ASTHMATIC KITTY RECORDS MAIL LIST FEBRUARY EDITION
0. Introduction
1. Cryptacize touring, out!
2. Encyclopedia Asthmatica Volume 1: Now Preorderable!
3. AK@SXSW
4. Links
5. Tour dates
0——INTRODUCTION——————————————————————————-
A short email this month. Why so small? We have a bunch of very exciting announcements in the month(s) to come, including the addition of some new artists that we are very thrilled to introduce.
But fret not. There are a few things on the immediate horizon that are just as exciting, not the least of which are the releases of our very first DVD, and the premier release from Cryptacize. Keep reading loyal friends/fans!
1——CRYPTACIZE TOURING, NOW ON CD——————————————————————–
Yes, it is cold. This is the worst part of winter, what with the holidays done and gone and the sun all but hidden by the clouds.
Yet, the fair Cryptacize is never one to sit in and mope. Instead, they are looking to the sunny future, when green abounds, baby rabbits start nibbling on that same green, and flowers begin to push their way through the dirt. It is then when Cryptacize, too, will emerge from their snowy hibernation and tour the United States wide. By then, their mysterious and mystical Dig That Treasure will have found its way into the hands of the general and not-so-general public. It’s available now, in fact. How coincidental!
And who better to tour with than Anticon Record’s pitter-pattering why?, who, coincidentally (!), also have an album due soon! Along the tour, expect visits from Son Lux, Brother Danielson, and Doofgoblin.
See end of email for tourdates.
Buy Dig That Treasure here:
http://asthmatickitty.com/music.php?releaseID=86
New Cryptacize video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykGsjQn560U
Cryptacize’s AKradio playlist:
http://asthmatickitty.com/news.php?newsID=261
2——ENCYCLOPEDIA ASTHMATICA ALMOST AVAILABLE————————————————-
We are proud to present our first visual compilation: Encyclopedia Asthmatica Volume 1. We called on slightly famous artists Gala and Zack Bent to meticulously design the box art and transfer their imaginative perceptions of our roster into the DVD’s stop-animation menus. Rafter generously arranged the music for each menu.
Pretty much everyone is here somewhere among these 30-some videos, from the playful choreography of the Think Dance Collective frolicking in shoes made of bread to the music of Half-handed Cloud, to the lovely abstraction of Sufjan Stevens’ music by video artist Deborah Johnson; from the haunting and raw post-apocalypse video fuzz of live Castanets, to the crisp color footage of My Brightest Diamond at Northsix, there are visual pieces that hopscotch the chasm between the professionalism of a music-visual DVD to the rabid eccentricity of a five-copy, underground video-zine. Our patent homemade aesthetic is here too, with Bunky’s bizarre yet appropriate space alien video, and a selection from Liz Janes that employs found footage. The Shapes and Sizes videos turn the incidental and accidental into a hidden design, while a video from the Curtains subverts the banality of surveillance video by rendering it magical.
We are releasing Encyclopedia Asthmatica on March 4, but you can preorder it for a limited and slightly discounted price of $12.50 (+S&H) at Secretly Canadian Distribution’s website here:
http://asthmatickitty.com/preorderdvd.html
A trailer (edited very nicely by Zack Bent):
http://vimeo.com/665307
“Palm Sunday Tornado Hits Crystal Lake,” by Sufjan Stevens, video by Deborah Johnson:
http://vimeo.com/665276
3——YES, WE ARE AT SXSW—————————————————————-
We have some grand plans for South By Southwest 2008. Last year we organized a showcase as well as a day party at Okay Mountain Gallery that featured local bands and businesses, including some phenomenal performances and equally delicious chocolate. Well, we’ve upgraded this year! The day party was so successful that in addition to a showcase, we’re holding a two-day party at Okay Mountain Gallery this year. A few of our favorite sponsors will be returning for the day party, as well as some new favorites.
A few of our artists will also be playing in some other non-AK venues:
Castanets will be playing at Todd P’s all-ages patio BBQ party at Ms Beas on Thursday March 13, 1pm. Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond will be at the Paste-Stereogum Lounge at Volume (612 6th Street) on Thursday March 13 from 12-12:40pm. And Cryptacize will play at SC Distribution’s day party at End of an Ear (2209 S. 1st) on Friday March 14 at 1pm.
Asthmatic Kitty and Friends Showcase
Friday March 14 2008
at the Central Presbyterian Church
200 E. 8th St, Austin TX 78701 (Map it)
8PM - Tristan Perich (Cantaloupe Music)
9PM - Doveman (Brassland)
10PM - Clare and the Reasons (Frog Stand Records)
11PM - Cryptacize
12PM -My Brightest Diamond
1PM - Castanets
Okay Mountain Presents Asthmatic Kitty and Friends
Friday March 14
at the Okay Mountain Gallery
1312 East Cesar Chavez Ste B, Austin TX 78703 (Map it)
2:00PM - Marla Hansen (Standard Recording)
2:45PM - Hi Red Center
3:15PM - Gary Higgins (Drag City)
4:00PM - The Weird Weeds (Autobus Records )
Saturday March 15
2:00PM - Grampall Jookabox (Joyful Noise Recordings)
2:45PM - Smoke Detector
3:15PM - Son Lux (Anticon Records)
4:00PM - Cryptacize
4:45PM - {{{Sunset}}}
DJ Stephen R. spinning between sets.
SPONSORS
KTRU (http://bang.rice.edu/)
Microcinema (www.microcinemadvd.com/)
XLR8R Magazine (www.xlr8r.com/)
Function Drinks (www.functiondrinks.com/)
Miles of Chocolate (www.milesofchocolate.com/)
St. Arnold’s Brewing Company (www.saintarnold.com/)
Real Ale Brewing Company (www.realalebrewing.com/)
Printable poster by Jonathan Dueck:
http://asthmatickitty.com/media/sxswposter08pdf.pdf
4——AK LINKS——————————————————————————-
Last.FM:
www.last.fm/label/Asthmatic+Kitty/
Virb:
http://virb.com/asthmatickitty
Flickr:
http://flickr.com/photos/asthmatickitty/
YouTube:
www.youtube.com/group/asthmatickitty
Vimeo:
http://vimeo.com/asthmatickitty
5——TOUR DATES——————————————————————————-
Castanets
2008-03-13 Thursday: Austin, TX - Ms Beas (for the free agency / todd p nyc BBQ)
2008-03-14 Friday: Austin, TX - Central Presbyterian Church (at Asthmatic Kitty & Friends Showcase)
Cryptacize
2008-03-06 Thursday: San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall (w/ DJ Odd Nosdam, DJ Jel, Dose One, and why?)
2008-03-08 Saturday: Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture (w/why?)
2008-03-09 Sunday: Phoenix, AZ - Modified Arts (w/why?)
2008-03-11 Tuesday: Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves (w/why?)
2008-03-12 Wednesday: Austin, TX - SXSW
2008-03-13 Thursday: Austin, TX - SXSW
2008-03-14 Friday: Austin, TX - SXSW
2008-03-14 Friday: Austin, TN - End of an Ear (at SCDistribution day party)
2008-03-14 Friday: Austin, TX - Central Presbyterian Church (at Asthmatic Kitty & Friends Showcase)
2008-03-15 Saturday: Austin, TX - SXSW
2008-03-15 Saturday: Austin, TX - Okay Mountain Gallery (at Okay Mountain Presents Asthmatic Kitty and Friends day party)
2008-03-16 Sunday: Houston, TX - Rudyard’s Pub (w/why? and Samara Lubelski)
2008-03-17 Monday: Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon (w/why? and Panther)
2008-03-18 Tuesday: Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn (w/why?)
2008-03-19 Wednesday: Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle (w/why?)
2008-03-20 Thursday: Charlottesville, VA - Outback Lodge (w/why? and Doofgoblin)
2008-03-21 Friday: Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church (w/why? and Br. Danielson)
2008-03-22 Saturday: New York, NY - The Knitting Factory (w/why?, Panther, and Son Lux)
2008-03-23 Sunday: New Haven, CT - Sundazed at BAR (w/why?)
2008-03-24 Monday: Northampton, MA - The Iron Horse (w/why?)
2008-03-25 Tuesday: Cambridge, MA - The Middle East (w/why?)
2008-03-26 Wednesday: Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa (w/why?)
2008-03-27 Thursday: Toronto, OH - Silver Dollar (w/why?)
2008-03-28 Friday: Ann Arbor, MI - Pierpoint at University Of Michigan (w/why? and Hopalong)
2008-03-29 Saturday: Chicago, IL - The Hideout (w/why?)
2008-03-30 Sunday: St. Louis, MO - Lemp Arts Center (w/why?)
2008-03-31 Monday: Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
2008-04-01 Tuesday: Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
2008-04-03 Thursday: Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
My Brightest Diamond
2008-02-22 Friday: Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Academy of Music (w/ The National)
2008-02-23 Saturday: Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Academy of Music (w/ The National)
2008-03-13 Thursday: Austin, TX - Paste-Stereogum Lounge at Volume
2008-03-14 Friday: Austin, TX - Central Presbyterian Church (at Asthmatic Kitty & Friends Showcase)
Be seeing you!
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