Good Things Come In Small Packages
March 18, 2008

There are a lot of steel drummers in the world and a lot of steel drums. That is just a preface to an admission - a mea culpa of sorts: I just bought a cymbal that was designed by Cindy Blackman. . .aka Lenny Kravitz's drummer. So get ready for headlines of alleged betrayal. I'm not sure who I've betrayed but. . .just keep it in mind.

But let's get to the dessert wine already! Let's just say that post-Company tour we've got a bunch of digital swag available for you to zone out to. Here's a list:

“Poison Ivy” music video by Andrew Deutsch (Home, Land of Tomorrow ) with Maya Hayuk: GO THERE! Stephanie inhabits a dream world of Andrew’s creation as she sings a song from Old Baby. Amazing!

Video from their record release show at Sound Fix, Sunday, February 24, 2008, by Matt Marlin (Pterodactyl) with Ed Ropke and Steve Five: TAKE ME THERE! Company performs three songs: “The Widow’s Man,” “Parallel Time” and “Poison Ivy.” Three cameras capture the action!

This Frontier Needs Heroes Radio Hour, hosted by Jessica and Brad Lauretti. Recorded on Sunday, March 1, 2008: CLICK HERE FOR JAMS!
Brad and Jessica of This Frontier Needs Heroes engage Company in thoughtful conversation about making music and the band’s past, present, and future, and Company performs (mostly) acoustic renditions of “Hard Choice,” “Old Crow’s Complaint,” and “The Sad Businessman.” (featuring violin, ukulele, bongos, and a Rhodes ).

Next piece of business on the agenda - Pterodactyl is out on the road playing shows with Parts and Labor! If you really need a laugh go check out these jokers attempt to rock out. OMG. . .its just too funny. Wait - actually. Its not funny - its kind of sad. Oh shit - guys I'M JOKING!!! They are actually really funny.

One last piece of news: Oneida is playing a couple of shows this week. . .Friday in Philly at Johnny Brenda's and Saturday in Brooklyn at the Market Hotel. . .

New Company Live Video!
March 12, 2008

Welp - Matt Marlin of Pterodactyl fame (and Fame School fame) has put together a short (ten minutes) Company live video from their Sunday Feb 24th show at Sound Fix. Because all of us at Brah like to challenge ourselves to push projects through without filthy money - this is a triple camera shoot that cost us nothing but loss of sleep, trust and friendship.

But in the words of Spitzer (when he manages to get up in front of us again), "It was worth it!"

So yeah dudes - there are three Company jams up on youtube now! Check 'em out and tell a brother how much you regret missing the show. I myself missed the show and have no regrets because I was sitting on the beach in a tiny hamlet on the Bahamian island of North Eleuthera drinking a Kalik and soaking up the rays.

In a few days or hours depending on my drug intake and consciousness level I will have the entire show plus bonus jams available on this site in a high quality (read: warts and all) version. So check back soon for that.

And if you wanna hear a live version of a new Dirty Faces jam go to their myspace page and check out one of the recent comments. Its a scorcher!

Speaking of Pterodactyl they are playing a shit load of shows in the next couple of weeks. So check their tour dates and avoid them like the plague! No seriously go see them - they are awesome when they want to be. Dudes - we should talk.

New Katchin' Up with Kid! Old Baby in stores!
February 20, 2008

Dudes - its true - Company's Old Baby is in stores now.

Until March 1st ordering it from Jagjaguwar.com will get you that additional free album of MP3s called Ice Age.

Also - b/c I know you guys love to read - you should go here because me and Bjorn bro'd down hard!

Company Old Baby Hits Tomorrow!
February 18, 2008

Company on da road. . .rockin' loads!

Go see the brahs and sah at their live shows.

Go buy their new album here!

Also you can read the Company tour blog as they race around the east coast avoiding creditors.

Romero Lives in Toronto?!
February 11, 2008

Yeah - that's right. All you PGH-o-philes probably already had this in your diaries but it took an article on the new "Dead" franchise in the NYT this weekend for me to get the memo. Kinda bummed about that. Waiting for a statement from the Dirty Faces on this turn of events. They will probably say they already told me about it. Well my bad memory is not my fault.

Anyway - I do remember a couple of things. First - this past Friday night was the wickedest (and first) Brah Presents at Eat Records EVER! Company and Oakley Hall dropped sick sets, I drank a sick amount of wine, and I did not get sick!

So you can you still pre-order Company's new album Old Baby here.

The other hot news - hot off the presses: Dirty Faces has signed on with Party Store Records to do a cassette only (with probably CDR bootleg) of their best live sides. By sides I mean tracks and by tracks I mean numbers and by numbers I mean tunes!

Also download this Brah Presents Bring Out Your Dead podcast now! Company plays two dead covers and two tunes from the new album acoustic! And I'm there selecting tunes and talking sh*t. I'm on next week as well - so keep tuning in!

Alright take 'er easier. . .