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Just announced: First Minneapolis club engagement since November 2009! Friday, August 20 at Sauce Soundbar. Special intimate gig/party to celebrate a big year for members of the band — new brides, new children, big birthdays and at least one minor surgery. Arrive early for a live set by special guests No Bird Sing and the "Music Nerd Olympics," hosted by Sean McPherson of Trivia Mafia. Many prizes, giveaways and sincere compliments on your appearance. Sponsored by The Onion and Radio K. You must be 21 or older to attend. For advance tickets, use the form/button below. Ticket codes will be delivered via email. Again, you must be 21 or older.

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National Public Radio chose CHAMPAGNE DOWNTOWN as one of 2009's best hidden indie gems. Dig it.


A new six-song EP called OCCASION: REMIXES is available exclusively on this site. It features remixes of songs from CHAMPAGNE DOWNTOWN by a handful of Twin Cities artists. You can hear sample tracks on MySpace. Limited-edition, hand-numbered CD copies can be mail-ordered via PayPal while supplies last. Standalone price is $7+shipping. You can also order it bundled with a CD copy of the album ($17+shipping) or with the double-vinyl version ($25+shipping). Go to the DISCOGRAPHY section to order


 

DISCOGRAPHY

  • OCCASION: REMIXES (2009)

  • CHAMPAGNE DOWNTOWN (2009)

  • TOO TALL TO HIDE (2005)

  • HALLOWEEN, ALASKA (2005)

OCCASION: REMIXES

1. Champagne Downtown (The Alpha Centauri Remix)
2. Knights Of Columbus (No Bird Sing Remix)
3. Gone With The Wind (VIC 20 Remix)
4. In Order (The Remote Age Remix)
5. Hot Pink (Lookbook Remix)
6. Jerk, CA (Tarlton Remix feat. Mike Lewis)

Primary tracks written and performed by Halloween, Alaska. Mixed and messed with by artists as indicated. Original versions appear on the album CHAMPAGNE DOWNTOWN.


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CHAMPAGNE DOWNTOWN

1. Hot Pink
2. In Order
3. The Ends
4. Gone With The Wind
5. The Hollywood Sign
6. Champagne Downtown
7. Un-American
8. Be A Man
9. Hurry Up
10. Knights Of Columbus

 

BONUS: Includes instrumental versions (MP3s)

Recorded by Ev at Integral Studio in St. Paul, MN. Mixed by Tchad Blake at Mongrel Music in Castle Combe, UK. All songs by Halloween, Alaska. Additional vocals by Matthew Foust, Wendy Lewis and Sarah Lovan. Released by East Side Digital in 2009.

TOO TALL TO HIDE

1. A New Stain
2. Drowned
3. The Light Bulb Does
4. I Can't Live Without My Radio
5. You And Me Both
6. Bad News Sticks
7. Forever
8. Receiving Line
9. Glide

 

Recorded and mixed by Ev at Integral Studio in St. Paul, MN. Additional recording by James Diers at Big Pink in West Hollywood, CA. "I Can't Live Without My Radio" written by Rick Rubin and James Todd Smith. All other songs written by Halloween, Alaska. Additional vocals by Sarah Lovan and Josh Scott. Released by East Side Digital in 2005.

HALLOWEEN, ALASKA

1. You're It
2. All The Arms Around You
3. Des Moines
4. Call It Clear
5. Halloween
6. The Four Corners
7. State Trooper
8. Telling Me
9. All the Arms Around You (VIC 20 Remix) - BONUS TRACK
10. Telling Me (Acoustic Demo) - BONUS TRACK
11. Warning Track (Varsity Mix) - BONUS TRACK

Recorded and mixed by Ev at Integral Studio in St. Paul, MN. Additional recording by James Diers at Big Pink in West Hollywood, CA. "State Trooper" written by Bruce Springsteen. All other songs written by Halloween, Alaska. Additional drums on "Telling Me" by Steve Goold. Originally released by Princess Records in 2004; reissued by East Side Digital in 2005.

ABOUT

HALLOWEEN, ALASKA is a rock band living in Minnesota, USA. You can find a bio and other info at http://www.bighassle.com/halloweenalaska/index.htm.


"You won't find Halloween, Alaska, anywhere on a map. Instead, this Minnesota band inhabits a sensual, weightless world of sweetly brooding electronic pop. ... Their third album refines that warily optimistic worldview, with drummer David King (also of the Bad Plus) adding tastefully muted beats while James Diers' abstract lyricism wraps you in a sleepy caress." —SPIN

"...like [TV On The Radio], this Midwestern quartet lays out moody guitar and keyboards bric-a-brac atop subtly quaking beats...There's understated elegance all over their third record—soft, glassy drones, worried groove glitch, a sly come-on cribbed from an old Prince song." —Blender

"The band brings all of its dramatic spaces and signatures to life with an electronic and slo-core behavior that lets the expressions feel as if they were traumatic masterpieces that we were actually very lucky to have had a chance to be exposed to before the lights went out for good. " —Daytrotter

"[FOUR STARS]...HALLOWEEN, ALASKA's emotive verve and electro-organic poise is so accomplished, you'd think you'd got your hands on The Blue Nile's mislaid comeback album." —MOJO

"A lot of bands claim not to fit any preexisting pop music genre, but few can back up such claims as convincingly as Minneapolis-based HALLOWEEN, ALASKA...jittery-jungly and swooningly melodic...sonically large and weirdly cathartic...Highly recommended." —All Music Guide

SHOWS

2010
FEB 12 >> Minneapolis, MN • First Avenue (benefit concert for Matt Lindquist)
MAY 15 >> Minneapolis, MN • Art-A-Whirl 2010
MAY 30 >> Minneapolis, MN • Memory Lanes Block Party 2010
JUL 23 >> Minneapolis, MN • Orchestra Hall (Sommerfest 2010, Peavey Plaza, 9:45pm)
AUG 19 >> St. Paul, MN • Music in Mears
AUG 20 >> Minneapolis, MN • Sauce Soundbar (special event w/ No Bird Sing + "Music Nerd Olympics" feat. Sean McPherson)
*** TO GET ADVANCE TICKETS FOR AUG. 20 EVENT AT SAUCE, YOU MUST USE THE FORM BELOW AND BE 21+ ***

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2009
APR 08 >> Rock Island, IL • Daytrotter recording session
APR 08 >> Des Moines, IA • Vaudeville Mews
APR 09 >> Eau Claire, WI • House of Rock
APR 10 >> Minneapolis, MN • First Avenue
APR 14 >> Duluth, MN • University of Minnesota
MAY 08 >> Chicago, IL • SPACE (Evanston)
MAY 09 >> Pittsburgh, PA • Brillobox
MAY 10 >> Philadelphia, PA • M Room
MAY 11 >> Boston, MA • Harpers Ferry
MAY 12 >> Arlington, VA • IOTA
MAY 13 >> Raleigh, NC • The Pour House Music Hall
MAY 15 >> New York, NY • Joe's Pub
JUN 11 >> Minneapolis, MN • Electric Fetus (special in-store trio set)
JUL 09 >> Chicago, IL • Schuba's
JUL 11 >> Eau Claire, WI • House of Rock
JUL 12 >> Minneapolis, MN • Bastille Day Block Party
JUL 20 >> Minneapolis, MN • Loring Park/Walker Art Center (Music + Movies series)
AUG 23 >> Minneapolis, MN • Cabooze Plaza (w/ Cloud Cult -- advance tickets)
AUG 31 >> St. Paul, MN • Live broadcast on 89.3 The Current from Minnesota State Fair
SEP 12 >> Minneapolis, MN • James will DJ at Triple Rock w/ No Bird Sing + Black Blondie + Kristoff Krane
SEP 19 >> Minneapolis, MN • James will DJ at First Avenue w/ Jeremy Messersmith + Chris Koza + Greycoats
NOV 27 >> Minneapolis, MN • Cedar Cultural Center (co-bill w/ Haley Bonar -- advance tickets)
NOV 28 >> Minneapolis, MN • Cedar Cultural Center (co-bill w/ Haley Bonar -- advance tickets)
DEC 11 >> St. Paul, MN • University of St. Thomas w/ Peter Wolf Crier


PICS

CONTACT

PUBLICITY

Bobbie Gale / Big Hassle
bobbie [at] bighassle.com

Media materials available at bighassle.com

 

BOOKING

theendofluxury [at] gmail.com

 

MANAGEMENT

Chris Hinderaker / Depth of Field
chris [at] dof3.com

 

RADIO

Planetary Group
radio [at] planetarygroup.com
(617) 451-0444


BAND

theendofluxury [at] gmail.com

 

SITE

Luke Anderson / Flood Interactive
lukealukea [at] hotmail.com