It's Finally Nite Jewel's Time

This could finally be Ramona Gonzalez's year. Not that she's been having a rough go of it... Producing tons of music under her Nite Jewel moniker, she's turned heads not so much by one stellar record or song, but by the potential everyone saw in her work to date. With her new composition "One Second of Love" the title track of her album dropping March 6 on Secretly Canadian, it seems Gonzalez has finally focused her sound, and with a true LP to work inside of an actual album cycle this could be Nite Jewel's opportunity to hit the "mainstream" indie community. The promise of the lead track is enough to have us thoroughly excited to hear the full LP. Read our interview w/ Nite Jewel HERE.

One Second Of Love by Nite Jewel

New Nite Jewel: "Sister"

It's been a long time, and many singles / eps since we last spoke with Ramona Gonzalez at our kitchen table, during the fledgling years of Stark. Yet, it's a testament to an artist like Gonzalez, that not only has she managed to survive the land-mine filled indie-buzz world, she has thrived - recently signing to Secretly Canadian with a proper full length due in 2012. Below is the gauzy and downtempo mellowness of "Sister" the B-side from her upcoming 7" She’s Always Watching You out December 6 on yourstru.ly’s Love Letters Ink:

Via GVB "Each physical 7″ includes a handwritten letter from Ramona and a secret link to watch a “making of” video from the recording sessions by yourstru.ly, and perhaps most importantly, a $1 donation to the Lauren Abramson Memorial Fund to benefit Citzen Schools of California. Pre-order here."

New Nite Jewel mp3s

[mp3] Nite Jewel: "Spiritual Nite Life"

[mp3] Nite Jewel: "What Did He Say"

If you've been a reader of this rag for a bit - you know we've had a great relationship with the music of Nite Jewel, the lo-fi electronic/disco performing and recording project began by Ramona Gonzalez. Ramona chatted with us in our East Village apartment and we caught her live several times during her most recent trip to New York. Her debut long player Good Evening caught the ears of many a music blog, and really put Nite Jewel on the map so to speak. Today, RCRD LBL debuts two new tracks, "Spiritual Nite Life" and "What Did He Say". We're sucking 'em down now as we're writing, and it seems to be more fantastically moody synth pop, made for hazy late nights and their transition to dazed early mornings. 

New Ólöf Arnalds mp3 & Nite Jewel Tour Announcement

[MP3]
Ólöf Arnalds - "Við og Við" (VIA)

Ólöf Arnalds subtly made her way into the US over the past few years as more and more people discovered the delicate wintry folk music contained on her stellar debut Við og Við. The great news is, she's just finished recording her second record in Iceland, enlisting the help of producer Kjartan Sveinsson from Sigur rós along with musicians Skuli Sverrisson (Laurie Anderson), Shahzad Ismaily (whooo) (Tom Waits, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy), and Davíð Þór Jónsson (Mugison). We caught her last September at Le Poission Rouge as she captivated the audience with guest spots from Nico Muhley, Ismaily, and Sam Amidon. Arnalds has announced several NY dates including a special show with Bjork and the Dirty Projectors (!!). Can't wait for this one.

May 5th- Union Hall- Brooklyn
May 6th- Sycamore- Brooklyn
May 7th- Scandinavia House (Volvo Hall), NYC
May 8th- Housing Works Bookstore Cafe w/Björk and The Dirty Projectors- NYC

In other tour news...

[MP3]
Nite Jewel "Weak For Me"

Longtime Stark fave Nite Jewel has teamed up with new Stark sort-of-fave Telepathe for a run of dates only on the west coast (boo). See those dates after the jump!



NITE JEWEL

May 28 2009 The Smell Los Angeles, California
Jun 04 2009 Oasis Oakland, California
Jun 05 2009 Aunty Mo's Eureka, California
Jun 07 2009 Northern Olympia, Washington
Jun 09 2009 Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, British Columbia *
Jun 10 2009 Chop Suey Seattle, Washington *
Jun 11 2009 Holocene Portland, Oregon *
Jun 12 2009 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, California *
Jun 13 2009 The Smell Los Angeles, California *#
Jun 16 2009 Detroit Bar Costa Mesa, California *
Jun 17 2009 Modified Arts Phoenix, Arizona *

* = w/ Telepathe
# = w/ Abe Vigoda

Nite Jewel "Lover"

It's clear we loves us some Nite Jewel 'round here. Not only is Ramona Gonzalez' debut record Good Evening great, she's pretty fantastic to hang with. Pitchfork debuted her video for "Lover" which features her partner in (performance) crime Emily Jane. Lovely!!

Sorry for the short posts today folks - busy busy.

Nite Jewel At My Kitchen Table

Nite Jewel "Weak For Me" mp3

Watching Nite Jewel perform at Other Music a few weeks back felt strangely surreal. The music contained on her debut LP Good Evening is for dark spaces - close, late night listening. It's not meant for bright store lights, or prime-time. So, Ramona Gonzalez did what seemed logical. She put on sunglasses. Out of any other performer, it could have been viewed as a trite move, a cliche fashion statement. Yet, it seemed to relax Ramona and relax the room. After all, Nite Jewel's music is made in her living room. What followed was 40 or so minutes of reverb drenched, yet lovely vocals, vintage sounding analog beats, synth, and two women making modern music using antiquated techniques. It was distinctly unique and original.

Ramona Gonzalez and her friend Rachelle sat around my kitchen table in the East Village on a lazy Sunday afternoon the day before the performance. We discussed recording techniques, Woo, and the necessity of the 8-track. Read our discussion after the jump.





Photos by Mikey IQ Jones

How has growing up outside of San Francisco affected your musical outlook?

Well, there are lots of different answers to that question, there’s a folk scene, a hip hop scene, psychedelic scene, alt rock scene, a punk scene... it’s an infinitely complicated question to answer. There’s a really big music community, not in a hipster sense, in a lame sense (laughs). There are crazy record collectors, Amoeba was founded there and there are lot’s of great DJs.

I was a part of the community there - my mom was engaged in the world / folk music music community. I’ve always been interested in hip hop, the R&B jazz scene is huge, Yoshi's is there, so there is a big jazz community.

Who have you enjoyed playing with the most recently, and who are you currently collaborating with?

Well, I love Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti. I was a whistler recently at an Animal Collective show, professional whistler, he says I have to redeem myself (laughs)... I think hes totally wrong about that. I’ve worked with Tickley Feather in Philly... they just signed to Paw Tracks, one woman recording artist. Girls are amazing. They were really really great at Glasslands. I mostly like playing with my friends – maybe that’s lame – but for me playing shows, my criteria for playing shows is just a good vibe.

What compelled you to take such a lo fi approach to recording – was it more out of necessity or a larger creative decision?

A lot of people ask that question. Musicians will work with whatever tools are given to them or afforded to them. Most regular people can’t afford pro tools – I can’t (laughs). I didn't grow up in an environment where digital interfaces were used. In my house, it was all analog equipment, playing board games. I don't work well with digital interface – not that I can't learn – but I work with what I know I will I do the best with - and that's not a computer program. (Laughs) I didn’t get the internet till about 1999.

Do you see yourself changing that in the future?

Well, I just got some money so I bought a computer. Over dubbing is easier, but I don’t trust computers.

Having to keep everything on a hardrive? The fear of that crashing?

I'm talking about trust in a different way. I don’t trust a computer to convey my emotions in an honest way. There is something important about knobs to me. When I’m pushing the resonance up, I’m feeling myself push it, it's physical. The 8 trak is essential to my recording – when there’s that “click” - that sound means that it’s stopped. Why do you think that people like vinyl? It's heavy. It feels good. The visceral quality of analog can’t be denied.

I’ve read a lot about your influences. You press release cited, Woo, Cluster, Sensations Fix. Honestly, I had to do some digging around to find some of these people. Where do you get your music from, and if you could pick someone for people to check out right now – old or new – who would it be?

I usually get my music from friends. I have two really close friends who are avid record collectors. My friend Jason, who released my vinyl LP, introduced me to Woo. I don’t really collect records or music. I don’t really have to do anything – it’s gotten expensive to collect records. Jason just finds life changing music for me. He's definitely responsible for how that record came out. He has this incredible eye where he can find these amazing 25 cent records.

I think Woo is one of the most important artists for me. They started making music in the early 70s or 80s but didn’t find success until the 90s. It's cozy inside. They have a record - Whichever Way You’re Going You’re Going Wrong. It has this picture of a baby that looks very much like Jesus with everyone pointing in different directions, the cover has a lot of religious overtones - well, they are Hare Krishna's.

Jason wrote the bio as well, (laughs) he’s really modest. Cole is my husband, he’s totally blog crazy. He’s one of those mp3 finder people. He could be talking on the phone to someone who tells him about a single and Cole will find it on the internet before the end of the conversation. Cole and I grew up in the same town, we have similar music tastes. We've rediscovered a lot of music that we listened to as kids – Ariel has also introduced me to a lot of great new music.

Woo is the most important band to me ever. There are so many reasons why this band means so much to me. It could be that I'm ignorant and there is more music like this out there... they just represent all the frequency ranges and all the blind styles, but I could be totally wrong about that... My answer to this question may change next week.

Are you working on a lot of new material at the moment? What’s the next record going to sound like?

I’m constantly recording songs, a lot of them I scrap. The recording process is always going to be part of the writing process. How can you write a song before you record it? Recording the song is so integral to the writing of the song. Sometimes, I write a bunch of lyrics down... but the way I take it down... I cant write without my 8-track. Last night, we were sitting in hotel playing a song off this mix... and there’s this drum intro and I said, 'I have to write a song around that drum intro.' A lot of time you come up with funny words... like I want to write a song that has (blank) in the title. Take "Artificial Intelligence" - I wanted to write a song with that idea inside. People will write a song based on an idea, or the music, and there is always more attention played to that part of the song . I think it should be from a wide variety of places that people write songs. If you write music, it emanates from every orifice. The visual queues you get from the world turn into something musical. The guitar is only an instrument... you have to interact with the equipment. I’ve written a few songs on the guitar, but it’s all about - what does the guitar mean for me?

Nite Jewel is more of a recording thing, than a live thing. It’s changing and developing. That's why our live show is always changing. I think about records a lot and the person, and how the record came to be. Recording is a very big part.

What book have you read recently that has blown your hair back?

Well I’ve been reading a lot, especially for school. I study Philosophy, so I’ve been reading a lot of different things, not whole texts, but different pieces of a lot of authors. Right now it’s has been a lot of Wittgenstein.

We Got Tour Dates...Lots Of Tour Dates

TOUR DATES!

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Force Field PR Co. just released a veritable catalog of Spring tour dates from a ton of Stark's favorite artists.

Continue after the jump for Spring tour dates form: Beach House, Bosque Brown, Crystal Stilts, Dan Deacon, Deer Tick, Max Tundra, Dent May, Nite Jewel, Or, the Whale, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Vivian Girls, and Wavves.

Beach House:

03-11 Baltimore, MD - Sonar *
03-17 Houston, TX - The Orange Show %
03-18 - 03-21 Austin, TX SXSW
03-31 Lexington, KY - Hop Hop
04-01 Bloomington, IN - John Waldron Arts Center
04-03 St. Louis, MO - Bilken Club
04-16 New York, NY - Webster Hall #
04-02 Iowa City, IA - The Picador / Mission Creek Festival
05-25 George, WA - Sasquatch

* = w/ Vetiver, Sian Alice Group
% = w/ Jana Hunter
# = w/ The Walkm

Bosque Brown:

3/07 Dallas, TX Good Records In-Store
3/14 Denton, TX NX35
3/18 - 3/21 Austin, TX SXSW

Crystal Stilts:

Mar-14 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
Mar-15 Washington, DC DC9
Mar-16 Lexington, KY Al's Bar
Mar-17 Jackson, MS 121 Milsaps
Mar-18 Houston, TX Rudyard's
Mar 19 - 21 Austin, TX SXSW
Apr 12 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
June 18 New York, NY Cake Shop

Dan Deacon:

04/03 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
04/05 Williamsburg, VA The Little Theater
04/06 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
04/07 Knoxville, TN Catalyst
04/08 Birmingham, AL Bottletree
04/09 Athens, GA 88/cp
04/10 Atlanta, GA Eyedrum
04/11 Tallahassee, FL FSU / Club Downunder
04/13 New Orleans, LA The Candle Factory / The Heavy
04/15 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
04/16 Houston, TX Orange Show
04/17 Austin, TX Longhorn Caverns
04/18 Ft. Worth, TX The Ft. Worth Modern Museum
04/20 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
04/21 San Diego, CA Che Cafe
04/22 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
04/23 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
04/24 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
04/25 Seattle, WA The Vera Project
04/26 Vancouver, BC Richards on Richards
04/29 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
04/30 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
05/01 Kansas City, MO Pistol S.C.
05/02 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock (2 shows, early and late)
05/04 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
05/05 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
05/06 Urbana, IL Canopy Club / Club Void
05/07 Chicago, IL The Metro
05/08 Mt. Pleasant, MI CMU / The Wesley Foundation
05/09 Detroit, MI Scrummage
05/10 Toronto, ONT The Deleon White Gallery
05/11 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa
05/12 South Burlington, VT HG Showcase Lounge
05/13 Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs
05/15 Brooklyn, NY Danbro Studios
05/16 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
05/17 Washington, DC 9:30 Club

Deer Tick:

Thu-Mar-05 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place %
Fri-Mar-06 Columbus, OH Skully's %
Sat-Mar-07 Cincinanati, OH Southgate House %
Sun-Mar-08 Asheville, NC Orange Peel %
Mon-Mar-09 Charleston, SC Tin Roof ^
Wed-Mar-11 Tallahassee, FL The Engine Room
Fri-Mar-13 Louisville, KY Headliner's %
Sat-Mar-14 Nashville, TN The Mercy Lounge %
Mon-Mar-16 New Orleans, LA Clever
Tue-Mar-17 Houston, TX Rudyard's
Mar 18 - 21 Austin, TX SXSW
Mon-Mar-23 Huntsville, AL The Flying Monkey Art Center $
Tue-Mar-24 Birmingham, AL Bottletree $
Wed-Mar-25 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn $
Thu-Mar-26 Durham, NC Duke Univeristy Coffeehouse $
Fri-Mar-27 Baltimore, MD The G-Spot $
Sat-Mar-28 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's
Fri-Apr-03 Swarthmore, PA Olde Club - Swarthmore University
Thu-Apr-23 Boston, MA Harpers Ferry
Fri-Apr-24 Providence, RI Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel @

% = w/ JASON ISBELL
$ = w/ PHOSPHORESCENT
^ = w/ CARY ANN HEARST
@ = w/ ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND

Max Tundra:

03.18 - 03.21 - Austin, TX SXSW
03.28 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club *
03.29 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club *
03.31 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop *
04.01 - Pontiac, MI - Cro-Foot (Pike Room) *
04.02 - Chicago, IL - The Metro *
04.04 - Winnipeg, MB - Pyramid Cabaret *
04.07 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room *
04.09 - Calgary, AB - The Warehouse *
04.11 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret *
04.12 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe *
04.14 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir *
04.16 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club *
04.19 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room *
04.22 - Denver, CO - The Bluebird Theatre *
04.24 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar *
04.25 - St. Louis, MO - Billiken Club *
04.28 - Newport, KY - Southgate House *
04.29 - Columbus, OH - Skullys Music Diner *
04.30 - Lexington, KY - The Dame *
05.01 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge *
05.02 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
05.03 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *
05.05 - Washington, DC - Black Cat *
05.06 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church *
05.07 - New York, NY - Webster Hall *
05.08 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs *
05.09 - Montreal, QC - Le National *

* = w/ Junior Boys

Dent May:


3/05 Minneapolis, MN 400 Bar
3/06 Chicago, IL Schubas
3/07 Pontiac, MI The Pike Room at The Crofoot
3/08 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
3/10 Ithaca, NY Castaways *
3/11 Toronto, ONT Lee's Palace *
3/12 Montreal, QC Il Motore *
3/13 Providence, RI Club Hell *
3/14 Boston, MA Paradise *
3/15 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom *
3/18 - 3/21 Austin, TX SXSW

* = w/ A.C. Newman

Nite Jewel:

03/05 Montreal, QC Zoo Bizarre *
03/07 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge *
03/08 Brooklyn, NY Monster's Island Basement
03/09 New York, NY Other Music
03/11 Northampton, MA Smith College
03/12 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY Bard College
03/19 - 03/21 Austin, TX SXSW
04/26 Los Angeles, CA The Smell #
05/28 Los Angeles, CA The Smell

* = w/ Glass Candy
# = w/ Grouper

Or, the Whale:

03-12 Los Angeles, CA - Silverlake Lounge*
03-13 Costa Mesa, CA - La Cave
03-14 San Diego, CA - The Ken Club
03-15 Tucson, AZ - The Hut
03-16 El Paso, TX - Zeppelin's
03-18 Austin, TX - SXSW - The Independent
03-19 Denton, TX - The Boilerroom
03-20 Austin, TX - SXSW - Threadgills
03-21 Ft. Worth, TX - The Chat Room Pub
03-24 Denver, CO - Meadowlark
03-25 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
03-27 Sacramento, CA - Luigi's Fun Garden
03-28 Berkeley, CA - Starry Plough

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart:

Mar 13 2009 Bell House Brooklyn, New York
Mar 18 2009 - Mar 21 SXSW Austin, Texas
Apr 24 2009 American Legion Wallingford, Connecticut
Apr 25 2009 Risley Hall - Cornell University Ithaca, New York
Apr 26 2009 Iron Horse Hall Northampton, Massachusetts
Apr 27 2009 The Bug Jar Rochester, New York
Apr 28 2009 Lee's Palace Toronto, Ontario
Apr 29 2009 The Pike Room at Crofoot Pontiac, Michigan
Apr 30 2009 Beachland Tavern - All Ages Cleveland, Ohio
May 1 2009 The Summit Columbus, Ohio
May 2 2009 The End Nashville, Tennessee
May 3 2009 The Earl Atlanta, Georgia
May 4 2009 Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina
May 5 2009 Talking Head Club Baltimore, Maryland
May 6 2009 The Barbary (Early Show) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 12 2009 Bowery Ballroom New York, New York
Jun 18 2009 Cake Shop New York, New York

Vivian Girls:

Mar 18 - 21 Austin, TX SXSW
Thu-Apr-02 New York, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg *
Fri-Apr-03 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's *
Sat-Apr-04 Baltimore, MD Ottobar *
Sun-Apr-05 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 *
Mon-Apr-06 Knoxville, TN Pilot Light *
Tue-Apr-07 Atlanta, GA The Earl *
Wed-Apr-08 New Orleans, LA The Parish *
Thu-Apr-09 Houston, TX Walter's on Washington *
Fri-Apr-10 Austin, TX The Mohawk *
Sat-Apr-11 Dallas, TX Hailey's *
Mon-Apr-13 Phoenix, AZ Modified *
Tue-Apr-14 Tucson, AZ Plush *
Wed-Apr-15 San Diego, CA Casbah *
Sun-Apr-19 Indio, CA Coachella
Wed-Apr-22 Visalia, CA Howie and Sons
Thu-Apr-23 Santa Cruz, CA Crepe Place
Fri-Apr-24 San Francisco, CA The Independent
Sat-Apr-25 Sacramento, CA Luigi's Fungarden
Tue-Apr-28 Portland, OR Holocene
Wed-Apr-29 Vancouver, BC Biltmore
Thu-Apr-30 Seattle, WA Neumo's
Fri-May-01 Boise, ID Neurolux
Sat-May-02 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
Sun-May-03 Denver, CO Hi Dive
Mon-May-04 Lawrence, KS Jackpot
Tue-May-05 Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry
Wed-May-06 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle #
Thu-May-07 Detroit, MI Pike Room #
Fri-May-08 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern #
Sat-May-09 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa
Sun-May-10 Boston, MA Middle East Upstairs
Mon-May-11 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom %

* = w/ Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
# = w/ Crystal Antlers
% = w/ Times New Viking

Wavves:

Mon-Mar-16 Phoenix, AZ Trunk Space *
Tue-Mar-17 Denton, TX 715 Panhandle *
Mar-18-21 Austin, TX SXSW
Sun-Mar-22 Dallas, TX Lounge on Elm St #
Mon-Mar-23 Knoxville, TN The Pilot Light #
Tue-Mar-24 Chapel Hill, NC Nightlight #
Wed-Mar-25 Harrisonburg, VA The Blue Nile #
Thu-Mar-26 Baltimore, MD The Zodiac #
Fri-Mar-27 Philadelphia, PA The Marvelous Music #
Sat-Mar-28 Brooklyn, NY Market Hotel #%
Sun-Mar-29 New York, NY Cake Shop #
Mon-Mar-30 New York, NY Mercury Lounge #
Tue-Mar-31 Toronto, ON Sneaky Dee's #
Wed-Apr-01 Detroit, MI Magic Stick #
Thu-Apr-02 Ft. Wayne, IN The Brass Rail #
Fri-Apr-03 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle #
Sat-Apr-04 Milwaukee, WI U of W - The Project Lodge #
Sun-Apr-05 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry #
Mon-Apr-06 Fargo, ND Aquarium #
Wed-Apr-08 Olympia, WA The Northern #
Thu-Apr-09 Seattle, WA The Funhouse #
Sat-Apr-11 Portland, OR Holocene #
Sun-Apr-12 Davis, CA DAM House #
Mon-Apr-13 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill #
Tue-Apr-14 Santa Cruz, CA Crepe Place #
Wed-Apr-15 Los Angeles, CA The Echo #
Fri-Apr-17 San Diego, CA Casbah #

* = w/ Abe Vigoda
# = w/ Vampire Hands
% = w/ These Are Powers

Nite Jewel - LP Release - New mp3

Nite Jewel "Weak for Me"

We wrote a few days ago about our love for Nite Jewel's lo-fi, disco-pop awesomeness. Today, we received a new MP3 and details on her highly anticipated debut LP. Human Ear Music will release Good Evening on March 17th. The first MP3 from the record "Weak for Me" is above. Nite Jewel is comprised of Occidental College senior, Ramona Gonzalez and multimedia artist, Emily Jane. As we mentioned previously, Nite Jewel hits the road for several dates, including a bunch at SXSW and a special Italians Do It Better showcase in NY with Glass Candy at Le Poisson Rouge. On a rather uninspired blog morning, new Nite Jewel is pretty much the only thing to get (me at least) excited. Good Evening track list, a video, and tour dates after the jump.




NITE JEWEL

02/28 Los Angeles, CA Occidental College
03/05 Montreal, QC Zoo Bizarre *
03/07 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge *
03/09 New York, NY Other Music
03/19 - 03/21 Austin, TX SXSW
04/26 Los Angeles, CA The Smell #

* = w/ Glass Candy
# = w/ Grouper


Nite Jewel
Good Evening
(Human Ear)
Street date: March 17, 2009

1. Bottom Rung
2. Suburbia
3. What Did He Say
4. Weak For Me
5. Heart Won't Start
6. Universal Mind
7. Artificial Intelligence
8. Let's Go (The Two of Us Together)
9. Chimera
10. Lover



NITE JEWEL LINKS:
MySpace

Label Page

Artificial Intelligence

Thanks again to Other Music for their great taste in stocking a limited run of a six song CD-R from LA's Nite Jewel. We've been listening for a few months, and even though it's decidedly lo-fi, there are glimpses of the awesomeness to come from this youngster from the West Coast. It's another entry into the school of '09 bedroom-disco-pop, but hey, when shit's good, it's good. She recently played at the oft-buzzed and oft-awesome, the Smell in LA with Gang Gang Dance and Ariel Pink. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti are hitting the road with the Vivian Girls, in what should be a great tour. We're still pretty pissed at the Vivian Girls though.

Nite Jewel video and tour dates including Le Poisson Rouge w/ Glass Candy on March 7 after the jump.





Upcoming Shows

Feb 28 2009 - Occidental College Los Angeles, California
Mar 5 2009 - Zoo Bizarre with Class Gandy Montreal
Mar 7 2009 - Le Poisson Rouge with Glass Candy, Twisted Wires, and Mike Simonetti
Mar 9 2009 - Other Music Instore New York, New York
Mar 19 2009 - SXSW KVRX Party at Okay Mountain Austin, Texas
Mar 19 2009 - SXSW Other Music Showcase Austin, Texas
Mar 20 2009 - SXSW After the Jump Party Austin, Texas
Mar 20 2009 - SXSW Gorilla vs Bear/We Shot JR Party Austin, Texas
Mar 20 2009 - SXSW Moose Lodge Party Austin, Texas
Apr 26 2009 - The Smell with Grouper Los Angeles, California