mybandowen:

I’ll be opening up for Braid for a few shows throughout the US this August. Check out the dates below.

Braid/Owen Summer 2012 Tour Dates

08/07 - Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
08/09 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
08/10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
08/11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of…

It might be tough, but I’m really going to try to make it to the show at the Grog Shop.  Owen and Braid on the same night would be awesome.

Owen - The Armoire (Live at Heads And Threads Boutique)

This is the fifth video in Owen’s series of videos where he plays every song from his new record ‘Ghost Town’ in and around Chicago.  Here are all the videos that have been released:

01. Too Many Moons (Live on his front porch)
02. No Place Like Home (Live on the beach)
03. O, Evelyn… (Live outside The Chicago Theatre)
04. I Believe (Live on a roof)
05. The Armoire (Live at Heads And Threads Boutique)
06. An Animal (Live at The Butcher & The Larder)

polyvinylrecords:

Mike Kinsella’s been hauling his guitar around Chicago to perform every song from the upcoming Owen album Ghost Town live at various spots in his hometown.

The video above (for “O, Evelyn”) is my personal favorite so far, if only for the chat he has with two strangers walking by about halfway through.

Head to Owen’s YouTube channel to watch the first two videos and bookmark the page so you’ll be sure to catch the rest of his performances as they are posted.

You can also check out the first two videos on Owen’s Tumblr: ‘Too Many Moons’ and ‘No Place Like Home’.

pv15:

Someone recorded Owen’s entire set during the performance at Middlewest Fest this past Saturday. The set features a few new songs off Ghost Town, which you can pre-order right here - http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/ghosttown - Don’t miss Owen at our 15-Year Anniversary Anniversary Party this coming Saturday 9/24!

Even though the new Owen album ‘Ghost Town’ doesn’t officially come out until November 8th, I’m already enjoying it thanks to Polyvinyl’s awesome pre-order.  Any order (CD, clear 180-gram vinyl, black 180-gram vinyl, MP3, t-shirt) receives an instant download of the entire album.  If that hasn’t totally sold you (what’s wrong with you?), then check out the song ‘I Believe’ that I posted a few weeks ago and the song ‘No Place Like Home’ that Alternative Press is currently streaming.

* Bon Iver and James Blake have released a collaborative song called ‘Fall Creek Boys Choir’.
* Mike Kinsella (Owen) has started a blog.
* Thrice have released a lyric video for the song ‘Promises’ off of the upcoming album Major/Minor.  The band also performed the new song ‘Blur’ on The Daily Habit.
* Sigur Ros’s upcoming live film ‘Inni’ will also be released as a double live album.
* Jonah Matranga has released an Alkaline Trio cover for an upcoming compilation.
* Jeff Tweedy of Wilco performed an acoustic version of ‘Dawned On Me’ at a recent photo shoot.  The song is from Wilco’s upcoming album ‘The Whole Love’.
* Radiohead have released the fifth volume of their remix 12” series for streaming online and posted their entire From The Basement performance on Youtube.
* Polar Bear Club have released a new song ‘My Best Days’ from their upcoming album ‘Clash Battle Guilt Pride’.

Owen - I Believe (from the upcoming album Ghost Town)

A new Owen song always makes my day.  This track from the upcoming album is available on Owen’s new (and currently under construction) page on Bandcamp.

Sorry this is such a massive list…I’ve been meaning to post this for awhile and my list of news just kept growing and growing…

* Owen (Mike Kinsella) has finished a new album called Ghost Town which is scheduled to be released on November 1.  He also has a song on the new Polyvinyl compilation ‘Japan 3.11.11’ (it’s a cover of Screeching Weasel’s ‘Guest List’) and he recently performed a cover of Jane’s Addiction’s ‘Summertime Rolls’ for the AV Undercover series.  (Other recent AV Undercover series videos: They Might Be Giants perform Chumbawamba’s ‘Tubthumping’, The Get Up Kids perform Blur’s ‘Girls And Boys’, and Matt Nathanson performs Prince’s ‘Little Red Corvette’.)
* Hot Water Music have signed to Rise Records.  After self-releasing a new 7” this fall (the A-side is available for streaming now and so is the B-side), the band plans to record a new album this winter and release it on their new label in 2012.  The band will also be releasing a 2xCD/3xLP called ‘Live In Chicago’ on No Idea Records on September 27.
* Polar Bear Club have announced that their new album ‘Clash Battle Guilt Pride’ will be released on September 13.  The band has posted the album’s cover and their fall tour dates on their website.  The first single ‘Screams In Caves’ is available for streaming and for pre-order as part of ‘The View. The Life’ 7” from Bridge Nine Records.
* Mates Of State have revealed the tracklist and cover art for their new album ‘Mountaintops’, which comes out September 13. The first single ‘Maracas’ is available for download from the band, and the song’s video is available for viewing.
* Maritime have posted all of their b-sides on Soundcloud for free download.
* Radiohead recently announced a series of 12” records featuring remixes of songs from The King Of Limbs.  So far, you can listen to the first volume, listen to the second volume, order both directly from the band, check out the details for the third volume, and check out the details for the fourth volume.
* Wilco have released a new 7” and both songs are available for streaming now: ‘I Might’ and b-side ‘I Love My Label’. The band will be releasing a new album ‘The Whole Love’ on September 27, and they recently played several new songs live.
* Ryan Adams has released a new European tour 7” with the songs ‘Empty Room’ and ‘Nutshell’ (which is an Alice In Chains cover) and both songs are available for streaming now.
* MuteMath have released the cover art and the video for the title track from their upcoming album ‘Odd Soul’ which comes out October 4.
* Blink 182 have released the first single from their new album.  It’s called ‘Up All Night’ and it is streaming on their website.
* Bon Iver recently performed on Jimmy Fallon (‘I Can’t Make You Love Me’), performed on The Colbert Report (‘Skinny Love’ and ‘Calgary’), and then performed again on Jimmy Fallon (‘Holocene’). The b-side from the first single ‘Calgary’ is available for streaming (‘I Can’t Make You Love Me’) and the second single ‘Holocene’ will be released on September 5 with b-side ‘Come Talk To Me’.  The band also announced a string of tour dates.
* Chuck Ragan will be releasing a new album called ‘Covering Ground’ on September 13.  It is available for pre-order now and the first song is available from Chuck on his website.
* Iron & Wine recorded a 4AD Session and it is available for viewing now.
* Thrice have released a song called ‘Yellow Belly’ from their upcoming album ‘Major/Minor’, along with a number of tour dates for the fall.
* Office Of Future Plans have announced that their debut album will be released on Dischord Records in the fall.
* Feist will be releasing a new album called ‘Metals’ on October 4.
* Joshua have released their new album ‘Choices’ in the US.  It is available for streaming and purchase from their Bandcamp page.
* Imogen Heap has released a new song called ‘Propeller Seeds’.  It is the second song in her multi-year collaborative project of writing her new album.
* Minus The Bear have announced a 10th Anniversary Tour where they will be playing ‘Highly Refined Pirates’ in its entirety.  The band is also issuing ‘This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic’ on vinyl for the first time and ‘Highly Refined Pirates’ on 180-gram vinyl.

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Owen - Guest List

From: Japan 3.11.11: A Benefit Album

Owen - The Armoire (Nervous Energies Session)

Owen (Mike Kinsella) recently performed three songs for a Nervous Energies Session: The Armoire (a new song that gets briefly interrupted by Mike’s dog Oscar), Brown Hair In A Bird’s Nest (a song from the last album, New Leaves, that features some baby talk from Mike’s daughter), and O Evelyn (the A-side on the latest Owen 7”).  You can check out the whole session here and download the audio from it here.