test shot.
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Mari, in 42 Seconds. First test shot with our new Canon Rebel T2i. Set to the “Selah Intro” off of the beautiful Lacrymosa album “Selah”.
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Wakey!Wakey - Dance So Good/Great Lake Love
While the boys and girls of Wakey!Wakey! are on the road for the Dance So Good Tour, we want to share with you the new “Dance So Good/Great Lake Love” single, going up on iTunes in a week or so! This is a full band version of Dance So Good, which was on the “Almost Everything I Wish I’d Said The Last Time I Saw You…” album in a solo rendition. It’s great to hear it with all the additional...
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