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Children Collide "The Long Now" Out Now

In 2005 Children Collide released We Three, Brave And True, a six-track EP that didn't so much announce the group's arrival as kick the door down, featuring the brilliant We Are Amphibious, the little b-side that could - and did, turning, reinvigorated, into the a-side of 2006's equally impressive Glass Mountain Liars EP. Now it's 2009 and FILTER is pleased to bring the 2008 Australian release, The Long Now, to the States!
 
This is a record that crackles with smarts and buzzes along with the undeniable sense of a band that knows where it's going, a band that sees your lazy references and questionable stylistic decisions and raises them - into another stratosphere - as Johnny (vocals/guitars), Heath (bass) and Ryan (drums) create a tumbling maelstrom of rock in excelsis. It's a record with its eye on the future and its feet in the present and its imagination crossing astral planes throughout it all.

With Dave Sardy (a veteran of such varied sessions as LCD Soundsystem, Wolfmother and Oasis) taking on production overlord duties, the album encompasses the many facets of the band's sound, all the while tying the songs together with a common thread, whether sonic or thematic. Far from backing the band into a corner with a ProTools rig and a tight schedule, Sardy became an equal collaborator as The Long Now came into being.

Children Collide have created an album that is as much a coming together of everything they've been working towards as it is an introduction to the band - which is precisely how the band wanted it to turn out. So yes, welcome to remedial Children Collide, study hard and you'll graduate to general Children Collide on album #2.

Accolades for The Long Now

Featured in Rolling Stone's Best Albums of 2008 at #17

Featured as Top Albums in 2008 in The Age

To Purchase on iTunes

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NORTH AMERICAN TOUR JUNE 2009:
Wed Jun 10 - The Casbah, San Diego CA
Thu Jun 11 - Spaceland, Los Angeles CA
Sat Jun 13 - Blank Club, San Jose CA
Sun Jun 14 - Peter's Room, Portland OR
Mon Jun 15 - Tractor's Tavern, Seattle WA
Thu Jun 18 - Sho, Salt Lake City, UT
Fri Jun 19 - Marquis Theatre, Denver CO
Sun Jun 21 - TBC, Chicago IL
Mon Jun 22 - Smalls, Detroit MI
Fri Jun 26 - Khyber, Philadelphia PA
Sat Jun 27 - Harpers Ferry, Allston MA
Sun Jun 28 - Mercury Bar, New York NY
Mon Jun 29 - DC9, Washington DC

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The Antiques "Cicadas" Out Now

We're very excited to announce a new addition to the FILTER US Recordings catalog: The Antiques! It was love at first listen back in July when they submitted to our Discover The Undiscovered program on Sonicbids. We've kept them close to our heart and are proud to announce the digital release of Cicadas; the hard copy of the album is available through Banter Records.

Both musically and lyrically, the soon to be released album, Cicadas is on par with Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.  It represents the new skin that the band has developed since its beginnings five years ago.  Suitably, the album is titled Cicadas, and it is truly a masterpiece. The album was recorded and mixed by Scott Solter, producer of The Mountain Goats, Okkervil River, and John Vanderslice.  Throughout the twenty day session, the band experimented with their indie-folk-rock sound, incorporating instruments beyond their usual repertoire like steel drums, Hammond organs, and banjos.  They also added more obscure sounds like the recording of a wire recorder, vocals put through Leslie speakers, and even the sound of the cicadas, which all added beautiful textures to the band’s beautiful superb melodies.

To listen to Airplane Blues from Cicadas, Click Here

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An American Affair - Original Music By Dustin O'Halloran

Dustin O'Halloran has spent the past few years making the best music of his life. Producing a lush and lilting album with his band, The Devics, contributing original pieces to films such as Marie Antoinette and Stranger than Fiction, completing a world tour supporting k.d. lang and recording two Piano Solo albums, O'Halloran is riding a wave of uninhibited creativity. His works have garnered high praise from critics and love from his longtime fans, giving him the kind of attention he's long deserved. O'Halloran is currently working with Mark Lanegan on the new Soul Savers album in addition to his own new instrumental record called "Lumiere".
 
O'Halloran's original score for William Sten Olsson's period film An American Affair is centered around emotive piano work and accompanied by a small ensemble of strings, harp and woodwinds. It was recorded at the historic  studio Officcine Meccaniche in Milan, Italy, where such luminaries like Duke Ellington recorded in the 1960's.  
 
Set in Kennedy-era Washington, An American Affair film tells the story of a thirteen-year-old boy who falls in love with his next-door neighbor, a stunning thirty-something blond beauty. Against all odds, an unlikely friendship blossoms between the two. But friendship is never enough, not in Washington, and not at the height of the Cold War. As the boy discovers that the woman is a mistress of JFK, her hidden past soon catches up with them, and they find themselves enmeshed in the growing confusion and intrigue leading to the assassination of the President.

An American Affair is both a political thriller and a coming-of-age drama. It is a film about the importance and difficulties of finding a meaning in life in a constantly changing world where love and loss go hand in hand. The film is written by Alex Metcalf and produced by Kevin Leydon. It stars Gretchen Mol, James Rebhorn, Cameron Bright, Mark Pellegrino, Perrey Reeves and Noah Wyle.

Click Here for An American Affair on iTunes

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Two Sheds On Tour

Two Sheds are embarking on West Coast tour starting this week! Dates below

Feb, 25th San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s (Noise Pop Festival) with Matt Costa, An Hors, and Robert Francis

Feb 27^th Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo with Everest, and Parson Red Heads

March 6^th Sacramento, CA @ The Old Ironsides with Builtings Breeding and Casual Fog

March 7^th Stockton, CA @ The Blackwater Café

March 12^th Nevada City, CA @ Chief Crazy Horse Inn with Kings & Queens and Dame Satan

March 13^th Monroe, Utah @ Mystic Hot Springs

March 14^th Denver, CO @ Lion’s Lair

March 16^th Albuquerque, New Mexico @ Atomic Cantina

March 17^th Amarillo, TX @ the 806

March 18^th Austin, TX @ The Hole in the Wall Arcade (SXSW)

March 19^th Austin, TX @ The Beauty Bar (SXSW) Bay Area Takeover Day Party with Vetiver, Wallpaper and more…

March 21^st Austin, TX @ Opal Devine’s Freehouse (SXSW) Day Party with Grub Dog, Kepi Ghoulie, Jackpot, Kevin Seconds and more…

March 23^rd El Paso, TX @ The Percolater

March 24^th Mesa, AZ @ Hollywood Alley

March 25^th Santa Ana, CA @ The Yost with the Parson Redheads

March 26^th San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink

March 27^th Modesto, CA @ Café Deva with Birds & Batteries

March 29^th San Francisco, CA @ The Make Out Room with Lee Bob Watson and the Western Family Orchestra Revue

FILTER US Recordings launches new Digital Program

After the success of FILTER's Discover the Undiscovered program, we've been inspired to launch a new digital program through FILTER US Recordings to give a bigger voice to these bands that we love so much. All music will be available on itunes as well as other digital outlets. If you are interested in submitting for consideration, please check out our Discover The Undiscovered program on Sonicbids or mail submissions to:

5908 Barton Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038
attn: Sam

Dustin O'Halloran to embark on Fall tour with KD Lang!

Piano Solos vol 2” is the beautiful new instrumental work from composer Dustin O’Halloran, half of the creative mind behind Devics. Relocating from Silverlake, California, to a remote Italian village to record the works, O’Halloran now resides in Berlin, Germany.

"Piano Solos vol. 2," is a timeless array of concertos that fluidly cascade from serene to demanding, seemingly crying out to tell a story with each note. The cinematic opus unravels as if allowing a glimpse into O'Halloran's soul, or a soundtrack to his memories. The heart-swelling compositions appear fragile, yet haunting, capturing moments of melancholic bliss, brimming with introspection. O’Halloran’s music has received 4 Star review form both MOJO magazine and Vanity Fair.

With both the recent Devics albums as well as his stunning piano pieces getting radio play on the likes of L.A.'s highly-influential KCRW, O'Halloran is now getting the attention he's long deserved. His work seduced renowned music supervisor Brian Reitzell, who asked him to assist with the score for Sofia Coppola's epic historical drama, "Marie Antoinette," ultimately contributing three songs to the film and soundtrack. This lead to him scoring two independent films scheduled for release in 2008: "Beautiful Ordinary" and "Boy of Pigs."

DUSTIN O'HALLORAN ON TOUR WITH K.D. LANG

10/11 (sat) Santa Barbara, CA – Arlington Theatre

10/14 (tue) Urbana, IL – Krannert Center for Performing Arts

10/15 (wed)       Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre

10/17 (fri)   Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre

10/18 (sat) St. Louis, MO – Touhill Performing Arts Center

10/19 (sun) St. Paul, MN – O’Shaughnessy Auditorium

10/21 (tue) Omaha, NB – Holland Theatre

10/23 (thu) Atlanta, GA – Symphony Hall

10/24 (fri)   Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium

10/25 (sat) Birmingham, AL – Alys Stephen Center

10/27 (mo)  New York, NY – Apollo Theatre

10/30 (thu) Bethesda, MD – Strathmore Music Hall

10/31   (fri)     Atlantic City, NJ – Music Box Theatre at the Borgata

11/01 (sat) Brookville, NY – Tilles Center

11/05 (wed)       Ft. Worth, TX – Bass Performance Hall

11/06 (thu) Austin, TX – Paramount Theatre

11/08 (sat) Denver, CO – Temple Buell Theatre

11/09 (sun) Santa Fe, NM – Lensic Theatre

11/11 (tue) Mesa, AZ – Ikeda Theatre

11/12 (wed)       Tucson, AZ – Centennial Hall

11/13 (thu) San Diego, CA – Symphony Hall

11/15 (sat) Oakland, CA – Paramount Theatre

11/22 (sat) Los Angeles, CA – Benefit for Ari Bhod Foundation for preservation of Tibetan Culture

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TWO SHEDS On tour - EP on iTunes now

TWO SHEDS are doing some west coast tour dates to support the release of their self-titled EP on FILTER US RECORDINGS. Dates are listed below:

Aug 29 2008 9:00P	the Old ironsides w/ the Mumlers and Chelsea Wolfe	Sacramento, California
Sep 11 2008 6:00P	Filter Magazine’s Sunset Series @ the Barker Block-FREE! (RSVP @ BARKERBLOCK@FILTERMMM.COM)	Los Angeles, California
Sep 12 2008 9:00P	Bar Pink Elephant w/ the Western States Motel	San Diego, California
Sep 13 2008 8:00P	Mercury Lounge w/ Western States Motel	Goleta, California
Oct 10 2008 8:00P	the Deva Cafe w/ Travis Vick and Not An Airplane	Modesto, California
Oct 11 2008 9:00P	Luna’s Cafe w/ Not an Airplane and Travis Vick (all ages)	SACRAMENTO, California
Oct 16 2008 8:00P	Amnesia w/ Jackpot and Prairiedog	San Francisco, California
Oct 18 2008 8:00P	Major Minor Fest @ the UCD Firehouse-w/ Buildings Breeding, Birds & Batteries and more	Davis, California

BUY the new TWO SHEDS EP now on iTunes:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=277331915&s=143441

GRAN RONDE SINGLE OF THE WEEK ON iTUNES!

Make sure to check out Filter US Recordings Artists new single "WISDOM" - it's the FREE single of the week on iTunes this week only!

Just click HERE to download it from the iTunes store!

Dustin O'Halloran to tour with KD LANG in 08!

 

Dustin O'Halloran, composer, producer, and half of indie dream pop group Devics will be touring with KD LANG throughout Europe and North American in early 2008 in support of his Piano Solos vol. 2 release now available on FILTER US RECORDINGS (buy Piano Solos vol 2. here now).

You can catch Dustin O'Halloran appearing with KD LANG here:

European shows:
1/29/2008	Royall Concert Hall	Glasgow, Scottland
1/30/2008	Hammersmith Apollo	London, England
2/1/2008	TBA	Paris, France
North American shows:
2/21/2008	Live @ Courthouse	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2/23/2008	Opera House	Boston, Massachusetts
2/24/2008	Kimmel Ctr. for the Perf. Arts	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2/26/2008	Lincoln Center/The Allen Room	New York, New York
2/27/2008	Lincoln Center/The Allen Room	New York, New York
2/28/2007	Lincoln Center/The Allen Room	New York, New York
3/1/2008	R.F. Kravis Ctr. for the Arts	West Palm Beach, Florida
3/2/2008	Broward Center for Perf. Arts	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
3/3/2008	Ruth Eckerd Hall	Clearwater, Florida
3/5/2008	Memorial Hall	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
3/7/2008	Creative Arts Center	Morgantown, West Virginia
3/9/2008	Clay Ctr Maier Found Perf Hall	Charleston, West Virginia
3/11/2008	Grand Opera House	Wilmington, Delaware
3/12/2008	New Jersey Perf. Arts. Ctr.	Newark, New Jersey
3/13/2008	Proctors Theatre	Schenectady, New York
3/15/2008	Center for the Arts	Buffalo, New York
3/16/2008	Palace Theatre	Waterbury, Connecticut
3/19/2008	Moore Theatre	Seattle, Washington
3/20/2008	Moore Theatre	Seattle, Washington
3/22/2008	Aladdin Theatre	Portland, Oregon
3/23/2008	Aladdin Theatre	Portland, Oregon
3/25/2008	Palace of Fine Arts	San Francisco, California
3/26/2008	Palace of Fine Arts	San Francisco, California

For more information on Dustin, check out his website here.

Magnet confirms Seattle in-store at Sonic Boom!

Magnet will be performing and exclusive in-store performance at Seattle's premiere indie retail record store SONIC BOOM on Sunday, November 11th before his gig at Chop Suey. In-store details are below:

MAGNET performance @ SONIC BOOM

Sunday, November 11th @ 3 PM!

Sonic Boom Fremont - 3416 Fremont Ave. N Seattle, WA 98103

Call the store for inquiries: (206) 633-2666