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Stars and Stripes

WE'RE SEEKING A DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST!
Do you...
*Play drums/mess aroundwith electronics?
*Live in or around Austin, TX, USA?

Would you...
*Be willing to practice twice a week?
*Tour twice a year?
*Like to learn and write some HAWT beats?

You might be just what we're looking for! We're seeking a full time drummer to help us get tour-ready (tour would be mid-Fall).

Influences include: Jodorowsky, Caribou/Manitoba, Matthew Barney, Olivia Tremor Control, Phil Collins, Steve Drozd, SMiLE, John Bonham, Merzbow, Jeremy Barnes (Hawk and a Hacksaw/Neutral Milk Hotel), J DIlla, The Octopus Project, Dylan Thomas, Incredible String Band, Sifl and Olly, Phil Spector, Samite, 77 Boadrum

If you're interested, write us at MOTHFIGHT@GMAIL.COM
You can check out some MP3s at myspace. com/mothfight!
Interested parties will be sent some more stuff!

Also, Austin radio station KVRX has just released "The Technicolor Yawn: Local Live Volume 12" featuring a live performance of a track we call "Rev. Sharp's Invention". Here's a free download of the track. Be sure to check out the record. It's got a host of great artists (YACHT, Islands, Blitzen Trapper, My Brightest Diamond, Cyann and Ben) and it's only $9.24 for 2 discs of music!

Bald Seeds
There seems to be more news everyday! To your right, you can check out the artwork for our first release, "Hopscotch". It'll be available on 7" vinyl through Natrix Natrix Records on October 31st. ~~If you can't wait that long to pick up a copy, you can come to one of the next few shows we're playing in Texas.~~ You can pick it up in our shoppe!
Thanks to everyone who made it out to our Victorian Pageant at the Mohawk in Austin, TX. We have pics from the show, including our stabs at Spirit Photography right here for your perusal. There're also some pics from the the last few months of touring that we're working on getting up!
We're to donate a song to an upcoming Asthmatic Kitty/Unusual Animals Compilation benefitting Habitat for Humanity, a housing organization that builds "simple, decent, affordable housing in partnership with people in need". It'll be a new song, entitled "Rev. Sharp's Discovery" and will be remixed by Jeff from the wzt hearts (a spectacular Baltimore band who we've had the pleasure of performing with).
Oh, and we're playing FUN FUN FUN FEST in Austin, TX on November 4th! It's to be a fantastic lineup including, Explosions in the Sky, Cat Power, Ted Leo, Girl Talk, Okkervil River, Of Montreal, Final Fantasy, Evangelicals, Mates of State, The New Pornographers, Battles, Diplo, and lots, lots more! We'll be playing on Sunday afternoon so come early!

Stars and Stripes

Baldflowers
In the surprisingly mortal words of Dave Matthews, "So much to say, so much to say..."
We're about to depart on tour! We've all the info right here. We'll be bringing a tour-only EP with us along with all sorts of special handmade goodies. When we get back, we'll be putting together a (hopefully) immersive concert-going experience in Austin, TX. We'll also be releasing our much vaunted 7" while going back into the studio to hammer out some newer works.
-Gruff Moorlicks

Stems and Seeds

Wallflowers
Alex Dupree and Seth are back home after a half-year baptism by asphalt. The book continues to be authored. Happy Everydays to you and yours. We'll see you in the next year. ~~JUDGE! BOOKS! COVERS!~~

-Professor Wrestler, PHD

We're home to a lot of great news and good tidings. First, we found ourselves a drummer. His Name is Mike Yaklin and he's a total Wiz with electronics. Secondly, we're finishing up a good number of tracks that we hope to distribute as singles. THIRD, we're starting to announce some shows in the South which'll be followed by a much larger tour in the Spring! Oh, and we've uploaded a new press photo (by our friend Aubrey Edwards). Check it out here!
-Santa Hanna Montana

Jesse's Bed and Breakfast
Michael ran this super-intimate venue down the street from my house called Jesse's Bed and Breakfast that was the center of my world for a few months. A lot of the K Records guys would play there when in town and it seemed to attract latter-day ramblers from all over the country. The night almost always resulted in a dance party where we'd all take turns DJing..

Singing the Sacred Harp
I was really into field recordings in high school, especially those of Sacred Harp choirs. When I heard of a local chapter, I decided to drop in to observe. After finishing the song they'd been singing when I entered, everyone turned and greeted me. It was obvious that I was expected to participate and I had a moment where I very nearly turned and walked out from sheer shyness. They handed me a book and I joined in and was overwhelmed by the intensity of the experience. The floors and walls rang out with harmony, shaking in tune with our voice. I don't get the opportunity to attend as much as I'd like, but every time I do the feeling is the same.

Tour
We'd only played one or two shows before deciding to trek out on tour. Whilst out on the road, our focus grew and we seemed to discover the secret of perpetual motion, generating more energy every night. All the festivals we played in the Fall were really stressful because they didn't fall in the middle of tour and, thus, didn't have the rhythm you get after being on the road for awhile.

A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Scribble Mural Comic Journal
I got really excited about this album right before we went on tour. It made sense with the stuff I was listening to at the time: Disco Inferno, His Name is Alive, Billy Joel's "Laura", The Green Pajamas' "Deadly Nightshade". I love how the vocals take up the same space as the rest of the instrumentation, so that everything equally competes for your attention.

Sunday Brunch
I look forward to breakfast at Seth and Rhonda's all week. I don't get to go as often as I'd like anymore, but when I do it really sets everything right. It's an open call for friends to come together, relax, and be part of a caring community. I've made the band late for trips out of town just so I could take part.

The Octopus Project - Hello Avalanche
When I was in the Octopus Project, I played a number of the songs off this album live. I told my friends at the time that when they finally got around to recording these tunes, it'd be undeniable. They proved me right. That I learned so much from representing these songs live makes it a pretty powerful listen but even without that personal attachment, the record speaks for itself.

Playing Capture the Flag
Even during the worst ice storm in recent memory, we played. Through multiple in-game injuries, too. I really love to play. It burns out all the impurities and your chest fills with heat and you have to lay down from sheer exhaustion and it's awesome, if only for one night a week.

Cryptacize - Dig That Treasure
I don't think this has come out yet but Nedelle and Chris gave us a copy when we played together in Houston. I was blown away by their set. It's really honest, and reminds of a cool Fall night (probably because I first listened to it in October in the van ride out of Houston). Wonderful.

The Sound of Young America
This podcast-now-radio show has consistently interesting guests and maintains a great positivity. You can tell that they really love what they're doing and aren't caught up in trying to be bigger than they really are. Jess and I usually listen to this on road trips which leads me to...

Marfa, TX
Earlier this year, Jess and I drove out to West Texas, visiting Alpine, Marfa, and Marathon along the way. We tried to visit Big Bend but, after realizing that you had to pay some ridiculous price to visit a National Park, turned around. Still, it was easily the best thing I did all year. The weather was so dynamic and we actually got caught in the middle of a torrential hail storm (with me nearly leading us to certain death in an open field during a nasty fit of lightning). The mountains were gorgeous and humbling and I was just really happy to be alive while we were out there.

Oh...

We went into the studio recently to record our contribution to Asthmatic Kitty' s Habitat for Humanity compilation and were so pleased with the sound/environment that we laid down about 6 other tracks! More on that soon. Happy Holidays. Love and Joy.
-Kevin

Hopscotch Cover

We made it back from tour and will have all sorts of documentation up very, very soon! Whilst on tour we became aware of the toll booth operator's plight: forced to work in substandard conditions, facing hostile highway warriors who're quick to lay blame with the decent Americans behind the glass. We decided that the situation demanded charity: we gave impromptu performances at most every toll we encountered. Here is our document.
We're gonna play some shows around Texas next month before heading into the studio to work on our first official release! If you've the mind, come see us play. In Austin, we'll be putting together a Fortean Festival/Victorian Pageant at the Mohawk on October 6th that'll knock your socks off!
-Dr. Soldier Boi

You know

Wallflowers
Ladies and Gentlemen; I have the esteemed privelege of introducing our new members, Peter, Pablo, and Mary! With their help, we're readying a 7" AND a one minute long cassette-loop single. We'll give more details away as this develops but, suffice it to say, this single will play infinitely on any tape player! We're also booking an East Coast tour for late July/early August (but not before playing a few shows in Texas first!)
Ankles, antlers, and away!

-Don Cardacci

Artie Straw and the Foam Party