Elvis Perkins In Dearland
Elvis Perkins in Dearland at Newport Folk Festival 2010
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary Benefit
Elvis will play a solo set at Club Helsinki in Hudson, NY on Friday, November 12th to benefit the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Tracy Bonham will support.
To learn more about WFAS, go to www.woodstocksanctuary.org.
Elvis Perkins Solo Show Announced
Feb 23, 2011
Royce Hall
Los Angeles, CA
w/ John Waters
Click here for more info.
Elvis on Sweetheart 2010 Compilation
Elvis recorded a beautiful version of the Chilean poet Violetta Parra's 'Teneme en tu Corazon' (Keep Me In Your Heart) for the Starbucks Sweetheart 2010 compilation.
Also appearing are Jose Gonzalez, Spoon, Yo La Tengo and The Avett Brothers, among others.
The album is currently available on itunes and will be released on CD in all Starbucks locations on January 26th.
TOUR DATES
November 12 Club Helsinki, Hudson, NY Elvis solo w/Tracy Bonham
Benefit for Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
February 23 Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA *with John Waters, Elvis Solo
“The Doomsday EP”
In stores October 20th (US)/September 21 (UK/Europe)
"We call this thing The Doomsday EP for obvious reasons, and its middle name to which it also answers is The EP of the Id. Being drawn to the many faces of the American strain it seems we have more or less subconsciously produced a collection speaking to/and or from several of them at once. It's a document of impulses sleeping egos and their superiors let pass to tape. I myself didn't know what these songs sounded like in the hands of EPID until they were processed and played back. You have a song that arrived like the rest of us by boat, a selection from the Sacred Harp, a rock 'n roll heralding the eternal advent of rock 'n roll, an ode to the soul of the undead and, finally (and firstly), two takes on a single song called Doomsday, one which comes from our March release and the other which leans in the direction of its original conception as something of a gospel number . And here they all are, risen from their cribs and graves, under one moonlight while their folks and undertakers look the other way." - Elvis Perkins
Track Listing:
Doomsday
Gypsy Davy
Stay Zombie Stay
Stop Drop Rock and Roll
Weeping Mary
Slow Doomsday
LISTEN TO ELVIS ON NPR'S MOUNTAIN STAGE / INTERVIEW ON GIBSON.COM
Elvis appeared on NPR's Mountain Stage on November 1st in Charleston, WV. You can listen to his performance which will air during the weekend of November 27-29. A complete list of stations that carry Mountain Stage can be found here . Airtimes and schedule vary by station.
Elvis had a sit down interview with Mountain Stage host Larry Groce which can be viewed on "Backstage at Mountain Stage," here.
You can find an interview Elvis did with Gibson.com here.
Photo credit: Brian Blauser
New EPID video:
'Chains Chains Chains' (directed by Sean Pecknold)Elvis on NPR
Listen to Elvis' interview on NPR's Morning Edition HERE
Merch Store:
New t-shirt designs are available at the Elvis Perkins merch store.
For all your music, clothing and miscellaneous needs CLICK HERE
Elvis on Mark Mulcahy Tribute Album:
Musical visionary types take care of their own. Mark Mulcahy was the frontman for the 1980s Connecticut-based alt-rock band Miracle Legion, who released a few hard-to-find albums of R.E.M.-esque college rock jangle before breaking up in the mid-90s. He also led Polaris, the band who did the music for the beloved Nickelodeon kids' show "The Adventures of Pete & Pete". Since then, he's released three solo albums.
Late last year, Mulcahy's wife Melissa died unexpectedly, leaving him to take care of his three-year-old twin daughters. If Mulcahy is going to keep making music, he'll need help. And fortunately, he's getting it.
On September 29, Shout! Factory will release Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy, a tribute album to Mulcahy that will also serve as a benefit for him. An amazingly stacked lineup of indie rock greats have contributed their versions of Mulcahy songs. Thom Yorke takes on "All for the Best", Michael Stipe turns in his version of "Everything's Coming Undone", and the National handle "Ashamed of the Story I Told". Dinosaur Jr., Mercury Rev, and Frank Black also contribute songs. Tracklist below.Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy:
01 Thom Yorke: "All for the Best"
02 The National: "Ashamed of the Story I Told"
03 Michael Stipe: "Everything’s Coming Undone"
04 David Berkeley: "Love's the Only Thing That Shuts Me Up"
05 Dinosaur Jr.: "The Backyard"
06 Chris Harford and Mr. Ray Neal: "Micon the Icon"
07 Frank Black: "Bill Jocko"
08 Vic Chesnutt: "Little Man"
09 Unbelievable Truth: "Ciao My Shining Star"
10 Butterflies of Love: "I Have Patience"
11 Chris Collingwood of Fountains of Wayne: "Cookie Jar"
12 Frank Turner: "The Quiet One"
13 Rocket From the Tombs: "In Pursuit of Your Happiness"
14 Ben Kweller: "Wake Up Whispering"
15 Josh Rouse: "I Woke Up in the Mayflower"
16 Autumn Defense: "Paradise"
17 Hayden: "Happy Birthday Yesterday"
18 Juliana Hatfield: "We're Not in Charleston Anymore"
19 Mercury Rev: "Sailors and Animals"
20 Elvis Perkins: "She Watches Over Me"
21 Sean Watkins: "A World Away From This One"
It is available in three configurations: a 21-track CD, a 21-track digtal download, and a 41-track deluxe download on iTunes and other digital music retailers.
Get it on iTunes U.S.:
Deluxe iTunes version
Standard iTunes version
Get the CD:
United Kingdom
United States
Learn more about Mark Mulcahy at myspace.com/markmulcahymusic
'Hours Last Stand' from the Gold Room Sessions