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September 1st, 2009
Enjoy this sneak preview of “Ooh You Hurt Me So”, from Clare and the Reasons’ 2nd album Arrow.
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Arrow will hit stores on October 20th, and then the band will be hitting the road with Vic Chesnutt (and special guests).
Click to see the tour dates and info.
The Movie, Clare and the Reasons debut album, and the new digital album Live in Paris are available at the Frog Stand Store.
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August 31st, 2009
Listen to this podcast of an interview with Josh Mease, presented by www.heybrooklyn.com!
August 25th, 2009
We come to you with some sad news from our dear friend Musée Mécanique’s multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire, Brian Perez. We hope you’ll donate a little. Even the smallest amounts could add up to help him out!
I, Brian Perez, was performing an impressive (and foolish) dance move on July 4th of this year when I heard a snap and lost my ability to walk. What appeared to be a clumsy expression of patriotism on my part quickly became a very serious and troubling medical dilemma. A few days later, I discovered through an MRI that I had completely destroyed my left ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and the only way to repair it is surgical ACL reconstruction.
Being uninsured, I assumed surgery was financially out of reach. Estimates online ranged anywhere from $15,000 to $30,000. The information on the internet clearly stated though, if you fail to repair a torn ACL, the damage from use of the knee is irreversible and extremely debilitating. A friend of mine who works in pain management referred me to a surgeon for evaluation.
The surgeon, Dr. Jonathan Greenleaf, is the first choice in the Portland area for most athletes with similar injuries. He has performed hundreds of ACL repairs. He approached the surgery center, anesthesiologist, and staff and was kind enough to lower the cost of my surgery to approximately $5,000.
Although $5,000 is no small sum, it is incredibly inexpensive for surgery. Anyone who has had the misfortune of an uninsured accident or illness can attest to this. With Dr. Greenleaf’s estimate, I made my appointment for surgery for August 25th.
I am sending this message to you today because the surgical center requires $2,000 up-front to have surgery this coming Tuesday. I have been unable to work since my injury and I do not have $2,000. Because of recent economic turmoil, I do not expect any of you to have that kind of money to give to someone else for their medical problems. My parents, unfortunately, are unable to help in any regard as my father has been out of work for over a year. I’m sending this email to everyone I know in hopes of small donations from many individuals in order to preserve my future ability to walk.
At the bottom of this message you will find a link to a PayPal donation site where you can use your credit or debit card to make a contribution of any size. Please take a moment and consider what you, if anything, can contribute to my ACL surgery. I have all ready incurred approximately $1,000 of cost for an MRI and pre-op appointments. I have attempted to finance this surgery with no success and am running out of time and options for recovery.
If you cannot contribute, I know your thoughts will still be with me. Please share this post with anyone you think may be able to help in any way. I will keep you all updated on my progress.
Thank you,
Brian Perez
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August 19th, 2009
Josh Mease is the “Best CD On The Pile” in Deli Magazine!
Sometimes The Deli staff takes breaks involving (among other things) driving for hours. This is when the pile of CDs we accumulate on our floors (as we really don’t use desks here), get their chance. We went through around 100 CDs last weekend and the winner of this impromptu competition was Josh Mease….
August 16th, 2009
Clare and the Reasons – LIVE IN PARIS
*NEW DIGITAL ALBUM*
Available only from www.frogstandrecords.com!
This collection of songs was recorded live in Paris during the fall European tour of 2008, and comes with original artwork created by Olivier Manchon.
August 14th, 2009
Josh Mease is currently featured on www.maximumink.com!
Electrified daydreams wrapped around soft-spoken thoughts, “Wilderness,” cozies up and captivates – surreal serenades in snappy packaging, simmering bedroom symphonies floating atop boppy Bacharach ballads….
August 7th, 2009
We are happy to report that Arrow, Clare and the Reasons’ 2nd record will be coming out Oct. 20th in the US right here at on Frog Stand Records and in Europe on Fargo Records.
Also, they’ll be kicking off the release with a tour, supporting The Vic Chesnutt Band (Featuring Guy Picciotto (Fugazi) and members of The Silver Mt. Zion/godspeed you! black emperor and Witchies).
Here are the show dates:
10/20 – NYC
10/23 – Ottawa, Ontario
10/24 – Montreal, Quebec
10/25 – Somerville, MA
10/26 – NYC
10/27 – Brooklyn, NY
10/28 – Philadelphia, PA
10/29 – Baltimore, MD
10/30 – Washington, DC
10/31 – Wilmington, NC
11/01 – Atlanta, GA
11/02 – Athens, GA
11/04 – Newport, KY
11/05 – Chicago, IL
11/06 – Cleveland, OH **JUST ADDED!!**
11/07 – Toronto, Ontario
For more info, visit the shows page…
August 3rd, 2009
Listen to Josh Mease on WFMU’s Irene Trudel Show!
Monday, August 24th @4PM
91.1 FM in New York
90.1 FM in the Hudson Valley
Streaming Online - http://www.wfmu.org/
Followed by….
Josh Mease Live at Rockwood Music Hall!
Thursday, August 27th, 11:30 PM
184 Allen St, NYC
www.rockwoodmusichall.com
July 27th, 2009
Josh Mease is featured in Time out New York!!
Josh Mease sings in a hush, reserved and polite. His album, Wilderness (Frog Stand), is smart and well behaved, cut from the mold of delicate pop artists from both the past (Harry Nilsson, Paul McCartney) and present (Richard Swift, Inara George). In such work, arrangements are crucial, and Mease resists the temptation to add clutter….
July 21st, 2009
Josh Mease is featured on directcurrent.com
If there’s a rough, jagged or discordant edge to any of Josh Mease‘s exquisitely fashioned songs, we’ve yet to hear it (or, frankly, want to in this case). On his buoyant and bright debut album Wilderness, arriving July 21, the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter resurrects the whimsical sound and spirit of early Paul McCartney (or for you obscurists, early Emmitt Rhodes) and masterfully knocks out ten tracks of pure pop magic…