Happy Valley Super Update

The young men of Happy Valley have finished their new record MUTANTEN and fracking frack it's totally sweet.  It is about mutants, like space mutants or something... or life mutants maybe?  I've never been too good at identifying types of  mutants - the one's with the red markings on their necks are space mutants - is that right?

Anyhow... 14 songs of crazy space race madness.  Wrapped up and handed to you August 5th.  But here's a secret... lean in... are you listening?

You can pick up your own copy of MUTANTEN July 4th at I-4 Fest.  Stay tuned for more information.

And man... that's the cover art up there.  Magic'd by Mr. David Hoskins.

Visit him here: http://davidhoskinsart.blogspot.com

Crutch and the Giant Junshi 8 Shows in NYC yo!

Yo NYC.

Crutch and the Giant Junshi - man, what an old rascal he is.  

Our good friend Nick, of Crutch and the Giant Junshi will be appearing in a play by the up and coming and wonderful and intrepid Counting Squares Theatre Group.  It runs June 3rd - June 10th - and every night features live performances of the music off Crutch and the Giant Junshi's album Caterwaul.

Carpe Tunnel: Embracing the Struggle

Dates: June 3rd - June 10th

Location: Nicu's Spoon Theatre

                  38 W. 38th

                  Take the F,V,B,D,7 to Bryant Park

                  or N,Q,R,W to Herald Square

Visit: www.countingsquarestheatre.org

Check out the trailer.  Spoiler alert?

Christopher Stelling and His Satanic Movie

know your neighbors: Crutch and the Giant Junshi

Crutch and the Giant Junshi is one Nicholas Sprysenski. Nicholas was the first to arrive at our humble little home for birds. Some people don't believe the many stories we tell about him. We've seen him rescue an otter from a poacher, juggle fire swords, and read to little babies at the little baby library.

What is wonderful though, is that he makes music as fantastic and adventurous as any of those things.

Someone might have said it sounds like Tom Waits... in a canoe... with a tiger.

Might have. You don't know.

Seriously... they might have...

Prove they didn't.

Go ahead. Prove it.

Or you could check out the new Crutch and the Giant Junshi record, "Caterwaul," and make your own canoe comparisons.

Available April 1st, 2008.

www.myspace.com/crutchthegiantjunshi

know your neighbors: Christopher Stelling

Our most migratory orphan, Christopher Stelling sends the Orphanage post cards from all over the globe. He also sends us songs, and these weird little statues of horses.

We're not sure why.

I mean, we never said we especially liked horses.

In fact, we don't especially like horses. At least not enough to warrant a collection of miniatures.

As for the music, we dare you to listen to it and not think Christopher was born with 40 fingers and a guitar in his hand. Double dog dare in your underwear. Perm your hair at the county fair dare.

If they ever discover a river on another planet... this is what it is going to sound like. Christopher may have already been there to check it out, sent us a postcard, and we just don't know yet.

We consulted our Fedex tracking guide, but the light year conversion chart was confusing. Stupid Fedex.

Visit him at his myspace. CLICK HERE.

Or listen to him at our myspace. CLICK HERE.


New album by Christopher Stelling, coming soon.