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Hauschka to play on the 'Kept Impulses' tour with Nancy Elizabeth and James Blackshaw.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The dates and booking details have been confirmed for the *Kept Impulses* tour. "Haushka":http://fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/artist/hauschka and two other gifted artists, singer/multi-instrumentalist *Nancy Elizabeth* (Leaf Label) from Manchester, and the 12-string guitarist *James Blackshaw* (Young God) from Hastings, Kent are brought together for this special collaborative tour. The tour organisers, *Qu Junktions* state that they have chosen the name for the tour because "all three (musicians) have the endearing talent of being able to harness wild impulses into measured and musical journeys that run deep," and these should be fascinating and musically rich shows to attend.

Each artist will perform their own material each night, with the other two musicians guesting on selected tracks. The ensemble will also perform material devised collaboratively together for the very first time. The acts are distinct but musically complimentary and these collaborations are an exciting prospect, combining Hauschka's percussive piano interventions with James Blackshaw's cascading acoustic guitar and Nancy Elizabeth's pure and emotive vocals.

All three acts are working with *David Coulter* on their collaborative pieces and he is the music supervisor for the Barbican show. David is one of the best musical sidemen going and has played with The Pogues and Test Dept in his time. When artists such as Tom Waits, Damon Albarn, Hal Willner, Talvin Singh, Handsome Family and Marianne Faithful need an inspired musical ear they go to David. He has also released a record on Young God Records.

Click "here":http://www.qujunktions.com/asp/main.asp to go to the Qu Junktions website.

Below are the booking details for each respective show on the tour:

*May 2010*

*Mon 10th London / Barbican Hall*
*7pm / £15/12.50 / 020 7638 8891 / www.barbican.org.uk*

*Wed 12th Cambridge / Junction*
*7pm / £12 adv / 01223 511511 / www.junction.co.uk*

*Thu 13th Bristol / St Georges*
*7.30pm / £13 / 0845 40 24 001 / www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk*

*Fri 14th Oxford / Holywell Music Room*
*8pm / £12/10 / 01865 305 305 / www.ocmevents.org*

*Sat 15th Manchester / Band on The Wall*
*7.30pm / £12.50 / 08452 500 500 / www.bandonthewall.org*

*Sun 16th Edinburgh / Roxy*
*7pm / £10 adv / www.tentracks.co.uk*

Frightened Rabbit - The Winter Of Mixed Drinks - out TODAY in US/Canada!

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The wait is over, North American *Frightened Rabbit* fans! Their new album, 'The Winter Of Mixed Drinks', is finally available in the US and Canada, in CD, gatefold-packaged LP, and digital formats.

Next week the band will be appearing multiple times at Austin's *SXSW* festival, and will return to our shores in April for a full US tour starting at *Coachella*.

*Frightened Rabbit at SXSW:*
17 Mar, 5 pm - Paste Magazine party @ Galaxy Room
17 Mar, 12 am - Scottish Arts Council Showcase @ Parish
18 Mar, 9:45 am - KUT radio acoustic set @ Hilton Hotel lobby
18 Mar, 1 pm - KEXP radio session @ Day Stage Cafe
19 Mar, 5 pm - Flowerbooking/Onion AV Club party @ Mohawk
19 Mar, 7 pm - Mess With Texas
20 Mar, 5:15 pm - Filter party @ Cedar St. Courtyard
20 Mar, 7:15 pm - Domino Publishing party @ French Legation Museum

"Frightened Rabbit's third studio album delivers more impeccably crafted rock-pop while sounding more epic than ever before." *Metromix*

"The huge, cavernous sound amplifies the anthemic power of the band's songs." *KEXP*

"The Scottish band Frightened Rabbit knows what it's like to want to be left alone: Its terrific new album, 'The Winter of Mixed Drinks', spends a lot of time examining the pursuit of solitude in a world fraught with distraction, obligation, unrequited desire and romantic dysfunction." *NPR*

Our Brother The Native to play Haiti benefit show

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

*Our Brother The Native* will be playing a show for Haiti relief in band head Josh Bertram's hometown Ann Arbor on March 13th. Also playing are the newly-formed Gardens, whose former members headed up the legendary Detroit band Genders.

Following last year's stunning *Sacred Psalms* full-length (info here), Josh has been working on new material, some of which may be debuted at Saturday's show.

Check out the *Our Brother The Native* myspace page "here":http://www.myspace.com/ourbrotherthenative

Semiconductor New Exhibition

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Semiconductor:
‘Heliocentric’
Preview: Tuesday 9 March 6:00 – 8:00pm
Exhibition dates:5 March – 30 April 2010

Having released their 'Worlds In Flux' compilation DVD with us in 2007, "Semiconductor":http://www.semiconductorfilms.com are artists whose works explore our relationship to scientific knowledge. Heliocentric is a new video work by the Brighton-based duo that uses astronomical tracking and time-lapse photography to reveal the Earth’s rotation as it orbits the sun, and is being exhibited this month in the North East at the "Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art":http://www.ngca.co.uk/, Sunderland, UK as part of *AV Festival 10*. It includes the premiere of their new *three-screen installation*, 'Heliocentric', and also includes earlier moving-image works by Semiconductor, including work made during their *residency at the NASA Space Sciences Lab* in California, 2007.

'Heliocentric’ is commissioned by AV Festival and Northern Lights Film Festival. The exhibition is part of "AV Festival 10: Energy"::http://www.avfestival.co.uk which runs from 5-14 March 2010 in NewcastleGateshead, Sunderland, and Middlesbrough.

Frightened Rabbit to Support Snow Patrol at Bellahouston Park

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

"Frightened Rabbit":http://fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/artist/frightened+rabbit are confirmed as support for Snow Patrol when they take over Glasgow's Bellahouston Park in June later this year. Alongside Frightened Rabbit, Band of Horses have also been confirmed to play the show. Click "here":http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/others2010/snowpatrolbella/ for tickets and more details

Photo By Raphmontreal

Frightened Rabbit - The Winter Of Mixed Drinks - Out Today in UK/Europe

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

8/10 *NME*

Release of The Week - *Scotland on Sunday*

"...it (TWOMD) cements Frightened Rabbit at the creative peak of the folk-crossover scene." *8/10 Drowned In Sound*

"...the soungwriting is sharp throughout, and most of their songs - with themes of escape, freedom and reinvention - have huge impassioned choruses that are made to be shouted from the nearest available mountain." *4/5 The Guardian*

"Underneath Scott Hutchison's warm burr lies a clutch of songs that deserve to be held close and tight." *8/10 Artrocker*

1st March 2010 marks the release of yet another critically acclaimed *Frightend Rabbit* album - *The Winter Of Mixed Drinks* in UK/Europe; the album will be released 9 March in the USA and Canada.

Metaphorically, lead single ‘Swim Until You Can’t See Land’ might have taken up where the band left off (‘Floating In The Forth’), but ‘The Winter Of Mixed Drinks’ showcases a more fully realised sound with a broader pallette, with direct and upbeat songs like (new single, 22nd Feb) ‘Nothing Like You’ and ‘Living In Colour’ jostling for position with intense and brittle epics like ‘Skip The Youth’ and ‘Yes I Would’. Speaking to nme.com at the end of last year, lead singer Scott Hutchison explained ‘We've broadened our horizons sonically and it feels like a natural move forward. Most importantly, it’s better than the last one.’ Produced once again by Peter Katis at Tarquin Studios in Connecticut, and engineered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios in Scotland, ‘The Winter Of Mixed Drinks’ also boasts stunning string arrangements from labelmate, Teutonic ivory-botherer, Hauschka.

In order to facilitate the new material and flesh out the older tunes live, the band – once upon a time simply Scott alone – have recently expanded to a five piece with the addition of new member Gordon Skene (formerly of Make Model). ‘”We want to do the recordings justice when we play them live,” explains Scott. “Gordon will be playing a bundle of instruments - we just bought a tasty wee mandolin for him to fiddle!”

Check out the band's forthcoming live dates on their Myspace page "here":http://www.myspace.com/frightenedrabbit

Watch live performance of 'A Far Cry' from upcoming WWPJ EP 'The Last Place You'll Look'

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

"We Were Promised Jetpacks":http://fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/artist/we+were+promised+jetpacks are currently embarking on a mammoth U.S tour in anticipation of the release of a new EP "The Last Place You'll Look":http://fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/release.php?id=314.

This video comes from such a U.S show and shows an intense and arresting performance from the band, playing 'A Far Cry' from the aformentioned EP.

Click "here":http://www.myspace.com/wewerepromisedjetpacks to see the band's myspace and view upcoming US and European tour dates.

The Twilight Sad to be main support on Biffy Clyro UK tour

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

It can now be announced that "The Twilight Sad":http://fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/artist/the+twilight+sad will be supporting *Biify Clyro* on their upcoming UK tour. This is a great chance to see two fantastic Scottish bands and will be a brilliant night.

To view these dates click "here":http://fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/events.php?artistList=107.

To pre-order the upcoming TTS single, *The Room* click "here":http://fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/release.php?id=313.

Photo by Petrklapper.com

FatCat artists at SXSW 2010

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Once again, the "SXSW Festival":http://www.sxsw.com in Austin, Texas (17-21 March) will play host to several FatCat artists who will be performing many times throughout the week. This year, *Frightened Rabbit*, *We Were Promised Jetpacks* and *Tom Brosseau* will be returning to the festival, while *Hauschka* will be featured there for the first time. During the week, *Frightened Rabbit* will also be taping radio sessions for the excellent stations "KUT":http://kut.org/, "KEXP":http://kexp.org/, and "WOXY":http://woxy.com/. WOXY will also be recording *We Were Promised Jetpacks*, who will be in Austin to finish up their first US headlining tour. *Hauschka*'s SXSW performance at Austin's beautiful Central Presbyterian Church also comes in the midst of a short US tour with Dustin O'Halloran.

FATCAT ARTISTS AT SXSW (please note: venues and times can change, so please check when you get to Austin!):
*Frightened Rabbit*
17 Mar, 5 p.m. - Paste Magazine Party @ Galaxy Room
17 Mar, 12 a.m. - Scottish Arts Council Showcase @ Parish
18 Mar, 1 p.m. - Day Stage Café (live show broadcast by KEXP)
19 Mar, 5 p.m. - Flowerbooking Party @ Mohawk
20 Mar, 5:15 p.m. - Filter Magazine Party @ Cedar St. Courtyard
20 Mar, 7:15 p.m. - Domino Publishing Party @ French Legation Museum
*Tom Brosseau*
17 Mar, 12 p.m. - IODA Party @ Emo's Annex (performing with Angela Correa as Les Shelleys)
19 Mar, 4:45 p.m. - Papercloud Party @ 3901 Maplewood
19 Mar, 1 a.m. - Showcase @ Hilton Garden Inn
*We Were Promised Jetpacks*
17 Mar, 3:45 p.m. - Fader Fort
17 Mar, 11 p.m. - Scottish Arts Council Showcase @ Parish
18 Mar, 3:30 p.m. - Paste Magazine Party @ Galaxy Room
18 Mar, 5 p.m. - Schubas/Spin party, Yard Dog Gallery
19 Mar, 1 p.m. - Flowerbooking Party @ Mohawk
19 Mar, 5 p.m. - AAM Party @ Emo's East
*Hauschka*
17 Mar, 11:15 p.m. - Showcase @ Central Presbyterian Church

The Twilight Sad Announce North American Tour with MONO

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Ladies and gentlemen, start your earplugs!! FatCat's resident brooding guitar-noisers *The Twilight Sad* have just announced that they'll be touring the US and Canada supporting legendary Japanese orchestral metal outfit *MONO*. Not a bill for the faint-hearted, by any means, this tour promises to be nothing short of tremendous - don't miss it!

*The Twilight Sad North America 2010 - all shows with MONO*

07 May - El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles CA
08 May - Slim's, San Francisco CA
10 May - Berbati's Pan, Portland OR
11 May - Neumo's, Seattle WA
12 May - Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver British Columbia
14 May - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City UT
15 May - Bluebird Theatre, Denver CO
17 May - The Waiting Room, Omaha NE
18 May - Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines IA
19 May - Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis MN
20 May - High Noon Saloon, Madison WI
21 May - Turner Hall, Milwaukee WI
22 May - Lincoln Hall, Chicago IL
23 May - Magic Stick, Detroit MI
24 May - Grog Shop, Cleveland OH
25 May - Brillobox, Pittsburgh PA
26 May - Lee's Palace, Toronto Ontario
27 May - La Sala Rossa, Montreal Quebec
28 May - The Middle East, Cambridge MA
29 May - Daniel Street Club, Milford CT
30 May - Bowery Ballroom, New York NY
01 Jun - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia PA
02 Jun - 9:30 Club, Washington DC
04 Jun - North State Sound, Durham NC
05 Jun - The Masquerade, Atlanta GA
07 Jun - Exit/In, Nashville TN
09 Jun - Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge LA

Photo from Flickr: "katarokkar's photostream":http://www.flickr.com/photos/katarokkar