Kalle

Hey folks, seems like a while since I've spammed you eh? lol Lot's of Kalle Mattson news though, we're booking our big 2010 Canadian tour for the month of May, plenty booked so far and plenty more dates on the way (see below). We're also playing this year's Canadian Music Week for all you Torontonians! Our first time playing CMW so we're understandably excited. We've got a new website/blog up now where you can find all associated Kalle Mattson things. Lot's of other news on the way and some exciting new press too! Hope you enjoy! http://www.kallemattson.com Upcoming Shows 201

I like Basia a lot but I sometimes thinks she sounds like Shakira lol. "The Shore" is a killer tune, love love that hammered dulcimer.

Pat's fashion scarf again!

Let's stop analyzing the performance (which was quite good IMO) but let's start analyzing Pat's fashion scarf.

Final Fantasy (Owen Pallett) in Sault Ste. Marie, maybe MAYBE 10 people, right after he won the Polaris too.

7.8 from Pitchfork. A little low?

The AB Switch is for his lap steel, and yes that's a Zvex Box Of Metal in the bottom left along with his Fuzzy Nuts distortion pedal, he mentions it here http://www.nelscline.com/tech.html

It definitely gets better with each listen, there's a lot of little things that show themselves after more and more listens, it's quite quite complex (the way they mixed the drums is really neat). I'll certainly agree that it's less "poppy" and polished than Ga but 'Trouble' or 'Mystery Zone' (that falsetto thing is killer) wouldn't sound out of place on Ga at all. So I definitely think it's a good mix at what Spoon is really good at.

"Evening with Wilco" shows are the absolute best, you guys are very very lucky.

Best OD I've ever had as well.

Bahamas is opening up on the later four dates of the Canadian tour, it should be noted I guess that he's going out with Feist. But, his record is really really great (Pink Strat, check it out) and he's absolutely hilarious live, good opener!

I love SBS, it's safe, but that's why Rolling Stone loves it. AGIB is easily my second favorite Wilco record, and sometimes my first. It has it's flaws but I believe it to contain Jeff's best lyrics yet by far, read Wishful Thinking and tell me I'm wrong!

That's great! I'm sure it was a blast! Their new record is so so good and it seems like they're only getting bigger and bigger because of it. In other exciting Kalle Mattson news we posted a new song a little while ago and you can view and download it here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/5zwo27 and here http://vimeo.com/7653594 tell us what you think! Modern Guitarist also did a piece/interview with me! It's a pretty big deal it seems, their site gets over 4 million hits per month! Check it out here: http://modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2009/12/06/kalle/

A lot of my list is comprised of Canadian material, whether it be our friends, bands we've played with or friends or friends seems to be the year that I really really immersed myself in it. 2009 has been way better than 2008 IMO. 1. The Wooden Sky - If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone 2. Wilco - W(TA) 3. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast 4. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone 5. Timber Timbre - S/T 6. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest 7. Hayden - The Place Where We Lived 8. Dan Mangan - Nice, Nice, Very Nice 9. Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels 10. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix 11. St. Vincent - Actor

Pretty sure they changed it so it wouldn't be Impossible Germany Pt. 2, and the Nels shredding gets a bit old after a while. Edit. This version also ends in noise, like a million other Wilco songs. I think they said this was a "WIP" for a reason.

I don't know Allison Brown but she's sounding pretty good so far! I sort of know some of the guys in Ox, mainly through friends of friends, I know Mark and Frank who were the rhythm section on our record have played with them before, and they play Loplops in the Sault a lot, basically our second home. Lizish do you work at Grooves in London? And did you end up getting an in-store with Gavin and the folks? It does seem like I am constantly posting things but the band has been getting some great press in the past few weeks including two more fun things! Here's a video for a stripped do

Here's Kalle Mattson's page! http://iacmusic.com/artist.aspx?id=142064

Sleater Kinney is the worst.

Whisper Bee just got an absolutely beautiful review! http://theonesthataremad.blogspot.com/2009/11/thunderstorms-on-moon-today.html

Fact. It might be my top album of the year as well. Anyways, folks we've just posted a new song of ours recorded at the Lebreton Institute of Technology & Dreams. The Vimeo link is here http://vimeo.com/7653594 And if you choose to have this song for your own personal usage you can download it here http://www.sendspace.com/file/5zwo27 Also, if you keep an eye on our facebook page we'll be posting a few more newly recorded tracks up in the coming weeks as well as some festive ones??? Wait and see! http://www.facebook.com/kallemattson?ref=ts Thanks folks!

Yup that's exactly how I feel as well. Jeff has said this in a couple interviews now and I think it's really quite true. I think the band now has a clean slate for whatever they want to do next, no one can thoughtfully predict what they're going to do next or what direction they're going to take with this next album. With SBS to W(TA) we certainly had some idea, to me I have none, I'm sure Jeff does, he always does, but I think Wilco is in a very exciting position now.

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Nick Drake - Pink Moon Beatles - Revolver Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde Neil Young - After The Goldrush Radiohead - Kid A If one got lost on the way... Townes Van Zandt - S/T

It's leaked, the second disc is absolutely hilarious I am dying right now. "Do you know how many omelet's you can get out of an ostrich egg? 14? That's a lot of omelet's. That's all."

Two Ottawa shows coming up! November 23rd - Zaphod's - 8pm - FREE FREE FREE November 24th - Avant Garde Bar - 8pm - $5 - w/ Field Assembly And thanks so much for listening (and hopefully enjoying) folks, it really does mean a lot.