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Forecastle Festival: Initial Sched Adds Devo, Umph, Cake, G Potter

May 11th, 2010 | No Comments

75 NEW ACTS ADDED TO JULY FEST ROSTER

Devo

The Forecastle Festival has announced 75 additional artists to the 9th annual festival, taking place July 9-11 at Waterfront Park in downtown Louisville, KY.

Devo, Cake, She & Him, Umphrey’s McGee, Against Me!, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Manchester Orchestra and many more bands will join previously announced artists The Flaming Lips, Widespread Panic, Spoon, Drive-by Truckers, Bassnectar, Minus the Bear, a reunited Cap ‘n Jazz, and more.

Also making their Forecastle debut is a rare daily/nightly performance by “Cirque Berzerk” – a Los Angeles-based circus extravaganza combining aerial acrobatics and French burlesque with punk rock influences. Forecastle will be the first major festival they have performed at apart from Burning Man in Black Rock, Nevada.

Another major artist announcement is coming soon, as well as art and activism lineups, keynote speaker, film schedule, outdoor activities, kick-off parties, and complete festival schedule including hourly breakdowns of all performances and activities. Big Gigantic and Ana Sia will perform on the Belle of Louisville for the Friday night after party, and EOTO will perform on the Belle of Louisville for the Saturday night after party. After party tickets are on sale now.

The initial schedule is posted below, and is also available on the festival website, along with a breakdown of bands, including live performance videos.

Friday, July 9

Widespread Panic
Manchester Orchestra
Cirque Berzerk
Drive-By Truckers
Lucero
Dead Confederate
Margot & The Nuclear So and So’s
All The Day Holiday
Light Pollution
Frontier Ruckus
Kinetix
The New Deal
Savoy
Treasure Fingers
Tony Desaro
Andy B
Garganta
Arnett Hollow
Adventue
Dangerbird
The Tillers
Yardsale
23 String Band
EOTO
The Disco Aliens
Ana Sia
Big Gigantic

Saturday, July 10

Devo
Bassnectar
Cirque Berzerk
Cake
Umphrey’s McGee
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Cap’n Jazz
We Were Promised Jetpacks
Cloud Cult
Foxy Shazam
That One Guy
Bear Hands
Civil Twilight
Wax Fang
Mucca Pazza
The Tillers
Black Diamond Heavies
Lucky Pineapple
EOTO
Break Science
Mimosa
Two Fresh
Booty Sweat
Amtrak
The Disco Aliens
Willy Joy
Frontiers
Brett Eugene Ralph’s Kentucky Chrome Revue
The Doloreans
The Broken Spurs
Scanners
Madien Radio
Straight A’s
Bad Blood
Scott Mertz

Sunday, July11

The Flaming Lips
Spoon
Cirque Berzerk
She & Him
Minus The Bear
Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek
Dar Williams
Joe Purdy
Against Me!
Ted Leo and The Phramacists
Company Of Thieves
Paper Route
Jukebox The Ghost
Morning Teleportation
Death On Two Wheels
500 Miles To Memphis
Dawn Landes & The Hounds
Vandaveer
Pop Empire
Quinn Erwin
Boombox
Papadosio
Heavyweight Dub Champion
Greenskeepers
John Napier
Quantum 38
Sam Gracie
Paul K and The Weathermen
The Ravenna Colt
Parlour
The Fervor
The Pass
Whistle Peak
Lamis
The Commenwealth
Six White Horses

Three day passes, priced at $150, and single day tickets, priced at $60, are on sale now at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000. They are also available at ear-X-tacy in Louisville, Shake-It Records in Cincinnati, CD Central in Lexington, Indy CD and Vinyl in Indianapolis, and Grimey’s in Nashville. VIP packages and other premium ticketing options are also available, as well as campground accommodations and on-site hotel rooms.<p.


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The Ravenna Colt: Debut Album Ex-MMJ Guitarists New Band

February 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

The Ravenna Colt Releases Slight Spell

The Ravenna Colt

After conceiving the project over a decade ago, former My Morning Jacket guitarist Johnny Quaid is finally releasing the dreamlike, southern-flavored debut effort by The Ravenna Colt. The album, titled, Slight Spell, is now available through Removador Recordings and Solutions, the label Quaid recently co-founded with MMJ frontman Jim James.

After six years as a part of MMJ, Louisville, KY native Quaid parted amicably with the band in 2004 and headed off to California. Eventually Quaid headed back east and reacquainting himself with his roots. Fittingly, the music he has written as The Ravenna Colt reflects his style in Americana with a hint of cosmic breeze that emanates from California.

The Ravenna Colt currently includes Phil Carlson, J. Brent Stuart and Daniel T. Mohler as members, but the group has always been a shape-shifting entity with the only constant force being Quaid at the helm. This collective-like quality translates to the music as well, which has beautifully amorphous feel. The songs on Slight Spell have definitive cores, but ones that seem capable of adapting to various musicians and arrangements. Quaid has the soul of a troubadour. One can picture him with nothing but an acoustic guitar strapped to his back, traveling from town to town to share his music and his adventures.

Listen to The Ravenna Colt tracks and get a free download at removador.com.

The Ravenna Colt Tour Dates:

03/11/10 Thu The Square Room Knoxville, TN

03/12/10 Fri The Earl Atlanta, GA

03/13/10 Sat BottleTree Birmingham, AL

03/26/10 Fri Radio Radio Indianapolis, IN

03/27/10 Sat The Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN


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Jim James & Johnny Quaid Launch Online Record Label

January 7th, 2010 | No Comments

JIM JAMES AND JOHNNY QUAID LAUNCH REMOVADOR RECORDINGS AND SOLUTIONS

Jim James

Whether it’s collaborating with his band mates, recording guest vocals, or hand-picking opening acts, My Morning Jacket‘s Jim James (aka Yim Yames) has always radiated a spirit of camaraderie with his fellow musicians. Now James, along with his cousin and collaborator Johnny Quaid, are launching Removador Recordings and Solutions – an online platform to shine a light on some of the musicians that he admires and would like to share with the world.

The label will also help connect the dots between an ever-growing artistic community that James is a part of, reflecting his eclectic taste and steadfast passion for music.

Below are the details for Removador’s first three releases.

January 19 – Cortney Tidwell – Boys

Tidwell blends her boundless imagination and voice to create Boys. Her second full-length record, Boys leaps triumphantly from style to style, with her voice being the silken thread that holds the album together. More info here.

February 16 – The Ravenna Colt – Slight Spell
The Ravenna Colt’s Slight Spell is a debut album bursting with an impassioned and dreamlike sentiment. The band, which is helmed by former My Morning Jacket guitarist Johnny Quaid, combines its myriad influences into a dark, spacious plane, highlighting its cosmic yet truly American style. More info here.

March 16 – Follow The Train – Mercury
Mercury is a nine-song psychedelic journey into musical space. A potent and volatile mixture that pays tribute to the shoe-gazers of the late 1980′s and early 1990′s, Mercury proves itself to be a compelling attraction to the ears. More info here.

Here is an official statement from the company:

The Removador Recordings and Solutions web venture will offer consumers a rich new way of web-based living; specializing in music purchase, production, and facilitation, as well as problem solving, sports, rehab, recreation, vacation planning, vaccinations, ghosts, and social networking.

Coming this fall, Removador will also debut our much talked about new 3-D printer technology, enabling consumers to purchase food and auto parts online, and simply print them out in the comfort of their own home with our new carbon and silicone based 3-D printer. Imagine ordering a few sprigs of broccoli, or needing a new carburetor, and being able to print them out in edible 3-D – all in the comfort of your own home!

Anyone who comes to invest in or own a share of the Removador name will not only find some of the coldest music they ain’t never heard, they will be provided with a richness of living, and sharply increasing aural dividends for years to come. Removador Recordings and Solutions- some of the coldest music you ain’t never heard!


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