As always, we were incredibly honored to play live in studio on KEXP 90.3, the best radio station in the world. I also feel pretty damn lucky to have had such an amazing crew with me for this one. Click on the pic below to watch the full performance!
http://KEXP.ORG presents Shelby Earl live in the KEXP studio. Songs: The Man Who Made Himself A Name, The Vapors, Stay With Me Tonight & James.
Host: John Richards, Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs, Cameras: Alaia D'Alessandro, Scott Holpainen & Justin Wilmore, Editor: Justin Wilmore, Photo by Niffer Calderwood
I am THRILLED to announce that KEXP has the world premiere of the new video for my song "James" (off the new album, THE MAN WHO MADE HIMSELF A NAME). The video was produced and directed by Oscar Contender (aka. Adam MacKinnon) and is an early-MTV era throwback with some Twin Peaksy murder-mystery vibes thrown in. Read more about it and watch the video right HERE...
(Pic of Damien and me on the 2nd day!)I've kept this news in my hat for a while now because Damien Jurado is blowing up (though to many of us he's always been HUGE) and I was terrified he was going to call me up and say "Bob Dylan is taking me on tour and I can't produce your record after all," but THANKS BE, the scheduling fates have aligned and we were able to start recording together this week (YAYAYAYAYAY!)! We are now just 4 1/2 days in to the process and it's already been a magical experience - for everyone involved. Damien is a wonderfully supportive, strong, and creative force in the studio, and I am growing immensely as an artist working with him. Songs are evolving, fears/insecurities are falling away, and I am becoming increasingly more and more excited about this collection of songs.
I'm so grateful.
I absolutely cannot WAIT to share the love and magic with you all! Here are a few shoddy iPhone pics from our time at Columbia City Theater this week. More pals are coming in next week to lend their respective talents to the project so stay tuned for news and updates!
(Me on my guitar/vocal recording perch!)
(The fabulous Ben Obee - aka "The Commander" - layin' down sick bass lines!)
(The brilliant and lovable Faustine Hudson tracking drums and looking *shockingly* like the Mona Lisa!)
(The fearless and talented Jacob James came in and SLAYED the piano on songs he hardly knew - it was insane!)
(Eric Howk, guitar maestro & Gary Mula, engineer extraordinaire - two GEMS of humanity!)
(The guitar slayers, Eric Howk and Ragan Crowe - aka "Howk & Crowe" - admiring their small arsenal of guitars and gear)
(Columbia City Theater, our recording home all week. What a beaute!)
-- Earl
