January 2009 Newsletter
We here at Three Ring Records are commited to bringing you the best music possible. Throughout this year you will see many additions to our family, from new and exciting bands, to other record labels joining us in seeking out musical talent. We will be launching a new website with a streamlined checkout system. We will also be debuting our new digital store at www.threeringdigital.com. We will do our best to keep you informed and at the same time we will try not to inundate you with emails and updates. Take a look at our first newsletter of 2009, and let us know what you think!
Love is Chemicals Sign to Three Ring!
Love is Chemicals formed in 2001 when singer / guitarist Nate Grover, tired of playing in bands that kept breaking up, convinced his wife Courtney to learn to play bass. Soon joined by drummer Dan Baber and guitarist Nick Mirov (answered a Craigslist ad), the band quickly bonded over a shared love of guitar-heavy '90s indie-rock such as Pavement, Built to Spill, and Sonic Youth. Their 2005 self-titled debut album found them shedding their more overt influences while retaining a similar scruffy, slightly spacey, noisey-but-still-heavily-melodic vibe.
With their upcoming Three Ring release Song of the Summer Youth Brigade, Love is Chemicals continues to extend and broaden their sound, marrying knotty, meandering guitars and shoegazer atmospherics to a songwriting sensibility informed equally by bright, tuneful West Coast indie and moody Brit-pop. With invaluable assistance from producer Christian Hanlon, the band has fashioned an album that is anthemic without being bombastic, dreamy without being lightweight, wistful without being twee, and noisy without being abrasive.
Love is Chemicals will be performing during the Noise Pop festival in February - check out the calendar below for more details. Welcome to the family, LIC!
Welcome 500 Records!
When Three Ring Records was formed in 2003, it was one of our goals to expand into a collective of like-minded labels who share some of our core philosophies: helping struggling bands with the talent but not the direction to release music on their own, enlisting bands as a "family", and supporting community efforts.
It is with pleasure that we introduce a fine addition to our ever-expanding family: 500 Records! San Francisco's own 500 Records, a dynamic new record label, is brought to us by our mighty friends (and current Three Ring / 500 band) Form and Fate, and is sure to be an instant winner in the Bay Area indie scene. While Three Ring has leaned a bit more towards indie-pop, 500 Records is sure to sate your craving for the more esoteric.
500 Records' first release "No End to Limitations" by Manuok (man-you-o-k) is now available, both digitally and physically. Manuok is the project of multi-instrumentalist Scott Mercado, who has seen action with the Black Heart Procession and The Album Leaf. They couldn't have begged for a more incredible launch for their new venture!
Stay tuned for more releases in the 500 camp by James and Evander, Spark and Decay, Dasto, the Guitar Zeros and many others in the coming months. 500 Records is ready to feed you more indie gems than you can wave a light-saber at!
Welcome Mission Freak!
We are pleased to announce a new partnership with Iowa City, Iowa's Mission Freak Records. Based in the eastern corner of the state that paved the way for our new president, Mission Freak Records is a label and collective dedicated to the development of the Midwest music scene. Working with a number of musicians in several different genres ranging from indie rock to experimental dance music, Mission Freak is giving voice to the next generation of artists from America's heartland.
The owners of the Mission Freak label are the same people who put on Iowa City's Mission Creek Festival, an event that has earned a reputation as one of the best festivals at which to hear daring new music, even before it reaches the underground-gazing eyes of the likes of Pitchfork and Stereogum. Bringing their love for discovering unknown music through promotion, Mission Freak Records now supports the recorded endeavors of independent music's next wave.
Mission Freak Record's first album Electronic Hearts by Ames, Iowa band, Wolves in the Attic will see digital release on February 17th. Keeping in line with their dedication to homegrown and underground promotion, the label has already released a DIY, hand-crafted version of the album (limited to 200 copies), an approach they plan to adopt for many of their acts. Wolves in the Attic, drawing influence from the best '90s guitar bands and shoegaze acts, has developed a rich and hypnotic sound that features thick waves of guitar, crushing and dynamic rhythms, and multi-part harmonies.
Porno Galactica, the second band signed to Mission Freak Records, is a bit different. Finding a space between the nerdy dance music of Dan Deacon and the vicious grooves of Ed Banger Records (Justice, Kavinsky), Porno Galactica is poised to become one of the best electronica acts in the game. Their music is in parts familiar and at other points entirely unique. Back-boned by big frantic beats and keyboard lines that sound like Marnie Stern let loose on a synthesizer, their tracks pop with progressive energy. Porno Galactica's full-length debut will hit stores in Spring 2009. In the meantime, their underground mixtape will be shipped to club DJs, producers, and electronica heads around the world on January 20th.
Three Ring looks forward to a wonderful relationship with Mission Freak and eagerly anticipates a growing connection between the Midwest and the West Coast!
Three Ring at Noise Pop!
Three Ring Records will be joining forces with Noise Pop Industries yet again this year! In a co-presentation with Collective Marchandising, we will be hosting a Happy Hour event on 2/28 at Benders in San Francisco. The event begins at 4pm and it is FREE. Come and hang out with us!
UPCOMING SHOWS
1/29/09, Three Ring Records & Snowstorm Music Presents: an evening with Love is Chemicals, Invisible Cities, The Matinees (CD Release!) @ The Rickshaw Stop (SF)
2/04/09, Music for Animals @ Harlot (SF)
2/07/09, Music for Animals @ Hop Monk (Sebastopol)
2/14/09, Audio Out Send @ Bottom of the Hill (SF)2/18/09, Music for Animals @ Silverlake Lounge (LA)
2/19/09, Music for Animals @ Beauty Bar (San Diego)2/20/09, Music for Animals @ Little Fox (Redwood City)2/27/09, Solar Powered People @ Hero's (Modesto)
2/28/09, Three Ring Happy Hour / Noise Pop! @ Benders | 4-6pm, FREE!
2/28/09, Love is Chemicals / Noise Pop! @ Swedish American Hall
3/06/09, Music for Animals @ Bottom of the Hill (SF)
4/18/09, Audio Out Send @ Hemlock Tavern (SF)
FEATURED RELEASE
Disaster Footage at Night
by The Lonelyhearts
Often dubbed as progressive indie-folk, the Lonelyhearts place heavy emphasis on blending spacey keyboard textures and acoustic guitars with strong and challenging lyrics.
On record, their songs build upon waves of synths, guitars, and harmony vocals. In live performances, the Lonelyhearts keep it simple: one keyboard, one guitar, two voices. Critics have compared the band to the acoustic songcraft of Neutral Milk Hotel and the Mountain Goats as well as the synth-rock of Grandaddy and Earlimart.
The Lonelyhearts have toured the country several times, playing with bands such as American Analog Set, Dungen, Bishop Allen, Lou Barlow, Black Mountain, the Dodos, and Kelley Stoltz.
Disaster Footage at Night is a departure from their standard two-man recordings. The album features drums played by Solar Powered People's Ryan Coscia as well as other guest credits. Pick up a copy today, you won't regret it!
Sincerely,
Daniel Crowell, Founder
Three Ring Records
Love is Chemicals Sign to Three Ring!
Love is Chemicals formed in 2001 when singer / guitarist Nate Grover, tired of playing in bands that kept breaking up, convinced his wife Courtney to learn to play bass. Soon joined by drummer Dan Baber and guitarist Nick Mirov (answered a Craigslist ad), the band quickly bonded over a shared love of guitar-heavy '90s indie-rock such as Pavement, Built to Spill, and Sonic Youth. Their 2005 self-titled debut album found them shedding their more overt influences while retaining a similar scruffy, slightly spacey, noisey-but-still-heavily-m
With their upcoming Three Ring release Song of the Summer Youth Brigade, Love is Chemicals continues to extend and broaden their sound, marrying knotty, meandering guitars and shoegazer atmospherics to a songwriting sensibility informed equally by bright, tuneful West Coast indie and moody Brit-pop. With invaluable assistance from producer Christian Hanlon, the band has fashioned an album that is anthemic without being bombastic, dreamy without being lightweight, wistful without being twee, and noisy without being abrasive.
Love is Chemicals will be performing during the Noise Pop festival in February - check out the calendar below for more details. Welcome to the family, LIC!
Welcome 500 Records!
When Three Ring Records was formed in 2003, it was one of our goals to expand into a collective of like-minded labels who share some of our core philosophies: helping struggling bands with the talent but not the direction to release music on their own, enlisting bands as a "family", and supporting community efforts.
It is with pleasure that we introduce a fine addition to our ever-expanding family: 500 Records! San Francisco's own 500 Records, a dynamic new record label, is brought to us by our mighty friends (and current Three Ring / 500 band) Form and Fate, and is sure to be an instant winner in the Bay Area indie scene. While Three Ring has leaned a bit more towards indie-pop, 500 Records is sure to sate your craving for the more esoteric.
500 Records' first release "No End to Limitations" by Manuok (man-you-o-k) is now available, both digitally and physically. Manuok is the project of multi-instrumentalist Scott Mercado, who has seen action with the Black Heart Procession and The Album Leaf. They couldn't have begged for a more incredible launch for their new venture!
Stay tuned for more releases in the 500 camp by James and Evander, Spark and Decay, Dasto, the Guitar Zeros and many others in the coming months. 500 Records is ready to feed you more indie gems than you can wave a light-saber at!
Welcome Mission Freak!
We are pleased to announce a new partnership with Iowa City, Iowa's Mission Freak Records. Based in the eastern corner of the state that paved the way for our new president, Mission Freak Records is a label and collective dedicated to the development of the Midwest music scene. Working with a number of musicians in several different genres ranging from indie rock to experimental dance music, Mission Freak is giving voice to the next generation of artists from America's heartland.
The owners of the Mission Freak label are the same people who put on Iowa City's Mission Creek Festival, an event that has earned a reputation as one of the best festivals at which to hear daring new music, even before it reaches the underground-gazing eyes of the likes of Pitchfork and Stereogum. Bringing their love for discovering unknown music through promotion, Mission Freak Records now supports the recorded endeavors of independent music's next wave.
Mission Freak Record's first album Electronic Hearts by Ames, Iowa band, Wolves in the Attic will see digital release on February 17th. Keeping in line with their dedication to homegrown and underground promotion, the label has already released a DIY, hand-crafted version of the album (limited to 200 copies), an approach they plan to adopt for many of their acts. Wolves in the Attic, drawing influence from the best '90s guitar bands and shoegaze acts, has developed a rich and hypnotic sound that features thick waves of guitar, crushing and dynamic rhythms, and multi-part harmonies.
Porno Galactica, the second band signed to Mission Freak Records, is a bit different. Finding a space between the nerdy dance music of Dan Deacon and the vicious grooves of Ed Banger Records (Justice, Kavinsky), Porno Galactica is poised to become one of the best electronica acts in the game. Their music is in parts familiar and at other points entirely unique. Back-boned by big frantic beats and keyboard lines that sound like Marnie Stern let loose on a synthesizer, their tracks pop with progressive energy. Porno Galactica's full-length debut will hit stores in Spring 2009. In the meantime, their underground mixtape will be shipped to club DJs, producers, and electronica heads around the world on January 20th.
Three Ring looks forward to a wonderful relationship with Mission Freak and eagerly anticipates a growing connection between the Midwest and the West Coast!
Three Ring at Noise Pop!
Three Ring Records will be joining forces with Noise Pop Industries yet again this year! In a co-presentation with Collective Marchandising, we will be hosting a Happy Hour event on 2/28 at Benders in San Francisco. The event begins at 4pm and it is FREE. Come and hang out with us!
UPCOMING SHOWS
1/29/09, Three Ring Records & Snowstorm Music Presents: an evening with Love is Chemicals, Invisible Cities, The Matinees (CD Release!) @ The Rickshaw Stop (SF)
2/04/09, Music for Animals @ Harlot (SF)
2/07/09, Music for Animals @ Hop Monk (Sebastopol)
2/14/09, Audio Out Send @ Bottom of the Hill (SF)2/18/09, Music for Animals @ Silverlake Lounge (LA)
2/19/09, Music for Animals @ Beauty Bar (San Diego)2/20/09, Music for Animals @ Little Fox (Redwood City)2/27/09, Solar Powered People @ Hero's (Modesto)
2/28/09, Three Ring Happy Hour / Noise Pop! @ Benders | 4-6pm, FREE!
2/28/09, Love is Chemicals / Noise Pop! @ Swedish American Hall
3/06/09, Music for Animals @ Bottom of the Hill (SF)
4/18/09, Audio Out Send @ Hemlock Tavern (SF)
FEATURED RELEASE
Disaster Footage at Night
by The Lonelyhearts
Often dubbed as progressive indie-folk, the Lonelyhearts place heavy emphasis on blending spacey keyboard textures and acoustic guitars with strong and challenging lyrics.
On record, their songs build upon waves of synths, guitars, and harmony vocals. In live performances, the Lonelyhearts keep it simple: one keyboard, one guitar, two voices. Critics have compared the band to the acoustic songcraft of Neutral Milk Hotel and the Mountain Goats as well as the synth-rock of Grandaddy and Earlimart.
The Lonelyhearts have toured the country several times, playing with bands such as American Analog Set, Dungen, Bishop Allen, Lou Barlow, Black Mountain, the Dodos, and Kelley Stoltz.
Disaster Footage at Night is a departure from their standard two-man recordings. The album features drums played by Solar Powered People's Ryan Coscia as well as other guest credits. Pick up a copy today, you won't regret it!
Sincerely,
Daniel Crowell, Founder
Three Ring Records
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