CLAIRECORDS NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2007 Welcome to the 35th edition of the Clairecords newsletter. Happy nondenominational retail product day! ELECTRO GROUP Good Technology is burning up the airwaves as far away as Serbia, where they’ve been heard on local radio outlet B92 FM. CHRW-FM (London, ON), WPVM-FM (Asheville, NC) and WTUL-FM (New Orleans, LA) and WFMU-FM (NYC, NY) also rule for integrating Good Technology into their playlists. Radio adds mean extra goodies in the stocking! If you haven’t had an opportunity to give Good Technology a spin, it’s available for purchase from iTunes and, of course, tonevendor.com . http://www.myspace.com/electrogroup SECRET SHINE We at Clairecords are simply ecstatic to announce that Secret Shine has been invited to perform at the annual South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival and conference in beautiful Austin, TX next March. Dates and venues to be announced, so stay tuned. The Shinees would love to perform at your SXSW-related day party/instore and their rider requirements are fairly modest, so contact us for the details! In further happenings, as guitarist Scott Purnell reports, “We have spent the first two weeks of October finishing the recording of our new album. All the audio is now recorded and we'll be mixing in the next couple of weeks. The new album includes 10 songs and we're hoping it will take a few people by surprise. We've explored a few new musical directions but essentially wanted to bring some of the power of our live sound into this record. We can't wait to get this record out and play lots of gigs in 2008!” On that note, a string of tour dates is being planned for spring 2008 (exc ited? We are!) Copies of our 2004 After Years compilation, which collects much of the group’s Sarah Records output, are still available for perusal and purchase through tonevendor.com, as are brand-new T-shirts. Finally, if you or someone you know has the means to assist us with the "TBA" tour dates listed below, by all means get in touch. Your karma will thank you for it, and so will Secret Shine. http://www.secretshine.co.uk THE BROTHER KITE Guess who else has been invited to perform at SXSW 2008? The Pride of Providence, that's who! Like Secret Shine, The Brother Kite would love nothing more than to play at your SXSW-related daytime shindig and/or in-store, crash on your floor, eat all your food, drink all your beer, write naughty things on your bathroom wall, siphon your gas, short-sheet your bed, Saran-wrap your toilet and steal all the change from between your couch cushions. (Well, the first item on that list, anyway-- they're lovely houseguests and tidy, too!) TBK are working on new material, some of which will materialize on a limited-edition split 7-inch with Plumerai. In further developments, The Moonlit Race EP charted at #22 on CJLO-FM (Montreal, QC). Radio adds mean extra goodies in the stocking! http://www.thebrotherkite.com * * * IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE… PRESS! * * * IFWHEN “Ex-ANL&LF member Merc applies the sonic philosophies of his former group to his current project, Ifwhen. By stripping away the poppier elements and indulging in a more purely psychedelic experience, he’s emerged with a record that’s far more challenging and engaging than anything he did before.” —Jason Ferguson, Orlando Weekly * * * CLAIRECORDS LIVE AND IN YO FACE! * * * SECRET SHINE 01/23/08 Bristol, UK- Louisiana 03/12-15/08 Austin, TX (SXSW; dates/venues TBC) 03/16/08 Oklahoma City, OK- TBA 03/17/08 Fayetteville, AR- TBA 03/18/08 St. Louis, MO- The Cavern 03/19/08 Indianapolis, IN- Melody Inn 03/20/08 Milwaukee, WI- The Borg Ward 03/21/08 Chicago, IL- TBA w/ STAR 03/22/08 Des Moines, IA- Vaudeville Mews 03/23/08 Wichita, KS/Kansas City, MO- TBA TEARS RUN RINGS 03/16/08 Oklahoma City, OK- TBA 03/17/08 Fayetteville, AR- TBA 03/18/08 St. Louis, MO- The Cavern 03/19/08 Indianapolis, IN- Melody Inn 03/20/08 Milwaukee, WI- The Borg Ward 03/21/08 Chicago, IL- TBA w/ STAR 03/22/08 Des Moines, IA- Vaudeville Mews 03/23/08 Wichita, KS/Kansas City, MO- TBA THE BROTHER KITE 01/04/08 New York, NY- Luna Lounge w/ Holler! Wild Rose 01/05/08 New York, NY- Scenic 03/12-16/08 Austin, TX (SXSW; dates/venues TBC) ALL CLAIRECORDS WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS IS… Just about everyone at Clairecords has been fabulously naughty this year, but that doesn’t stop good ol’ St. Nick from leaving a goodie or three beneath the tree. Here’s a peek at some of our Yuletide wish lists: Juju Faith (PARK AVENUE MUSIC/HEARTS + HORSES) “Let's see, what would I like... Oh, what wouldn't I like? I like lots of things. Bush out of office is at the top of my list, but I'm not likely to get that for another year. A greener place to live - we have lots of beautiful trees in Sacramento, but they keep building ugly houses out of cardboard, so it's not helping. For everyone to use reusable shopping bags. Say no to plastic AND paper! I'd like my family to be happy and healthy inside and out. And what else... our new CD to make it into the homes of nice people everywhere.” Jon Downs (THE BROTHER KITE) “Studio stuff, studio stuff, studio stuff...we're completely renovating the studio. We'd like seventh circle audio preamp kits, vintage microphones, pretty much anything with glowing lights or tubes. and don't forget the lounge: Nintendo games for all systems, Sol and Boddington beer, and dirty novelty toys.” _____________________________________ CLAIRECORDS * Purveyors of Quality Noise http://www.clairecords.com http://www.myspace.com/clairecords