Saturday, January 31, 2015
NEW LA CERCA 'SUNRISE FOR EVERYONE' REVIEW
Todd Simmons over at 3hive.com gives La Cerca's album, Sunrise for Everyone, a rave review! Check it out, and stream / download "Weather Festival" for free!
Sunday, January 18, 2015
I swear Saint Maybe makes the best concert posters.
We are definitely stoked about this show... both La Cerca and Saint Maybe live together, at The Flycatcher in Tucson AZ, Thursday, January 22, w/ friend Joe Pena!
Facebook Event Page
Facebook Event Page
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Sunday, January 4, 2015
SO, WHERE IN THE WORLD CAN YOU BUY THESE "FORT LOWELL RECORDS?"
Here is a list of record stores in a few states that we have either lived in, or visited, that we personally hand delivered our records to, for you to check out:
ARIZONA
PHOENIX / TEMPE
TUCSON
FLORIDA
TAMPA
GEORGIA
ATHENS
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE
CARRBORO / CHAPEL HILL
CHARLOTTE
DURHAM
RALEIGH
WILMINGTON
SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA
This list is also provide on the right column of our website, so check back time and time again for updates, as we continue to add record stores to the list of retail outlets that carry our releases.
If you don't see a record store listed here, but you would like to add one, simply have the record store order our records from our distributor: StickFigure Distribution. If the record store says they do not order with StickFigure Distribution, tell them they can also order through any of their partners: AK Press, B-Core (Spain), Baker And Taylor, Cargo UK (UK / Eire), Carrot Top, Conspiracy (Belgium), Day After (Czech Republic), Ebullition, Edge Distribution, Green Hell (Germany), No Idea, Revelation, Revolver, Sonic Rendezvous (Netherlands), Sonic Unyon (Canada), or Super Discount.
Lastly, our friends over at Hifidelics.com also carry the full catalog of Fort Lowell Records. They have a fantastic online store of independent releases, so be sure to browse their webstore.
Happy record shopping! Thanks for the support!
FLR
Saturday, January 3, 2015
ARTICLES ABOUT FORT LOWELL RECORDS' 2014 RELEASES
2014 was a very busy year for our lil' ol' label. Not only did we undergo transitioning from Tucson AZ to Raleigh NC, but we also managed releasing four full length albums: La Cerca Sunrise for Everyone, the Good Graces Close to the Sun (a split release with our friends at Potluck Foundation), moyamoya moyamoya, and Naïm Amor Hear the Walls. We are very thankful for all of the hard work each artist put into making these fantastic albums. But we are also thankful for all of the media attention these records received collectively; it truly does help inform people about these great musicians - which is one of our main responsibilities and reasons for doing what we do.
Below are links to all of the articles / posts written about these four artists / releases from 2014. We hope you enjoy catching up on some reading!
May 28 - Blurt Magazine
Track Premiere: Indie-rock Brilliance from Tucson’s La Cerca, by Fred Mills
Track Premiere: Indie-rock Brilliance from Tucson’s La Cerca, by Fred Mills
July 11 - SlyVinyl
La Cerca – Sunrise for Everyone // Limited to 500 Black Vinyl LP, by Scott Wickberg
La Cerca – Sunrise for Everyone // Limited to 500 Black Vinyl LP, by Scott Wickberg
July 18 - Zócalo Magazine
La Cerca Promises & Delivers, by Dan Rylander
La Cerca Promises & Delivers, by Dan Rylander
July 25 - Soft Concrete
We Review La Cerca's Wonderful New Album 'Sunrise for Everyone', by Kyle Chandler
We Review La Cerca's Wonderful New Album 'Sunrise for Everyone', by Kyle Chandler
July 27 - This Is Book's Music
Review: La Cerca’s “Sunrise For Everyone”, by John Book
Review: La Cerca’s “Sunrise For Everyone”, by John Book
July 29 - Blurt Magazine
That Summer Feeling: La Cerca, by Eric Swedlund
That Summer Feeling: La Cerca, by Eric Swedlund
August 14 - Tucson Weekly
Like the Weather; La Cerca's great new album is a snapshot of a moment of the band's long complicated history, by Eric Swedlund
Like the Weather; La Cerca's great new album is a snapshot of a moment of the band's long complicated history, by Eric Swedlund
August 20 - Phoenix New Times
La Cerca's Big Sound Comes from Small Influences, by Josh Levine
La Cerca's Big Sound Comes from Small Influences, by Josh Levine
September 29 - 7inches Blog
moyamoya self titled debut on Fort Lowell Records, by Jason Egan
moyamoya self titled debut on Fort Lowell Records, by Jason Egan
October 1 - This Is Book's Music
The Good Graces release new album on Fort Lowell, by John Book
The Good Graces release new album on Fort Lowell, by John Book
October 6 - Latest Disgrace
Stream: The Good Graces – “Standing in Line”, by Liz Sowell
Stream: The Good Graces – “Standing in Line”, by Liz Sowell
October 12 - EU Jacksonville
moyamoya Releases Self-Titled Album, by Brenton Crozier
moyamoya Releases Self-Titled Album, by Brenton Crozier
October 15 - PRX Public Radio Exchange
Searchlight: Indie Song Competition winner Kim Ware - The Good Graces, by Jason Wilber
Searchlight: Indie Song Competition winner Kim Ware - The Good Graces, by Jason Wilber
October 27 - Examiner
the Good Graces release terrific 'Close to the Sun', by Kevin Triebsch
the Good Graces release terrific 'Close to the Sun', by Kevin Triebsch
October 27 - Rebel Noise
Post-Rock Instrumentalists moyamoya Releases Debut Album, by Jen Dan
Post-Rock Instrumentalists moyamoya Releases Debut Album, by Jen Dan
October 28 - Tucson Weekly
Double Release Day for Fort Lowell Records, by Eric Swedlund
Double Release Day for Fort Lowell Records, by Eric Swedlund
November 7 - 3 Story Magazine
For the love of Naïm, by James Hudson
For the love of Naïm, by James Hudson
November 11 - Euradionantes
English For Everyone; Interview With A Folk Song Writer
English For Everyone; Interview With A Folk Song Writer
November 22 - This Is Book's Music
Review: Moyamoya’s self-titled debut album, by John Book
Review: Moyamoya’s self-titled debut album, by John Book
November 22 - This Is Book's Music
Review: The Good Graces’ “Close To The Sun”, by John Book
Review: The Good Graces’ “Close To The Sun”, by John Book
November 18 - Blurt Magazine
Track Premiere: Atlanta’s Good Graces (+ Album Release Party), by Fred Mills
Track Premiere: Atlanta’s Good Graces (+ Album Release Party), by Fred Mills
December 3 - La route aux quatre chansons
Changer d’air, by Francis Hérbert
Changer d’air, by Francis Hérbert
December 8 - One Chord To Another
Naïm Amor Hear the Walls Review, by Vesa Lautamaki
Naïm Amor Hear the Walls Review, by Vesa Lautamaki
December 9 - Phonograph Blues
One WMBR Co-Music Director's Top 28 Records of 2014, by Christopher Vyce
One WMBR Co-Music Director's Top 28 Records of 2014, by Christopher Vyce
December 13 - The Big Takeover
The Good Graces – Close to the Sun (Fort Lowell), by Mark Suppanz
The Good Graces – Close to the Sun (Fort Lowell), by Mark Suppanz
December 17 - Independent Clauses
Grab Bag 3: Zach Winters / Naïm Amor, by Stephen Carradini
Grab Bag 3: Zach Winters / Naïm Amor, by Stephen Carradini
December 18 - Tucson Weekly
A Quiet Listen: Naïm Amor’s offers an antidote to overload in “Hear the Walls", by Eric Swedlund
A Quiet Listen: Naïm Amor’s offers an antidote to overload in “Hear the Walls", by Eric Swedlund
December 20 - 7inches Blog
La Cerca "Sunrise for Everyone" Review, by Jason Egan
La Cerca "Sunrise for Everyone" Review, by Jason Egan
December 29 - Yab Yum Music & Arts
The Fort Lowell Round Up, by Mark Anderson
The Fort Lowell Round Up, by Mark Anderson
December 30 - Tucson Weekly
Local Love: Levine looks at 2014’s local music offerings and what he loved most, by Josh Levine
Local Love: Levine looks at 2014’s local music offerings and what he loved most, by Josh Levine
December 31 - Das Klienicum
Listenterror: Die Besten Alben 2014, by Eike Klien
Listenterror: Die Besten Alben 2014, by Eike Klien
January 1, 2015 - KXCI 91.3FM Radio
Top 100 Albums of 2014, by Randy Peterson
Top 100 Albums of 2014, by Randy Peterson
January 1, 2015 - Tucson Weekly
Best of … Music; Tucson Weekly music writers tell you what made them rock in 2014, by Eric Swedlund
Best of … Music; Tucson Weekly music writers tell you what made them rock in 2014, by Eric Swedlund
January 3, 2015 - Independent Clauses
Top Albums of 2014: 20-11, by Stephen Carradini
Top Albums of 2014: 20-11, by Stephen Carradini
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
FREE DOWNLOAD - "WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE?"
This past Christmas week, our dear friends with New Granada Records celebrated their 20th Anniversary at New World Brewery in Tampa, FL. To commemorate the occasion, the holidays, and the new year to come... New Granada artists Rec Center and our very own Tracy Shedd shared the stage for a very special performance of Frank Loesser's classic song "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" While the trio was practicing outside of New World Brewery by the fountain and trolley car in Ybor City for their performance, they just so happened to record the rehearsal via an iPhone.
As a special gift to help ring in the new year, New Granada Records and Fort Lowell Records have made the track available for all of you to enjoy! Stream the song, or download it for free, and share with your friends for your own celebration this New Year's Eve!
As a special gift to help ring in the new year, New Granada Records and Fort Lowell Records have made the track available for all of you to enjoy! Stream the song, or download it for free, and share with your friends for your own celebration this New Year's Eve!
Recorded live via iPhone at New World Brewery; Tampa, FL - Friday December 26, 2014
Susie Ulrey: vocals; Tracy Shedd: vocals; Michael Waksman: ukulele
Words/Music by Frank Loesser; 1947
Photo: John McNicholas
Susie Ulrey: vocals; Tracy Shedd: vocals; Michael Waksman: ukulele
Words/Music by Frank Loesser; 1947
Photo: John McNicholas
Monday, December 29, 2014
TRACY SHEDD LIVE PHOTOS FROM NEW WORLD BREWERY IN TAMPA FL
Photographs by John McNicholas
Photographs by Alastair St. Hill
Photographs by Rob Christiansen
Photographs by Alastair St. Hill
Photographs by Rob Christiansen
Sunday, December 21, 2014
HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY TO NEW GRANADA RECORDS
Our dear friends, Keith & Susie Ulrey, from New Granada Records are celebrating their 20th Anniversary this week with family, friends, and supporters, and we personally could not be happier for them. New Granada Records is a fantastic independent label that helps many talented artists get their music out to the masses. This holiday week, if you happen to be in the Tampa, Florida area, we strongly recommend you check in with New Granada Records. Here is an overview of their activities:
NEW WORLD BREWERY (the location for each day's celebration)
1313 E Eighth Ave, Tampa, Florida 33605
http://newworldbrewery.net
$16.00 3-Day Pass - Purchase Here
$8.00 1-Day Pass - Purchase Day Of Show at New World Brewery
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25 - 8:00PM
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26 - 9:00PM
ALEXANDER & THE GRAPES
TRACY SHEDD
REC CENTER
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27 - 9:00PM
SUNBEARS!
DIEALPS!
THE PAUSES (Special Acoustic Set)
ALAMEDA (Special Acoustic Set)
RSVP VIA THE FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE HERE
As a bonus gift from New Granada Records, their flagship artist - Pohgoh - has recorded a brand new track called "Claude Rains," which they've made available as a free download via New Granada Records' Soundcloud page and below. It's their first studio track in 16 years. Pohgoh will be playing December 25th w/ both singers, Kobi and Susie, and they will be selling a very limited (to 20) hand-cut 10" Pohgoh EP. You don't want to miss it!
Lastly, the Tampa Bay Times wrote a very nice article about New Granada Records and their twenty years of promoting music. Here is the link to read the article, but we are also going to re-post it down below.
Congratulations not only to Keith & Susie Ulrey and New Granada Records, but to all of their artists as well! We are very proud of all of you! Have fun this week celebrating, and Happy Holidays to all!
Your friends,
Fort Lowell Records
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Tampa Bay Times (re-post)
Thursday, December 18th, by Ray Roa
In his Seminole Heights record store, Microgroove, Keith Ulrey has a listening station stocked with albums from his label, New Granada Records. Photo by Ray Roa.
Searching for CDs or mp3 players makes the music industry's changes over the last two decades feel very real. These days, Virgin and Tower megastores are just Wikipedia pages. Record execs still scratch their heads about the digital revolution that ruined profit margins forever because, as it turns out, selling plastic discs at insane markups never was a sustainable market strategy.
NEW WORLD BREWERY (the location for each day's celebration)
1313 E Eighth Ave, Tampa, Florida 33605
http://newworldbrewery.net
$16.00 3-Day Pass - Purchase Here
$8.00 1-Day Pass - Purchase Day Of Show at New World Brewery
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25 - 8:00PM
POHGOH (Reunion w/ both singers, Kobi & Susie)
PERMANENT MAKEUP
ATLANTIC OCEANS
PERMANENT MAKEUP
ATLANTIC OCEANS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26 - 9:00PM
ALEXANDER & THE GRAPES
TRACY SHEDD
REC CENTER
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27 - 9:00PM
SUNBEARS!
DIEALPS!
THE PAUSES (Special Acoustic Set)
ALAMEDA (Special Acoustic Set)
RSVP VIA THE FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE HERE
As a bonus gift from New Granada Records, their flagship artist - Pohgoh - has recorded a brand new track called "Claude Rains," which they've made available as a free download via New Granada Records' Soundcloud page and below. It's their first studio track in 16 years. Pohgoh will be playing December 25th w/ both singers, Kobi and Susie, and they will be selling a very limited (to 20) hand-cut 10" Pohgoh EP. You don't want to miss it!
Lastly, the Tampa Bay Times wrote a very nice article about New Granada Records and their twenty years of promoting music. Here is the link to read the article, but we are also going to re-post it down below.
Congratulations not only to Keith & Susie Ulrey and New Granada Records, but to all of their artists as well! We are very proud of all of you! Have fun this week celebrating, and Happy Holidays to all!
Your friends,
Fort Lowell Records
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Tampa Bay Times (re-post)
Thursday, December 18th, by Ray Roa
In his Seminole Heights record store, Microgroove, Keith Ulrey has a listening station stocked with albums from his label, New Granada Records. Photo by Ray Roa.
Searching for CDs or mp3 players makes the music industry's changes over the last two decades feel very real. These days, Virgin and Tower megastores are just Wikipedia pages. Record execs still scratch their heads about the digital revolution that ruined profit margins forever because, as it turns out, selling plastic discs at insane markups never was a sustainable market strategy.
There is one music module that's withstood the test of time, though: The local record label.
Perched cross-legged on a chair in the center of his Seminole Heights record store Microgroove, Keith Ulrey can talk circles around the topic. The red-bearded, bespectacled 43-year-old is the head honcho and general do-it-all force behind beloved local imprint New Granada Records, which celebrates its 20th anniversary with a three-night concert Dec. 25-27 at New World Brewery in Ybor City.
The label boasts nearly 50 releases over the last 20 years, and while many have been long out of print, Ulrey is candid about the less glamorous details of running the operation full time. A room in his house is dedicated to unmoved product, and Microgroove's New Granada listening post stands next to a box of label releases he can't give away (it should be a crime not to add a free copy of New Roman Times' 2008 indie-rock masterpiece On The Sleeve to your shopping bag).
Select titles are teetering on sold out, but he still can't hide subtle, solemn looks of disappointment while waxing about what consumers are missing out on when they don't buy physical.
"If I'm a painter, people come see my painting. Only one person can buy it, but you experience it," he said. "With physical product, liner notes, graphics, packaging — that's the art."
Ulrey knows a thing or two about making good versions of that art. The last year alone has seen New Granada utilize nearly every format to handle multiple releases. There are colored and transparent vinyl 7-inch singles from young, talented locals like Alexander and the Grapes and Atlantic Oceans. St. Pete alt-waltz quintet DieAlps! moved nearly 100 CDs at a recent release show, and Orlampa songwriter MRENC released a soundsmith's wet dream on cassettes dressed up in hand-cut artwork.
Screenprinted sleeves from Pinellas avant-punks Permanent Makeup adorn their 7-inch, and more local artistry is featured on reimagined artwork for a re-release featuring midwest emo legends Braid. The crown jewel of New Granada's anniversary releases, however, is hand-cut vinyl from the Maccabees and Pohgoh, which are manufactured one by one in Jacksonville by Jonathan Berlin, who plays in New Granada psych-freak folk outfit Sunbears!.
Pohgoh — the label's flagship band — enjoyed a dose of popularity following their debut in 1994, and a Christmas night reunion show finds the emo outfit joined by original singer Kobi Finley, who went on two tours and played on three 7-inches before Ulrey's future wife Susie eventually took over vocals. Finley, 36, will play three songs with the group. Richardson will sing during the rest of the set, and all five members of the band have recorded new music together, marking the first time they've been on the same record together.
"It's exciting," Ulrey explained, "but also, we're already nervous."
That energy grows stronger when Ulrey is queried on why someone would commit half his life to such a laborious passion project. He mentions loaning bands equipment when they're in a pinch. He'll do anything to help anyone on the roster succeed, and he says he feels the most fulfilled when a band gets as excited as he does about the way things are happening.
"It could be a good show, or press, or an Instagram," he said. "When they're stoked, I'm stoked."
There are still more releases being rolled out for the big anniversary, and as he excitedly rattles off details, it doesn't look like Ulrey wants to stop anytime soon.
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Thursday, December 4, 2014
GET TO KNOW NAÏM AMOR, A LITTLE MORE
Arizona Public Media has put together a fantastic video titled Art Dads, that features our own Naïm Amor with his son, Lucien, along with other Tucson artists (and dads), Tom Walbank and Donovan White. It is a wonderful documentary that gives insight to how these very special and talented artists balance their unique careers with the responsibilities of fatherhood. Not only does the video feature Naïm Amor's music, but it also provides a great insight into Naïm Amor himself. Enjoy!
And if you would like to learn even more about the Parisian Tucsonan, Naïm Amor, and his personal guitar obsession, we invite you to watch this documentary about Amor, titled Used Guitar.
And if you would like to learn even more about the Parisian Tucsonan, Naïm Amor, and his personal guitar obsession, we invite you to watch this documentary about Amor, titled Used Guitar.
Monday, December 1, 2014
NAVIGATEUR REMIXES MOYAMOYA
Multi-instrumentalist, Carlos Andujar - AKA: Navigateur, from Atlanta, GA remixes moyamoya's song "DedMel25," which was given away as a bonus download to those of you that pre-ordered moyamoya's debut self-titled album. Now you can hear, and download, "DedMel25" via Navigateur! Enjoy:
Saturday, November 29, 2014
LEMMY LOVES NAÏM AMOR
Our feline friend from The Netherlands, Lemmy, of Here Comes The Flood (blog), has been soaking in some sun rays and the sweet sounds of Naïm Amor's new album, "Hear the Walls!"
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Sunday, November 23, 2014
THE GOOD GRACES + TRACY SHEDD LIVE CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHS
the Good Graces, featuring Kim Ware
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Tracy Shedd
with Kim Ware & Lucas Miré, singing "Broken Arrows"
with Kim Ware, singing "Encourage Me"
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Photographs by John McNicholas
Taken at Steve's Live Music, Sandy Springs GA
Friday, November 21, 2014
Friday, November 21, 2014
Sunday, November 16, 2014
NAÏM AMOR - TOUR DE FRANCE - NOV 20-28
Nov 20 - Allonnes (Fr) - L'Excelsior
Nov 21- Nantes (Fr) - Le Mojo
Nov 27- La Rochelle (Fr) - La Sirene Tim
Nov 28 - Toulouse (Fr) - The Persimmon House
Thursday, November 13, 2014
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