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Friday, July 24, 2009 

Category: Music

LED BIB'S CD *SENSIBLE SHOES*, ON CUNEIFORM, SHORTLISTED FOR 2009 MERCURY AWARD "ALBUM OF THE YEAR"

Cuneiform Records is proud -- indeed, THRILLED -- to announce that our new CD, Sensible Shoes by the British group Led Bib, was yesterday, July 21st, announced on the short-list for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize's 2009 "Album of the Year"



The prestigious Mercury Prize is of ground-shaking importance within the UK, and has been called the United Kingdom's "most influential music award". Unlike the UK's Brit Awards, which concentrate on more commercially successful acts and is more widely known in the US, the Mercury Prize is devoted to celebrating quality. It is given to the CD that a panel of experts feels is the best album of the year by a UK artist, regardless of musical genre, position on radio charts, or sales numbers.

Previous Mercury winners include the Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, PJ Harvey, Dizzee Rascal and Franz Ferdinand.
Previous Mercury shortlisted nominees include Radiohead, The Jesus and Mary Chain, U2, Blur, Oasis, The Chemical Brothers, David Bowie, Belle & Sebastian, Robert Wyatt, John Surman, M.I.A. and Muse.

Yesterday, on July 21st, the panel announced its short list for the prize – the 12 best albums of 2009 by UK artists. In announcing its shortlist, the Mercury Prize noted that:
"The 2009 Mercury Prize Albums of the Year represent exciting times in music from the UK and Ireland. As well as big names who've made an impact all over the world there are young, up and coming artists who make music that's exciting, inventive and implicitly indigenous. ...There's also the marked return of the classic Rock band, with some of the biggest names on the circuit accounted for courtesy of bold, brave albums."
The 12 nominees will perform and the winner of the award will be announced in a ceremony in London on Tuesday, September 8th, broadcast nationally on BBC Two, Radio 1 and Radio 2.
To see the BBC's announcement of Led Bib's nomination and a video of the band's reactions after being awarded a spot on the shortlist, click here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/musicevents/mercuryprize/2009/nominations/ledbib/
To see "The 2009 shortlist albums revealed", please see: http://www.mercuryprize.com and http://www.myspace.com/mercuryprize

Uncut Magazine (http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/bat_for_lashes/news/13371) noted that:
"Mercury Prize chair of Judges Simon Frith has commented on this year's list, saying: "This has been a rich and creative year for British and Irish music. There are seven fine debut albums on the list and five outstanding records from more established acts, all marking out new ground. What most impresses is the imaginative verve with which British and Irish musicians continue to explore musical possibilities, push musical boundaries and refuse to be pinned down by genre."
Led Bib are indeed adventurous young artists who push the boundaries of jazz and even the concept of genre. Since being released by Cuneiform in May, their CD Sensible Shoes has garnered an avalanche of favorable press in the UK and worldwide.
To read more about Led Bib and Sensible Shoes, see: http://www.ledbib.com/ and http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/

To INTERVIEW Led Bib band members and for other media questions about Led Bib and its nomination for the Mercury Prize, please contact Fiona Wootton at fiona@sebandfiona.com

"Led Who?" Richard Godwin | London Evening Standard

To see NPR's blog announcement of the Mercury Prize shortlist, which includes a video
clip of Led Bib, please see:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2009/07/mercury_prize_nominees_announc.html?ft=1&f=15709577
Currently listening:
Sensible Shoes
By Led Bib
Release date: 2009-05-05
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Friday, May 08, 2009 


http://www3.timeoutny.com/newyork/thevolume/2009/0...

Taylor Ho Bynum and Abraham Gomez-Delgado of Positive Catastrophe stop by Time Out NY's offices and give a duo performance. http://www3.timeoutny.com/newyork/thevolume/2009/05/perfect-pitch-positive-catastrophe-tears-into-freeform-latin-jazz/

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Tuesday, February 26, 2008 

Category: Music
For more info go to www.myspace.com/timeoforchids

After eight and a half years, we have decided to call it a day. We want to thank everyone who supported us and shared their love - fans, friends, labels, etc. We are proud of the work we did and the five albums we recorded. They will stand as testaments to this experience and can probably tell our tale better than any of us can in words. Enjoy them. A major theme in this band has always been that of time and the time has now come to close this chapter.

Chuck Stern will now be working solo under the name Stern. Bodie has been working with Bill Brovold and just joined Kayo Dot. He and Eric Fitzgerald will be starting a project soon, most likely with original ToO drummer Keith Abrams. Jesse Krakow will continue to work with Craig Wedren on his future feature film/soundtrack "WAND," in addition to playing a few shows in the recently reunited Shudder To Think. He has just released his second solo album, "World Without Nachos" and will be doing a series of solo shows in support of it. This spring, he is recording the second Fast 'n Bulbous: The Captain Beefheart Project album, to be released on Cuneiform Records, and will be touring next year to promote it. He has been developing a project with vocalist Julee Cruise, along with Jamie Saft and Clifton Hyde, featuring his original compositions, and has recently joined singer/songwriter Amy Miles' band. He is also writing his musical memoirs under the speculative title, "Rockboy," which he hopes to have completed later this year.

Thank you for listening...

-ToO
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Monday, November 05, 2007 

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Echoes
By The Rapture
Release date: 21 October, 2003
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Thursday, November 30, 2006 



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The Microscopic Septet were featured on NPR's Fresh Air program. Click here to listen.




Now available for $18 each from Wayside Music.











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LCD Soundsystem
By LCD Soundsystem
Release date: 15 February, 2005
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Thursday, October 12, 2006 

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NPR did a 14 minute feature on The Ed Palermo Big Band. You can listen to an mp3 of the feature by clicking here.

Ed Palermo Big Band's newest CD "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance" (Cuneiform 2006), featuring the music of Frank Zappa, is available now at Wayside Music or at other fine retailers.



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Louden Up Now
By Chk Chk Chk (!!!)
Release date: 07 June, 2004
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