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More Galaxie 500 shows for Dean & Britta

Andy — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:48:28 +0000

Dean & Britta have announced that they will be playing more shows performing the songs of Galaxie 500 – so far the following dates have been confirmed…

~~19th August – The Trocadero, Philadelphia~~
~~20th August – Bowery Ballroom, NYC~~
19th August – Bowery Ballroom, NYC
20th August – The Trocadero, Philadelphia
16th & 17th September - The Earl, Atlanta (second show added)
11th November - The Troubadour, Los Angeles
13th November – The Fillmore, San Francisco
3rd December – Lincoln Hall, Chicago

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Audio: A fleet of Tugboats

Andy — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:45:47 +0000

I'm a boat, floatin's what I do... by Sarah Brooks

Tugboat was Galaxie 500′s first single, recorded in February 1988 at Noise New York by Kramer and released as a 7” single on Aurora Records. When some other artist decides to cover a Galaxie 500 song Tugboat is the one they invariably reach for. Here’s a selection of those cover versions. If anyone has (or knows of) any I haven’t included please get in touch.

Here’s the original (and best)
MP3: Tugboat – Galaxie 500 (box.net)

This post was prompted by Venice is Sinking who have recorded a lovely version of the track for their new album Sand & Lines.
MP3: Tugboat – Venice is Sinking (via Aquarium Drunkard)
Video: Tugboat (live) – Venice is Sinking

And in no particular order…

Another recent cover version is by SF band Citay who have a version on their most recent album Dream Get Together.
MP3: Tugboat – Citay (box.net)

Mercury Rev played the song for a radio show in Dublin.
MP3: Tugboat – Mercury Rev (box.net)

Fab scottish indie stars BMX Bandits recorded the track for a Galaxie 500 tribute album that was released on Spanish label Elefant Records. The recording also features the lovely Angel Corpus Christi on the chorus.
MP3: Tugboat – BMX Bandits featuring Angel Corpus Christi (box.net)

The Jazz Butcher released a version, titled Tugboat Captain on their 1992 Western Family live album
MP3: The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy – Tugboat Captain (box.net)

MP3: Tugboat – Blue Haired Girl (Jamendo)
Video: Tugboat – Blue Haired Girl
WWW: Blue Haired Girl (MySpace)

British Sea Power released a version on a Rough Trade compilation
MP3: Tugboat – British Sea Power (mediafire)
Video: Tugboat (live) – British Sea Power

Portastatic also recorded their version for Elefant’s Galaxie 500 tribute album, Snowstorm
MP3: Tugboat – Portastatic (box.net)

Spanish band The Standby Connection are an off-shoot of Polar
MP3: Tugboat – The Standby Connection (box.net)

UK 90s indie band Submarine released Tugboat on the flip of their Jodie Foster 7″ single
MP3: Tugboat – Submarine (mediafire)

… and not to be confused with LA indie band The Submarines who recorded their version for an iTunes only EP
MP3: Tugboat – The Submarines (mediafire)
WWW: The Submarines website

The Transmissionary Six recorded Tugboat for KEXP (you can still download the whole set from the KEXP site)
MP3: Tugboat – The Transmissionary Six (box.net)

And finally here are Dean & Britta recorded live in Brittany, France last month
MP3: Tugboat – Dean & Britta (box.net)

New Dean & Britta CD available for pre-order

Andy — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:19:43 +0000

You can now pre-order Dean & Britta's forthcoming album "13 Most Beautiful: Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests". The album features the original recordings made for the 13 Most Beautiful DVD (and live shows) as well as eight remixes by the likes of Sonic Boom and Scott Hardkiss. Pre-orders will receive a free silver 11 x 17 poster designed by Frank Olinsky.

Full tracklisting for the limited edition double CD package can be found here and you can pre-order it from Dean & Britta's online store for $17.99

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New Dean & Britta CD available for pre-order

Andy — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:07:27 +0000

Full tracklisting for the limited edition double CD package can be found here and you can pre-order it from Dean & Britta's online store for $17.99

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Dean on Hopper and the recent trip to Spain

Andy — Mon, 31 May 2010 17:11:41 +0000

Dean has just posted a blog on the Dean & Britta website with a comment on the recent passing of Dennis Hopper and a bunch of photos from their trip to play 13 Most Beautiful at a Festival in Bilbao.

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Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500 in Atlanta… in September

Andy — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:09:45 +0000

A show billed as "Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500" is taking place at The Earl in Atlanta, GA on the 17th September. I'd hazard a guess that this is not, as suggested on the promoter's MySpace page "the first time in 20 years" but similar to the Dean & Britta Galaxie 500 shows in New York, Castellon and Paris in the last couple of years. Still a not too common occurrence. Tickets are on sale now at $18 and given current Pitchfork love for Galaxie 500 and the fact that they have just plugged this show it might be worth getting your tickets in advance!

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Dean & Britta 13 Most Beautiful T-shirt coming soon

Andy — Fri, 07 May 2010 21:42:26 +0000

Designer Frank Orlinsky, who has worked a great deal with Luna and Dean & Britta over the years, has posted pictures on his site of a new poster and T-shirt that he has designed for Dean & Britta to coincide with the CD/digital release of the music from 13 Most Beautiful in the summer.

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Dean & Britta to perform Homeward Bound for Summerstage 2010

Andy — Wed, 05 May 2010 15:36:59 +0000

Britta confirmed in a post on Facebook that the duo will be performing a cover of Simon & Garfunkel's Homeward Bound at this year's Central Park Summerstage on 8th June

This year’s benefit will feature the songbook of Simon & Garfunkel with unique duets performed by Shawn Colvin, Aimee Mann, Dar Williams, Loudon Wainwright III, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Joan Osborne, Stephen Kellogg, Dean & Britta, Cory Chisel, The Holmes Brothers, John Forte, Valerie June, John Roderick, Ricky Skaggs, Willie Nile, Paula Cole, Alejandro Esovedo, Ollabelle (house band) and many more.

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Dean & Britta – 13 Most Beautiful 7″ single

Andy — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:56:53 +0000

The Great Pop Supplement web site mentions a forthcoming 7" single – details and release schedule seems sketchy but…

a special 45 with dean wareham and britta phillips. 2 tunes from a specially commissioned project from the warhol museum / estate where soundtracks were created for each of warhol's legendary "screen tests" (subjects such as nico, edie sedgwick, dennis hopper, lou, dali, dylan, ingrid superstar etc.) in booklet sleeve, w/warhol artwork granted permission for use for the project.

Dean & Britta also have a double CD release of the soundtrack to 13 Most Beautiful planned for release on Double Feature Records Update: Scheduled for release 27th July

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Dean & Britta bring 13 Most Beautiful to London

Andy — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:50:54 +0000

Dean & Britta are finally bringing 13 Most Beautiful to London. The show featuring the band playing in front of a selection of short films made by Andy Warhol, will have its London debut at The Barbican on 30th July. Tickets go on sale on Thursday 29th April at £15 and £20.

See you there!

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The Dean & Britta iPhone App

Andy — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:58:54 +0000

Britta has been working adding content to the official Dean & Britta iPhone app (va iLike). I don't have an iPhone so have no idea on how it's doing but for a few pennies it could be worth checking out…

Visit iTunes to check out the official Dean & Britta iPhone app

Visit Dean & Britta's iLike page to get a clue as to what might be on the app

– I'm guessing there's more than one photo on it now!

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Photos: Dean & Britta live pictures

Andy — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:56:00 +0000

Stephen has posted a shed load of very excellent pictures of Dean & Britta from last summer's Warhol Live event in Philadelphia

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13 Most Beautiful shows and CD release news

Andy — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:10:22 +0000

Dean & Britta have some more scheduled performances of 13 Most Beautiful coming up over the coming months – keep an eye on this website or deanandbritta.com for the latest dates.

Britta has confirmed on Facebook that there will be a release of the music from 13 Most Beautiful in the summer. The album will be a double CD and include eight remixes and will be on the duo’s own Double Feature Records imprint.

Dean & Britta songs for charity…

Andy — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:13:54 +0000

Sing Me to Sleep

Dean & Britta have provided a remix of the track International Velvet Theme to The Right Track: Tunes to Target Cancer which is “a series of concerts, events, and music download[s ...] to help raise funds for rare and underfunded cancers”. The series also includes tracks by Ween, Linda Thompson, Buffalo Tom and The Cowbly Junkes (and more).

And while we’rementioning Dean & Britta’s sharity contributions a quick reminder that they have also have a track on the forthcoming Sing Me to Sleep compilation of “Indie Lullabies” for The Valerie Fund. You can hear and download Dean & Britta’s contribution, Making Me Smile, on Muruch.com and pre-order the album from American Laundromat.

Video: Dean & Britta playing Galaxie 500

Andy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:18:23 +0000

I’ve come across a few videos of Dean & Britta’s recent show at Tanned Tin where they played a set of Galaxie 500 covers…

Ceremony:

Snowstorm:

Blue Thunder:

Also spotted this rather lovely picture on flickr by Nathan Wind

UPDATE:
Another video (thanks Nathan!)

Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500 – Temperature’s Rising (Live at Tanned Tin 2010) from Nathan Wind on Vimeo.