In celebration of its first birthday, Northern Spy proudly presents the first annual SPY MUSIC FESTIVAL in Brooklyn, NY, featuring performances by twelve bands from its label roster and a full scale pop-up record fair. The festivities will commence at the Bushwick venue Shea Stadium on Saturday October 1st and continue through to Williamsburg’s Zebulon Cafe on Sunday October 2nd.Highlights of the event will include rare New York performances by Haunted House, Dan Melchior, and the newly signed bandsNeptune and Zs. The annual event will be dedicated to the true die-hard fans of underground music. For the collector, the musician and the groupie alike, the festival will present a virtual orgasm of sounds and swag. Bands playing against the backdrop of record nerds scouring the used bins and limited edition tour merch, not to mention the silk-screened Northern Spy t-shirts and commemorative event posters.
The founders of Northern Spy started their journey just twelve months ago after operating agreement negotiations with the record labelESP-Disk' fell apart and forced the idealistic staff to strike out on their own. Now with sixteen releases in the can, the young label has hurled a bold aesthetic statement into the world. With artists crossing the spectrum of musics, from free-jazz stalwart Joe Morris to no wave legend Rhys Chatham and blues guitar maverick Loren Connors. Then on to the younger generation of explorers like Boston’sNeptune and Brooklyn’s own Tom Carter, Marc Orleans and the New Music trio Zs. Finally arriving at the Americana and rock of Colin Langenus, the experimental pop of Bird Names and the fuzz-drenched garage rock of Dan Melchior. The style of the label, says founder Tom Abbs, “...is not limited to one or two genres, but to sounds that challenge the listener and push boundaries, either aesthetically or politically.”
SPY MUSIC FESTIVAL brings the label roster together for the first time in one place and will celebrate the diversity of of musics that represent the Northern Spy brand.
N-SPY’s pop-up record fair program works with New York area vinyl collectors and underground labels to bring rare stock to special locations around the Northeast. This edition will feature over two thousand pieces of vintage vinyl titles fresh for the picking, a host of local underground label titles, limited edition tour merch and back catalog titles from the Northern Spy roster artists along with the full N-SPY catalog including rare test pressings of NS 001-016.
Northern Spy presents the first annual
SPY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
@ Shea Stadium
20 Meadow St, Brooklyn, NY, 11206
Blocks from the Grand Stop (L Train)
Ticket Price: $12
Doors open at 6:00 PM
PERFORMANCES BY:
Bird Names
Colin L. Orchestra
Zs
Dan Melchior und das Menace
Neptune
Eleven Twenty-Nine
Haunted House
DJ SETS BY: Tickle Polyester, Weyes Blood
VIDEO PROJECTIONS BY: Trouble, David Linton
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
@ ZEBULON CAFE
258 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11211
Blocks from the Bedford Stop (L train)
Ticket Price: $5
Doors at 6:00 PM
PERFORMANCES BY:
The Spanish Donkey
Hubble
Angels in America
Weyes Blood
Zaimph
DJ SETS: Tickle Polyester, Heavy Hymms
VIDEO PROJECTIONS BY: Trouble
Loren Connors
Neptune
For festival updates go to
www.spymusicfestival.com
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT NORTHERN SPY
NPR: Legendary Record Label Loses Staff In Split
“A storied record label with a controversial history, ESP-Disk' is known for putting out some of the most innovative jazz records of the 1960s and today. It's also known for struggling with financial difficulties — including allegations that it has avoided paying royalties to its musicians. Over the past few years, it looked as though the label was finding its footing thanks to the efforts of a new staff, but recently, several of those staffers left the company to found a new label, Northern-Spy.”
Free Music Archive Label Spotlight
“Northern-Spy Records first appeared in late 2010 when -- in one seemingly fluid motion -- the staff that revitalized ESP-Disk split off, launched a shiny new label, and whipped up a diversely talented roster that includes many FMA favorites (Bird Names, Arrington de Dionyso / Old Time Relijun, Jooklo Duo, Colin Langenus Orchestra /USAISAMonster, Eleven Twenty-Nine). With their freeform approach, I had a hunch the N-Spy staff were in tune w/ our efforts here on the Free Music Archive, and the hunch was verified when they swooped in to sign Dan Melchior the day after he debuted Catbirds & Cardinals here on our site. I became really intrigued by the label's model after talking with Colin Langenus, and hearing his excitement at having found a label with a full staff who was actually investing in his future.” - Jason Segal
East Village Radio Spotlight: Four NYC Independent Record Labels
“The youngest of the batch, Northern-Spy was founded last year by the team that helped to resurrect the legendary ESP-Disk’label. The label’s opening salvo of releases was quite a statement of intent - covering the weird (USAISAMONSTER), the influential (Rhys Chatham), and the unclassifiable (Jooklo Duo).”
“Brooklyn Label, a new heir to the holy spirit of ESP-Disk and provides musical language confusion. Psycho-blues freak-rock, lo-fi Spector-pop, free jazz, space-prog and country are just some of the genre, whose extreme poles on the first recordings to be explored.” - Skug
"In a few months time,with their releases, the label managed to give it’s point of view. So, it seems there is a political and not only aesthetical stasis running through their releases.” - Jazz & Tzaz
For more information, visit:
www.northern-spy.com
The founders of Northern Spy started their journey just twelve months ago after operating agreement negotiations with the record labelESP-Disk' fell apart and forced the idealistic staff to strike out on their own. Now with sixteen releases in the can, the young label has hurled a bold aesthetic statement into the world. With artists crossing the spectrum of musics, from free-jazz stalwart Joe Morris to no wave legend Rhys Chatham and blues guitar maverick Loren Connors. Then on to the younger generation of explorers like Boston’sNeptune and Brooklyn’s own Tom Carter, Marc Orleans and the New Music trio Zs. Finally arriving at the Americana and rock of Colin Langenus, the experimental pop of Bird Names and the fuzz-drenched garage rock of Dan Melchior. The style of the label, says founder Tom Abbs, “...is not limited to one or two genres, but to sounds that challenge the listener and push boundaries, either aesthetically or politically.”
SPY MUSIC FESTIVAL brings the label roster together for the first time in one place and will celebrate the diversity of of musics that represent the Northern Spy brand.
N-SPY’s pop-up record fair program works with New York area vinyl collectors and underground labels to bring rare stock to special locations around the Northeast. This edition will feature over two thousand pieces of vintage vinyl titles fresh for the picking, a host of local underground label titles, limited edition tour merch and back catalog titles from the Northern Spy roster artists along with the full N-SPY catalog including rare test pressings of NS 001-016.
Northern Spy presents the first annual
SPY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
@ Shea Stadium
20 Meadow St, Brooklyn, NY, 11206
Blocks from the Grand Stop (L Train)
Ticket Price: $12
Doors open at 6:00 PM
PERFORMANCES BY:
Bird Names
Colin L. Orchestra
Zs
Dan Melchior und das Menace
Neptune
Eleven Twenty-Nine
Haunted House
DJ SETS BY: Tickle Polyester, Weyes Blood
VIDEO PROJECTIONS BY: Trouble, David Linton
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
@ ZEBULON CAFE
258 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11211
Blocks from the Bedford Stop (L train)
Ticket Price: $5
Doors at 6:00 PM
PERFORMANCES BY:
The Spanish Donkey
Hubble
Angels in America
Weyes Blood
Zaimph
DJ SETS: Tickle Polyester, Heavy Hymms
VIDEO PROJECTIONS BY: Trouble
Loren Connors
Neptune
For festival updates go to
www.spymusicfestival.com
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT NORTHERN SPY
NPR: Legendary Record Label Loses Staff In Split
“A storied record label with a controversial history, ESP-Disk' is known for putting out some of the most innovative jazz records of the 1960s and today. It's also known for struggling with financial difficulties — including allegations that it has avoided paying royalties to its musicians. Over the past few years, it looked as though the label was finding its footing thanks to the efforts of a new staff, but recently, several of those staffers left the company to found a new label, Northern-Spy.”
Free Music Archive Label Spotlight
“Northern-Spy Records first appeared in late 2010 when -- in one seemingly fluid motion -- the staff that revitalized ESP-Disk split off, launched a shiny new label, and whipped up a diversely talented roster that includes many FMA favorites (Bird Names, Arrington de Dionyso / Old Time Relijun, Jooklo Duo, Colin Langenus Orchestra /USAISAMonster, Eleven Twenty-Nine). With their freeform approach, I had a hunch the N-Spy staff were in tune w/ our efforts here on the Free Music Archive, and the hunch was verified when they swooped in to sign Dan Melchior the day after he debuted Catbirds & Cardinals here on our site. I became really intrigued by the label's model after talking with Colin Langenus, and hearing his excitement at having found a label with a full staff who was actually investing in his future.” - Jason Segal
East Village Radio Spotlight: Four NYC Independent Record Labels
“The youngest of the batch, Northern-Spy was founded last year by the team that helped to resurrect the legendary ESP-Disk’label. The label’s opening salvo of releases was quite a statement of intent - covering the weird (USAISAMONSTER), the influential (Rhys Chatham), and the unclassifiable (Jooklo Duo).”
“Brooklyn Label, a new heir to the holy spirit of ESP-Disk and provides musical language confusion. Psycho-blues freak-rock, lo-fi Spector-pop, free jazz, space-prog and country are just some of the genre, whose extreme poles on the first recordings to be explored.” - Skug
"In a few months time,with their releases, the label managed to give it’s point of view. So, it seems there is a political and not only aesthetical stasis running through their releases.” - Jazz & Tzaz
For more information, visit:
www.northern-spy.com
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