TONIGHT THURS JUL 3 - SNAILHOUSE CD release w/Tusks & Allison Outhit @ The Drake

[Greg]

THURSDAY JULY 3, 2008

SNAILHOUSE
CD release show

w/Tusks
Allison Outhit

The Drake Underground

Snailhouse - Dollar Signs
On Mike Feuerstack’s new album, his songs are at last given the summer they deserve — which is to say that they sound great, that the production (by Arcade Fire’s Jeremy Gara) imbues them with just the right amount of exhaust and bonfire smoke. “I try to make sense of the voice I heard,” Snailhouse sings, “a beautiful mosquito, an ugly bird.” They’re folk songs for city dwellers, for places where the streetlights never turn off, where flowers poke through asphalt. (Lies on the Prize will be released in June on Unfamiliar Records.)
http://www.myspace.com/snailhouse

- Said The Gramophone via The National Post

EVENT PAGE

Lies On The Prize is out Nationally via Unfamiliar Records and Sonic Unyon on June 27th!

[anchor psalms]

good record! pretty cover!

[Greg]

The CD version includes additional artwork printed on card-stock.  The characters were designed by Kit Malo (http://www.lambsamongwolves.com/).  The cover and layout was designed by myself with initial input from Mike.

[Jonas B.]

mike's best work yet hand's down!!!
i'm in love with this record!
it's an awesome summer record.

[Parkade]

Nice. Haven't seen Snailhouse in a while. Looking forward to finally seeing Tusks and Outhit...

[Greg]

Users of Gtalk, try typing this in your chat window: +/'\

Amaze your friends.

[Greg]

Those who haven't seen it yet, check out the Sappy Records' Snailhouse Tribute CD:

DO YOU WANT TO TALK ALL NIGHT? A SAPPY RECORDS TRIBUTE TO SNAILHOUSE

The songs of Snailhouse aka Michael Feuerstack have been an inspiration to a generation of songwriters. Sappy Records asked a variety of friends and fans to contribute interpretations of their favorite Snailhouse songs. The result is fourteen tracks selected from Feuerstack’s five albums that range from mellow folk to electronica to crisp indie rock.      

TRACK LISTING
1. John Tielli - Do You Want to Talk All Night?
2. Maritime - Witches and Snowmen
3. Aaron Booth - California is Always Waiting
4. Moon Socket - Radio
5. Rick White - Birds and Bees
6. Sarah Hallman - Repetition
7. The Acorn - Bell
8. Shotgun Jimmie - 21 Years
9. The Just Barelys - Plans
10. Ron Bates - Accidental Seabirds
11. Anglers Arms - Chimney Sweep
12. Vailhalen - God Created Monsters
13. Paperweight - The Silence Show
14. Colonial Quarrels - Do You Want to Talk All Night?

http://www.sappyrecords.com/artists.htm

[semi colin]

i'm gonna pick up the new album, and i'm gonna pick up the tribute album.
'caught him last month, his new band is sounding great!

[Greg]

Two threads, one show.

http://www.stillepost.ca/boards/index.php?topic=107895.0

[anchor psalms]

good renditions on that sappy comp! I especially like the Vailhalen song because it sounds like Todd Rundgren.
it's really interesting to hear Mike's songs in other people's hand.

(fun fact... due to some miscommunication, I recorded a version of Do You Want To Talk All Night too, but changed to Chimney Sweep at the last minute when I found out that 2 people had already done the former)

[Greg]

Nice preview from Said The Gramophone: http://www.saidthegramophone.com/archives/drag_the_lake.php

[Greg]

Review from Herohill and coverage from BlogTO and Canoe.ca:

http://www.herohill.com/2008/07/reviews-snailhouse-lies-on-prize.htm

http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2008/07/02/6038861-sun.html
http://blogto.com/music/2008/07/call_response_snailhouse/

The show is tomorrow!

[Extreme Pita]

More:

http://www.eyeweekly.com/music/interview/article/32598

[anchor psalms]

please, someone extend my congratulations to Mr Feuerstack, in case I can't get out of practice early enough to make it out.
it was nice seeing his smiling face in the rags on the subway this morning.

[thePinkchrist]

Any word on set times?

[Extreme Pita]

Not sure exactly... But I believe they are the usual times, whatever those may be.

[thePinkchrist]

I shall make the probably appropriate assumptions then. I'm beginning to perfect the art of arriving just moments before the music actually starts.

[Greg]

Doors at 9pm ... make assumptions from there :)  Standard set-times o'clock is my best guess.

[Extreme Pita]

Doors are at 8:00 according to the website... , but I'm unsure as to when the show starts exactly...

[Greg]

Website wrong. :)

[Parkade]

Really good show. That man has written way more than his fair share of great songs...

[notorious m.e.g.]

So, so lovely. As always.

[Extreme Pita]

A new level for the Snail.  Shit, I used to play with the man. 

Something so great deserved another 30 people. 

[Greg]

Mike truly deserves all the praise he gets.  Hopefully this is the summer more people find out about him.