La Castanya releases the new Mrs Magician 7inch / La Castanya edita el nuevo 7 pulgadas de Mrs Magician

EN
We found out about Mrs Magician through John Reis (of Drive Like Jehu, Rocket from the Crypt and Hot Snakes fame and CEO at Swami Records), whose label released their first long player Strange Heaven, a record where 60’s pop choruses and melodies blend with surf music guitars and garage guitar blasts, all of it amalgamated with punk’s energy and blasphemy and some 80’s hardcore. After hard negotiations carried on either side of the Atlantic, La Castanya is happy to present the brand new Mrs Magician single. Produced by Reis himself, will be released by Swami in the USA and La Castanya in Europe, although with different songs on the B-side and different covers. On the A-side of our edition we have Eyes All Over Town, a garage-punk 60’s-80’s lash of monumental proportions, with classic power-pop and Paisley Underground band echoes. On the other side —the exclusive one!— we find Mrs Magician in a more laid back mode and in a tad more dark mood (maybe that’s got something to do with the title of the song?), as if the Three O’Clock had entered the studio together with members of The Sound and Chameleons as guest stars, opening their music to new sounds. You must hear what comes out of this!

• Listen to the 7inch and get your copy here:
lacastanya.bandcamp.com/album/eyes-all-over-town-b-w-do-you-wanna-walk-around-in-the-dark

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ES
A Mrs Magician los descubrimos a través de John Reis (de Drive like Jehu, Rocket from the Crypt, Hot Snakes y presidente ejecutivo de Swami Records) que les publicó en su sello su primer elepé Strange Heaven, en el que se mezclaban los coros y melodías del pop 60’s, las guitarras de la surf music y los guitarrazos garajeros, todo ello amalgamado con la energía y la blasfemia del punk y el hardcore de los años 80’s. Después de duras negociaciones a ambos lados del Atlántico, La Castanya se complace en presentaros el flamante nuevo single de Mrs Magician. Producido por el mismísimo Reis, está publicado por Swami Records en Estados Unidos y La Castanya en Europa, aunque con caras B diferentes y portadas de diferentes colores. En la cara A de nuestra edición tenemos Eyes All Over Town un zurriagazo de garaje-punk 60’s-80’s que no se lo salta un caballo del Grand National, con ecos del power-pop clásico y de los grupos del Paisley Underground. En la otra cara —¡la exclusiva!— encontramos a Mrs Magician más relajados y en una onda más oscura (¿será por el título de la canción?), como si los Three O’Clock se hubieran metido en el estudio con miembros de The Sound y Chameleons de invitados, abriendo su música a nuevas sonoridades. ¡Tenéis que escuchar lo que sale de esto!

• Escucha el 7 pulgadas y consigue tu copia aquí:
lacastanya.bandcamp.com/album/eyes-all-over-town-b-w-do-you-wanna-walk-around-in-the-dark





+ Info:
lacastanya.com

Mrs Magician: European tour on April and new 7inch on La Castanya / Mrs Magician: gira europea en abril y nuevo single para La Castanya

EN
We found out about Mrs Magician through John Reis (of Drive like Yehu, Rocket from the Crypt and Hot Snakes fame and CEO at Swami Records), whose label released their first long player Strange Heaven, a record where 60’s pop choruses and melodies blend with surf music guitars and garage guitar blasts, all of it amalgamated with punk’s energy and blasphemy and some 80’s hardcore.

La Castanya is happy to present the brand new Mrs Magician single, an advance of their second LP, a record that will be jointly released by Swami and La Castanya next April 16, 2016. This brand new seven incher, produced by Reis himself, will be released by Swami in the USA and La Castanya in Europe, although with different songs on the B-side and different covers.

Mrs Magician will be touring this next month in Europe. From April 21st to 30th, Mrs Magician will bring their garage-punk 60’s-80’s with classic power-pop echoes through the UK, France, Spain and Portugal. Don't miss them!

Listen to Forgiveness, the premiered song of Mrs Magician's upcoming album called Bermuda, out next May 20 via Swami Records.

Mrs Magician European Tour:
21.04 — The Cluny, Newcastle (UK)
22-24.04 — ATP Festival, Victoria Warehouse, Manchester (UK) — Buy TIX
26.04 — La Mécanique Ondulatoire, Paris (FR)
27.04 — Le Sonic, Lyon (FR) — Buy TIX
28.04 — Sidecar, Barcelona (ES) — Buy TIX
29.04 — Wurlitzer Ballroom, Madrid (ES) — Buy TIX
30.04 — Sound Bay Fest, Lisbon (PT)

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ES
A Mrs Magician los descubrimos a través de John Reis (de Drive like Yehu, Rocket from the Crypt, Hot Snakes y presidente ejecutivo de Swami Records) que les publicó en su sello Swami Records su primer elepé Strange Heaven, en el que se mezclaban los coros y melodías del pop 60’s, las guitarras de la surf music y los guitarrazos garajeros, todo ello amalgamado con la energía y la blasfemia del punk y el hardcore de los años 80’s.

La Castanya se complace en presentaros el flamante nuevo single de Mrs Magician, un adelanto de su segundo LP, que publicaremos conjuntamente con Swami el próximo 16 de abril de 2016. Este flamante 7 pulgadas, producido por el mismísimo Reis, será publicado por Swami en Estados Unidos y La Castanya en Europa, aunque con caras B diferentes y portadas de diferentes colores.

Mrs Magician nos visitan el próximo mes de abril en una gira que pasará por Inglaterra, Francia, España y Portugal entre el 21 y el 30 de abril. Mrs Magician traen su garaje-punk 60’s-80’s con ecos del power-pop clásico. No se lo pierdan!

Escucha Forgiveness, la canción que Mrs Magician han estrenado de su próximo disco Bermuda, que se publicará el próximo 20 de mayo en Swami Records.

Mrs Magician Gira Europea:
21.04 — The Cluny, Newcastle (UK)
22-24.04 — ATP Festival, Victoria Warehouse, Manchester (UK) — Comprar entradas
26.04 — La Mécanique Ondulatoire, Paris (FR)
27.04 — Le Sonic, Lyon (FR) — Comprar entradas
28.04 — Sidecar, Barcelona (ES) — Comprar entradas
29.04 — Wurlitzer Ballroom, Madrid (ES) — Comprar entradas
30.04 — Sound Bay Fest, Lisboa (PT)




+ Info:
mrsmagician.com
lacastanya.com

Ted Leo and Aimee Mann touring Europe, January 2013

After a succesful US tour together, Ted Leo will join Aimee Mann again to tour Europe this January.

This will be Ted Leo's second solo European tour in a few months –since the Fall 2012 tour along with Rebecca Gates– and you will be able to listen to all Leo's classic hits plus some of the new songs that will be part or the next Ted Leo and the Pharmacists record.

Aimee Mann will present the songs of Charmer, her 2012 acclaimed album.

Tourdates:
• 1/15/13 Stockholm –> Nalen  Tickets
• 1/16/13 Gothenburg –> Pustervik Tickets
• 1/17/13 Malmo –> KB  Tickets
• 1/18/13 Aarhus –> Train  Tickets
• 1/20/13 Berlin –> Columbia Club  Tickets
• 1/21/13 Hamburg –> Fabrik  Tickets
• 1/22/13 Cologne –> Gloria  Tickets
• 1/24/13 Amsterdam –> Paradiso  Tickets
• 1/25/13 Gent –> Vooruit  Tickets
• 1/26/13 Paris –> Bataclan  Tickets
• 1/28/13 London –> Royal Festival Hall  Tickets
• 1/30/13 Glasgow –> Celtic Connections Festival @ O2 ABC  Tickets
• 1/31/13 Dublin –> Bord Gais Energy Theatre  Tickets

+ Info:
www.aimeemann.com
www.tedleo.com
www.matadorrecords.com
www.lacastanya.com

Ted Leo + Rebecca Gates European Tour on September 2012

EN
La Castanya proudly announces the upcoming Rebecca Gates + Ted Leo European Tour. Both artists will be performing solo this september in Spain, France, UK, Germany, and Italy. Gates will present her new album The Float (La Castanya 2012) and Leo will play all his classic hits and will give a peek of his new compositons. Don't miss two of the most honest voices of the american independent scene if they stop near by you.

Ted Leo is an American human being made from the inspirational parts of Billy Bragg, The Jam, The Pogues and the english new wave. These extremities are united in a trunk with hardcore background and a heart of oak with a tendency to mod revival, a strong Celtic epidermis, punk rocker enthusiasm and much hurry. Leo continues to be the hanging bridge between the spirit of 1979 powerpop and modism and the self-sufficiency and political rage of 80's hardcore.

Rebecca Gates has been in the world of music for twenty years now and is recognized for being The Spinanes singer and songwriter, one of the most unique bands of the nineties. Sub Pop released their three albums and they toured with bands like Fugazi and Stereolab. Throughout her career Gates has always been involved in music and art and has collaborated with musicians such as Elliott Smith, Laetitia Sadier or Willie Nelson and bands like The Decemberists and Joan Of Arc.

Rebecca Gates and the Consortium - The Float (2012)
released in Europe by La Castanya
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - The Brutalist Bricks (2010)
released in Spain and Portugal by La Castanya

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ES
La Castanya está orgullosa de presentar la inminente gira de Ted Leo y Rebecca Gates por Europa. Ambos artistas estarán tocando en formato solo durante el mes de septiembre en España, Francia, Inglaterra, Alemania e Italy. Gates presentará su nuevo disco The Float (La Castanya 2012) y Leo tocará todos sus clásicos y seguro que nos toca alguna canción nueva. No te pierdas dos de las voces más honestas de la escena independiente americana.

Ted Leo es un humano americano hecho de las partes inspiracionales de Billy Bragg, The Jam, The Pogues y la nueva ola inglesa. Estas extremidades se unen en un tronco con parte de Citizens Arrest), y un corazón de roble con tendencia al mod revival, una recia epidermis celta, un entusiasmo punk rocker y unas prisas de aúpa. Ted Leo sigue siendo el puente colgante entre el espíritu 1979 del powerpop o el modismo y la autosuficiencia y rabia política del hardcore 80's.

Rebecca Gates empezó su andadura en la primera mitad de los años noventa al frente de The Spinanes. El grupo, una de las formaciones mas singulares de Sub Pop, editó sus tres discos en el mítico sello de Seattle y giró junto a grupos como Fugazi y Stereolab. Después de publicar un disco en solitario en 2001, titulado Ruby Series, Rebecca decidió reconducir sus intereses artísticos y durante diez años ha centrado sus esfuerzos en el mundo del arte: land art sonoro en Texas, editando un audiomagazine llamado The Relay Project y organizando exposiciones de sus propias obras artísticas dentro y fuera de los EEUU. Eso sí, Gates no ha dejado de componer música en ningún momento y durante este tiempo ha participado en discos de artistas como Elliott Smith, Laetitia Sadier, Willie Nelson, The Decemberists y Joan of Arc.

Rebecca Gates and the Consortium - The Float (2012)
editado en Europa por La Castanya
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - The Brutalist Bricks (2010)
editado en España y Portugal por La Castanya



Ted Leo + Rebecca Gates Solo Tour

09.13 Café Berlín, Madrid (ES)
8€ Adv / 10€ • 22h
Buy Tickets / Facebook Event

09.14 Sala Matisse, Valencia (ES)
10€ Adv / 13€ • 22h
Buy Tickets / Facebook Event

09.15 MMVV, Vic (ES)
22h Rebecca Gates - Carpa Negra
01h Ted Leo - Carpa Negra
+ info: www.mmvv.net

09.17 Sala TZVR, Sant Feliu de Guíxols (ES)
6€ • 22h
+ info: www.atzavaraclub.com

09.19 Espace B, Paris (FR)
8€ Adv / 10€ • 20h30
Buy Tickets / Facebook Event
+ Info: http://espaceb.net/Mercredi-19-Septembre-2012

09.20 Shacklewell Arms, London (UK)
6£ Adv • 8pm Buy Tickets / Facebook Event
+ info: http://www.shacklewellarms.com/

09.21 King Georg, Köln (GE)
12€ • 20h
Facebook Event
+ Info: http://www.kinggeorg.de/programm/rebecca-gates-ted-leo-portland-new-jersey

09.22 Kafe Kult, Munchen (GE)
Facebook Event
+ Info: www.kafekult.de

09.23 K4, Nürnberg (GE)
21h • Ticket Info (no presale): info@musikverein-concerts.de
Facebook Event
+ info: http://www.musikverein-concerts.de

09.24 Monarch, Berlin (GE)
21h
Facebook Event
+ info: http://www.kottimonarch.de/

09.25 Ilses Erika / Prager Fruehling, Leipzig (GE)
20h
+ info: www.ilseserika.de

09.27 Conte Staccio, Roma (IT)
+ Info: www.contestaccio.com

09.28 Heliogàbal, Barcelona (ES)
8€ Adv / 10€ • 21h
Buy Tickets / Facebook Event


+Info:
www.tedleo.com
www.parcematone.com
www.lacastanya.com

La Castanya releases The Float, new record by Rebecca Gates and the Consortium / La Castanya edita The Float, nuevo disco de Rebecca Gates and The Consortium

We are glad to announce that Rebecca Gates is joining La Castanya family. We will release in Europe The Float, her forthcoming album, and we will handle the booking of her shows across the continent.

Rebecca Gates has been in the world of music for twenty years now and is recognized for being The Spinanes singer and songwriter, one of the most unique bands of the nineties. Sub Pop released their three albums and they toured with bands like Fugazi and Stereolab. Throughout her career Gates has always been involved in music and art and has collaborated with musicians such as Elliott Smith, Laetitia Sadier or Ted Leo and bands like The Decemberists and Joan Of Arc.

We had to wait eleven years, since the release of Ruby Series in 2001, to hear the new compositions of catchy pop music and post-rock arrangements that can be found in The Float (La Castanya / Parcematone / 12UX, 2012). The album has been recorded throughout the United States and features exceptional musicians like Doug McCombs (Tortoise), John McEntire (Tortoise, The Sea and Cake), Nate Query (The Decemberists), Joanna Bolme (Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Quasi), Thierry Amar (Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Silver Mt Zion), Rebecca Cole (Wild Flag), Gary Jarman (The Cribs), Joe Adamik (Califone) and Tim Rutili (Califone, Ugly Casanova) among others.

On stage, Rebecca surrounds herself with a unit called The Consortium, formed at different times by some of her best friends: Ji Tanzer (Blue Cranes), Joanna Bolme (The Jicks, Quasi), Rebecca Cole (Wild Flag), Nate Query (The Decemberists), Jenny Drizos (The Decemberists), Amy Domingues (Garland of Hours) or Dave Depper (Loch Lomond, Blue Giant).

The Float will be released in Europe by La Castanya on July 23, available on LP+MP3 and CD, and will be presented during an extensive tour. Below we offer you two songs that confirm that Rebecca Gates is a unique songwriter and performer.

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Estamos muy contentos de anunciar que Rebecca Gates se incorpora a la familia de La Castanya. Editaremos The Float, su nuevo disco, en Europa y nos encargaremos del booking de sus conciertos en todo el continente.

 Rebecca Gates lleva veinte años en el mundo de la música y el arte y es conocida por liderar The Spinanes durante la década de los noventa, una de las formaciones mas singulares de Sub Pop, donde editaron sus tres discos y giraron junto a grupos como Fugazi y Stereolab. A lo largo de su carrera Gates ha colaborado con músicos como Elliott Smith, Laetitia Sadier o Ted Leo y grupos como The Decemberists o Joan Of Arc.

Desde que Rebecca Gates editara Ruby Series en 2001 han tenido que pasar once años para poder escuchar las nuevas composiciones de pop luminoso con arreglos post rock que encontramos en su segundo largo, The Float (La Castanya / Parcematone/ 12UX, 2012). El disco ha sido grabado a lo largo y ancho de Estados Unidos y cuenta con la colaboración de músicos excepcionales como Doug McCombs (Tortoise), John McEntire (Tortoise, The Sea and Cake), Nate Query (The Decemberists), Joanna Bolme (Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Quasi), Thierry Amar (Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Silver Mt Zion), Rebecca Cole (Wild Flag), Gary Jarman (The Cribs), Joe Adamik (Califone) y Tim Rutili (Califone, Ugly Casanova) entre otros muchos.

En directo Gates se rodea de una formación denominada The Consortium en la que pueden formar parte algunos de sus mejores amigos: Ji Tanzer (Blue Cranes), Joanna Bolme (The Jicks, Quasi), Rebecca Cole (Wild Flag), Nate Query (The Decemberists), Jenny Drizos (The Decemberists), Amy Domingues (Garland of Hours) o Dave Depper (Loch Lomond, Blue Giant).

The Float verá la luz en toda Europa el próximo 23 de julio en formato LP y CD bajo el sello de La Castanya y será presentado con una extensa gira. Aquí os dejamos dos singles de adelanto que confirman que Rebecca Gates es una cantante y compositora única.