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POP Montreal presents:


Dot Wiggins Band + guests
Sala Rossa - Salle EXCLAIM!
Saturday September 20th 2014

$13 in advance / $17 at the door
Doors 7PM / Show 8PM
$13 in advance / $17 at the door
Doors 7PM / Show 8PM

Dot Wiggin Band at POP Montreal // Sept 20th 2014

nb6811

WHY? "Murmurer"

Once In A BlueMoon

A little light relief - This is NOT the original, still a great version  ♬

Monster Mash

(<a href="http://www.alternativetentacles.com/tours.php">Tour Dates here!</a>)

"Ready! Get! Go!" is brand new recordings of unreleased Shaggs songs and new classics written by Dot Wiggin and her band!

The Shaggs' "Philosophy of the World" quietly debuted 44 years ago and eventually became the crown jewel for outsider music fans because of its charming and discordant pop songs. Now, the Shaggs' singer and songwriter, Dot Wiggin is back to break the silence and share her uncommonly cute, uncanny music on her 1st ever solo album! Frank Zappa said the Shaggs were "better than the Beatles" and Kurt Cobain regarded them as "so obviously the real thing."

The Dot Wiggin Band retains some Shaggs-ish character, without missing a beat or trying to recreate what once was. The band is better at their instruments than Dot's sisters were but retain the original crude allure that made the Shaggs so special. This record varies from raw punkish indie to pretty virginal melodies.

Dot's whimsical lyrics are simple but haunting, without ever becoming formulaic or gimmicky. Her peculiar, sweet voice rolls along the different musical styles surprisingly well, tying "Ready! Get! Go!" together. It is exactly what one wants to hear after a 44 year musical hiatus - something reminiscent of the Shaggs, but refreshingly matured.

The CD & LP come with liner notes by Dot Wiggin herself as well as bandmate Jesse Krakow, along with photos, flyers, and lyrics so you can sing along around the campfire. The unforgettable front and back covers are by Jad Fair!

It may have been 44 years since Dot's last record but 2013 will be the year of Dot Wiggin!

Buy CD or LP

Dot Wiggin Band - Banana Bike

A cat is missing. Find it for the writer of "Banana Bike."

My Pal Foot Foot

Taken from "The Last Match." Reissued on LP and CD September 23, 2014 on Slumberland Records.

pre-order: http://smarturl.it/aislers-set

The Aislers Set occupy an enviable place in the pop pantheon. Brimming with drunken romanticism, sharp pop sensibilities and timeless melodies, The Aislers reveled in the history of great POP, spiking their classicist 60s-tinged tunes with pure post-punk energy and originality of bands like the Fire Engines and The June Brides. Every song is a meticulously constructed sound world, where the arrangement and instrumentation sublimely, uncannily bring each tune to completeness.

The Aislers Set began in 1998 as a vehicle for the songs of Linton, who had most recently co-led San Francisco's legendary Henry's Dress and drummed in Go Sailor with her pal Rose Melberg. With Henry's Dress she had helped guide the band from it's noise/drone beginnings to the explosive mod/punk fusion that made them such a force to be reckoned with. With The Aislers Set the original goal was just to write, record and document.

The result was the first Aislers Set album, 1998's seminal "Terrible Things Happen". During the course of recording "Terrible Things Happen", Linton was joined by some friends who became the full-band Aislers Set line-up: Alicia Vanden Heuvel on bass, Yoshi Nakamoto on drums, Wyatt Cusick on guitar and Jen Cohen on keyboards. It's this fantastic line-up that toured in 1999 and put together the second album, 2000's "The Last Match". Where "Terrible Things Happen"s synthesis of 60s mod-pop, 70s punk and 80s/90s indie flavors provided an end-of-the-century summation of where pop had been and where it was heading, "The Last Match" upped the ante even farther.

More ambitious in conception, "The Last Match" expanded the band's sound into more orchestral areas. While the songs are still driving and catchy as a fish hook, the arrangements are far more sophisticated. The instrumentation has been augmented by Jen's vintage keyboards/organs and various horns, giving the tunes the timeless feel of classic groups like the early Bee Gees, The Zombies and The Millennium. Still preferring to record in the garage where they are allowed unlimited time for experimentation, the band had no problem crafting an amazing sounding album that could have sprung fully-formed from the hallowed studios of Gold Star. This is no murky lo-fi production, but a fully-rounded and rich-sounding recording with a warm, analog sound.

"The Last Match" was a roaring success, garnering fantastic reviews and spurring the band to tour the US, Japan and UK multiple times, with bands (and fans) including Belle & Sebastian, Black Dice, The Gossip, Erase Errata, Comet Gain and Sleater-Kinney. The band even achieved the ultimate badge of indie honor, recording a session for the legendary John Peel. Even more, "The Last Match" established The Aislers Set as one of the most beloved indiepop bands of their generation. It was a must-listen album, one that fueled fond memories, sparked love affairs, set off spontaneous dance parties, and reminded us all of the power of songs and song-craft and POP. It's chiming guitars and indelible melodies were heard everywhere from London to Tokyo, from Glasgow to Malmo: The Aislers truly came into their own with "The Last Match."


The Aislers Set - The Way To Market Station

Pre-order Terrible Things Happen & The Last Match: http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/aislers-set

Pre-order How I Learned To Write Backwards: http://suicidesqueeze.scdstore.net/

The Aislers Set occupy an enviable place in the pop pantheon. Brimming with drunken romanticism, sharp pop sensibilities and timeless melodies, The Aislers reveled in the history of great POP, spiking their classicist 60s-tinged tunes with pure post-punk energy and originality of bands like the Fire Engines and The June Brides. Every song is a meticulously constructed sound world, where the arrangement and instrumentation sublimely, uncannily bring each tune to completeness.

The Aislers Set began in 1998 as a vehicle for the songs of Linton, who had most recently co-led San Francisco's legendary Henry's Dress and drummed in Go Sailor with her pal Rose Melberg. With Henry's Dress she had helped guide the band from it's noise/drone beginnings to the explosive mod/punk fusion that made them such a force to be reckoned with. With The Aislers Set the original goal was just to write, record and document.

The result was the first Aislers Set album, 1998's "Terrible Things Happen." Not content to merely (!) write some of the most sublime pop tunes this side of Ray Davies, Linton got busy in her garage studio and recorded and produced almost the whole record by herself. It's a remarkable feat, and a love for such producers as Phil Spector and Brian Wilson shines from each and every groove. This is no shameless 60's pastiche, though, with the echoes of classic pop past filtered through a totally 90's aesthetic. It's a beautiful,  multi-layered record and a genuinely great achievement of home recording.

During the course of recording TTH, Linton was joined by some friends who became the full-band Aislers Set line-up: Alicia Vanden Heuvel on bass, Yoshi Nakamoto on drums, Wyatt Cusick on guitar and Jen Cohen on keyboards. It's this fantastic line-up that toured in 1999 and put together the second album, 2000's "The Last Match." Where "Terrible Things Happen"s synthesis of 60s mod-pop, 70s punk and 80s/90s indie flavors provided an end-of-the-century summation of where pop had been and where it was heading, "The Last Match" upped the ante even farther.

More ambitious in conception, "The Last Match" expanded the band's sound into more orchestral areas. While the songs are still driving and catchy as a fish hook, the arrangements are far more sophisticated. The instrumentation has been augmented by a Jen's vintage keyboards/organs and various horns, giving the tunes the timeless feel of classic groups like the early Bee Gees, The Zombies and The Millennium. Still preferring to record in the garage where they are allowed unlimited time for experimentation, the band had no problem crafting an amazing sounding album that could have sprung fully-formed from the hallowed studios of Gold Star. This is no murky lo-fi production, but a fully-rounded and rich-sounding recording with a warm, analog sound.

"The Last Match" was a roaring success, garnering fantastic reviews and spurring the band to tour the US, Japan and UK multiple times, with bands (and fans) including as Belle & Sebastian, Black Dice, The Gossip, Erase Errata, Comet Gain and Sleater-Kinney. The band even achieved the ultimate badge of indie honor, recording a session for the legendary John Peel. Even more, "The Last Match" established The Aislers Set as one of the most beloved indiepop bands of their generation. It was a must-listen album, one that fueled fond memories, sparked love affairs, set off spontaneous dance parties, and reminded us all of the power of songs and song-craft and POP. It's chiming guitars and indelible melodies were heard everywhere from London to Tokyo, from Glasgow to Malmo: The Aislers truly came into their own with "The Last Match."

2003 saw the release of the band's final album, "How I Learned To Write Backwards." At once more baroque and edgier than its predecessor, "How I Learned To Write Backwards" expertly wound together so many strands of pop history with such personality, atmosphere and style that there's never any doubt that you're listening to a band with vision. Far from being a "name the reference" game, The Aislers used the past as inspiration rather than a blueprint, so the echoes you might hear of, say, Phil Spector's Wall of Sound or Laura Nyro's soulful lyricism are so well-integrated into the Aislers' sound that they're more akin to the spice in the stew rather than the stock of the soup.

While the band had stopped playing and recording together by 2004 thanks to life commitments, their reputation has only grown and sporadic reunion shows and mini-tours have met with rapturous response. Now Slumberland and Suicide Squeeze are proud to join hands to re-release these fantastic, seminal albums in remastered form, and on vinyl LP again for the first time in over a decade. All three albums will feature new liner notes, updated art and sharp sound. Further, the band will play a select set of shows this Fall, and a new album of singles and rarities is being prepared for release in early 2015.


The Aislers Set - Been Hiding

Mighty Clouds - Skeletons Join Hands

Candy Says (Velvet Underground)

a lovely song by the Softies, released on the album Holiday in Rhode Island c.2000 on K Records.

Write it Down (The Softies) *bedroom demo*

produced by @thepyrvmids & @danieldartiste

sample credit: @louisthechild

dylAn - Moon In My Room Ft. Willow Smith

All Girl Summer Fun Band - look of love

GAHDAMN! available Oct. 23

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Caretaker Feat. SZA (Extended Version)

K-Mu's first single Red Wine is here and we appreciate all of you for checking this out and supporting us! Look out for our EP in a few months, and enjoy some Red Wine!
- K-Mu
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------K-MU IS:
Kopano Muhammad [Vox]
Tony Milano [Keys]
Johnathan Miller [Bass]
Eddie Burns [Drums]

Featuring Isaiah Collier [Tenor Sax]
Jake Fagundo [Cover Art]
Max Kramer [Engineering/Production/Mixing/Mastering]

Check out our music and merch at http://kmuband.bandcamp.com
Bradymen Recording: www.BradymenRecording.com
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This Single was produced and recorded at Bradymen Recording in Chicago, Illinois.
Recording and Production was facilitated by Max Kramer with assistance from Johnathan Miller
Vocals Composed:  Kopano Muhammad
Arranging and Composition: Kopano Muhammad, Tony Milano





Red Wine

Mean Reds 
"It's Halloween" by The Shaggs 
Halloween LP 
Skeleton Crew Records

It's Halloween (The Shaggs)

The Shaggs - Philosophy Of The World

The Shaggs - Who Are Parents

St.Vincent - These Days [DUMBO Sessions]

a tribute to roxy music. track made by korg-trinity-plus except guitars and vocals. 90's...

MyLittleGirl

SuntanKing

Formed in 2003 in Tucson, Arizona, United States, The Mean Reds released one full-length LP, three EPs and a split album (with DVD) with notable Los Angeles, California rock band Wires On Fire. Featuring Anthony Anzalone, Wilson Snider, Nick Letson, Byron Hambacher, and Kyle Gutiérrez, the band relocated to Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California in 2004. Known for their raucous live performances and their affinity for Disney Channel's Hilary Duff, as well as actress Audrey Hepburn (whose film Breakfast at Tiffany's spawned the band's name), the band embarked on several regional tours before breaking up on October 31, 2005.

It's Halloween (The Shaggs)

MEAN REDS