Optical Atlas

“Housle,” the music video from A Hawk and a Hacksaw and directed by Tristan Love and James Longmire, is in competition to be aired on the program Reel13 this Saturday night (on PBS in NYC).  You can view all the films and cast your vote now at the Reel13 website.  Voting closes Thursday.

A Hawk and a Hacksaw released a series of 3 different videos for their latest album, Délivrance: “I Am Not a Gambling Man,” “The Man Who Sold His Beard,” and “Housle (Prague, CZ).” Thanks to Tristan Love for the link; here are the videos:

A HAWK AND A HACKSAW: I am not a gambling man from Home is Wherever You Are on Vimeo.

A Hawk And A Hacksaw – The Man Who Sold His Beard from Leaf Label on Vimeo.

A HAWK AND A HACKSAW: Housle (Prague, CZ) from Home is Wherever You Are on Vimeo.

Kelly at the Townhall has pointed out that the Leaf Label has offered up the last copies of A Hawk and a Hacksaw’s “Foni Tu Argile” single for sale at their website.  It’s a 10″ single at 78RPM, “with packaging that replicates the shellac records of old.”  This may be your last chance before eBay, so interested parties dive in quick.

A Hawk and a Hacksaw will be touring the U.S. this fall in support of their new-ish album Délivrance–here are the dates:

09.12.09 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle (Adventures in Modern Music)
09.14.09 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
09.15.09 Pittsburgh, PA @ Your Inner Vagabond
09.17.09 Montreal, Quebec @ Il Motore
09.18.09 Cambridge, MA @ YMCA Theatre
09.19.09 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
09.20.09 Washington, DC @ Rock N’ Roll Hotel
09.23.09 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern and Music Hall
09.24.09 Athens, GA @ Melting Point
09.25.09 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
09.26.09 Knoxville, TN @ The Pilot Light
10.06.09 Tucson, AZ @ Solar Culture
10.07.09 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
10.08.09 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland
10.09.09 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
10.10.09 Eureka, CA @ Nocturnum
10.12.09 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
10.13.09 Seattle, WA @ The Tractor
10.15.09 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10.16.09 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive

As intimated in a recent interview with Eric Harris, there will be an Elephant 6 Night at the Movies presented by Orange Twin Records at the Athens Cine next week.  Now that it’s official, we can tell you that featured will be the Major Organ and the Adding Machine film, plus never-before-seen short films and music videos by the likes of The Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, Elf Power, Dixie Blood Moustache, The Apples in Stereo, The Sunshine Fix, Circulatory System, The Music Tapes, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, and more.  You have three chances to catch the program: Tuesday June 23rd, Thursday June 25th, and Saturday June 27th, all at 10pm at the Athens Cine (234 West Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601).  Thanks to Eric for the head’s-up.

 

To celebrate the release of the new album Délivrance, A Hawk and a Hacksaw is currently touring across Europe. Here are the dates, courtesy Elephant6.com.

June 3 – Hamburg, Germany – Fundbureau
June 4 – Hanover, Germany – Feinkost Lampe
June 5 – Stuttgart, Germany – Laboratorium
June 6 – Paris, France – New Morning
June 7 – Lille, France – Tous Au Sud Festival
June 8 – Freiburg, Germany – White Rabbit
June 9 – Geneva, Switzerland – L’Usine
June 10 – Carpi, Italy – Auditorium San Rocco
June 11 – Cuneo, Itlay – Nuvolari Libera Tribu
June 12 – Ravenna, Italy – Hana-Bi
June 13 – Lyon, France – De L’Autre Côté Du Pont
June 16 – Brighton, England – Duke of York’s Picturehouse
June 17 – Bristol, England – Fiddlers Club
June 18 – London, England – Cecil Sharp House London
June 19 – Gateshead, England – Baltic
June 20 – Stirling, Scotland – Tollbooth
June 21 – Glasgow, Scotland – The Arches
June 22 – Manchester, England – Ruby Lounge
June 23 – Birmingham, England – Hare & Hounds
June 24 – Oxford, England – Holywell Music Room
June 25 – Norwich, England – Arts Centre
June 28 – Lärz, Germany – Fusion Festival
June 29 – Köln, Germany – King George
June 30 – Dortmund, Germany – Subrosa
July 1 – München, Germany – Rote Sonne
July 2 – Frankfurt, Germany – Das Bett
July 10 – Canterbury, England – Lounge On The Farm Fest
July 11 – Reading, England – South Street Arts Centre
July 12 – Cardiff, Wales – The Gate

The Leaf Label has released a 10″ single from the upcoming A Hawk and a Hacksaw album, Délivrance. Foni Tu Argile is described by Insound as “a strictly limited edition of 500 hand-numbered 10-inch singles, cut at 78rpm, with packaging that replicates the shellac records of old.” You can order the album for $10.99 here, and have a listen to the track in the Optical Atlas Jukebox, updated earlier this week.  The full-length comes out on Leaf on May 18th.

Thanks to ggrisamore for the link.

A Hawk and a Hacksaw are all set to debut a new album in May, called Délivrance, and just prior they’ll be playing some spring dates, first at SXSW and then on tour with none other than Andrew Bird (early April) and Wilco (late April). Now those will be some good concerts. As for the new album, our source indicates “a larger group of musicians than their last EP, mostly from Hungary.” Here are the dates:

A Hawk and a Hacksaw – Upcoming Tour Dates

Mar 19 2009 Hometapes/Leaf Showcase, SXSW, Habana Bar, Austin, Texas
Apr 2 2009 Allen Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio w/Andrew Bird
Apr 3 2009 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, Ontario w/Andrew Bird
Apr 4 2009 Le National, Montreal, Quebec w/Andrew Bird
Apr 5 2009 Higher Ground, South Burlington, Vermont w/Andrew Bird
Apr 7 2009 Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania w/Andrew Bird
Apr 8 2009 Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor, Michigan w/Andrew Bird
Apr 10 2009 Civic Opera House, Chicago, Illinois w/Andrew Bird
Apr 12 2009 Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 14 2009 Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin w/Wilco
Apr 15 2009 Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin w/Wilco
Apr 16 2009 University Auditorium, Bloomington, Indiana w/Wilco
Apr 17 2009 Templeton-Blackburn Auditorium, Athens, Ohio w/Wilco
Apr 18 2009 Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, Tennessee w/Wilco
Apr 20 2009 Classic Center Grand Hall, Athens, Georgia w/Wilco
Apr 21 2009 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, North Carolina w/Wilco
Apr 22 2009 Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, Alabama w/Wilco
Apr 23 2009 The Lyric, Oxford, Mississippi w/Wilco