City of Ice Downloads

The new Br'er album, City of Ice comes out this week on November 22nd. In anticipation of the release, we are offering some mp3 downloads for your listening pleasure. Check them out:

You Go, We'll Stay Here [mp3]
Sea of Doubt [mp3]
City of Ice [mp3]

City of Ice

We are very excited to announce that on November 22nd, Edible Onion will be releasing City of Ice, the long awaited follow up to Br'er's debut album, Of Shemales and Kissaboos. In the four years that have passed since then, we have released a number of singles and eps from the band that have covered a wide spectrum of sounds and ideas. City of Ice is the culmination of those four years and marks an artistic high point for the band and principle songwriter, Benjamin Schurr. We are very proud to bring you this record packaged in gatefold sleeves made from recycled paper, each containing booklets with lyrics and photography and held in cases covered in gel transfers on top of acrylic and watercolor washes. Each case is unique and hand numbered. Click here for more information and to preorder it.

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Br'er - City of Ice Tour - Fall 2011

This week, Br'er leaves on a month long tour in support of their new album, City of Ice, due out November 22nd. They will be hitting up New England, the Midwest, and East Coast. Check their website, or click the link below for an up to date tour schedule.

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Archaic Fetishism Volume 3

Archaic Fetishism Cassettes are back! This cassingle had its pre-release debut in July at Edible Onion Fest and now its finally available to purchase online. Four very different songs are collected here in custom made, hand-painted sleeves for your listening and hoarding pleasure.

The first side starts with the song "Sticky Bellows" from Healing Trapeze, the recording and songwriting project of Br'er drummer, Jordin Goff. "Sticky Bellows" begins the cassingle with a surreal, manic, nightmare march that gives way to a quiet, little start-stop folk song from Hermit Thrushes. Side B follows a similar approach, but to a lesser degree. A Stick and a Stone's "Helicopters" opens with a subdued, melancholic dirge that's filled with Elliott's signature ghost choir harmonies. The percussion leads perfectly into the last song, a poppy cover of Brian Reichert's "I Like People" performed by The Horror, The Horror and produced by Benjamin Schurr of Br'er. This cassette also debuts two new artists we have never worked with before, Healing Trapeze and A Stick and a Stone.

Only 100 copies will be made! Reuse. Recycle. Relisten.

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Br'er - Violitionist Session + Interview

Back in May, Br'er recorded a live session while they were in Texas for a website called Violitionist. Three songs are performed and three questions are asked. Br'er performed two old songs, "Emily the Bear" and "Centralia" along with a brand new song called "You Go, We'll Stay Here" from their forthcoming record, City of Ice, and a cover of the song "Marked" by Gowns. You can watch the videos below, or go to the website to download the songs, watch the videos, and read the interview. WATCH VIDEOS

New Heaven & The New Earth 2011 Mini Tour with Pando

Quick note: The New Heaven and the New Earth are doing a mini tour around Canada and the Midwest with the avant-classical string duo, Pando, of Montreal. Joining principal songwriter Roger Alejandro Martinez will be the members of Pando, Vincent Fournier-Boisvert and Mathieu Gaudreault, as well as Edible Onion stalwart Shaina Kapeluck.

The tour dates are as follows:

August 25th - Quebec City, QC @ Cafe Babylon
August 26th - Sherbrooke, QC @ Le Tremplin
August 30th - Grand Rapids, MI @ Hoi Poloi (136 S. Division SE Cherry Grand Rapids, MI)
August 31st - Chicago, IL @ Cafe Ballou w/ Health and Beauty and Matthew Shelton
September 1st - Cincinnati, OH TBA
September 2nd - Buffalo, NY @ The Vault
September 3rd - Toronto, ON @ TRANZAC
September 4th - Montreal, QC @ L'Absynthe

If you live in one of these cities, please come check out the show, and be sure to pick up a copy of the "All Saints' Day" vinyl.

Also, if you have never heard Pando, you can listen to them here.

Edible Onion is Now Distributing Br'er's First LP: Of Shemales and Kissaboos

Edible Onion will be distributing a self-released version of Br'er's debut album, Of Shemales and Kissaboos, which is due to come out on August 9th. This will be the first official release of the album in the United States as it originally only appeared in Europe on Austrian label Beat is Murder. The US version features an unreleased cover of His Name is Alive's song "Are We Still Married." VIEW TRACKLIST & DOWNLOAD MP3S

Br'er Live @ The Marburg in Cincinatti: April 16th, 2011 [VIDEO]

Above is a video from the recent Br'er / Scallion tour shot in Cincinnati by Joe Thomas of Healing Trapeze. Two songs are played, the first is "Centralia" from Filled With Guilt & Diamonds and the second is a brand new song from Br'er's forthcoming album, City of Ice called "Oestrus."

Edible Onion Fest 2011

On July 23rd, Edible Onion will be throwing the first annual Edible Onion Fest. The fest, which will be held at the Danger Danger Gallery in West Philadelphia, will feature ten Edible Onion related bands playing under one room for the first time ever, so clear your calendars and be sure to come out. We will be giving away signed copies of our compilation, A Cure for the Broken-Hearted, to anyone who donates more than $5 at the door. Performers will include: Br'er, The New Heaven & The New Earth, Scallion, Snow Caps, The Horror, The Horror, Hermit Thrushes, Power Animal, Healing Trapeze, Eskimeaux, & A Stick and a Stone. Doors will open at 6:00 PM.

Br'er & Scallion Spring 2011 Tour

This spring, Br'er and Scallion are embarking on a two month tour across the United States. This will be Br'er's first full US tour in a year and a half, and Scallion's first tour ever! They will be touring in support of a split cassette that will be released shortly. Details about that will be forthcoming. For now, see the confirmed dates below, and check back as they will be updated frequently. VIEW DATES

Moonbreak Record Release Show!

Coming up on February 26th, The Green Line Cafe will be hosting our Snow Caps Record release show for the upcoming record Moonbreak. The show will include performances by Snow Caps, Lux Perpetua, and Honey Radar and will start at 7PM, so be sure to get there early for this very special show! We'll also be selling copies of the record for a discount, so don't miss out!

February 13th, 2011 - Scallion & New Heaven at The North Star Bar

On Sunday, February 13th, 2011, Scallion and The New Heaven and the New Earth will be playing together at the North Star Bar with Damon Moon (Georgia) and Caboder (Philadelphia). The show starts at 8 and costs $8.

Scallion Added to January 13th New Heaven Show

Just a quick little update: Scallion has been added to the show this Thursday, January 13th, at the Green Line, so there's one more reason to go if you are in Philadelphia area on that day! Darian will be playing a solo set of new material, some of which is off of the split cassette with Br'er we will be releasing this year, as well as some material he's never played live yet.

January 2011 - New Heaven Performances in Philadelphia

The New Heaven and The New Heaven has a couple of shows coming up this month in Philadelphia. The first one is on January 13th at the Green Line Cafe, and the second is on the 22nd at Younglove's (50th & Baltimore) with Andrew Bernstein and Owen Gardner of Teeth Mountain and Philly's Your Children Is Beautiful. VIEW DETAILS

New Heaven & Motorcycle Maus Photos From The Ox's Winter Solstice 2010

Last month, The Ox had their annual Winter Solstice show and some photos were taken of The New Heaven and the New Earth and Motorcycle Maus by Tuan Quoc Le, one of which is above. The rest can be seen here: VIEW PHOTOS

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Moonbreak Downloads

To bring in the new year and three more months of glorious winter, we are posting two songs off of the new Snow Caps album, Moonbreak, that will hopefully warm your spirits. You can download them below. Enjoy!

[MP3] Beauty and the Beauty
[MP3] Moonbroken Heart

New Full Length from Snow Caps up for Pre-Order

Coming in February is the latest full length from Philadelphia musician, Andrew Keller, aka Snow Caps. With artwork designed by local artist, Emily Royer, we've put together very special packaging for this beautiful record, and if you order before the release date, you get $5 off! FIND OUT MORE

New Heaven Jaunt to the Rust Belt and Back

The New Heaven And The New Earth are doing a four date weekend tour from November 11th through November 14th, so if you live in Bloomington, Cincinnati, Marlinton West Virginia, or Washington, DC, be sure to check it out. Previous member, and Edible Onionite, Darian Scatton will be taking a break from his toils to join them as their third member for these four shows. Also... if you're going to be in Philadelphia on November 23rd, the day before Thanksgiving, there is a really great show happening at The Moonstone Arts Gallery (Robin's Books) in Center City. Our friends, Raccoon Raccoon are coming through all the way from Minneapolis, and will be joined by A Stick and a Stone, and The New Heaven and The New Earth. DATES & DETAILS

The Horror, The Horror: Muscle Memory EP

Here at Edible Onion, today (September 7th) is the official release date of The Horror, The Horror's Muscle Memory EP on cassette. If you are unfamiliar with The Horror, The Horror, they are from Asheville, North Carolina and fronted by Shannon McCleary, formerly a resident of the Philadelphia area. The band includes Br'er leader, Benjamin Schurr, as well as Br'er contributors Shaina Kapeluck and Emilja Frances and their EP is a varying collection of 60'psychedelia, early goth, balkan-influenced waltz, and Postcard Records era twee pop. The release was designed and put together by the band down in Asheville a few weeks ago and can now be purchased from them while they are on tour, or here at Edible Onion. Read more, or purchase here.

The Horror The Horror Tour

Asheville, NC band, The Horror The Horror are going on a month long tour starting August 18th in support of their debut EP "Muscle Memory," which Edible Onion will be releasing on cassette. The Horror The Horror was started by Shantron Distrakto, and features Benjamin Schurr, Shaina Kapeluck, and Emilja Frances of Br'er. The tour kickoff/record release show is August 18th in Asheville, NC at the Bobo Gallery at 8PM. TOUR DETAILS

Videos from Salon in May

Back in May, Bryce Hample (Hedia, Yoda's House) came to town with his project Reighnbeau, and we set up a show for him at our friend Ross Lipton's apartment, where Ross holds periodical salons. The night wound up being packed with performers, including a last minute appearance by Arrington de Dionyso's Malaikat Dan Singa, a poetry reading, and a couple of improv sets. We were lucky enough to have local videographer Sean Suter in attendance to film some of the music that happened, and I have included his three videos below for your enjoyment. WATCH VIDEOS

Preorder All Saints' Day on Vinyl

On August, 31st, we will be releasing The New Heaven And The New Earth's debut EP, All Saints' Day on vinyl. Last year we released the EP on cassette, and in a similar fashion we have prepared a vinyl version, complete with cut out stained glass windows made with foil and markers. This version includes a lyric booklet designed and illustrated by Darian Scatton, and each record label is hand colored. You can pre-order your copy now for $5 off if you order before the release date. Go here for more details.

Preorder the Br'er & The Chord And The Fawn Split 12"

On August, 19th, we will be releasing a split 12" between Br'er and The Chord And The Fawn. You can pre-order your copy now for $5 off if you order before the released date. Go here for more details.

New Heaven @ The Ox July 30th

The New Heaven And The New Earth will be playing their first show in Philadelphia since getting back from tour last month, and will be sharing the stage at The Ox with True Womanhood from DC, Bambara from Athens, and Norwegian arms from Philadelphia. DETAILS

A Stick And A Stone Record Release Show

On July 24th, A Stick And A Stone is having a record release at the Magic Mosaic Gardens on South St. in Philadelphia. A Stick And A Stone is the songwriting project of Philadelphia resident, Elliott Harvey, and his album Opal Nightly was just released on CD by Exotic Fever Records. Opal Nightly was written by Elliot over the past four years, and recorded, mixed, and mastered by Bill Moriarty. A number of Edible Onion collaborators also show up on the album, including Darian Scatton, Ross Lipton, Jeff Russo, Dan Angel, and Benjamin Schurr. DETAILS

Snow Caps / Scott Churchman Tour Kickoff

On July 22nd, Snow Caps and Scott Churchman will be kicking off a week long tour of New England at the M Room in Philadelphia with Folklore and Ham 1.
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A Cure For The Broken-Hearted Revealed!

The compilation album is an oft-abused tool of record labels and music collectives to promote the music they are releasing in a cheap and quick manner. They usually include an impressive number of artists and songs; however, most of the time, less than a handful of them are worth listening to and the packaging usually leaves much to be desired.

Here at Edible Onion, we have put together a very special collection of songs that we hope will not end up underneath your car seats, and to prove that we are serious about it, we are releasing it in a run of 1000 accordion books. Each book is made with home-made book cloth and assembled by hand. The books are printed on a beautiful, recycled speckletone paper and each one is hand-numbered. The artwork features watercolor illustrations and handwriting by Darian Scatton, who also designed the packaging.

We kept the number of songs relatively low so we could craft an album that flows well, feeling more like an actual record and less like a collective of scattered songs that don't belong together. Most of the artists on the compilation are from Philadelphia with the exception of two, and many have either appeared on our last compilation, or appeared on other releases we have done. We are very excited to bring you this collection of old and new Edible Onion artists, and hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Order it here.

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New Heaven Tour & Kickoff Show

Starting on May 19th, The New Heaven And The New Earth will be touring in support of the 12" version of their EP, All Saints' Day, which we originally released on cassette last year. The 12" will be officially released later this summer in July, but they will have copies available for sale on their tour. They are having a tour kickoff show on May 19th at Castle Gay (5th & Federal) in Philadelphia. FURTHER DETAILS

Reighnbeau Come to Philadelphia

Bryce Hample of Hedia is currently on tour with another project of his called Reighnbeau, which is a duo of drums, guitar, clarinets, bells, and melancholic droney ocean waves. In case you are unfamiliar with Mr. Hample, he is a multi-instrumentalist from Albuquerque, where he records and performs in a number of different projects including Yoda's House, Rabbit, and the aforementioned groups. One of the instruments he plays is the wonderful viola de gamba, which was played during the Renaissance and Baroque periods, and he has contributed a piece to our upcoming compilation, A Cure For The Broken-Hearted, that makes ample use of that and a number of other sounds. He is playing in Philadelphia on Saturday, May 15th with Reighnbeau. The show is part of an off and on series of salons hosted by Ross Lipton (Br'er, A Three Ring Circus, Brothers Tadzio) in his living room at 43rd & Spruce. Email us if you are interested in coming so we can give you directions. There will be a number of performers, including an electronic set by Benjamin Schurr of Br'er and Charles Cohen of Lopass Mates and Color is Luxury as well as a ton of free food.

Br'er & The Chord And The Fawn Split 12"

This summer, we are releasing a split 12" between Br'er and The Chord And The Fawn. Each 12" will be packaged in a hand-cut & hand-sewn, felt 12" sleeve with your choice of three colors (green, baby blue, pink). Each side contains an EP by its respective band. Br'er's side is a brand new EP called The Soft Mountain, recorded last summer in Asheville, North Carolina. The Chord And The Fawn's side contains their self-released, 2008 EP This Has To Be Meant To Be. DETAILS

Space Sluts @ JR's May 1st

Brian Reichert's band Space Sluts is playing at JR's in South Philadelphia on May 1st. Brian Reichert is a local musican who appeared on the first Edible Onion compilation, and also contributed a song to the new one out in late May. Brian will be selling a split cassette tape he made with Br'er for the show. DETAILS

Lopass Mates Video

The Lopass Mates are made of Philadelphia noise legend Charles Cohen and Br'er co-founder Christian Mirande. Here is a video of them shot on March 31st by Sean Suter and Sean Traynor with sound engineered by Kevin Quann.

New Heaven & Snow Caps @ Scott Churchman's Record Release Show

Our friends at Single Girl Married Girl Records are releasing Scott Churchman's second album, Monster, and they are having a record release show for it at The Ox on April 10th. In addition to Scott Churchman, The New Heaven And The New Earth & Snow Caps will be playing, as well as Ramona Cordova. DETAILS

A Cure For The Broken-Hearted

In May, Edible Onion will be releasing a compilation called A Cure For The Broken-Hearted. It features a number of artists we have worked with in the past, in addition to some new ones we are proud to welcome aboard. Each copy of the compilation will come in its very own accordion style book, filled with watercolor illustrations and information about the songs. In anticipation of the release, we are going to stream a different song from the compilation each week, leading up to its official release in May. Enjoy!

Upcoming New Heaven Performances in Philly

New Heaven is performing two shows in the coming weeks in Philadelphia. The first of which is at the Highwire Gallery in Fishtown on February 20th, the second of which is with Teeth Mountain at the Danger Danger Gallery on March 1st. DETAILS

Br'er Tour This Spring

This March, Br'er are hitting the road again for a five week tour around the east coast and midwest. They will be touring in support of "Filled With Guilt & Diamonds" and a new 12" that will be coming out on Edible Onion later this year. Details on that will be coming shortly. The lineup will consist of mainstays Benjamin Schurr and Darian Scatton, in addition to Hyden Weiner-Grossman playing synths. TOUR DATES

Br'er: Filled With Guilt & Diamonds 12" EP

Edible Onion is proud to announce the pre-release sale for its first 12" vinyl release, Br'er's EP "Filled With Guilt & Diamonds." We are releasing the EP on 180 gram vinyl, and comes packaged in a screen printed, double gatefold sleeve with the lyrics laid out inside surrounded by ink drawings. Features a bonus track called "Centralia". Only 400 will be available! Comes with a digital download link. Buy It!

"Filled With Guilt & Diamonds" runs the gamut between more accessible pop songwriting and noise music that is heavily influenced by modern classical and avant-garde composition. "Painted Lady" is intricately arranged shoegaze pop and includes Nat Baldwin (Dirty Projectors) on upright bass. Its explosion of color at the end is in stark contrast to the mechanized horrors of album closers, "Sugar Bear," a voice and noise piece including Charles Cohen, and "Catch a Falling Knife," an avant-garde chamber pop song rife with organ, baritone sax, piano, harp, and noise. The album represents the schizophrenic nature of Br'er and showcases the two primary focuses that exist in Schurr's songwriting, blistering pop arrangement, and dissonant noise music.

Br'er: I'm a Kid Again / I'm Sorry Mom Single

Edible Onion is proud to announce its first vinyl release, a 7" single from Br'er, featuring alternate recordings of "I'm a Kid Again" and "I'm Sorry Mom." The two tracks orginally appeared on Br'er's debut full length "Of Shemales and Kissaboos," and have long been audience favorites in Br'er's live sets.

The version of "I'm a Kid Again" featured on the 7" was orignally recorded by Audio Confusion in Mesa, Arizona, during Br'er's first US tour. "I'm Sorry Mom" was recorded mostly live by Dan Angel in Philadelphia on his digital sixteen track. The songs as they appear here capture the raw, chathartic sound that characterized the group's early live performances, and differ dramatically from their melancholy readings on "Of Shemales and Kissaboos."

As with every Edible Onion release, each "I'm a Kid Again/I'm Sorry Mom" 7" is packaged in handmade art. For this release, each record jacket has a hand painted outer jacket, with vellum windows cut out to reveal a hand painted inner jacket. The painting was done with a mixture of acrylic and watercolor paint on oak tag (outside) and American Masters printmaking paper (inside). As well, all of the text is handwritten.

Available at Repo, A.K.A. Music, Long in the Tooth, The Marvelous & The Philadelphia Record Exchange in Philadelphia; APOP in St. Louis; Reckless Records in Chicago (Milwaukee Ave.); Treehouse Records in Minneapolis; and Eclipse Records in St. Paul.

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