Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library to Tour w/ Neutral Uke Hotel & Golden Bloom this April

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Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library to Tour with
Neutral Uke Hotel and Golden Bloom
First Show: April 20, 2011 in Boston

BOSTON (Apr. 13, 2011) — Baroque pop nonet, The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library, will tour with Neutral Uke Hotel (who play Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea on ukulele, melodica and trumpet) and Golden Bloom beginning April 20 at the Brighton Music Hall in Boston. They will play seven dates this April.

Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library works fast. Epstein recruited band members for the dectet through Facebook and Craigslist. The group formed in July, played their first show in Sept., recorded in Nove.and finished their debut album, Volume One, in Feb. The album does not feel hastily produced, though. The songs are layered in instrumentation, lyrics and vocal harmony. “Every Time I Visit You, It Rains,” for example, based on the true story of a cursed relationship ends with what Epstein calls “a free jazz rainstorm,” which was created by recording “each part without any playback of what else was going on.” The debut also features a haunting cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ “The Weeping Song”. Both Epstein and Tanya K. Palit sing their own harmonies in this conversation between father and son that was chosen because its darkness would draw people’s attention to the lyrics and ideas on the rest of the album.

Neutral Uke Hotel, made up of Shawn Fogel (vocals, ukulele), Josh Cohen (melodica), Matt Girard (trumpet), Andrew Laubacher (percussion) and Epstein (baritone ukulele), has been playing sold out shows to enthusiastic crowds who were encouraged to sing along. Epstein, who also fronts Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library, said, “People were encouraged to sing, clap, and stomp along... and they weren't shy!”

Never fear, avid Neutral Milk Hotel fans, Fogel, front man of Golden Bloom, and the rest of Neutral Uke are quite reverential for Jeff Magnum’s classic.  Fogel says of this project, “It’s one of my favorite records ever, and the album doesn’t just have fans. The people who love that album are obsessed with it. The goal of the project: to strip these songs down and get people in a room to share their love for this album.’’

Fogel recently finished recording an EP to follow up to Golden Bloom’s Fan the Flames (2009); which was compared favorably to Summerteeth-era Wilco, The New Pornographers, and Big Star. For the new EP, titled March to the Drums, Fogel once again worked with long time studio counterpart Ryan Ball as well as producer Peter Katis (Frightened Rabbit, The National, Interpol and Tokyo Police Club). He also recently recorded a cover of Wussy’s “Magic Words,” which is available at http://goldenbloom.bandcamp.com/track/magic-words-wussy-c...


Michael J Epstein Memorial Library Tour Dates
4/20/11 Brighton Music Hall, Boston, MA
4/21/11 Cameo Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
4/22/11 Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
4/23/11 Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL
4/24/11 Gabe's, Iowa City, IA
4/26/11 Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh, PA
4/27/11 World Cafe Live (Upstairs), Philadelphia, PA

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