David Karsten Daniels live on KEXP today

21/05/08

David Karsten Daniels will be performing live on Seattle's excellent KEXP radio today, May 21, at 12:00 pm PST (3:00 pm EST, 8:00 pm BST). Listen live online via iTunes or at KEXP.org, or at 90.3 FM in the Seattle area. He'll be performing tunes from his recent FatCat release, Fear Of Flying. Tune in!

Max Richter Soundtrack For Cannes Palm D'Or-Nominated Film

21/05/08

FatCat's Edinburgh-based Pianist / composer Max Richter has recently completed a score for the hugely-anticipated animated film Waltz With Bashir, by director Ari Folman. Having just received its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last week, the film has been shortlisted for the prestigious Palme d'Or award, which is due to be announced at the weekend.
An animated film about an ex-Israeli soldier's reflections on his role in the Lebanon War of the early eighties, 'Waltz With Bashir' looks visually stunning and its trailer can be seen on youtube here, including some of Max's score.

You can find out more information about the film at its official website

Our Brother The Native play Chicago's Randolph St. Market Festival

21/05/08

Our Brother The Native will be playing the season-opening festivities of the Randolph Street Market Festival in Chicago, IL on 24 May. The Market Festival, located in the historic West Loop neighborhood of Chicago, features not only music, but a European-style indoor-outdoor market with local vendors of food, antiques, art, fashion, and more. For tickets and more information, visit their website.

Photo from Flickr - tomdz's photostream

We Were Promised Jetpacks on KEXP

20/05/08

With singles planned for the fall of this year and a debut album early next, We Were Promised Jetpacks were discovered via Frightened Rabbit's Myspace page. Hailing from Glasgow and Edinburgh, Stu McHugh from Is This Music, a fan, has this to say about them "Their live sets rip along at breakneck pace but somehow deliver a mini-anthem in every tune, merging Postcard and C86 jangle with full-on alt.rock." Listen to some of their demos on their myspace page here

Quiet Little Voices has been selected as track of the day on the Seattle based radio station KEXP, so it seems the band are effortlessly making waves not just north of the border but accross the pond too.

Photograph taken by Sir Neil Thomas Douglas