New Test Press! The Sandwitches – Duck Duck Goose!

Hot of the press we have a test press for The Sandwitches‘ new children’s-themed 1-sided 12″ E.P., Duck Duck Goose!, recorded by Wymond Miles of The Fresh & Onlys. It sounds great and Empty Cellar is stoked to be releasing it very soon with Secret Seven Records. Check back for some presale action.

If you missed the Gorilla vs. Bear premiere of The Sandwitches’ debut music video “Kiss Your Feet” directed by Joey Izzo… here it is in glorious HD:

The Sandwitches – Kiss Your Feet from joeyizzo on Vimeo.

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Sonny Smith and the most ambitious project of all time…

(covers top-left to bottom-right by: Kyle Field (Little Wings), Chris Johanson, Scott Hewicker, Kyle Ranson)

SONNY SMITH: 100 RECORDS
April 9th – May 31, 2010
Opening reception Friday, April 9, 6 – 9pm
Gallery 16
501 3rd St
San Francisco

Live music by
Sonny and The Sunsets
and
The Sandwitches

In Gallery 16’s words:

Gallery 16 is pleased to welcome San Francisco based artist, musician and playwright Sonny Smith to his first solo show with the gallery. 100 Records is a dauntingly ambitious project that bridges his interest in art, music and dramatic form. Smith invited 100 artists to produce artwork for the record covers of fictional bands. Smith concocted the personas of each 100 fictitious bands, then wrote and recorded two hundred songs (the A side and B side) for each. All of the original artwork will be on display as well as a jukebox that plays all two hundred songs recorded by Sonny Smith and other notable musicians. Artists include, William T. Wiley, Mingering Mike, Chris Johanson, Reed Anderson, Jo Jackson, Harrell Fletcher, Chris Duncan, Tucker Nichols, Paul Wackers and 91 others!

…and in Sonny’s words:

This is a year long project that began at the Headlands residency last march. I’ve written 100 songs for 100 record jackets hand made by a shitload of artists. Also there will be a handmade jukebox to play all the songs. there’s gonna be a Volume 1 limited edition box set put out by Gallery 16 available for sale with some limited edition reproductions signed by some of the artists. This thing is a sight to be seen. Later in the year there will be a volume 2, 3, 4 etc.. Which is exciting and I will tell you more about
that soon enough.

100 records, 100 artists, 100 songs, 1 year, 1 opening, 1 jukebox, 1 you, 1 me, 1 gallery. My birth year adds up to 1 btw.

This project incorporates all that i’ve ever been working on all these years: literature, visual, music, collaboration, fictional characters.

It is my year of Individuation: those processes through which differentiated components become integrated into stable wholes. Coincidentally I couldn’t have completed this oneness without lots of people’s help.

So don’t be afraid to celebrate this oneness of one-of-a-kind togetherness/oneness with five or six glasses of (free) wine.!!!

…and in the immortal words of Endless Nest:

THIS RULES!

Keep your ear to the ground for beautiful limited edition 100 Records releases from Turn Up! and Empty Cellar records.

Read This Article or visit the Turn Up! 100 Records Blog for more information.

DON’T BE AFRAID

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Gorilla vs. Bear Premiers The Sandwitches First Official Music Video – “Kiss Your Feet”

This morning, Gorilla vs. Bear premiered The Sandwitches first official music video, “Kiss Your Feet”, taken from their debut LP “How To Make Ambient Sadcake” (Turn Up!).

The video – starring the band – was filmed in entirety at a remote cabin over the course of a single remarkably-creepy foggy night in a wooded area in Northern California. It is full of horror that you cannot unsee. The director, Joey Izzo, is a young Bay Area filmmaker who has logged hundreds of hours of live music footage, and created music videos for Port O’Brien among others. We love it, and hope you do to!

A note from Director Joey Izzo:

When I was racking my brain for video ideas, drummer Lance’s low budget creepy-as-all-hell Halloween costume popped into my mind. And from there, the rest came pretty quickly. I tried to come up with something that utilizes iconic horror movie imagery without obnoxiously paying homage to any specific films. But perhaps most impacting was the song itself and the ghostly lovesick imagery it was able to conjure up in my mind.

Shooting a horror movie themed music video at a cabin in the middle of the woods sounded like a great idea at the time, but in practice, it proved to be much more harrowing than originally anticipated. With only one night to shoot, the Sandwitches and our small but dedicated crew braved themselves against the harsh winter elements and no-sleep exhaustion to get everything needed for the video. The band really put themselves through the ringers to get this one done and done right. I couldn’t be happier with the results, but in hindsight we probably all should have called in sick the next day.

The best comment I’ve received so far was from a friend who, after watching the video, told me he didn’t realize that the song was so dark until now. I think a video can be deemed a success when it’s able to touch upon a feeling deeply embedded into the song and bring it out in an interesting visual context.

Watch “Kiss Your Feet” on Gorilla vs. Bear

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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

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Empty Cellar Artists at SxSW

If you are at SxSW then make your way to one of the many shows that the Sandwitches and Sonny Smith are playing and show them some love. Empty Cellar artists Tim Cohen & Wymond Miles will also be playing several shows in the Fresh & Onlys, and Mark Trecka of Pillars and Tongues will be playing drums for Dark Dark Dark.

Oh yeah, and our entire catalog is available at Waterloo Records in Austin.

The Sandwitches SxSW Dates

Sonny Smith SxSW Dates

The Fresh & Onlys SxSW Dates

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