This new record is almost in the bag THANKS to many friends & family who helped us raise funds via Kickstarter! How lovely it is to feel supported by my community in music making adventures! Look out for us on tour up in the northeast late June, OK? We’ve plans to tour the mighty Pacific Northwest & Southeast this summer as well!! YEEAAAH! Also if you’re in Chicago, we’ll be opening for Cloud Cult June 18 at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park as part of the Downtown Sound series.
OOOH!
Tomorrow we embark on a short journey to the foothills of The Blue Ridge Mountains. We’re playing some duo shows along the way. A couple of “gigs” with the mighty Lower Dens in March. Oooh Ooh! Gonna make this new record someday..
5/24/12 CHICAGO, IL Comfort Station w/ Horse’s Ha
6/1/12 CHICAGO, IL The Empty Bottle w/ Besnard Lakes, Brain Idea
6/18/12 CHICAGO, IL Pritzker Pavilion w/ Cloud Cult
6/21/12 CINCINATTI, OH Motr Pub
6/22/12 CLEVELAND, OH Happy Dog w/ Wymond Miles
6/23/12 DETROIT, MI TBD
6/24/12 PITTSBURGH, PA TBD
6/25/12 BURLINGTON, VT Signal Kitchen
6/26/12 PROVIDENCE, RI AS220
6/27/12 NEW HAVEN, CT BAR w/ Daughn Gibson
6/28/12 BROOKYLN, NY Union Pool w/ Lewis & Clarke, Heaven’s Jail Band
6/29/12 NEW YORK, NY MERCURY LOUNGE w/ You Won’t
6/30/12 PHILADELPHIA, PA PhilaMOCA
7/7/12 CHICAGO, IL Hideout w/ The Young
WE HAVE NOT DOORS! YOU NEED NOT KEYS!
It’s nearly winter and we’re still chipping away at writing and recording a new record. We’ve worked a lil out at the lovely Key Club Recording Co in Benton Harbor & Minbal here in Chicago Not an insane amount of news to report other than..jud will be on a solo tour this dec & jan in the midwest and southwest performing some new songs and perhaps some old favorites..check the shows page for the dates of course..Mr. Bill Mackay of Darts & Arrows is joining us on guitar these days, holy shit are we lucky..
COACH HOUSE SOUNDS + CHIRP INTERVIEW = NEWS
early this summer, the band went in for a coach house sounds session & today it goes up on their site…listen, read, look here > http://www.coachhousesounds.com/judsonclaibornelive
chrip radio also interviewed me in conjunction with the release of the coach house sounds session. check it here, check it nice > http://chicagoindieradio.org/chirplog/2234/chirp-coach-house-sounds-present-judson-claiborne other than that, we’re hard at work on new songs and learning more about you everyday..
hot, but not too bothered
i hope you are in love and in good health. this summer has thus far been a time of listening and not being too awful busy. we’re beginning work on some new recordings but taking the slow train. a few weeks back, we headed out to key club recording co. in benton harbor michigan with our mighty engineer Tim Iseler and Marketa Irglova who sang some incredible harmonies on a couple of tunes…jud has a couple of exciting solo shows in chicago coming up at the comfort station & the found sound music festival. will do my best to let you know when it’s pinata time. xo
SPRINGTIME at CAMP CLAIBORNE
we’ve begun work on some new tunes and plan to release a 7″ this fall on La Societe Expedionnaire..also added a new member > the reverend jacob f. ross on guitar (ribbon effect, crumpler, low skies, warmbloods) and have plans to tour this may & june with wicked spooky song spinner daniel knox! see shows page for details…also from may to august, jud is holding down a monthly residency in chicago at maria’s packaged goods & community bar…hmmmm, i guess that’s all for now…
NOT KANYE WEST, BUT TOP 10!
Pete Zimmerman in the Huffington Post named Time & Temperature one of the top 10 albums of 2010 by a Chicago artist that isn’t Kanye West. Other records mentioned named were Lux by Disappears, Return of the Century by The 1900s, El Che by Rhymefest and six others! more here > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/29/best-of-chicago-2010-the-_n_802272.html
DAYTROTTER SESSION!
this past summer, we voyaged to Rock Island, IL to record a session for daytrotter and get acquainted with the local mosquitoes..http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/judson-claiborne-concert/20031308-37382362.html
TOUR OF ENGLAND! T&T MAKES THE CUT!
I’ll be touring the uk jan 21 – 29 with a rag tag group of songwriters this january! my travel companions are Matt Bauer, Dana Falconberry, & Eoin O’ Ruainigh! we’ll all be playing the shh! festival in london on the 22nd w/ Stuart Breathwaite (Mogwai) & many others! yes! for dates, check the shows page!
ALSO!
Time & Temperature just recently made a few best of lists including..
Time Out Chicago’s “Top 10 Chicago Albums of 2010″
http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/music/91036/top-10-chicago-albums-of-2010