[hipster_bebop_junkie]

What the hey? I thought I was on time to catch the live stream of Retribution Gospel Choir at The Current, but it turns out it is already archived. They performed "Feel It, Superior", "Maharisha", "The Stone/Revolution", and "Take Your Time". You can listen to the .mp3 here:

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/dis...pelchoir-live/

Anyone has any idea how to rip that .mp3? I can see it's a rtmpe link, but my StreamTransport crashes when trying to grab it. Can't remember how I snagged the other Low/Retribution Gospel Choir stuff The Current have other there.

Anyway, this is the most recent Sub Pop e-mail:

 

Hello there, Retribution Gospel Choir email list member,

We are, it’s fair to concede, coming to you with what some, less imaginative, record companies might consider a “difficult” sales pitch. We have a new 7” Retribution Gospel Choir EP called the revolution EPcoming out March 27th, and you are probably already aware of this, because we already GAVE YOU the entire thing via MP3 for free. Which is to say, you already “own” the thing we’re trying to sell you, and we didn’t even charge you for it. It is unclear how we remain in business. However, you may have noticed the quotes surrounding the word “own” above. While you already have the invisible, weightless, magical digital files comprising the revolution ep, you don’t YET own the EP in its intended 7” vinyl, handsome-artwork-having format. On March 27th, you will have the opportunity to own the physical manifestation of this EP you already know to be great. And, you have the opportunity to pre-order this thing now. Relatedly, we are sale pricing RGC’s 2010 masterpiece 2. If you don’t have that on CD or LP yet, now’s the time.

Pre-order the revolution EP here.

Bundle the EP with a Retribution Gospel Choir t-shirt here.

 

Plus, Retribution Gospel Choir on tour!
Apr 04The Harley Hotel & Bar, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Apr 05Old Blue Last, London, United Kingdom
Apr 07First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Apr 27Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY
Apr 28Red Palace, Washington , DC
Apr 30Basement (TN), Nashville, TN
May 01Hi-Tone, Memphis, TN
May 02Bishop Bar (IN), Bloomington, IN
May 03Schuba’s, Chicago, IL

Retribution Gospel Choir on Facebook

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

Low - 2012-03-24 Cine-Teatro António Lamoso, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
Uploaded by Stutter

Including a performance of "From Your Place On Sunset" and maybe a new song, too.


Unrelated but good news: Charlie Parr will perform a live in-studio session for KEXP tomorrow at 7:30 PM Pacific Time.

[_tunic_]

Should be on LMA in 15 minutes, uploading the last few tracks right now

[_tunic_]

Originally Posted by _tunic_

Should be on LMA in 15 minutes, uploading the last few tracks right now

sorry for being late
LMA link: http://archive.org/details/low2012-03-24

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

Originally Posted by _tunic_

sorry for being late
LMA link: http://archive.org/details/low2012-03-24

Thanks. Some torrent-impaired people I know will certainly appreciate this.

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

Did anyone else listened to Charlie Parr's session for KEXP? There were good news for Alan Sparhawk fanboys in the interview: They might have a collaborative album coming out later this year!

[_tunic_]

no and wow
I don't know him so well, but hopefully someone recorded it

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

obh2o did record it, he now has a torrent up and running at dimeadozen:
Charlie Parr - Live In-Studio On KEXP - 2012-03-26 - Seattle, WA - with samples

[Severian]

Originally Posted by hipster_bebop_junkie

Did anyone else listened to Charlie Parr's session for KEXP? There were good news for Alan Sparhawk fanboys in the interview: They might have a collaborative album coming out later this year!

KEXP? Where you from, man?

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

Querétaro, Mexico. But I know how to listen to streaming shit on the internerdz.

Alan Sparhawk got candid with The Quietus in regards to his thirteen favorite albums. Great read:
http://thequietus.com/articles/08391...vourite-albums


Half an hour of Low awesomeness on this downloadable podcast from RTVE. The questions are in Spanish, though (not that I'm complaining):
http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/audios/h...03-12/1361567/



Retribution Gospel Choir's latest newsletter:

Hi Folks,

Lots of RGC news. The 'revolution ep' came out on Tuesday on 7 inch at Sub Pop, vinyl collectors can grab it here.

Our friends at A.V. Club launched the new RGC video for "The Stone (Revolution)". Watch it here
Also, if you missed RGC playing at The Current, you can stream the interview and session here.

Tour Dates

April 4 – The Harley – Sheffield, UK
April 5 – Old Blue Last – London, UK (SOLD OUT)
April 7 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN (with Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps)
April 27 – Union Pool – Brooklyn, NY
April 28 – Red Palace – Washington, DC
April 30 – The Basement – Nashville, TN
May 1 – Hi-Tone Cafe – Memphis, TN
May 2 – The Bishop – Bloomington, IN
May 3 – Schuba's – Chicago, IL

Full details and ticket info available at www.retributiongospelchoir. com. And don't forget to follow RGC on Twitter or [Facebook.

-RGC HQ

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

Will anyone attend Low's performance in London tomorrow? Seems like it's going to be kind of a different show to what they've been doing recently. I hope it will be filmed for a future official release.

 

Mimi & Alan interviewed by The Quietus:
http://thequietus.com/articles/08409...wk-mimi-parker

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

A mixtape by Alan Sparhawk to get you in the mood for the upcoming Duluth Homegrown Music Festival:
http://duluthhomegrown.bandcamp.com/

 

[_tunic_]

Here's a recording of Low's set in Birmingham UK of a couple days ago.
Dime: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-d....php?id=400072
LMA: http://archive.org/details/low2012-0...mingham.flac16

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

Originally Posted by _tunic_

Here's a recording of Low's set in Birmingham UK of a couple days ago.
Dime: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-d....php?id=400072
LMA: http://archive.org/details/low2012-0...mingham.flac16

The set-lists for their recent tour of Spain and Portugal, and those dates in the UK have all been really great. They've brought back some really nice oldies or otherwise rare treats like "Words", "Shame", and "From Your Place On Sunset", and I like the new song, "Waiting", a whole lot. This is a great recording by auto_pilot; emmanuel mentioned that he'd be in attendance to the show in Barcelona so I suppose it's highly possible that he taped and will share his recording at some point. Hopefully some others will surface too.

Alan mentioned last year that they had plans to put out an EP, but judging by a recent interview, that might have evolved into a possible release of an actual new LP at the end of the year.

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

Low + Lanterns On The Lake, Glee Club, Birmingham, UK 2012-04-02 (24 bit alternative recording) [lowtorrent]
Uploaded by dnarg1

[_tunic_]

Originally Posted by hipster_bebop_junkie

Low + Lanterns On The Lake, Glee Club, Birmingham, UK 2012-04-02 (24 bit alternative recording) [lowtorrent]
Uploaded by dnarg1

LMA links for dnarg1's source:
16/44.1: http://archive.org/details/low2012-0...-bmc-12.flac16
24/96: http://archive.org/details/low2012-0...-bmc-12.flac24

(the support act is not included of course in the LMA filesets, if anyone does still want them, let me know)

[_tunic_]

the latest Newsletter:

Hi Folks,
Low's tour with Death Cab for Cutie featuring The Magik*Magik Orchestra starts today and is playing beautiful theaters across the US:

04-10 Denver, CO – Ellie Caulkins Opera House
04-11 Omaha, NE – Omaha Music Hall
04-13 Louisville, KY – Louisville Palace
04-14 Grand Rapids, MI – Covenant Fine Arts Center at Calvin College
04-15 Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre
04-16 Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
04-17 Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
04-19 Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall
04-20 Montreal, Quebec – St. Jean Baptiste Church
04-21 Boston, MA – Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre
04-23 Providence, RI – Veterans Memorial Auditorium
04-24 Buffalo, NY – Kleinhan’s Music Hall
04-25 Philadelphia, PA – Tower Theatre

Low also has headlining US shows in Cincinnati, OH on April 18th at Ballroom @ Taft Theatre and in Minneapolis, MN on June 9th at Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery.

Then back across the pond in July:
07-07 Cactus Festival – Brugge, BE
07-09 Library – Lancaster, UK
07-10 Vicar St – Dublin, IE
07-11 Cyprus Avenue – Cork, IE
07-13 Minster – Halifax, UK

Full details and ticket links can be found on www.chairkickers.com.

Thanks again to everyone who came out to our shows in England, Portugal and Spain. The photo below is from Royal Festival Hall featuring the projections and stage design of Peter Liversidge.



© Low

I might have gone to see them on 7/7, but already going to Disappears that day

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

Low - 2012-03-27 - Sala Apolo, Barcelona, SP

Low - 2012-03-31 - Círculo de Arte, Toledo, SP

Both uploaded by emmanuel

[stu666]

From facebook:

Low will be playing Latitude Festival on July 14th in Southwold, Suffolk, UK - http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/

I wouldn't mind going to this as it's not far from me but it's £75 for a day ticket

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

Holy shit, that is indeed pretty expensive. It's almost the exact equivalent of what is charged for some lame festivals with only a decent name on the line-up around here, though. In case you catch them (although it will be reasonable if you wouldn't), please do not forget to tape. I found it too disappointing that none of their short sets opening for Death Cab For Cutie were recorded apparently. They brought back "Shots And Ladders" and who knows what else, and played "Words" with Ben Gibbard on guitar and vocals at one show, which I'd be curious to hear (hopefully he didn't actually butchered it). Seems like Low will be taking a rest for a while, and Alan and Steve will focus on touring briefly with Retribution Gospel Choir. Last I heard, Eric Pollard was looking for a label to release his solo record as Actual Wolf. There are also a few performances already booked by The Murder Of Crows (one of which will include visual accompaniment by the work of silk painting artist, Lee Zimmerman), and according to Gaelynn Lea there is a possibility that they might record an album sometime in the summer, or even sooner.

Poster for The Murder Of Crows' upcoming performance at Homegrown Festival in Duluth, MN, on May 5th; by Shawn Stigsell:

 

Details about "A Murder In Silk", a collaborative performance between The Murder Of Crows and Lee Zimmerman on June 1st and 2nd, 2012:
http://www.duluthplayhouse.org/index...emid=68#Murder