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!

Jazz Heritage Center, 94115 Extends Music Exhibit Through SF OutsideLands

The Jazz Heritage Center, an organization less than a year-old, is currently housing an absolute gem of a art/music exhibition in their "Lush Life Gallery" featuring fine art, sculptures, photos and exhibition-only collectors items of, by and from Miles Davis and Santana - some featuring Miles and Santana together.

As you can see on the gallery website, the exhibit was originally scheduled to close July 31st, but Gallery Director, Pete Fitzsimmons was true to his word as the exhibit has been extended through the end of August.

Hopefully, music fans from around the country will stop by the gallery located right next door (technically the same building) as the new-ish SF Yoshi's on Fillmore St while in town for SF's Outside Lands Festival Aug. 22nd - 24th.

No great photos to share with you here, but as a music fan, it is time very well spent seeing these pieces of music history on display in all their beauty and importance. And, btw, it's FREE.

Photo of the Day: Nathan Moore Reads Nathan Moore

The Sound and The Jury Vote Now

reapandsow's Big Light is currently in the middle of battling it out in the Dell Music Lounge's "The Sound and the Jury" contest.

Fans can vote here and the band with the most votes moves on to Round 2. The winner of the contest gets a slot on the Festival Stage at this year's Austin City Limits Festival.

To vote for Big Light go here. Vote Early. Vote Often! You are allowed to vote once every day.

Big Light on MySpace

West Coast Band in Serious Road Accident

Sad news out of Southern California where Portland based band, The Prids suffered a terrible car accident as a result of a flat tire. The Oregonian has the story here:

Portlanders the Prids were in a bad van accident in California, while on tour. All five people in the van were injured, and the van was totaled. They need help to get home and get healed up.

Looks like SoCal is putting on an impromptu fund raiser show tonight at Spaceland in LA.

Visit the Prids homepage here.

Rotary Downs Live at The Dragons Den

Sunday night, Rotary Downs plays with The Other Planets at The Dragons Den in New Orleans.

This will be Rotary's first show since a trio of performances at this year's High Sierra Music Fest, July 4th weekend.

Both bands shows will be taped live for a future vinyl pressing.

Rotary Downs,
"B/W"


The Other Planets,
Walking Porno Zombies part 2

Sisyphus Explained

The myth of Sisyphus explained c/o Wikipedia.

Big Light and Surprise Me Mr. Davis Featured

Kayceman (Aaron Kayce) wrote up the recently completed final half of Surprise Me Mr. Davis/Big Light California tour. Full article/review is here.

High Sierra Music Fest Review

As noted on reapandsow.com, there is a great article/review featuring the slip, nathan moore, rotary downs, new monsoon, big light, eric mcfadden trio, and the weather underground recently posted on Jambase. Check it out here.

Great New Video from Rotary Downs

New Orleans based Rotary Downs adds to their growing collection of music videos with their latest for "Djinni Stomp" here:

High Sierra Photos

TK linked to some photos from the recent High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, CA. HSMF just celebrated it's 18th birthday amidst the sun, haze and occasional smoke from the surrounding Plumas fire.

If you haven't been to HSMF, mark it down on your calendar for next year.

Here's a partial list of this year's artists:

Gov't Mule, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Built To Spill, Keller Williams with Moseley, Droll & Sipe, Mike Gordon, Railroad Earth
Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet featuring Béla Fleck, James Hunter, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Charlie Hunter Trio, Buckethead, Robben Ford, Bassnectar, Emmitt-Nershi Band, Benevento/Russo Duo, The Slip, New Monsoon, Surprise Me Mr. Davis, MarchFourth Marching Band, Critters Buggin, Papa Mali, Akron/Family, BLVD and MC Souleye, The Mother Hips, Lebo with Steve Adams and Daria Johnson, Blue Turtle Seduction, Scott Amendola Band, Dusty Rhodes and The River Band, The Weather Underground, Nathan Moore, Rotary Downs, Eric McFadden Trio, Big Light

Big Light

Big Light

Big Light is the next big thing to emerge from San Francisco's greater Potrero district since the overstuffed burrito. The band gets better with every show, and coming off a tour with Canadian-Virginian quartet Surprise Me Mr. Davis, the band is finally home, on stage and off. Big Light is a collective with a big sound, often 7 people on stage, kinda like if The Band were born today on the west coast. The hooks are catchy ("Hard Knocks") and the refrains come back strong ("Bonebreaker") and stay with you all day. As Dennis Cook wrote on JamBase, "Though a young band in many respects, there's also something endearingly yesteryear about them, a kind of respect for craft, hooks and musicianship more in line with the '60s or '70s but in service of a sound that's timeless, as touched by Pavement as it is The Beatles."
"Hard Knocks" (mp3) from "Big Light" (reapandsow, Inc.)

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Dennis Cook's Big Light / Apollo Sunshine review on JamBase