I have the unique honor and privilege of playing a solo set at Safeco Field tonight for "Do206 Night" right before our beloved home team, The Seattle Mariners, go head to head with the San Diego Padres. What an trip! Think I can finally convince Fernando Rodney that "Swift Arrows" should be his theme song? :)
Event info is HERE. Pics to follow!
-- Shelby
You guys know John Roderick, right? He's the smarty pants who produced my first record, Burn the Boats, and frontman for the beloved Seattle band, The Long Winters. Well, I recently had the pleasure of joining John on his live podcast show, Roderick's Rendezvous, and we had a grand old time! The audio is now up online and you can check it out HERE.
One million smooches,
-- Earl
Looking forward to hitting the West Coast again this Spring... and with the STELLAR Elliott BROOD no less!
See your purty faces SOON!
-- Earl
We're playing Seattle on Friday! A full-band show! I recommend getting your tix in advance for this one as rumor has it that a sell-out is imminent (And yes! NEW SONGS WILL BE PLAYED!).
I hope your year is off to a wonderful start!
-- Shelby
We were super excited to see the video for our new holiday track, "We Three Kings," featured on Entertainment Weekly today! The song is an exclusive for Amazon.com's ALL IS BRIGHT holiday compilation. You can visit here to download the song, and here to watch the video!
I'm excited to be back HOME (after an amazing European Tour!) and gearing up to play some final 2014 shows with my band! If you're in the PNW (or Canada!) we hope to see you this week sometime!
THURS, DEC. 4 - Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA (w/ Field Study & Cumulus (solo)!). Tickets HERE.
FRI, DEC. 5 - Railway ClubVancouver, BC (6:30PM - EARLY SHOW!). Tickets HERE.
SAT, DEC. 6 - SPACECRAFT, Bainbridge Island, WA. Tickets HERE.
AND, these glorious LIMITED EDITION handprinted letterpress posters by Andy Stewart will be available at the shows this week! While supplies last, of course. Get 'em at the merch table!
Hope to see your face this week!
-- Earl
"Imagine Christmas standard "We Three Kings" as rerecorded for a spooky David Lynch film… That’s exactly how this Seattle singer-songwriter’s cover of the track sounds—a wall of reverb carries staccato guitar, rattling tambourine, and haunting lead vocals. It’s ideal for a Twin Peaks-themed holiday season—hallelujah, indeed!" - Amazon.com
I was honored to be asked to contribute a new track to Amazon.com's ALL IS BRIGHT Exclusive Holiday Compilation, alongside heroes like Lucinda Williams, Beth Orton, Brandi Carlile, Liz Phair, Yoko Ono w/ The Flaming Lips, PHOX (+MANY others!). The full holiday compilation is available FREE to Amazon Prime Members, and non-Prime members can purchase my track "We Three Kings" for a mere $.99 right HERE. I hope you'll add it to your holiday playlist!
And of course, don't forget my original holiday song, "This Christmas Is For Us," which is available on Bandcamp, Amazon, and iTunes!
Happy Listening!
-- Shelby
Check out today's print and/or online edition of the Wall Street Journal to read about rock musicians pairing up to make records. I'm super honored to be interviewed alongside Nikki Lane, Dan Auerbach and Jeff Tweedy!
Photo by Steven Dewall, Sasquatch 2014
Photo by Hayley Young
Thank you to Seattle magazine for including me on your list of "50 Bands Rocking Seattle Music Right Now!" And thank you to the talented Hayley Young for the beautiful shot of me at Columbia City Theater. Feeling honored all the way around!
-- Earl
Many of you already know the story behind my song & album (of the same name) "Burn the Boats." Over the past few years the song has become a bit of an anthem at my live shows, but the album was already tracked when I wrote it, so only a little snippet made it on the record (in the form of an outro). The full song has never been released in recorded form, UNTIL NOW!!!
I'm happy to announce that I've joined forces with the fine folks at London Tone Music to record & release a full-length/full-band version of "Burn the Boats," as a part of their 52x52 project, and it's available on iTunes starting TODAY! The wonderful Jonathan Plum produced and helped me to completely re-imagine the song arrangement. My hope is that even those of you who have heard it many times will hear new life in this version.
Enjoy!
-- Shelby
We're comin' at ya!
My song "The Artist" off Swift Arrows will be featured on The CW Network's show Beauty and the Beast tonight! Tune in at 9|8c to hear it!
Tomorrow begins a really fun string of festival and tour dates for the band. We hope to see you somewhere along the road!
Tune in to episode #1023 of ABC's Grey's Anatomy THURSDAY, MAY 8TH at 9|8c to hear me cover Michael Jackson's "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)," produced by my super talented pal & bandmate Eric Howk!
Thanks for the love, iTunes!
I'm not going to lie, this write-up moved me to tears. THANK YOU, Eric Danton & Salon.com!!!
Excited to head to Austin again this year to play SXSW Official Showcases AND a bunch of great day parties! Details here and on the TOUR page!
I'm THRILLED to be going out on the road with the amazing Tom Brosseau in a couple weeks. Visit the TOUR PAGE for a full list of shows!
I had a lovely chat with Rachel Martin on NPR's Weekend Edition, which aired nationally on Super Bowl Sunday. Listen to it online HERE!
