February 17, 2012 in tours, woods
Woods / Amps For Christ split 12″ out this spring on Shrimper Records.
“There has been a tradition going back to almost the begin of Shrimper of artists on the label collaborating with one another. From John Davis/Lou Barlow’s Folk Implosion to Franklin Bruno & John Darnielle’s Extra G/Lens with dozens of other examples in between. This Split LP between WOODS & AMPS FOR CHRIST began as a kernel for a split 7″ single but grew into this full length split LP featuring 4 songs by each artist and an additional collaborative track. Woods & Amps for Christ explore a lot of the same land mass as one another, but manage to turn over different rocks & shards of glass. Working independently from one another, you will hear the sublime manner in which the 2 sides of the LP (or the harsh tinny digital skree of the MP3’s for you 20th century types, dig your irony) complement one another both musically & lyrically. Check out the ESP interplay of Barnes & Earl when together or separated by coasts.”- Shrimper
WOODS SPRING TOUR
04-19 Waltham, MA – Brandeis University
04-20 Hoboken, NJ – Maxwells *
04-21 Pittsburgh, PA – Garfield Art Works *
04-22 Louisville, KY – Zanzabar *
04-23 Bloomington, IN – Bishop *
04-24 Grinnell, IA – Gardner Lounge / Grinnell College *
04-25 Lawrence, KS – Jackpot Music Hall *
04-26 Norman, OK – Opolis *
04-27 Dallas, TX – Sons of Hermann Hall
04-28 Austin, TX – Austin Psych Fest *
04-29 Houston, TX – Rudyards *
04-30 Jackson, MS – Morningbell Records *
05-01 Atlanta, GA – 529 *
05-03 Charlottesville, VA – The Southern *
05-04 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s *
05-05 Brooklyn, NY – 285 Kent *
* with MMOSS
February 31, 2012 in news
03-02 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall ^
03-03 Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour ^
03-08 Pioneertown, CA – Pappy and Harriets *
03-09 Las Vegas, NV – Beauty Bar *
03-10 Albuquerque, NM – Launch Pad *
03-11 Denton, TX – 35 Denton Festival &
03-13 – 03-16 Austin, TX – SXSW
03-24 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory %
04-22 Santa Cruz, CA – Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium $
05-03 Portland, OR – Star Theater #
05-04 Vancouver, British Columbia – Waldorf Hotel #
05-05 Seattle, WA – Chop Suey #
05-06 Missoula, MT – The Palace #
05-08 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry #
05-09 Madison, WI – High Horse Saloon #
05-10 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall !
05-11 Detroit, MI – Lager House !
05-12 Toronto, Ontario Horseshoe Tavern !
05-13 Montreal, Quebec – Il Motore !
05-14 Portland, ME – Space Gallery !
05-16 New York, NY – Webster Hall @
05-18 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s #
05-19 Raleigh, NC – King’s Barcade #
05-20 Atlanta, GA – The Earl #
05-21 Nashville, TN – The End #
05-22 Memphis, TN – Hi Tone #
05-23 Little Rock, AR – Whitewater Tavern #
05-24 Houston, TX – Walter’s #
05-25 Austin, TX – Mohawk Outside Stage #
^ with Ty Segall, Mikal Cronin, Feeling of Love
! with Ty Segall, Strange Boys
@ with Ty Segall, Strange Boys, the Men
# with Ty Segall
* with Thee Oh Sees
& with Built to Spill, Thee Oh Sees, Oberhofer, Bleached and more
% with Off!, White Fence, Strange Boys, Wavves, King Tuff
$ with The Shins
January 47, 2012 in news
White Fence is the project of Tim Presley. His third full-length, Family Perfume, is a double album that will be released in two parts – Vol. 1 will be released on vinyl and digitally on April. 3 – then Vol. 2 will be released later this Spring, and then a 2LP and CD version of the whole package will be released this Summer.
“Fuck Nostalgia. Live the truth. Truth is feeling, Truth is sound, Truth is motion. I am believing. I am seeing. I am moving. TRUTH IS FOREVER. Meet The Presley/ White Fence Truth Serum. Imagine if you will, that your uncle frank, aunt jane and cousing ricky all made out with George Harrison at the same time and felt good about it. Thats what the family perfume smells like. Like the real shit. This aint your regular mutton chop rock. This is freak your fucking mom out cause she caught you naked in the back yard blasting this shit rock. This is not a joke. This is the hit factory. This is the eye. This is another planet. And hurry up, cause this perfume aint available at no macy’s. Fuck the Rolling stones. Long live Keith. Were allready dead. SMELL THE TRUTH. FUCK THE TRUTH. FUCK ROCK AND ROLL. LOVE ROCK AND ROLL. And this is just vol. one.”- Ty Segall
WHITE FENCE- “Family Perfume” VOL 1 (woodsist057)
1 WF FP Intro
2 Swagger vets & Double moon
3 Long white curtain
4 Balance yr heart
5 Do you know Ida Know?
6 Down PNX
7 Take away lifes endless take
8 Hope! Servatude, i have no!
9 It will never be
10 Soaring, daily pique number 2
11 A Hermes Blues
12 Hey! Roman nose
13 Breathe Again
14 Daily Pique
January 25, 2012 in news
You have reached the new Woodsist website! We finally got our shit together and decided to ditch the caveman and go easy-on-the-eyes.
In celebration of this momentous occasion we made some new Woodsist merch – shirts! totes! cozy sweatshirts! And to make things even more all right, we have just released The Doozer’s “Keep It Together” LP and Golden Calves 2 x LP reissue (James Toth and co., pre-Wooden Wand). Welcome to the new site.
January 30, 2012 in news
“starting this coming sunday january 8th we begin our residency at zebulon in brooklyn. 3 consecutive sundays and three sets nightly beginning after 9 pm. acoustic / electric / beyond, in the good ol’ abe order with the home comfort wing of the golden road in tow. all these zebulon shows are FREE. for this coming sunday we’ll be joined by rongoose and smokehound along with special guest steve gunn sittin’ in with us for the environmental “beyond” set. expect some other surprises as well.
on sunday the 15th “high lodge”, which is my new project with jeremy “woods” earl, will handle the beyond set. we’ve been cuttin’ wood in the shed for the past coupla years and we’re ready to burn. expect an LP from that unit in future wave as well. special surprises that night will have good ol’ jer doing triple duty (3 times the fun) sitting in on traps and various possessions for the acoustic/electric sets and herbcraft providing the low end theory. should be wild papers.
on sunday the 22nd our great, groovy old friend and tapenaut P.G. Six will provide a set of his own in the evening as well as sitting in with erika and I for some numbers. who knows what kinda transmissions from the sensual field that might bring.
mos def hope to see everyone more than once in the tapers pit…tapers are welcome.”- MV
October 29, 2011 in tours
12/07 Burlington, VT – Monkey House *
12/08 Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern %
12/09 Gambier, OH – Kenyon College / Horn Gallery %
12/10 Chicago, IL – Subterranean %
12/11 Lexington, KY – Cosmic Charlie’s #$
12/12 Nashville, TN – The End #
12/13 Birmingham, AL – Bottletree #
12/14 Athens, GA – 40 Watt #
12/15 Raleigh, NC – Kings Barcade ^
12/16 Richmond, VA – Strange Matter ^
12/17 Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel ^ w/ Purling Hiss
12/18 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar ^
12/19 Brooklyn, NY – Glasslands Gallery w/Alex Bleeker and the Freaks + Steve Gunn
* = w/ MV&EE
% w/ Wet Hair
# = w/ Jovontaes
$ = w/ Wooden Wand
^ = w/ MMOSS
October 41, 2011 in tours
10.13.11- Poughkeepsie, New York. Vassar College w/ Grass Widow
10.14.11- Hanover, New Hampshire. Dartmouth College w/ Caveman
10.15.11- Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Homegrown Festival w/ Grass Widow
10.16.11- Portland, Maine. Space Gallery
10.17.11- Brooklyn, NY. Bruar Falls w/ The Babies
10.19.11- New Haven, Connecticut. BAR (FREE SHOW)
10.20.11 -Manhattan, New York. Cake-shop NYCTAPER CMJ PARTY (DAYTIME) [2:45PM SET TIME]
10.20.11- Middleton, CT. Wesleyan College w/ Grass Widow (NIGHT)
10.21.11- Brooklyn, New York. Shea Stadium IMPOSE CMJ DAY PARTY [12am]
10.22.11- Brooklyn, New York. Public Assembly PANACHE CMJ OFFICIAL SHOWCASE [10:30PM
September 19, 2011 in tours
10.13.11- Poughkeepsie, New York. Vassar College w/ Grass Widow
10.14.11- Hanover, New Hampshire. Dartmouth College
10.15.11- Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Homegrown Festival w/ Grass Widow
10.16.11- Portland, Maine. Space Gallery
10.17.11- Manhattan, New York. Cake Shop
10.19.11- New Haven, Connecticut. BAR (FREE SHOW)
10.20.11- Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Bard College w/ Grass Widow
10.22.11- Brooklyn, New York. Public Assembly PANACHE CMJ SHOWCASE
August 06, 2011 in new releases, tours, woods
09-04 Dorset, England – End of the Road Festival
09-05 Manchester, England – Manchester Sound Control *
09-06 Glasgow, Scotland – Stereo *
09-07 Bristol, England – The Fleece *
09-08 London, England – The Scala *
* with Kurt Vile and the Violators
-limited tour split 7″ will be available at shows
June 57, 2011 in tours, woods
Woods- Find Them Empty
(Sacred Bones / Woodsist)
Street Date: July 19, 2011
Formats: 7″ (Sacred Bones) & Digital (Woodsist)
As a companion piece to their new full length, Sun and Shade, this single was recorded in the winter of 2011 at Buttermilk Falls in Warwick, NY. Woods have gracefully risen to the top of their class by crafting intricate nostalgic, experimental pop songs that are unforgettable. The A-side, “Find Them Empty” is far less falsetto and way more Bob Trimble than any of their previous work. The B-side, “Be There” is a more jam-friendly number reminiscent of their legendary live shows. The cover of this single features a young Caleb Braaten (Sacred Bones), his father, and a gigantic marijuana plant. Enjoy!
“Find Them Empty” by Woods by
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07-11 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall *
07-12 Montreal, Quebec – La Sala Rossa *
07-13 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace *
07-14 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop *
07-15 Bloomington, IN – Russian Recording *
07-16 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
07-16 Chicago, IL – Subterranean *
07-18 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry ^
07-19 Fargo, ND – The Aquarium ^
07-22 Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party
07-23 Vancouver, British Columbia – Electric Owl ^
07-24 Bellingham, WA – The Shakedown ^
07-25 Portland, OR – Doug Fir ^
07-27 Sacramento, CA – Sol Collective ^
07-28 Felton, CA – Don Quixote’s Music Hall ^
07-29 San Francisco, CA – The Independent ^
07-30-31 Big Sur, CA – Woodsist Festival
08-02 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex ^#
08-03 Phoenix, AZ – Trunkspace #
08-04 El Paso, TX – Black Market #
08-05 Austin, TX – The Mohawk #
08-06 New Orleans, LA – Circle Bar #
08-07 Oxford, MS – Cats Purring Dude Ranch #
08-08 Atlanta, GA – The Earl #
08-09 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle #
08-10 Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel *#
08-12 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s #
08-13 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom #%
09-04 Dorset, England – End of the Road Festival
09-05 Manchester, England – Manchester Sound Control *
09-06 Glasgow, Scotland – Stereo *
09-07 Bristol, England – The Fleece *
09-08 London, England – The Scala *
* with Kurt Vile and the Violators
^ with the Fresh & Onlys
# with White Fence
% with Ducktails
May 00, 2011 in tours, woods
07-11 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall *
07-12 Montreal, Quebec – La Sala Rossa *
07-13 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace *
07-14 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop *
07-15 Bloomington, IN – Russian Recording *
07-16 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
07-16 Chicago, IL – Subterranean *
07-18 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry ^
07-19 Fargo, ND – The Aquarium ^
07-22 Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party
07-23 Vancouver, British Columbia – Electric Owl ^
07-24 Bellingham, WA – The Shakedown ^
07-25 Portland, OR – Doug Fir ^
07-27 Sacramento, CA – Sol Collective ^
07-28 Felton, CA – Don Quixote’s Music Hall ^
07-29 San Francisco, CA – The Independent ^
07-30-31 Big Sur, CA – Woodsist Festival
08-02 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex ^#
08-03 Phoenix, AZ – Trunkspace #
08-04 El Paso, TX – Black Market #
08-05 Austin, TX – The Mohawk #
08-06 New Orleans, LA – Circle Bar #
08-07 Oxford, MS – Cats Purring Dude Ranch #
08-08 Atlanta, GA – The Earl #
08-09 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle #
08-10 Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel *#
08-12 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s #
08-13 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom #%
09-04 Dorset, England – End of the Road Festival
09-05 Manchester, England – Manchester Sound Control *
09-06 Glasgow, Scotland – Stereo *
09-07 Bristol, England – The Fleece *
09-08 London, England – The Scala *
* with Kurt Vile and the Violators
^ with the Fresh & Onlys
# with White Fence
% with Ducktails
May 28, 2011 in news
check out two tracks below
STAY
PK DICK
If string theory is correct, this is approximately the thirteenth album Matt Valentine has released that definitely shouldn’t be filed under a group name (Tower Recordings, Bummer Road, Golden Road, etc.). On the other hand, if string theory is correct, this might also be his 11,000th album. The truth, one suspects, is somewhere in between. Since bedding down in southern Vermont at the dawn of the century, MV has been as cussedly prolific as anyone. The gout of LPs, cassettes, CDRs, singles and 10-inches emerging from Maximum Arousal Farm has dwarfed the output of everyone ’cept maybe Sunburned or Thurston. Regardless, there can never be enough MV LPs in the world, and What I Became is a beaut. Most of it is as solo as Satan, apart from percussionist Jeremy Earl (of Woods fame), whose presence is sometimes felt more than heard. Erika “EE” Elder and Mike “Muskox” Smith also pop up on a track, but the general approach here is as naked-and-loaded as the soul of Icepick Slim.
As usual, MV’s tunes and procedures beggar easy generification. Elements of deep forest psychedelia brush against Crazy Horse guitar / vocal flourishes that explode to reveal volk-based form mayhem at its hickiest. My particular fave here is “PK Dick,” a paean to nth dimensional logic in the form of a Swedish psych-folk readymade. My son prefers the haunted-Harvest-vibe (his words) of “ Ave. B.” My wife goes for the Seventh Sons approach offered by “Sweet Little Indian Girl” (always a fave with the ladies). And my daughter nods in the direction of “Continuing the Good Life” for reasons she will not explain. I suspect it’s the hooty vocals, reminding her of teen pop giants like The Shins and Of Montreal, but she ain’t sayin’. All this just goes to show that What I Became is a fun album for the whole family. It will soothe your savage breasts. It will turn your evil mother-in-law into a porpoise. It will wash yr dishes and darn yr socks. Darn them! Motherfucker, who else would do that? Nobody, Jack. ’Cept MV. This guy has the magic touch. And it has never been displayed better than here. Just get the fucking rec. Or prepare to go sockless. Kind of a no-brainer, eh?
April 48, 2011 in tours, woods
06-17 Washington, DC – Comet Pizza %
06-18 New York, NY – Knitting Factory %
06-19 Rochester, NY – The Bug Jar %
06-21 Toronto, Ontatio – Wrong Bar %!
06-22 Montreal, Quebec – Il Motore %@
06-23 Boston, MA – Church of Boston %
06-24 New York, NY – 92YTribeca %
06-25 Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie %
06-26 Allentown, PA – Good Weekend %
06-28 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom %
06-29 Detroit, MI – Lager House %
06-30 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle %
07-30-31 Big Sur, CA – Woodsist Festival
08-02 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex ^#
08-03 Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room #
08-05 Austin, TX – The Mohawk #
08-06 New Orleans, LA- Circle Bar #
08-07 Oxford, MS – Cats Purring Dude Ranch #
08-08 Atlanta, GA – The Earl #
08-09 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle #
08-13 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom #%
% with Strange Boys
! with JEFF the Brotherhood
@ with Sic Alps, Purling Hiss
^ with the Fresh and Onlys
# with Woods
% with Ducktails
April 33, 2011 in tours, woods
Back in Big Sur!!!!!! ::: Woodsist Festival 2011 ::: July 30 & 31 ::: tixs on sale Friday, April 8th @ high noon (pst).
SAT JULY 30 @ FERNWOOD
doors at 9pm- live music from 9:15pm – 12:30am
NODZZZ
MANTLES
DUCKTAILS
WOODS/FRESH & ONLYS BIG BAND
Unfortunately, the Art Museums had to cancel their set at this year’s Woodsist Festival. In their place we are excited to announce The Mantles will be playing on Saturday at the Fernwood!
SUN JULY 31 @ HENRY MILLER LIBRARY
gates at 1pm- live music from 2pm – 10:30pm outdoors
REAL ESTATE
THEE OH SEES
FRESH & ONLYS
WOODS
SIC ALPS
SUN ARAW
WHITE FENCE
BUY TICKETS AT:
folkyeah.com
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lodging & camping options:
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January 45, 2011 in tours, woods
Wed-Feb-02 Burlington, VT Monkey House
Thu-Feb-03 Portland, ME Apohadion w/ Herbcraft
Fri-Feb-04 New York, NY Monster Island Basement
Sat-Feb-05 Poughkeepsie, NY Vassar College
Mon-Feb-07 Philadelphia, PA Chapel at First Unitarian Church
Tue-Feb-08 Baltimore, MD Golden West
more info here
http://groundcontroltouring.com/tour/woods/
