06.04.2014
The newest two Redgrave tracks, 'Canada' and 'Matthew Broderick' are now available to stream and purchase on Bandcamp .The songs were recorded, mixed and mastered by Todd Rittman.
Redgrave is recording new music in 2014, releasing two digital singles every few months. Once 10 songs have successfully penetrated the digital universe, the band will collect them all for a special vinyl-only release.
Avoiding traditional recording studios and opting instead for experimental spaces, the mission is community and camaraderie. Joining Redgrave is a host of close Chicago friends and supporters who will be helping the bands music come alive.
Upcoming Redgrave Shows
June 13th - Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle w/ Rabble Rabbler
June 22nd - Chicago, IL @ Electrical Audio BBQ
04.14.2014
The Wedding Dress 7" release show with Jenny Hval is this Friday in Chicago at the Empty Bottle! The Bottle is doing a pre sale special. Click the link below and enter the code "LOOM" to get tickets for $7 (advance tickets only)!
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02.18.2014
The Chicago guitar-drum duo who released their debut album of hard rock dirges on Lovitt Records is emerging from the studio with a expansive digital release campaign taking fans through the end of 2014. Redgrave will be recording new music this year, releasing two digital singles every two months. Once 10 songs have successfully penetrated the digital universe, the band will collect them all for a special vinyl-only release.
The new music will be recorded all over Chicago, avoiding traditional recording studios and opting instead for experimental spaces. The mission is community and comradery: Joining REDGRAVE is a host of close Chicago friends and supporters who who will be helping the band’s music come alive.
Beginning March 4, 2014, download the band’s first pair of singles — “Child” and “Man Child” (iTunes, Bandcamp). Mastered by Todd Rittmann of Dead Rider, mixed by Mike Lust and produced by Eric Abert and Allen Epley of The Life and Times with vocals recorded by Mead in the band practice space at Superior St, the two new songs capture the essence of REDGRAVE: dark lyrical wit and infectious stoner-rock blowouts that started with “National Act,” the band’s Lovitt Records debut.
You can stream both songs now at : http://redgravemusic.com/music/
“Man Child” featuring the piercing vocals of guitarist Angie Mead and the jackknife turns in rhythm by drummer Stephen Howard. “Child” creeps forward with darker overtones. “I hear them calling/But I don’t answer/In the 11th hour/It won’t look so sweet,” Mead sings on her siren call to tearing down the delusion of organized religion.
To kick off the yearlong release campaign, the band is playing two shows in March: March 1 at the Double Door with Dead Meadow, and March 28 at the Hideout, headlining with support from Electric Hawk and Circles.
01.20.2014
We are proud to announce that we have signed Chicago's Wedding Dress to the label. We will release a single in the first part of 2014 and look to have a full length out shortly there after. The band features Erin Elders (Maps & Atlases), Mike Russell & Matt Lemke (Suns), Bobby Burg (Love of Everything/Joan of Arc) and Christian Dawson (Gypsyblood) . You can read more about them on Brooklyn Vegan, check out tunes on Daytrotter or watch a live session on Audio Tree.
Upcoming Wedding Dress Shows
Jan 17 - Chesterton, IN @ The Sound Cellar
Jan 31 - Chicago, IL @ Double Door
Feb 11 - Palatine, IL @ Durty Nellie's w/ Man Man
Feb 24 - Chicago, IL @ Township
01.15.2014
It has been a while since Ben Davis released Charge It Up! with his band of Jetts. Now close to 4 years later he has a digital only EP entitled, Storms We're In For; a little darker, a little heavier, the songs echo the ebb and flow of the complicated life journey we all take.
Ben Davis began his musical career with pioneering punk bands Sleepytime Trio and Milemarker, touring the world relentlessly for years. With the onset of the birth of a son, Davis settled into the Chapel Hill area and began a quiet solo project in his bedroom. Ten years later, this project continues forward as a full fledged band. After tours of Japan, Europe, and the USA, Davis and his tight knit band "The Jetts" brought their experience together to the studio to create a focused and concise record with a darker energy than previous albums. The veteran band friends that make up the band recorded at friend Alex's Seriously Adequate Studio in Carrboro. It was mixed by longtime collaborator Nick Petersen at Track and Field Studio.
Stream the release on bandcamp .