1. Tommy McCaffrey‘s debut book of poems, I Have To Tell You and This is Not the Right Time.

2. Lucky Numbers: A Tribute to Viking Moses, featuring Castanets, Devendra Banhart, Malcolm Middleton (of Arab Strap), Rebecca Taylor (of Slow Club), and seven others covering the songs of Viking Moses.

3. Ruin Renewal‘s second EP, Chess Club.

4. Tiger Saw has quietly dropped their long-awaited The Sky and the Dirt EP. Free download!

Coming soon: New music from Guy Capecelatro III

Lucky Numbers- a Tribute to Viking Moses

1. Gregg Porter – Lucky Numbers
2. Rebecca Taylor- Sole Command of the Day
3. Malcolm Middleton – Life Empty Eyes
4. Golden Ghost – Threshold of Man
5. Adrian Crowley – Under the Soda Sky
6. Guy Capecelatro III – Fingernail Moon
7. Tin Ceilings – Sandstorms
8. Tiger Saw – Down In The Water Below
9. Castanets- Pretty Little Eyes
10. Picastro – One Arm Around the Sinner
11. Devendra Banhart – Jones Boys

More info HERE.

Our friends at Dromedary Records are releasing the new Guy Capecelatro III album, North for the Winter on February 21st, 2012.
Download the first single ‘Like Anything’ HERE.

Guy will be hitting the road in March to support the album. Please get in touch if you’d like to host a show in your town.

Allston, Massachusetts!  On January 16th, 2012, Audrey Ryan will be featured at Rock Shop #14: “The Need to Be Heard”

Audrey Ryan, a nationally touring Boston-based musician, has written a book “for and about DIY (“Do It Yourself”) musicians – those artists who do not have big support teams that consist of labels, managers, and lawyers. It is the story of a variety of artists, both known and unknown, all united by a burning desire to be heard.”

We’ll talk about Audrey’s book, how it came to be and the lessons that we can take away from it, with Audrey and some of the featured interviewees from her book.

with guests:
Audrey Ryan (Musician / Writer)
and
Michael Creamer (Manager)
Will Dailey (Musician)
David Day (of The Weekly Dig)

And your gracious hosts Steve Theo (Pirate!) and Kevin Hoskins, with Josh Smith and Carl Lavin (CQ Presents)!

Audrey will have books available for purchase at the event!

Please RSVP here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/212420325512709/

Monday, January 16, 2012
6:00pm-9:00pm / Free
Great Scott – 1222 Commonwealth Ave, Allston, MA 02134

For more info on what Rock Shop is all about, what we’ve covered in the past, etc., head here:
https://www.facebook.com/rockshopboston?sk=info

“Top Tens”

Some of the gang from Burst & Bloom have compiled their top ten lists for the year 2011. And none of them stop at ten. Read on to see our favorite albums, movies, TV shows, etc…

Guy Capecelatro III

Music:

Avians Alight s/t – Jenna Conrad, who plays cello and sings with Damien Jurado, has made a truly delightful collection of songs.
Chris Bathgate Salt Year – Sonically delicious and solid song-writing through and through.
Richmond Fontaine The High Country – A remarkably diverse and literate ride with Willy Vlautin and the gang.
Tanya Davis Clocks and Hearts Keep Going – Canadian poet and songstress who really creates a world with words.
Manchester Orchestra Simple Math – I know they’ve got a freaky God-thing going on but the sheer emotional power of this band is astonishing.
Owen Ghost Town – Mike Kinsella never fails to confound and mesmerize. Great production and amazingly tight writing.
Richard Buckner Our Blood – Buckner returns with a solid collection after too long away. Keep them coming, sir.
Centro-Matic Candidate Waltz – A strangely, almost-poppy turn for Will Johnson and crew deftly handled and weird enough to work amazingly well.
Agnes Obel Philharmonics-The kind of voice I just want to eat.
Howe Gelb Alegrias – Howe sprawling ramble with Spanish guitars and lady, back-up singers; unexpected and right.

Freakishly good albums by friends (excluding stuff we put out):

Tan Vampires Digital Rot
Brown Bird Salt for Salt
Pearl and the Beard Killing the Darlings
TW Walsh Songs of Pain and Leisure
Sid Lidner Holy Brother of the Mountain Sun
Jill Andrews The Mirror
The Mommyheads Delicate Friction
Nat Baldwin People Changes
Anna Vogelzang Canary in a Coal Mine
David Francey Late Edition

Movies:

Win Win -High school wrestling, freaky relationships, Paul Giamatti; how can you go wrong?
Snowtown -Crazy Australian bonding story between a 16 year old kid and his new best friend, a notorious serial killer.
Shut Up Little Man! -A documentary about the two most notable curmudgeons ever.
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows pt. 2 – Damn it, I love this and am sad to be at the end.
Take This Waltz -Sarah Polley, as a director, brings such complex emotion to the screen.
Melancholia -Every once in a while the maniac, Lars Von Trier, gets it right and brings us something entirely original.
Submarine -Great, small coming of age story.
Super -Dark, funny and disturbing movie about real-life super heroes.
The Future -Miranda July carefully mixes the absurd with the poignant.

TV Shows:
Justified -This show is so good I can’t believe it’s on TV.
The Ultimate Fighter -A bunch of angry, sweaty, testosterone drunk men living together in a house and fighting each other.
Boardwalk Empire -Another amazingly compelling period drama from HBO. So nice to see Buscemi in a leading role.
Game of Thrones – Fantasy never felt so right.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – Funny and perverse, like a Reese’s, two great tastes that taste great together.
Bored to Death – Amazing cast in a series of terrifically absurd scenarios.
Louie – I’m not sure how he can mix the funny and poignant so incisively but I’m hooked.
True Blood -Campy goodness.
Wipeout -I just love watching people fall and get smashed, what can I say?
The Walking Dead -Edge of the seat tautness and the best looking zombies ever.

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Dylan Metrano (Tiger Saw)

1. Lia Ices Grown Unknown
Seemingly out of nowhere, I’ve played this album more than any other this year. She had me at “We know that magic is a part of life”. The whole thing is so dreamy and odd, with such strong melodies and creative arrangements. Lia Ices also released an iTunes exclusive live EP this year that is pretty good.
2. CANT Dreams Come True
It was tough choosing between this and Lia Ices for my top album of the year. This record breaks a lot of new ground, while being spacey, funky, and heavy at the same time. Their show at the Middle East this fall was my favorite live show of the year.
3. James Blake James Blake
So quickly a classic album. Beautiful modern r+b.
4. Low C’mon
A return to form from one of my all-time favorite bands. As good as their late nineties peak material.
5. Wye Oak Civilian
Totally under-rated. Always solid.
6. Washed Out Within and Without
A late discovery this year. Thanks to Peter for turning me on to this.
7. Tune-Yards W H O K I L L
A great sophomore record, upping the ante with a solid horn section.
8. Small Sur Tones
Impeccable playing and arrangements. Not a wasted note or breath. Watch out for Small Sur.
9. Middle Brother Middle Brother
I bought it as a Deer Tick fan, but it’s a great collaboration between three distinct songwriters, all who brought their a-game.
10. Iron & Wine Kiss Each Other Clean
Not the complete 180-turnaround that some suggested, really, but rather the next step in the always interesting, and exciting evolution of a band who’s come into it’s own. Love the epic arrangements, and African influences.
11. Hello Shark Break Arms
A Burst & Bloom release, but I have to include it. A classic record to me. Such classic songwriting. Killer.
12. Beastie Boys Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
Another return-to-form. People didn’t get too excited about this one, but the jams are THERE.

ALSO:

Haruki Murakami 1Q84 (book); Alina Simone You Must Go and Win (book); Miranda July It Chooses You (book); Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games trilogy (books); American Horror Story (TV show); Breaking Bad (TV show); My Week with Marilyn (film); Hugo (film); Drive (film); Fela! (play); The Weeknd House of Baloons (album); Nat Baldwin People Changes (album); Louis (TV show); Tan Vampires For Physical Fitness (album); Lana Del Rey ‘Video Games’ / ‘Blue Jeans’ (single).

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Joshua Pritchard (Ruin / Renewal)

1. ‘Little By Little’ – Radiohead The King of Limbs
2. ‘Civilian’ – Wye Oak Civilian
3. ‘Not A Word’ – Dam Mantle We
4. ‘Fall Creek Boys Choir’ - James Blake Enough Thunder
5. ‘Truth’ (Ft. The RZA) – Alexander Truth
6. ‘Irresistible Force’ – Jane’s Addiction Irresistible Force
7. ‘Motion’ – Goldmund SMM: Context
8. ‘Bad as Me’ – Tom Waits Bad As Me
9. ‘Barlande (Seguiriya)’ – Pedro Soler & Gasper Claus Barlande
10. ‘On Battleship Hill’ – PJ Harvey Let England Shake
11. ‘Do What’s Right By You’ – The Routes Alligator

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Tommy McCaffrey

01. Bill Callahan – Apocalypse – My favorite songwriter. A genre unto himself.
02. Stephen Malkmus – Mirror Traffic – One of his best solo releases. Songs as predictable as the Higgs Boson.
03. Deer Tick – Divine Providence – Amazing. I wish I had this record when I was 23.
04. Morne – Asylum – Heavy beautiful brooding. Concentration Songs.
05. Milk Music – Beyond Living – Nothing sounds so alive these days. Smart guy, too.
06. Fucked Up – David Comes to Life – Sprawling and epic. Densely packed layers. Great production.
07. Phosphorescent – Here’s to Taking It Easy – Great record to move to NYC with.
08. Louis C.K. – Hilarious – No mind like his.
09. Patton Oswalt – Finest Hour – Made the long drives through CT seem much quicker.
10. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo – Had me then lost me, but the melodies linger.

Gregg Porter

We’d like to introduce you to the newest member of the Burst & Bloom family, Tommy McCaffrey.

McCaffrey is a poet, currently living in Brooklyn, and we’re excited to be releasing his debut book of poems, I Have To Tell You and This Is Not the Right Time, in early 2012.

Below, a poem, featured in The Furnace Review.

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Breakfast

I never saw you eat breakfast the way it is supposed to be.

There were no windows in our kitchen.

No morning light falling upon your face, no sun dangling from soft lips;
a drop of milk-

spackle falling off the easy dimple in your chin.
I am off for work instead,

or you’re gone by the time I wake.

And I wake,

With only softly shaded groggy snapshots,
articles draped across the dresser,

your loose underwear pulled tight against
the red showered ass you shook
in the chilly stale
between the apartment walls.

To breathe in deep against the window glass as you left the bedroom,
I stopped,

as your steps descended out into day,

and spotted a parking ticket
in the midday glow
of the lot.

Guy Capecelatro III reading from Some Women last weekend in Somerville, MA.

Two more readings (also featuring Audrey Ryan) in Biddeford, ME and Portsmouth, NH Nov 11 and 12. See LIVE PAGE for details.

Ruin / Renewal‘s Josh Pritchard played live and was interviewed on the Tell Me Something I Want to Hear podcast. It’s a free download or stream available here.

Mara Flynn’s debut cd for Burst & Bloom is now available. Golden and touching, with otherworldly harmonies, seven deceptively sweet songs, years in the making. Listen below.

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