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Avi Buffalo to play UtopiaFest in Utopia, Texas on Saturday, October 15
We are incredibly stoked to play the 3rd Annual UtopiaFest in Utopia, Texas on Saturday, October 15! Click the image below for more info and the full lineup.
February 2011 Newsletterish from Avi
It’s been a long and twisted road for the Avi Buffalo band over this past year, but now about 3 months into our huge break for school, writing/recording and personal health we’re looking forward to winding things up again in the summer with more touring and new music. Currently I’m living in our tour van with all my recording gear, instruments and lots of blankets, in the Zahner-Isenberg driveway with a big orange extension cord into one of the side windows. During the week Sheridan and I attend Long Beach City College. I’m taking two classes, Music 94(Beginning Recording Techniques) and Music 33B(Intercultural Music from Latin America), and the rest of the days are spent writing songs for a second Avi Buffalo record, eating, and trying to make lasting relationships. We hope to have something of a “single” ready and out by the summer, most likely featuring something from the next record.
Writing is going differently than it has in the past, at least I think it is. It’s really been a long time since I’ve written many complete songs, probably 2 years, so I guess it makes sense for the tunes to be different feeling than the ones written when i was between the ages 15 and 18. This makes me very excited because I hadn’t felt a sense of freshness playing all those old songs on our extensive tours and now everything feels a lot more current. As opposed to our first record which was more of a compilation of songs from different times, this next one should come off as more cohesive or refined as an actual album. I’m also trying to record a large portion of it myself at home, which so far has achieved the desired effect of sounding more organic and comfortable like my earliest recordings which were done with a computer microphone into Garageband. It’s a little more evolved now, with an Mbox, condenser mics and Logic Studio, but still the same idea.
There’s also been lots of work on side projects because of all this free time. One terrific experience Sheridan and I had was getting to record our friend Jed Davis’ songs for a group he calls Sevendys. We recorded the first 4 tunes at Sugarhill in Houston, Texas in December with bass legend Chuck Rainey(Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan, Barbra Streisand, etc.) and we’re recording more tunes in Los Angeles late February at East West Sound, again with Mr. Rainey. The basic drums, piano, bass and guitar tracks were done to 2-inch tape, then overdubbed in Protools in Houston, though i’m not sure if it’ll be the same in LA. You can listen to/download this music and buy a t-shirt at http://music.sevendys.com/
Another couple projects I’ve been working on, one is called Michael’s House, which is basically just me and whoever else is around recording mostly experimental music in the van. This project has a bandcamp site as well called www.michaelshouse.bandcamp.com where you can download the music I’ve been making. There are about 3 and a half albums recorded, the first one self-titled “Michael’s House”, then “Stick to your Egg Nog” and “Wudup”. More stuff in the works! And then there’s Ophiucus, which is yet to be released, it’s an album of music made by me and my good friend and beautiful artist Eydie McConnell. We’ve got a ways to go, but the music’s shaping up nicely and I can’t wait to share it with the world.
Come check out Sevendys Live at Dipiazzas in Long Beach on February 23rd with Light Music, Yeller and The Wildbunch(which I’ll also be playing guitar in). It’s going to be a great show.
Photos From Tour
Head over to facebook to check out photos from the headline tour! 6 shows left!
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29 Oct 2010 Vancouver, BC The Biltmore
w/ Fences
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30 Oct 2010 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
w/ Typhoon, Wampire
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2 Nov 2010 Seattle, WA Neumo’s
w/ The Head and The Heart, Parson Red Heads
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4 Nov 2010 San Francisco, CA Bottom Of The Hill
w/ A B & The Sea, Colleen Green
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7 Nov 2010 San Diego, CA Sushi Art
All Ages! w/ Chairs Missing
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19 Nov 2010 Los Angeles, CA The Echoplex
w/ The Wildbunch, Lord Huron
All Ages! | 8:30PM | $10 Adv/$15 DOS
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Headline tour begins now!
Our headline tour begins now! We’ve been waiting a while for this, our very own shows in the United States. Kicking it off in Nashville, Tennessee with Jack Gibson’s Tenlons Fort and then off to Birmingham, Alabama to play one of our favorite spots, The Bottletree. We’re rolling with the Celik Bros. A.K.A. The Wildbunch from Los Alamitos, California. This is gonna be a good tour. Then we come home and play The Echoplex in Los Angeles, our last show for a very long time.
You can get tickets to the Echoplex show right here and tickets to all shows below! Come hang out.
- Avi
PS. Follow us on Facebook to get daily updates and info from the road.
http://www.facebook.com/avibuffalomusic
Buy the new album + Other items in the Avi Buffalo Online Store.
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AVI BUFFALO TOUR DATES
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06 Oct 2010 Nashville, TN Exit/In
w/ Rayland Baxter, Tenlons Fort
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07 Oct 2010 Birmingham, AL Bottletree
w/ RUBYs
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08 Oct 2010 Orlando, FL The Social
w/ Blitzen Trapper
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09 Oct 2010 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder
w/ Blitzen Trapper
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11 Oct 2010 Washington D.C. Rock and Roll Hotel
w/ Motel Motel, Bearshark
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13 Oct 2010 New York City, NY Mercury Lounge
w/ The Wailing Wall
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15 Oct 2010 Boston, MA Middle East Upstairs
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16 Oct 2010 Montreal, CAN Il Motore
w/ Darling Demaes
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18 Oct 2010 Toronto, CAN Horseshoe
w/ Allie Hughes
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19 Oct 2010 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
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20 Oct 2010 Chicago, IL Schubas
w/New Ruins
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21 Oct 2010 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
w/ Total Babe, We All Have Hooks For Hands
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23 Oct 2010 Omaha, NE Slowdown
w/ Mother Culture
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25 Oct 2010 Denver, CO Hi-Dive
w/ Wye Oak, Roger Roll
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26 Oct 2010 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
w/ Spell Talk, Young Yet Brilliant Sleuths
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29 Oct 2010 Vancouver, BC The Biltmore
w/ Fences
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30 Oct 2010 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
w/ Typhoon, Wampire
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2 Nov 2010 Seattle, WA Neumo’s
w/ The Head and The Heart, Parson Red Heads
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4 Nov 2010 San Francisco, CA Bottom Of The Hill
w/ A B & The Sea, Colleen Green
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7 Nov 2010 San Diego, CA Sushi Art
All Ages! w/ Chairs Missing
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19 Nov 2010 Los Angeles, CA The Echoplex
All Ages! | 8:30PM | $10 Adv/$15 DOS
Fall Headline Tour!
Hello! Lots of good stuff going on, we were indescribably stoked to play Wilco’s Solid Sound festival, a dream beyond dreams coming true, as well as All Tomorrow’s Parties in New York in a couple weeks. After that we’re going on our first headline tour in October, all through the United States! Check us out then, we’ll coming to a town near you, or to your town!
Avi Buffalo Fall Headline Tour Dates
Wed Oct 6 Nashville, TN Exit/In
Thu Oct 7 Birmingham, AL Bottletree
Fri Oct 8 Orlando, FL The Social w/ Blitzen Trapper
Sat Oct 9 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder w/ Blitzen Trapper
Mon Oct 11 Washington DC Rock and Roll Hotel
Wed Oct 13 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
Fri Oct 15 Boston, MA Middle East Upstairs
Sat Oct 16 Montreal, CAN Il Motore
Mon Oct 18 Toronto, CAN Horseshoe
Tue Oct 19 Detroit, MI Majestic
Wed Oct 20 Chicago, IL Schubas
Thu Oct 21 Minneapolis, MN 7th Entry
Sat Oct 23 Omaha, NE Slowdown
Mon Oct 25 Denver, CO Hi Dive
Tue Oct 26 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
Fri Oct 29 Vancouver BC The Biltimore
Sat Oct 30 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
Tue Nov 2 Seattle, WA Neumo’s
Thu Nov 4 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
Sun Nov 7 San Diego, CA Sushi Art
Fri Nov 19 Los Angeles, CA The Echoplex
UK Tour Dates
UK TOUR STARTS NEXT WEEK!!!! DATES ARE BELOW.
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20 Aug 2010 Hasselt, Belgium Pukkelpop
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21 Aug 2010 Glanusk Park, UK Green Man Festival
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22 Aug 2010 Lancaster, UK Library
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24 Aug 2010 London, UK Cargo
w/ Spectrals
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27 Aug 2010 Reading, UK Reading Festival
w/ TBA
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28 Aug 2010 London, UK – Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
w/ Wolf People
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29 Aug 2010 Leeds, UK Leeds Festival
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30 Aug 2010 Edinburgh, UK Edinburgh Festival
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31 Aug 2010 Nottingham, UK Bodega
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SUMMER TOUR DATES!
Hitting the road again on Friday!
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18 June 2010 Toronto, BC NXNE (STRIPPED DOWN SET)
w/ AA Bondy
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19 June 2010 Toronto, BC NXNE @ LEE’S PALACE
w/ Cold Cave, The Soft Pack
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24 June 2010 Manchester, UK The Deaf Institute
Headline Show
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27 June 2010 Glastonbury, UK GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL
Queens Stage and Park Stage. Time TBA. SOLD OUT
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1 July 2010 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Theater
w/ Modest Mouse
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2 July 2010 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Theater
w/ Modest Mouse
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3 July 2010 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
w/ Modest Mouse
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4 July 2010 Des Moines, IA 80/35 Music Festival
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6 July 2010 Kansas City, MO Crossroads KC at Grinders
w/ Modest Mouse
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8 July 2010 Salt Lake City, UT Pioneer Park
Twilight Concert Series w/ Modest Mouse
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21 July 2010 Fresno, CA Frank’s Place
Headline Show
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23 July 2010 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
w/ Blitzen Trapper
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24 July 2010 Seattle, WA Capitol Hill Block Party
w/ Blitzen Trapper, Blonde Redhead
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27 July 2010 Minneapolis, MN First Ave
w/ Blitzen Trapper
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28 July 2010 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
w/ Blitzen Trapper
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30 July 2010 New York City, NY Pier 17 South Street Seaport
w/ TBA
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31 Jul 2010 Montreal, Canada Osheaga Music Festival
w/ Arcade Fire, Pavement, Beach House, Blitzen Trapper
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3 Aug 2010 Toronto, BC Opera House
w/ Blitzen Trapper
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4 Aug 2010 Detroit, MI Majestic
w/ Blitzen Trapper
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5 Aug 2010 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
w/ Blitzen Trapper
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9 Aug 2010 Denver, CO The Hi-Dive
Headline Show
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11 Aug 2010 San Diego, CA SDSU Open Air Theatre
w/ My Morning Jacket
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12 Aug 2010 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
w/ My Morning Jacket
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15 Aug 2010 North Adams, MA Solid Sound Festival at MASS MoCA
w/Wilco, Nels Cline Singers, Vetiver
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19 Aug 2010 Hasselt, Belgium Pukkelpop
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20 Aug 2010 Glanusk Park, UK Green Man Festival
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22 Aug 2010 Lancaster, UK Library
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24 Aug 2010 London, UK Cargo
w/ TBA
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27 Aug 2010 Reading, UK Reading Festival
w/ TBA
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29 Aug 2010 Leeds, UK Leeds Festival
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30 Aug 2010 Edinburgh, UK Edinburgh Festival
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31 Aug 2010 Nottingham, UK Bodega
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04 Sep 2010 Monticello, NY ATP New York Festival
w/ Sonic Youth, Iggy & The Stooges
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Album Is Out Now!
Many Yays, we’ve waited very long for this, and we’re playing a bunch of in-stores. If you buy the CD or Vinyl from our store online, you get a digital download with it instantly. There’s also bundles with lots of good stuff. BUY THE RECORD! YAY!
Today we’re going to Amoeba in San Francisco, It’s gonna be lots of fun. Taking the pretty 101 coastal route, listening to Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks, and eating funky burritos. Saw 5-Track today in Echo Park, for those who don’t know 5-Track is a terrific guitar player currently living in Los Angeles, who plays in many bands, one of which is Amanda Jo Williams, so check them out live and see him tear it up and say a lot.
COME TO OUR ALBUM RELEASE SHOW AT THE TROUBADOUR IN LOS ANGELES SATURDAY. Buy tickets right here.
For all ya’ll UK people, our show at the Old Blue Last is sold out, but we’ve got a free all ages May 25th in-store at the Rough Trade East record store in London. Come to that!!! WEEEEEE!!! Lots of ridiculously exciting stuff going on.
Album Is Out Next Week! In-Stores In California
Hey everybody!
Our first ever album comes out in 4 days, on Tuesday the 27th!!!!1!!!! Infinite thanks to Aaron Embry, Sub Pop Records, and everyone else who have made this possible, the list is super massive so I’ll type that up soon when I have some time.
Right now, we have very little time. Busy bees. We’ve been waiting a long time for this dream to come true, and we’ll be celebrating it hard with record store shows up and down the California coast, first at our hometown favorite Fingerprints in Long Beach on the 26th, Boo Boo Records in San Luis Obispo on the 27th, Amoeba Records in San Francisco on the 28th, Jensen’s in Santa Barbara on the 29th, the 30th back home playing a session at the legendary KXLU in Los Angeles, and on May 1st our sweetness release show at The Troubadour in Los Angeles with Habonim Dror hero Jesse Rifkin’s The Wailing Wall all the way from Brooklyn and Los Angeles’ own VoicesVoices.
Really hope to see you there! Tickets are running out, so swoop up on that shnitzel if you want to celebrate this special hooray-day with us!
Much Love and Many Thanks for Everyones Support,
Avi
Monday 4/26: Fingerprints, Long Beach, CA @ 7pm
Tuesday 4/27: Boo Boo Records, San Luis Obispo, CA @ 6pm
Wednesday 4/28: Amoeba Records, San Francisco, CA @ 6pm
Stream The Album On Myspace!
You can now stream the entire new record exclusively at Myspace for the next two days! Album is out next week!
Opening For Modest Mouse and Blitzen Trapper This Summer!
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PRE_ORRRRDER
Hey everrrrrrone
You can pre-order the album at SubPop.com on CD and Vinyl!!!!!!
If you pre-order it there you get a limited edition CD-R with early tracks that you can only get when you pre-order. Album is out April 27th.
CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM
Release show at the Troubadour May 1st. GET TICKETS. It’s gunna be sick
AVI BUFFALO RECORD RELEASE SHOW
MAY 1ST 2010 AT THE TROUBADOUR
w/ The Wailing Wall, VOICEsVOICEs
GET RELEASE SHOW TICKETS
Next Stop SXSW!
Austin is going to be crAAZzzyyy!!!
Mar 18th – 2-2:30pm – Aloft SXSW Party at Max’s Wine Dive (Acoustic Set) w/ Anya Marina, The Soft Pack (207 San Jacinto Boulevard)
RSVP: http://banyanbranch.com/sxsw/
Mar 18th – 4:40pm-5:10pm Billions/Ticketfly SXSW Party at The Mohawk (912 Red River)
W/ Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, The Black Angels, Bear In Heaven
FREE SHOW. Details: http://billions.com/news/news/billions-and-ticketfly-announce-austin-day-party/
Mar 18th – 11 PM Sub Pop Official Showcase at The Galaxy Room Backyard (508 East 6th Street)
W/ Dum Dum Girls, Male Bonding, Happy Birthday, The Ruby Suns
Official Showcase. Badge Required.
Mar 19th – 12:40pm-1:05PM KXLU/The Smell-Olfactory Records Party at Domy Books (913 E Cesar Chavez)
W/ VOICEsVOICEs, Hawnay Troof
Mar 19th – 2:45-3:10pm AAM SXSW Extravaganza at The Galaxy Room Backyard (508 East 6th Street)
W/ Matt Pond PA, Holy Fu*k, Violent Soho, We Were Promised Jetpacks
Mar 20th – 9am Woxy Radio Session (2130 South Congress Ave)
Mar 20th – 1:35pm-2:05pm Under The Radar SXSW Party at Emo’s East (614 E. 6th Street)
W/ Vivian Girls, Sondre Lerche, Plants and Animals
All Ages. Free and Open To The Public
Mar. 20th – 4:20PM-4:40pm (Acoustic Set) WXPN Presents Coffee? No Pants @ Red Eye Fly (715 Red River Street)
RSVP REQUIRED: http://www.coffeenopants.com
w/Rogue Wave, Freelance Whales, The Middle East
Mar. 20th – 6:40-7:10PM FYF Fest Presents Mess With Texas Event @ the MWTX Lot 1001 E. 6th St Austin, TX
FREE! ALL AGES! OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
w/ GWAR / Andrew W.K. with full band / Fucked Up / Crystal Antlers / Big Freedia “The Queen of New Orleans Bounce” / Neon Indian / The Soft Pack / Japandroids / Japanther / Avi Buffalo / Holy Fuck / Adam Green / Dam Funk / Pivot / Fool’s Gold / The Duchess and the Duke / Smith Westerns / Let’s Wrestle / Katie Stelmanis
Bummer Boston…
hey, some bummer news, because of the blizzard on the east coast we’re having to cancel our set in boston at the paradise club. Rogue Wave will still be playing with a local opener.
Really sorry to everyone who wanted to see us there! but the 2nd we’re at music hall of williamsburg in new york, and the next day at bowery ballroom. they’ll be spectacular shows. in the mean…time, i just recorded a 30 second whatever on this tape machine, and here it is!
touring in 6 hours.
hello, it is avi, and i still haven’t slept. i’m backtracked on sleep, because i’ve been so stoked on tour. this is bad, because sleep is very important for tour. there’s still hope for sleeping on tour. we’re leaving for tour at 10 oclock or 11 oclock, starting our drive to boston, taking the 10 freeway, which should be less snow than the 40 route, which we anticipated woud be snowless but is in fact not. we picked up the glorious van today, it’s awesome, beige, and runs real good. loaded it all up with our gear and we’re ready to embark on a 2 month journey across the united states and through ourselves and our musicianship. it’s gonna be so nuts. i’ve got blisters on my fingers! i’ve got this macbook on which i will hopefully update consistently, and i’m bringing a tascam 4 track with me, which is ridiculous but i think will be fun and i’d regret it if i didn’t at this point. listening to augustus pablo’s king tubby meets rockers uptown thanks to my new friend andy from seattle. it’s great! some real groovin’ stuff. melt-banana is driving me nuts these days, and i want to suck it’s juices into me. i’m very confused about life! touring is scary! we’re gonna be couchsurfing with our guitars for 2 months! sounds like fun, also whacky.
ALBUM IS OUT APRIL 27TH! GOING ON TOUR FOR A REALLY LONG TIME! BUT FIRST SOME LA SHOWS
Hello! It’s Avi from Avi Buffalo.
So our album is coming out April 27th, 2010 on Sub Pop Records. It’s called “Avi Buffalo” because we figured it would be a good name for our debut record. Kind of like a “meet Avi Buffalo” thing. The next ones will have more creative titles. Album art is by our good friend Devin O’Brien and also artwork by Rebecca Coleman (she’s in the band!)
We’re also going on tour for our first actual long time - Rogue Wave in early March, then Japandroids in April after SXSW.
We’re gonna have a release show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles for the record on May 1st, 2010. It should be loads of fun, and you’ll be able to buy our vinyl, cd, etc. We’re not totally confirmed on who’s playing with us at that show but it will be announced as soon as possible.
Before then, and before we hit the road, we’re playing two shows in the Los Angeles area. February 17th in Pomona at the Glass House with Best Coast and Cold Cave, and February 18th at Spaceland with Lou Barlow w/ The Missingmen and Imaad Wasif. These should be very good thanks to the awesome bands we’re playing with on both those nights. We’re pretty nervous about the Lou Barlow thing, but it’s all gonna be fantastic.
I’ll keep posting bullshit on our Facebook page in efforts to raise our “post quality” meter. We went up two points yesterday, and today we’re down three. It’s like a rollercoaster.
Love and see you all soon in Middle-America,
Avi
Hey you guys!
Hi, it’s the Avinator right here with the blogger and I just hooked up a big box of music to the computer, so i’ve got lots of tracks to sift through. It’s nice to be home(though we weren’t gone for very long) and i’m snappin back into the guts with some music writing and recording. i’ve gotta dig out the nuggets and make bricks that we can be very stoked on. Our camel is thirsty! Thanks Jed Davis for helping us out on the east coast, it was wonderful to find out who you are, and that you are an awesome new friend. Also big thanks to Jesse Rifkin and Matt Kaplan for letting us crash double times. We are forever grateful!
Check out these guys:
Swingers, open til 3 AM!!!
-Avi
Show at Echoplex on Saturday the 26th, New Years on Long Beach 1st and Elm
Come out to these shows! Echoplex in Los Angeles Saturday the 26th after Christmas, and New Years eve on 1st and Elm in Long Beach, CA.
Should be loads of fun!
The Record is Finished!
We finished the record, it’s mastered and everything. Now we wait. It sounds gr8 th0! artwork is comin’ together nicely. this is gonna be the craziest record of year 10. 12 songs, 54 minutes long. the more the phatter! Thanks to the great Mark Chalecki at Little Red Book Mastering for the magic boost.
NYC! SXSW! 7 INCH!
HEY We’re going to New York the 18th of January! Sick! Playing with Final Fantasy at the Bowery Ballroom, It’ll be sick. 7 inch is out in all record stores in the U.S. and UK next Tuesday, AND we’re confirmed for SXSW SICKNESS MARCH in AUSTIN TEXAS.
Playing at Pehrspace in LA on Friday!
UPCOMING DATES
05 Dec 2009 Los Angeles, CA Pehrspace – w/ Amps For Christ, Foot Foot
18 Jan 2010 New York City, NY Bowery Ballroom – supporting Final Fantasy
19 Jan 2010 Brooklyn, NY Union Pool – w/ TBA
18-20 Mar 2010 Austin, TX – SXSW MUSIC FESTIVAL
“What’s In It For?” b/w “Jessica” 7 Inch Vinyl Single
Available Dec. 8th via Sub Pop
[Click Here To Pre-order]
the blog
gettin funky
Album Update+Pehrspace Show December 5th w/ Foot Foot
Hey! So it’s been a while since we went up to Aaron Embry’s studio, but we went back on Thursday to record the last 2 songs of the record(plus one extra!). We were supposed to go back yesterday but I picked up the local cold and had to stay home. Rescheduled for Monday! Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving will be vocal overdub time. I’m really stoked, out of the three songs we recorded on Thursday, only one of them had been planned on being recorded for a while, and the other two just sort of popped in. We think it will add quite a bit to the whole thing. This has been a crazy year, we started recording around this time in 2008, and took a few very large breaks, but it’s nice to have the old and new both so prominent in the record, because the new stuff is different and exciting, and has more nuts chord changes, which means sophistication. I took two Mucinex DM and a Claritin, STRAIGHT TRIPPIN! Good time to work on album art, which I’m supposed to turn in as soon as possible.
We’re playing one of our favorite venues, Pehrspace in December on the 5th! It’s all ages, 5 bucks, and with the wonderful Foot Foot. Very excited, Pehrspace is a wonderful place. Nice and Small, nice people, etc.
Good music stuff:
Alice Coltrane – Radha-Krsna Nama Sankirtana
Fred Frith – Guitar Solos
Dam-Funk – Toeachizown
Ariel Pink – Worn Copy
Santa Cruz Thursday
Hay, we’re going to Santa Cruz on Thursday! We’re playing back home in Long Beach at Visions Art Fest at Millikan High School(FREE) on Friday. We’re going to Visalia on Saturday! On Thursday the 19th we’ll be playing at the Prospector(21+) in Long Beach, and on December 5th we’re playing with Foot Foot at one of our favorite places to play, Pehrspace(All Ages) in Los Angeles. And, good news, I just got one of these:
it’s crazy!
hay
so the good news is as you may have already heard, our upcoming record will be coming out on subpop spring of 2010! very exciting for us, and we’ll have a 7 inch they’re also putting out for us at our show on November 5th! It has the songs “What’s in it for” and “Jessica” on it, both recorded at Hunter’s Hollow Recording Studio with Aaron Embry who will also be playing that night! i did the artwork for it. it looks totally crazy! Also Fort Wife gig this week at Caseys Bar and Grill in Downtown LA this Thursday, and don’t miss Boris Smile and Korey Dane in Long Beach on October 30th at Open Books on 4th and Junipero.
hey ya’ll!
Howdy, it’s Avi, just finished practicing with Fort Wife, we’re playing a couple times this week: tomorrow night at the Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forrest and Friday at Echo Curio in Los Angeles! Exciting things are happening at here at the basecamp, you’ll find out about soon enough! We finished soundproofing our practice space, and now we’re putting posters up everywhere. Still very excited about the Avi Buffalo Echo show on November 5th, and will be until the day after, which will be November 6th, on which night I will be playing the first show in about a year with So-Cal folk-troupe Boris Smile at Open books in Long Beach. Hooray! Here is a song by Jim O’Rourke called Ghost Ship in a Storm from the Eureka album. If you haven’t heard his new record The Visitor out on Drag City you should, it’s really great!
ghost ship in a storm!
ECHO SHOW NOV. 5th
HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THIS THING, I’m exploding with excitement to play with dear friend and teacher Aaron Embry and Los Alamitos friends The Wildbunch. Also check out these Fela Kuti videos:
Beach House! Echo! STUFF!!!!
Avi Buffalo are heading up north this weekend joining Sub Pop’s latest signing BEACH HOUSE for dates in the Pacific Northwest!
The band will be selling limited edition t-shirts, lithographs, as well as a very limited edition EP with hand silk screened covers. Only 60 EPs were made!
Online merch store is coming soon!
PURCHASE 5 TRACKS AT BANDCAMP
http://avibuffalo.bandcamp.com/
The band will be headlining at The Echo in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday November 5th, 2009! Good friends The Wildbunch and producer Aaron Embry (AMNION, Hunter’s Hollow Recording Studio) will also perform.
Advance tickets are available now for just $10 through Ticketweb. It is strongly suggested that you pick up tickets early since this is a show you surely will not want to miss!
DOWNLOAD AVI BUFFALO TRACKS FROM BANDCAMP:
http://avibuffalo.bandcamp.com
WHAT’S NEW:
VIDEO + LIVE MP3S
http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2009/09/11/avi-buffalo-ad-session-infrasonic-studios/
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
DATES WITH BEACH HOUSE
19 September 2009 Music Fest Northwest at Berbati’s Pan Portland, OR
w/ John Vanderslice, The Brunettes, Beach House
20 September 2009 Neumo’s Seattle, WA
w/ Beach House
22 September 2009 Department of Safety Anacortes, WA
w/ Beach House
23 September 2009 The Nightlight Bellingham, WA
w/ Beach House
09 October 2009 Whiskey Richards Santa Barbara, CA
New Noise SB
05 November 2009 The Echo Los Angeles, CA
w/ Aaron Embry, The Wildbunch
[PURCHASE TICKETS]
FYF Fest Is Tomorrow! We will be selling CDs, T-Shirts, and Stickers!
CDs and Stickers!!!! WAHHOOOOOoisosoooO!!!
Tomorrow at FYF Fest we will be selling new limited edition t-shirts, a SUPER LIMITED EDITION EP of older songs, plus selling STICKERS that include digital download code for music on the back!
T-Shirts are $15, EPs are $5 and Stickers are $2. T-Shirts are printed on American Apparel Poly Cotton and are super super soft!! They look like this but radder!!
WE PLAY AT 1:45PM!!!!!!
FYF Fest Trailer
Getting excited!!!!
There’s also some cool contests you can enter to get tickets to the fest n’ stuff. Check it out.
Knitting Factory Tomorrow with Parson Red Heads, Roadside Graves
Avi Buffalo will be playing at The Knitting Factory in Los Angeles, CA TOMORROW NIGHT with Parson Red Heads, Roadside Graves, and M.Bison. Tickets are $10 and the show is ALL AGES. Avi Buffalo play at 10pm Sharp!
Get tickets in advance right here.
Also BeatCrave posted an insanely nice write up. Seraphina YOU ROCK!!!! Check out an awesome interview here.
SEE YOU TOMORROW?!?@@#*#_@!*!
All Ages Residency At The Echo In May!
ALL AGES
TUESDAY NIGHT IS RESIDENCY IN MAY ALL AGES
AT THE ECHOechoechoechoecho!
SWEeTesT BANDS INCLUD!NG:
LIGHT MUSIC
FAMILY BLANKETS
60 WATT KID
BOBB BRUNO
STARBURST CRYSTAL ENSEMBLE
Album Update
Hey ya’ll. It’s Avi. I want to fill you guys in about the record.
I am finishing up some overdubs here at my house with a Macbook Pro Tools and SM58/57.
Mixes are being rounded off.
Sorry there have been so many delays.
The nicest review we will ever have
I only learned Avi Buffalo was on the Robert Francis residency at The Echo earlier in the day and any plans I had were off. This was not to be missed.
I’m beginning to feel a bit pummeled by all the incredible shows I’ve attended over the last five days and this only added to the list. This was the third time I’ve seen Avi Buffalo, only my second with his full band.
As his set was scheduled for 9 o’clock, I walked into the nearly empty club beforehand and wasn’t completely surprised to see Aaron Embry, since I’d heard they were recording together. Not only happy to congratulate the new father in person, I was doubly pleased to hear he was playing guitar with Avi Buffalo.
There’s a gathering buzz around this remarkable band of extraordinary youth and an interesting crowd of music fanatics assembled. This included Rob Danson of Death To Anders, Ashley Jex of Rock Insider, Mary Chartkoff of The Monolators and Ben (‘Mouse’) of Classical Geek Theatre among others.
Avi Buffalo composes some of the most original, quirky, inventive and intelligent songs I’ve heard in the entire indie rock movement. Oh, hell, let’s just call the songs brilliant! No wonder he’s collaborating with Aaron Embry and Amnion. The more I hear what this band wants to say, the more I want to hear it.
It’s great to find an 18 year old writing with apparent prescience about life’s weightier topics like life and death, and in such a clear headed voice. His writing possesses a certainty I find reassuring. Just listen to the lyrics for “Where’s Your Dirty Mind”.
Performing as a band of six, their sound overwhelmed me. Much as I enjoyed them before, I wasn’t ready for this. Avi Buffalo and Rebecca Coleman handle most of the vocals. He has an appealing high voice and a slightly peculiar delivery as the words just tumble out while he plays some of the most accomplished guitar I’ve ever heard. She adds strong harmony and vocal support while mastering the keyboard.
Aron Fazio adds amazing bass and bounces around the stage in a fit of joy that’s catching. He also adds vocal harmony and when Aaron joined in, the vocals became an overwhelming wall of voices. The extraordinary drumming is by Evan Trine and there was another player in the back on another keyboard, I believe.
Besides “Where’s Your Dirty Mind”, they played a great song called “What’s In It For” and “Sun”, I believe. Not only are the lyrics fresh and original, the music sometimes achieves such great beauty, it becomes unbearably moving. And yet it rocks so hard, you just want to dance. Incredible! The whole audience seemed awe-struck.
I stayed to speak to them afterward and was glad to hear Avi’s CD is almost done. I am most anxious to have some recorded material. The whole band is refreshingly pretension-free. I would love to have stayed to see Robert Francis for the third time in three weeks, but there’s a lot of shows coming up, so I sacrificed.
But I came away from the show feeling I have been lucky to have seen some amazing bands in my life…and this may be one of the most amazing. It will be fun to watch Avi Buffalo progress over the next year.
All this on the eve of the inauguration of President Obama. It’s becoming difficult not to be optimistic about the future.
whrabbit
