Hey Everyone!
I hope your summer has been awesome. Mine sure has.

I wanted to tell you about some great shows happening this weekend. Some I am attending, others I am working, and some I will be playing! It'd be fun if you were around!


Tonight!  Great bands at 2 different venues:

El Jezel: Shoegaze Rock Allstars! If you have never seen them, you have a hole in your heart.
8PM at Spike Hill on Bedford Ave in Williamsburg. This one is FREE!
www.myspace.com/eljezel

Miniboone: Pop Rock Quartet from Brooklyn. Worth your attendance to say the least!
 10PM @ Cameo (Inside the Lovin' Cup Cafe on N. 6th St in Williamsburg) Part of the Dinosaur Feathers EP Release Party
 http://www.myspace.com/..stockhausensupremes

Friday!

Yoni Gordon and the Goods : Super catchy rock tunes reminiscent of Ted Leo. There's definitely some Thin Lizzy in there too!
Featuring the boys in aldenbarton as Yoni's backing band....er... the Goods.
9PM @ Spike Hill on Bedford Ave in Brooklyn. This one is Also FREE
www.yonigordon.com

Saturday!

Brandon Z, LIC POP, and Asthmatic Kitty Present:
Aldenbarton/Rad Unicorn/Jason and Ajemian/Helado Negro
All ages show $7
This is Aldenbarton's first show in months, and last one till CMJ. We play at 9PM, and I'll be running sound for the night! If I remember correctly,  PBR is on the cheap in this catering hall turned DIY Venue! Then it's over to the Creek for late night boogaloo!
www.myspace.com/aldenbarton
www.asthmatickitty.com
www.licpop.com

Sunday!
First ever show at Bushwick's hottest new DIY space: Fort Useless!
36 Ditmars St. (1 block from the Myrtle Ave stop on the JMZ)
3PM-9PM
Featuring:
Sharon Van Etten
Jared Friedman (of Holy Moly!)
Gabriel Miller-Phillips
Kristie Redfield(formerly of the Song Corporation)
El Jezel (as a duo)
Manny Nomikos (of Coyote Eyes)

I'm doing the sound for this one too, and I'm told there will be some beer!


Very best to you and yours, and hopefully I'll see some of you this weekend. Please forward this along to anyone you think may enjoy this weekend's events!

Drew

A little Street Fighter humor there, hehe.

Yup, the aldenbarton/Jason Anderson Monday residency continues tomorrow night at Cake Shop. Only 2 shows left! Thanks to everyone that has come out and sang, danced and sweat with us. It feels like these shows are only getting better each week.

Monday, May 18
Cake Shop

8:30 aldenbarton
9:30 The Wailing Wall
10:30 Jason Anderson and 57th St.

FREE FREE FREE!!!

Hi there! Its a kinda ok Saturday, and I'm loving my weekends, but this month Monday is the day to look forward to.

aldenbarton is proud to announce the Monday May double shot @ Cake Shop!

Here's the deal- Come to Cake Shop every Monday in May for a full night of FREE music.
Doors @ 8
8:30 aldenbarton
9:30 a different solo act each week handpicked by Jason Anderson
               5/11- Yoni Gordon
               5/18- The Wailing Wall
               5/25- The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!
10:30 Jason Anderson and 57th St.

I called this residency "double shot" because aldenbarton also comprises 57th St.
All the shows are free! Come early and stay late!

Cake Shop
152 Ludlow St. btw. Stanton and Rivington
NYC

It seems like forever since I have posted a blog. I want to briefly sum up our year thus far, and let you know what the coming months hold for us.

Notable 2009 news for us includes the recording of our first full length record with JIm Bentley at The Fort Brooklyn, ( www.thefortbrooklyn.com ) which is just about halfway done. We also made a trek to our home state of New Hampshire, for what was a truly unforgettable hometown show in February. March brought the beginning of my 29th year, and Jim's 32nd, our inevitable return to the Creek in Long Island City, and a couple of shows with some of the most amazing musicians I have ever met, in a band called Spirits of the Red City. ( www.spiritsoftheredcity.com )

April will be a much deserved "month off" as it were, for we will not be performing live in any capacity. This of course does not mean we will be treading water. In fact, we need the time to work on our new record, and to prepare for some really amazing shows in May.

May May May. EVERY monday in May Aldenbarton will be performing at the Cake Shop on Ludlow St. Also on these very monday nights, we will resume our alter-egos as The 57th Street Band to back up the uncontainable Jason Anderson( www.jasonandersonswebsite.com ) These nights will be brought to you for FREE by the sweat of our own brows. All you have to do is show up.....

I wish you the very best,

Drew

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Thanks to those who came out to our show at The Creek! We had a great time. -Jim, Drew and Paul

Sunday 3/15
Fontana's
105 Eldridge St. btw. Grand and Broome Sts.
9pm Spirits of the Red City
10pm aldenbarton
$6
www.fontanasnyc.com
www.myspace.com/spiritsoftheredcity

Thanks!!
-Drew, Paul and Jim

Wow, 5 days ago we had a foot of snow here in NYC, now its 65 degrees out!! I love global warming, hehe.
aldenbarton returns to Fontana's on Sunday, March 15th. We are on at 10pm, but come at 9 for Spirits of the Red City, a great 8-piece indie/folk/americana outfit on tour from Minneapolis.

Here's some live clips from our 2/6/09 show at The Imperial Lounge in Claremont, N.H.
More stuff at www.youtube.com/aldenbarton

Its the weekend and I feel great! How about you? The recent aldenbarton shows have been great, and we've got the photos to prove it. Swing on by our "Photos" page for some "awesome" "pics". hehehe. From our 2 NYC shows at Fontana's and Cake Shop, to our Claremont, N.H. debut at The Imperial Lounge, the majesticity (is that a word??) and elegance just leaps outta yr screen.

Cake Shop pictures by Boom. You can check out more of her photos here:
http://boomii.smugmug.com/

aldenbarton is going back in the studio this weekend! We are super psyched to head to The Fort studio in Brooklyn to continue the work on our 2nd record. You can pick up our debut EP "Exodus of the Eldest" for $6 on iTunes (hint, hint).

as always, thank you for yr support.
jim

Happy February everyone!

So what, groundhog? You think you got the power?? If you wanna see real power, come out to the Cake Shop on Tuesday Feb. 3rd. The whole night is gonna be great!

Jim, Drew and Paul

Cake Shop
152 Ludlow St. btw. Rivington and Stanton
F to 2nd Ave.

8:30 aldenbarton
9:15 Diet Kong
10:00 Great Lakes
11:00 The Visitations
$7

NYC and N.H! aldenbarton is coming yr way very soon. First, there's 2 chances to see us in our natural habitat, hehe.

Thursday, 1/29, 9pm, $8

Fontana’s

105 Eldridge St. btw. Grand and Broome Sts.

B or D train to Grand St.

Tuesday 2/3, 8:30pm, $7

Cake Shop

152 Ludlow St. btw. Stanton and Rivington

F to 2^nd Ave.

aldenbarton is making a pilgrimage to the motherland on Friday, Feb. 6th for a show at The Imperial Lounge in Claremont, N.H. We're excited for our hometown (for Jim and Drew. Paul is from Hampstead, N.H.) debut.

We want to play in Boston. If yr a Boston band who can set up a show for us, drop us a line at aldenbarton@gmail.com. We'll gladly set up a show for you here in NYC.
best,
Jim