CLAIRECORDS NEWSLETTER JULY ‘06
Welcome to the 22nd edition of the Clairecords newsletter, brought to you by searing temperatures and occupants of interplanetary craft. 

CLAIRE'S ECHO 
The next two releases from our new vinyl-only imprint, Claire’s Echo, will feature Sway’s Winter Heart and Montreal’s destroyalldreamers. Subsequent issuances will feature  Casino vs. Japan, Mahogany, Park Avenue Music, Astrobrite and many, many more; all are limited to a 300-copy pressing. What? You haven’t subscribed yet? Get to it here: http://www.tonevendor.com .
http://www.clairecords.com/clairesecho/home.html

EAU CLAIRE
There’s much ado about something in the Eau Claire camp! As Rachel Staggs reports, “Eau Claire is currently working on songs in separate states (Texas/Ohio) for a future release as well as 
deciding who with and where these recordings will take 
place. While we both focus on our solo material this 
year, we hope to rack up frequent flyer miles so we 
can make another Eau Claire release possible in 2007.”  In further news, Rachel enjoyed a prestigious DJ gig in London with Air Formation and Secret Shine, and is set to launch a whirlwind tour of the western U.S. in the not-too-distant future. And Jessica’s latest solo album, Feels Like Home, is now available through your friends at Kranky. 
http://www.eauclairemusic.com

SCIFLYER
Calling all occupants of interplanetary craft! Sciflyer have announced plans to begin recording their next outing of  otherworldly magic after they return from their brief but rollicking tour of the West Coast.  The forthcoming full-length is emerging under the working title They Only Believe In The Moon, and its tracklisting includes “So Close To Over,”  “Strange Kind,”  “Creator” and “Interstellar Overdrive,” a “Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd cover,” according to Steve Kennedy. The band hope to complete recording in January or February, though no potential release date has been set. Stay tuned, kiddies! 
http://www.sciflyer.net

THE BROTHER KITE
If you were in the Providence area the other night and ventured towards the vicinity of AS220, you very likely watched in unbridled ecstasy as The Brother Kite shared a most outstanding bill with Danielson of Danielson Famile fame. Fret not if you were unable to attend, for The Brother Kite have booked a handful of live appearances in the Northeast with plenty more to come. The group have also completed their very first video (“I’m Not the Only One”, off the forthcoming Waiting for the Time to Be Right), which will be available for your downloading pleasure soon.  
 http://www.thebrotherkite.com


*** CLAIRECORDS MEETS THE PRESS! ***

THE BROTHER KITE
“The Brother Kite is a Rhode Island band that channels Ride, My Bloody Valentine, the Jesus and Mary Chain and other practitioners of the faraway vocal, the autumn-sun guitar, the would-be anthem. And they do it well.”   - The Providence Journal


** CLAIRECORDS LIVE AND IN STEREO! **

EAU CLAIRE
8/10/06  Los Angeles CA- Silverlake Lounge*
8/11/06  Los Angeles CA- Lava Lounge*
8/12/06  Long Beach CA- The Prospector*
8/16/06  Berkeley CA- Blake’s on Telegraph*
8/17/06  San Francisco, CA- Make-Out Room*
8/19/06  Davis, CA- Delta of Venus*
11/17/06  Boston, MA- Regent Theater  (Brainwaves Festival)**
* Rachel Staggs solo performance
** Jessica Bailiff solo performance

MALORY
10/13/06 Dresden, DE- Groove Station
10/14/06 Siegen, DE- Musikclub Meyer

SCIFLYER
8/18/06   Hollywood, CA- Lava Lounge
                 w/ artDamaged, LSD & the Search for God
8/19/06  Las Vegas, NV- Divebar
                 w/ artDamaged, LSD & the Search for God
8/23/06  San Francisco, CA- Make Out Room
                  w/ LSD & the Search for God
 
THE BROTHER KITE
8/05/06  Providence, RI- Century Lounge
8/06/06  Allston, MA- Great Scott
                 w/ Polaris Mine, Charlene, Second Story Man 
8/08/06  New York, NY- Sin-e
8/10/06  New York NY- Piano’s
                 w/ The Rinse
9/17/06  Cambridge MA- Middle East
                 w/ Plumerai, Seven Sunless Day, The Second Hand
10/8/06  Northampton, MA- The Elevens (Popfest New England)
                 w/ Secret Shine, Akobi Seksu + more

HEY! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING?	
(A peek into the inner sanctums of your favorite Clairecords stars!)
 
Jeremy Wrenn (AIRIEL) 
“This is probably too late, but I just got back from Japan and am now a married man.”
 
Jon Downs (THE BROTHER KITE)
“Listening to Band of Horses, Sonic Youth, Echo and the Bunnymen, and looking forward to the Neil Hamburger show in a few weeks.”

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