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Last Updated: 12/15/2009

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City: Oakland
State: California
Country: US
Signup Date: 2/12/2006

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Tuesday, December 08, 2009 
Hi everyone, 

On Sunday, The Echo Falls got a great review in the SF Chronicle Datebook, aka "the pink section." Read the review

Also, recently the website BLURT published an essay on their front page by Alex about stepping on Jerry Garcia's toes when he was 12 years old. Read the essay

If you are enjoying the music, please buy a track on iTunes, or better yet, pick up the physical CD with Jason Munn's gorgeous artwork on CDBABY for $10!

thanks, 
THE ECHO FALLS
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Monday, November 16, 2009 
http://www.spinner.com/new-releases#/13

Hi folks, 

The Echo Falls album featured on spinner.com this week with Paul McCartney, Norah Jones, and MOTLEY CRUE.

Check it out here:

-AM
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Monday, November 16, 2009 
Hi Everyone, 

Last week "Eat Drink Sleep Music" ran a nice 3.5 star review of our album here:

Also, Pandora added The Echo Falls. I've been listening to the Echo Falls station, and hearing a lot of new bands I really enjoy. Check it out at pandora.com.

Finally, starting on Monday November 16 for a week, The Echo Falls will be featured on spinner.com, AOL's music site in the "CD listening party" area. 

Thanks so much to those of you who have purchased our record! You can find in on iTunes, CDBaby, lala, and you can order it from any local record store.

Thanks, 

AM
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Saturday, October 24, 2009 

Current mood:  accomplished
Category: Music
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Friday, October 02, 2009 

Current mood:  excited

NPR/KQED featured The Echo Falls this morning! And gave the new album a stellar review!


"The Do List" 
Host Cy Musiker and San Francisco Chronicle Executive Datebook editor David Wiegand look ahead at the hottest tickets and most spectacular shows this coming week in Northern California.

Fri, Oct 2 edition
starting at 2:56






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Monday, August 31, 2009 
Hi everyone, 

Gary Jules hooked us up with a gig at The Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, Saturday 10/3 at 7pm. Hope to see you there.

We're working on another Bay Area show in October, stay tuned.....

Also the official release date for the CD is November 17. 

thx,

AM
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Friday, May 29, 2009 

Current mood:  animated
Category: Music
The Echo Falls just booked our 2nd and 3rd gigs. After playing acoustically in our living rooms for 2 years, we played one gig opening for Brett Dennen in San Francisco on 6.6.06 at the Hotel Utah. It was a good night, but we were running late so Dave our drummer lent Brett his drum set and wound up staying until 1am and then got his car towed. I don't know if that's why we didn't play another show until now, but who knows. 

We recorded our album ourselves, which just takes a while, plus Sean (our mixer) works full-time so he mixed the album on weekends (and did a great job, as you'll hear) and that took a while. 

I saw Jason Munn's artwork in a book and loved it and called him and he offered to do our CD cover, but he was booked for a couple months, but we were mastering the record anyway and he finished before we did. 

Anyway, we've booked two gigs. June 22 opening for Gary Jules (what a great songwriter) at the Cafe Du Nord and another show in Berkeley at Starry Plough on June 11. I've been sitting down for the past 5 years but tonight I attached a strap and played my Taylor and it felt great. So maybe I'll stand up for these shows, the excitement is growing I know. Jason's offered to do a limited print run (about 100) of his marvelous artwork from the CD with signed and numbered silk screen prints. For now, the only place to get the CD and prints is at these shows, but eventually you'll be able to get it on iTunes, but then you don't get Jason's beautiful artwork, which I'll hold in my hand tomorrow, the universe be praised. Thing is, this album has been a long time coming and we hope you'll be able to hear it. Please listen to the mp3s at theechofalls.com, they sound a lot better than these streaming versions. Thanks, AM
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 

Current mood:  enthralled
Category: Music
A few months ago I was perusing a book of Band Logos, and I kept stumbling upon really striking elegant designs for Wilco, Death Cab for Cutie, and Rogue Wave. I started to realize they were all done by the same guy - Jason Munn, aka The Small Stakes. I googled Jason, called him and he answered the phone. I sent him a copy of some rough mixes for our album, and was thrilled that he agreed to design the cover for The Echo Falls debut.

Jason listened to the songs and words and somehow managed to capture the main themes of the album and translate them into a really elegant, mysterious design. Jason made use of the front, back, inside and the CD itself to great effect, creating a unified design that is iconic - a piece of art. I think Jason's design will inspire some curiosity about the music within. I can't wait to get the CDs back from the manufacturer and hold them in my hands.



-AM
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Friday, January 02, 2009 
We created a website - theechofalls.com - so now you can download some mp3s of songs from the upcoming record.
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Saturday, December 27, 2008 

Current mood:  accomplished
We spent three years playing these songs in our respective living rooms, acoustically, no mics, no electricity, just enjoying playing music together. The arrangements evolved, became more focused. And our sound found us.

We realized it was time to capture the results on tape, and about 1 year ago, we started recording ourselves in Dave's rehearsal space in Oakland.

Listening to rough mixes of acoustic guitar, voice, double bass and drums, occasionally a song called for something extra - a piano, vibes, congas, a vocal harmony. But for the most part, it's the sound of the three of us playing together in our homes.

We found a mixer, Sean Beresford, who has done a spectacular job.

Anyway, the album will be done in early 2009, and we love it, and we hope you will too, whoever you may be.
In the meantime, I'm posting the first five songs from the record.
Thanks for listening.

- Alex
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