A long summer at The Triple Door
Submitted by The Long Winters on June 3, 2010 - 12:16pm
Although big rock shows can convey a sense of excitement that is hard to beat, hearing music in an intimate setting may ultimately be even more exciting. The power of songs stripped to their essence. In an atmosphere that makes for storytelling. Few people master this art better than John Roderick and you can experience this first-hand at Seattle's The Triple Door this summer.
The Triple Door will host John Roderick shows on July 8th, August 14th and September 30th.
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ZZ Top cover on Sweetheart 2010 compilation
Submitted by The Long Winters on February 3, 2010 - 4:57am
It was only a matter of time before The Long Winters would record a song by the most famous bearded band of all. And ZZ Top's Gimme All Your Lovin' is quite obviously the perfect choice for Starbucks Valentine's compilation called Sweetheart. Described by John Roderick as 'so fantastically wimpy that it's an act of violence against rock music' , expect to be surprised by a dressed down version of this 80's classic.
Other contributors to Sweetheart 2010 include Spoon, Yo La Tengo and fellow Barsuk act Mates of State. The album is available on iTunes and can be purchased in Starbucks stores.
» See complete tracklist on iTunes
New song and video for GIVE Seattle online
Submitted by The Long Winters on January 13, 2010 - 1:03pm
Over 30 Seattle artists have contributed tracks to GIVE Seattle 2009, a downloadable music and video compendium for charity. The Long Winters recorded an acoustic version of new song Not Moving to Portland especially for the GIVE project, with Kathleen Edwards singing harmonies, and then filmed a music video for it. Watch the video now on our video page.
The song is now available for download, so if you haven't bought the compilation yet, this is the time to do so. For just $7 you will get the best Seattle has to offer, and 100% of the proceeds go to the GIVE beneficiaries.
» Buy on GIVESeattle.org
» Read John's blog about the song and video
Electric Aphorisms
Submitted by John Roderick on November 3, 2009 - 1:45am
When I was first introduced to Twitter it sounded to me like another in a long line of social networking tools that I could happily live without. Conventional wisdom seems to be that MySpace and Facebook and Twitter are giant convention centers full of kids, parents' stolen credit cards in hand, desperate to interact with musicians great and small. I am supposed to be out there hawking my wares, instant-messaging with teenaged super-fans in Nebraska and Smolensk, presenting myself as just the right blend of charming and superficially complicated to be intriguing without being dangerous. I'd rather eat ground glass. This almost universal consensus that social networking is the ONLY way for musicians to promote and distribute their music sounds like a bunch of publicist crap. God help us if it's true.
