Nesey Gallons, who has been a contributor to records by Circulatory System and The Music Tapes, and not too many eyes ago issued a splendid solo LP, has expanded his label Hurrah for Karamazov to include more releases including demos, outtakes, and rarities.  You can visit the store here:

Hurrah for Karamazov Online Shop

Nesey has also posted some free downloads, including some more rarities, at his blog:

Hurrah for Karamazov Blog

So – hurrah!  If you haven’t been exposed to the wonders of Mr. Gallons’ music, now’s a great time to plunge in.

The podcast Phoning It In has just posted an exclusive performance from Nesey Gallons recorded in September.  You can download or stream the podcast here.  Thanks to Nadav for the link.

Circulatory System have announced a string of dates to support the release of Signal Morning, and they’re touring with Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t (that’s Pete from CS and Olivia Tremor Control) and Nesey Gallons (also in CS and The Music Tapes).  The CD is released September 8th, the vinyl in October: pre-order your vinyl here, and do it quick if you want the deluxe version with the bonus LP.

08.15.09 Asheville, NC @ Transfigurations 2009
09.07.09 Chapel Hill, NC @ Nightlight w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.08.09 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.09.09 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.10.09 Worcester, MA @ The Grind at Clark University w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.11.09 Purchase, NY @ The Student Center at SUNY Purchase w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.12.09 Monticello, NY @ All Tomorrow’s Parties NY
09.14.09 Boston , MA @ YMCA Theatre w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.15.09 Geneseo, NY @ Union Plaza at SUNY Geneseo w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.16.09 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.17.09 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.18.09 Chicago, IL @ Chopin Theatre w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.19.09 Lexington, KY @ Al’s Bar w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.20.09 Knoxville, TN @ The Pilot Light w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons

Elephant 6 followers and regular readers of this website should by now be familiar with Nesey Gallons, the singer-songwriter who toured with the Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour as well as The Music Tapes, Nana Grizol, and Brian Dewan, and recently contributed to Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes, Circulatory System’s Signal Morning, and Julian Koster’s The Singing Saw at Christmastime.  The first full-length album by Nesey, Eyes & Eyes & Eyes Ago, was recently self-released in a limited edition, in CD-R format with homemade packaging (along with 2 other works, Somewhere We Both Walk and Two Bicycles).  Now Hurrah for Karamazov Records will be officially releasing Eyes & Eyes & Eyes Ago on September 8 in vinyl LP and digital download (the same date Signal Morning will be released by Cloud Recordings). A small CD pressing is also planned.  It’s a cliche, but the album might genuinely be called a haunting collection of songs: in the press release, Nesey says, “Walking past a graveyard is just as much of an influence on me as Rubber Soul. The idea of being surrounded by other souls, real or imagined, interacting with them and coming to terms with their loss and absence is largely what this record is about.”  An East Coast tour is also in the works.

Wow, I’ve been stingy with the updates lately.  You’d think being down with the swine flu (or something similar) would mean lots of time to update your website, but instead, for me at least, it seems to mean indulging in reading 80’s New Mutants comics and having Russ Meyer movie marathons (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls soundtrack…ordered).  BUT there is lots of great Elephant 6 news in the pipeline, some of which I’m not allowed to blab about yet, so keep checking back.  In the meantime, You Ain’t No Picasso has posted a zipped bootleg of last year’s Lexington stop on the Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour.  Good memories.

And in case you’re wondering what happened to that Major Organ and the Adding Machine Expanded CD+DVD, I’m happy to inform you that Orange Twin has confirmed it’s OFFICIAL and is still on track for a fall release. Just a few more months.