How’ya been? It’s a wild and wonderful summer here at the Penny offices - here’s a few quick hits as to what’s been happening:
Tom McShane Tour / Hard Working Class Heroes
July saw Tom hit the road for 6 dates in support of the Fighter/God Says split 7″. Escape Act also joined Tom on the tour. Check the recaps over at the Penny Blog, or Tom’s very own musings at his Log-O’-The-Web. Some nice pics from Tom via his Flickr, too. He’s off back down to Dublin in September for that city’s premier new-band showcase festival, Hard Working Class Heroes. Check out the stellar lineup!
Buy “Fighter/God Says” from iTunes
Buy the Limited Edition 7″ Vinyl
The Terribles Featured on Rumblefish
Sonic-branding company Rumblefish recently featured The Terribles “Mistake-Do Over” E.P. on their Music Licensing Store (musiclicensingstore.com). Penny partnered with Rumblefish to help connect our catalog to music supervisors, independent film-makers and other creative-types in need of the perfect musical addition to their work. Current licenses are in the works!
Partnership with Covet Music
In more licensing news, Penny has partnered with Covet Music - http://www.covetmusic.com. Covet will place Penny’s catalog in a variety of media - from web tv, to films & commercials - and Penny in return will use it’s digital distribution platform & marketing programs to raise the profile of Covet’s burgeoning roster of world, hip-hop and indie artists.
New Signings
We’re proud to be helping the amazing Jessica Lurie and her band, JLE, bring their new album to the world! A mix of jazz, world and funk, Jessica’s worked with Nels Cline (Wilco), Todd Sickafoose (Ani DiFranco) and Erin McKeown. Check out the tunes at http://www.myspace.com/jessicaluriemusic, especially the tracks Panther & No. 6.
We’re also incredibly honored to be helping with The Oh Yeah Sessions. Made with the support of Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol) and Tim Wheeler (Ash), it’s a compilation of the best new music from Belfast, recorded to benefit The Oh Yeah Centre, a multi-use creative space in the heart of Belfast’s cathedral quarter. The record is out now. Check out the official site for more info and if you dig any of the bands, let us know!
Buy The Oh Yeah Sessions from iTunes
Enjoy the sun while it’ hear! We’ll chat next month…
