We are excited to announce that Jeffrey Martin will be headed back to the UK in a couple days where he’ll be opening a some shows for the great Courtney Marie Andrews, and playing a few solo as well. Tickets on sale right now and all over!

Nov 30 – Coggeshall, UK West St. Vineyard
Dec 1 – Eastbourne, UK Printers Playhouse
Dec 2 – London, UK Green Note
**Dec 4 – Birmingham, UK
**Dec 5 – Bristol, UK Colston Hall
**Dec 6 – Oxford, UK St. Barnabas Church
**Dec 7 – Pocklington, UK Pocklington Arts
**Dec 8 – Perth, UK Perth Theatre
Dec 9 – Sheffield, UK Yellow Arch Studios (with Frogbelly and Rad Orchestra)

(** supporting Courtney Marie Andrews)

Son of the Velvet Rat will be touring the West Coast in October.

After a few self-released records that McCue recorded while attending college in Seattle, PANGAEA marks a milestone for him. Released on Portland’s Fluff and Gravy Records in the Spring of 2018, the record marks the end of his career as a Student, and the beginning of his focus on being a full-time musician. The transition actually began a year earlier, in March of 2017, when McCue competed in the Museum of Popular Culture’s Sound Off! competition for artists 21 and younger in the Pacific Northwest. Armed only with his dad’s acoustic guitar, a wispy tenor voice-box, and more than a few starkly provocative lyrics, Jason ended up impressing the competition’s judges, comprised of Seattle music industry veterans, enough to earn him first place. The prizes included a drum set, an electric guitar, a synthesizer, which he used to record PANGAEA, as well as performance slots at Bumbershoot and Timber Outdoor Music Festivals.

His September/October dates mark his first prolonged tour, and these will be the first of many more to come.

Jason McCue Tour Dates

 

On Sept 18, Fernando Viciconte will release his 7th solo album, titled Leave The Radio On (Fluff and Gravy Records).  Featuring Peter Buck (REM) on mandolin, and guitar, as well as Scott McCaughey (The Minus Five, The Baseball Project, The Young Fresh Fellows), the record stands to be Fernando’s finest to date.  The record has been highly anticipated since KEXP featured an early single from the record, “The Dogs”, as their Song of The Day back in October of 2014.

After a series of health problems that prevented him from touring for the better part of a decade, Fernando is finally healthy and eager to hit the road. “Most folks who tour at this level at the age of 46, they’re burnt out,” he says. “I have a new lease on life.”

 

 

Here is where you can catch him this Fall:

Aug 28th |Seattle, WA | High Dive Seattle (Record Release Party) | 9:30pm | $10
Aug 29th | Portland, OR | Star Theater (Record Release Party) w/ Mike Coykendall, The Delines | 9pm | $10
Sept 5th | Portland, OR | PDX Film Fest Solo performance | 5pm
Sept 6th | Troutdale, OR | Edgefield Winery | 7pm |FREE
Sept 15th | Salt Lake City, UT| The Heavy Metal Shop *
Sept 16th | Colorado Springs, CO | Triple Nickel | 9pm | $5 *
Sept 17th | Denver, CO | 3 Kings Tavern *
Sept 18th | Fort Collins, Co | House Show *
Sept 20th | Boise, ID | House Show *
Sept 26th | Hillsboro, OR | Rock Creek Tavern | 9pm | FREE
Oct 3rd | Portland, OR | White Eagle
Oct 5th | Sacramento, CA | The Press Club
Oct 6th | Santa Margarita, CA | Dunbar Brewing
Oct 7th | Santa Barbara | The Seven Bar
Oct 8th | Los Angeles, CA | Cafe Cinema
Oct 9th | Morrow Bay, CA | Libertine Pub
Oct 10th | Santa Cruz, CA The Crepe Place
Oct 11th | San Francisco, CA | Thee Parkside
Oct 16th | Salem, OR | Boon’s Treasurey
Oct 31st | Portland, OR | Rock Creek Tavern

 * with Michael Dean Damron and Mishka Shubaly

Go get it!

On July 17, Mike Coykendall released his 4th solo record and 22nd overall, Half Past, Present Pending.  American Standard Time called it “a slice of seriously fuzzy, spaced-out folk music”, which seems a pretty accurate description. With this record, Mike had the idea to strip things down (mostly) to his live “rig”, which finds him playing an oversized Kay guitar, a tin can kick drum, and hi hat, all run through layers of distortion and delay. Of course, he took a few liberties in the studio, but the point remains that sounds on Half Past, Present Pending are pretty much what you’re going to get when you see a Mike Coykendall show.  If you’d like to see it for yourself, now’s your chance…

Here is when Mike will be in your neck of the woods:

Aug 29 | Portland, OR | Star Theatre, w/Fernando (record release) & The Delines | 9pm | $10
Sept 01| Pendleton, OR | Great Pacific | 7pm | Free
Sept 02 | Salt Lake City, UT |  The Heavy Metal Shop (in-store)
Sept 03 | Denver, CO | Syntax Physic Opera, w/Porlolo | 9pm | $7
Sept 05 | Wichita, KS | Barleycorn’s, w/ Nikki Modelmog & Michael Carmody | 9pm | $5
Sept 09 | Lawrence, KS | Replay Lounge, w/The Harrisonics | 10pm
Sept 10 | Omaha, NE | Pageturner’s
Sept 12 |Milwaukee, WI | Linneman’s
Sept 14 | Rock Island, IL | Rozz-Tox
Sept 15 | Iowa City, IA | Trumpet Blossom
Sept 16 | Bloomington, IN | Player’s Pub, w/Opal Fly & Kapow | 6pm | $4
Sept 17 | Cincinnati, OH  | The Southgate House w/Happy Chichester | 8pm | $10
Sept 19 | Columbus, OH | Natalie’s, w/Happy Chichester | 10pm | $10
Sept 21 | Ithica, NY |  Sacred Root Kava Bar w/Nate Marshall
Sept 25 | Portland, ME | The Bayside Bowl, w/Chris Robley
Sept 26 | Providence, RI | Machines with Magnets, w/Death Vessel
Sept 27 | Newport, RI | The Parlor w/Bob Kendall
Sept 29 | Brooklyn, NY | Pete’s Candy Store, w/Gabriel Mintz
Sept 30 | (The Orchard – NYC) + Boston, MA @|Hostelling International, w/ Gabriel Mintz
Oct 01 | (WERS Boston) + Winthrop, MA | Blackstrap BBQ, w/Gabriel Mintz
Oct 02 | Middlebury, VT | Middlebury College, w/Gabriel Mintz
Oct 03 | Burlington/Winooski, VT | The Monkey House
Oct 06 | Chattanooga, TN | JJ’s Bohemia, w/Charles Allison
Oct 07 | Nashville, TN | The Stone Fox, w/Chris Scruggs
Oct 08 | St. Louis, MO | Foam, w/Bobby Stevens
Oct 10 | Columbia, MO | Cafe Berlin
Oct 11 | Kansas City, MO | The Tank Room, w/Maria the Mexican | 7pm
Oct 12 | Wichita, KS | Kirby’s Beer Store | 7pm
Oct 14 |Albuquerque, NM | The Sister Bar, w/Wildewood 
Oct 17 | Morro Bay, CA | The Libertine Pub
Oct 18 | San Francisco, CA @ The Make Out Room w/Yea-ming & the Rumours
Oct 19 | San Francisco, CA @ The Make Out Room, w/Sad Bastards Club
Oct 23 | Portland, OR | Mississippi Studios, w/Annalisa Tornfelt & Michael Hurley | 8pm | $13
Oct 24 | Seaside, WA | The Sou’Wester Lodge
Oct 25 | Astoria, OR | Fort George Brewery, w/Bart Budwig

Hope to see you there!

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Catherine Feeny and Chris Johnedis continue to ride the wave of their self-titled debut lp. Hot off their live session at OPB Music, Feeny and Johnedis will hit Northern California for a string of dates this week. Armed with a ukelele, drums, and looped guitar, the duo relies on Feeny’s masterful songwriting and powerful voice, and their interplay with Johnedis’ abstract counter-rhythms. Together, Catherine Feeny and Chris Johnedis play music that feels at once challenging and ground-breaking, yet immediately accessible.

 

Here’s where you can catch them for the remainder of August:

August 19 | Eureka, CA | The Siren’s Song Tavern (w/The Trouble) | 9pm | FREE
August 20 | San Francisco, CA | The Lost Church (w/Bobey and Emily Ritz) | 7:30pm | $10 adv, $15 at door
August 21 | Santa Cruz, CA | The Crepe Place (w/ Stealth Ulvang of The Lumineers) | 9pm | $8
August 22 | Davis, CA | Sophia’s Thai Kitchen and Bar (w/ Mimicking Birds) |8:30pm | $5
August 23 | Cottage Grove, OR | The Axe and Fiddle | 8:30pm | FREE

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Wishing Kevin Lee Florence safe travels as he takes the show on a West Coast roadtrip this week. Check out this video of Kevin playing “Goodbye, Goodbye” in a van, from his debut lop, Given, with guitarist Danny Donnelly.

And be sure to check out the upcoming LA and San Francisco shows, where Kevin will be accompanied by Evan Way of Parson Red Heads!

11/19 – Sliver Lake Lounge – Los Angeles
11/20 – Hotel Utah (with Hook and Anchor!) – San Francisco

 

 

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Did you miss Hillstomp’s whirlwind set at the inaugural Fluff and Gravy Music Festival? Well, you’re in luck because they will be playing all over the Pacific Northwest from now through December.

The band has spent the better part of the last decade building a name for themselves among the US and European festival and club circuits, garnering a reputation for their raucous live sets and their ability to work an audience into a fervor. They have toured with such legends as The Devil Makes Three and The Reverend Horton Heat. The new record, Portland, Ore, (April 2014) is their first offering since 2010’s Darker The Night and represents a natural progression for the band with plenty of their trademark high-octane raw blues, mixed in this time with some genuinely tender moments and ballads.

Here’s where they’ll be…

Upcoming Tour Dates

10/05/14 – Fall fest – Bend, OR
10/09/14 – Bartetts – Spokane, WA
10/10/14 – Top Hat – Missoula, MT
10/11/14 – Filling Station – Bozeman, MT
10/18/14 – Umpqua Watersheds Brewfest – Roseburg, OR
11/06/14 – Ten Depot Street – LaGrande, OR
11/07/14 – Neurolux – Boise, ID
11/08/14 – John’s Alley – Moscow, ID
11/14/14 – Wild Buffalo, Bellingham, WA
11/15/14 – Rhythm & Rye – Olympia, WA
11/28/14 – Rays Golden Lion – Richland, WA
12/12/14 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
12/13/14 – Conor Byrne – Seattle, WA

The record, Portland, Ore, is available on LP/CD/FLAC/mp3, and can be ordered here.

Since releasing their acclaimed record, Better Days, in October of 2013, the Harmed Brothers have spent most of their days on the road, and that will continue for the foreseeable future. While much of their time has been spent in the Midwest/East coast, their next string of dates finally brings them to the West Coast again for the entire month of September. The shows will be a combination of stripped down duo performances and full band performances, but that matters little. The Harmed Brothers live shows have always been carried by the songwriting, vocal harmonies, and the undeniable charisma of core members, Ray Vietti and Alex Salcido. Be prepared for an unforgettable roller coaster ride through their catalog of rousing sing-alongs and tender ballads, and yeah, there will probably be whiskey involved too. Get out there and join the party…

 

8.15 Kansas City MO, Davey’s Uptown
8.16 St. Cloud, MN, The Red Carpet
8.17 French Lake, MN, Weber’s Deck (early show, 1pm)
8.17 Annandale, MN, Russell’s Bar
8.18 Bayport, MN, Bayport BBQ
8.19 Madison, WI, The Wisco
8.21 Chicago, IL, Reggie’s
8.22-24 Friendship, IN, Whispering Beard Folk Festival
9.04 Cottage Grove, OR Axe and Fiddle
9.05 Eagle Point, OR, Agate Ridge Vineyard
9.06 Willamina, OR, Wildwood Hotel
9.07 Portland, OR, Secret Society Ballroom
9.08-10 Long Beach, WA, Adrift Inn
9.11 Bellingham, WA, The Green Frog
9.12 Seattle, WA, Conor Byrne
9.13-14 Little Rock, WA Fluff and Gravy Records Music Festival
9.18 Rogue River, OR, Cattlemens Saloon
9.20 Redding, CA, Bombay’s
9.23 Mariposa, CA, The Hideout
9.24 Fresno, CA, House Show
9.25 Pioneertown, CA, Pappy and Harriet’s
9.27 Long Beach, CA, Long Beach Folk Revival Fest Official After Party
10.01 Santa Cruz, CA, The Crepe Place
10.03 San Francisco, CA, Plough and Stars

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On August 19, Jeffrey Martin will be releasing his Fluff and Gravy debut cd, Dogs in the Daylight. The record is packed with 15 tracks of dark and deliberate Indie Folk songs, carried largely by Jeffrey’s deeply personal lyrics and his unforgettable voice. You can hear the titled track here, courtesy of Glide Magazine.

Please join us on August 30, at the Alberta Street Pub to celebrate with performances by Hip Hatchet, Vikesh Kapoor, and of course, Jeffrey Martin.  Tickets will be $10, Doors at 8pm.

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On September 13-14, 2014, Fluff and Gravy Records is proud to announce the inaugural FLUFF AND GRAVY MUSIC FEST at Music on the Mounds. 12 hours of Music will begin at noon on Saturday, and will feature 11 of the 14 bands on the Fluff and Gravy Label, including Hillstomp, Sassparilla, The Harmed Brothers, The Evangenitals, Jack Wilson, Jeffrey Martin, Kevin Lee Florence, Kenny Feinstein, Vacilando, Drunken Prayer, and Mike Coykendall.  Sunday will feature music from 11am-1pm, and will finish with a set of gospel music preformed by an ad-hoc ensemble of Fluff and Gravy musicians. In addition to music there will be food and craft vendors, and camping, so please do bring your tent, van or RV and find a camping spot for the night of the concert (welcome to arrive on 9/12 and enjoy TWO nights of camping). There will be no alcohol sold at the event, but there will be free beer tastings courtesy of Big Deck Brewery. Camping spaces are limited and are assigned on a first come-first serve basis. ALL AGES and FAMILY FRIENDLY!

The venue, located just outside of Olympia, WA, sits on 10 beautiful acres, bordering the Mima Mounds Natural Preserve. There is plenty to explore, both on and off the property, and the music will take place in the barn which has recently been converted to house an ongoing series of concerts.

TICKETS: The only way to obtain tickets is at the link here. They are limited and will NOT be sold at the gate. Camping passes are going fast, so be sure to gets yours asap! Tickets are only $50 for the weekend, or $55 with camping included. Reserve your spot now!

Gates open at 10am on 9/13, but you are welcome to come out and set up on Friday, 9/12 with a camping pass!

Music begins at noon on Saturday, 9/13 and concludes at 1pm on Sunday, 9/14.

There is so much going on with Nick Jaina that it is difficult to know where to start. For one thing, he is now residing in New Orleans, but more on that in a moment. After releasing last summer’s Primary Perception, the lead single, “Don’t Come To Me”, was picked up by NPR’s Heavy Rotation and Morning Edition, and he toured the West Coast (including a stint at Folsom Prison) and Midwest with a string ensemble.  But that was just the beginning. Since that time, Jaina has been busy as musical director and composer for the contemporary dance pieces “Emergence” and “Rituals” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. After selling out two shows, the New York Times called his score “the most physically bracing part of the night”. Of late, he has  been  focusing his energies on a one-man theatrical set of music and storytelling called “The Hole in Coffin”, and will be spending the summer in New Orleans to bring it to the stage. It will be premiering at the Fringe Festival in November and at PUSH Festival in Vancouver, Canada in January (2015).  In addition, Nick has been hosting “The Story of Your Life” on X-RAY FM in Portland, which is a 30 minute weekly show combining new instrumental music with conversations with fascinating people. After its run on the radio it will continue on as a regular podcast.

With all of this, it is understandable that Jaina has only rarely been seen publicly performing his Indie Pop repertoire over the last several months. Word on the street is, however, is that we are all in for a treat, as Nick will be returning to the Northwest in June for a short run of performances, which will find him accompanied by trumpet, violin and drums. Here are the details, catch him while you can:

June 7, Sou’Wester, Seaview, WA
Tues Jun 10 at Red Light in Bellingham, WA
Wed Jun 11 at Fremont Abbey in Seattle, WA (with Stelth Ulvang, of The Lumineers)
Fri Jun 13 at Portland State University in Portland, OR

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Anna Tivel will host a record release party on June 12, at The Old Church (Portland).  She will be joined by local icon,  Mike Coykendall, and the up and coming Vacilando. Her upcoming full-length offering, Before Machines, will be her first release on Fluff and Gravy Records. The tracks range from intimate singer-songwriter performances with just Anna and her guitar, to live tracks with a full band, and everything in between. Bassist Sam Howard (Tony Furtado, Ruth Moody), guitarist Taylor Kingman (The Hilldogs) and drummer, David Strackany provided the backbone for the live tracks, with overdubs by Michael Monko (guitar) and Jeffrey Martin (vocals), all of whom will be performing with Anna for the release party.

Tickets for the event are available here , for 8 bucks, show starts at 8pm

Before Machines will be available on June 17, on cd and digitally. Anna will be touring throughout 2014 in support of the record (more details to come!)

You can pre-order now, here

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Portland’s alt-blues/stomp outfit, Hillstomp, will spend June and July touring the West Coast, in support of their latest record, Portland, Ore.

The band has spent the better part of the last decade building a name for themselves among the US and European festival and club circuits, garnering a reputation for their raucous live sets and their ability to work an audience into a fervor. They have toured with such legends as The Devil Makes Three and The Reverend Horton Heat. The new record, Portland, Ore, is their first offering since 2010’s Darker The Night and represents a natural progression for the band with plenty of their trademark high-octane raw blues, mixed in this time with some genuinely tender moments and ballads.

Catch them live, this summer!

Upcoming Tour Dates

6/5 – Johnny B’s, Medford, Ore
6/6 – The Independent, San Francisco, CA
6/7 – The Crepe Place, Santa Cruz, CA
6/8 – Lagunitas, Sebastopol, CA
6/10 – The Mint, Los Angeles, CA
6/11 – DiPiazza, Long Beach. CA
6/12 – Winston’s, San Diego, CA
6/13 – Harlow’s, Sacramento, CA
6/14 – The Crepe Place, Santa Cruz, CA
7/3 – Emerald of Siam, Richland, WA
7/4 – Corbett Funfest, Corbett, WA
7/5 – Waterfront Blues Festival, Portland, OR
7/16 – Music In The Park, Monmouth, OR
7/18-20 – Wildwood Music Festival, Willamina, OR
7/23 – Downtown Sounds, Bellingham, WA
7/24 – River City Saloon, Hood River, OR

 

The record, available on CD and LP, and can be ordered here.

The Harmed Brothers are taking to the road in June, in support of their October 2013 Fluff and Gravy Records release, Better Days, hitting locations throughout the Southeast, East Coast, and Midwest. The shows will be a a combination of 2-piece acoustic duos and full band performances, which will include Troy Broat on bass and Josh Wienholt (ex-The Preservation) on drums.  Better Days has garnered international praise for it’s soul-baring songwriting, and spent 2 months atop the UK-Americana charts. The band is known for their captivating live performances, taking the audience on a roller coaster ride through raucous sing alongs and intensely personal ballads.  Come see for yourselves, this June!

 

 

 

 

5/31/14 Artmosphere, Lafeyette, LA
6/1/14 Dave’s Dark Horse, Starkville, MS
6/2/14 The Georgia Theater (Rooftop show), Athens, GA
6/4/14 Independent Public Ale House, Greenville, SC
6/5/14 Evening Harvest Market (5:30pm), Hayesville, NC
6/5/14 Chevelles,  Murphy, NC
6/6/14 The Blue Otter, Hiawassee, GA
6/7/14 Cherokee County Art Council Art, River and Music Festival (3pm), Murphy, NC
6/7/14 Doyle’s Cedar Hill, Murphy, NC
6/9/14 Jack Of The Wood, Asheville, NC
6/11/14 TBA, Roanoake, VA
6/12/14 TBA Baltimore, MD
6/13/14 Shore Road Tavern, Philadelphia, PA
6/14/14 Tellus360 (Early Acoustic Show, 5pm), Lancaster, PA
6/16/14 Rockwood Music Hall, New York City, NY
6/18/14 The Outer Space, New Haven, CT
6/19/14 TBA, Boston, MA
6/20/14 Otto, Portland, ME
6/21/14 Otto, Portland, ME
6/22/14 The Hapgood Store (4:30om, acoustic duo), Peru, VT
6/24/14 Dark Horse Brewing Company, Marshall, MI
6/25/14 South Gate House Revival, Newport, KY
6/26/14 The Melody Inn, Indianapolis, IN
6/27/14 The High Note, Pekin IL
6/28/14 The Outland Ballroom, Springfield, MO
6/29/14 The Mercury Lounge (5pm), Tulsa, OK

 

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Fluff and Gravy Records Showcase at Dante’s, 4/18/14

On Friday, 4/18, Kenny Feinstein will perform his 2013 acoustic tribute to My Bloody Valentine‘s Loveless in it’s entirety at Dante’s (Portland). Feinstein’s meticulously crafted Loveless: Hurts To Love was created over a period of 2 years, with help from producer Jeff Kazor (Crooked Jades) and Bruce Kaphan (American Music Club). This special event will mark the first time that Feinstein has performed the compositions live . 

Billed as a Fluff and Gravy Records Showcase, the event will feature 4 bands from the label’s roster, which will culminate with Feinstein’s homage to MBV. Also included on the bill will be Mike Coykendall and 2 other artists to be announced later.

Tickets are available here