RIOT ACT VIDEO ROUNDUP: BLACK WHALES, WEINLAND, LOCH LOMOND, FINN RIGGINS, CATHERINE FEENY, SOME DAYS and MORE!

Oh, there is so much video radness happening this Fall--from the Black Whales running through the forest wearing masks in their brand new "Diamond Divide" video to Finn Riggins puking rainbow-colored balls of fuzz in their new video for "Wake (Keep This Town Alive)" to Weinland battling mighty buffalo in their new video for "I'm Sure It Helps" to Loch Lomond playing the tremendous new "Ghost of an Earthworm" off their forthcoming Night Bats EP on The PennyJam, we are not wanting for visual glory!

AND, GUESS WHAT? So soon, we're going to have a great new video from the likes of BOAT, directed by D. Crane himself--and look out for video content from Ben Davis (whose new full-length, Charge It Up!, is out 1/5 on Lovitt Records) and Rauelsson (whose new full-length, La Siembra, La Espera Y La Cosecha, is out 1/12 on Hush Records).

And then, the movie trailers....in case you missed it, check out the trailer for Matt McCormick's debut feature film, "Some Days Are Better Than Others" (starring James Mercer, Carrie Brownstein, Renee Roman Nose and David Wodehouse--and we PROMISE that as soon as we have news for you re: screenings, release date, etc., we'll fill you in), as well as the trailer for "Remember Where You Are", a currently in-production documentary following the touring adventures of the amazing Catherine Feeny, who just got off the road a handful of days ago. WHOA.

Weinland: "I'm Sure It Helps":

Loch Lomond: "Ghost of an Earthworm" via The PennyJam:

Loch Lomond at the Ace Hotel from The Penny Jam on Vimeo.

Black Whales: "Diamond Divide"

Finn Riggins: "Wake (Keep This Town Alive)"

TRAILER: "Remember Where You Are" (feat. Catherine Feeny, Faction Films)

TRAILER: "Some Days Are Better Than Others" (Rodeo Film Co., release/screening dates TBA)

Some Days are Better than Others (trailer) from matt mccormick on Vimeo.

LOCH LOMOND'S "NIGHT BATS" EP IS OUT NEXT TUESDAY, 11/11!

If you didn't already know, Loch Lomond's "Night Bats" EP is out next Tuesday (pre-order a copy, and it'll arrive not only early, but signed by the whole band)--and it's crazy gorgeous. Listen to "Wax and Wire" here, and feel free to repost on yr blog/site. Here's a photo of the band practicing last night for their upcoming tour (dates below) at PDX's The Woods, an incredible funeral home-turned-venue co-run by Loch Lomond's Ritchie Young.

LOCH LOMOND

11.09.09 - Pendleton, OR @ Pendleton Center For The Arts
11.10.09 - Portland, OR @ The Woods
11.11.09 - Eugene, OR @ EMU Fish Bowl - University of Oregon
11.12.09 - San Francisco, CA @ Hotel Utah Saloon
11.14.09 - Brookdale, CA @ Historic Brookdale Lodge
11.15.09 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Muddy Waters
11.16.09 - San Diego, CA @ UCSD/The Loft (w/Horse Feathers)
11.17.09 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater (w/Horse Feathers)

WE ARE BACK! All's well in e-mail land again.

RIOT ACT MEDIA'S E-MAIL IS DOWN. WE ARE ON THE PROBLEM, AND APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY!

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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