CLAIRECORDS NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY '07 Welcome to the 28th edition of the Clairecords newsletter, brought to you by some misplaced earplugs, a few empty cans of Shiner Bock and a plateful of Cisco’s world-famous migas. Burp! MAHOGANY You’ve heard them on NPR’s All Songs Considered, you’ve seen them on tour with Clinic and Bloc Party—but did you know that Mahogany used to cut records for Clairecords? Pitchfork awarded an impressive to The Dream of A Modern Day upon its original release, and though their recordings for us have gone to out-of-print oblivion, Mahogany continue to do very, very interesting things with sound. Domino Records uber-DJ Ulrich Schnauss is remixing Mahogany for an upcoming 12-inch to be released by our vinyl-only sister label, Claire’s Echo, so save some of your tax-refund cash for this exciting release. http://www.mahogany.nu SCIFLYER Calling all inhabitants of interplanetary craft! Progress continues on Sciflyer's next studio album, now emerging in a clandestine location under the title They Only Believe in the Moon, which should arrive sometime this fall or winter. Plans are also underway for a road trip through the western U.S. in June, so keep your eyes peeled for dates! http://www.sciflyer.net THE BROTHER KITE Konichiwa to our friends in the Land of the Rising Sun! Waiting For the Time to Be Right is now available to you with bonus material courtesy of our friends at Quince Records. A June tour of the Southeast is now in the planning stages, and suggestions for venues, eateries and sleeperies will be accepted with maximum gratitude and a minimum of fuss. The Pride of Providence also recorded a brand-new track, "Half Century," for Adult Swim’s forthcoming downloadable compilation, Right of Spring (out May 11), which will also include cuts by TV on the Radio, the Raveonettes, Asobi Seksu, The Good, the Bad and the Queen, Jesu and many more. Keep a lookout for a fabtabulous feature in next month’s Northeast Performer and—for the wax aficionados among you—an 180-gram edition of Waiting For the Time to Be Right. So set those turntables to stun! http://www.thebrotherkite.com *** ALL YOUR PRESS IS BELONG TO US *** MAHOGANY “The New York (by way of Michigan) trio Mahogany have found a common ground where old and new shoegazer fans can live together in both suicidal misery and perpetual contentedness.” – Ryan Schreiber, Pitchfork *** CLAIRECORDS LIVE AND IN STEREO!*** AIRIEL 04/08/07 Chicago, IL- Schubas w/ The Cinematics, The Race 05/31/07 Chicago, IL- The Darkroom w/ The Vandelles, A Place to Bury Strangers 07/09/07 Omaha NE- TBA 07/08/07 Denver CO- TBA 07/12/07 Phoenix AZ- TBA 07/13/07 Los Angeles CA- TBA 07/14/07 San Francisco, CA- TBA 07/15/07 Portland, OR- TBA 07/16/07 Seattle, WA- TBA MAHOGANY 04/05/07 New York, NY- Mercury Lounge w/ Land of Talk 04/14/07 Glasgow, UK- Glasgow Academy w/ Bloc Party 04/15/07 Wolverhampton, UK- Civic w/ Bloc Party 04/16/07 Plymouth, UK- Plymouth Pavilions w/ Bloc Party 04/17/07 London, UK- White Heat at Madame Jo-Jo’s 04/18/07 Blackpool, UK- Empress Ballroom w/ Bloc Party 04/19/07 London, UK- Brixton Academy w/ Bloc Party 04/20/07 London, UK- Brixton Academy w/ Bloc Party 04/21/07 London, UK- Water Rats Theatre w/ Ulrich Schnauss 05/26/07 Lima, Peru- TBA w/ Resplandor PAIK 04/29/07 Portland, OR- Ground Kontrol 05/03/07 San Francisco, CA- The Eagle SF 05/06/07 San Diego, CA- House of Blues SCIFLYER 05/26/07 San Francisco, CA- The Knockout w/ Montana, Fleeting Joys 06/15/07 Phoenix, AZ- Paper Heart (TENTATIVE) 06/22/07- Portland, OR- Ground Kontrol 06/23/07 Arcata CA- The Alibi 07/05/07 Roswell, NM- UFO Festival THE BROTHER KITE 04/13/07 Boston, MA- Bill’s Bar 05/03/07 Providence, RI- Lupo’s w/ The Almost HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING? SUSAN (Clairecords’ International Woman Of Mystery)’s TOP 10 MOST MEMORABLE THINGS AT SXSW 2007: 1. The Buzzcocks at Stubbs 2. Tossin’ cookies after “dining” at the Marisco Grill (which up until this year was a fantastic place to eat), which made me miss Dosh and Vashti Bunyan. Someone shut this gastronomic hellhole down, for the good of humanity! 3. Rickie Lee Jones’ near-meltdown at the New West party 4. Standing beside legendary photographer/filmmaker Bruce Weber at the New West party 5. Donovan at Central Presbyterian Church 6. The BMI Breakfast, always an appetizing spread! 7. Dancing onstage with The Rosebuds at Antone’s 8. Ariel Pink at The Ale House, and Vudi (American Music Club) on guitar, and Vudi’s awesome green-velvet coat. Vudi rules! 9. Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter at Buffalo Billiards 10. The Changes at Habana Calle 6, and the slide of the Smurf wang ___________________________________________ Clairecords * Purveyors of Quality Noise http://www.clairecords.com http://www.myspace.com/clairecords