CLOUD 13 RECORDS NEWS

Catch "The Gilded Age" While You Still Can

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:58:00 +0000

This has already been announced on Tangemeenie's Notes From a Gilded Cage blog and elsewhere, but in case you missed the news, Tangemeenie's latest full-length release "The Gilded Age" is now available in a limited online physical release of 150 hand-numbered copies. The release is also available through the end of May 2009 in a free MP3 download format.

Later this year, the album will be given its full digital release through all the major online retailers, including iTunes, eMusic, Amazon, etc., and it will also be offered here on this site, through the Cloud 13 Records on-demand store.

So why not beat the crowds and show that your just that much cooler than all the other schmoes by buying the limited edition or downloading the free version of the album now?

More big news on the way...

Free "Faust" Downloads as "The Gilded Age" Approaches

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:37:00 +0000

If you haven't recently, check out Tangemeenie's Notes from a Gilded Cage blog. This month we're giving away our 2001 release, "Faust," in its entirety as an MP3 download to celebrate the impending release of "The Gilded Age."

I'm also pleased to report that sequencing and mastering "The Gilded Age" is complete, and we'll be getting the CD packaging artwork off to the printers soon for the limited handmade issue. Check back again soon for more news, including official release dates.

I've been so heads-down working on this project lately I probably haven't been as good about communicating news and responding to emails as I should, but I'm working on that. Thanks for your patience and continued interest and support.

Soft Targets on Basement Tapes Is Now!

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:14:00 +0000

Damn--I've been so busy with the holidays, getting over a cold and putting the polishing touches on the new Tangemeenie record that I completely missed the biggest Cloud 13 news on the horizon at the end of this year!

The long-awaited Basement Tapes session/interviews featuring Cloud 13's own Soft Targets is available here now on www.basementtapes.com.

So why wait? Go to Basement Tapes. Listen. Download. Enjoy.

Soft Targets Back Home Safe and Sound

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:06:00 +0000

Well, I'm pleased to report that the Soft Targets' safe return to sleepy little Tallahassee has been confirmed, after their whirlwind September tour of the East coast. When I sat down with them Monday night over a couple of beers, Jesse, Nate, and Stephen all seemed healthy, in good spirits and eager to get back out on the road again soon.

While they were out this time around, they generated an impressive amount of media coverage, so this update includes a round-up of some highlights from the reviews and various other forms of consensual love they've gotten recently from the press. Check back soon for more updates. The Basement Tapes performances and video interview should also be out within the next week or so.

Delusions of Adequacy - An interview with the Soft Targets just before they embarked on the tour.

We Heart Music (Podcast) - A podcast from the We Heart Music site, featuring an interview with Jesse from just before the conclusion of the tour.

xlr8r - They made the top 10!

Pittsburgh City Paper - A lovely review of "Heavy Rainbow" from a lovely city.

Here Comes the Flood - A nice review from an even nicer music blog.

The Devil Has the Best Tuna - Some more wonderful words about "Heavy Rainbow."

Performer Mag - Yet another glowing review.

Onion AV Club - Eh, you win some, you lose some. This review gets it all wrong, but at least they tried.

Soft Target Tour Begins; New Tour Blog; Love from xlr8r

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:39:00 +0000

Really exciting news: xlr8r magazine just included "Heavy Rainbow" in its list of top ten releases in September, alongside new releases from Of Montreal, Starfucker, Broken Social Scene and others!

Also, the Heavy Rainbow tour is now fully underway, and we've set up a new tour diary blog here that includes the updated tour schedule and will eventually include reports from the road as the guys make their way up and down the East Coast.

In other words, the tour is all systems go. Don't miss 'em when they come through your town.

New Website! Heavy Rainbow Tour Begins End of the Month! Pow! Bang!

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:30:00 +0000

Well ladies and gentlemen, you might notice we've given the look and feel of the Cloud 13 Records website a major overhaul. It just seemed like the right time to freshen the design of the website up a bit. Plus, this version has a little more Web 2.0 goodness going on than the previous version (with more to come). And it incorporates some improvements in browser compatibility and security by doing away with the old design's use of iframes and provides other maintenance and enhancement benefits.

Plus it's got all this cool retro propaganda styling going for it, which is also a plus.

Lots more big stuff in the pipeline right now. Soft Targets' Heavy Rainbow Tour starts the end of this month and we're really psyched. More soon.

Soft Targets on Basement Tapes

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:11:00 +0000

More great news about the Soft Targets upcoming Heavy Rainbow tour: Our intrepid road-warriors have been confirmed for a session on September 13th in the studios of the Basement Tapes website as they make their way through the greater Chicago area.

Previous Basement Tapes have included musical musical legends like Alejandro Escovedo, Cracker, and others. We'll post more updates soon.

More Confirmed "Heavy Rainbow" Tour Dates

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:50:00 +0000

We've got a few new confirmed dates for the Soft Targets' "Heavy Rainbow" tour to announce, but I figured this time I'd just list all the dates that have been confirmed to-date. The new confirmed dates include outings in Florida, Chicago, North Carolina and Georgia. There are still a few more dates in the works, so check back often for the latest announcements.

Aug 30 2008 - The Atlantic - Gainesville, Florida
Sep 7 2008 - Snug Harbor - Charlotte, North Carolina
Sep 11 2008 - The Underground - St.Louis, Missouri
Sep 12 2008 - Quenchers - Chicago, Illinois
Sep 17 2008 - Canal Street Tavern - Dayton, Ohio
Sep 18 2008 - The Smiling Moose - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sep 19 2008 - North Star Bar - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 20 2008 - REHAB - New York, New York
Sep 22 2008 - Don Pedro - Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
Sep 23 2008 - Talking Head Club @ Sonar - Baltimore, Maryland
Sep 25 2008 - Nightlight club - Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Sep 27 2008 - Swayze’s - Marietta, Georgia

New Cloud 13 Gadgets

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:19:00 +0000

Check out all the cool new Cloud 13 Records gadgets you can now conveniently add to your web page, blog, Facebook page, etc. by visiting our new Widgetbox profile here. This collection of gadgets was developed using Widgetbox.com's ridiculously simple toolset, and includes gadgetized versions of the Cloud 13 Records news blog, Cloud 13's free download library, v2.0 of the Cloud 13 Records Jukebox, and The Official Blog of Tangemeenie. Enjoy!

Soft Targets and The Frigidaires at the Museum of Florida History

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:36:00 +0000

Soft Targets and The Frigidaires are performing at the Museum of Florida History
7/17 from 5:00 - 7:00
free admission, catered dinner for sale

More Soft Targets Tour Dates; Local Show Announcements

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:57:00 +0000

As promised, we've got a lot of additional confirmed dates to announce for the Soft Targets' September "Heavy Rainbow" Tour... This is shaping up to be a monster tour with a lot of amazing venues on the schedule, so we couldn't be more excited.

But before we get to those dates, there are a few more shows coming up in Tallahassee before the boys kick of their tour good and proper-like. So if you're in the area, keep showing us your love by turning out with those sorely needed wads of cash (with gas prices in excess of $4.00 a gallon these days, the boys are going to need a lot of help keeping their van running).

The newest Tallahassee dates include:

JULY 11, 2008 - The Warehouse - w/The Frigid Airs and The Young Antiques (from Atlanta)
JULY 17, 2008 - Florida Museum of Natural History
AUGUST 1, 2008 - The Warehouse - (w/Guests TBA)

And here finally are those new confirmed "Heavy Rainbow" tour dates:

SEPT 7, 2008 - Snug Harbor - Charlotte, North Carolina
SEPT 17, 2008 - Canal Street Tavern - Dayton, Ohio
SEPT 18, 2008 - The Smiling Moose - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
SEPT 19, 2008 - North Star Bar - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SEPT 23, 2008 - Talking Head Club @ Sonar - Baltimore, Maryland

Once all the remaining dates are final, we'll post the complete tour schedule here. In the meantime, you can find a complete running tally of the current confirmed dates on Soft Targets' MySpace page: www.myspace.com/softtargets.

Soft Targets "Heavy Rainbow" Tour Updates

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:13:00 +0000

As announced in the last news update, Soft Targets are taking off for the wild, wild East Coast starting early in September with the national release of their new full-length, "Heavy Rainbow" on September 9th. We've got a couple of confirmed dates to announce for you at the conclusion of this update.

In the meantime, the Softies will be playing this Friday 13th in the first of what will be a continuing series of concert events hosted by Cloud 13 Records at The Warehouse here in sleepy little Tallahassee. Be sure to come and bring your friends. If you've got it to spare, bring wads of cash too, because we'll be passing around the hat taking up donations for gas money for the upcoming "Heavy Rainbow" tour. Later in the evening, we'll also be raffling off some free Cloud 13 Records merch.

These days, the news is coming in faster than I can keep track of it, so check back regularly for more big news.

Now for those tour dates I promised:

SEPT. 11th - The Underground - St. Louis, Missouri
SEPT. 20th - REHAB - New York, New York
SEPT. 22nd - Don Pedro’s - Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Soft Targets Look for Gold at the End of their "Heavy Rainbow"

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Sat, 31 May 2008 03:53:00 +0000

It's official: Soft Targets will be returning to Cloud 13 Records to release their latest full-length offering, "Heavy Rainbow," a tour de force of indie pop sweetness, prog rock, and psychadelia, all wrapped up into a tight bundle of meticulous song-craft.

More exciting still, coinciding with the September 9th national release of "Heavy Rainbow," Soft Targets will be embarking on a whirlwind, three-week tour of the East Coast, with the possibility of a handful of appearances in the Midwest.

That means Soft Targets may be coming to your town soon! We'll be announcing more details about the tour, including confirmed dates, as they become available through this website and our email news list.

In the meantime, Soft Targets will be playing a lot of shows around Tallahassee (like their recent May 28th Beta Bar performance with Atlanta, GA's, Sorry, No Ferrari, and Abilene, TX's Homer Hiccolm and The Rocketboys) to raise extra gas money for their tour, so if you're in Tallahassee and you see the Soft Targets' name on the bill, be sure to get out to the club and give them your support. As you might have noticed, gas isn't getting any cheaper.

say hello to The Frigid Airs

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:53:00 +0000

The Frigid Airs (formerly the Ums) w/ Kentucky Nightmare and Dave Pinkham @ The Warehouse, Sun 5/11, 9:00, $6

Cloud 13 "In the Lyon's Den"

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:30:00 +0000

Check out this recent interview I did with Capital Culture Magazine's Dan Lyons (Note: I recently replaced the original, expired link with a link to the Google cache of the page). The interview will be included in the forthcoming issue of Capital Culture Magazine. This issue focuses on the music scene in Tallahassee, Florida, and should be a fine introduction to those who don't already know how much Tallahassee has to offer in that department.

Also noteworthy: I added a couple of new tracks from Tangemeenie's forthcoming "The Gilded Age" full-length to the Cloud 13 Jukebox. The new tracks are entitled "Left Hand/Right Hand" and "King of Flesh and Bone." For more information about these tracks from "The Gilded Age" and other downloads/streams from Tangemeenie, be sure to check out the Official Blog of Tangemeenie.

FSU College of Law - Entertainment and Sports Law Conference

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:59:00 +0000

Over the weekend Lori and I were pleased to be invited to participate in a discussion panel at the Florida State University College of Law's Fifth Annual Entertainment and Sports Law Conference.

We were invited to sound off about our experiences running an independent record label in a small market like Tallahassee, the advantages and disadvantages of operating outside of major markets like LA and New York, etc. Maybe next year if we get invited back we'll try to get a transcript or video of the event. In the meantime, I'll just say it was a fantastic experience, and our fellow panelists offered fascinating insights on their own experiences in the music business. We learned a lot and were truly humbled by the opportunity to participate.

There are some other new developments in the works at Cloud 13, but it's all a little too early to report at this point, so stay tuned.

January 2008 Fertile Compilation Release Party

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:45:00 +0000

Sorry for the late notice, but all Tallahasseeans, please be sure to come out to the 621 Gallery in Railroad Square tonight at 6:00 PM to attend the release party for the January 2008 installment of Cloud 13 Records' Fertile Compilation. The Ums and The Intoxicators and others will be performing at the event. This latest installment of the Fertile Compilation has shaped up to be one of the best yet, featuring the music of the Soft Targets, The Intoxicaters, among others, as well as the usual healthy serving of spoken word poetry and multimedia content from Tallahassee artists. A substantial portion of the sales proceeds will benefit community cultural programs.

The Ums on Daytrotter

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:00:00 +0000

Check out this recent piece of flattering press our darling lads, The Ums, got from Daytrotter (www.daytrotter.com).

Thanks to everyone who came out to support the boys during their local performance this past weekend at The Warehouse with The Intoxicators and other guests. A rambunctious and joyful time was had by all.

Sign Up for Our News List

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:29:00 +0000

Just updated the site to include a new form for signing up for the Cloud 13 Records News List right here on the contact page. Check it out and sign up today to get breaking Cloud 13 news mailed right to your email inbox.

Cloud 13 Records Jukebox Gadget

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:32:00 +0000

If you're an iGoogle homepage user, now you can enjoy the latest tunes from Cloud 13 Records artists without ever leaving your homepage with the Cloud 13 Records Jukebox Gadget.

Add this little gadget to your iGoogle homepage and get instant, up-to-date access to high-quality streams of music from artists featured in the Cloud 13 Records catalog and on the Fertile Compilation--not to mention exclusive sneak previews of forthcoming releases, unreleased tracks and more.

Live Pics from Heavy Rainbow Pre-Release at Warehouse

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 17:10:00 +0000

As promised a while back, here are some pics from the Soft Targets local CD pre-release party for "Heavy Rainbow" back at the end of September, featuring Soft Targets, The Ums and Wylee Wrathbone. Enjoy!

Soft Targets

The Ums

Wylee Wrathbone

Official Tangemeenie Blog! And "The Gilded Age" Project

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:52:00 +0000

More big news! (Whizz, bang!!!) The SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING! Well, no, not exactly. Though the stock market did take a big tumble today. But more importantly, Cloud 13's Tangemeenie is launching a new Blog (conveniently located at www.tangemeenie.com), and at the same time, the daring duo is embarking on an exciting new multimedia adventure/recording project called "The Gilded Age".

The new blog will feature updates on the group's progress on the new recording project, production notes, amusing personal anecdotes, and most importantly, exclusive free mp3 downloads of tracks from the forthcoming CD at various stages in the recording process--all of which will culminate in Tangemeenie's attempt to make DIY history by being the first band on earth to produce and manufacture a commercial-retail quality CD using only a single personal computer (well, and some musical instruments and external devices).

Head on over to the Official Tangemeenie Blog(TM) today and let us know what you think. The blog will be updated at least on a monthly basis, with more frequent updates possible, so either subscribe here to get updates sent straight to your browser when they arrive, or check back frequently to see what's new.

Grand Canyons Self-Titled Debut; The Ums Wow the Athenians; Price Drop!

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:35:00 +0000

I'm pleased to announce that The Grand Canyon's eponymously named debut is now available through the Cloud 13 Records online store. This is technically a re-release, with remastered tracks and some other minor changes, but for all practical purposes, this is the first time this excellent full-length is being released in its present form. The Grand Canyons are currently playing occasional gigs in the Orlando, Florida, area so check them out if the stars align just right.

Also, thanks to everyone who came out to the Caledonia Lounge to see our boys The Ums last week. We're told the performance was a rousing success, and a great time was had by all.

One final piece of big news this go around: We're lowering the prices of all the titles in our catalog by nearly 20%, effective immediately. From now until further notice, all full-lengths will be available at $12.99 and all EPs will be available for a mere $10.00. At prices like these, you can't afford not to buy. So stock up.

If you've purchased CDs from our online store under the previous pricing structure, and you're so mad you can't stand it, drop me a line at info@cloud13records.com and I'll make you an offer you can't refuse.

Heavy Rainbow Sneak Preview

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:44:00 +0000

BREAKING NEWS: For a limited time only, in anticipation of the Soft Targets’ local CD release party (September 28th at The Warehouse with The Ums and Wylee Wrathbone), the Cloud 13 Records’ Jukebox is proud to feature exclusive streaming audio of all 13 uncut tracks from the Soft Target’s new full-length, “Heavy Rainbow”! This exclusive sneak preview will be available only through Cloud 13 Records.

So drop by the Cloud 13 website (www.cloud13records.com/about.shtml) any time between Sept 22nd and Sept. 28th, click on the Jukebox icon in the upper right-hand corner of the menu, turn your computer speakers up, and then just sit back and enjoy a sneak preview of these long-awaited recordings. Then if you happen to be in or near the sleepy little town of Tallahassee at the right time, drop by the Warehouse, pick up an advance copy of the disc from the band themselves, and congratulate the boys on a job well done, because “Heavy Rainbow” is a remarkable accomplishment: An ambitious modern pop record that finds this talented trio exploring bold new directions without sacrificing what’s always made them great, with producer Tim DeLaney (The Swimming Pool-Qs, Kopernik) back at the helm.

And there’s plenty of more cool stuff coming up soon, too: As we’ve announced before, we’re winding up for the national release of The Ums “Men of Science” EP in Winter 2007. We’ll announce the “official” release date in the next few weeks. In the meantime, we’ve just been given a sneak preview of The Ums next project, entitled “Sleepytime,” and we were blown away, so we can’t wait until you get a chance to hear it, too. “Sleepytime” is unlike anything The Ums—or for that matter, anyone—has done before: A multi-part song-cycle that runs uninterrupted for twenty minutes from beginning to end, weaving together musical movements—perfect mini pop gems—that ultimately come together to breathtaking effect. “Sleepytime” is The Ums’ most ambitious and accomplished project yet and we can’t wait until you get to hear it.

Big Changes in Store at Cloud 13

noreply@blogger.com (Saul Goodman) — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:25:00 +0000

It's been a while since this news has been updated, but ironically, that's because so much has been going on. The Ums are gearing up for the winter national release of the "Men of Science" EP, and we couldn't be more excited.

The Ums have begun working with Fanatic Promotion for this release, and we've got high hopes this will be the release that finally puts our boys over the top. The Ums, meanwhile, are busily working on yet another release, which I believe is nearing completion. One of the guys from Stillwood is helping them produce that.

In other Cloud 13 related news, our old friends the Soft Targets have just completed and are gearing up to release what could easily be one of the finest indie records of the decade. Notably, this will be their first release to feature a song written and sung by bassist, Nate Sadler, as well as one written and sung by Steve Gillespie (also of The Ums). Seriously, this record is going to be amazing, and I say that even though it likely won't be released on Cloud 13. The group is currently shopping the album around.

Also, congratulations to distant Cloud 13 friend, Laura Minor. Though Laura isn't exactly a member of the Cloud 13 family, she's given us a lot of short-run duplication work over the years, and is a long-time friend of the label. Her latest album was recently picked up by Atlanta, GA's Stickfigure Records. Her previous record on Hightone Records, Salesman's Girl was a huge success, and we wish her continued success in the future.

And finally, Cloud 13 is currently looking into some exciting new options for revamping how we handle our on-demand sales. These changes, if we decide to go forward with them, will ensure that we're in a good position to handle the increased demand that comes with growth and to maintain a high-level of consistent quality service to our customers. We're growing a little too quickly now to keep handling every on-demand CD order in-house--especially since we still want to have some time left for making music!--but hopefully, we've recently found a solution that will allow us to continue to grow as much and as quickly as we need to without sacrificing the benefits of our unique on-demand approach to CD production. I'll explain in more detail just what all this means in the very near future.