Nod and Smile Records: 2013!

Hey all, check out my new label Nod and Smile Records! Mostly vinyl only, small runs of weird ass psych shit. First up is Aleister X's awesome Half Speed Mastered. You can preorder it on amazon here.

Aleister X's debut LP is finally here. The BK/HLYWD/DTLA/JA/JP Lion is back with his first real deal full length! Limited to 500 copies on dark, dark black 180 gram vinyl. "Half Speed Mastered" is an amazing mix of pop, dub, rap, goth and experimental music combined with one of the best lyricists in the game. Add some dayglo to your black paint life with Aleister X! Black humour, dark laughs from the world's most twisted funny man.

In March we have Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.'s Cometary Orbital Drive To 2199 on double LP gatefold and CD! Upcoming releases from Numinous Eye, The Photon Band, We Have Heaven, 20 Guilders, Kitschchao, Suzuki Junzo and more...

Suzuki Junzo and We Have Heaven at Secret Arts Space November 29

Please come out and see Suzuki Junzo, the awesome Japanese guitarist who plays in Miminokoto, Overhang Party, 20 Guilders, Astral Traveling Unity and more, when he plays the Secret Arts Space in Bethlehem on November 29th 2012!

Junzo is playing a solo guitar set on his Ode to a Blue Ghost tour. Awesome rural psych heads, We Have Heaven are opening up. Only two bands, so expect some long, spaced out sets! Also? Vegetarian treats and warm drinks! Dig this awesome Dejesus created flyer! Easy!

Here are the full dates for Suzuki Junzo's USA Tour

27 Nov 2012: Brooklyn, NYC @ Union Pool
http://union-pool.com/
w/Rhyton, Thee Ultimate Vag (w/ Gibby Haynes & Don Fleming), Eidetic Seeing

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28 Nov 2012: Philly, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
http://kungfunecktie.com/
w/Brother JT, Kohoutek
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29 Nov 2012: Bethlehem, PA @ Secret Arts Space
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Secret-Art-Space/190096957667025
w/We Have Heaven
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30 Nov 2012: Charlottesville, VA @ Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar
http://www.teabazaar.com/
w/Horsefang, Kohoutek, Miami NightsBaltimore Show
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01 Dec 2012: Washington, DC @ Velvet lounge
http://www.velvetloungedc.com/
Kohoutek, Smoke Green
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02 Dec 2012: Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
http://www.emptybottle.com/
w/Plastic Crimewave Syndicate, Pandava, Frank Rosaly/Steven Hess duo
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03 Dec 2012: Milwaukee, WI @ the Sugar Maple
http://www.mysugarmaple.com/
w/Frank Rosaly/Steven Hess duo, and special guest Neil Jendon
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04 Dec 2012: Minneapolis, MN @ Madame Of The Arts
http://madameofthearts.wordpress.com/
w/Paul Metzger,Forgotten Works
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05 Dec 2012: Seattle, @ TBA,
w/Bill Horist etc
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06 Dec 2012: San Francisco, SF @ Hemlock Tavern
http://www.hemlocktavern.com/
w/Metro Mictlan, Numinous Eye

We Have Heaven and Shinji Masuko @ Good Weekend Oct 5 2011

UPDATE: Great show, some video here:

We Have Heaven, Fursaxa @ Secret Arts Space Nov 5 2010

Almost a year to the day after the awesome Fursaxa/We Have Heaven/Marble Sheep show at the Secret Arts Space comes this nice and mellow couchcore show. First Friday in Bethlehem, but we still snagged great parking, said howdy to Eric and quickly hit the "Your Welcome Inn" for some beers and Eddy Grant, Curtis Mayfield and uh, 311 on the jukebox. And smoking! A smoky walk back to the Arts Space, we caught up with K-town native Mike WKDU and blabbed about Pettibon with Eric. Then it was on to We Have Heaven doing it up. I definitely dig the fuller sound of the violin mixed with the minimalism of the (effected)guitars and loops and (usually brushed) drums. Really sublime and lilting, nice. Eric seemed to have some guitar problems, but the overall sound/vibe was great and kept moving forwards.





We hit the bar again for a quick a beer and missed Zomes for the most part. We caught about 3 minutes of his droned out keyboard heavy set.

Tara did a solo set as Fursaxa. The last time we saw her, she was playing with a harp and cello, this time around it was all loops and effects, voice and bells. Really stunning, the vocal loops especially were echoed to infinity and created a great background to work with. If you are gonna talk about "blissed out drone" you have to sit on a comfy velvety couch and get transported by the Fursaxa deal.






A fun night, lots of good vibes and good folks.

UPDATE: Mike added some audio and visuals from the evening on his awesome blog, Freedom Has No Bounds.

Eric DeJesus Reading at Brickbat Books Aug 28, plus Dragon Turtle and Fursxa

Awesome, Eric (The Dealers, Easy, Raw Pogo zine, We Have Heaven, Mugface, etc.) is gonna be reading from his book, We Won't Be Here Forever (American Typewriter) at Brickbat Books in Philly on Aug 28th. Plus Dragon Turtle and Fursaxa... And yeah, it is the day after Tesco Vee reads from the Touch and Go book.

Marble Sheep, Plastic Crimewave Sound, Fursaxa, We Have Heaven Bethlehem Nov 6 2009

Great show last night in Bethlehem featuring great sets from all four freak outfits which have magically been preserved for download here.

Don't forget, Marble Sheep, Plastic Crimewave Sound, Kohoutek and Gondola at the M Room in Philly tonight, Saturday Nov 7!

We rolled up after work and while looking for the place, we saw some Japanese freaks crossing the street and going into a bar so we knew we were close. Saw Eric Raw Pogo and parked and hit the same bar (and you can smoke there!)for some beers and watching the Sheep hold court before heading over to the space, a cool basement with couches and murals, ya know.

We Have Heaven were great, stripped to a three piece of two guitars and drums. Shimmering chimey guitar chugging in that early Spacemen 3 school of drone, really connected tonight. After heading out for a smoke and such, we rolled back in all smiles for an amazing piece from Fursaxa. I haven't see Tara perform in ages and this simple set up of sampler (etc) and bells and voice was really powerful and perfect. Swirling layers of sound, filling up the room; the lights and shadows playing all over the walls, really meshing everything together. We were totally blown away and stunned after her short performance. Definitely needed some fresh air and thought collecting, Tara's music totally took my brain out of a cinderblock basement and into some sorta time travelish void, nothing super out there, daydreaming but being nudged along by the sound and vision...





After that fresh air, we rolled in for our first sight of the new Plastic Crimewave Sound, new bass player and Crimewave's bro on second guitar. Super psychy crunch, a bit more noise and way more heaviosity from that SG using bro. A weird inversion of the Djin & Plastic Crimewave Sound tour from last year, this one was more like Tony Iommi Wayne Kramer sitting in with the Sound. Super riffage with way effected solos and noise.



Couldn't believe I was actually gonna see Marble Sheep... One of thee first Japanese psych bands I got into, never thought I would actually see them live. So excited! Right up front for the weirdness... Captain Trip records head Ken on guitar and vocals and then... two drummers... SG rocking clown... and a leopard gal on bass. It made no sense, it was great! While I will always love the G.Dead era of the Sheep, their new stuff made a lot more sense after witnessing the deal live. Full on tribal killer space psych, definitely hitting on hard rock with big ass riffs and overloaded effects kinda like Hawkwind. Definitely cramming a ton of sounds into a small space, propelled by the two drummers vs the two guitarists while the leopard bass held down the down. Total frenzy that was really fun but taking some super frying trips into inner space. So worth the wait. So awesome.

Marble Sheep tonight!! Bethlehem!

Tonight's the night, yo!

The long long long awaited Marble Sheep USA tour is underway and the ship lands tonight in Bethlehem. Drop a line if you need directions!

Also tonight... Plastic Crimewave Sound, We Have Heaven and Fursaxa... it is truly a dream show!!! Just Stay On The Up Side!!!!

UPDATE: Tonight's show will be streamed online here: http://radio23.org/listen3.m3u

WOW!!!

And of course... Marble Sheep and PCWS are at the M Room in Philly tomorrow with Kohoutek!



(argh, how do I make that top video fit my margins!?)

Mable Sheep/Plastic Crimewave Sound Tour Nov 2009

Just some more info on the local shows for the super awesome and much anticipated Marble Sheep USA 2009 tour with Plastic Crimewave Sound. Here are the dates in full:

nov.3-chicago-whistler
nov.4-detroit-detroit contemorary
nov.5-pittsburg-the nerve
nov.6-bethlehem, PA-Secret Art Space (with We Have Heaven and Fursaxa)
nov.7-philadelphia- the M Room
nov.8-ny-knitting factory
nov.9-ny-matchless
nov.10-baltimore-golden west cafe
nov.11-cleveland-now that's class

So the Philly show is now at the M Room and the opening bands are Kohoutek and Gondola.


Here is a flyer for the Bethlehem show and a post from Eric about it here.



It is gonna be so awesome, esp with super rad openers Fursaxa and We Have Heaven.

And of course, don't forget Chicago's psych punk road warriors, Plastic Crimewave Sound opening all shows. I hear Marble Sheep and PCWS are gonna jam the fuck out of Pavement's "5-4= Unity!"

Marble Sheep were one of thee first Japanese psych bands I picked up on and their mid period with intense Grateful Dead love is/was so in tune with my head, I will always be a mark for 'em, even if they seemed to have dropped the Deadness more or less... I am stoked to finally meet Marble main man and Captain Trip Records honcho Ken Matsutani (Captain Trip put out the God and Hair Yahowha 13 Box Set originally, so it all is CONNECTED!!!).

We Have Heaven, GSGA, Art Difuria at Brickbat Books Sept 26

Radness on Saturday the 26th in Philly... dig it here. Should be cool, Art from the Photon Band doing a solo set, We Have Heaven as the soundtrack for hacky sackin' and GSGA for the sleep time. Or something. Who knows what it will be like?

But such a rad flyer...

shows this weekend

On Friday Feb 22, We Have Heaven is playing the Banana Factory in Bethlehem with Mostly Other People Do the Killing:


Mostly Other People Do the Killing
are a free-wheeling Jazz quartet hailing from New York City featuring
Moppa Elliot, Kevin Shea, Jon Irabagon, and Peter Evans - if you
aren't a "names" person, these dudes have played in other bands like
Bright Eyes, the Coptic Light Orchestra, Talibam!, the Moppa Elliot
Quartet, the Peter Evans Quartet and SO MANY MORE. Extremely talented
players who are breathing new life and liveliness into Jazz & Bop.
http://www.myspace.com/mostlyotherpeopledothekilling

We Have Heaven
are intricate progressive jams which transcend this world and will
take you to a new, higher consciousness if you'll go along for the
ride. Beautiful music for daydreaming and other psychedelic times.
Special guest drummer Kyle Rage
http://www.myspace.com/wehaveheaven

Asking $5-10 donations for bands.

In the main gallery at the Banana Factory, 25 W 3rd Street in
Bethlehem. PA.



UPDATE: Due to the weather, the We Have Heaven/Mostly Other People Do the Killing show in Bethlehem is canceled and will be rescheduled.

And then on Sunday, Doomed to Obscurity is playing the Khyber with friggin' MOD. While my weekend is kinda booked, I would like to swing by the Khyber just to see who the fuck goes to see MOD in 2008. That said, I did see DTO at the Tritone last week and they were great.