 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|||||
MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. / SONGS: OHIA news
lost shohola record to be found on "fading trails" (6/07/06)
coming september 12th on secretly canadian is yet another new magnolia release entitled "fading trails". it'll be composed of various recent recording sessions jason molina and company (both familiar and new) did with steve albini, david lowery and at the famous sun studios in memphis, tennessee... most intriguing of all, it will also feature the demos from the lost shohola album.
let me go on vinyl (5/16/06)
a few more details about the new jason molina solo album "let me go, let me go, let me go" due out august 22nd on secretly canadian. it will be released lp-only in the same fashion as the previous solo album "pyramid electric co.", with all that statement entails (*wink*)... a short piece from jason describing the album is also online...
let me go almost ready to go (4/29/06)
the master for the new jason molina solo album, "let me go, let me go, let me go" was approved earlier this week and secretly canadian is currently aiming for a july 2006 release date.
jason molina solo radio set (4/24/06)
when magnolia electric co. passed through chapel hill last month, jason swung by and recorded acoustic versions of three brand new songs for the internet radio site no love for ned (who happens to also host songsohia.com)... it just went up as part of the four-year anniversary show (04-24-06) and jason's set starts the second hour. the setlist: new devil / memphis / good luck follows bad follows none
"nashville moon" on the horizon (3/31/06)
no release date has been set, but a tracklist is now available for the upcoming magnolia electric co. album "nashville moon" recorded by steve albini. featuring twelve tracks and clocking in at about 45 minutes, it looks something like this: lonesome valley / montgomery bound / don't fade on me / hammer down / no moon on the water / nashville moon / what comes after the blues / north star / don't this look like the dark / bowery / texas 71 / down the wrong road both ways
magnolia electric co. records at sun studios (3/31/06)
on a day off in memphis last month, magnolia electric co. stopped by the legendary sun studios to record a trio of new tracks and a new version of "hold on magnolia"... it could potentially become an ep (with a magnolia'd sun-style label) but there are no firm plans at the moment. it was just the five-piece touring band for the session - jason molina (guitar, vox), jason groth (guitar, backing vox), michael kapinus (keys, trumpet), pete schreiner (bass) and mark rice (drums)...
end of tour updates (3/31/06)
so the new molina solo album didn't quite make it to the band in time for the tour... it should hopefully be available from secretly canadian later this spring. the summer tour is coming together and there should be another eastern u.s. tour in the fall... i even heard a rumor of a solo show pencilled in for new zealand, although there aren't any firm plans yet.
one more molina solo date and summer tour plans (3/01/06)
just got notice of a solo london show on april 5th, details on the tour page... the tour page also has the potential routing for a west coast tour this summer.
one molina solo date in spain (2/14/06)
jason molina will play a solo set on april 8th in sevilla, spain as part of the southpop festival. this is a one-off show and not part of a larger tour (as far as i know!).
mec's "nashville moon" details... (2/11/06)
the next magnolia electric co. album is due for release this fall, tentatively september 2006, on secretly canadian. it was recorded in chicago by steve albini and features many of the magnolia players that we've come to know and love.
molina's "let me go" details... (2/11/06)
jason molina's second solo album, "let me go, let me go, let me go", should be available on the upcoming us tour with a full release to follow. recorded in bloomington with jim zespy, it'll have these nine tracks: it's easier now / everything should try again / alone with the owl / don't it look like the rain / some things never try / it must be raining there forever / get out, get out, get out / it costs you nothing / let me go, let me go, let me go
a few more molina and lowery details... (2/11/06)
no word on a release date, but the album recorded this past fall in virginia with david lowery is expected to come out under the magnolia electric co. moniker with a tentative title of "the black ram"... despite bearing the mec name, the album features all guest musicians (details to come!).
chicago reader article reveals more album details (1/14/06)
the chicago reader revealed some more details about upcoming releases in an article yesterday. a new solo album, tentatively titled "let me go", should be released first. recorded last february in indiana, it returns to the sparse piano/guitar arrangements of "pyramid electric co.". the new magnolia electric co. lp "nashville moon" is also complete, save for mixing. it was recorded last july with steve albini at electrical audio. the article also mentioned that jason will return to virginia to finish the collaboration with david lowery in february.
molina mondays at schuba's this february (11/22/05)
according to the mec myspace page, jason molina will be curating monday night shows at schuba's (in chicago) this coming february. he'll play a solo set and also pick other bands and songwriters to fill out the slots!
art show and hints at upcoming projects (11/16/05)
pitchfork had a news update today about the art show jason molina will be taking part in at brooklyn's fire proof press (NOTE: he will no longer be performing). buried at the bottom was news about upcoming collaborations indicating that he had finished work on a full length with david lowery of camper van beethoven and cracker and he's hoping to put together a colloborative project with chicago musicians (his wishlist includes sally timms of the mekons, jeff tweedy of wilco, and danny black of the blacks).
magnolia on myspace (10/11/05)
many might know that magnolia electric co. has had a myspace page for a month or two now... but as of today there are three tracks from the new ep available to stream there, for those who haven't already hopped on that (ps - it's in your local record store as of today)...
hurricanes cancel three shows this weekend (9/22/05)
the impending hurricane rita has led to the cancellation of all remaining texas dates (that'd be mcallen and houston)... the new orleans show on sunday was cancelled awhile back due to hurricane katrina...
hard to love a man ep available online (8/19/05)
and now you don't need to put pants on to procure your copy of the upcoming magnolia electric co. ep. you can now purchase the "hard to love a man" ep directly from secretly canadian.
hard to love a man ep available at shows (8/16/05)
well whadayaknow! it'd seem that the upcoming ep (due out october 11th) is already in the hands of the band and can be procured from them at any of the shows over the next month or so... as a reminder, it features three non-album tracks recorded in april and a cover of warren zevon's "werewolves of london" recorded in fall 2003.
hard to love a man ep coming in october (7/20/05)
the summer release date might have been a bit ambitious, but details are now out for the "hard to love a man" ep... secretly canadian has it scheduled for an october 11th release (cd only, no 10" was mentioned)... four original tracks (most of them previewed over the past three months of touring) and their cover of warren zevon's "werewolves of london" that you might remember from the tour two years ago...
new magnolia electric co. ep coming in july (4/19/05)
before heading out on tour earlier this month, magnolia electric co. stopped by echo park studios in bloomington to record a new ep. right now it looks like it'll be released by secretly canadian on cd and 10" in july, just in time for them to head out on the road for more north american dates...
more magnolia electric co. north american tour dates (4/08/05)
the huge tour in support of "what comes after the blues" begins tonight and if the three months worth of tour dates aren't enough for you, you're in luck. magnolia electric co. will return to the road in early august, after a short respite from their european tour (and a one-off show in chicago in july to play the intonation festival on the 16th or 17th). a rather extensive canadian tour followed by u.s. dates will keep them on the road until october.
more vinyl reissues coming this summer (3/15/05)
after the successful reissue campaign for the first three (secretly canadian released) songs: ohia full lengths in fall '04, summer '05 will bring us the following three full-lengths. july 5th brings the vinyl re-releases of "ghost tropic", "didn't it rain" and "magnolia electric co." no official word on whether the m.e.c. lp will contain the bonus demos cd in this new pressing, but i'm guessing no.
what comes after the blues available for pre-order (3/03/05)
secretly canadian now has what comes after the blues available for pre-order... both the cd and lp are shipping now, so you can have yours in-hand a month before it hits stores...
what comes after the us tour... european dates (1/31/05)
initial dates for the european tour this summer have been announced and they include visits to the uk, sweden, norway and all sorts of mainland europe locales... check the tour dates section. if you don't see your town mentioned yet don't worry, there are more dates to come!
"what comes after the blues" coming on april 5th (1/18/05)
the title pretty much says it all- the new magnolia electric co. studio album will be called "what comes after the blues" and be released on april 5th, 2005 on both cd and lp by secretly canadian. many of the tracks have been played on tour over the past two years but only two appear on the just-released "trials and errors" live album (which is almost out of print, btw!)
special jason molina valentine's day solo set (1/18/05)
jason molina will be part of a bill at the knitting factory in nyc this valentine's day celebrating the release of "isn't it romantic" (the poetry book that included a compilation featuring a magnolia electric co. track). also on the bill music-wise are mighty flashlight, mark mulcahy, megan reilly and lo fine. there will also be readings from a number of poets featured in the book.
more magnolia live dates (1/02/05)
the touring schedule for the first four months of 2005 is firming up- european dates are still to come. there will be two record release shows, the first for the "trials and errors" live album on january 15th in bloomington and the second for the new studio album on april 9th in chicago. see the tour dates page for more details...
"trials and errors" now available direct (11/19/04)
as promised a couple weeks ago, secretly canadian is now selling both the cd and 2xlp version of the new live magnolia electric co. album "trials and errors", recorded a year and a half ago in belgium.
the trials and tribulations of "trials and errors" (10/28/04)
"trials and errors", the live magnolia electric co. release will be widely available on both cd and 2xlp this winter through secretly canadian. i don't believe the cd will be included with the lp as rumored. don't pay lots of money for this on ebay- it will be readily available if you just wait a month or two...
"isn't it romantic" book now available (10/14/04)
following up on news from last spring, "isn't it romantic: 100 love poems by young american poets" is now available from verse press. this poetry anthology include a compilation with the new magnolia electric co. song "down the wrong road both ways". other musicians appearing on the cd include richard buckner, vic chesnutt, nanang tatang (ida), david berman (silver jews), and many more. (ps. it turns out that amazon has it for much cheaper)
magnolia electric co. december tour dates (10/09/04)
the first of the tour dates for the december chilly states tour are now available on the tour dates page... i'll be updating as i get more details and/or dates.
magnolia electric co. trials and errors update (10/09/04)
so word is that "trials and errors" met up with the band in philly last night in cd form. i'm not quite sure what happened, as all previous reports mentioned it being a 2xlp
magnolia electric co. release date update (09/21/04)
the limited edition live 2xlp now has a name and formal release date (when it will appear in finer shops around the world)- it'll be called "trials and errors" and make it's way out on january 18th, 2005. it should be available at some point on the tour, though probably not the beginning of the tour. the new studio album (which is still without a definitive title) is scheduled to hit the shelves in early april.
magnolia electric co. planning three new tours (09/21/04)
there's a tour of the northern u.s. in the works for the holiday shopping season (post-thanksgiving through mid-december) as the magnolia train pulls into chilly cities that start with a "d" or "m" like des moines, duluth, minneapolis, milwaukee, moorhead, and madison... then in april there will be a more extensive u.s. tour to coincide with the release of the new album... nothing is finalized (so some of those cities listed might not happen) if you have suggestions or want to set up a show, contact the kork agency usa. june will find the band in europe trying to hit all the stops- scotland, ireland, england, belgium, holland, germany, russia, spain, italy... prague, zagreb and a short scandanavian jaunt are also possibilities... again, there are no definites and if you want to help make something happen contact the kork agency europe a.s.a.p.
magnolia electric co. to play bloomingtonfest slight update (08/25/04)
word on the street is that while magnolia electric co. will still be playing bloomingtonfest this weekend they will NOT be covering warren zevon's "excitable boy" in its entirety as previously reported. they've been playing plenty of other great covers this summer though, so there may be another surprise or two in store yet...
magnolia electric co. to play bloomingtonfest (08/16/04)
magnolia electric co. has been tapped to play this year's bloomingtonfest on august 28th.
new studio album and double live album (08/10/04)
final details are being worked out for the spring 2005 release of the new album, recorded last fall with steve albini. there's also a new live 2xlp recorded last year in europe, slated to be available on the october dates and then through stores and mailorder in january 2005.
three songs: ohia lps to be reissued (08/10/04)
for those that missed out the first time, secretly canadian will be reissuing "the black album", "axxess and ace" and "the lioness" on vinyl in october. "the lioness" and "axxess and ace" are available from the band on tour right now. "the black album" won't be available until october as it will be packaged in a special triple-gatefold jacket featuring the cover and the insert images from the first two pressings. it will also contain the lp-only track "for you" (which was included on the previous pressings of the lp)
summer and fall magnolia electric co. tourdates (08/10/04)
the magnolia electric co. is about to hit the road for the first dates of two separate tours... the august tour features a five man magnolia- jason molina (guitar, vocals), jason groth (guitar), pete schreiner (bass), mark rice (drums) and michael kapinus (keyboard/trumpet)... the line-up will be expanded for the october dates to include jennie benford (guitar, vocals) and mike brenner (lap steel).
q & a with jason molina (07/14/04)
the answers are in (and even transcribed)... so give 'em a look and learn a little ohia/magnolia folklore. thanks to jason molina for taking the time to answer all thirty questions.
q & a with jason molina (06/07/04)
jason molina has kindly offer to do a question and answer session with the fans. email me your questions at ned@noloveforned.com and i'll compile them to send onward for answers. i can't guarantee every question will be answered, but it'll definitely make for a good read. q & a is now closed- please do not send any more questions. thanks!
another compilation appearance (05/17/04)
for those of you that didn't rush out to get the japanese version of magnolia electric co., the studio version of "the big game is every night" appears on a promotional compilation entitled "connect.com/insound rarities sampler volume one". as far as i know, it's not available for purchase. it was sent to college radio and given away at this year's coachella... here's the artwork: front/black
upcoming compilation appearance (04/1/04)
a new untitled song by magnolia electric co. will be appearing on a compilation to be released at the end of 2004. recorded live in an abandoned church with jason molina on guitar and vocals and jason groth on guitar. the compilation will be attached to an anthology called "isn't it romantic, 100 love poems by 100 younger american poets" to be released by verse press. other artists scheduled to appear on the compilation include: vic chesnutt, richard buckner, doug martsch, david berman, ida, jenny toomey, nina nastasia, mark mulcahy, and hamell on trial.
chunklet 7" now shipping (04/1/04)
just wanted to let everyone know that the jason molina 7" available from chunklet magazine is now shipping. keep your eyes on your mailboxes... for those that haven't ordered yet, the color vinyl is all gone (the black is still available)...
new limited jason molina 7" (02/26/04)
chunklet magazine is selling an exclusive jason molina 7" if you place an order at their website. the two tracks ("no moon on the water" and "in the human world") were recorded last month andwill be exclusive to this release (they will *not* appear on the album due out later this year)... early orders will get one of the three extra-limited colored vinyl versions- gold, clear and grey.
early 7" track on new compilation (02/15/04)
"soul" from the 'nor cease thou never now' 7" appears on the new mix by death in vegas entitled
short jason molina solo u.s. tour (01/13/04)
there are a few new dates scheduled for the second half of the month in the eastern united states. jason will be appearing solo.
win a jason molina drawing at insound (01/13/04)
insound are running a contest. if you pre-order a copy of pyramid electric co., you'll be entered to win one of twenty two jason molina drawings... pyramid electric co. is also still available directly from secretly canadian for less, but you won't be entered in the drawing.
magnolia electric co. limited edition, one last time (12/09/03)
secretly canadian has repressed a very small quantity of the limited edition version of magnolia electric co. with the bonus demos disc. it's currently available from retailers (probably of your indie variety) and at live shows (which are done for the year). but do not fear, secretly canadian should have a few available to sell online after the new year.
pyramid electric co., one more time (11/18/03)
jason molina's "pyramid electric co." lp is finally available for pre-order on the secretly canadian website, to be shipped by december 10th. a quick tracklist - pyramid electric co / red comet dust / division st. girl / honey, watch your ass / song of the road / spectral alphabet / long desert train
new songs: ohia discussion list (11/18/03)
the old yahoogroup is being abandoned in favor of a new one, which is set properly to avoid spammers. hopefully everyone who jumped shipped in the past few weeks/months due to spam issues will find their way to the new group. and for anyone that didn't even know about it, by all means join up too...
magnolia electric co. tour with arab strap (11/12/03)
word from someone who spoke to jason at last night's wilmington, nc show is that the arab strap dates are indeed happening. magnolia electric co. will be touring as a duo of jason molina (guitar, vox) and jim zespy (keyboard).
more magnolia electric co. tour dates (11/10/03)
the surfacing rumors of u.s. dates with arab strap seem to be true as the kork agency (who book magnolia electric co.) just listed a route of tba dates that coincide with the potential arab strap dates mentioned. note: this will most likely not be for the entire arab strap u.s. tour, just a week or two...
pyramid electric co. closer to arrival (10/22/03)
the cover artwork for jason molina's "pyramid electric co" album has appeared on the secretly canadian website. currently schedule for a january 2004 release, songsohia.com should have a detailed page, including tracklist and lyrics, up very soon.
magnolia electric co. readies november u.s. tour (10/22/03)
just back from spain, the magnolia electric co. is getting ready to hit the road for two weeks in november. the band this time: jason molina (guitar, vox), jason groth (guitar), pete schreiner (bass), mark rice (drums), mike brenner (lap steel), michael kapinus (keys, trumpet), and jenny benford (vox, mandolin, guitar). when the tour ends in chicago, the same group will head into electrical audio to record with steve albini.
magnolia electric co. not in germany (10/22/03)
some german promoters have mistakenly announced that songs: ohia/magnolia electric co. will be supporting arab strap on a number of dates over the next week. now that the band is back in the states, these are definitely not happening.
acuarela finds a small supply of the our golden ratio ep (8/31/03)
spanish label acuarela records just got back a supply of old out of print titles from a distributor, including copies of songs: ohia's "our golden ratio" ep. they only have a small quantity, here's your one chance to avoid ebay prices..
magnolia electric co. going into the studio (8/19/03)
the magnolia electric co. will be heading into electrical audio in mid-november to record with steve albini. currently scheduled to be part of the session are jason molina, jennie benford, mike kapinis, mike brenner, mark rice, pete schreiner, and jason groth.
magnolia electric co. spain/portugal tour dates (8/19/03)
the magnolia electric co. will be taking on spain and portugal for two and a half weeks in october. see the tour dates page for more specifics. hitting the road will be jason molina, pete schreiner, mike kapinis, jason groth, mike brenner, and mark rice (aka, the band that will be going into the studio in november, minus jennie benford)
pyramid electric co. news (8/18/03)
first the bad news- the release of jason molina's "pyramid electric co." lp has been pushed back to january 2004. as for the good news, each copy of the lp will contain a cd version of the album. the cd will not be available separately and the lp will be priced as a standard lp. the pressing is looking to be somewhere in the realm of 4-5 thousand.
new confirmed live date (6/20/03)
jason molina and the magnolia electric co. have a lone date scheduled for july as part of the more than music festival on july 12th in columbus, ohio. also scheduled to appear over the two days- bonnie prince billy, young people, hrvatski, devendra banhart, and the evolution control committee (as well as about 30 other groups)...
potential fall tours (6/20/03)
details are not confirmed yet, but there are currently plans for four (!) tours in the fall.
- september should see shows in indiana, ohio, pennsylvania, west virginia, virginia, north carolina, south carolina, tennessee, georgia, lousianna and first ever show(s) in florida.
- the first half of october will most likely have the band in spain and portugal.
- early november is looking to cover the northeastern u.s.
- and the first two weeks of december will cover the mid-western u.s.
this is still unconfirmed, more details and a precise itinerary when they're available.
next electric co. album to be recorded? (6/20/03)
no specifics concerning studio, producer, or players have been announced, but time has been left open in november to record the next electric co. lp.
in the fishtank session recorded (5/8/03)
during their european tour, songs: ohia took a day or so to accept an invitation to record an "in the fishtank" session. presumably it will see release via konkurrent at some point in the future, although no details are available at this time. previous fishtank sessions have featured guv'ner, june of 44, and paired low with the dirty three as well as tortoise with the ex. songs: ohia's session was recorded on their own.
limited edition pyramid electric co. lp (5/8/03)
pyramid electric co. is set for release on august 19th via secretly canadian. it will be a vinyl-only release of a couple thousand and was recorded in late 2001 with mike mogis. it will be available through regular distribution channels, so it will be in your finer record stores as long as it is in print. it will also be available through songsohia.com
limited edition magnolia (5/1/03)
the limited edition cd version of magnolia electric co. is sold out in most places (although scattered copies were still around your better indie record stores last month). the bonus demo cd is included with every vinyl copy of the album, available from secretly canadian.
the demo cd tracklist:
1. the long dark blues
2. just be simple
3. the old black hen
4. i made the change
5. peoria lunchbox blues
6. whip-poor-will
7. the big game is every night
8. hold on magnolia
9. you can't save everything
japanese version of magnolia (5/1/03)
the japanese version of magnolia electric co. (on p-vine) contains one bonus track, "the big game is every night". this version is different than the demo version- it was recorded with the full magnolia band during the album sessions. it is available at amazon.co.jp. the link is for the japanese version- they also carry the american version so make sure you order the correct one.
limited edition pyramid electric co. lp (5/1/03)
pyramid electric co. will be released as a vinyl only edition of a couple thousand this summer (june/july?). this was a session that jason recorded solo in late 2001 with mike mogis.
quick note about the site (5/1/03)
thanks to everyone who has voiced support for the site, i'm still trying to get everything together and it's rather rough around the edges. but i figured too much time had gone by as it was and it was time to put up what i had... if you have any comments or want to contact me, i can be reached at ned@noloveforned.com.
i should also mention that i am not affiliated with songs: ohia or secretly canadian and thus do not have promotional copies to send out to your zine or radio station. contact secretly canadian for that.
