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THE L MAGAZINE REVIEWS BOAT, PITCHFORK REVIEWS CAROLYN MARK....

Check Carolyn's review here, and Boat's review here! Also, get ready for some exciting announcements about NEW RIOT ACT RELEASES FOR 2010, as well as about news from All Smiles, Black Whales, and more!

HAPPY RELEASE DAY, BOAT AND CAROLYN MARK!

Boat's "Setting The Paces" (Magic Marker) and Carolyn Mark & N.Q. Arbuckle's "Let's Just Stay Here" (Mint Records) hath now been birthed into the world! Check out what Pop Tarts Suck Toasted and Caught In The Carousel had to say this morning--and while you're at it, make sure to catch Boat and Carolyn on tour (dates below).

BOAT ON THE ROAD

11.05.09 - Portland, OR @ The Woods
11.06.09 - Seattle, WA @ IN-STORE SONIC BOOM RECORDS (7pm, all-ages)
11.11.09 - Boston, MA @ PA's Lounge
11.12.09 - Philadelphia, PA @ Pilam (All-Ages w/ Pants Yell!)
11.13.09 - New York, New York @ Union Hall (w/ How I Became The Bomb)
11.14.09 - New York, New York @ Bruar Falls (New venue from the owners of the Cake Shop!)

CAROLYN MARK ON THE ROAD

10.27.09 - Petersburgh, ON @ The Red Dog

10.28.09 - Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah

10.29.09 - Waterloo, ON @ Starlight

10.30.09 - Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo

11.19.09 - Twin Butte, AB @ Twin Butte County General Store

11.20.09 - Calgary, AB @ Broken City Social Club

11.21.09 - Edmonton, AB @ The Artery

11.23.09 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret

11.24.09 - Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar

TOMORROW'S THE BIG DAY! BOAT'S "SETTING THE PACES"; CAROLYN MARK & N.Q. ARBUCKLE'S "LET'S JUST STAY HERE" ARE OUT!

WHAT FOLKS ARE SAYING about BOAT's newest:

"This Seattle band’s 3rd album is their best work yet"--KEXP

"BOAT are an energetic, slightly sloppy, unpretentious happiness machine."--The Stranger

"Setting the Paces is gleefully confessional, steeped in weird metaphors, often silly but always sung with such full-throated earnestness that it's easy to get sucked in. This is, finally, an antidote to humorless, self-important indie pop."--Missoula Independent

"...quixotically messy approach to pop grandiosity"--Pitchfork

"dammit if the tunes aren’t beautifully messy and fun—sorta like my bedroom as a child. And that, my imaginary friend, is one heck of an endorsement."--The Days of Lore

...and about CAROLYN's newest:

"There are breathtaking moments (like the sparkling piano ballad, "Officer Down" or when NQ takes the lead on the lonely road ready "Saskatoon Tonight" and it evolves into beautiful harmonies) that make you feel like NQ and Marks have the potential to evolve into a Can-country version of Nicks and Buckingham.I know you will read that as hyperbole, but "Let’s Just Stay Here" is full of songs for the soul."--HeroHill

"Listening to Mark's voice will immediately make you think of Neko (Case). It's got that dusty twangy feeling to it which would make you believe that the two are honest to goodness sisters, and not just previous bandmates."--Mainstream Isn't So Bad

"Mark and Quinlan can also conjure heartbreak with quick, precise turns of phrase....there's an effective weight to Let's Just Stay Here that casts these two great talents in a whole new light."--Exclaim

"The collaboration of Carolyn Mark and NQ Arbuckle feels intensely natural. The vocals are tremendous, as one would expect from Mark, and the rugged resolve of NQ Arbuckle’s guitars and drums till through like prairie machinery in overdrive."--Blogcritics

Marissa Paternoster Named NYC's Best Guitar-Shredder by Village Voice!

Whoa, wow, we all knew Screaming Females' Marissa could shred but wow, Village Voice named her New York City's best guitar-shredder. Early reports of Thurston Moore's emotional outbreaks may have been exaggerated.

"The Females recently toured with the Dead Weather; no idea how Jack White had the balls to even walk out onstage after Pasternoster was done with it, or how there was still a stage left at all."

Peter Grumbine Announce's Visqueen as Top 3 Albums of the year on CNN!

It's true, Peter Grumbine of Current TV went on CNN and announced that not only is Message To Garcia one of the top three albums of the year, he went so far as to say Rachel Flotard has soul in spades above and beyond Joss Stone. Watch for your self!

BOAT: "PRINCE OF TACOMA" LIVE AT THE COMET IN SEATTLE, WA!

If this song doesn't make your heart jump into your brains, you are dead on the inside.

FINN RIGGINS VS. WILDERNESS IS OUT TODAY--FILTER FEATURES "WAKE (KEEP THIS TOWN ALIVE)" VIDEO!

Finn Riggins, Wake by Staff | 10.13.2009 Finn Riggins' new album, Vs. Wilderness, hits stores today, viaTender Loving Empire. To celebrate, the band has released the video for "Wake" which was made by Jason Sievers. His lovely stop motion animation videos and have been featured on Pitchfork and MTV and he's worked for bands like Built to Spill, The Universal and The Wrensto name a few. The video perfectly captures the energy and hope for the future that Finn Riggins talks about in "Wake." Lyrics about hardships and the daily grind end in a euphoric, layered refrain of "Keep this town alive..." Jason Sievers' video enhances this powerful theme.

CAN YOU EVEN BELIEVE IT?!?! FINN RIGGINS VS. WILDERNESS IS OUT THIS TUESDAY!

It's already pre-released exclusively on iTunes, but this Tuesday, AKA tomorrow, Finn Riggins' Incredible new full-length, VS. WILDERNESS, is out on Tender Loving Empire! OPB Music says:

"Finn Riggins. The peak. They shocked and stunned: Truly amazing, like a locomotive storming into a barn... in years to come this could be the band you wish you were on the front wave of....This is infectious, relentless and the only performance/album I’m reviewing in several years that’s a 7 out of 7."

BOAT JAMS: MAY I SUGGEST SOME?

Happy Monday, friends. Might I suggest that you start your week off by listening to a few of the tremendous tracks off of BOAT's upcoming "Setting The Paces" (Magic Marker, 10-27)? You can listen to "Prince of Tacoma", "Lately" or "We've Been Friends Since 1989" right here:

http://www.riotactmedia.com/artist_boat.php

ALSO, THIS JUST IN ABOUT BOAT'S RECORD RELEASE SHOW 10-22 at Neumos in Seattle: D. Crane is making a set. If you've ever seen the man's handiwork, you are pumped. From the band's mouth:

"The garage is stocked with paint, cardboard, diet soda, glue, and scissors. BOAT is planning a grand record release show at Neumo's on October 22nd, with the Pale (Cam from the Pale mixed the new LP) and Sirens Sister. It will be a stage show, and feature a stage set, as well as special guests, and surprises. It is not to be missed."

CHECK OUT THIS MAGIC:

CATHERINE FEENY KILLED IT AT LAURELTHIRST LAST NIGHT!

Last night, Catherine Feeny kicked off the first day of her tour at Laurelthirst Public House (one of my favorites in town, as they have rad month-long residencies with folks like Laura Veirs and Dolorean--plus delicious pickleburgers), and she slayed. The place was packed as per always--you have to get there early to get a table--and every single person in the super loud bar shut the eff up as soon as Catherine, accompanied by her rad husband and partner in musicmaking, took the stage. You could hear a pin drop.

There wasn't much light in there, so please excuse this being the darkest Feeny video ever, but just listen to the crowd singing along, myself and the tremendous Slim Moon included.

By the way, Riot Act Media has just launched a Vimeo channel called "Riot Act Media's Super Channel of Video Radness"; we aim to post footage of all of the great folks we get to work with on the regular. Check it out! (http://vimeo.com/channels/62506)

Catherine Feeny, Laurelthirst, Portland, Oregon 9.30.09 from Riot Act Media on Vimeo.

CATHERINE FEENY ON TOUR:

10.02.09 - Eugene, OR @ CD World
10.03.09 - Arcata, CA @ Mosgo's
10.06.09 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ The Clubhouse
10.07.09 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Hotel Café
10.08.09 - San Diego, CA @ LeStats
10.10.09 - Phoenix, AZ @ O'Brien's Pub
10.13.09 - Denver, CO @ There Bar & Lounge
10.15.09 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Tin Angel
10.18.09 - New York, NY @ The Living Room
10.21.09 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café
10.22.09 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland
10.24.09 - Lexington, KY @ Al's
10.26.09 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement
10.27.09 - Decatur, GA @ Eddie's Attic
10.28.09 - Asheville, NC @ Warren-Wilson College
10.28.09 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
11.01.09 - Charleston, NC @ O'Malley's