A couple weeks ago, PGR’s Bryan Scary went into the Serious Business studio in SOHO to perform all new songs from the upcoming album, Daffy’s Elixir (April 24, 2012), for BreakThru Radio. Turns out, it was right in line with BTR’s 100th Episode. Featuring the track, “Ballroom Kid”, alongside snippets from “Red Baron (Of Arizona)”, this session makes us all-the-more excited to see the band live on April 11th with Little Tybee @ Joe’s Pub and April 24th @ Brooklyn Bowl (The Deli Mag presents).
Alongside this stellar piece from Breakthru Radio, yesterday our friends atI Guess I’m Floating premiered Scary’s first single from Daffy’s Elixir,“Ziegfield Station”.
“This dude, Bryan Scary, is for the days you’re totally fried and looking for a retro kick back, a pop punch in the face, and a musical wet willy in the ear. If you like your milkshakes with a retro pop layering of ELO, fused with the glow of of Montreal and the breakdown of Queen…I’m enjoying everything about this jam..” -I Guess I’m Floating
It’s been nearly 3 years since the last Bryan Scary release. If you’re already a fan, you know that’s about 3 years too many. If this is the first you’re hearing of Scary, then get ready: his new album, Daffy’s Elixir, is about to flood your ears with grandiose 70′s inspired experimental indie pop. Having recently played Daffy’s Elixir in its entirety at NYC’s (le) Poisson Rouge venue and now plotting an Off-Broadway theatre work centered around the record, Scary is awing existing fans all-the-while quickly attracting new ones with this bold new project.
Scary’s previous records garnered critical acclaim from the likes of Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, SPIN, Stereogum, USA Today, iTunes, Daytrotter, Perez Hilton, RCRD LBL, Paste, Filter, IFC, NY Post and endless others. But we believe Bryan Scary is at his peak with Daffy’s Elixir, a 70-minute opus two years in the making.
“They [Bryan Scary] are from New York and they’re really unbelievable. Very conceptual. They sound like a mixture of Queen, ELO, The Beatles and Zappa…quite theatrical and entertaining.” - Elijah Wood, in an interview with Nylon Magazine
If you’re lucky enough to be biting from the Big Apple, Bryan Scary will be playing a couple key shows in the coming months. He’ll be playing at Joe’s Pub (with fellow label-mates Little Tybee) on April 11th, and the Daffy’s Elixir record release show on April 24th @ Brooklyn Bowl.
SXSW 2011 was phenomenal for Paper Garden & The Lovely Hearts Club. This year, we are going even bigger and better – setting up a Paper Garden fort for 4 full days. Showcasing 30+ bands over the first 3 days (3/14, 3/15, 3/16) and a featuring unique solar-panel sound installation called Sun Boxes & more surprises TBA on our recovery/hangover day (3/18), we have established a solid week of events featuring extraordinary talent from across the world. On top of the diverse and exciting group of bands that Paper Garden is bringing in directly, we are also partnering with three of our favorite music blogs for each day (Pigeons & Planes, My Old Kentucky Blog, The Wild Honey Pie) to co-curate some of today’s most buzz-worthy acts across all genres.
In addition to the musical talent, we have partnered up with some amazing sponsors this year. Moniker Guitars will be present again this year, giving away some custom guitar-related goodies, Thinglink will be demonstrating the launch of their new Facebook Tabs (check out an example HERE), Threads For Thought will be doing a raffle/giveaway of their sustainable and environmentally friendly clothing, Ralph & Charlies is hooking us up with some delicious AND healthy juices and to hydrate everyone even further in the heat of Austin, Vitamin Water will be supplying product throughout the week.
All events are FREE and open to the public – just RSVP below:
Stay tuned for finalized details on set times, drink specials, giveaways, and more!
RSVP
WHERE?
Austin, TX @ Uncorked – 900 East 7th Street
Uncorked is a beautiful outdoor space overlooking Downtown Austin, drink specials, gourmet food and an air conditioned bar.
**Event posters & full schedule coming soon…below bands and set times are subject to change**
Our very own Pree is going on a Spring US Tour from March 6th – April 4th (including SXSW 2012), so be sure to hit up a show when they come to your city! Shortly after, they’ll be starting their European Tour with Alter-K.
March 6th — Go Bar — Athens, Georgia
March 7th — The Drunken Unicorn — Atlanta, Georgia
March 8th — New Orleans, Louisiana — TBA
March 9th — Artmosphere — Lafayette, Louisiana
March 14th — DC Does TX @ Lovejoy’s — Austin, Texas (SXSW 2012)
March 14th — Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie @ Casa Chapala — Austin, Texas (SXSW 2012)
March 15th — Paper Garden Records & My Old Kentucky Blog Party @ Uncorked — Austin, Texas (SXSW 2012)
RSVP here: http://papergardenrecords.com/sxsw/
March 19th — The Rogue Bar — Scottsdale, Arizona
March 21st — Tin Can Alehouse — San Diego, California
March 22nd — San Francisco, California — TBA
March 24th — Sophia’s — Davis, California
March 25th — Sam Bond’s Garage — Eugene, Oregon
March 27th — Ella Street Social Club — Portland, Oregon
March 28th — The High Dive — Seattle, Washington
March 31st — The Lion’s Lair — Denver, Colorado
April 2nd — Reggie’s Music Joint — Chicago, Illinois
April 3rd — Mike N’ Molly’s — Champaign, Illinois
April 4th — Indianapolis, Indiana — TBA
With their new record ‘For Distant Viewing’ being released in May, Little Tybee is embarking on a Spring tour from March 1st to April 17th across the US (including SXSW 2012). Also, the band is giving away a free SXSW film badge to one lucky person chosen at random. All you have to do is follow the instructions on their Facebook event:
Check the tour dates to see if they’re coming to a city near you!
3/1– Legends Music Hall – Boone, NC
3/2 – The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC
3/3 – Wax n’ Facts – Atlanta, GA
3/3 – The Goat Farm – Atlanta, GA
3/5 – Caledonia Lounge – Athens, GA
3/6 – Sky City – Augusta, GA
3/7 – Awendaw Green – Charleston, SC
3/8 – Stop Over Festival, 9PM – Savannah, GA
3/1 – Hummingbird – Macon, GA
3/1 – Eclipse Coffee – Montevallo, AL
3/13 – Cheer up Charlies – Austin, TX (SXSW)
3/15 – Co-op House Party 5pm Indoor Stage – Austin, TX (SXSW)
3/15 – Paper Garden/My Old Kentucky Blog party @ Uncorked – Austin, TX (SXSW)
3/19 – Origami Vinyl – Los Angeles, CA
3/20 – The Mint – Los Angeles, CA
3/21 – Streetlight Records (in-store performance) – Santa Cruz, CA
3/21 – The Crepe Place – Santa Cruz, CA
3/22 – House Show – Santa Crus, CA
3/23 – Hotel Utah – San Francisco, CA
3/24 – Home-ish – San Francisco, CA
3/25 – The Facement – Arcata, CA
3/26 – Little Red Lion – Eureka, CA
3/27 – The Common Table – Bend, OR
3/28 – The Horned Hand – Bend, OR
3/29 – Sam Bond’s Garage – Eugene, OR
3/30 – Lauren’s Piano Shop – Portland, OR
3/31 – Café Racer – Seattle, WA
4/1 – Mandolin Café – Tacoma, WA
4/4 – Flying M Coffee Garage – Boise, ID
4/5 –– House Show, Boulder, CO
4/6 –– Cowboy Saloon – Laramie, WY
4/7 – Cowboy Saloon – Laramie, WY
4/9 – Transamoeba Studios – Chicago, IL
4/10 – Cleveland, Ohio – TBA
4/11 – Joe’s Pub – New York, NY
4/12 –TBA – New York , NY
4/14 – PhilaMOCA – Philadelphia, PA
4/16 – YERB – Richmond, VA
“Twin Sister and Local Natives need pay mind to this mini orchestra.” – Paste Magazine
Paste Magazine announced their ’10 Atlanta Bands To Watch’ list a few days ago, and there’s none other to top the chart yet again than our own Little Tybee. With a new record, ‘For Distant Viewing’ scheduled for release this May, and a full US tour lined up starting in March, those of us outside of Atlanta will get to experience Little Tybee first-hand as well. Check out the full article from Paste Mag below…
A couple weeks ago we introduced Basement Batman to you with their song ‘On A Streak’. This week we have the pleasure of bringing you ‘Episode 1′, which begins to illustrate the musical diversity in the band. Basement Batman’s ‘Last Bean’ sounds like an Afro Pop collaboration between 1986 Paul Simon and 2012 Drake, while ‘Speakerheart’ meshes old-school disco & funk instrumentation with vocal style that hints everywhere from Marvin Gaye to Daft Punk.
Basement Batman will also be playing with Paper Garden Records’ very own Team Genius at Glasslands in Brooklyn on February 22nd in support of the release of BB’s first two episodes. Shortly thereafter, Basement Batman will be embarking on some additional release shows throughout the Northeast.
Last month, Little Tybee premiered their video for “Boxcar Fair,” from their album “For Distant Viewing,” which will be released in late Spring. It features a mini-sequence (created by artist Tom Haney) of a puppet explorer’s life, who ends up stumbling into a magical fair in the middle of the desert. “Boxcar Fair” was one out of 22 (out of 500 submitted) videos chosen for the Music Video Competition for SXSW 2012.
The screening date has yet to be announced, but check back in a few!
“Peppy piano, handclaps, and strings that crescendo like whitecaps on sea waves – his new single starts off with a feeling similar to Arcade Fire if you were to trade a dark and broody church recording studio for a summery session in the Grand Canyon. Even if your frontal lobe was as useless as a Blockbuster video store, you’d still be able to deduce that Mr. Mardock can compose a great, layered song like few others.” – I Guess I’m Floating
I Guess I’m Floating marked the first single from Eli Mardock’s new album with talk of Nostalgia. Which is exactly what it is to Paper Garden as well, as Eli was the front-man of PGR’s first ever band, Eagle Seagull! IGIF sums it up best, so head on over to IGuessImFloating.net for the full post!
Late last year our beloved The City and Horses band constructed a pretty fun and creative video idea for their title track, “We Will Never Be Discovered”. Partnering with BreakThru Radio to shoot this “Hear And There” session at the Grooveshark offices. Check it out for yourself!
“The City and Horses plays fun and spunky indie-pop that channels everyone from Belle & Sebastian and Beck to The Pixies and The Velvet Underground.” – BreakThruRadio.com
