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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

One Finger Riot releases “Fly By Life,” its second album of 2012. My Old Kentucky Blog debuts “Miles” single.

Lone musician Faris McReynolds to also issue second record under ExDetectives moniker on October 23^rd.

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Faris McReynolds of One Finger Riot as photographed by Robbie Brunzus

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“Miles” is the first single from Fly By Life, the second album by One Finger Riot

[SOUNDCLOUD] http://soundcloud.com/postplanetary/01-miles-one-finger-riot

[MP3]: http://www.postplanetary.com/MP3/ONEFINGERRIOT_MILES.mp3

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Los Angeles-based band One Finger Riot released its second album Fly By Life today. The album features the single “Miles” which was recently premiered by popular music discovery website My Old Kentucky Blog here: http://www.myoldkentuckyblog.com/?p=34880.

Fly By Life is s the second One Finger Riot full-length released in 2012 and is one of four album releases overall this year by lone musician Faris McReynolds, who also records and performs under the name ExDetectives.

Before McReynolds spent most of his time making music, he spent most of his time as a gallery-backed painter. His success in that field (examples of his work can be viewed at stardustlane.com) provided fuel for his revitalization of a life-long interest in music that saw him touring in a punk band when he was only 16-years-old.

“All of the time that I spent unable to invest in music because of painting is mine again,” McReynolds exclaims. “I’m much happier being able to make music, even if it costs me support in the art world.”

Discussing the new single “Miles,” McReynolds notes that “I wanted to try making something really busy with a really simple vocal. This was one the first tracks I made after the last album, and I think it was pretty much about undoing that clinical aesthetic and giving myself a starting point for the new record. It’s just a simple song about moving forward and not letting the cynics get you down.”

As for his other project, ExDetectives, which also has its second album, titled Farthest Star (Oct. 23rd, Post Planetary) on tap, McReynolds offers an explanation for why he needs to distinguish the two musical personas.

“Growing up in Texas and India is probably why I have two musical projects that are so different,” he says. “I’ve been exposed to so much through the culture that I’ve experienced travelling the world with my art. It’s given me so much that I want to explore musically and it doesn’t all fit into one box.”

Fly By Life by One Finger Riot is out today via the Los Angeles-based Post Planetary label. Faris McReynolds is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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One Finger Riot
Fly By Life
(Post Planetary - Out Now)

Track Listing:

01. Miles (STREAM | MP3)

02. In Your Way

03. Fly By Life

04. Then and Now

05. Heartbreaking Tone

06. What I Do

07. Keep You High

08. Dripping Black

09. Perfect Dream

10. The End

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One Finger Riot Links

EPK : WEBSITE: FACEBOOK : POST PLANETARY RECORDS

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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion

WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : TWITTER : YOUTUBE : TUMBLR : SOUNDCLOUD : LAST.FM : BLOG : E-MAIL

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Chris McFarland adds dates in support of latest EP out now featuring backing band of friends from Rainer Maria.

“The sounds on ‘Beauty and Undertow’ are in their own world; one full of passion…” – My Old Kentucky Blog

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Chris McFarland as photographed by Bernie DeChant

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“Simple Selfish Plan” featuring the reunited members of Rainer Maria is the latest single from Chris McFarland.

[SOUNDCLOUD]: http://soundcloud.com/fanaticpro/chris-mcfarland-simple-selfish-plan

[MP3]: http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/projects/chrismcfarland/mp3/chrismcfarland-simpleselfishplan.mp3

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Austin by way of Brooklyn-based songwriter and life-long road warrior, Chris McFarland, is continuing his latest round of touring in support of his new release, the “Beauty and Undertow” EP. The recording is McFarland’s sixth collection of “angry folk” songs, and is out now via the End Up label.

Popular music discovery website My Old Kentucky Blog recently posted glowing review of the album here: http://www.myoldkentuckyblog.com/?p=33950. The EP’s latest single, “Simple Selfish Plan” is available for streaming and download now.

“Beauty and Undertow” is the realization of a long-held dream of McFarland’s to reunite the members of groundbreaking emo group Rainer Maria for the first time since that band’s break up in late 2006.

“Kyle (Fischer, Rainer Maria guitarist) and I have been best friends for the last 23 years,” says McFarland of his paring with the members of Rainer Maria. Bill (Kuehn, Rainer Maria drummer) has been one of my favorite drummers for many years and Caithlin (De Marrais, Rainer Maria vocalist) was on my last EP.” When it came time to plan this new record, McFarland says he “just had to approach them all about being on it with me.”

A true road warrior, McFarland can be found crisscrossing the United States several months of the year, wearing down his late-model Martin acoustic with his ceremonial self-eviscerations. McFarland recently embarked on a month-long tour of the US next week to promote “Beauty and Undertow” and has now added additional dates. See below for details.

Chris McFarland is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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Chris McFarland Live

09/17 Boise, ID @ Shredders
09/18 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Heavy Metal Shop In-Store, 5PM
09/18 Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt's Tiki Lounge 9PM
09/19 Fort Collins, CO @ Surfside 7
09/20 Denver, CO @ 3 Kings Tavern
09/21 Sioux Falls, SD @ Latitude 44
09/22 Chicago, IL Live on Fearless Radio (3PM Eastern @ fearlessradio.com)
09/23 Chicago, IL @ Grace Street Tap
09/24 Columbus, OH @ Bernie's
09/26 Albany, NY @ Pauly's Hotel
09/27 Cambridge, MA @ All Asia

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Chris McFarland

“Beauty and Undertow” EP

(End Up – Out Now)

Track Listing:

01. Time For Us

02. Wild Abandon (STREAM | MP3)

03. Cancer

04. Song For Every Girl

05. Simple Selfish Plan (STREAM | MP3)

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Chris McFarland Links

EPK : WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : END UP

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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion

WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : TWITTER : YOUTUBE : TUMBLR : SOUNDCLOUD : LAST.FM : BLOG : E-MAIL

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Mark Mallman makes music history with “Marathon 4,” a cross-country, non-stop song Wired calls “livestream brain wave music.”

American Songwriter debuts “Double Silhouette,” the first single and title track from Mallman’s new album, out Oct. 9^th.

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Watch “Marathon 4: Road Rogue” streaming live now in real time at markmallman.com!

Read all about “Marathon 4” now via Wired and Minnesota Public Radio, hear Mark Mallman discuss the event on NBC News New York, and see inside the “Marathon 4” van via Minneapolis City Pages!

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Click to watch “Marathon 4” as it happens now!

Minneapolis-based musician Mark Mallman’s historic event, “Marathon 4: Road Rogue,” is a transcontinental, bio-generated, one-man, non-stop, seven-day, 150-plus hour music performance starting in New York on September 15^th and concluding in Los Angeles on September 22^nd.

While traveling cross-country from New York to Los Angeles, the “Marathon 4” van will stop in the following cities to meet, greet and welcome guest musicians on board to jam with Mark Mallman:

09/15 New York, NY (w/ guests Dick Valentine of Electric 6, the Hood Internet, MDNR)

09/15 Pittsburgh, PA (w/ guests Weird Paul Petrosky, Dave Bernabo)

09/16 Detroit, MI (stopping at Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit at 4PM w/ guest John Nash of Electric 6)

09/17 Chicago, IL (w/ guests TBA)

09/18 Minneapolis, MN (stopping at Minneapolis College of Art and Design at 5PM and The Hack Factory at 7PM)

09/19 Omaha, NE (stopping at The Joslyn at 4PM CST w/ guests TBA)

09/20 Denver, CO (stopping at Three Kings Bar at 630PM MST w/ guests TBA)

09/21 Las Vegas, NV (Pinball Hall of Fame / guests TBA)

09/22 Los Angeles, CA (Santa Monica Pier Parking Lot w/ guests TBA)

“Marathon 4” sees Mallman traveling coast-to-coast in a 1997 GMC Vandura van wired to webcast the proceedings. He will perform music non-stop, even while sleeping, when he will be creating “biogen music” using an Emotiv EEG controller, a modified Mattel Mindflex, and a modified Polar heart rate monitor via MIDI through Ableton Live and a program made especially for “Marathon 4” called “BioWave”.

What it all means is that Mallman’s brain and body will be creating music without the help of his conscious self. “Marathon 4: Road Rogue” precedes the upcoming release of Mark Mallman’s latest album Double Silhouette, scheduled for October 9^th.

Mark Mallman is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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“Mallman’s ‘70s-redolent music could be huge...” – Pitchfork

“Mad pop genius.” – My Old Kentucky Blog

“David Lynch would appreciate Mallman’s world.” – Chicago Sun Times

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Check out the premiere of the Mark Mallman single “Double Silhouette” at American Songwriter Magazine