Just in time for Christmas, Sugar & Gold have released the video for Neighborhood, their love note to San Francisco. Locals can play "spot the landmark" throughout this great video, directed by Sam Young. Enjoy it with your eggnog!

Neighborhood from Sam Young on Vimeo.

The Best of 2009 lists are rolling in, and Too Soon for Flowers has been selected as 2009's album of the year by Bob Boilen, host of NPR's All Songs Considered.

To wit:


"[Too Soon for Flowers] was my comfort record all year long, over and over again I played this record....The Dry Spells mix the best of bands like Fairport Convention (my heart and soul is in love with late-'60s and early-'70s British folk music) and elements of a band like Television in the way they play their instruments and solos. And they have stories in their songs." -- Bob Boilen, NPR

Congrats to the Dry Spells for this honor on their debut album! To check it out for yourself, click here. And to check out the NPR Best of 2009 podcast, go here. Happy Holidays!

Normally we over here at Antenna Farm Records are a pretty curmudgeonly bunch, willing participants in the war on Christmas. And one of the worst aspects of the wole season is the music, which is for the most part unlistenable treacle. But every once in a while the holiday redeems itself, and I am pleased to report that Sugar & Gold has recorded a Christmas song, called Xmas in Yr Neighborhood. And it's good! Maybe not good enough for us to start liking Christmas, but enough to exorcize the grinch for a few minutes. To check it out and download it for FREE, head over to the Bay Bridged!

That's right. The Dry Spells performed on West Coast live last week, just after receiving copies of their debut album, Too Soon For Flowers in glorious vinyl, courtesy of our friends over at Empty Cellar Records. Limited to 500 copies on top notch 140 gram vinyl, these come complete with a download card for a high quality MP3 version. Get your copy HERE. To check out more more photos from the Spells show on West Coast live, check their facebook page.

Tune in your terrestrial radio this Saturday, November 14th for a very special performance by The Dry Spells on nationally syndicated public radio program West Coast Live. The show runs from 10am until Noon (PST), for a radio station carrying the broadcast in your area, click Here.

In other news, Bart Davenport and Still Flyin' are back in the Bay Area after extensive fall tours. Bart returned from Spain to find a shout-out from tour-mate and stand-up guy Erlend Oye (of Kings of Convenience and Whitest Boy Alive) in the pages of Pitchfork, where he once again called out BD as his favorite folk performer. Check it Here

Finally, Sugar & Gold are on the verge of wrapping their mammoth US tour with a string of shows in the Southwest. Following a standout performance at Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest where they were one of the few acts to not play to a torrential downpour, the band finishes their journey at the Echoplex in Los Angeles this Friday the 13th (!) sharing the stage with Thunderheist, Winter Gloves, and Iheartcomix DJ Franki Chan. Not to be missed. For more info, click Here.

The mighty Sugar & Gold has wrapped up their east coast dates and send thanks to all the kids who made the shows such a success. Always amazing to play a new town to fresh faces who nonetheless seem to know the words to every song!

And now they head west for a series of shows in Texas, Arizona and SoCal, including a stop at Austin's FFF Fest on November 7th. There they will share the bill with luminaries such as Broadcast, Of Montreal,No Age, The Jesus Lizard, Danzig (!), the Pharcyde (!!), and too many more to count. For those of you in TX, this is not a show to miss. For more information, click here.

Yes, head over to your favorite local record store and pick yourself up one of these fine 140 gram slabs (complete with free download card), or if digital is yr style, hit up your favorite MP3 purvayor and the party is on. In the meantime, check out AYA, remixed by Justin Van Der Volgen (of !!!) in an exclusive feature over at RCRD LBL!

San Francisco's favorite party band is back with a brand new release, the AYA Remix EP. This jamming 5 song 12" Features a remix of crowd pleaser "AYA" by Justin Van Der Volgen of NYC dance punk outfits !!! and Outhud plus 3 new cuts exclusive to this release, including a cover of 80s Hi-NRG classic "Slice Me Nice" that has been described by XLR8R as "brighter and fuller" than the original!

This vinyl-and-digital-only release officially drops on October 13th, but you can grab your copy right now, here.


Speaking of which, those of you not in SF don't have to miss out on the good times! Sugar & Gold will be hitting the full four corners of the US throughout October and November, including stops at CMJ and Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest. This is your chance to catch the action first hand! Tour dates below.

And for MORE details (and to be a part of this whole social networking thing everyone seems to be talking about) check the Facebook event page (and don't forget to RSVP!)
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=165845961104&index=1

SUGAR & GOLD US TOUR DATES

10/8 The Eagle RECORD RELEASE PARTY!!! San Francisco, California
10/9 Someday Lounge w/ Strength Portland, Oregon
10/10 Vera Project w/ Strength Seattle, Washington
10/13 Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, Utah
10/14 Meadowlark, Denver, Colorado
10/15 The Repla,y Lawrence, Kansas
10/16 UW Madison Terrace, Madison, Wisconsin
10/17 Life During Wartime @ The Hideout, Chicago, Illinois
10/18 Cosmic Charlies, Lexington, Kentucky
10/19 The Mohawk, Buffalo, New York
10/20 Popgun CMJ showcase @ Cameo Gallery New York, New York
10/21 DJ'ing at Terrorbird CMJ Day Party@ Cake Shop New York, New York
10/22 941 Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
10/24 The Southern w/ James Husband, Charlottesvile, Virginia
10/25 the Triple w/ James Husband, Richmond, Virginia
10/26 Broadways w/ James Husband, Ashville, North Carolina
10/27 Local 506 w/ James Husband, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
10/28 The Whig, Columbia, South Carolina
10/29 Caledonia Lounge, Athens, Georgia
10/30 Club 529, Atlanta, Georgia
10/31 The Bottletree Cafe, Birmingham, Alabama
11/1 The Hi-Tone, Memphis, Tennessee
11/2 The Exchange, Hot Springs, Arkansas
11/3 The Hi-Lo, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
11/4 Boiler Room, Denton, Texas
11/5 Mango’s, Houston, Texas
11/6 The Limelight, San Antonio, Texas
11/7 Fun Fun Fun Fest, Austin, Texas
11/10 Club Congress, Tucson, Arizona
11/12 Beauty Bar, San Diego, California
11/13 the echo/echoplex, Los Angeles, California

Bart Davenport European Tour Dates:

9/10/09 E-Werk, Erlangen
9/11/09 Spatz & Wal, Unna
9/12/09 Raststaate, Aachen
9/13/09 Centralstation, Darmstadt
9/14/09 Nouveau Casino, Paris
9/15/09 Emile Vache, Metz
9/16/09 D:qliq, Luxembourg
9/19/09 Landet, Stockholm
9/21/09 Ost-Pol, Dresden
9/22/09 Haus Der Pioneer, Gera
9/24/09 Privatclub, Berlin
9/25/09 Reeperbahnfestival, Hamburg

With October dates in Spain TBA!

Still Flyin' East Coast Tour Dates:

9/19/09 40 Watt, Athens, GA
9/20/09 The Earl, Atlanta, GA
9/21/09 Pilot Light, Knoxville, TN
9/22/09 Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
9/23/09 DC9, Washington DC
9/25/09 Mercury Lounge, NYC
9/26/09 Cafe 939, Boston, MA
9/27/09 Johnny Brendas, Philadelphia, PA

That's right! Antenna Farm is celebrating 30 releases of fine music with a compilation featuring some of our favorite songs and artists from the last 5 years...and the best part is that we're offering it to you, for a limited time, absolutely free. Yes, you read that correctly. This 20 track digital-only release features great songs from Still Flyin', Bart Davenport, Sugar & Gold, The Botticellis, Papercuts, The Donkeys, and many more.

And yes, it is available for free download, all you have to do is write us at euphoria@antennafarmrecords.com and put the word "Euphoria" in the subject line. We'll write you back with a unique code and send you to our download site...and you'll be good to go.

So for more info and a complete track listing, check here. And happy downloading!