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| Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 | | 11:11 am |
| | Saturday, June 28th, 2008 | | 11:11 am |
Summer shows plus a pretty nice waterfall It's going to be kind of a quiet summer while I finish work on the new album and go to a lot of baseball games. Here's what I have planned so far, though: Sunday, June 29- Chicago, IL @ Belmont Arts & Music Festivalw/ American Music Club, Jonathan Rice, Maria Taylor, Nik Freitas, Yourself and The Air $5 donation Friday, August 1- Grand Rapids, MI @ DAACMake-up show for the one I had to cancel back in April. Also a benefit for a new DAAC soundsystem!!! $6-$16 sliding scale (all the money goes to the DAAC) I should have more news soon, but in the meantime, please enjoy the following epic rainbow-and-waterfall combo: | | Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 | | 11:11 am |
USA pt 2 Arizona people and beyond check it out.  Casiotone for the Painfully Alone & Foot Foot Western States Tour MMVIII Fri, May 23- Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo (8pm sharp early show w/ Katy Davidson) Sat, May 24- San Diego, CA @ Che Cafe (w/ The Donkeys) Sun, May 25- Tucson, AZ @ Solar Culture Mon, May 26- Phoenix , AZ @ Trunk Space Tue, May 27- OFF Wed, May 28- Denver, CO- @ Hi-Dive Thu, May 29- Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court Fri, May 30- Boise, ID @ Neurolux Sat, May 31- Seattle, WA @ Vera Project Sun, Jun 1- Bellingham, WA @ WhAAm at the Old Foundry Mon, Jun 2- Tacoma, WA @ The Helm ( http://www.thehelmgallery.com/) Tue, Jun 3- Portland, OR @ Artistery (w/ Concern) Wed, Jun 4- OFF Thu, Jun 5- Davis, CA @ Firehouse (UC Davis) Fri, Jun 6- San Francisco, CA @ ATA (w/ Short Films by David Enos) Sat, Jun 7- San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern (w/ Fox Pause) I think that is going to be the tour, folks! After some bummer delays at the pressing plant, I will finally have the U.S. pressing of the TOWN TOPIC 7" available on this tour. I will also have a brand new 7" called STSNC INSTRUMENTALS that is sort of the sequel to the TOWN TOPIC EP. TOWN TOPIC EP + STSNC INSTRUMENTALS = all of the music that was recorded specifically for the Laurel Nakadate film, STAY THE SAME NEVER CHANGE. STSNC INSTRUMENTALS collects all of the short instrumental tracks that were used throughout the film, plus a few that didn't make the final cut, including the ringtones for some of the characters' cell phones. Here is the track listing: 1. Twinkle Echo (reverse) 0:36 2. Nashville Parthenon (instrumental) 1:40 3. STSNC 1:02 4. Twinkle Echo (redux) 0:54 5. I like Common 1:17 6. Possible Love Interest (ringtone) 0:32 7. Bad People (ringtone) 0:27 8. OMG (ringtone) 0:30 9. Probably Walkin Down The Street (ringtone) 0:35 10. Ice Cream Truck (instrumental) 1:21 STSNC INSTRUMENTALS is being released by People In A Position To Know, INC in Olympia, WA. The 7" will be limited to 300 copies, and is being pressed onto random surprise colored vinyl. I don't even know what they will look like until they come back from the pressing plant! TOWN TOPIC + STSNC INSTRUMENTALS = $10, or $5 each on the merch table. Both releases will be available through mail order some time next month. See you soon! Owen | | Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 | | 11:11 am |
USA pt 1  CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE (USA) & CLUE TO KALO (AUSTRALIA) MIDWEST, SOUTH, & EAST COAST REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES TOUR APRIL MMVIII Wed, April 2- St Louis, MO @ Bluebird Thu, April 3- Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone (7PM ALL AGES SHOW!!!) Fri, April 4- Denton, TX @ Hailey's Sat, April 5- Austin, TX @ Emo's (w/ Tre Orsi) Sun, April 6- Houston, TX @ The Mink/Backroom Mon, April 7- Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon Tue, April 8- Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree Thu, April 10- Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn Fri, April 11- Durham, NC @ Duke Coffeehouse Sat, April 12- Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head (w/ The Cotton Jones Basket Ride & These United States) Sun, April 13- Philadelphia, PA @ Unitarian Chapel Tue, April 15- Manhattan, NY @ Knitting Factory Wed, April 16- Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio Thu, April 17- Cambridge, MA @ Middle East (w/ Pants Yell!) Fri, April 18- Purchase, NY @ SUNY Sat, April 19- Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar (w/ Gaybot) Sun, April 20- Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern (w/ Battery Collection) Mon, April 21- Grand Rapids, MI @ DAAC (w/ Pattern Is Movement) Tue, April 22- Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen (w/ The Spectacles... Clue To Kalo not playing!!!!) Thu, April 24- Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry Fri, April 25- Northfield, MN @ Cave (Carleton College) Sat, April 26- Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar (w/ Ghosty & Ad Astra Per Aspera) And I'm playing one solo show on my way home... Sun, April 27- Iowa City, IA @ Mill | | Thursday, February 28th, 2008 | | 11:11 am |
UK & IRELAND  CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE UK & IRELAND TOUR MMVIII 05/03/2008 UK London (Bush Hall) 07.03.2008 IRE Galway (Roisin Dubh) 08.03.2008 UK Belfast (Black Box Café) 09.03.2008 IRE Dublin (Whelans) 10.03.2008 UK Leeds (Brudenell Social Club) 11.03.2008 UK Glasgow (NicenSleazy) 12.03.2008 UK York (The Crescent) 13.03.2008 UK Manchester (Charlies) 14.03.2008 UK Bristol (Cube Cinema) 15.03.2008 UK Cardiff (UWIC Howard Gardens) 16.03.2008 UK Nottingham (The Social) 17.03.2008 UK Brighton (Pressure Point) JUST ADDED!!! 19.03.2008 UK London (Luminaire) For these dates, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone will be Owen Ashworth & Jenny Herbinson. OIB Records in Brighton, England will be releasing a 7" EP especially for the UK tour. The EP will feature four previous unreleased tracks recorded for the Laurel Nakadate film STAY THE SAME NEVER CHANGE. Here is the tracklisting: 1. Ice Cream Truck 2. Town Topic (instrumental) 3. I Love Creedence (instrumental) 4. Green Cotton Sweater (version) This vinyl-only release will feature a full color jacket with photography by Laurel Nakadate. An extremely limited tour edition of the 7" will be pressed on light blue vinyl. I will also have limited quantities of the Casiotone/Donkeys split 7", the David Horvitz picture disc 7", the Casiotone/Concern square 8 3/4" available on this tour. Also, Shea'la Finch of Tiny Showcase designed some super fancy tote bags especially for the tour so you'll have something to carry your new records home in! See you soon, English, Irish, and Scottish people!!!! xo Owen | | Sunday, February 24th, 2008 | | 11:11 am |
Confidential to T. in West Palm Beach
I really hope you made it home okay. | | Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 | | 11:11 am |
| | Thursday, January 31st, 2008 | | 11:11 am |
January vinyl   You can order one of these HERE.    You can order one of these HERE. | | Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 | | 11:11 am |
Kansas City this weekend  I made the soundtrack for the first feature film by video artist & photographer Laurel Nakadate. It's called Stay The Same Never Change. I also acted in (it for about five seconds), drew some pictures for it & helped edit it. Laurel & I have been working on this thing for a long time & it's finally done & I'm really proud of it. The movie is premiering in Kansas City THIS WEEKEND (it was filmed there). There is a preview screening at the Screenland Crossroads Theater at 7pm on Thursday, January 31, & then the opening opening plus opening reception are at 6pm on Friday, February 1 at Grand Arts. Laurel & I will also be leading a gallery discussion on Saturday, February 2 at 2pm at Grand Arts. I guess that means we will be sitting on folding chairs & you can ask us serious questions about our work which we will answer slowly & thoughtfully between sips of bottled water. If you can make the opening, Stay The Same Never Change will be playing at Grand Arts until March 15. After that, I don't really know what will happen. You can download the movie's press release here: http://www.cftpa.org/NakadatePR.pdf | | Friday, January 25th, 2008 | | 11:11 am |
FLORIDA ONLY MMVIII  CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE & DEAR NORA FLORIDA ONLY TOUR MMVIII FEB 16 2008 Miami, FL (White Room) FEB 17 2008 Tampa, FL (Transitions Art Gallery) FEB 18 2008 Orlando, FL (Back Booth) FEB 19 2008 Gainesville, FL (Common Grounds) FEB 21 2008 Tallahassee, FL (Club Down Under @ Florida State University) FEB 22 2008 Jacksonville, FL (TSI) FEB 23 2008 West Palm Beach, FL (Respectable Street Cafe) | | Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 | | 11:11 am |
Thanks, Tyson  | | Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 | | 11:11 am |
Happy New Year!!! A four-track home recording of "New Year's Kiss" is now available as a free MP3 download at www.cftpa.org. | | Monday, December 17th, 2007 | | 11:11 am |
January 2008 Pacific Northwest Tour & Springsteen Tribute In January 2008, People In A Position To Know Recordings, Inc. will release a Casiotone for the Painfully Alone and Concern collaborative Bruce Springsteen tribute single. This vinyl only release is a two song, square, one-sided 8 3/8" vinyl single in a full color 9" sleeve. 500 copies are being pressed on brown marble vinyl, and 500 copies are being pressed on tan marble vinyl. Here is the record's tracklisting: 1. Born In The U.S.A. 2. Streets of Philadelphia This release was previously advertised as being part of PIAPTK's Limited Edition Vinyl Subscription Series. That subscription series is I guess no longer happening, so you can probably just buy it the regular ways you buy records, or by ordering directly from PIAPTK. Concern (i.e. my brother Gordon) and I will be embarking on a short Pacific Northwest January 2008 tour to celebrate the release of this collaboration. We will have copies of our record available for sale at all the shows, as well as copies of the David Horvitz Picture Disc 7" on Aagoo Records. You can preview tracks from both of these releases right now at www.myspace.com/cftpa. Here are the tour dates: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone & Concern January 2008 Pacific Northwest Tour 1/09/08- Portland, OR- Artistery 1/10/08- Anacortes, WA- Department of Safety 1/11/08- Seattle, WA- Vera Project 1/12/08- Olympia, WA- Black Front Gallery all shows are all ages. | | Friday, December 14th, 2007 | | 11:11 am |
Nice Handwritten Interview Online Now For Your Scrutinization Hey folks, I recently did a handwritten interview through the mail for a website called www.ifpthendirt.com. Ever wondered how I make my G's? Well check it out RIGHT HERE. There are a mess of other handwritten interviews with people like R. Crumb, Adrian Tomine, Jeffery Brown, and Ian Mackaye or whatever. The dude who does it is nice and if you are weird about handwriting then buddy this is the interview website for you. | | Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 | | 11:11 am |
ATTENTION NEW ZEALAND I recently remixed a track for my friend Dudley Benson in Auckland, NZ. The remix is for a song called "I Don't Mind" and it's only available on a limited edition 12" on Dudley's own Golden Retriever label. There were only 200 copies pressed, so if you want one, you'd better be quick about it. New Zealand and international orders can be negotiated at the following website: www.dudleybenson.com | | Saturday, November 17th, 2007 | | 11:11 am |
10 YR ANNIVERSARY SHOW
On December 5, I will return to San Francisco for a special concert to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the very first ever Casiotone for the Painfully Alone live performance. It's going to be an all ages show at The Bottom of the Hill with The Papercuts & DJ Matt Bonar. This show will also be the record release party for a new Casiotone for the Painfully Alone picture disc 7" from Aagoo Records. This vinyl only release will feature two exclusive tracks with guest vocals by two of my favorite singers and photography by David Horvitz. Here is the track listing:
1. Old Panda Days {vocals by Nick Krgovich}
2. Lesley Gore on the TAMI Show (version) {vocals by Jenny Herbinson}
This release won't be available in shops or through mail order until early 2008, and I will only have a limited number available at the show. Only one copy per customer will be sold, so come down early and pick up your copy!
YEAH!!!!
Owen
P.S. For this show, I'm going to try to play a bunch of old songs that people sometimes request and I usually have to say "Uh, I don't remember how it goes" or "Uh, that keyboard broke" or "Uh, no" to. If you are ACTUALLY COMING TO THE SHOW and there is some old ass song that you really really really want to hear, please let me know so I can practice it once or twice. Thanks!!! | | Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 | | 11:11 am |
EXCLUSIVE CHRISTMAS JAM ON TOYS FOR TOTS BENEFIT COMPILATION HI Hard To Find A Friend (the music blog) asked me to record a Christmas song for a download-only benefit compilation album called PEACE ON EARTH. Anyone who knows me knows that I love toys AND tots, so I said "Hell yes." I recorded an instrumental version of one of my favorite holiday tunes, "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" and now you can buy it along with 17 other mega-jams right over here at THIS WEBSITE for only $7. 100% of proceeds go to benefit Toys for Tots. It's a totally good cause and pretty worth it I think! Here is the tracklisting: 1. Prayers & Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers - Shepherd's Song 2. Quiet Company - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 3. Great Lake Swimmers - Gonna Make it Through This Year 4. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin / Sweetwater Abilene - The Wheels Are Off 5. Chris Walla - Coventry Carol 6. David Karsten Daniels - In The Bleak Midwinter 7. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 8. The Winston Jazz Routine - Through the Snow 9. Via Audio - My Boo 10. The Long Winters - Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas (Sometimes) 11. TW Walsh - Drop the Bomb 12. Ohtis - American Christians 13. Aaron Robinson - End of the Year 14. The Cotton Jones Basket Ride (Michael Nau of Page France) - White Christmas 15. American Music Club - Please Please 16. Johnny Bertram - Merry Christmas (You Won't Get What You Want) 17. Rosie Thomas - Christmas Time is Here 18. Sleeptalker - This is Christmas "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is streaming at www.myspace.com/cftpa right now. Remember this song is ONLY AVAILABLE on the benefit compilation so you should go buy it right now! Downloading it illegally will result in more coal in your stocking than you could ever imagine. GET IT | | Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 | | 11:11 am |
Daytrotter Session #2 up now! The Donkeys and I recorded another round of songs for Daytrotter on our last summer tour. The Casiotone vs. The Donkeys session is up now, and The Donkeys vs. The Donkeys session should be up later in the week. CLICK HERE FOR IT. Happy Halloween, by the way. | | Friday, October 26th, 2007 | | 3:25 pm |
Northeast plus some of Canada
A LIST OF UPCOMING CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE CONCERTS
10-27 - Ann Arbor, MI - Neutral Zone B-Side (free show!) %
10-28 - Toronto, ON - Whippersnapper Gallery
10-29 - Ottawa, ON - CANCELLED!!! Sorry if you cared.
10-30 - Montreal, QC - Zoobizarre
11-01 - Winooski, VT - The Monkey House *
11-02 - Boston, MA - Middle East Upstairs * 18+
11-03 - New Haven, CT - Peoples Center *
11-04 - Lunenburg, MA - Andrew Hall *
11-05 - Providence, RI - Living Room *
11-06 - Brooklyn, NY - Death By Audio * (please note date change!)
11-07 - Manhattan, NY - Knitting Factory $*
11-08 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda‘s * 21+
11-09 - Doylestown, PA - Main Street Baptist Church *
11-10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Artworks *
11-12 - Chicago, IL - The Hideout *@ 21+
% w/ Mount Eerie & Privacy
* w/ To Bad Catholics
$ w/ The High Places
@ w/ Cue
More dates & info coming soon! | | Monday, October 15th, 2007 | | 11:11 am |
Houghton, Michigan  Friday, October 19, 2007 Casiotone for the Painfully Alone live in person Wadsworth Hall Annex @ MTU 1703 Townsend Dr. Houghton, MI 49931 Doors: 7:30 |
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