The Oregon Donor to release "A Pageant's End" in October

Press release for The Oregon Donor's upcoming release on Burning Building:

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THE OREGON DONOR
PREP NEW BURNING BUILDING RELEASE FOR OCTOBER
New full-length from young, buzzing band


Seattle, WA, July 3rd, 2009 – Anacortes, WA is turning into the hub for a next generation of great Pacific Northwest talent. Burning Building Recordings is now gearing up to introduce you to another band hailing from the small town, The Oregon Donor.

Oft-compared to the likes of Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, Sunny Day Real Estate, and Faraquet, The Oregon Donor have crafted A Pageant’s End, officially due out October 6, 2009. Having taken the last year to win live audiences over, most notably opening a sold out show with UK band The Wombats at Chop Suey in Seattle, the young 4-piece is eager and ready to capture the ears of the Northwest music scene and beyond. Songs like “Morse Code” showcase the band’s perfected ability for writing catchy pop tunes with just enough Built to Spill-ish jam session qualities to make them interesting. In addition, A Pageant’s End displays the band’s growth – darker, grittier, and more epic than any previous work.

The Oregon Donor is Christopher Edwards (lead guitar, vocals), Lance Umble (guitar), Jesse Cohen (bass), and Kyle Holland (drums). In response to a recent live set, Three Imaginary Girls exclaimed "They're young, ferociously passionate, with a progressive sound both energetic and expansive... one of the very best live bands that I've encountered in the past few months."

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We're incredibly excited to be supporting this release. New songs, shows, and information soon!

Mark this one on your calendar -

Thursday, July 9th @ High Dive (Fremont, Seattle)
9PM | 21+ | $7

You can also listen to two new tracks, exclusively up on the band's iLike page now - "Morse Code" and "Hostages" - http://www.ilike.com/artist/The+Oregon+Donor

We thank you kindly for your support.

Have a fantastic 4th,
- BBR

Daniel G. Harmann & TTS Stranger preview - "it's pretty lively mope rock"

This Friday (26th), the guys will be playing down in Georgetown at the Jules Maes w/ Osaka Explosion.

Check out the preview of the show in this week's Stranger Up & Coming:

"(Jules Maes) Daniel G. Harmann's newest release, the Our Arms EP, finds the stalwart Seattle musician expanding and further electrifying his beautiful downer ballads with the help of his band, the Trouble Starts. In the past, Harmann has sometimes played things lo-fi and spare, and while his foggy singing and his sad songs certainly don't suffer from that treatment, they tend to land with a little more satisfying weight this way. The songs are still sleepy-headed and soft, but they're wrapped up in warm, buzzing guitars against far-off echoes, with hard-hit drums holding everything down. It's mope rock for sure, but it's pretty lively mope rock." ERIC GRANDY

Read it online - HERE.

The new EP, Our Arms, is available via iTunes and AmazonMP3 now... and if you're lucky enough, there might be a few free copies handed out at the show on Friday.

Daniel G. Harmann & TTS Electric EP Release Show

Saturday, June 13th
The Sea Navy
Daniel G. Harmann & The Trouble Starts
Cameron Elliott (Battle Hymns/Western States)
Mars Bar | 9PM | $6

DGH's new three song EP, Our Arms, will be given away FREE to all who attend. It's both a preview of new music to come and a fun thank you from DGH and BBR for all the support.

To help reduce waste on the environment, the EPs will be given away on MP3 redemption cards, featuring original artwork!

KEXP Review for DGH's Audioasis appearance:

Daniel G. Harmann is a folksy troubadour with a delightfully laconic voice and a penchant for heartbreaking melodies. With the Trouble Starts, he's still a heartbreaker but with a full-bodied, sweeping consonance underlining his bittersweet poetry.

We hope to see you there,

- chris/bbr

The Lonely Forest mentioned by Death Cab for Cutie!

The Lonely Forest were mentioned by Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie in a piece on CNN.com entitled “Death Cab for Cutie Moved by the Music.”

When asked “What bands are you listening to these days? Who do you really like?” Walla responded:

“There's a band from Seattle called the Lonely Forest whose record I just picked up. They're a new band, it came out few weeks ago, and that's totally doing it for me right now.”

You can read the full interview here: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/11/death.cab.for.cutie/

The band has two upcoming shows opening for Jeremy Enigk on Wednesday, the 13th and Thursday, the 14th in Bellingham and Seattle.

Upcoming Lonely Forest shows:
5/13 – Nightlight w/ Jeremy Enigk, Bellingham WA
5/14 – Neumos w/ Jeremy Enigk, Seattle WA
5/16 – Live on KEXP’s Audioasis 6-9PM, Seattle WA
5/24 – Folklife Festival (EMP Sky Church), Seattle WA
5/29 – UP-FEST, Bellingham WA
7/25 – Capitol Hill Block Party (Vera Stage), Seattle WA
9/7 – Bumbershoot, Seattle WA

"We Sing the Body Electric!" available now via bbrecordings.com.






















chris/bbr

Daniel G Harmann & the Trouble Starts prep EP

We're pleased to announce the Burning Building debut release from Daniel G Harmann & the Trouble Starts - Our Arms EP.

It will officially release on May 12th and will be accompanied by a few Seattle shows where the EP will be given away FREE. If you can't attend one of these shows to grab yourself a free EP, the songs will be available for purchase on iTunes or AmazonMP3.

Tracklist:
1) I Became the Ground
2) Dee
3) Knob Creek Neat

Upcoming Shows:
Sat, 4/11 @ Sunset Tavern w/ Peter Parker
Sat, 5/9 @ KEXP's Audioasis (6-9pm)
Tue, 5/12 @ Fremont Abbey's The Round (Acoustic Show)
Sat, 6/13 @ Mars Bar (Full Band Show)

Find out more at danielgharmann.com, hellotower.com, or bbrecordings.com.


























- chris/bbr

The Lonely Forest featured in April Seattle Sound

Go pick up a copy or read it online @ seattlesoundmag.com!

(4 1/2 stars) "We Sing in Time is where the stars align for The Lonely Forest. The band rides a catchy chorus to epic heights all while hitting a sincere, emotional note... the band cries in the chilling closing verse, lending an anguished charge to the already compelling track and a highlight to a thoroughly compelling album" - Seattle Sound

Speaker Speaker fan video on CW11

Check out the winner of Speaker Speaker's Fan Video contest put on by CW11:

Remember "Call It Off" and the "We Won't March EP" both available now via iTunes, a record store near you, or at bbrecordings.com.

Oh, and here's the actual video for "Statues/Shadows" from Call It Off:

The guys will also be playing an all ages show this coming Friday, March 20th @ The Vera Project!

www.myspace.com/speakerspeaker
www.speakerspeakermusic.com

- chris/bbr