The new album is called CHAMPAGNE DOWNTOWN and is available now on CD, LP and MP3. (Both the CD and LP versions include full instrumentals for your mixing/mashing pleasure.) Ask for it at your preferred independent record store, or consult with the usual Internet suspects. You can hear a few sample tracks using the audio player above. Tour dates can be found in the SHOWS section below. And so on.
"...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
CHAMPAGNE DOWNTOWN (2009)
TOO TALL TO HIDE (2005)
HALLOWEEN, ALASKA (2005)
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.
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.
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.
HALLOWEEN, ALASKA is James Diers (voice, keys, guitar), Matthew Friesen (electric bass), Jacob Hanson (guitar, keys, voice) and David King (acoustic + electronic drums). They live in Minnesota. You can find a bio and other info at http://www.bighassle.com/halloweenalaska/index.htm.
APRIL 08 >> Rock Island, IL • Daytrotter
recording session (download date TBA)
APRIL 08 >> Des Moines, IA •
Vaudeville Mews
APRIL 09 >> Eau Claire, WI • House
of Rock
APRIL 10 >> Minneapolis, MN • First
Avenue
APRIL 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
JUNE 11 >> Minneapolis, MN • Electric
Fetus (special in-store trio set)
JULY 09 >> Chicago, IL • Schuba's
JULY 11 >> Eau Claire, WI • House
of Rock
JULY 12 >> Minneapolis, MN • Bastille
Day Block Party
JULY 20 >> Minneapolis, MN • Loring Park/Walker
Art Center (Music + Movies series)
AUGUST 23 >> Minneapolis, MN • Cabooze
Plaza (w/ Cloud
Cult -- advance
tickets)
hi-res images for media use are available at www.bighassle.com
Bobbie Gale / Big Hassle
bobbie [at] bighassle.com
Media materials available at bighassle.com
Paul Gillis / Ripple Entertainment
pvgillis [at] gmail.com
Chris Hinderaker / Depth of Field
chris [at] dof3.com
Planetary Group
radio [at] planetarygroup.com
(617) 451-0444
theendofluxury [at] gmail.com
Luke Anderson / Flood Interactive
lukealukea [at] hotmail.com