Thursday, August 16, 2012

Upcoming Ginkgo related shows!

NYC TRIP WAS GREAT!!! More on that later.

For now, here are some upcoming Ginkgo presented & Ginkgo related shows:

FRIDAY AUGUST 17 2012
RANK/XEROX (postpunk from San Francisco) http://rankxerox.bandcamp.com/
RAT COLUMNS (San Francisco) http://ratcolumns.tumblr.com/
RADIANT MARKS (new group from Nick Jaroch, Jules from Bad Indians and
Kevin McKay)
BITCHCOPTER (first show in a long time! and they are playing first!!)
$5   ALL AGES
EARLY SHOW doors at 7 pm, bands at 8, show must end at 11.
at the 3rd Deathstar (formerly Natural Canvas) 613 N MAIN ST Ann Arbor.


Saturday August 18:
CHIT CHAT  http://chitchatband.bandcamp.com
MARGY PEPPER (OLYMPIA)  http://margypepper.bandcamp.com
SOIL (OLYMPIA) http://gardencore.bandcamp.com/
also at the 3rd Deathstar (formerly Natural Canvas) 613 N MAIN ST Ann Arbor
$5   ALL AGES
EARLY SHOW doors at 7 pm, bands at 8, show must end at 11.

Mon Aug 27
DUNES (weird pop from LA!) + The Rebel Kind (feat Autumn & Erin from Bad Indians) + Kevin Greenspon (experimental guitar/composition from CA)
at 124 Felch st Ann Arbor

Wed Aug 29
 Catacombz (Milwaukee) + Mother Whale + DJ Shells
at Lo & Behold Records & Books, 10022 Joseph Campau Hamtramck

Tues Sept 4
Toxie (Memphis, mems Coasting & Magic Kids) + Swimsuit
at  Lo & Behold Records & Books, 10022 Joseph Campau Hamtramck

Thurs Sept 6
WCBN & EQMC present BLUES CONTROL + SHELLS
at Work Gallery in Ann Arbor

Mon Sept 17
HYSTERICS (Olympia) + Swimsuit
at TBA in Ann Arbor


Tuesday, August 7, 2012

SHELLS video



About a month ago SHELLS opened for the Rainbow Vomit Family Band and Minus 9 at the historic Arbor Vitae loft in Ann Arbor. I asked my longtime friend and bandmate Charlie Slick to play the lights for me (as Sagitrronics, his new electronics company). Thanks to Andy Gabrysiak for shooting this.

Love Songs For Lamps - Believer Magazine compilation / roadshow

LOTS OF NEWS OVER HERE! Apologies for the long delay since the last update.

Since then, we have
- gone to NYC with Damned Dogs
- gone on tour with Saturday Looks Good to Me
- gone up to the UP with Swimsuit
- organized and played a bunch of cool gigs here in Michigan

Releases have slowed down, but that's ok. We have more coming soon.

More on all that later. But now some more exciting news!

LOVE SONGS FOR LAMPS compilation

OLD NIGHT is featured on the Love Songs For Lamps cassette compilation that our friend Calvin Johnson put together for the Believer Magazine. I'm really honored and excited to be a part of it. (OLD NIGHT is a cassette I did a while ago (Ginkgo #6), and since that time I have started playing solo shows as SHELLS, which is pretty similar)

This is what the magazine looks like! You can read the liner notes and other stuff at the link above.  I've been listening to the compilation a lot, it's great!



LOVE SONGS FOR LAMPS roadshow

In conjunction with the release of the Believer Music Issue, they have also organized a roadshow with performers from the compilation! This is also in celebration of the 30th anniversary of K Records. Calvin asked me to play the New York show, so I'm headed out there tomorrow!

Show info, courtesy of Todd P:

Friday August 10th >> 9:30PM << @ MUCHMORE'S
:: THE BELIEVER MAGAZINE presents
:: "LOVE SONGS FOR LAMPS ROADSHOW"
:: http://believermag.com
:::: Calvin Johnson —— from Beat Happening, Halo Benders, Dub Narcotic

::::: Katie and the Lichen
::::::: Laura Lief
::::::::: Old Night
:::::::::::: Priests
| MUCHMORE’S |

2 Havermeyer St @ North 9th St| Williamsburg, Brooklyn

L - Bedford Ave | >> 9:30PM << | $tba | all ages

This will be my first solo appearance in New York! It would be great to see some friends if anyone's around. Even though I've been playing shows as Shells, this one is as Old Night cause that's what the cassette was under. I hope that isn't too confusing for everyone.

 Here's a poster for the roadshow, featuring an illustration of yours truly:



LIFERS compilation

I'm also really excited to be a part of the LIFERS compilation on Fred's label Life Like. It's great!!

Check out the tracklisting and get stoked:

1.SHELLS "Or So It Seems"
2.BAD INDIANS "She Is Gone"
3.GARDENS "The Onion Peels of Honest John"
4.HIVE DWELLERS "The Dignity of Saint Jude"
5.MAN THE HUNTER "Permanent Vacation"
6.OUR BROTHER THE NATIVE "Of Mountains"
7.CURTAINS "Harbinger"
8.DAYTIME TELEVISION "The Sky"
9.AVERY FERAL "For Snips"
10.mt. hope "Sixteen"
11.CITY CENTER "Permanent Green"
12.BROKEN WATER "Practice Tape"
13.WICCANS "Cone of Night"
14.RAT PAWS "Vending Machine"
15.MIGHTY CLOUDS "Volcano"
16.SWIMSUIT "Ghosts"
17.IDIOT GLEE "I'm Going to Yum Yums"
18.CORPSEKISSER "This Is Not A Revenge"
19.racecardriver "Cell Phone Machine"
20.LONG DISTANCE POISON "Heofoncandel"
21.BILLOWING "Dead Duck"
22.XELA "A Cemetery Mane"
23.DAMNED DOGS "Also"
24.SKATE LAWS "Where Were You In '72"
25.THURSTON MOORE "Home/Dream"
26.LIDLESS EYE "Night Balance"
27.MALL MUTANTS "Terror Dog"
28.FAILING LIGHTS "Border At Dawn"
29.EVENINGS