Anticipate: Peter and the Wolf's Spring tour

Peter and the Wolf has now thinned out band members to a more tour-friendly number of three at least for now. The trio is already on the road for their Spring tour with a special tour CD called Fireflies chock full of ten new songs. How sweet life is, right? The CD is also available over the Internet for purchase in case Peter and the Wolf doesn't visit your town on this one. cough. Houston. cough. There is already one of the songs, "A Race Around The Earth" up on MySpace for streaming.

In case anyone did miss this wonderfully casual radio session by Detroit's Cloak & Dagger with Peter and the Wolf this past November, look below for the download link. My possibly favorite song by him is up for streaming and downloading below too. It's off his self-titled handmade CD that was self released, recorded with Dana Falconberry!

For all the tour dates click on the poster or visit his MySpace for the latest on tour info:

Fireflies tracklist:

1. Timeflies
2. Fireflies
3. A Race Around The Earth
4. Images
5. Balloon Voyage
6. Island Rose
7. Henry D.
8. Palace In The Sun
9. Spanish Absinthe
10. The Wind

Stream + Download + Purchase:

Red Sun| Peter and the Wolf {from self-titled}

11.09.06 Cloak & Dagger Radio Session | Peter and the Wolf

Links:

>>> Peter and the Wolf's MySpace
<<< Purchase special tour CD Fireflies
>>> Purchase other PatW CDs

Our related Links:

>>> SXSW: Day One | 03/14
<<< Two fave Austin bands on the move
<<< A few weeks ago...
<<< Flickr-ed

~ anne

Camera Crowd's Best of 2006

This year for music has been F-A-N-tastic: long-time favorites two-stepped back into the music world again. (look: Cat Power, Bob Dylan and Cat Stevens...) On the other hand, new favorites settled so quickly into our ears that we're almost scared to wonder if 2007 can top this year.

Okay, so we couldn't figure out who would get to write on these four albums, since we both loved them immensely and we mean immensely. To the point where Anne called dibs on all four of them, but realizing that wasn't exactly fair. We decided to rest assured that you knew who these four were and decided to not fistfight over googletalk about who gets to write about comeback Chan Marshall, Austin favorite indie pop Voxtrot, Jenny Lewis's first solo album or Voxtrot-keyboardist Jared Van Fleet's solo EP. Although it would be interesting to see how that would go over.

Camera Crowd's Picks
(Not in any order)

The Greatest Cat Power

Living Proof - Cat Power



Rabbit Fur Coat Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins

Rise Up with Fists - Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins




Falls Sparrow House

foxes (sighing like a furnace) - Sparrow House






Your Biggest Fan Voxtrot

Trouble - Voxtrot



Anne's Picks


Lightness Peter and the Wolf
Some bloggers have touched on Peter and the Wolf, but too few haven't even mentioned Red Hunter's first official release Lightness. This album revolves around Hunter's seemingly hundred-year old voice is full of wisdom and comes off as if its owner has traveled every corner of the world and sat down to tell stories, which is of course in the form of the songs. Ooooh along, listeners!

The Highway - Peter and the Wolf

Gulag Orkestra Beirut
A breath of fresh air and lifts the listener out of troubles and into the cobblestone European scenery. There is plenty to sing and dance along to and youngster Zach Condon is the tour guide around the place providing a warm golden trumpet sound to melt anyone's heart.


After the Curtain - Beirut

The Life Pursuit Belle and Sebastian
Hello, polished version of Belle and Sebastian. For longtime, B&S fans this may sound fatal and a sure sign of disappointment, but relax it only means a new direction for this catchy Scottish band. This album introduces Stuart Murdoch flexing his voice into new places making the listener think twice during "Sukie in the Graveyard" and double-checking it wasn't a David Bowie song lost in the mix. Lively electric guitar solos and in-the-gut drums rolls the album forward while hooking onto your pants to throw you in the passenger seat along for the ride into the new horizon.

Sukie In The Graveyard - Belle and Sebastian


Charlie's Picks

5:55 Charlotte Gainsbourg
Having influences from her world famous father Serge Gainsbourg, Charlotte easily infuses together a feeling of calmness and rush in this album. With help from the band electronic pop band Air, listening to Charlotte Gainsbourg's 5:55 is like going on a short drive while cars blur by and slowing down time, creating this tiny moment of peace.

5 55 - Charlotte Gainsbourg

Show Your Bones Yeah Yeah Yeahs
A lot of people I know counted out Show Your Bones because it brought out a totally different sound compared to Fever To Tell. This time around, Karen O and the gang provides us with a much softer sound, not the Yeah Yeah Yeahs we know. And was this a bad idea? Absolutely not! Give this album a couple of listens and it'll reveal the other side of YYY's we weren't familiar with. The softer side that still packs a powerful punch.

Cheated Hearts - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Ys Joanna Newsom
It's pronounced (ees) and it was on a lot of bloggers favourite list. Joanna Newsom and Ys lived up to the hype of many bloggers and critics. It's nothing but praise for this 55 minute beautifully painted canvas of music. I just hope, with 2007 right in the corner, bloggers and critics would focus more on her music rather than what she wears on her shows. I recommend getting into Milk-Eyed Mender first before getting your hands and ears on a copy of Ys.

Cosmia - Joanna Newsom


love, Team Camera Crowd
(Anne and Charlie)

The undead roams A Camera in the Crowd

It's that time of the year again, when scary midterm election ads are everywhere, horror movies are on every night, and that certain winter smell in the air.

It's halloween!!!

To me, It marks the end of nasty summer weather and welcome in winter with open arms. Here at A Camera in the Crowd, you know we're all about treats and not tricks. So I came up with a playlist that you can play while you're trick or treating and satisfying that sweeth tooth or while applying make up to go along with your devilish hooker costume.

This year, I don't think Anne and I are dressing up, it's the lack of costume ideas and money. I don't even have enough for a d.i.y costume. So I thought to myself, how can i gratify both audiences who wanna enjoy halloween? To those of you who are just staying home and handing out candies to little trick or treaters, you can keep yourself busy by renting a horror film.

I don't know much about good horror flicks, so i've consulted my good friend/horror film fanatic Emily, to give us input on her most favorite horror flicks of all time. So hit up your local video store or netflix and rent these movies.

*wicker man (1973 version)
[i haven't seen the remake with nicholas cage, but i definitely think the '73 version is superior. i've sen trailers for the remake, and it looks like several details were changed.]
the story is set on a remote island in scotland. the followers of a pagan religion scarifice an innocent man in order to produce successful crops. the wicker man shows the powerful and, in this case, frightening control religion has on people.

*se7en
se7en is definitely a thriller that keeps you guessing. the killer uses his "work" to teach the world about the seven deadly sins. the mystery definitely sucks you in. it might also make you appreciate life a little more.

*the mothman prophecies
mothman is based on true events (look it up, it's very interesting!). a strange being makes itself known in a small town. it's a puzzling, surreal movie about the unknown. it sure kept me from looking out the window at night...

*the hills have eyes (i'm a fan of both the original and remake)
anything could go wrong at any time! it shows what people are capable of doing to each other, and what people would to to survive. there's great action and exciting attacks and killings.

*silent hill
many people who are fans of the game find problems with the movie version of silent hill. i haven't played the game much, so i wasn't too familiar with characters or scenes. with that said, i thought the movie was exciting. the graphics were great and the characters were horrifying.

*cannibal holocaust
this is the most disgusting movie i've ever seen. i don't recommend this to anyone, really. it's one of the most controversial and famous italian cannibal movies. it's about a group filmmakers who travel to the amazon and encounter deadly native tribes. the gore in the movie is so real and so horrible that I almost threw up. Don't watch this unless you really know what you're getting yourself into...

*night of the living dead
the movie that sparked my passion for zombies! the first in the "...of the dead" movies. it's filmed in black and white and it's beautiful. unlike the newer movies, Night moves slowly before any awesome zombie attacks. this may bore some people, but the second half of the movie is well worth the wait. it's a classic and must see for any horror fan.




Date With The Night-playlist

1. Date with the Night - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2. The Genocide Ball - The Robot Ate Me
3. Haunted Castle - Belaire
4. Werewolf (live version) - Cat Power
5. Monster Hospital - Metric
6. Strange Machines - Peter and the Wolf
7. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhh! - Sufjan Stevens


Links:

Last minute Halloween "costumes" - Printable masks from the S.F Chronicle
Upcoming.org - Search Halloween related events in your area.
Netflix - Rent those horror movies


p.s: Don't forget to share some of your halloween fotos if you plan on shooting tomorrow night.
And special thanks to Emily for providing us the horror flick recommendation.

-Charlie

Two fave Austin bands on the move

Austin is three hours away, yet somehow I feel more connected to that city spiritually, musically and economically than Houston. Thank goodness, that bands don't just play in their own city! Both cameracrowd favorites Voxtrot and Peter and the Wolf are preparing to tour!

related post to Voxtrot>>> 3 minute entry: Voxtrot: Your Biggest Fan EP
related post to Peter and the Wolf>>> a few weeks ago...


Smooth voice and catchy beats, Voxtrot gives you both a little of Belle & Sebastian and The Smiths and they're in for a mini tour, with a new mini EP to go with it. Your Biggest Fan EP will be on sale for the Austin show on October 28th, Sat and released everywhere else on Nov. 7th. It's available for pre-order on Insound and many other webstores. Type in voxtrotdiscount if you're going to pre-order from Insound to get 15% off! It also has one of my now favorite photographers, Annie Gunn's photo on the new EP cover, who also shot the photograph that graces Voxtrot's Mothers, Sisters, Daughters and Wives EP cover.

{photo by: ???}

Tune in&purchase:

...from upcoming EP Your Biggest Fan

Voxtrot | Trouble

...from Raised By Wolves EP

Voxtrot | The Start of Something

Find your city:

10-26 Houston, TX - Walter's
10-27 Denton, TX - Hailey's
10-28 Austin, TX - Emo's

11-01 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
11-02 San Francisco, CA - Popscene
11-04 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
11-05 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
11-06 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
11-07 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

for more info on Voxtrot's tour.

{photo by: ???}

"I'd like to think he's our modern day troubadour. The most honest form of music-making and the proof will hit you as soon as you hear his voice that will stay you your whole life filling your head with his stories."

~a camera crowd post

and he did. Not only that, but Peter and the Wolf just recently signed onto The Worker's Institute, a L.A.-based record label with bands like Sigur Ros and My Latest Novel on its roster! Plus, coming right out is Lightness his first official release scheduled to come out on Oct. 31st for North America; it's listed to be released elsewhere on Nov. 06th! Did I mention he's touring???

Tune in&purchase:

...from new album Lightness

Peter and the Wolf | Safe Travels

...from S/T

Peter and the Wolf | Couches by the Sea

Find your city:

10-11 Austin, TX - Peacock's: CD release
10-12 Houston, TX - Super Happy Funland
10-13 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
10-14 Tuscon, TX - Club Congress: Big AZ Fest
10-17 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
10-18 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
10-19 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground
10-20 Minneapolis, MN - The 400 Bar
10-21 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
10-22 Knoxville, TN - The Pilot Light
10-23 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
10-24 Athens, GA - Tasty World
10-25 Charleston, SC - The Map Room (free!)
10-26 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
10-27 Winston Salem, NC - The Garage
10-28 Charlottesville, VA - Tea Bazaar
10-29 Baltimore, MD - Talking Head
10-31 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
11-01 New York, NY - Piano's
11-04 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
11-05 Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Artworks
11-07 Bloomington, IN - Art Hospital
11-08 Detroit, MI - Lager House
11-09 Cincinnati, OH - Alchemize

more info on Peter and the Wolf's tour


~Anne

a few weeks ago...

I went to see Peter and the Wolf at an artsy house-turned venue called Super Happy Fun Land. His band's lineup changes in every city and ranges from only the lone Red Hunter himself to an almost circus-like 14+.

PatW's music might set off the freak-folk flag for most, but just like any artist pigeon-holed into any genre it's not like it's intentional. It just is. I guess you can imagine something similar along the lines of Devendra Banhart, CocoRosie or Akron/Family, but then that doesn't even sound right.

After the band, Listen Listen was finished; we thought why isn't anyone setting up?

The answer was they didn't need to.

It was Red Hunter, his guitar, a mike, and an amp. Just him standing with a guitar that has been wrapped around with tape, go figure. He looked like a pirate with his pants that seemed to have a tough time with scissors and for awhile everyone thought, "is this it? Well this is going to really really awkward or really really amazing," It wasn't neither of those two; it was honestly eye, ear, jaw-opening experince I've ever had.

I'd like to think he's our modern-day troubadour. The most honest form of music-making and the proof will hit you as soon as you hear his voice that will stay with you your whole life filling your head with his stories.
He'll stay with you.

How could something so simple be so good? I was sitting back on the theater-style seats and just enjoying myself hearing him tell us stories in an almost conversational way. It was almost as if it was a house-party and we were all friends and just having a hell of a time. He's so comfortable playing and talking to the audience.

After awhile he invited members from the audience and the other bands that played that night to play their makeshift instrument of choice to keep the beat. One guy had one of those plastic kiddie chairs and another played with a beer bottle. It was improv like I've never seen before. I've got his self-titled album and his Experiments in Junk. The former has been busy spinning circles in my stereo ever since.

On this long-winding tour, there will be secret shows and at the most unusual locations. He's already played on an island and all the people had to arrive by canoes. Abandoned buses, graveyards and unused underpasses and will leave his Toyota Corolla in the garage for awhile and travel by sailboat on the Intracoastal Waterway that runs along the east coast for the last leg of his tour.

The rest of his tour is at the PatW MySpace you should go see him or at least listen to "Strange Eyes". If you do get to experience PatW send him our love.

Tune in&purchase:

...from S/T

Peter and the Wolf-The Owl
Peter and the Wolf-Silent Movies
Peter and the Wolf-Strange Machines

~Anne