Shaking Through Vol. 3 Episode 2 is live! Check out the full episode, behind the scenes video, and the full MP3 of “Spacestations” right now at shakingthrough.com/strandofoaks.
Enjoy the episode? Help us spread the good word and expose Strand of Oaks to a wider audience by sharing the video on Facebook and Twitter.
And don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comments below!
We’ve got a brand new episode of Shaking Through for you this Tuesday, this time with Philadelphia’s own Strand of Oaks—a.k.a. Timothy Showalter. The Indiana native has released two albums, 2009’s Leave Ruin and 2010’s Pope Killdragon, winning early fans over with his imaginative guitar folk style. And while glowing endorsements from Rolling Stone and Pitchfork haven’t hurt, we think it’s about time the rest of the world got to know Strand of Oaks a bit better.
Enter “Spacestations,” our February release for Shaking Through Vol. 3. Recording the song between Christmas and the New Year, Tim enlisted the help of Buried Beds’ Eliza Jones and episode curator Chris Ward (of Johnny Brendas & art-rock band Pattern is Movement) to get the full sound he wanted. The result is an (appropriately) spacious track…but we won’t spoil the fun of diving into this song firsthand. Just head to ShakingThrough.com on Tuesday morning and find out for yourself.
For now, enjoy the episode preview above!
November 2011’s Shaking Through artist, Snowmine, will be headlining WXPN and Johnny Brendas Present: The Philadelphia Bandcamp Hunter Music Series tomorrow, February 3. Doors are at 8:00 PM and tickets are only $5.00. Don’t miss out on a great young band! For more information check out: http://www.johnnybrendas.com/event/87543/. There are still tickets available.
After you re-watch their Shaking Through episode, stop by Snowmine’s Bandcamp page. There you can check out their recent full-length, Laminate Pet Animal, which Bandcamp selected as their first ever Album of the Week in November 2011. We know you won’t be disappointed.
Happy New Year, readers!
We’re back in full-swing here at Weathervane Music, and we’re anxious to present the first of ten amazing artists that will be featured in Shaking Through Vol. 3. Starting 2012 off right is Filthybird, an incredible five-piece who visited Philadelphia from North Carolina last November (with MoonPies and Cheerwine in tow!).
Filthybird is the brainchild of lead singer and songwriter Renee Mendoza and her husband, guitarist Brian Haran. Rounding out the band is guitarist Chris Girard, bassist Nick Jaegar, and drummer James Wallace (standing in for Jim Bob Aiken). The band’s single, “I’d Like to Know,” showcases Mendoza’s incredible voice, the unique sounds of Haran’s self-constructed gear, and the entire band’s outstanding musicianship—all served with a touch of power-pop sensibility. This session was curated by Independent Weekly music editor, Grayson Currin, who contributes to publications including Pitchfork and IFC.com. Currin is also the co-producer of the Hopscotch Music Festival, held annually in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Filthybird’s final product debuts on the Shaking Through website starting this Tuesday January 24.
January 2010 Shaking Through artist,
Sharon Van Etten recently stopped by
The Jimmy Fallon Show to perform her new single, “Serpents.” The song is just a taste of her upcoming record, Tramp, which follows her acclaimed 2010 debut, Epic. We’re always entranced by Sharon over here at Weathervane Music. We encourage everyone to click on the link below!
Her new record is available for pre-order and is set to be released on February 7 off of Jagjaguwar.
Our friends from Reading Rainbow have made a big change. The band members, now three, have decided to transition the name of the band from Reading Rainbow to Bleeding Rainbow. Don’t stress if you can’t find them, they are still making awesome music–just under a different name. If you want to catch them live before the new year, they will be playing a Benefit show at Little Berlin Gallery in Philly on 12/10. They will be recording their new album in January.
From their blog:
REASONS WE CHANGED OUR NAME FROM READING RAINBOW TO BLEEDING RAINBOW:
– We like the name Bleeding Rainbow better.
– It is trippy as shit.
– We didn’t want to get a cease and desist letter from PBS.
– We were sick of being named after a children’s t.v. show.
– We were sick of people fixating on it and making dumb jokes/comments about it. (even though it was our own damn fault.)
– Carrie Brownstein didn’t like the name Reading Rainbow.
Reading Rainbow/Bleeding Rainbow were part of Volume 1 in October of 2010. Click here to watch their session.
Shaking Through: SNOWMINE from Weathervane Music on Vimeo.
For the final episode of Shaking Through Volume II, Weathervane Music and WXPN are excited to show you the recording of “Curfews,” an amazing song by Snowmine. Snowmine, a Brooklyn-based five-piece, is keyboardist Grayson Sanders, guitarists Calvin Pia and Austin Mendenhall, bassist Jay Goodman, and drummer Alex Beckmann. The band’s lush indie-pop songs are generated largely by Sanders, who recently turned his attention from composing in the New York classical music scene to become the principle singer and songwriter for the group. The band was selected for this episode of Shaking Through by Mark Schoneveld of the indie blog YVYNYL, who said: “I really, really enjoy when bands let go. A lot of times in modern music, people hide behind a lot of production. But these people are ready to put themselves out there.”
But wait, there’s more! “Curfews” is now available as a free download. And don’t forget about our stems project, where you can arrange the “Curfews” multi-tracks to create your own original mix of the song. All you have to do is download the file, load it into your home recording set-up, and take it from there. All that we ask is that you share your final product with us HERE.
We’ll be back in January with a brand new session to kick off 2012. If you like what we do, please support our current kickstarter campaign to help fund Volume III of Shaking Through.
Wrapping up Volume II of Shaking Through is Snowmine, an indie pop five-piece from Brooklyn, NY. Snowmine is keyboardist Grayson Sanders, guitarists Calvin Pia and Austin Mendenhall, bassist Jay Goodman, and drummer Alex Beckmann. The band’s lush indie-pop songs are mostly written by Sanders, who recently turned his attention from composing in the New York classical music scene to become the principle singer and songwriter for the group. Snowmine recorded the song “Curfews” for the session, which features a range of instruments never before seen in a Shaking Through episode (including sugar packets, dish brushes, sweeps, and film lights). Trust us, you don’t want to miss this one!
This session was curated by Mark Schoneveld of the popular indie blog, YVYNYL, and will go live on November 15th at 11:00am.
A Classic Education‘s beautiful song “Night Owl” opened Volume II of Shaking Through, and now you can hear their debut LP close with it. The Italian six-piece’s debut LP Call It Blazing is out today on Lefse Records (Neon Indian, Youth Lagoon). To get a head start on listening, the band has made three tracks from the album available: you can follow the link the download “Night Owl”, and stream two additional tracks from this recent Pitchfork blog post.
A recent Altered Zones post called the album “miraculously … sprightly, timeless, and fresh.” The band, who recently wrapped up a European tour with British Sea Power, posted on their blog that Call It Blazing is “the most precious thing ever in our hands, we’ve put so much of ourselves in this album.” Knowing the depths of talent that this six-piece has to offer, this is definitely a record to get your hands on.
For more from A Classic Education, check out their Shaking Through session from last January.
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Shaking Through – Strand of Oaks
Shaking Through Vol. 3 Episode 2 is live! Check out the full episode, behind the scenes video, and the full MP3 of “Spacestations” right now at shakingthrough.com/strandofoaks.
Enjoy the episode? Help us spread the good word and expose Strand of Oaks to a wider audience by sharing the video on Facebook and Twitter.
And don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comments below!
Introducing February’s Featured Shaking Through Artist: Strand of Oaks
We’ve got a brand new episode of Shaking Through for you this Tuesday, this time with Philadelphia’s own Strand of Oaks—a.k.a. Timothy Showalter. The Indiana native has released two albums, 2009’s Leave Ruin and 2010’s Pope Killdragon, winning early fans over with his imaginative guitar folk style. And while glowing endorsements from Rolling Stone and Pitchfork haven’t hurt, we think it’s about time the rest of the world got to know Strand of Oaks a bit better.
Enter “Spacestations,” our February release for Shaking Through Vol. 3. Recording the song between Christmas and the New Year, Tim enlisted the help of Buried Beds’ Eliza Jones and episode curator Chris Ward (of Johnny Brendas & art-rock band Pattern is Movement) to get the full sound he wanted. The result is an (appropriately) spacious track…but we won’t spoil the fun of diving into this song firsthand. Just head to ShakingThrough.com on Tuesday morning and find out for yourself.
For now, enjoy the episode preview above!
Artist Update: Snowmine playing Johnny Brendas
November 2011’s Shaking Through artist, Snowmine, will be headlining WXPN and Johnny Brendas Present: The Philadelphia Bandcamp Hunter Music Series tomorrow, February 3. Doors are at 8:00 PM and tickets are only $5.00. Don’t miss out on a great young band! For more information check out: http://www.johnnybrendas.com/event/87543/. There are still tickets available.
After you re-watch their Shaking Through episode, stop by Snowmine’s Bandcamp page. There you can check out their recent full-length, Laminate Pet Animal, which Bandcamp selected as their first ever Album of the Week in November 2011. We know you won’t be disappointed.
Introducing January’s Featured Shaking Through Artist: Filthybird
Happy New Year, readers!
We’re back in full-swing here at Weathervane Music, and we’re anxious to present the first of ten amazing artists that will be featured in Shaking Through Vol. 3. Starting 2012 off right is Filthybird, an incredible five-piece who visited Philadelphia from North Carolina last November (with MoonPies and Cheerwine in tow!).
Filthybird is the brainchild of lead singer and songwriter Renee Mendoza and her husband, guitarist Brian Haran. Rounding out the band is guitarist Chris Girard, bassist Nick Jaegar, and drummer James Wallace (standing in for Jim Bob Aiken). The band’s single, “I’d Like to Know,” showcases Mendoza’s incredible voice, the unique sounds of Haran’s self-constructed gear, and the entire band’s outstanding musicianship—all served with a touch of power-pop sensibility. This session was curated by Independent Weekly music editor, Grayson Currin, who contributes to publications including Pitchfork and IFC.com. Currin is also the co-producer of the Hopscotch Music Festival, held annually in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Filthybird’s final product debuts on the Shaking Through website starting this Tuesday January 24.
Artist Update: Sharon Van Etten plays Jimmy Fallon
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Her new record is available for pre-order and is set to be released on February 7 off of Jagjaguwar.
Artist Update: Introducing Bleeding Rainbow
Our friends from Reading Rainbow have made a big change. The band members, now three, have decided to transition the name of the band from Reading Rainbow to Bleeding Rainbow. Don’t stress if you can’t find them, they are still making awesome music–just under a different name. If you want to catch them live before the new year, they will be playing a Benefit show at Little Berlin Gallery in Philly on 12/10. They will be recording their new album in January.
From their blog:
REASONS WE CHANGED OUR NAME FROM READING RAINBOW TO BLEEDING RAINBOW:
– We like the name Bleeding Rainbow better.
– It is trippy as shit.
– We didn’t want to get a cease and desist letter from PBS.
– We were sick of being named after a children’s t.v. show.
– We were sick of people fixating on it and making dumb jokes/comments about it. (even though it was our own damn fault.)
– Carrie Brownstein didn’t like the name Reading Rainbow.
Reading Rainbow/Bleeding Rainbow were part of Volume 1 in October of 2010. Click here to watch their session.
Artist Update: A Classic Education Tours the United States
Following A Classic Education‘s release of their debut full-length, Call It Blazing, the band has stayed busy with constant performances throughout Europe (including a tour with Okkervil River in November). For A Classic Education fans in the United States, a chance to see the band play stateside is just around the corner. The band will begin a seven week tour of North America on February 17th in Atlanta, which will wrap up with a show on April 7th in Columbus, Ohio — with over twenty stops in between.
A Classic Education kicked off Volume II of Shaking Through last January. Click here to watch the session and see how “Night Owl,” the closing track on Call It Blazing, was recorded. Additional footage from their recording session can be seen in a series of year-in-review videos that you can watch on our current Kickstarter campaign’s homepage. We’ll be releasing new videos throughout our fundraising process, so stayed posted!
SHAKING THROUGH VOL. II EP. 10: SNOWMINE
Shaking Through: SNOWMINE from Weathervane Music on Vimeo.
For the final episode of Shaking Through Volume II, Weathervane Music and WXPN are excited to show you the recording of “Curfews,” an amazing song by Snowmine. Snowmine, a Brooklyn-based five-piece, is keyboardist Grayson Sanders, guitarists Calvin Pia and Austin Mendenhall, bassist Jay Goodman, and drummer Alex Beckmann. The band’s lush indie-pop songs are generated largely by Sanders, who recently turned his attention from composing in the New York classical music scene to become the principle singer and songwriter for the group. The band was selected for this episode of Shaking Through by Mark Schoneveld of the indie blog YVYNYL, who said: “I really, really enjoy when bands let go. A lot of times in modern music, people hide behind a lot of production. But these people are ready to put themselves out there.”
But wait, there’s more! “Curfews” is now available as a free download. And don’t forget about our stems project, where you can arrange the “Curfews” multi-tracks to create your own original mix of the song. All you have to do is download the file, load it into your home recording set-up, and take it from there. All that we ask is that you share your final product with us HERE.
We’ll be back in January with a brand new session to kick off 2012. If you like what we do, please support our current kickstarter campaign to help fund Volume III of Shaking Through.
INTRODUCING NOVEMBER’S FEATURED SHAKING THROUGH ARTIST: SNOWMINE
Wrapping up Volume II of Shaking Through is Snowmine, an indie pop five-piece from Brooklyn, NY. Snowmine is keyboardist Grayson Sanders, guitarists Calvin Pia and Austin Mendenhall, bassist Jay Goodman, and drummer Alex Beckmann. The band’s lush indie-pop songs are mostly written by Sanders, who recently turned his attention from composing in the New York classical music scene to become the principle singer and songwriter for the group. Snowmine recorded the song “Curfews” for the session, which features a range of instruments never before seen in a Shaking Through episode (including sugar packets, dish brushes, sweeps, and film lights). Trust us, you don’t want to miss this one!
This session was curated by Mark Schoneveld of the popular indie blog, YVYNYL, and will go live on November 15th at 11:00am.
Artist Update: A Classic Education Release “Call It Blazing” 10/25
A Classic Education‘s beautiful song “Night Owl” opened Volume II of Shaking Through, and now you can hear their debut LP close with it. The Italian six-piece’s debut LP Call It Blazing is out today on Lefse Records (Neon Indian, Youth Lagoon). To get a head start on listening, the band has made three tracks from the album available: you can follow the link the download “Night Owl”, and stream two additional tracks from this recent Pitchfork blog post.
A recent Altered Zones post called the album “miraculously … sprightly, timeless, and fresh.” The band, who recently wrapped up a European tour with British Sea Power, posted on their blog that Call It Blazing is “the most precious thing ever in our hands, we’ve put so much of ourselves in this album.” Knowing the depths of talent that this six-piece has to offer, this is definitely a record to get your hands on.
For more from A Classic Education, check out their Shaking Through session from last January.