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Featuring members of The Toadies, True Widow and Hagfish, THE MAG SEVEN are, in the Texas manner of speaking, instrumentalists for hire , musical gun slingers, playing everything from Punk-Surf and Spaghetti Western themes to Jazz. Their influences range from Black Flag and the Descendents to John Coltrane and Ennio Marricone, The Ventures, and Stravinsky. Together, they are a musical tour-de-force, an excellent instrumental ensemble capable of mastering any style.

3 BALLS OF FIRE, "The Men With The Buring Guitars" a band somewhat akin to the Marfa Lights in their marvelously esoteric song selection, exquisite execution and all around out of this world mysterioso appeal. Led by the ferociously gifted guitar slinger Burnin’ Mike Vernon, these guys churn out a gloriously rendered combination of technical perfection, soulful involvement and well-chilled, good old fashioned American pop music. Great Balls of Fire, verily!

With the February 3, 2015 release of Flyaway Garden on Bar/None Records, Breakfast In Fur showcases their full maturation as a band, drawing on influences as varied as sixties pop, British IDM, avant-garde jazz, psychedelia, shoegaze, ambient music and punk. Recorded in various studios, living rooms, and attics throughout the Hudson Valley, Flyaway Garden is an intricate soundscape encompassing an eclectic mix of instrumentation and musical styles.

Moving around upstate New York in his early twenties, Dan Wolfe found himself living in a friend’s laundry room in Ithaca. It was here he began experimenting on an old four track recorder and developing the aesthetic that would later evolve into Breakfast In Fur. In the summer of 2007 Wolfe moved again and landed in the small mountain town of New Paltz, NY. Once settled, Wolfe began to devote all his time to late night/early morning recording sessions that resulted in a collection of layered, intimate pop songs with foundations in folk and psychedelic music.

Coaxed by a friend into taking a break from his reclusive music making, Wolfe met artist and musician Kaitlin Van Pelt at a party and soon afterwards shared with her the recordings he had been working on. Wolfe asked Van Pelt to sing alongside him on these tracks and together they finished the songs and produced hundreds of hand-made CD-R’s that they distributed throughout the Hudson Valley. They called their project and the eponymous EP that resulted “Breakfast in Fur.”Sonically the EP is a self-contained universe of jangly guitar, children’s toy sounds, layered percussion, droning accordion and soft, whispered vocals. Released as a 10”vinyl on Analog Edition Records in 2011, these recordings would be a starting point for the project.

Mike Hollis, a guitarist and one of Wolfe’s first friends and roommates in New Paltz, played live music with several groups locally and insisted they start a band to play Breakfast In Fur’s songs live. Soon Wolfe, Van Pelt and Hollis were writing new material and experimenting with various collaborators as they played shows around the Hudson Valley and New York City. Together with multi-instrumentalist Matt Ross and drummer Chris Walker, Breakfast In Fur started working on the recordings that would become their debut full-length album, Flyaway Garden.

While maintaining elements of the pastoral folk of their first EP on songs like “Portrait and Whisper”, Flyaway Garden also sees the band moving into more aggressive, punk influenced territories with tracks such as “Shape and Setting Stone”. British IDM and ambient music play a significant role on their newalbum, most notably in the electronic textures that accent, and occasionally envelop these recordings. Perhaps best representing Breakfast In Fur’s multi-faceted aesthetic is their cover of Neil Young’s “Cripple Creek Ferry”, which brings together their many musical influences into a single recording. At once a dreamy pop song, a pulsing work of dissonant electronic music, an homage to a classic rock hero, and a prog-rock mini-epic in three movements, Breakfast In Fur’s production of “Cripple Creek Ferry” is a highly original and complex recontextualizing of Neil Young’s song that both embraces the past, and moves far beyond it

As Wolfe told the Miscreant Fanzine about the lyrical content of their latest album, “the new record has a lot of songs about time and identity—like when you look at a photograph of yourself as a child... how are you that person? There’s a lot about that kind of feeling.”These questions of identity and the passing of time crop up all over Flyaway Garden. Tellingly the cover art features an illustrated version of Wolfe as a four year old overtaken by flowing layers of color.

Now performing live as Dan Wolfe, Kaitlin Van Pelt, Mike Hollis, Chris Walker and Pete Newman, Flyaway Garden marks Breakfast In Fur’s transition from the quiet bedroom folk of their first EP into the experimental psychedelic rock of their new album.

In 2005 Nate Dias co-wrote a song which was placed in a documentary called ‘Modify’. Soon after, Nate began creating music for some of the leading action sports companies such as Alpinestars, Fox and Reef just to name a few. His music has been featured on world renowned websites such as Surfline.com, Grind TV and Magicseaweed.com. Nate’s music is also highlighted in both surf movies, ‘Innersection’ and ‘Innersection 2’, which were produced by the legendary Taylor Steele. In 2013 and 2014, Hilton Hotels hired him to compose music for their promotional videos for their website. Nate’s ever expanding music collection has formed him into a very unique musician. His broad knowledge of music makes him a versatile composer and producer who is capable of blending several genres together, resulting in a visceral and unique listening experience.

Born into a space between the notes of Fleetwood Mac and the words of Sylvia Plath’. Running Red Lights is an indie/folk/rock quartet with members from small towns all across Eastern Canada. As described by Chicago music blog, Direct Current, they are 'a charming mix-up of breezy Fleetwood Mac-styled song-craft with bold strokes of folk, modern Americana and a hint of good old soul vibes'. The band’s first full-length album “There’s A Bluebird In My Heart” was named the 'most eagerly awaited album of 2014' by ROKLINE Magazine. The leading single Mulberry Love was named #1 Song of 2013 by N.Y Blog Given and Taken in Ink and the popularity of the song allowed the band an opportunity to perform on the nationally televised program Canada Am. Since the release of the album the band has been getting sweeping praise from music journalists and bloggers across the world.


RECENT PRESS QUOTES:

This is beautiful, melodic and harmonious stuff with lush instrumentation throughout and for fans of the mighty Fleetwood Mac this is a dream come true. And as for the Americans? Well, they'll just have to start trying harder I think. Bieber doesn't even come close to Running Red Lights'. -Listen with Monger, Jan 20, 2014

'Few songs have captured my attention as quickly and forcefully as 'Mulberry Love'. Since it arrived in my inbox I have not listened to another song. 'Mulberry Love' is the kind of song that makes other songs not matter'. -NY Blog Given and Taken in Ink (#1 Song of 2013)

they've struck gold' -California Blog Music Murmur Jan 14, 2014

Running Red Lights showed last night that they are the complete package. They have the songwriting talent, instrumental proficiency, showmanship, passion and wide appeal to make a really big splash with their upcoming album. Expect big things'-Toronto Rhapcity, March 2013

Hailing from the sleepy suburban sprawl of Orange County, California, Cosmonauts forge malcontent drone-pop melodies, delivered with a clangy laser-fuzz backbone. Formed in Summer 2009 by Alexander Ahmadi & Derek Cowart, Cosmonauts offer a glimpse of drug-addled Southern Californian rock n roll in the 21st century. Inspired in equal parts by polo-shirts and MDMA, this four-piece garage-trance outfit has garnered a reputation of amps dialed to ten and lullaby meltdowns with both audiences and contemporaries. Supporting established acts at home & abroad such as The Growlers, The Black Angels, Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, The Beach Fossils & more.

Defined by critics as "Beach Boys on downers" & "how Lou Reed wound up wearing that dog collar", these pop-loving, feedback-chasing drop-outs have been releasing records and touring North America and Europe at breakneck speed. Releasing material with labels like Burger Records, Austin's Reverberation Appreciation Society & more. Not to mention a handful of 7" singles released by European & Californian labels. Last year they followed up heir rattling, echo-drenched 2011 debut self-titled LP(Permanent Records) with 2012's If You Wanna Die Then I Wanna Die, released by local-Fullertonian label Burger Records. Both LPs recorded in a rennovated Anaheim warehouse, in viewing distance of Disneyland's nightly fireworks.

Summer Twins are sisters Chelsea (guitar, vocals) and Justine Brown (drums, vocals). They write dreamy rock ‘n roll songs with a touch of California sun. Born and raised in Riverside, Ca, they formed Summer Twins in 2008, with a focus on singing pop harmonies atop garage rock inspired by the ’50s and ’60s. Summer Twins play live with Michael Rey Villavicencio on bass and are signed to Burger Records and IRMA Records (Japan).

Hailing from Echo Park, CA, Froth combines a forward-thinking garage rock sound with elements of shoegaze and psych-pop washed in the dreamy textures of omnichord and jangly 12-string guitar. Getting their start in 2012, Froth has quickly risen through the ranks of the Los Angeles DIY music scene, playing with the likes of The Growlers, Cosmonauts, La Luz, Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel, Mystic Braves and many more. Along with playing popular local events like The Growlers' annual Beach Goth Party and Burgerama, Froth has also gained exposure to an international audience after being hand-picked by Hedi Slimane to score the Saint Laurent AW14 menswear collection runway show. After releasing their debut album, Patterns, via Burger Records and Lolipop Records in the fall of 2013, Froth continues to attract new fans with their strong hooks and high-energy live show, and remains dedicated to exploring the sonic possibilities of their expansive psychedelic sound.

Habibi is the brainchild of Rahill Jamalifard and Lenny Lynch. Together, the two Detroit natives started the all girl, Brooklyn based project in the spring of 2011. Growing up with the harmonious sounds of Motown and the punk attitudes of Quatro and Iggy, their music invokes the same simplicity and fiery spirit. Jamalifard’s Persian ancestry and Lynch’s love of Middle Eastern culture are evident in the bands name (Habibi’s translation is my love in Arabic), their mystical lyrics, and their eastern tinged melodies. In the short span of time since their formation Habibi has captured the interest of audiences and labels abroad, eager to hear more of their simple and catchy songs. The four piece featuring Erin Campbell, on bass and Karen Isabel on drums look forward to their upcoming single and their first full length album.

MT WARNING is an alternative rock band from Northern New South Wales, Australia. It is produced by filmmaker Taylor Steele. The name for the band comes via their home town Mount Warning, which is the first place to see the sunrise in Australia.