If you didn’t catch the debut video from Sydney’s Contrakids, AOL Spinner made it their video of the day this week. Check it out here: Video Of The Day and let us know if it makes you smile.
What? Oh, just some screen caps of the editing process for the upcoming Anthony da Costa music video. All featuring our lovely actress Lindsey, in San Francisco.
Rejoice! Matt Singer’s video “All This Joy” is Video of the Day over on Spinner.
Enjoy the video’s whistling, puppet making, and quirkiness. You can download the song on our store.
Source: youtube.com
Here’s your end-of-the-week treat… Matt Singer’s acoustic version of his song “Perfect Lawns”. Matt took advantage of the nice weather (aka before it started raining for days here in NYC) and played this pretty song just for you.
Download this song or his entire album, The Build, on the Family Records store.
Haven’t seen Matt Singer live? Or can’t wait to see him again? You can see him in a show of a slightly different kind at St. Ann’s Warehouse at the end of this month. He’s is teaming up with puppeteer Eric Wright to perform their new puppetry musical about the human experience of food politics, What Are You Eating, at the Puppet Lab at St. Ann’s Warehouse. Mr. Wright’s performance credits include Madama Butterfly (Metropolitan Opera) and Powerhouse (NYC Fringe Festival) and he is a co-founder of The Puppet Kitchen, whose clients include The Public Theater (Hamlet) and FAO Schwartz / Folkmanis Puppets.
PS: You’ll get a new video from Matt each Friday, leading up to the release of his next single from “The Build”. Score!
The man himself, Mister Casey Shea recently stopped by Breakthru Radio for a live video session and podcast recording. Check out the video, conveniently posted right above the very words you’re reading at this moment, and listen to the full radio broadcast and playlist right here.
We’re also excited to announce that Casey will be opening up for the supremely catchy Canon Logic at Mercury Lounge in June. You can also catch him at Rockwood Music Hall in just a couple of weeks, and opening for Griffin House on a couple of dates in May. Dates below!
04.13 Rockwood Music Hall (Stage 2), 11pm (New York, NY)
05.16 Chelsea’s Cafe w/Griffin House, 8pm (Baton Rouge, LA)
05.17 House of Blues Dallas w/Griffin House, 8pm (Dallas, TX) [ TIX ]
06.21 Mercury Lounge w/Canon Logic, 7pm (New York, NY) [ TIX ]
More details on Casey’s show page.
Presenting the first submission for Matt Singer’s “All Your Joy” contest, from Ms. Kelly Neel!
We have the first submission for the “All Your Joy” contest! Ms. Kelly Neel has sent us a video showing off joy, photography - and we want to share her joy with you! You can participate in the “All Your Joy” contest right here.
“All Your Joy” is in conjunction with “All This Joy,” which is available for download right here.
Pearl and the Beard’s video for “Prodigal Daughter” was playlisted by Vevo last week, and the number of views skyrocketed to almost 81,000 in just one week! This is great news for us. Thanks to all who watched!
You can download the “Prodigal Daughter” Extended Single right here at our store.
The band is still out on their spring tour, so be sure to catch a live show! Full list of dates here.
Pearl and the Beard did a live session with Audio Tree last week, and the footage is now available for your viewing pleasure! Beautiful quality video, and almost a full hour of scintillating conversation and live performance, including a brand new song called “James.” Check it out!
Let this also serve as a gentle reminder that the band’s latest extended single, “Prodigal Daughter,” is currently available on our store and on iTunes.
If you want to see this show in person (and we know you do), you can catch Pearl and the Beard at any of the following stops on their spring tour:
03.09 Everyday Joe’s, 7:15pm (Ft.Collins, CO)
03.10 Steve’s Guitars, 8:30pm (Carbondale, CO) [ TIX ]
03.11 The Loft, 8pm (Colorado Springs, CO) [ TIX ]
03.13 Rock Island Live, 8pm (Wichita, KS)
03.15 Stickyz Rock-n-Roll Chicken Shack, 9pm (Little Rock, AR) [ TIX ]
03.16 12th & Porter, 7pm (Nashville, TN) [ TIX ]
03.17 Preservation Pub, 8:30pm (Knoxville, TN) [ TIX ]
03.18 The Five Spot, 7:30pm (Atlanta, GA) [ TIX ]
03.20 New Earth Music Hall, 11:30pm (Athens, GA) [ TIX ]
03.21 The Honest Pint, 9pm (Chattanooga, TN)
03.22 The Grey Eagle, 9:30pm (Asheville, NC) [ TIX ]
03.23 The Blind Tiger, 10pm (Greensboro, NC) [ TIX ]
03.24 The Pinhook, 11:30pm (Durham, NC) [ TIX ]
03.25 Spazzfest at The Tipsy Teapot , 10pm (Greenville, NC) [ TIX ]
03.27 Southern Cafe & Music Hall, 9pm (Charlottesville, VA) [ TIX ]
03.28 Blue Moon Cafe, 10pm (Shepherdstown, WV) [ TIX ]
03.29 The Night Cat, 8pm (Easton, MD)
04.09 Corona Theater w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Montreal, QC) [ TIX ]
04.10 *SOLD OUT* Phoenix Concert Theatre w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Toronto, ON)
04.11 Royal Oak Music Theatre w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Royal Oak, MI) [ TIX ]
04.12 *SOLD OUT* Vic Theatre w/Ingrid Michaelson, 6:30pm (Chicago, IL)
04.14 *SOLD OUT* Capitol Theater w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Madison, WI)
04.19 The Egg w/Ani Difranco, 8pm (Albany, NY) [ TIX ]
04.21 Winter Garden Theatre w/Ani Difranco, 8pm (Toronto, ON) [ TIX ]
04.22 Asbury Hall at Babeville w/Ani Difranco, 8pm (Buffalo, NY) [ TIX ]
For more news and info, go to pearlandthebeard.com
Fun fact: on this day in 1981, Dan Rather made his debut as the lead anchorman of “The CBS Evening News.”
Better fun fact: on this day in 2012, Lauren Glucksman had ALREADY been lead anchorlady of “FamilyRecordsTV” for 2 days. So we all know who the winner is here. If you haven’t seen Episode 1 yet, you can watch it right here.
Episode 3 of “Matt and Martin” is now LIVE! This week, the two pals attempt to record a demo of “All This Joy.” Needless to say, Martin has his own ideas about how the song should go. Watch and enjoy, catch Episodes 1 & 2 on Matt Singer’s tumblr, and look out for a new episode next Friday.
BONUS: Matt hits the stage at The Living Room in NYC TONIGHT (March 9th) at 10pm. It’s free, so you have no excuse to not be there!
