The New York City “Sing Me to Sleep” CD release show was a huge success, with a full house of fans and their half-pints, and lots funds raised for The Valerie Fund. Check out a few sneak peeks on our Blog page, and see a slew more photos on American Laundromat Records’ Facebook Page while we wrangle our footage from various sources. Special thanks to Tanya, Jenny, Julie and their bands, and everyone who came out to join us this past Sunday.
“Stage invasions aren’t supposed to be this cute. As sprightly folk-popsters The Leisure Society launch into their second number, a two-year-old wobbles up to the front of the stage, making it to the edge before he’s whisked off by his mother to a murmur of aahs.”
James Medd of Word interviewed SMTS co-producer and art director Kate Garchinsky and attended the show on May 15 with his two sons. Read his account of the festivities, and learn more about the Kindie movement in children’s music.
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It’s official! We have a host of songs from “Sing Me to Sleep – Indie Lullabies” playing on rotation at Starbucks. Next time you’re in line and you hear one of the following, be sure to say, “please barista, tell me where can I get this song because it’s incredibly awesome.” Or just smile. That’s what we’re doing.
Asleep
Have You Forgotten
Little Boxes
Dream A Little Dream of Me
Making Me Smile
Moon River
Cloudbusting
The Rainbow Connection
Sweet dreams!
New York, NY – June 13, 2010; American Laundromat Records (ALR) is proud to present Tanya Donelly, Jenny Owen Youngs, and Julie Peel, performing live at Joe’s Pub (NYC) to celebrate the release of ALR’s new charity CD “Sing Me To Sleep – Indie Lullabies.” This all-ages, family-friendly matinee takes place from noon to 2:30pm on Sunday, April 13. The event includes live performances and fun surprises for children, including bonuses for kids who attend the show in their pajamas. Tickets, $20.00 for adults and $12.00 for children (12 & under), may be purchased by phone at 212-967-7555, online at www.joespub.org, or in person at Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003.
TANYA DONELLY, who covered “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s for SMTS, is an American Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and guitarist based in New England who co-founded Throwing Muses with her stepsister Kristin Hersh. She then went on to work in The Breeders and Belly in the 1990s. Donelly is best known for her Grammy nominated work in the mid-1990s as lead vocalist and songwriter for Belly, when she scored a national radio and music television hit with her composition “Feed the Tree”. Belly recorded on Sire/Reprise Records and 4AD Records; Donelly’s solo works have been released on Warner Brothers and 4AD. Although Donelly mainly performs her own original songs, she has in recent years added covers of songs by Robyn Hitchcock, Nina Simone, Neil Young, and The Beatles to her repertoire. For more information visit www.tanyadonelly.com
JENNY OWEN YOUNGS, who covered Red House Painters “Have You Forgotten” for SMTS, is American singer-songwriter from Montclair, NJ whose debut album, “Batten the Hatches,” earned Youngs a record deal on Nettwerk and a placement on the popular TV series Weeds. Jenny’s recent follow-up album, “Transmitter Failure,” has enjoyed critical praise, and Jenny has been touring worldwide in support, earning her opening spots for artists such as Vienna Teng, Aimee Mann, and Motion City Soundtrack. For more information visit www.jennyowenyoungs.com
JULIE PEEL, who covered Jon Brion’s “Strings That Tie To You” for SMTS, is a French-born singer/songwriter and self-taught multi-instrumentalist who writes smart, well-crafted folk rock with a pop sensibility reminiscent of Aimee Mann, Neil Young, Beth Orton and Feist. Julie’s debut album, “Near The Sun,” is a rare and unexpected gem of a release, enjoying many months on the CMJ charts, praise from music critics worldwide, as well as high-profile placements in television shows including NBC’s pilot episode of Mercy and CW’s Life Unexpected. For more information visit www.juliepeel.com
JOE’S PUB at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly become one of New York City’s most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe’s Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists. The Village Voice voted Joe’s Pub the “Best Excuse to Let a Single Venue Dictate Your Taste.” Newsweek calls the club “one of the country’s best small stages” and New York Magazine raves, “You never know what you’ll find next at Joe’s Pub, but you can count on the fact that it will be good, very good.” For more information visit www.joespub.com
London, UK – [May 15, 2010] American Laundromat Records and Arctic Circle and are pleased to announce a Daylight Pyjama Party on May 15, 2010 from 12pm – 2pm at Union Chapel, Compton Avenue, London N1 2XD. The event will celebrate the release of “Sing Me to Sleep – Indie Lullabies,” American Laundromat’s latest charity compilation, available worldwide on May 18, 2010. During this child-friendly party, The Leisure Society, The Real Tuesday Weld and guests will perform their lullabies alongside original material as part of Arctic Circle’s Daylight Music Series.
Admission is free at all of the chapel’s Daylight performances. Optional donations will be taken at the event for BBC Children In Need, who financially supports organizations that work with children who may have experienced mental, physical or sensory disabilities; behavioral or psychological disorders; are living in poverty or situations of deprivation; or suffering through distress, abuse or neglect. For more information visit www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/
100% of proceeds from the sale of “Sing Me to Sleep – Indie Lullabies” are donated to The Valerie Fund, a US charity that supports the comprehensive care of children with cancer and blood disorders. Established in 1976 in memory of nine-year-old Valerie Goldstein, The Valerie Fund Children’s Centers, located at 7 major hospitals in the United States, comprise one of the nation’s largest networks of health care facilities for children with cancer and blood disorders. For more information visit www.thevaleriefund.org
“Sing Me to Sleep – Indie Lullabies” features whimsical adaptations of popular songs and lullabies by various independent artists, including: Sigur Rós, Peter Broderick, The Leisure Society, Stars, Tanya Donelly, Neil Halstead, Dean & Britta, Telekinesis, and many more. American Laundromat’s goal with this album is not only to raise awareness and support for The Valerie Fund, but also to provide something of beauty for indie music appreciators to share with their children. Visit www.indielullabies.com
American Laundromat Records (ALR) is an independent record label based out of Mystic, CT USA. Best known for producing tribute compilations, the label earned praise & rave reviews for its 2008 charity record “Cinnamon Girl – Women Artists Cover Neil Young For Charity” which to-date has donated over $35,000 to Casting For Recovery, a national non-profit support and educational program for women who have or have had breast cancer. For more information and releases, as well as a complete track listing for “Sing Me to Sleep – Indie Lullabies,” please visit www.alr-music.com
Arctic Circle are driven by a mad passion to create concerts that are perfectly formed and memorable. They will move land and sea to bring talented musicians, composers and visual artists to London’s best venues, ensuring that each concert is a once in a lifetime event. Arctic Circle showers its audiences with the world’s finest musicians and bands in a unique, strictly penguin-friendly environment that seeks to upend the traditional, the formal and the pretentious. For more information visit www.jointhecircle.net
