Appendix E-J

Earlier this year, my new favorite Ft. Collins band  – Candy Claws – released their album In The Dream Of Sea Life with a show at Everyday Joe’s. Ryan, Kay, & Wesley were kind enough to give me a copy of the album (which is gorgeous visually & musically speaking) and it has quickly worked it’s way into almost daily listening rotation.

This adoration has apparently manifested itself eslwhere as Candy Claws has been recognized in local press (check it) and played shows as of late with the likes of Young Coyotes and Bad Weather California and more.

Good for you, long-time friends.

Usually, bands wait for a while after an album release to release a collection of miscellaneous other songs and things. These sort of releases are stop-gaps to keep the income flowing between albums. Candy Claws appears to be in hyper-speed, as a second album is coming and a collection of rarities, videos, and covers is now available for you to download. For free. Right now.

The collection is called Glacier Prey. It contains many things (full table of contents here). It’s quite the download (800 mb) but well worth it. Promises. Click the album art below and then go outside and play and then come back and it will be ready for you to enjoy with a snack.

FURTHER:

• Candy Claws Myspace
• Download In The Dream Of The Sea Life
• Candy Claws’ Delicious Recipe

Popularity: 85% [?]

Over on the NPR All Songs Considered blog, they recently asked readers to submit the name of the band they consider “theirs.” The band that you tell people about as soon as you get the chance, regardless of if they’ve heard of them or not.

For me, that band is Sleeping At Last. I would say I gush over them. I gush over them. The reasons are two fold:

1. I never seem to tire of their music. It has been in constant rotation in my headphones since 2006.
2. They are some of the nicest fellows I have ever come across ever and their mother is a diamond.

The band is currently putting the finishing touches on a new album (excitement overwhelms me here), and as a way to celebrate they are offering their 2006 effort, Keep No Score, as a free download for the month of June. This one of MAYBE two or three albums that has changed the way I think about things/has brought me to tears. The download is available over on NoiseTrade, which you can get to by clicking here.

Download this album, people. Then we can converse about it and I will buy you a drink. On the real. Let me know when you are available.

Sleeping At Last at Everyday Joe's, October 2008 ; Photo by Christopher Dahlman

FURTHER:

• Download Keep No Score
• Sleeping At Last studio journal
• All Songs Consider Blog Post “The Band I Love Is…”

Popularity: 67% [?]

In 2007, Eveyday Joe’s decided to give away a digital-only release compilation CD. That album – Love, Everyday Joe’s – Vol. 1: No More Gloom - was well received by all you wonderful people. It was so well received, in fact, that we’ve decided to do it again.

Enter Love, Everyday Joe’s- Vol. 2: …and a little child will lead them

20 of our favorite musicians have donated songs for your listening enjoyment and overall betterment of being. The album is our Christmas gift to you. We love you very much. Download it, burn it, give it to friends. Cover art is available for all those DIY fiends out there. Click the image below to be taken to the download page.

click here to go to the download

Popularity: 94% [?]

So this is exciting. Our good friends from Chicago -- Sleeping At Last -- will be returning to Everyday Joe’s on October 23. Here’s a quick looky-loo at the poster for pertinent info. Click it to buy some tickets:

In other Sleeping At Last news…the band loves animals. In fact, they love them so much that they recorded a song for them. It’s all part of a campaign by the Humane Society of the United States called “All Creatures Great & Small, which aims to raise awareness about our responsibilities to all animals, including those raised for food as well as to understand the importance of compassion towards them.”

Compassion makes for tasty foods and friendly dogs.

You can watch the band perform the song “All Creatures Great & Small” below. THEN, and here’s the special thing, you can download the song by clicking here. Holy fantastic!

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Further:

• All Creatures Great And Small Campaign Page
• Official Sleeping At Last Site
• Download the song

Popularity: 24% [?]

Back in March the musician known as JJ Heller played the Everyday Joe’s stage. If I remember correctly, a handful of folks drove to Fort Collins from Missouri – or somewhere else in the Midwest – for the show. I was so impressed I tried to give them free coffee, but they wouldn’t take it.

Now it’s your turn for something free. JJ Heller is offering a whole album to you for no money. Just download and enjoy.

And it looks to me like the cover art is done by our very favorite, Luke Flowers. He is the perverbial most awesome.

Further:

• Luke Flowers Official Site
• JJ Heller Myspace
• Map of the Midwest

Popularity: 20% [?]