CLAIRECORDS NEWSLETTER AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2008
Welcome to the 42nd edition of the Clairecords newsletter, brought to you by a comfy lawn chair and a cooler of beer. Burp!

Heads up, listeners of New York’s East Village Radio! From Aug. 30 through Sept. 20, Fast Forward Reverse host Timmy G will be giving away one of our outstanding releases on each program; artists include park avenue music/hearts+horses, Secret Shine, the Daysleepers, Pia Fraus and Tears Run Rings. Point your browser to http://www.eastvillageradio.com between 8-10am on Saturdays for your chance to win! 

On to the happs:

AVERKIOU
The Gainesville-based Averkiou’s debut, Throwing Sparks, will be coming your way in hi-fidelity stereophonic sound on Nov. 11. Don’t miss them at CMJ! The band is mapping out a handful of dates centering around their CMJ debut, and if you’re able to offer assistance of any kind with ‘TBA’ dates, your rock ‘n’ roll karma will thank you in ways you never dreamed possible.
http://www.myspace.com/averkiou

AUTODRONE
One of the newest additions to our ever-changing roster, the New York-bred Autodrone will issue their Clairecords debut, Strike a Match, on Nov. 11. Get acquainted with the fab foursome and preview new material on their Myspace page! 
http://www.myspace.com/autodrone

GUITAR
The nom de song of German auteur Michael Lueckner and vocalist Ayako Akashiba, Guitar has not one but two exercises in ambient sonic intrigue slated for a Nov. 11 arrival: Honeysky and Saltykisses. Meet Guitar and preview some sounds via the links below. 
http://www.sunkiss.de/
http://www.myspace.com/guitarsunkissed

PIA FRAUS
Moshi moshi! Everyone's favorite Estonians (them being Pia Fraus, dig?) are heading over to the land of the rising sun with Godzillalike fury this month, and believe you us you don't want to miss out on that. Dates below!
http://www.piafraus.com
http://www.myspace.com/piafraus

SECRET SHINE
Due to unforeseen circumstances Secret Shine have had to postpone their upcoming West Coast tour. We anticipate that the cancelled dates will be rescheduled for spring 2009, so brace yourself for a one-if-by-land, two-if-by-sea invasion then!
http://www.secretshine.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/secretshine


OUR PRESS. LET US SHOW YOU IT 

PIA FRAUS
“Norman Blake steps in as producer but Pia Fraus’s blurry blueprint is unmistakably gorgeous. Hypnotism looms at the intersection of melody and (the merest hint of) distortion.”
- D.M. Edwards, PopMatters.com

CLAIRECORDS LIVE AND IN STEREO! 

AUTODRONE 
10/18/08 NYC, NY- Piano’s
10/23/08 NYC, NY- Lit Lounge (CMJ Showcase)

AVERKIOU
09/26/08 Gainesville, FL- Wayward Council*
09/27/08 Jacksonville, FL- Eclipse* 
09/28/08 Tampa, FL- New World Brewery*
10/04/08 Gainesville, FL- The Atlantic
10/12/08 Gainesville, FL- Common Grounds
w/ The Mercury Program
10/22/08 Mt. Pleasant, SC- Village Tavern (tentative)
10/23/08 NYC, NY- Lit Lounge (CMJ Showcase)
10/25/08 Richmond, VA- TBA
w/ Holopaw

IFWHEN
10/23/08 NYC, NY- Lit Lounge (CMJ Showcase)

PARK AVENUE MUSIC/HEARTS + HORSES
09/28/08 Sacramento, CA- Java Lounge
10/23/08 NYC, NY- Lit Lounge (CMJ Showcase)
11/11/08 Sacramento, CA- Press Club

PIA FRAUS
09/14/08 Yokohama, JP- Dragon Club
09/15/08 Tokyo, JP- O-Nest
09/16/08 Tokyo, JP- O-Nest
w/ Luminous Orange

SILVER SCREEN
10/23/08 NYC, NY- Lit Lounge (CMJ Showcase)

TEARS RUN RINGS
11/08/08 Seattle WA- TBA
11/09/08 Portland, OR- Someday Lounge

THE BROTHER KITE
09/03/08 N. Attleboro, MA- Newbury Comics
(acoustic in-store performance) 
10/20/08 Allston, MA- Great Scott
10/23/08 NYC, NY- Lit Lounge (CMJ Showcase)

Questions? Comments? Need an advance copy of something? Want to book one of our bands, or license a song or two for your film or TV project? Well, what are you waiting for? Contact Susan Moll (susan@clairecords.com) or Dan Sostrom (dans@clairecords.com). Your call will be answered in the order in which it was received.

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