eskimeaux

10.07.2010

bye bye blogspot

i have switched over to tumblr, this site stinks.

eskimeaux.tumblr.com

9.29.2010

copies of Ixsixán are now available. if you want to download it you can for $5 on bandcamp. if you want a physical copy and you live far away you should send me an email and we can work something out. if you live nearby come find me and i'll give you one for $7.

tshirts coming soon!

9.03.2010

eskimeaux on bandcamp

bandcamp page <---click!

eskimeaux interview

here is a link to the interview page

Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking with eskimeaux’s Gabrielle about their upcoming album, live shows, and some of her favorite bands. They’ve got an upcoming tape that will be released via Mine, All Mine! and will be recording a new EP that I’ll be sure to keep you informed about.

Jilian: I was just wondering what has guided you through your most recent recording processes? Any influences, musical or otherwise?

Gabrielle: I have found that since I started eskimeaux I have been in a really transient period of my life. Each album marks the end of a period or the beginning of a new one, or at least what I think is going to be. For example, the most recent album I finished was supposed to mark the true beginning of independence from my family and moving out of New York and into Philadelphia. Musically, my recording processes are most influenced by Brandon Ayres (of Rasputin’s Secret Police, Brandon Can’t Dance, and Gorgeous) and Ben Schurr from Br’er.. Brandon was the reason I realized that I could do home recording. I didn’t really understand that it could be done until I heard his music and he told me that he recorded all of it on the ’Sound Recorder’ program through a pinhole mic. His solo project, Brandon Can’t Dance, was what introduced me to and made me fall instantly in love with the Philadelphia music scene. Ben Schurr taught me everything I know about making quality recordings — that having meager means doesn’t mean that all recordings have to sound totally lo-fi. He also taught me how to be lyrically straightforward and to add dynamics and form to my songs, because I had basically released 4 albums of shapeless stylings with a couple of gems here and there.

Jilian: I noticed on your blog you have been playing more live shows recently. How has your set evolved throughout the past few months?

Gabrielle: Our band has completely sprouted from nothingness to a legitimate live set within the past 2 months. I got really sick of playing shows by myself because I felt like they were missing all of the layers of the recordings. Elliott, of A Stick and A Stone, asked me to play a show with him in Baltimore and I was dreading it because of this. My friend lent me his band to back me up and we played the show after 3 rehearsals. We were pretty bad at that show, but since then we’ve gotten a lot better and I’m really happy with our sound, despite the fact that it is drastically different from the recordings. Our live set has a much more upbeat feeling to it and is more family folk band-ish than the creepy, ethereal sounds of the records.

Jilian: What are you working on now? Any future recording plans?

Gabrielle: I recently finished an album that is going to be released on Mine, All Mine! Records from Madison, Wisconsin. We’re going to be releasing it on tape, though I have yet to come up with a name for the release. As far as future recording plans, I am going to record an EP on a digital 16-track, which will be a huge difference from my usual pinhole-mic-to-garageband approach. Hopefully this recording project will capture more of the live sound of eskimeaux.

Jilian: And what are some of your favorite bands right now, especially Philadelphia ones?

Gabrielle: Aside from Joanna Newsom and Mount Eerie, my favorite Philly bands are A Stick and A Stone (who are playing on July 24th at The Magic Gardens and everyone should go see them. 7pm!!!), Power Animal, Drums Like Machine Guns, and Caring Practice. I am also really obsessed with this band Spirits of the Red City from Minneapolis.

7.04.2010

recent shows

yo0o0o

eskimeaux is going to be playing with Dinosaur Feathers on July 23rd at the Danger Danger Gallery (5013 Baltimore Avenue).

recently eskimeaux has been playing a bunch of shows. they've been pretty great. here are some pictures from them:

6.06.2010

eskimeaux recording begins

IT SUCKED AND WAS A FAILURE

that's what's up.

5.26.2010

eskimeaux is so backed up

so many new things are happening. in light of the fact that I Am a Spiral has still not been officially physically released (and at this rate probably never will be), i have felt clogged to unmeasurable proportions. songs that were meant to be re-recorded and released after I Am a Spiral have been sitting in their original demo forms, piling up in what seemed like a useless clump of flotsam and jetsam have formed a nice EP. it will be released soon. more on that shortly.

oh, and power animal tour was COOL.

3.17.2010

power animal tour

{{{POWER ANIMAL!}}}
^^^^^click me!^^^^^
i am going on tour with Power Animal starting on March 24th. we will be touring for our new release: a full-length album called People Songs on Waaga Records. it will be available for sale digitally starting March 27th on a bunch of websites. physical copies of the album will be sold exclusively at our shows. we will also be selling a split single cassette with David Liebe Hart which will be out on Single Girl, Married Girl Records.
here is a list of our tour dates:
3/24 Stroudsberg, PA - Eckhaus
3/25 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Knecktie w/ The Ruby Suns, Toro Y Moi
3/26 Baltimore, MD - The Annex w/ Moss of Aura, Winks, Each Others
3/27 Washington, DC - Crab's Claw

3/28 Greensboro, NC - Westwood Tavern w/ Hermit Thrushes

3/29 Greenville, NC - Tipsy w/ So Cow (Ireland) and Suckers (Brooklyn)

3/30 Charlotte, NC - YauHaus

3/31 Asheville, NC - Static Age Records w/ Ventricles

4/1 Knoxville, TN - Longbranch w/ Cool Runnings, Albees

4/2 Athens, GA - Farm 255 w/ Sea of Dogs

4/3 Atlanta, GA - Artichoke Bliss HQ

4/4 Knoxville, TN - The Birdhouse Arts Center w/ Hello Shark

4/5 Nashville, TN - Little Hamilton Collective w/ Pineapple Explode

4/6 Little Rock, AR - Happy Fuckers Unite! w/ Hello Shark

4/7 Fayetteville, AR - Smoke & Barrel

4/8 Shreveport, LA - Dalzell House

4/9 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves w/ Florene, FUR

4/10 Austin, TX - House of Commons

4/12 Denton, TX - The Majestic Dwelling of Doom

4/13 Norman, OK - Universe City

4/14 Independence, KS - The Booth Hotel w/ Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk

4/15 Denver, CO - Blastomat

4/16 Denver, CO - Rhinoceropolis w/ Night of Joy, Fissure Mystic

4/17 Las Cruces, NM - Equinox w/ Alister M('sRecord Release Show!)

4/18 San Diego, CA - Tin Can Ale House

4/19 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar

4/20 Santa Cruz, CA - This Is Not A Record Label (TINARL)

4/21 Oakland, CA - WE Art Space

4/22 Sacramento, CA - MK's house

4/23 Arcata, CA - Kelley's House

4/25 Olympia, WA - The Garden of Sweden

4/26 Missoula, MT - ZACC

4/27 Bismarck, ND - Lightning Sky Productions TBA

4/28 Minneapolis, MN - The Sauce

4/29 Beloit, WI - House Show!

4/30 Chicago, IL - The Bakery w/ Hermit Thrushes, Larkin Grimm & others

5/1 Oberlin, OH - House Show!

5/6 New York, NY - Silent Barn w/ Bad Teeth, ACLU Benefit, Dinosaur Feathers

1.22.2010

eskimeaux on mam! records

eskimeaux is now a part of mine all mine! records. here is the entry from their blog:

mam095 - eskimeaux - Doubt EP
After making an appearance on our recent rainy day mixtape, we new that Eskimeaux was someone we wanted in our midst. Also a member of Philadelphia's Motorcycle Maus, Gabrielle has provided us with an excellent example of experimental freak-folk in this seamless EP. Eskimeaux's word ring out in a sea of crunching fuzz.

FLAC & OGG | MP3 | TORRENT

A second new artist for the new year, we're very proud to have eskimeaux with us. She's a wonderful addition to the family, and I hope you'll all click here and show her some love. I hope she stays with us as long as she can.

Track Listing:
01 Doubt
02 Dirty May, 2009
03 Your Fire Arms
04 Xerostomia

1.02.2010

if you have a facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/eskimeaux/8014032089

12.06.2009

knockout video

here is the link to the new motorcycle maus video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEjh-l4Ab8I

enjoy

11.25.2009

mam!records rainy day mixtape, vol. 2

hello

eskimeaux has been featured on a mixtape that is for free download from this blog:

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=350625958&blogId=519927362

you can download it in ogg, flac, mp3, or as a torrent.

check it out!

10.13.2009

last night

Motorcycle Maus played at the first unitarian church with Former Ghosts and it was amazing. afterward freddy ruppert and jamie stewart stayed at our house. it was all very exciting.

8.27.2009

sadly enough

motorcycle maus tour got cancelled.

here is a free copy of our Knockout EP

my album is being released on edible onion in a couple of weeks probably

hooray.

Download - Motorcycle Maus Knockout EP - .zip file

7.17.2009

Motorcycle Maus

hello

i am leaving for a combined tour with the band Motorcycle Maus on July 29th. if i am coming to your city and you happen to read this blog you should send me an email and we can hang out.

here is the tour schedule

07/29/09-Washington DC/ DC Mini Gallery w/ Pineapple Explode
07/30/09-Baltimore MD/ The North Pole Diet: EGGPLANT NIGHT! (1501 Guilford Ave)
07/31/09-Charlottesville, VA/ Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar w/ TBA and Billy Noom
08/01/09-Asheville NC/Ben's house (110 Blanton St)
08/03/09-Chattanooga TN/ JJ's Bohemia
08/04/09-Athens GA/ the Go Bar (LOOKING FOR LOCAL BANDS TO PLAY WITH)
08/05/09 Atlanta GA/ Day off
08/06/09-Atlanta GA/ Wonderroot
08/07/09-Nashville TN/ the Open Lot w/ Pineapple Explode
08/08/09-Murfreesboro TN/ House Pride!!!!!
08/09/09-Memphis TN/ Odessa Gallery
08/10/09-Little rock AR/ Happy Fuckers Unite!
08/11/09-Norman OK/ Universe City
08/12/09-Austin TX/ Back Spin Records
08/13/09-Dallas TX/ The Lounge on Elm Street
08/14/09 lubbock TX/ Sugar Brown's Coffee House
08/15/09 Lubbock TX/ The Church of the Holy Spoke
08/16/09 Santa Fe NM/ Meow Wolf
08/17/09 Prescott AZ/ Yellow Bettys
08/19/09 Denver CO/ TBA
08/20/09 Lawrence KS/ TBA
09/21/09 Kansas city MO/ Foundation with high diving ponies
08/22/09 Joplin MO/ Cesspool Castle
08/23/09 Bloomington IN/ Rockits pizza
08/24/09 Columbus/Athens OH/ TBA w/ Omnivore Nightlife
08/25/09 Pittsburgh PA/ TBA
08/26/09 New York, NY/ Sleep When Dead?

09/01/09-Pittsburgh, PA/ The Sugartop Institute

if you happen to see this and also notice a TBA in your town and think we could crash at your house or know of a place we can play or sleep, please contact me immediately.

6.15.2009

tapes

today i started working on a new song

the new eskimeaux ep is nearly ready

here is what it's not going to sound like but maybe only a little

terribly recorded demo - eskimeaux -Download .mp3 file

also i've been listening to this song on a loop

Beets Untitled - Laura Stevenson and the Cans - Download .mp3 file

you can download her whole record for free at quoteunquoterecords.com and you can also donate money. i didn't because i don't have any, but if i did i would and you should because it's really good.

also

hahahahahaha

6.08.2009

eskimeaux at The Hexagon and also hillstock

IT WAS AWESOME

THANK YOU JARED

here is a bit that jared wrote about me on RainbowKolor, his blog:

"...This concert went down at the Hexagon on Wednesday, June 3rd. I first met Gabby by booking Br'er, a weird folk ensemble in which she played several instruments, at the Golden West Cafe. It was then great to discover how rad her own songs are: Eskimeaux draws icy sweet pop from tinsel-toned ukulele and guitar, and her sad, soft vocals lose you in a swell of stori

ed dreams and spirals. What a moving performance she gave; it totally made all the planning and hyping worth it."

- Jared, http://rainbowkolor.blogspot.com

here is me after the show at the hexagon

again.

jared, the trip was worth it. it was awesome. thank you.

IN OTHER NEWS

today was the end of HillStock. it was awesome. everyone who missed it today was an idiot, because today was definitely the best of all three days. laura stevenson was amazing. the end.

5.18.2009

home time is alone time tapes volume 1

hello
i am making a very limited run of exclusive eskimeaux tapes with handmade packaging. each one is different since they are all recorded individually. i think they are pretty cool. they will be available at my show in Washington Square Park on May 24th. i will be playing with Henry Crawford, Felix Walworth, Calamus, and Eskalators.
it will be a blast.

5.13.2009

home time is alone time

everything has been really hectic before/during/since Br'er tour. i have been trying to get these recordings done for the new album, but i left my computer charger in Winston-Salem, NC so i'm stuck in my head until i get that back. if anyone actually reads this and wants to lend me a macbook charger for the mean time, i would be eternally grateful.

in the mean time, i have been able to demo one new song. there are a billion more things that are supposed to happen in this recording that i don't have enough battery to accomplish.

the last show of our tour was only great because we got to see our new friend Noah Britton play. he is amazing. everyone should listen to his music and force/pay him to be a live jukebox in their living rooms.

yup.

in other news, catBruce is in New York now living with a woman named Hillary and her catMarble. he is happy.

since divshare works again, here is the demo.

demo - eskimeaux - Download .mp3 file

also, here is a really good song by noah britton.

he didn't say i could do this, but i don't care.

he asked me what my favorite song of his was and i totally forgot about this one and how it's my favorite.

Country Suicide - Noah Britton - Download .mp3 file

2.15.2009

at the bubble house

i played a show. it was filmed by Scott and Gregg Sandler. here is a clip of You Are A Spiral.