San Diego veterans The Boyish Charms are nearly finished with the recording of their new EP, to be titled Infinity In Its Infancy.
Set for a March release, the EP will boast a whopping eight songs, which is like two EPs in one, or one slightly-short full length, or even four singles. The ample number of tracks shouldn’t come as a surprise; the prolific band already has six full length albums, three EPs, and a seven-inch in their illustrious discography.
British girl group The Pipettes have had a tumultuous year. Shortly after their terrific debut album, We Are The Pipettes, hit American shelves, two of the trio’s members left to pursue other projects. Remaining member Gwenno Saunders soldiered on, recruiting her sister Ani Saunders and Anna McDonald to replace them, and the new lineup was set to record their eagerly awaited follow-up album.
It would appear those plans have hit a snag: today the Pipettes camp announced the departure of Anna McDonald, leaving the group once again short a member. The reason for the departure, according to the band’s announcement, is that McDonald wanted to “pursue a song-writing career outside of the band.†The band insists that plans to record the next Pipettes album are still afoot, and they are currently searching for the “perfect Pipetteâ€.
Chicago music luminaries Robbie Fulks, Califone, Sally Timms, the Waco Brothers and others are playing “A Big Brain Benefit†at 7 p.m. Sunday, November 9 at the School of the Art Institute Ballroom, 112 S. Michigan. The concert will benefit Diane Izzo, a singer-songwriter who recently had a $100,000 operation to remove a crippling brain tumor. Tickets are $20.
You can buy tickets through TicketWeb. If you want to donate, go to www.dianeizzo.com and use the PayPal link to donate funds directly to Diane and Marco. More info after the jump.
Owl&Bear is giving away a copy of Sunday At Devil Dirt, the second installment of duets from Scottish belle Isobel Campbell and gravelly guy Mark Lanegan.
Last night’s Colbert Report featured the indomitable Stephen Colbert announcing, like many influential conservative figures, his coveted endorsement for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Despite this, Colbert won’t be voting for Obama. He’s a conservative, for Chrissake.