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CKCU Radio Interview May 21st
Curvey will have the honor of being interviewed by Bobby Marquis on his CKCU radio show in Canada, Monday, May 21st at 11am EST (10am CST). Bobby is the host of Pure Radio Kaos with a long catalog of interviews including many of the Frank Zappa alumni. Tune in!
Pure Radio Kaos
Sweets, Sex and Such
We have three shows in April to talk about. The 1st: a wild party in the Volcan Gallery on Friday, April 13th (!). A psychedelic basement trip of the highest order including Umbra And The Volcan Siege. The 2nd: will be at our favorite record store on the planet, Vintage Vinyl in Evanston, in honor of National Record Store Day, Saturday April 21st. The Luck of Eden Hall starts at Noon. This is an ALL AGES performance with FREE admission. Standing room only! Come early for your pick of our last vestiges of limited edition colored vinyl on the UK’s premier label Fruits de Mer Records. Some of these have already sold on Ebay for over 100 English Pounds! On second thought, maybe we’ll keep them….The 3rd: the International Pop Overthrow Festival at Red Line Tap. Again this is an ALL AGES show, but admission is $10. Mark your calendars.
We’ve been down in the Rabbit Hole busily working on this years model. A delicious collection of day-glo candy coated morsels, seeping with fuzz and echoplex, set to pounding, rhythmical machinery and guaranteed to keep the alligators smiling. Including the title track Alligators Eat Gumdrops, Queen Of The Stars, Wasting The Days Of Youth, Supernatural, Goodnight Anne Berlin, Love, Bangalore, Suicide Machine, Wind It Up Or Death Will Take You, Summertime Girl, This Is Strange, Amoreena Had Enough, Under Victoria Moon, Cirque du Enfant, Then You Run When The Morning Comes…..after sampling, we bet you’ll consume the whole teeth rotting thing! Look for it in late Summer.
Butterfly Revolutions Vol. 1 is officially sold out! We aren’t running many copies of our current releases as we’re trying to be as green as possible. If you want an official hard copy. Get one now. www.cdbaby.com Digital downloads will be available until the Lords of Control decides otherwise….I guess.
Curvey
WXRT Chicago
DJ Richard Milne on WXRT in Chicago has scheduled an interview with Curvey and Lofgren for his show Local Anesthetic, to be aired on Sunday, February 12th at 7:30pm! Stay tuned…INTERVIEW
The Luck of Eden Hall – Friday 1/20 at Abbey Pub – A Concert Preview
Looking for some live psychedelic rock this weekend? Well look no further than The Luck of Eden Hall’s record release party on January 20th at Abbey Pub. Celebrating the release of Butterfly Revolutions, Vol. 2, The Luck of Eden Hall will be performing Friday night with fellow Chicagoans I Lost Control and The Bright White.
Following July’s Butterfly Revolutions, Vol. 1, the recent release of Butterfly Revolutions, Volume 2 continues to showcase The Luck of Eden Hall’s diverse brand of psychedelic rock. “Henrietta Lacks a Smile” is a well written song that, free of frills, puts the focus squarely on the piano accompanied vocals of Gregory Curvey (until a string section turns things upside down about half way through) and it would be right at home on The Flaming Lips’ 2006 effort At War With the Mystics.
I referred above to the band’s “diverse brand of psychedelic rock” and it’s something that I really keep coming back to with their albums. While the aforementioned “Henrietta Lacks a Smile” relies almost entirely on piano/vocals, “Chrysalide” (from Butterfly Revolutions, Vol. 1) gives us an idea of what it would sound like if Wayne Coyne sang over Ray Manzarek’s keyboard instead of Jim Morrison while the soaring guitars of “We Go To Sleep” (from 2009′s When The Clock Starts to Wake Up We Go To Sleep) make it pretty clear why Billy Corgan once called The Luck of Eden Hall “an excellent psychedelic band.”
Indeed one of Chicago’s finest psychedelic rock bands, The Luck of Eden Hall should be a blast in the live setting Friday at Abbey Pub. Get all the details on Friday’s release party below.
Jim Ryan -Chicago At Night (Jan. 2012)
BUTTERFLY REVOLUTIONS VOL.2 AVAILABLE DEC. 19th!
This is thee gift for the psych fan on your list! Available on iTunes, CDBaby, Amazon, Record Heaven and more….
GO BABY GO!
The Holy Season is upon us….. already! Butterfly Revolutions Vol. 2 came in the door yesterday only to start going back out the door today as promos for radio and magazines. The release of Butterfly Revolutions Vol.1 this Summer was really a blast for us and we’re gearing up for another run for Butterfly Revolutions Vol. 2. Fruits de Mer Records has released “Keep Off The Grass”, a double LP containing two chewy slabs of apple green (sold out at FdM H.Q. in the first week as well!) featuring our version of Thunderclap Newman’s “Something In The Air”, which makes for a real exciting end to an amazingly fantastic year! Yes?!? We made Nick’s top ten releases of the year in Heyday(UK)! We’ve posted a new music video for Metropolis(BR Vol.2)! A couple of days ago my daughter told me Santa Claus was fake! No!?! My family’s having a Holiday party to collect money and food for the less fortunate….always working on the Karma…. and even with all these special things happening (Presidential elections aside) we look forward to sharing the further adventures of The Luck of Eden Hall with YOU in 2012! Don’t touch that dial…..
400 FINELY GROOVED PETROLEUM PIES CONSUMED IN ONE WEEK!
Yes! We’re ecstatic about the news ourselves! Our EP officially sold out in the first week after it’s release. There will be a review of it in the next issue of Shindig! Quarterly, who’s current issue has a featured review of Butterfly Revolutions Vol.1 and a handsome band photo (taken by the symbolist artist Gail Potocki). A real honor.
We are gearing up for the release of Butterfly Revolutions Vol. 2 which was mastered at Kingsize Studio, Chicago, by Mike Hagler. It should be manufactured in a couple weeks and ready to drop in November. Stay tuned for new LOEH videos by Lord Lofgren….and you don’t want to miss out on the next FdM release, titled Keep Off The Grass. Our sixth release this year! (Roqueting Through Space, Butterfly Revolutions Vol. 1, She Comes In Colors EP, Your Psych Tunes Vol. 8, Butterfly Revolutions Vol. 2, Keep Off The Grass) That’s a full year’s work, yes?? You say you want more….stay tuned in.
SHE COMES IN COLORS EP OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT!
We’ve received word from FdM H.Q., UK, that, as Andy puts it “Everything has gone mentally mad around here!” and our EP is officially SOLD OUT! Our apologies to those of you who missed the opportunity to own a slice of vinyl history. Sincerely. (Next time you’ll have to jump quicker!) So, keep your eyes peeled, and be on the look out for “Keep Off The Grass”, Fruits de Mer’s next release featuring yours truly.
KEEP OFF THE GRASS DOUBLE LP
We have received word from FdM H.Q., UK, that their follow up release for 2010′s A Phase We’re Going Through, which included our phased rendition of the Monkee’s classic Love Is Only Sleeping, and was picked as Album of the Year in Classic Rock Magazine, has been slated for release before the end of this year. Titled Keep Off The Grass it will include two glorious 33 1/3 platters of multicolored petroleum byproduct and may contain the following delicious entrees:
Cranium Pie’s Baking Research Station, with ‘Welcome to the Citadel’ (originally by Marc Brierley)
Daedalus Spirit Orchestra – ‘White Rabbit’ (Jefferson Airplane) Dead Sea Apes – ‘Land Of The Sun’ (Skip Spence) Earthling Society – ‘Dark Side of the Mushroom’ (Chocolate Watch Band) Extra-’Utterly Simple’(Traffic) Hills Have Riffs – ‘Down By The River’ (The Godz) Jay Tausig – ‘Open My Eyes’ (Nazz) King Penguin – ‘Thoughts & Words’ (The Byrds) Langor – ‘Rain’ (The Beatles) Octopus Syng – ‘Midsummer Night’s Scene’ (John’s Children) Permanent Clear Light – ‘Cymbaline’ (Pink Floyd) Sendelica – ’Journey To The Center Of Your Mind’ (Amboy Dukes) Sky Picnic –’Revolution’ (Tomorrow) The Bevis Frond – ‘Creepin’ Around’ (The Seeds) The Luck of Eden Hall – ‘Something In The Air’ (Thunderclap Newman) Stay – ‘Back Of Your Mind’ (Nazz) The Past Tense – ‘Shattered’ (The Good Feelin’s) The Seven Rings of Saturn – ‘Ten Thousand Words in a Cardboard Box’ (Aquarian Age) Zombies of the Stratosphere – ‘Sunshine River’ (Gemini)
Please keep in mind that the menu is subject to unforeseen circumstances and weather conditions, but one thing is for certain. Our tape flanged version of Something In The Air is guaranteed to bring down the thunder! Keep your ears open…
FRUITS DE MER EP NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
The next item we have to offer is a limited edition pressing on colored vinyl from the wonderful folks at Fruits de Mer Records (UK). This little slab of succulence will include two original tracks, Chrysalide and The Ottoman Girl backed with two covers of psychedelic classics, She Comes In Colors, originally by Love, and our introspective sitar laden version of Never My Love, originally by the Association. The Official release date is October 3rd. Pre-orders are being taken NOW at www.fruitsdemerrecords.com. Fruits de Mer releases always sell out, so get one while you can!
BUTTERFLY REVOLUTIONS VOL. 1 RELEASED JULY 1ST
The first volume of our two part album Butterfly Revolutions was officially released on July 1st, 2011, to rave reviews across this beautiful globe. Here are a few samples: “A cracking new album!” Shindig’s Happening! magazine (UK); “Ravishing!” Gew Gaw (Greece); “The Luck of Eden Hall flies high with Butterfly Revolutons!” JP’s Music Blog (United States); “This disc gets a good offer which is for my taste but a little too short!” Musik Zirkus Magazine (Germany). Butterfly Revolutions Vol. 1 is available NOW at www.cdbaby.com and www.iTunes.com.