May 2016 Indie Folk Alternative Selection

Mixtape of L.A. bands covered this week on http://buzzbands.la

Playlist and links to coverage:

Midnight Faces, “Heavenly Bodies” http://bit.ly/1WFvf2d
Ruby Friedman Orchestra, “I’m Not Your Friend” http://bit.ly/1stGIW4
Frankel, “Dust Cloud” http://bit.ly/25cJNvu
Ofelia K, “Bad Boys” http://bit.ly/23VlvQH
Baby Alpaca, “Can’t Find My Way” http://bit.ly/1YweLaq
The Big Gone, “Hope Machine” http://bit.ly/1rQhhOv
Bird Concerns, “My Favorite Tree” http://bit.ly/25fnmpA
The Velopheliacs, “Jupiter” http://bit.ly/1WHgrkd
The Fashion Focus, “Ghosts” http://bit.ly/22hAfdp
Raw Fabrics, “Get Me the Hell Out of Here” http://bit.ly/1TmBpUA
Stars at Night, “Searching” http://bit.ly/1TiuWVj
The Anti-Job, “You Caught My Heart by Surprise” http://bit.ly/1stGIW4
Freddy Spacer, “Give Me the Night” http://bit.ly/1OQPd7R





Greatest Hits ... This Week, Vol. 24

Bali bound

odds&ends

Ruby Friedman

Piano-Tom McDermott
Violin- Ysanne Spevack 

Recorded live at SmashMouth Studios, New Orleans,February, 2015


House Of The Rising Sun - Live In Old Algiers, New Orleans

Original Song Written by the late great Harry Warren/4Jays Music
Produced by Nick Page

Rose Tattoo/ Dept Of Harry Warren

'Easy' is taken from the forthcoming debut 'You Tore Out My Heart' EP by Melbourne's Tiny Little Houses.

Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Steven Schram.
Mastered by Adam Dempsey.
Written By Caleb Karvountzis. 

Special thanks to Rosebud Leach for Backup Vocals.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tinylittlehouses
Bandcamp: http://tinylittlehouses.bandcamp.com

You Tore Out My Heart

Easy

Vulfpeck - Barbara

Taste

Words and Music by Ruby Friedman/ASCAP/Rubyredlawn Music 
Produced by Beethoven(Alex Elena/Topher Mohr) and Ruby Friedman
Guitars: Adam Zimmon, Topher Mohr
Bass: Sebastian Steinberg
Fiddle: Aubrey Richmond
Percussion Drums: Alex Elena 
Vox/Whistles: Ruby Friedman
Dog Barks: Clovis The Northman In Another Lifetime
Photo: Alex Elena 
MUA: Jessica Cook

I'm not your friend
I killed a man
If it damn well please me, I'll do it again
No diamond ring, no blood money
Righteous deeds, I do 'em for free. 

See those girls, they were both raped
One set on fire, one escaped
And she told me where the dirty demon lived.
Nightmares come and cops are slow
And you know how those juries go 
I grabbed my rifle and made a house call.

I'm not your friend
I killed a man 
If it damn well please me, I'll do it again
No diamond ring
No blood money
Price is right, I'll do it for free. 

See blood splatter on the wall
Man on camera, five dogs gone
He tortures and he preys on the weak and small.
Eye for an eye is too kind
When he commits the worst crimes
Give him to me cuz he aint doin' no more "time".

How many years will you have to wait?
My patience cannot hold
How many times can you make him pay?
My vengeance can't be sold.  

I'm not your friend, I killed a man
If it damn well please me, I'll do it again.
No diamond ring
No blood money
Righteous deeds, I do 'em for free. 

I'm Not Your Friend

Far Away

Love as a Weapon

Download

Little Scream "Love as a Weapon"

From Starflyer 59's new album SLOW coming June 17th. Pre-Order the album: http://merchnow.com/catalogs/starflyer-59

Starflyer 59 - Wrongtime

All rights reserved J.J Cashman 2016

Engineered: Nikita Miltiadou at Smooch Records, Melbourne
Mixed: Matthew Neighbour at Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
Mastered: Adam Dempsey at Deluxe Mastering, Melbourne

facebook.com/joshcashmanmusic
joshcashman.com

Patience

It's no surprise that Led Zeppelin is one of our favorite bands. I’ve been singing Zeppelin songs in every band I’ve been in since I was a young kid, Train included. It only made sense to record a Zeppelin album for all of you, but it was obviously a difficult decision to pick which one. We followed our hearts and chose Led Zeppelin II. When we perform Zeppelin songs it brings people a different perspective of our band and brings us closer to people because their work is a common love for so many. Those of you on Sail Across the Sun got to see it live, and we can't wait to share it with more of you!

We'll be releasing the album on June 3rd & all of our proceeds are going to our good friends at Family House SanFrancisco. Learn more about their awesome cause on http://www.familyhouseinc.org

Pre-order Train does Led Zeppelin II on iTunes http://smarturl.it/TrainLZIIiT and Amazon http://smarturl.it/TrainLZIIa now and get "What Is and What Should Never Be" instantly. You can also stream the song on Spotify (http://spoti.fi/24z6oP4), Apple Music (http://apple.co/1Of3xS6) and YouTube (https://youtu.be/7kOHPY7IeDE) now.  We will be pressing a limited amount of copies of the album on vinyl too. The first 100 sold in our webstore (http://train.gomerch.com/) will be signed. And they’re all uniquely numbered.

We're also celebrating by bringing the album to life and playing it in full for those of you during a very special intimate run of club shows in New York, LA, Seattle & San Francisco!  Dates are below, you can get your tickets when they go on sale next Friday at 10am local time. 
 
6/1 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
6/6 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour 
6/8 - Seattle, WA @ Nemo's 
6/14 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American 

If you’re headed to Mountain Jam Festival in Hunter NY, we’ll be playing the album in its entirety there as well on Thursday June 2. There are some amazing artists on the bill including Beck, Wilco and The Avett Brothers.

We'll also be playing some of our favorites from the album live and talking about the record with one of our favorite people and biggest supporters over the years, The Howard Stern Show. June 1st on SiriusXM Radio!

Last, but certainly not least - we're performing one of the songs from the record on Jimmy Kimmel Live on June 10th! Watch on ABC Television Network at 11:35 / 10:35 c to see what goes down. 

We’re just fans of the greatest rock band ever. We work really hard to be the best band we can be and playing Zeppelin's music gives us a great feeling of accomplishment.

Love, 
Pat & Train 

Train - What Is And What Should Never Be

Written by Claire Woolner and Nick Sena
Recorded and Mixed by Zach Fisher at Big Bad Sound
Mastered by John Greenham 

Claire Woolner - Bass/Vocals
Nick Sena - Guitar/Vocals
WIll Geer - Drums/Percussion


Hope Machine

Flat Pack Folk - Ish

Available now via South By Sea Music

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/bad-boys-single/id1105920275

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1TXHSAl9UoKBPNwp7EcNKt

www.ofeliak.com
www.southxsea.com

Bad Boys

Single From Bird Concerns Debut Album 'Til Morning Comes

My Favorite Tree

I saw a UFO on a horse in Mexico
in the lonely night time, where my dog died
ET it called my name, I never heard that thing again
on the zombie mountain where the dead die

they don't eat people
they don't watch TV
or worship satan

strange days moving on
AI and the Higgs Boson 
and the looming deadline murder suicide
I pray for everyone as a godless sapien 
as the zoo impound us all

they don't eat people
they don't watch TV, no
or worship satan
or read astrology
they don't eat people
they don't watch TV, NO!
or worship satan

I saw a UFO, oh I don't see the sun no more
in eternal darkness, where the dark die
ET it called my name, I never heard that thing again
on the zombie mountain, where the dead die, NO



Utopia Defeated

Satan

From the album "Heavenly Bodies" available August 26, 2016

Recorded by Aaron Espinoza at The Ship Los Angeles, CA
Mixed by Abe Seiferth at Transmitter Park Studio Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by Heba Kadry at Timeless Mastering Brooklyn, NY

Heavenly Bodies

04 Heavenly Bodies

The Delta Riggs - Surgery Of Love

Our first full length album, released nationally in February 2012.

Kathryn

From the upcoming 2015 mini album "Song Of The Demimonde" 
Written by the late great Harry Warren (ASCAP) (4 Jays Music)
Additional Lyrics and instrumentation: Ruby Friedman
Produced by Nick Page
Commissioned by Julia Riva, Granddaughter/Publisher of Harry Warren/4 Jays Music


Ungrateful Heart (Song Of The Demimonde)

Oh, that is me in the picture. I was about 4/5 years old. I had an imaginary friend, my ride-on toy Thomas The Tank Engine. I was strongly convinced that it was alive. I used to take him everywhere with me, even set up a place for him at the table on a few occasions, try to feed him, give him something to drink. I still have a few clear memories of this. 
Please don't forget who you were as a child.

imaginary friend

Produced by Beethoven (Alex Elena, Josh Valleau) 
Mastered by Bill Mueller
Written by Ruby Friedman, Bob Thiele, Gregg Sutton
Vocals: Ruby Friedman
Guitars: Adam Zimmon
Bass: Dorian Heartsong
Horns: Ulf Bjorlin
Drums: Alex Elena
Keys: Josh Valleau


Shooting Stars (2011)

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Download the track here:
https://nightdewcall.bandcamp.com/track/spaceship-commander
or here:
https://soundcloud.com/nightdewcall/spaceship-commander

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Link to video https://youtu.be/DUQ_mBFg_Mw
SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvSoiXi4Z5oTRc59OCEwQ_A

Night Dew Call - Spaceship Commander
https://www.facebook.com/nightdewcall
http://vk.com/nightdewcall
https://soundcloud.com/nightdewcall

Night Dew Call is a band from the Western Ukraine. The band is known of their tries to play a sort of twee pop music, inspired by Sarah Records bands, which were on the peak of activity during 1989-1993. Night Dew Call mix it with dream pop music, and the result is half-melancholy, half-dreamy songs about youth, wishes and love. Musicians believe, that they make a music that is defined as good. 

Two partners, Dima and Vlad are making music at their home, so it becomes a kind of bedroom music, lo-fi, with it's unique sound. 
Both singers and guitar players, they spend much time while recording and mixing their songs, cause the process is great. 

Here's what musicians say about their song, you can hear in the video:

- The song "Spaceship Commander" is our first release after the year of silence. We've made a big step forward in our self-development and sound-creating and hope that listeners will like it. "Spaceship Commander" was recorded at home by ourselves, intuitively, using cheap stuff. It's the first single from our upcoming release, which will be released in the nearest future.

- Special thanks to Andriy Yuzyuk, our dearest friend and sound engineer, who's died recently of a car crash. Andriy was an irreplaceable band member and all of us miss him very much. Andriy has recorded vocals to "Spaceship Commander" and helped with mastering. This song is dedicated to him. Rest In Peace, our dearest.

Special thanks to Andriy Yuzyuk, our dearest friend and sound engineer, who's died recently of a car crash. Andriy was an irreplaceable band member and all of us miss him very much. Andriy has recorded vocals to "Spaceship Commander" and helped with mastering. This song is dedicated to him. Rest In Peace, our dearest.

Spaceship Commander

"Modern vintage sounds that will make you laugh and cry and dance like there’s no tomorrow, Ruby Friedman is an electrifying performer and songwriter"-- KCRW, Gary Calamar  
“You don’t need to know Ruby Friedman’s life story to get a sense of who she is. Just hearing her, and better seeing her perform, tell enough. Her voice and manner are as bold and brash as her flame-red hair. But she’s telling you anyway, with ‘Fugue in L.A. Minor,’ the opening song of her long-in-coming first album, Gem…It’s quite the curtain-raiser, fitting as what follows has some theatrical punch, Vaudevillian in some spots, Brechtian in others. Well, really it’s Vaudeville-y and Brecht-y, not fully either, or any one thing at any time. Bluesy also applies. Jazzy maybe. But brassy, always…another highlight is a last-minute addition to the album, the powerful ‘Ballad of Lee Morse…’ Friedman sings the tale with a kind of force that can only come from someone who sees something, or a lot, of herself in it. It’s part celebratory, part cautionary. And all Ruby Friedman.”
--Steve Hochman, KPCC (NPR Affiliate)
"One hell of a frontwoman with a completely unique and transfixing voice laden with passion... {Gem} is a necessary addition to your music collection." --  POP MATTERS, Sarah Zupko  
"Songs of Quiet Devastation - Gem is full of intense emotion, dark and menacing, full of violent frustration and shattered expectation"  -- MAGNET MAGAZINE, J Poet