pre-order the new Vandaveer album NOW! “Divide & Conquer” is in stores August 25th, but all pre-orders will ship August 18th, to arrive by the release date. In addition, we are doing a special combo deal, with the CD + the limited edition “Turpentine/Woolgathering” 7-inch released earlier this year, at one low price. click here to purchase the combo pack, and here to purchase just the CD.

Vandaveer will spend the fall touring the US, France and Belgium. click here to see the tour dates!

Dark Dark Dark have returned from Venice, where they spent the past month as part of Swoon’s Swimming Cities Of Serenissima (http://www.swimmingcities.org for more info, videos and pictures) – and they are doing a little bit of US touring with Hurray For The Riff Raff to celebrate!

July 2nd – Minneapolis, MN – The Bedlam Theater
July 3rd – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
July 4th – Chicago, IL – Heaven Gallery
July 5th – Bloomington, IN – Boxcar Books
July 6th – Columbus, OH – The Shelf
July 7th – Pittsburgh, PA – The Nerve
July 8th – Ardmore, PA – Milkboy Coffee

without Riff Raff:
July 9th – Brooklyn, NY – Sycamore (Hooves On The Turf Presents)
July 10th – Manhattan, NY – Le Poisson Rouge (with Son Lux)

Get a taste of Vandaveer’s new album, “Divide & Conquer”, with this limited edition 7-inch! Released as a split with Alter K, Vandaveer’s label in France, this record features “Turpentine” and “Woolgathering”, two songs from “D&C”.  Purchasing the 7-inch through Supply And Demand entitles you to an instant download of the 2 songs as 320-kbps MP3s. There are only 700 of these in the world, and we have a very limited supply, so pick one up today by clicking here!

To celebrate the 7-inch, Vandaveer will be touring on the east coast and midwest in late May and June – check out the tour dates page for the dates!

“upon closer listen, the meticulous craft and delicately balanced melodies and ambiance of Friends reveals that Jim Diotte has a rewarding ear for detail” – CMJ

available NOW! Click here for the CD, here for the 320kbps MP3.

You can also get a special combo deal right now – Dark Dark Dark’s “The Snow Magic” and Between The Pine’s “Friends, Foes, Kith and Kin” together for $18, US shipping included! only $4 more for international shipping. Click here to buy the combo.

Dark Dark Dark’s tour started last night in Madison, WI, and after a session at Daytrotter today (more on that when it’s posted!), they head to Heaven Gallery in Chicago. Click here for the remaining tourdates.

AND finally, the December SAD Music Mixtape is up! here’s the tracklist:

Between The Pine – The Great Intoxication (David Byrne Cover)
Uke Of Spaces Corners County – This Old World
Callers – Rone
Deer Tick – Baltimore Blues No. 1
Smog – Held
The Tallest Man On Earth – Steal Tomorrow
Bert Jansch – I Have No Time
Gracious Calamity – The Song That Grows Like A Vine
Vandaveer – However Many Takes It Takes
Rodriguez – Sugar Man

Dark Dark Dark are prepping for their first tour in support of the S&D release “The Snow Magic“! This two week tour takes them from the midwest to the east coast and back in 12 days, and is capped with an appearance at Dosh’s annual “World Of Dosh” holiday show. West coast tour dates will follow in the late winter, to be announced soon.

Dec 10 2008 – The Frequency, Madison, WI
Dec 11 2008 – Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL
Dec 12 2008 – The Elbow Room, Ypsilanti, MI
Dec 13 2008 – Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH
Dec 14 2008 – Morning Glory Coffeehouse, Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 15 2008 – Frisby House, Baltimore, MD
Dec 16 2008 – The Cake Shop, Manhattan, NY
Dec 17 2008 – The Whitehaus, Jamaica Plain, MA
Dec 18 2008 – AS220, Providence, RI
Dec 19 2008 – Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY
Dec 21 2008 – Skull Alley, Louisville, KY
Dec 22 2008 – The Cinemat, Bloomington, IN
Dec 27 2008 – Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN (with Dosh)