Wood & Wire in Santa Fe, N.M.:
7 p.m. Thursday, June 13
Santa Fe Sol, 37 Fire Place
Cover: $5; Information: 505.780.8072
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Check out Josh Halverson’s new album, One Shot!
Josh Halverson CD Release Show in Austin:
6 p.m. Saturday, June 15
The Stage on Sixth, 508 E 6th St.
Complimentary Cover; Information: 512.614.1540
Phoebe Hunt CD release shows
12:45 p.m. Sunday, June 23
Gruene Hall, 1281 Gruene Road, New Braunfels
Complimentary cover; information: 830.629.5077, gruenehall.com
8:30 p.m. Friday, June 28 (doors 8 p.m.)
Cactus Café, 2247 Guadalupe St., Austin
Tickets: $15/adv., $18/ door (CD included); 512 .475.6515, cactuscafe.org
http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/elephantrevival
*Receive an instant digital download of “Birds and Stars” from the upcoming album with any pledge.
Back in January, we spent a month in a barn. Okay, it was a hi-tech barn with state of the art recording equipment, nestled on a scenic plot of land in the Pacific Northwest, just outside of Seattle. The studio, known as ‘Bear Creek Studios,’ is where the likes of Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and The Foo Fighters recorded in the 1990s. More recently, The Fleet Foxes, Brandi Carlile and The Lumineers have cut their albums here. We worked with Grammy nominated producer Ryan Hadlock and his assistant Jerry Streeter, while submerging ourselves in the recording process like never before. Out of this adventure, we have created our next album which we are incredibly excited to share with all of you!
Our hopes in this next endeavor revolve around sharing our music with our longtime supportive friends and fans, as well as with new audiences around the world. Our intention is to deepen our connections, while reciprocating inspiration, so as to help foster a more sustainable life. Everywhere we roam, we find such precious people who live in such awe inspiring places. We thank you deeply for the tremendous support and inspiration you have shared. May the love of music help us further forge a unified pathway for all of our collective visions to manifest.
Our goal is that in our continued touring, we can help connect individuals and communities who share our dream. Your pledge will assist us in securing funding for our albums’ promotion, publicity and distribution so that we may further spread our message and music around the globe. By partnering together, may we increase our efforts to manifest this dream. We are eternally grateful for all of your support in helping us arrive where we are now. We intend to pay this forward to as many wonderful folks as we can.
Thank you for considering a pledge,
With Gratitude,
~The Elephant Tribe
Read More about Bear Creek Studios HERE
Note that the price will increase for fans pledging from outside the US
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Phoebe Hunt Releasing her new album “Live at the Cactus Cafe” on June 18!
Phoebe Hunt CD release shows
12:45 p.m. Sunday, June 23
Gruene Hall, 1281 Gruene Road, New Braunfels
Complimentary cover; information: 830.629.5077, gruenehall.com
8:30 p.m. Friday, June 28 (doors 8 p.m.)
Cactus Café, 2247 Guadalupe St., Austin
Tickets: $15/adv., $18/ door (CD included); 512 .475.6515, cactuscafe.org
PHOEBE HUNT RELEASES LIVE AT THE CACTUS CAFÉ,
HER FIRST FULL-LENGTH ALBUM, ON JUNE 18
Former Belleville Outfit Member Celebrates with Shows at Two Legendary Venues
Austin, TEXAS — Singer-songwriter-instrumentalist Phoebe Hunt recently relocated from Nashville to the Big Apple, but before she did, the Americana-pop artist returned to her hometown of Austin to record her first full-length album, LIVE AT THE CACTUS CAFÉ. Releasing June 18, the album follows her self-titled 2012 EP, her solo debut.
Hunt celebrates the new release with an afternoon show at 12:45 p.m. Sunday, June 23, at Gruene Hall, 1281 Gruene Road, New Braunfels, and a return to the Cactus Cafe, 2247 Guadalupe St., Austin, at 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 28. A copy of the new CD will be included with each Cactus ticket ($15 in advance; $18 at the door). For Cactus tickets and info, call 512.475.6515 or click cactuscafe.org. For Gruene Hall info, call 830.629.5077 or click gruenehall.com.
The latest in a long line of artists to record at the iconic University of Texas listening room, Hunt showcases her world-class fiddling, rhythm guitar-playing and sultry voice — the main elements of her award-winning folk-pop sound — on 16 original songs performed with her band before an enthusiastic audience. From classic country tones to provocative jazz riffs, Hunt artfully navigates through many musical landscapes, landing at the heart of Americana. She can shift moods from playfully demure to seductive and intimate in the blink of a beat, but the quality that shines through most is her honesty.
Well-known for her work with the Belleville Outfit, Hunt also toured with folk trio The Hudsons while still attending the University of Texas at Austin. She stayed in her Austin hometown after graduation, and in 2012, headed to Nashville to polish her songwriting skills in-between touring with artists including world renowned cellist Ben Sollee singer-songwriter-keyboardist Connor Forsyth (the Belleville Outfit, Ghosts Along the Brazos) and folk-rocker Reed Turner.
For more information: phoebehuntmusic.com
For album art, images and more, visit: mcguckinpr.com
For interviews and review copies, contact Heidi Labensart, 512.478.0578, heidi@mcguckinpr.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14, 2013
ELEPHANT REVIVAL LAUNCHES PLEDGE MUSIC CAMPAIGN
FOR RELEASE OF NEWLY RECORDED ALBUM
Incentives Include Music Lessons, Personalized Songs, Unique Keepsakes, Private Show
AUSTIN, Texas — Since they first became a unit, the members of Elephant Revival have built a community of fans who love their eclectic acoustic music and the experience of sharing it together. With each performance, new fans join the Elephant Tribe — and become friends.
And now, in the spirit of community and independence, the quintet are turning to those friends to support their latest endeavor: the release of a full-length album they recorded at Bear Creek Studios in Seattle. Using the crowd-sourced funding site pledgemusic.com, they’re offering a variety of very special incentives to raise the amount needed for the album’s fall release.
Premiums range from signed albums to a private house concert. Pledge incentives also include a handwritten book of the album’s lyrics, a song written by Daniel Rodriguez, a lullaby recorded by Bonnie Paine, music and snowboarding lessons, one of Paine’s antique washboards (worn through, of course) and guest-list inclusion on all regular 2014 shows. Funds raised will cover manufacturing, distribution, publicity and promotion.
“We are excited to share this music with you,” the band says; they will do just that during a summer tour kicking off May 24 at DelFest in Cumberland, Md. Stops include Colorado’s Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Canada’s Vancouver Island MusicFest and Vancouver Folk Music Festival and Arkansas’ Fayetteville Roots Festival. On July 24, they’ll share a Denver Botanic Gardens bill with the Carolina Chocolate Drops; Aug. 6, they’ll perform with a 25-piece orchestra at the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder. For updates and ticket information, visit elephantrevival.com.
Elephant Revival are: Bonnie Paine (vocals, washboard, djembe and musical saw); Sage Cook (electric banjo/guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, viola and vocals); Dango Rose (double-bass, mandolin, banjo and vocals); Daniel Rodriguez (acoustic guitar, electric banjo/guitar and vocals); and Bridget Law (fiddle and vocals).
As they embark on their campaign, Elephant Revival would like to tell every member of the extended tribe: “Thank-you for the beautiful and inspiring support. You rock our world, seriously.”
Summer tour dates
May 24 – DelFest, Cumberland, Md.
May 25 – Dark Star Jubilee, Thornville, Ohio
May 26 – Pisgah Brewing Co. (outdoors), Black Mountain, N.C.
May 31-June 1 – Ogden Music Festival, Ogden, Utah
June 20 – Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Telluride, Colo.
June 22 – Palm Theatre (NightGrass at Telluride Bluegrass Festival), Telluride, Colo.
June 27 – Grass Valley Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, Calif.
June 28 – McNear’s Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, Calif.
June 29-30 – Kate Wolf Music Festival, Laytonville, Calif.
July 12-14 – Vancouver Island MusicFest, Courtenay, British Columbia
July 20-21 – Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Vancouver, British Columbia
July 24 – Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, Colo. (with Carolina Chocolate Drops)
Aug. 1-4 – Horning’s Hideout, North Plains, Ore.
Aug. 6 – Colorado Music Festival, Boulder, Colo. (with 25-piece orchestra)
Aug. 9-11 – Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival, Alta, Wyo.
Aug. 22 – The Bottleneck, Lawrence, Kan.
Aug. 23 – The Vanguard, Tulsa, Okla.
Aug. 24 – Fayetteville Roots Festival, Fayetteville, Ark.
Aug. 25 – Summer Breeze Concert Series, Lions Park, Norman, Okla.
Aug. 31-Sept. 1 – Four Corners Folk Festival, Pagosa Springs, Colo.
For tickets and tour updates, visit:
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For hi-res images, press links and other info, visit mcguckinpr.com
For interview requests, contact: Heidi Labensart, 512.478.0578, heidi@mcguckinpr.com
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