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Rock Plaza Central - Pitchfork Review! Chris Eaton launches microfiction project on Twitter!
Posted 3 days ago by James Trauzzi
First off... Rock Plaza Central were reviewed on Pitchfork this morning! Be sure to check out the great review HERE !In other RPC news... on Saturday July 4th, frontman Chris Eaton will be launching a new micro-fiction project via the band's Twitter in association with arts & culture zine Steel Bananas, to be published in their upcoming anthology, GULCH: An Assemblage of Poetry and Prose to be released with Tightrope Books this fall.
Inspired by Deleuze and Guattari's rhizome theory and concept of the assemblage, the anthology aims to create a snapshot of the diversity of contemporary Canadian literary culture, mixing the work of burgeoning young writers with established literary figures on the theme of fragmentation. To that end, Steel Bananas has asked Chris Eaton to write one story per day of no more than 140 characters, so that he may publish them for public participation on his band’s twitter account from the road. Anyone who follows Chris’s Rock Plaza tweet is also asked to reply to any story with one of their own, using the rhizome model to intertwine the two stories so that they both are a part of each other. The story need not follow the original in theme. All that is asked is that replies should contain 1/3 of the words from the original text.
If you're in the area, be sure to check out the band as they hit the road this summer! here are all the date:
July 4 Milwaukee, WI / PBR Event outside Burnheart's
July 5 Minneapolis, MN / 7th St.
July 7 Winnipeg, MB @ The Pyramid Cabaret
July 8 Saskatoon, SK @ Walker's Nightclub
July 9 Edmonton, AB @ Brixx
July 10 Calgary, AB @ Dicken's Pub
July 11 Canmore, AB @ Canmore Hotel
July 13 Kennewick, WA @ Red Room
July 14 Seattle, WA @ The Sunset Tavern
July 15 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
July 16 Bellingham, WA @ The Wild Buffalo
July 18 Vancouver, BC @ The Vancouver Folk Festival
July 19 Vancouver, BC @ The Vancouver Folk Festival
July 22 Detroit Lake, MN @ 10,000 Lakes Festival
July 24 Guelph, ON @ Hillside Festival
July 25 Guelph, ON @ Hillside Festival
July 26 Chicago, IL @ Wicker Park Festival w/ Elvis Perkins
July 31 Sackville, NB @ Sappyfest
AND if you haven't already, head on over to the PBR Shop to order a copy of the new Rock Plaza Album on CD , Limited Edition Vinyl, or DRM Free 320 MP3s!
Paper Bag Digital signs Montreal's MONOGRENADE! debut 'La saveur des fruits EP' out today!
Posted 3 days ago by James Trauzzi
Paper Bag Digital is thrilled to announce the signing of Montreal band Monogrenade and the subsequent release of their debut EP entitle "La saveur des fruits" out TODAY!Monogrenade is Jean-Michel Pigeon (keyboard, guitar, vocals), Frederic B. Girard (vocals), Mathieu Collette (drums, glockenspield, electro) and François Lessard (bass). Their exciting melodies, haunting rhythms and aerial pop create a unique and eclectic assortment of sound. With “La saveur des fruits”, the group first EP, the four musicians have made a record that is sometimes introspective and melancholic, sometimes energetic and crazy. To discover all the intricacies of the fruity universe of Monogrenade, nothing is better than an always renewed listening!
Want to check it out now? Click HERE to download the first single Ce soir for FREE!
Be sure to keep coming back to the PBR website for all the latest info about Monogrenade, and if you haven't already - head on over to the PBR Digital Shop to download DRM Free 320 MP3s!
Rock Plaza Central 'runnin' hot' across the west, covers Van Halen's "Panama"
Posted 17 days ago by James Trauzzi
Toronto six-piece Rock Plaza Central is preparing for the second leg of their tour of the US, this time hitting the midwest and west coast. To kick off their tour, and in celebration of their forthcoming album and Paper Bag Records debut, At The Moment Of Our Most Needing, Or If Only They Could Turn Around, They Would Know They Weren't Alone (out this week!), the band is offering a free mp3 download of their take on Van Halen's "Panama."According to front man Chris Eaton, "...it really all happened as a result of two things. I had an idea to host a night about four years ago where I'd book bands and give them a list of songs they'd have to cover. It was pretty brilliant. And then I had to stop because my partner got a job in Panama for four months. I couldn't get the song out of my head, so one day I just clicked record on the tape recorder and this came out."
Rock Plaza Central does "Panama" (Van Halen Cover) mp3 DL HERE
With influences ranging from William Faulkner to Palace/Oldham, Tom Waits and Van Morrison, Rock Plaza Central's profile grew quickly after a pair of glowing reviews from Pitchfork, one being an 8.4 stating, "the music is so surefooted and evocative...accessible, supremely affecting, and unique." Shortly thereafter they were on the cover of CMJ and were called "stars-in-waiting" by David Fricke at Rolling Stone. Magnet said, "'[RPC] deftly toed the line between a Dust Bowl-era country/folk road show and more modern, damaged rock brainiacs like Neutral Milk Hotel...the new album reveal[s] some fresh weapons in RPC's arsenal," NPR mentioned, "Rock Plaza Central isn't afraid to get thematically ambitious...," and RCRD LBL said the band, "makes your head spin in a good way."
Rock Plaza Central On Tour:
June 19 Albany, NY @ Valentine's
June 20 Philadelphia, PA @ Popped! Music Festival
July 4 Milwaukee, WI / PBR Event outside Burnheart's
July 5 Minneapolis, MN / 7th St.
July 7 Winnipeg, MB @ The Pyramid Cabaret
July 8 Saskatoon, SK @ Walker's Nightclub
July 9 Edmonton, AB @ Brixx
July 10 Calgary, AB @ Dicken's Pub
July 11 Canmore, AB @ Canmore Hotel
July 13 Kennewick, WA @ Red Room
July 14 Seattle, WA @ The Sunset Tavern
July 15 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
July 16 Bellingham, WA @ The Wild Buffalo
July 22 Detroit Lake, MN @ 10,000 Lakes Festival
Sally Shapiro returns with 'My Guilty Pleasure'
Posted 22 days ago by James Trauzzi
The Swedish disco princess Sally Shapiro is readying her official follow-up, My Guilty Pleasure, for release August 25 via Paper Bag Records!
Produced by Shapiro's right hand man Johan Agebjörn, My Guilty Pleasure also includes contributions from Cloetta Paris and Tensnake. The single "Miracle" hits North American stores via Paper Bag Digital - June 16, backed by a remix by Bogdan Irkük.
If you haven't checked out 'Miracle' just yet it's currently streaming on Pitchfork. Keep checking back the .com for more info closer to the release date! and don't forget - all of Sally's music is currently available as 320kbps DRM-Free MP3's in the Paper Bag Digital Shop!
Track Listing:
My Guilty Pleasure
01 Swimming Through the Blue Lagoon
02 Looking at the Stars
03 Love in July
04 My Fantasy
05 Let It Show
06 Moonlight Dance
07 Save Your Love
08 Dying in Africa
09 Miracle
Paper Bag Digital signs Toronto's LITTLE GIRLS!
Posted 32 days ago by James Trauzzi
In the wake of a series of high-profile blog mentions, Toronto-based Little Girls prepares for the release of new EP, Tambourine with Paper Bag Digital on June 2, 2009. Little Girls emerged from Toronto's post-punk scene as a solo recording project of multi-instrumentalist Josh McIntyre. The songs combine lo-fi distorted surf rock with layers of fuzz to create murky, haunting, and melodic walls of sound. Little Girls will release two more EPs before the end of this year.
It all started when Josh, who is a member of the shoe-gaze duo Pirate/Rock, recorded a few songs in his home studio as a side project in early 2009. Seeking the unbiased opinions from friends and musical peers he anonymously posted the music on the internet under the name "Little Girls," a name he believed least likely to reveal his identity. He also sent a link to influential music blog Gorilla vs. Bear, and within days, the music was receiving thousands of plays and Little Girls getting positive attention from blogs such as The Walrus, No Pain in Pop, Exclaim! Pitchfork and Brooklyn Vegan. Little Girls' sound also inspired influential UK magazine Dazed and Confused to feature the band in their May 'Mavericks' issue.
Little Girls' sound is driven by 'youth and nostalgia', says Josh who has been creating and playing music since his early teens. His influences come from the 80's no-wave post-punk scene, and the early 80's golden era of hip-hop. Equally influential are the late hip-hop artist J. Dilla, as well as Can, Joy Division, Wire, and The Clean. Other Little Girls releases will by handled by Brooklyn labels Mexican Summer (Kemado) and Captured Tracks (Blank Dogs). If you’re interested - Paper Bag has 10 copies of the Mexican Summer Thrills 12” for sale in our PBR SHOP, but once they’re gone, that’s it!
Little Girls' band consists of Josh on guitar and vocals, Andrew Wilson on guitar, Joseph Roth on bass and Anthony Gerace on drums. They will be performing at this years NXNE festival with Crystal Antlers followed by dates throughout the summer across Canada and the US, including opening slots for Japandroids.
June 18 – Toronto, ON - Secret Show w/ Slim Twig (NXNE)
June 19 – Toronto, ON - Secret ‘House Party’ w/ Slim Twig (NXNE)
June 20 – Toronto, ON – Sneaky Dee’s w/ Crystal Antlers (NXNE)
July 8 - New York City, NY - Cake Shop
July 10 – Brooklyn, NY - Cameo Gallery w/ Japandroids
July 11 – Brooklyn, NY - TBA
July 12 – Boston, MA - Great Scott - w/ Japandroids
July 16 – Toronto, ON - El Mocambo w/ Japandroids
Artist Update > Sally’ Shapiro's Miracle! Rock Plaza Central hit the road!
Posted 38 days ago by James Trauzzi
Rock Plaza Central hit the road! New album out today in
Rock Plaza Central are gearing up for a huge couple of weeks on the road in support of their new album “…At the Moment of Our Most Needing, Or If Only They Could Turn Around, They Would Know They Weren’t Alone”. Starting off in
ALSO, visit the Paper Bag Records Shop now to purchase a copy of the brand new album on cd or limited edition vinyl! Only 300 copies of the vinyl are available, all are numbered, hand etched, and are in an awesome silk screened sleeve! Once they’re gone, they’re gone! So be sure to order your copy now!
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Sally Shapiro drops first single ‘Miracle’, new album out this fall!
Sally Shapiro debuted the first single from her upcoming album ‘My Guilty Pleasure’ this past week all over the blogosphere to critical acclaim including features on Stereogum, Pitchfork, Under the Radar and more.
On June 16th – Paper Bag Digital will be releasing a digital single of 'Miracle' featuring an extended mix, radio mix, and remix of the track! Keep checking out paperbagrecords.com for all the updated info throughout the summer!
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Sally Shapiro debuted the first single from her upcoming album ‘My Guilty Pleasure’ this past week all over the blogosphere to critical acclaim including features on Stereogum, Pitchfork, Under the Radar and more.
On June 16th – Paper Bag Digital will be releasing a digital single of 'Miracle' featuring an extended mix, radio mix, and remix of the track! Keep checking out paperbagrecords.com for all the updated info throughout the summer!
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Josh Reichmann covers Bat For Lashes’ “Daniel”, drops new music video!
Josh Reichmann recently released ‘Crazy Power’ in the
"I'm aiming with these covers (Deerhunter, Bat For Lashes and Bill Callahan upcoming) to showcase the songwriting that I think is strongest by these artists and reference their production but put my spin on them- which is to bring a raw strange life to there voices and recontextualize or open up the lyrical themes to new dimensions. I only cover things that feel soulful or timeless, something I strive for in my music."
Josh will be joining the stage with Rock Plaza Central in
Click photo to play video
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>>>>> WOODHANDS // MYSPACE | FACEBOOK | PBR SHOP
Congratulations go out to Woodhands from the PBR camp! UK's Q Magazine recently named Woodhands as one of the top 10 Best New Bands in the world! Be sure to pick up their June issue (on stands now) to check out the article. Woodhands will also be hitting up the US west coast in June, dates are below. Go check them out!
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>>>>> WOODHANDS // MYSPACE | FACEBOOK | PBR SHOP
Congratulations go out to Woodhands from the PBR camp! UK's Q Magazine recently named Woodhands as one of the top 10 Best New Bands in the world! Be sure to pick up their June issue (on stands now) to check out the article. Woodhands will also be hitting up the US west coast in June, dates are below. Go check them out!
CLICK HERE to check out the latest mix from Two Fingers' (aka Amon Tobin and Doubleclick). The mix includes a number of white-label cuts, a "bootleg" version of their Missy Elliott rework, a Spank Rock remix, and multiple contributions from Sway.
>>>>> SLIM TWIG // MYSPACE | FACEBOOK | PBR SHOP
Slim Twig will be holding a huge cd release party inToronto
>>>>> WINTER GLOVES // MYSPACE | FACEBOOK | PBR SHOP
Winter Gloves are hitting the festival circuit this summer including performances at the Beats, Breaks and Culture festival in Toronto, Guelph's Hillside Festival, and to cap it all off - Osheaga - in Montreal where they'll share the stage with Coldplay, the Beastie Boys and many more fantastic acts!
Slim Twig will be holding a huge cd release party in
>>>>> WINTER GLOVES // MYSPACE | FACEBOOK | PBR SHOP
Winter Gloves are hitting the festival circuit this summer including performances at the Beats, Breaks and Culture festival in Toronto, Guelph's Hillside Festival, and to cap it all off - Osheaga - in Montreal where they'll share the stage with Coldplay, the Beastie Boys and many more fantastic acts!
>>>>> LAURA BARRETT // MYSPACE | FACEBOOK | PBR SHOP
Laura Barrett is heading over to Germany at the end of the month! We wish her all the best on her trip! Check the dates below if you happen to be in the area!
Laura Barrett is heading over to Germany at the end of the month! We wish her all the best on her trip! Check the dates below if you happen to be in the area!
-- TOUR DATES --
JOSH REICHMANN / ORACLE BAND
Jun 01 - New York, NY - Cake Shop#
Jun 02 - Brooklyn, NY - Bell House#
# w/ Rock Plaza Central
LAURA BARRETT
May 30 – Koln, Nordrhein-Westfalen – Kulturkirche
May 31 – Frankfurt, Hessen – Mousonturm
Jun 1 – Munchen, Bayern – Theatron Pfingstfestival
Jun 2 – Berlin, Berlin – Passionskirche
LITTLE GIRLS
June 20 - Toronto, ON - Sneaky Dee's$
July 10 – Brooklyn, NY - Cameo Gallery*
July 12 – Boston, MA - Great Scott*
July 16 – Toronto, ON - El Mocambo*
$ w/ Crystal Antlers
* w/ Japandroids
SLIM TWIG
May 29 – Toronto ,ON – the Horseshoe (CD Release Party)
Jun 17 – Toronto, ON – the Gladstone
Jun 24 – Calgary, AB – Sled Island (w/ Final Fantasy)
Jun 25 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite
Jun 27 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore (Half Alive Party)
July 8 – Washington, DC – DC9*
July 11- New York, NY – Pianos*
* w/ Japandroids
ROCK PLAZA CENTRAL
May 25 - Toronto, ON – Tranzac
May 26 - Toronto, ON - Sonic Boom (Instore)
May 27 - Toronto, ON - George Weston Recital Hall (Alli's Journey 'Take My Hand' Gala)
May 27 - Toronto, ON - The Dakota
May 28 - London, ON - Call The Office
May 29 - Ottawa, ON – Zaphods
May 30 - Montreal, QC - Green Room
May 31 - Boston, MA - TT's
Jun 01 - New York, NY - Cake Shop+
Jun 02 - Brooklyn, NY - Bell House+
Jun 03 - Washington, DC - Black Cat Backstage
Jun 04 - Philadelphia, PA - M Room
Jun 06 - Chicago, IL - Metronome Festival
Jun 06 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
Jun 07 - Madison, WI - High Noon
Jun 08 – Rock Island, IL - Ribco
Jun 10 - Iowa City, IA - The Mill
Jun 11- Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio
Jun 12 - Pontiac, MI - Pike Room
Jun 13 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
July 18 - Vancouver, BC - Vancouver Folk Festival
July 19 - Vancouver, BC - Vancouver Folk Festival
July 24 - Guelph, ON - Hillside Fest
July 25 - Guelph, ON - Hillside Fest
+ w/ Josh Reichmann Oracle Band
WINTER GLOVES
July 10 – Toronto, ON – Harbourfront Beats, Breaks and Culture Festival
July 25 – Guelph, ON – Hillside Festival
July 26 – Guelph, ON – Hillside Festival
Aug 1 – Montreal, QC - Osheaga Festival
WOODHANDS
June 9 –
June 10 –
June 11 – Sebastopol, CA – Hop Monk Tavern
June 12 –
Sept 12 –
* w/ Datarock
Woodhands - Best New Band in the World!
Posted 42 days ago by James Trauzzi
We’re thrilled to announce that Q Magazine named Woodhands as one of the 10 “Best New Bands In The World”! Congrats guys! Head on out to your local magazine shop and pick up a copy of the June 2009 issue!
Sally Shapiro drops first single from new album on Stereogum!
Posted 58 days ago by James Trauzzi
My Guilty Pleasure, the followup to Sally Shapiro’s Disco Romance, is out in late summer/early fall. First single “Miracle,” penned and produced by Johan Agebjörn and Roger Gunnarsson, is out officially via Paper Bag Digital on 6/16, but you can hear it first in this week’s Stereo Gum: Gum Drop! Check it out here
FREE DOWNLOAD - Woodhands!
Posted 65 days ago by James Trauzzi
Paper Bag Digital Presents:Woodhands - I Kissed A Girl (Katy Perry Cover)
After a crazy and awesome show at the Phoenix in Toronto (worthy of a 4 star review by NOW Magazine) Woodhands are heading down south for a slew of dates that will bring them to New York, Chicago, St. Lousie and more! Check dates below!
May 8 - Springfield, MO - Outland
May 9 - St Louis, MO - Pops Blue Moon
May 10 - Des Moines IA - House Of Bricks
May 11 - Rochester, MI - The Factory
May 12 - Indianapolis, IN – Vollrath (My Old Kentucky Blog Presents!)
May 13 - Chicago, IL - Abbey Pub
May 15 - Columbus, OH - Bristol Bar
May 16 – New York City, NY – Loose Nukes at the Delancey
*every once in a while, Paper Bag Digital likes to hook listeners up with new and exclusive digital content! we hope you enjoy and will support what we do by checking out our digital store below!*
FREE DOWNLOAD - Josh Reichmann/Oracle Band
Posted 65 days ago by James Trauzzi
Paper Bag Digital Presents:Josh Reichmann/Oracle Band - Agoraphobia (Deerhunter Cover)
Josh and crew recently dropped the Shivering Black EP through Paper Bag Digital! Shivering Black was hailed by Spin Magazine as the #1 Song You Must Here Now in their April issue. The EP includes a live off the floor version, as well as a remix by Paper Bag’s own Jake Fairley. It also includes a brand new song called “Our Whole Life”. His new full length Crazy Power is out now in Canada and wil be released May 12th across the US. Josh will be hitting the road this June, keep checking the PBR site for more info!
*every once in a while, Paper Bag Digital likes to hook listeners up with new and exclusive digital content! we hope you enjoy and will support what we do by checking out our digital store below!*
NEWS LISTINGS
2009
June
Rock Plaza Central - Pitchfork Review! Chris Eaton launches microfiction project on Twitter!Paper Bag Digital signs Montreal's MONOGRENADE! debut 'La saveur des fruits EP' out today!
Rock Plaza Central 'runnin' hot' across the west, covers Van Halen's "Panama"
Sally Shapiro returns with 'My Guilty Pleasure'
Paper Bag Digital signs Toronto's LITTLE GIRLS!
May
Artist Update > Sally’ Shapiro's Miracle! Rock Plaza Central hit the road!Woodhands - Best New Band in the World!
Sally Shapiro drops first single from new album on Stereogum!
April
FREE DOWNLOAD - Woodhands!FREE DOWNLOAD - Josh Reichmann/Oracle Band
FREE DOWNLOAD - Winter Gloves!
Two Fingers feat. 'Amon Tobin' out today! Woodhands Steamwhistle Bash! Record Store Day Toronto!
Rock Plaza Central Join PBR! Two Fingers feat. Amon Tobin out soon! + Much More!!
March
PAPER BAG RECORDS at SXSW!!WINTER GLOVES MUSIC VIDEO!!!
Woodhands release Dancer EP TODAY on Paper Bag Digital!
February
Paper Bag in NYC!!Happy Valentines Day from Sally Shapiro and Johan Agebjorn!
PBR Update! Woodhands Cover Eddy Grant! Sally Shapiro Talks New Album! PBR Hits Up NYC!
No more touring for Sally Shapiro?? A new album on the way!?!?
January
Kanye West to the Acorn - This Is BEAUTIFUL!CFCF 'Crystal Mines' music video premiers on Pitchfork TV!
Two Fingers’ announce debut album on Paper Bag Records
PAPER BAG DIGITAL IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE ADDITION OF MONTREAL DJ/PRODUCER 'CFCF' TO OUR ROSTER!
2008
December
Happy Holidays! - FREE NEW EPs by The Acorn!!A Year In Music - by Paper Bag Records
Winter Gloves head south! Cover LCD Soundsystem!
PBR BLOG!!!
The Acorn - 'Crooked Legs' NEW VIDEO!