CLAIRECORDS NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2008 Welcome to the 44th edition of the Clairecords newsletter. Happy belated Turkey/Tofurkey Day, and Happy early Nondenominational Retail Product Day! Budget-conscious Clairecords fans, take note! We are having one of our rare sales! From now until the end of the year (i.e. Dec. 31, 2008 at midnight EST): 1) ALL Clairecords CD titles by any artist are on sale for just FIVE DOLLARS EACH! Yes, $5.00 (USD) will net you a copy of any in-print CD in our catalog – full-length albums and EPs are all priced the same. It's a bargain either way! 2) All Clairecords compilations are on sale for only FOUR dollars ($4.00) each! 2) Test Tones compilations are available for only $1.00 each!! 3) Clairecords 7" releases are only ONE DOLLAR $1.00 each!! (*NOTE: The Brother Kite/Plumerai single is not available for this sale) 4) The Paik 2xLP is also available for only $5.00!! Insane!! 5) ALL USED CDs in the Tonevendor catalog are on sale for 50% off!!! BLOWOUT!! Some restrictions apply: a) ALL titles are limited to only one copy each per customer b) Prices do not include shipping - regular shipping still applies to each order c) All orders must include the following text in the "special instructions" area of your order form to receive sale pricing: "TONE/CLAIRE SALE" -- sale pricing will not be reflected in your cart but you will be charged appropriately. On to the happs! AVERKIOU Achtung, vinyl aficionados! Test pressings of Throwing Sparks are en route to the Clairecords headquarters for perusal and approval. This will be a limited-edition release on the Barracuda Sound imprint (500 copies, 100 of which will be pressed into beautiful 180-gram seafoam wax) featuring different artwork than the CD. The peeps at No Idea Records have demonstrated their uncommon good taste by including the Gainesville five on their forthcoming #1 Reason to Move to Gainesville compilation. Spring 2009 tourdates are in the early planning stages, so feel free to let us know if you’d like them to play your basement, living room, backyard or amphitheatre. http://www.myspace.com/averkiou AUTODRONE WUVT-FM (Blacksburg, VA), WPPJ-FM (Pittsburgh, PA), WUNH-FM (Durham, NH), KBSU-FM (Boise, ID), WJSU-FM (Jamaica, NY), CJAM-FM (Windsor, ON), WWVU-FM (Morgantown, WV) and WVOF (Fairfield, CT) all rock for adding Strike a Match to their playlists! Additionally, the band is planning to motor West in January and still need help with a few dates, so touch base with us if you’re able to offer assistance with any ‘TBA’ dates listed below. If you haven’t read Delusions of Adequacy’s scorching expose on the band, do it now! http://www.adequacy.net/interview.php?InterviewID=123 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 released Nov. 13: Honeysky and Saltykisses, both of which were only available in Japan until we stepped in and did something about it. Meet Michael and preview some sounds via the links below; once you’ve completed that mission, feel free to order a copy of Honeysky and Saltykisses for yourself and every one of your friends. And thanks to CJSW-FM (Calgary, AB), KDVS-FM (Davis, CA), WRCT-FM (Pittsburgh, PA), KVCU-FM Boulder, CO), WNYU-FM (NYC, NY), WUTK-FM (Knoxville, TN), and KUCI-FM (Irvine, CA) for adding Guitar to their playlists. Radio adds mean extra goodies in the stocking! http://www.sunkiss.de/ http://www.myspace.com/guitarsunkissed TEARS RUN RINGS Remember that new Tears Run Rings EP we mentioned a few newsletters back? It’s now been upgraded to a full-length album to be released sometime next year. Excited? We are! http://www.tearsrunrings.com http://www.myspace.com/tearsrunrings * * * RED HOT PRESS—COME ‘N’ GET IT! * * * AUTODRONE “Strike a Match is a first-rate set of shoegazer psych-rock combining distortion-drenched guitars, electronics and Katherine Kennedy's sweet vocals for songs that range from catchy dream-pop reminiscent of Curve and Medicine to noisy ambient instrumentals.” – Don Yates, KEXP-FM AVERKIOU “At just eight songs long, Throwing Sparks is the perfect length—a twenty-five minute blast of poppy guitar goodness that sounds best when played at maximum volume.” - T. Cole Rachel, V Magazine * * * CLAIRECORDS IS COMING—EVERYBODY LOOK BUSY * * * AUTODRONE 01/20/09 Los Angeles/San Diego CA- TBA 01/21/09 Los Angeles, CA- Club Moscow at Boardner’s 01/22/09 Los Angeles/San Diego CA- TBA 01/23/09 Los Angeles/San Diego CA- TBA 01/24/09 Los Angeles, CA- Club Medusa 02/07/09 NYC, NY- Crash Mansion AVERKIOU 03/08/09 Durham, NC- House Show 03/09/09 Washington, DC- Velvet Lounge HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING? (A peek into the inner sanctums of your favorite Clairecords stars!) With the financial system collapsing, the economy circling the johnnypot and the Yoo Ess Gubbermint ready, willing and able to offer assistance to every major corporation and industry in need of a handout, it’s more important than ever to take stock in what really matters. We asked our esteemed artists to identify that which they are especially thankful. Watch as we regale you with their awesome responses! Jeremy Alisauskas (AUTODRONE) “This year we are thankful to have a president who appears to have a both a brain and a soul. “ Ed Mazzuoco (TEARS RUN RINGS) “We're thankful for the fun times we had touring with Secret Shine and to Clairecords for releasing our album.” Jon Downs (THE BROTHER KITE) “We're thankful for Digital Performer's Multimode filter. It can make a real instrument sound fake. These days we're looking for fake.” 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). Kids, ask your parents before you call.