Christmas Carolling Time With Julian Koster

MalMNN — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:23:19 GMT

MUSIC NEWS - It's holiday caroling time again! Julian Koster and his Singing Saw will come to your house to bring songs, stories, and good cheer to you and your friends; all you have to do is invite them! To promote the spirit of the holidays and The Singing Saw at Christmastime, Julian, his dog Rudolph and his Singing Saw friend Badger set out on a caroling tour last fall. Julian says, “Caroling last year was one of the most special experiences I’ve ever known…following a path that wound through so many houses (over 100!), in so many neighborhoods in each town (and so many towns!), and being welcomed so kindly and so warmly into all of those homes. I’m so glad that we’re all still here, and that the Universe has arranged for this all to happen again. I can hardly wait.” The Singing Saw at Christmastime is available on CD, LP, and digital download. Watch the video of Julian and the Singing Saw performing “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” below and click to download a brand-new Singing Saw holiday classic rendition of “White Christmas.” You can invite the carolers to visit your house by emailing musictapescaroling@gmail.com or by mailing a handwritten letter to 450 N. Harris St. Athens, GA 30601 (due to time constraints, please send an email to let the "caroling ambassador" know you are sending a letter). Be sure to include an email address or your telephone number for reply. Invitations where the hosts indicate that they would be willing to entertain outside guests on caroling night are preferred. Please note your permission to invite others from the area to your house and whether you can offer the carolers a place to sleep in your letter or email. Once the limit on houses on a given night has been reached, the address of each house that will welcome guests will be distributed via email to all who email musictapescaroling@gmail.com and ask to attend. The addresses of the houses will not be posted online. Their Proposed Caroling Path: December 2009 - 7, 8, 9: Georgia, Tennessee, Indiana & Lower Half of Illinois 10, 11, 12: Chicago, Illinois, Michigan 13, 14, 15: Ohio, Pittsburgh, Western NY 16, 17, 18: Upstate NY, New England (CT, RI, VT etc) 19, 20, 21: Philadelphia, NYC, Baltimore, DC, Chapel Hill

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PASSION PIT, Back From Europe for More USA Shows

MalMNN — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:30:27 GMT

MUSIC NEWS- It's been a well deserved amazing year for the Boston based Passion Pit, but they're not done yet! With nomination for a MTV VMA, for their video "The Reeling" (watch the video below), and taking home a Best Album award from Boston's WXPN radio, the accolades for the band keep rolling in. They've now been nominated for the 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards for "Breaking Woodie" and will be performing on the show which was recording this week in NYC. The boys will then take on Jimmel Kimmel Live on December 8th and continue onto a West Coast tour. All this coming off amazing stops at Lollapalooza, Bonaroo, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Monolith, ACL and Treasure Island Music Festival. Passion Pit have recently returned from their European tour, and stay tuned... they're back in the states for the rest of 2009 with bigger plans for 2010 ! Passion Pit Tour Itinerary December 2 - New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom (WXRP Holiday Extravaganza) 4 - Boston, MA @ Orpheum (WFNX Holiday Party) 6 - Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse 7 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom – 94.7 Holiday show 9 - Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre 10 - San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine (Live 105 Party) 12 - Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater January 2010 6 - Boston, MA @ HOB's 8, 9, 10 - Terminal 5 - NYC, NY

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Christmas Carolling Time With Julian Koster

PASSION PIT, Back From Europe for More USA Shows