It’s a rough week for independent music as Touch and Go cuts manufacturing and distribution services for 20 labels, Daptone‘s studio is robbed, and An Albatross still needs a touring guitarist.
In better news, Sunn O))) and Dave Douglas announce new albums, Farmers Market will perform with a symphony, and Ed Gein is playing together again.Due to the economy and the rough state of affairs in the music world, Touch and Go Records is cutting manufacturing and distribution services for 20 independent labels that have business ties with the influential independent record company.
Before recording a new album this spring, Converge will play a handful of shows, mostly during a week in March. Head to Deathwish Inc. for the full list.
Norwegian jazz/Balkan/surf group Farmers Market will perform with the Stravanger Symphony Orchestra for the country’s MaiJazz festival in May.
A seventh album from Sunn O))), titled Monoliths & Dimensions, will be released May 18 on Southern Lord. The album includes guest appearances from Eyvind Kang, Julian Priester, Oren Ambarchi, Jessika Kenney, and Dylan Carlson.
Ethnically inspired electro-acoustic arists Balkan Beat Box are issuing a remix album, Nu Made, through JDub Records on April 7.
Tombs has posted its entire Relapse debut, Winter Hours, online to be streamed at www.winterhours.info.
Jazz trumpeter Dave Douglas will release a new album with his Brass Ecstasy group, titled Spirit Moves, later this spring.
The Brooklyn studio of Daptone Records, home of Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and The Budos Band, was robbed on Monday. A list of stolen or damaged items can be seen here, and if you see this stuff online somewhere, holler at Daptone.
Brutal hardcore group Ed Gein is practicing again after a year and a half of inactivity. The group plans to start writing new material and play some scattered shows.
Long-form UK rock experimentalists Crippled Black Phoenix will tour the US for two weeks at the beginning of April.
Jaguar Love is no longer playing with drummer Jay Clark (former guitarist of Pretty Girls Make Graves). The band currently is a two-piece with a drum machine and will debut this new lineup for an Australian tour.
An Albatross still needs a guitarist to tour this summer! Get in touch if you’re talented, friendly, and can travel to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Tee Pee Records labelmates Earthless and Witch begin a nine-day tour of the Northeastern US and Canada today.