Grimes' "Vanessa" on Altered Zones

Check out the premiere of Grimes' new track, Vanessa, on Altered Zones. Play the single below, and pre-order for $12.99+shipping now! Just email Jasper at orders@arbutusrecords.com, and be sure to include your shipping address. It will be featured on a 12" vinyl split with local superstar d'Eon!

Grimes - Vanessa

Silly Kissers + Southern Souls

Silly Kissers caught up with Mitch at Southern Souls during Toronto's CMW. Check out it out below:

SILLY KISSERS - Imagination from Mitch Fillion (southernsouls.ca) on Vimeo.

Grimes // d'Eon Album Launch : MTL April 22nd

Darkbloom, the thrilling new split by d’Eon and Grimes, is now available for pre-order. It'll be available worldwide in both 12" vinyl and digital formats on April 19th, 2011. Copies are $12.99, email Jasper at orders@arbutusrecords.com to get yours!

We've got a Montreal launch at Sala Rossa on April 22nd featuring:
Black Feelings
Grimes
d'Eon
$5 in advance, $8 on the door
Tickets available at Casa Del Popolo, Phonopolis, and Cheap Thrills.

Following the Middle-Eastern-tinged R&B of 2010’s Palinopsia, d’Eon’s continuous, circular suite addresses reliance on technology through lyrical content and sonic allusion. He simultaneously incorporates elements of footwork and new jack swing, but surprises the listener with strange forays into bygone genres such as UK drum and bass and trip hop.

Harnessing the dark energy of her sophomore album Halfaxa with the shimmering dream pop of Geidi Primes, Grimes’s side represents a synthesis of these two sonic personalities. Displaying a level of clarity and craftsmanship heretofore unseen in her releases, she presents a stunning new collection of ethereal dreamscapes that expand her creative palette without compromising the spectral presence she is known for.

Grimes X Doldrums Tour Diary Part VII

Here are some photos of the first leg of SXSW and the first of three SXSW video diaries from the Grimes & Doldrums tour. xo

Grimes x Doldrums Tour Diary Part V & VI

Baton Rouge & New Orleans

Grimes X Doldrums Tour Diary Parts III & IV

Two more videos of days 3 & 4 of the Grimes & Doldrums tour! Right now we're listening to the David Lynch song 'Good Day Today' in the sunshine, eating burritos, drinking white wine and strawberry soda in a parking lot of a studio in Baton Rouge after driving here in the back of a pick up truck... Having a nice time! See you all in Austin! Listed below is the updated list of SXSW shows Sean Nicholas Savage, Grimes and our friends Doldrums will be playing.





March 15 SXSW, TX Grimes @ The Spill w/ Diamond Rings, Esben & The Witch (9:00pm)
March 16 SXSW, TX Doldrums @ Club 1808 w/ Rich Aucoin, Zoobombs
March 16 SXSW, TX Grimes @ ND Venue w/ Laurel Halo, Sleepover (Altered Zones Party) (12:30pm)
March 16 SXSW, TX Grimes @ Brave New Books w/ Laurel Halo, Hollagramz (Friendship Bracelet Showcase) (8:30pm)
March 16 SXSW, TX Grimes @ club 1808 - w/ Prince Rama, Dominique Young Unique (10:00pm)
March 17 SXSW, TX Doldrums @ Havana w/ Japanther, Neon Windbreaker (We Are Busy Bodies Showcase) (10pm)
March 17 SXSW, TX Grimes/Sean Nicholas Savage/Doldrums @ The Spill w/ Pat Jordache, (1:00pm)
March 17 SXSW, TX Grimes @ Headhunters w/ Bikini, Humans (4:30pm)
March 17 SXSW, TX Sean Nicholas Savage @ Hot Mama's Espresso (Kassette Klub/Head Underwater Party) (7:00pm)
March 17 SXSW, TX Grimes @ House of Commons (11:30pm)
March 18 SXSW, TX Grimes @ KLUB KRUCIAL w/ Toro Y Moi, The Fresh & Onlys (Gorilla Vs. Bear/Mexican Summer Showcase) (12:30pm)
March 18th SXSW, TX Doldrums @ Brave New Books w/ Woodsman, Human Resources (Friendship Bracelet Showcase) (5:15)
March 18 SXSW, TX Grimes @ Side Bar w/ Holiday Shores, BAMBARA, Twin Tigers (6:00pm)
March 19 SXSW, TX Sean Nicholas Savage @ 6th & Waller - w/ Quiet Hooves, Pat Jordache (1:00pm)
March 19 SXSW, TX Grimes @ Red Eye Fly w/ Cadence Weapon, Jardo & Buck 65 (3:30pm)
March 19 SXSW, TX Grimes/Sean Nicholas Savage @ Club Deville w/ Gobble Gobble, Braids (Pop Montreal Showcase) (8:00pm)
March 19 SXSW, TX Doldrums @ 2109 Scenic Dr w/ Gobble Gobble (2:30pm)

Grimes X Doldrums Tour Diary - Part II

Some good vibes in Baltimore... Day 2!

We also just added a new show at SXSW!

Silly Kissers hit up Toronto

This weekend Silly Kissers will be in Toronto having a blast at CMW. We are playing with a bunch of our friends, so that's really cool. We haven't played in Toronto since our show at the Drake with Braids (see above photo). We will look equally fine, but will be with other people, at different venues, playing new songs, and it won't be as nice outside. Here are the details for our showz:

Thursday March 10 at 1 AM at Silver Dollar with Russian Futurists

Friday March 11 at 2 AM at Double Double Land with Pat Jordache,
Sean Nicholas Savage and Prussia

Saturday March 12 at 3 AM at the !059 afterparty with Sean Nicholas Savage, Makeout Videotape and a bunch of other bands, featuring Silly Kissers getting loose to Cadence Weapon DJ set

see you there ;D

Grimes x Doldrums Tour Diary Part I

Monday morning, 8AM, the Woodhead brothers, the Boucher family, Sebastian and myself left Montreal to cross the border into snowy upstate New York. After a terrifying few hours in a white out on the roads, getting stuck in snowbanks, witnessing the crack in our windshield go from a 5mm dent to about a meter in under a minute, waiting in a coffeeshop for the interstate to re-open, we drove through a beautiful icy forest, arrived in New York at dusk, played a show with Alaskas & Eola and tried to go to sleep mid-rave (listen here). I got bored on the drive to Baltimore and learned how to use iMovie. Here's day 1 of the Grimes & Doldrums tour...

Grimes X Doldrums Tour Diary - Part I from Arbutus Records on Vimeo.

music by Eola

Grimes/Doldrums US Tour & SXSW + Sean Nicholas Savage

Internet in a bus in a whiteout in America. So begins the Grimes & Doldrums US tour, to take us down to balmy Austin where we'll see homeslice Sean Savage (promoting his new album Trippple Midnight Karma) and make our way north once more.



March 4 Montreal, QC - Espace Reunion w/ Pat jordache, Cousins, DJ Andrew WK
March 7 Brooklyn, NY - Silent Barn w/ Alaskas, Eola
March 8 Baltimore, MD - Str8 Cavin (Copycat Building)
March 9 Athens, GA - Farm 255 w/ Prince Rama, Quiet Hooves
March 10 Gainesville, FL - the Laboratory w/ Hear Hums
March 11 Baton Rouge, LA - Red Star
March 12 New Orleans, LA - TBC
March 15 SXSW, TX Grimes @ The Spill w/ Diamond Rings, Esben & The Witch (9:00pm)
March 16 SXSW, TX Doldrums @ Club 1808 w/ Rich Aucoin, Zoobombs
March 16 SXSW, TX -Grimes @ club 1808 - w/ Prince Rama, Dominique Young Unique
March 17 SXSW, TX Doldrums @ Havana w/ Japanther, Neon Windbreaker (We Are Busy Bodies Showcase) (10pm)
March 17 SXSW, TX Grimes/Sean Nicholas Savage/Doldrums @ The Spill w/ Pat Jordache, (1:00pm)
March 17 SXSW, TX Grimes @ Headhunters w/ Bikini, Humans (4:30pm)
March 17 SXSW, TX Sean Nicholas Savage @ Hot Mama's Espresso (Kassette Klub/Head Underwater Party) (7:00pm)
March 17 SXSW, TX Grimes @ House of Commons (11:30pm)
March 18 SXSW, TX Grimes @ KLUB KRUCIAL w/ Toro Y Moi, The Fresh & Onlys (Gorilla Vs. Bear/Mexican Summer Showcase) (12:30pm)
March 18 SXSW, TX Grimes @ Side Bar w/ Holiday Shores, BAMBARA, Twin Tigers (6:00pm)
March 19 SXSW, TX Grimes @ Red Eye Fly w/ Cadence Weapon, Jardo & Buck 65 (3:30pm)
March 19 SXSW, TX Grimes/Sean Nicholas Savage @ Club Deville w/ Gobble Gobble, Braids (Pop Montreal Showcase) (8:00pm)
March 19 SXSW, TX Doldrums @ 2109 Scenic Dr w/ Gobble Gobble (2:30pm)
March 20 Shreveport, LA - Dalzell House w/ Rich Aucoin, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt
March 21 Pensacola, FL - 720 North V Street w/ Rich Aucoin, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt
March 22 Athens, GA - Farm255 w/ Ava Luna
March 23 Bloomington, IN - TBC
March 24 Detroit, MI - North End Studios
March 25 Sarnia, ON - Trinity Lounge
March 26 Toronto, ON - Everlasting Joy


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Sean Nicholas Savage // Tripple Midnight Karma Release!

A piece of sexual and psychedelic soul music. Savage returns to his bedroom studio for the first time since Summer 5000, exploring finger rhythm, synth, guitar solos and his own vocal harmony!

Influenced by late Marvin Gaye, with graceful melodies throughout, latin/reggae rhythms are married with classic Savage vocals - referencing The Police, Motown and the 90's.

Released on cassette for $5 via the website's shop, or by emailing Jasper at ORDERS@ARBUTUSRECORDS.COM

Also available as a download by optional donation!
http://www.arbutusrecords.com/index.php?p=downloads&sp=ABT016

Common and get it!

Sean Nicholas Savage - Someones Got A Secret