The Chairman Dances at Forest & Main
We're thrilled to be included in the upcoming edition of JUMP Philly/Grid (excellent, free glossy magazines - the best in Philly, by our lights). You can read the feature and brief interview below. Thanks to Alex, Emily, Charles, Dan and many others for their part in this.
https://jumpphilly.com/2018/11/20/complex-sentences-a-qa-with-eric-krewson-of-the-chairman-dances/
Our album is eight weeks old today. Since its debut, we've toured and participated in a number of interviews. The album is on Bandcamp, iTunes, and every streaming service, including Spotify and Apple Music. Let us know which tracks you like best.
We play Baltimore and DC next week. Meantime, here are a few photos from our last six ports of call. Thanks to everyone who's come out.
I'm happy to share an album review by Jon at Various Small Flames. Jon spends an incredible amount of time crafting lovely, artful music and literary criticism. http://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2018/09/12/the-chairman-dances-child-of-my-sorrow/
Our Album, Child of My Sorrow, is out today
We're pleased to share our album, Child of My Sorrow, with you all.
You can stream the album and buy it on multiple formats (digital download, CD + download, cassette + download) via our Bandcamp page. You can stream it on Spotify, Apple Music and other like services.
Let us know what you think. You can reach us on social media and at: band at thechairmandances dot com
Philly-area people: our release show is this Saturday at Boot & Saddle. We tour in a few weeks. Below is our schedule thus far.
Hope this finds you all well.
-Eric
Upcoming Performances
9/8 - Release Show at Boot & Saddle - Philadelphia, PA
9/19 - Sofar Sounds - New York, New York
9/20 - Savoy Taproom - Albany, NY
9/21 - Thin Man Brewing - Buffalo, NY
9/22 - Mike’s Tavern - Reading, PA
10/4 - The Sidebar - Baltimore, MD
10/5 - [TBD]
10/6 - The Electric Maid - Washington, DC
Album Preview
The Big Takeover is streaming our album a day ahead of its release. Many thanks to Jen and co. [Link]
New Song/Video
I'm pleased to share a new song and music video. Many thanks to PopMatters for premiering the work and for the nice words.
The Southern Sounding called and asked me to write a bit about influential albums. Thanks to Joshua and company for the nice words and for the assignment.
The piece lives here.
New single, "No Compass, No Map"
I’m excited to share our single, "No Compass, No Map." It might be my favorite recording of ours. It’s available most everywhere you might listen to music.
Spotify / Apple Music / SoundCloud
Treble gave the song a particularly nice write up; that article is here. Many thanks to Jeff and company.
Playlist
I made a mix of songs I was listening to, and was enamored with, while working on our forthcoming album. You can stream it below via Spotify or YouTube.
A new audio master (my first) and a week of troubleshooting a Tascam later, I hold in my hand a cassette of our forthcoming album
New single out today
SoundCloud / Spotify / Apple Music
We've been holding out. We have an album, Child of My Sorrow, that we're fairly ecstatic to share with you come September 7. Meantime, please enjoy this album single (it's on all streaming platforms, including those above) and, if you're interested, check our page for updates in the coming weeks - there will be many.
Willa Cather in 1936
Grocery shopping with our friend, photographer and director, Bob Sweeney
We're excited to perform next Saturday (4/28) in the great city of Reading, the polis that bequeathed to the nation Wallace Stevens, John Updike and Keith Haring (you're welcome).
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/596971277322216/
Many thanks here: thanks to Bob Sweeney for shooting and stitching together this excellent video, thanks to Sofar for hosting us. Unrelated, but of equal importance, thank you to everyone who made last Thursday's show at Elixr so great.
Dear Chairman Dances enthusiasts,
I’m playing a solo set at Philly’s Elixr Coffee on Friday, 10/27. I go on first at 9 p.m., then my friend Michele Ward will read poetry; musician Dane Galloway will close the evening. I anticipate performing mostly new material, however, if you have a request, send it along. I’m happy to oblige.
According to the show promoter, there will be “free coffee and pastries and possibly free cider.” This is big news, as Elixr’s coffee is excellent, though 9 p.m. is a dangerous time to be drinking it; you may want to stick with the pastries and cider. The show is free with a suggested donation of $5. If you don’t have money, don’t worry about the donation.
Things have been fairly quiet here, which has given me the opportunity to write and consider and rewrite. Nevertheless, there have been some exciting public moments of late. The band was featured on the BBC, with the host of its alternative channel calling us his “new favorite band,” which is fairly incredible. A few months back, we played a secret show at a literary society. A video of part of that performance is forthcoming.
OK. Take care, everyone. Hope to see some of you at Elixr.
Won't you come see us on tour?
Some shots from our trip to DC. (Thanks to everyone who came out and to Kent, Claire, and Harrison for putting the show together. Also, FYI: the butterfly exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History is excellent.)