Red Jacket Mine

Here it is, folks – the final installment of our Live at Jupiter video series, brought to you by Fin Records! Like the previous video, “Novelty’s Gone,” this track features the talents of Craig Flory on tenor saxophone and Tom Yoder on trombone, who also played on the album version. We hope you enjoy “Better to Be Broken Than Blind”!

But that’s not all – we also have a couple of cool all-ages shows coming up over the next two weeks that we’d love to tell you about. First up is the Fin Records Showcase at Northwest Folklife, this Friday, May 24 at Seattle Center. Fin’s taking over the Fountain Lawn stage from 6-9pm, and we’re proud to be playing alongside labelmates Lures, Low Hums, and Davidson Hart Kingsbery. RJM headlines at 8:15pm.

The following weekend – Saturday, June 1 – we’re doing a very cool early afternoon show at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center. Billed as “fun for the whole family” (and why would they lie about a thing like that?), music starts at 12 noon and wraps by 2pm. Our friends Julia Massey & the Five-Finger Discount open the show. Tickets (including a discounted family rate) available here.

Come on out – and for once, bring the kids!

xo

RJM

In the second installment of Fin Records‘ Live at Jupiter video series, our Johnny Sangster and Jeff Brown-supplemented lineup tackles a gem from side B of Someone Else’s Cake, with an added bonus: Messrs. Craig Flory and Tom Yoder on tenor saxophone and trombone, respectively! This is the only time “Novelty’s Gone” has been performed with horns (thus far), so we’re thrilled to have captured it on video for posterity.

And if you missed last week’s installment, here’s our live take on “Ron Nasty”:

Hope to see you all tomorrow night at Columbia City Theater!

xo

RJM

Thanks so much to all of the folks who made it out to see our “Touched By an Angel” West Coast tour! It was a great success, and now we’re rested and ready to celebrate with our biggest hometown show of the spring – this Friday, May 3 at the beautiful Columbia City Theater.

We’ll be be joined by two of our favorite local bands: Smokey Brights and the Glass Notes. Red Jacket Mine plays the middle slot at 10pm. This show is likely to sell out, so get your tickets now!

Andy and Lincoln stopped by The Mixtape podcast last week to play a couple of acoustic numbers and chat with host Sean DeTore about the show, the history of the band, and traditional anniversary gifts. Listen here.

For the Portlanders among you, we’ve also got a very cool show coming up next weekend – Friday, May 10 – at the White Eagle Saloon, along with two great PDX acts: The Don of Division Street and Steelhead. We’re stoked to share this bill! Get tickets right here.

xo

RJM

Hello, friends! We’re setting out next week for a series of West Coast dates in support of Someone Else’s Cake, and if you live in Portland, Eugene, Davis, or the Bay Area, we’d love to see you at one of the shows!

We’ll also be doing as many in-studio and in-store performances as our schedule will accommodate along the way. Check out our dates below, and see our Shows page for full details (including streaming information for the radio performances).

We’re warming up with a hometown show at the Skylark Cafe in West Seattle this Friday, April 12, with brother bands Explone & Half Rushmore. Come send us off in style!

TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL: SPRING TOUR 2013

4.17 – In-store performance at Music Millennium - Portland, OR – 6pm
4.17 – Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
4.18 – Luckey’s Club Cigar Store - Eugene, OR
4.19 – Sophia’s Thai Kitchen - Davis, CA
4.20 – In-store performance at Armadillo Music - Davis, CA – 10am
4.20 – The Ivy Room - Albany, CA
4.21 – Hotel Utah - San Francisco, CA

See you out there!

xo

RJM

To our immense delight, Someone Else’s Cake continues to garner rave reviews at home and abroad. Here’s a rundown of recent features and reviews:

AllMusic.com (4/5 stars!)
KEXP
Spinner (Video of the Day)
McKeesport Daily News (4/5 stars)
Campus Circle (Grade A)
Ground Zero: Lincoln Journal Star (Grade A)
Biloxi Sun-Herald (5 H’s!)
SSG Music (mp3 feature)
Twangville (mp3 feature)
The Vinyl District (First Date interview)
No Depression
Weekly Volcano (show preview/album review)
SSG Music (video feature)
Powerpopaholic (8/10 stars)
The Musoscribe
Dagger Zine
AntiMusic (vinyl review)
NeuFutur Magazine
WHO WANTS LOVE WITHOUT THE LOOKS
Radio Free SoDo
R.A.D. Vinyl
Off the Tracks (New Zealand)
Off the Tracks (NZ – Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now feature)
New York Music Daily
The Monarch Review
One Chord to Another (Finland)
rock-zounds (9/10 rating)
Wildy’s World
Springsteen Corner (Spain)
Power Pop Action (Spain)
Pure Power Pop For Now People (Spain)
1001 RECORDS (Spain)
MIRAMAR.ROCKMAGAZINE (Spain)
TODAY Singapore

In addition to our recent month-long run of heavy rotation on Seattle’s tastemaking KEXP 90.3FM, the album’s also seen airplay on the legendary Bob Harris’ BBC2 Sunday Program, plus St. Louis’ outstanding KDHX 88.1FM, KWVA (Eugene, OR), KUGS (Bellingham, WA), KDVS (Davis, CA), KVRX (Austin, TX), KXLU (Los Angeles, CA), WMSE (Milwaukee, WI), Asheville FM (#5 for the week ending 2/16!), Radio Boise, and Seattle’s upstart Jet City Stream. Thanks to everyone who’s spun the record or sent in a request…we really appreciate it!

Let the good times roll on,

RJM

We’ve got a very cool show coming up this weekend at Barboza – the cozy new room beneath Neumos on Capitol Hill. It’s an early show (doors at 7pm, over by 10), and an outstanding bill, with Julia Massey + the Five-Finger Discount and The Great Um supporting. RJM headlines at 9pm. Tickets and more info on the Barboza site – hope to see you all there!

We’re also playing this Friday, March 8 at the New Frontier Lounge in Tacoma, bookended by local talents Trees & Timber and The Variety Hour. (Read the Rev. Adam McKinney’s astonishingly well-written (and glowing) preview in the Weekly Volcano.) South Sounders, come party with us (and take home an LP)!

RJM