Showing posts with label STAGHORN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label STAGHORN. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

STAGHORN + New Noise Magazine

Staghorn
"When we leave the confines of our little utopia, we see so much conflict and people living far from the earth and the harmony that can be achieved with a little bit of conscious effort. We are not hippies, and definitely not here to shame anyone for the way they are living. We simply aim to educate and pose an alternative to the status quo. We chose to set our music video in the forest as this is a place we take sanctuary almost every day for our minds, for exercise, for communion with the earth. We wanted to convey the connection that we feel is missing from the population at large."
-Staghorn, discussing their latest video with New Noise Magazine
Watch the enchanting video for “Wormwood III”, via New Noise Magazine, here.

Equally heavy in concept and musicality, Staghorn's art is meant to create a soundtrack to a better world by highlighting that which is both bleak and hopeful along the way. Strongly principled as a do-it-yourself collective which operates Leave Your Mark Print Shop and Mills Custom Amps, the band uses their trades, creativity and compassion to affect a working, sustainable future: they create their own amps and cabs, print all of their own merch, and have records pressed that are predominantly made of recycled materials. In short, activism is the driving force behind every element of Staghorn’s art.


Wormwood III will be released as a one-sided, etched 12" EP pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Limited to 500 copies (300 on Coke bottle clear with brown smoke, 200 random color variant- a Shuga Exclusive) in partnership with Shuga Records in Chicago. This limited first edition release will be screen printed by hand on recycled paper.

Upcoming shows:
September 13 - Hamburg, DE @ Astro Stube
September 15 - Ninove, BE @ Cafe Gonzo
September 16 - Ghent, BE @ Kinky Star
September 18 - Montreuil, FR @ La Comedia
September 20 - Bristol, UK @ The Louisiana w/ yndi halda 
September 21 - Canterbury, UK @ UCA Union Bar w/ yndi halda 
September 22 - London, UK - Omeara
September 23 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club w/ yndi halda 
October 19 - Indianapolis, IN @ Indiana State Brewery Post - POST. Festival
October 23- Birmingham, AL @ The Firehouse
October 24 - Atlanta, GA @ The Bakery
October 25 - Savannah, GA @ The Jinx
October 27 - Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST
November 3 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
November 5 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Triple Nickel
November 7 - Calgary, AB @ The Palomino w/ yndi halda
November 10 - Vancouver, BC @ The Wise Hall
November 11 - Seattle, WA @ Vera Project w/ yndi halda
November 12 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir w/ yndi halda
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Thursday, June 21, 2018

STAGHORN + Decibel

“Wormwood III, despite your thoughts and opinions on the band’s environmental/DIY stance, politics and the intensity of their idealism which has them going all-in as opposed to just posting about it on Facebook, is a listen that’s easy to get absorbed by and lost in.”
-Decibel

Stream the new EP, Wormwood III, in its entirety via Decibel Magazine, here.

Staghorn was founded in South Florida by Jared and Lexy, later joined by a third member, Luke, and eventually transplanted to their current location of Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. The collective imagined an origin story of "Staghorn" (accompanied by a comic book illustrating as such alongside their first EP), which tells of the fictional post-apocalyptic group of people who have traveled back in time to warn humanity of an animal revolt in the the future that will leave mankind on the brink of extinction. With two of the band’s members currently living predominantly off-grid, their environmental ethics and exhaustingly DIY attitude are at the heart of everything the Staghorn collective does, including their Mogwai/ Godspeed You! Black Emperor style of epic, introspective, transcendentalist compositions. Equally heavy in concept and musicality, their art is meant to create a soundtrack to a better world by highlighting that which is both bleak and hopeful along the way. Strongly principled as a do-it-yourself collective which operates Leave Your Mark Print Shop and Mills Custom Amps, the band uses their trades, creativity and compassion to affect a working, sustainable future: they create their own amps and cabs, print all of their own merch, and have records pressed that are predominantly made of recycled materials. In short, activism is the driving force behind every element of Staghorn’s art.

Wormwood III will be released as a one-sided, etched 12" EP pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Limited to 500 copies (300 on Coke bottle clear with brown smoke, 200 random color variant- a Shuga Exclusive) in partnership with Shuga Records in Chicago. This limited first edition release will be screen printed by hand on recycled paper. 
Upcoming shows: June 21 - Lincoln, NE @ Duffy’s Tavern June 23 - Chicago, IL @ Francisco FunHouse July 5 - Urbana, IL @ Audiofeed Festival - Black Sheep Stage September 13 - Hamburg, DE @ Astro Stube September 15 - Ninove, BE @ Cafe Gonzo September 16 - Ghent, BE @ Kinky Star September 18 - Montreuil, FR @ La Comedia September 20 - Bristol, UK @ The Louisiana w/ yndi halda September 21 - Canterbury, UK @ UCA Union Bar w/ yndi halda September 22 - London, UK - Omeara September 23 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club w/ yndi halda October 19 - Indianapolis, IN @ Indiana State Brewery Post - POST. Festival October 23- Birmingham, AL @ The Firehouse October 24 - Atlanta, GA @ The Bakery October 25 - Savannah, GA @ The Jinx October 27 - Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST November 3 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk November 5 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Triple Nickel November 7 - Calgary, AB @ The Palomino w/ yndi halda November 10 - Vancouver, BC @ The Wise Hall November 11 - Seattle, WA @ Vera Project w/ yndi halda November 12 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir w/ yndi halda

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Wednesday, June 20, 2018

STAGHORN + Metal Injection

“Intensely focused on instrumentation, Staghorn uses their arrangements and juxtaposes them with sections of a spoken word. Individual moments across the EP's 22-minute runtime showcase the band's knack for emotive rhythms and melodies and teasing time signatures. Consequently, these arrangements bolster Staghorn's message of sustainability and water conservation."
-Metal Injection

 Listen to an exclusive stream of the instrumental version of Wormwood III, via Metal Injection, here.
Wormwood III was recorded at Earth Analog Studios (Owned by Matt Talbot of HUM)  in Tolono, IL by Aaron McAllister. It will be released as a one-sided, etched 12" EP pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Limited to 500 copies (300 on Coke bottle clear with brown smoke, 200 random color variant- a Shuga Exclusive) in partnership with Shuga Records in Chicago. This limited first edition release will be screen printed by hand on recycled paper. 

Self-titled EP:
Wormwood - Chapter III

Discography:
Parousia I/ Kismet II EP, self-released, 2015
Wormwood III EP, self-released, 2018

Upcoming shows:
June 19 - Springfield, IL @ The Black sheep w/ LUME 
June 20 - Rock Island, IL - Rock Island Supper Club w/ Cloud Rat and Closet Witch 
June 21 - Lincoln, NE @ Duffy’s Tavern 
June 23 - Chicago, IL @ Francisco FunHouse
July 5 - Urbana, IL @ Audiofeed Festival - Black Sheep Stage 
September 13 - Hamburg, DE @ Astro Stube
September 15 - Ninove, BE @ Cafe Gonzo
September 16 - Ghent, BE @ Kinky Star
September 18 - Montreuil, FR @ La Comedia
September 20 - Bristol, UK @ The Louisiana w/ yndi halda 
September 21 - Canterbury, UK @ UCA Union Bar w/ yndi halda 
September 22 - London, UK - Omeara
September 23 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club w/ yndi halda 
October 19 - Indianapolis, IN @ Indiana State Brewery Post - POST. Festival
October 23- Birmingham, AL @ The Firehouse
October 24 - Atlanta, GA @ The Bakery
October 25 - Savannah, GA @ The Jinx
October 27 - Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST
November 3 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
November 5 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Triple Nickel
November 7 - Calgary, AB @ The Palomino w/ yndi halda
November 10 - Vancouver, BC @ The Wise Hall
November 11 - Seattle, WA @ Vera Project w/ yndi halda
November 12 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir w/ yndi halda
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Friday, June 1, 2018

STAGHORN + Gear Gods

“Post-rock will always be the thing that is just too good for me. That’s not a bad thing, I love it and I think it’s all beautiful, but I’m always jealous that other people have the capability to make me cry with this goddamn music. So I was thrilled when I was listening to Illinois based band Staghorn‘s new moonlight-filled track “Movements II and III”. It really is gorgeous.”
-Gear Gods

Get the “Rig Rundown” on Staghorn’s impressive setup, via Gear Gods, here. 

 Strongly principled as a do-it-yourself collective which operates Leave Your Mark Print Shop and Mills Custom Amps, the band uses their trades, creativity and compassion to affect a working, sustainable future: they create their own amps and cabs, print all of their own merch, and have records pressed that are predominantly made of recycled materials. In short, activism is the driving force behind every element of Staghorn’s art.

Wormwood III will be released as a one-sided, etched 12" EP pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Limited to 500 copies (300 on Coke bottle clear with brown smoke, 200 random color variant- a Shuga Exclusive) in partnership with Shuga Records in Chicago. This limited first edition release will be screen printed by hand on recycled paper.

Cover art illustration by Seth Rodgers.

Upcoming shows:
June 19 - Springfield, IL @ The Black sheep w/ LUME
June 20 - Rock Island, IL - Rock Island Supper Club w/ Cloud Rat and Closet Witch
June 21 - Lincoln, NE @ Duffy’s Tavern
July 5-7 - Urbana, IL @ Audiofeed Festival
September 20th - Bristol, UK @ The Louisiana w/ yndi halda
September 21st - Canterbury, UK @ UCA Union Bar w/ yndi halda
September 22nd - London, UK - Omeara
October 19-20 - Indianapolis, IN @ Post Rock Festival
October 27 - Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST

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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

STAGHORN + IDIOTEQ

“...alternately hypnotic and captivating, sleepy and epicly explosive...”
-Idioteq

Listen to “Movements II & III” from Wormwood III and learn more about this environmentally-centered band, via Idioteq, here.

Wormwood III will be released as a one-sided, etched 12" EP pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Limited to 450 copies (250 on Coke bottle clear with brown smoke, 200 black) in partnership with Shuga Records in Chicago. This limited first edition release will be screen printed by hand on recycled paper. Preorder link here.

Cover art illustration by Seth Rodgers.
As is the case with their previous release, the band is heavily influenced by nature, as well as having a radical and political motive to educate and connect with others who are into permaculture/sustainable/responsible living. Wormwood III directly addresses society’s water problems and how it appears as though it will become a more and more alarming issue in the near future. This view inspires the members’ commitment to sustainable living, in which the two founding members live mostly off-grid within a community with its own unique water system. Further, they have built a full tiny home out of a shipping container, and live and work alongside organic farmers in the community.

Upcoming shows:
June 19 - Springfield, IL @ The Black sheep w/ LUME
June 20 - Rock Island, IL - Rock Island Supper Club w/ Cloud Rat and Closet Witch
June 21 - Lincoln, NE @ Duffy’s Tavern
July 5-7 - Urbana, IL @ Audiofeed Festival
October 19-20 - Indianapolis, IN @ Post Rock Festival
October 27 - Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST

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