Valentiger & Waylons

September 18th, 2009 · 40 Comments

If you haven’t noticed yet, we have begun to make our weekly postings of The Valentiger Field Recording Project.  Residing in several sections of the website as well as YouTube are the first two installments, “Aboveboard” from Point Laundry in East Lansing and “Leaving Town” from Summer Camp at the Center in Dearborn, Michigan.  Off to a good, rolling start this project presents quite unusual renditions of the songs from Power Lines To Electric Times.  Kehoe takes the verses on “Aboveboard” while playing a harmonium and fifty screaming, dancing kids accompany “Leaving Town” from a jungle gym bandstand.  As for the next video, “Never Ready,” I will only mention the use of a Roll-A-Piano from within a brewery.  These videos post weekly on Mondays, so keep tuning in!

Now, outside the realm of Internet, the band has a slew of exciting shows coming up in the next few months.  On the short list are Schuler Books (9/25), Lager House in Detroit (10/3), Goose Island in Wrigleyville (11/13) and the ever-intimate Hideout Brewery (11/21).  And in real-world-news-soon-to-become-online-news, Valentiger is planning to do a video shoot for the director-selected “Never Ready” next month.

In personal news, all three of us are looking fondly toward Pulaski Days weekend for the chance to blame bad polka dancing on booze.  I have recently been surveying the housing market, while Rider has been contemplating local band community.  Kehoe has his sights set on finishing school strongly, while fishing around for a new bass amp.  I might also predict that Fall will bring the band to work on new material as well as the feat of putting together a strong, two-part tour in December.  Look out east coast, we’re back for better or worser.  Randomly, check out our friends over that way, The Waylons.

So, get out your light jackets and squeeze in your last rounds of golf.  The street claims Rider to be shooting a 42.  I’ll meet you back here on Monday to view the next release from the Field Recordings Project.  Honestly, I haven’t even seen it yet!

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