Weather Pending on NPR - Listen...

San Francisco trio Weather Pending joins reapandsow with their debut album, And How!, releasing on June 23. The band's electronic grooves and the smoky vocals of Janie Oliver draw you in, enticing you with their understated charm. Bass player and producer Rob Cross accompanies Oliver's lumious vocals with the dark, melancholy rhythms of hip hop and dub reggae, profound tones that swirl and dance with the force of a restless ocean while guitarist Brian Bloi's chords color with shimmering overtones that emote with aching melodies. The album's ten songs have a cinematic, one drop, hip hop flavor driven by the subliminal swing enhanced by guest drummers Max MacVeety (Crown City Rockers, Zion I) and Derek G. Taylor (Nino Moschella, Alice Russell, Hyim, Park, Daronda).

We are very excited that the "ultimate tastemaker" in music, KCRW's Nic Harcourt played track two from And How! "Her Thoughts To Me".

Also, NPR's All Things Considered had And How! track one "Complicated Two" playing in the background on its show recently.



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SXSW Success

South by Southwest 2009 a complete success!

“Electronic Musician” (Magazine) Showcase – Thursday, March 19th
Red Cortez, Loquat, The Mother Hips, Milton, Rotary Downs, Brothers and Sisters et. al.

San Francisco, CA (March 10th, 2009) – “Electronic Musician” is sponsoring an afternoon music showcase featuring up-and-coming bands from around the country in the middle of the South By Southwest Music Conference, Thursday March 19th, 2009. The showcase will be held at Austin’s Habana Calle 6 (709 E 6th St., Austin, TX). Music begins on two stages at 12:15pm and admission is FREE.

Schedule and full list of bands featured in this eclectic showcase as follows:

Outside Stage
5:15 Red Cortez
4:15 Ian Moore w/ Oranger
3:00 The Mother Hips
2:05 Royal Bangs
1:20 Brothers and Sisters
12:30 Milton

Inside Stage
5:25 Milton
4:50 Beast
4:10 Honey Claws
3:25 Rotary Downs
2:35 Loquat
1:45 Katy Mae
1:00 Pink Nasty
12:15 Kevin Seconds

“We are proud to sponsor such amazing, eclectic musicians from around the country for this event”, said Electronic Music, Mix Magazine and Remix Magazine Publisher Joanne Zola. “There are a lot of events throughout the week at SXSW, but this showcase of talent is definitely not to be missed. We hope music fans will find their way to Habana Calle 6 at some point on the 19th.”

Habana Calle 6 is located in the heart of downtown Austin, and will be providing two stages of music throughout the day. BatterBlaster, an event co-sponsor, will be cooking up fresh, FREE pancakes and waffles throughout the day!

Event Details:
Event: “Electronic Musician Magazine” Showcase
Date: Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Location: Habana Calle 6, 709 E 6th St, Austin, TX
Time: 12:15pm – 6:00pm
Tickets: Admission is FREE
Event Sponsors: Electronic Musician Magazine
Batter Blaster
Datapipe
Cerwin Vega
Leighelena
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New Storefront FREE Widget

Pitchfork Likes Apollo Sunshine...They Really Like Em....

Our friends Apollo Sunshine new album, Shall Noise Upon just received an 8.0 rating from music website, Pitchfork.

Pitchfork is notoriously finicky with their album reviews, so we are very excited for Jeremy, Sam and Jesse.

Congratulations and keep up the good work!

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there's a new widget out there, about to make waves. it's the reapandsow mp3 widget and its here that you can get downloads of all reapandsow artists. mp3 format, 256kbps VBR, come and git 'em!

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Charlie Hunter's New Album Baboon Strength - Stream Three Tracks FREE

Charlie Hunter's latest album, Baboon Strength is out for order now on Charlie Hunter's website here. You can also stream three tracks from the new album here as well.

As an added bonus, check out a special Baboon Strength Podcast right here

Here's a vid of Charlie from 2000 for your viewing and listening pleasure




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The Golden Gate Gramble - Friday Night, Aug. 22nd SF, CA (post-Radiohead)

Skinny Singers, Ball Point Birds, Lebo, Big Light, Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers, plus DJ Superchill (Charles Gonzalez – classic 60’s and 70’s pop/psychedelic), and other surprise guests are all part of “The Golden Gate Gramble” at 12 Galaxies on August 22nd, 2008.

The Gramble kicks into gear Friday night just as Radiohead performs their last note the inaugural SF Outside Lands festival at Golden Gate Park (~10:30pm).


Event Details:
What: The Golden Gate Gramble
Date: Friday, Aug. 22nd (post-Radiohead)
Location: 12 Galaxies, 2265 Mission St. (Mission btwn 21st and 22nd)
Time: Doors @ 8pm, DJ Superchill @ 9pm, Live Music @ 10:30pm – 3:00am
Tickets: $15 on sale now at www.12galaxies.com
Performers: Skinny Singers (myspace.com/skinnysingers), Ball Point Birds (myspace.com/ballpointbirds), Lebo (myspace.com/danlebowitz), Big Light (myspace.com/biglightband), Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers (myspace.com/nickibluhm), plus DJ Superchill (myspace.com/charlesgonzalez).

Skinny Singers Perform Sugaree with Phil Lesh

Skinny Singers will be performing at The Golden Gate Gramble after Radiohead's Friday night performance at San Francisco's Outside Lands Festival, Aug. 22nd, 2008.

For more information visit the 12 Galaxies homepage here.

Big Light Performs "Sleepy Wheels"

Big Light performs "Sleepy Wheels" Saturday night at 12 Galaxies in SF, CA.

reapandsow introduces digital music store

Today, we proudly launched our newest addition to our digital distribution and marketing services by unveiling a simple, direct way to purchase music from reapandsow artists....The reapandsow storefront is now live!

Check out the storefront and peruse our catalog for individual digital tracks, digital ep's and full-length digital albums.

Here are some direct storefront links to get you started in your search for quality digital music:

Big Light
Dr. Steel
The Slip
The Weather Underground
Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons
Rock City Morgue

Enjoy the new store and let us know if you have any comments or suggestions!