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Empty Cellar & Secret Seven on KUSF 90.3 – listen to the Archives

If you missed Arvel (Empty Cellar) and Greg’s (Secret Seven) ten (60) minutes of fame on DJ Mashi Mashi’s show on KUSF 90.3, and are dying to hear the sneak preview of the unreleased track “Song of Songs” from the Sandwitches upcoming Duck Duck Goose EP, then you can listen to the radio show on the KUSF archives. Our spot is the third hour of the show, but you should listen to the whole thing because DJ Mashi Mashi rules. Hopefully we didn’t sound like nervous fools. Also, the real stars are Goose, Dottie, and Esme (featured above). Oh, and major props to David from Ukiah who sang the Grateful Dead’s “Standing on the Moon” to me over the phone to win a copy of Secret Seven’s In a Cloud compilation.

Listen to the show on the KUSF archives

Bonnie “Prince” Billy & The Cairo Gang Tour “Wondershow of the World”

Bonnie “Prince” Billy and The Cairo Gang are hitting the road on a one of a kind tour. They will be playing their Wondershow of the World (Drag City) jams where they get all bi- with each other (Emmett and Will wrote these songs together). This tour is the sh*t! Two intimate electricity-free concerts each night. There will be surprises. In the mean time… check out some old vids of the two performing Bonnie “Prince” Billy tunes at this post.

Bonnie “Prince” Billy & The Cairo Gang
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Empty Cellar and Secret Seven guest DJ on KUSF today!

If you live in the Bay Area, then tune in to KUSF 90.3 today (Tuesday) at 5:00 pm (PST). Arvel from Empty Cellar and Greg from Secret Seven will be spinning our releases on the Air. We will be playing some unreleased jams from The Sandwitches, Sonny & The Sunsets, Joseph Childress, Wymond Miles, and Sword & Sandals! Tune in early (starting at 3:00) to catch the beginning of our Host’s (DJ Mashi Mashi’s) weekly show.

Listen to a live stream HERE

Praise for Pillars & Tongues – Lay of Pilgrim Park

“With just three members, Pillars and Tongues manages to craft powerful folk abstractions and interwoven, trance-inducing vocal dynamics. Both composed and improvisational, these shifting forms evoke spiritual vibes in their soulful essence, heavenly harmonies, and repeated patterns.”
– Alarm Magazine, “This Weeks Best Albums”

“Recording much of their material live, their antecedents are as modern as drone and as old as early American folk, though with the latter they’re often stretching the definition of the genre. . . . it’s hard to believe Lay of Pilgrim Park is the work of just three people in the same room, and their roles are so fluid it’s hard to pick out where one member’s contributions start and another ends. The album’s abrupt changes, deliberate silences, and movements rather than verses and choruses feel almost more classical than folk (or jazz, or indie, or anything else they might be considered). . . . a tightly focused album-length piece”
– Jason Crock, Pitchfork

“The energy that emanates from this album, is enormous. Not massive, huge, but magnificent and powerful, brilliant and wise.”
– Das Klienicum

“Is it too early to name an album the best of the year? Ok, I’ll slow down, but the new album from Pillars and Tongues is something special.”
– The Deli Magazine (Chicago)

“Filled with lush strings, improvised vocals, and a chamber-folk core, the latest album from Chicago’s Pillars and Tongues, Lay of Pilgrim Park is impressively beautiful.”
– This Zine Will Change Your Life

“This is definitely for Dead Can Dance fans. Very interesting listen all together. While listening to this you can actually picture the singing moment on Brendan Perry from DCD. “The Center of” and “Park Saint and Folly” really lift up this whole title. Give it go…”
– The Sirens Sound

“With the magic that I thought their Daytrotter session was, as well as the album Protection . . . , I had pretty high expectations for the new release, and I most certainly wasn’t disappointed. Pillars and Tongues have their craft finely tuned, and Lay of Pilgrim Park is the perfect evidence for it.”
– Satellite for Entropy

“Lay of Pilgrim Park is one kickass album. Beautiful packaging”
– BabySue

Purchase at the Endless Nest Store

The Cairo Gang – Holy Clover 7″ EP: OUT NOW!!!

Empty Cellar is proud to announce the release of The Cairo Gang – Holy Clover 7″ EP… yesterday (March 16th)! We LOVE this one.

HOLY CLOVER” new EP by THE CAIRO GANG. features four NEW songs recorded in a risen cornfield in shelby county, kentucky. A departure from previous cerebral and primarily acoustic efforts, this record is tight and electric with choruses and vocal harmonies all supported by an enforced bass and drums set. One mic at a time and brought to you in 33 rpms on glorious 7 inch vinyl! Limited copies made available by Empty Cellar and Tin Angel in the USA and Europe, respectively. Includes freed downloadable version.

“Jesus…with angels.”
– Jason Dean, 7 Inches

Purchase at the Endless Nest Store