January 27, 2010 |
We are so excited to tell you that we are going to put out our second album 'Secret Transit' out ourselves. We know its going to be a lot of work, but we are ready. The main thing behind putting it out on our own besides paying close attention to detail is the funding. Thats the big reason bands go to labels, they act as a bank. And in return, most artists give the label their rights to publishing, and half the money they make. Lucky for us, there are some new and exciting ways to get the money we need. After a lot of searching and emailing some of these organizations who have put together ways of doing this, we chose to team up with Pledge Music. Why? Well, Pledge is made up of music folks, musicians, former label owners, you name it, they have done it. Therefore their entire focus is music. How does it work? For a $10 pledge, you receive a download of an EP we are making exclusively for you called Philanthropy. It has some songs that were recorded for both March Forth and Secret Transit that were never used. Everyone gets this whether you pledge $10 or $1000. Now, if you can give us more than $10, there are all kinds of gifts you get for your generous donation. You pick! You want us to play your wedding, we can. You want us to call you on your birthday, we will. You want to skype talk to us and ask us how to make lasagna? You can! Just find what incentive you are interested and buy it! The other piece that is great about Pledge is that artists donate money to a charity in return too. We will be giving 15% of all money made after we have reached our target to Art of Conservation. Art of Conservation is a group promoting peace and conservation through art and music in Rwanda. We chose this organization because we believe in peace and conservation but because we have been writing music for them to use in both English and Kinyarwanda. So, here's the Nitty Gritty. We have made our target amount lower than what we actually need to put out a record. We need money to manufacture, market, tour, publicize, and eat in order to continue to play as much as we want. Why did we make it lower than we need? Because if we don't make the target, we don't get anything. After 100% of the target has been raised, we want you to keep spreading the word, because ideally, we would sell everything off the site and have no incentives left which would put us around 200% above our target and then we could write a nice check to Art of Conversation. We are hoping that you will spread the word to your family, your friends, even your dentist! We can use all the help you can give. Please help us stay out there, doing what we love...If there is anytime to show your support, it is NOW!!! Copy and Paste the link below, Deepest Gratitude, Courtney and Ben http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/267 |
January 12, 2010 |
I love when I wake up and see the sun, the only problem is that I think it might be warmer outside than it is...But, Im not complaining. I am glad we have the seasons...we humans haven't completely destroyed the planet yet.... So, totally excited to give you guys a link to a trailer of an indie movie that was made out on the west coast. It's called Me and Her and they used our song 'Dog Stars'. Check it out http://www.nbkhuu.com/streams/MEANDhER_HD.mov More exciting news to come......(we are gearing for a take over-if you saw my twitter post-you have an extra bit of info) |
January 01, 2010 |
So, it is really 2010...We have 2 more years until the Mayan calendar runs out..so we better are kick it into high gear in case there really is only 2 years of life left..Who knows? Kaiser Cartel is getting back into the writing world this week. We are very excited to announce that we are working again with our friend Julie Ghrist, founder of Art of Conservation. If you dont know about the organization, it is a group in Rwanda that helps bring understanding of conservation to the people of Rwanda. We all know there is quite a history there on many fronts, which requires a lot of healing. We will be writing another song for the organization to use and hope to be going to Rwanda in this new year to actually hear the people in the village singing the songs. It will be an incredible moment in our lives to song share with people who do not speak the same language as we do. What a way to really rest out whether music is the bridge that we have always claimed it to be...more soon. Happy New Year! Set intentions, we intend to make a difference to as many people possible in a peaceful and positive way... |
December 30, 2009 |
And here it is... the ranking of all 100+ performances witnessed in the year 2009. 1. Bon Iver 2. Wilco 3. Greg Laswell (Wow Hall) 4. Michael Franti & Spearhead 5. Akron/Family 6. Cold Play 7. Amos Lee 8. Loney Dear 9. Alexi Murdoch 10. Old Believers 11. Ra Ra Riot 12. Yeah Yeah Yeahs 13. Blind Pilot (Wonder Ballroom) 14. Norfolk & Western 15. Eric Hutchinson 16. Metric 17. KaiserCartel 18. Natalie Portman's Shaved Head 19. Miike Snow 20. The Long Winters 21. Okkervil River 22. Animal Collective 23. Jason Mraz 24. Jack Penate 25. Loch Lomond 26. Ugly Purple Sweater 27. Cold War Kids 28. Red Elvises 29. Deer Tick 30. Erin Cole-Baker (Liberty Theatre) 31. The Decemberists 32. Soul Savers featuring Mark Lanegon 33. Greg Laswell (Doug Fir Lounge) 34. The XX 35. Blind Pilot (Aladdin Theater) 36. Carrie Rodriguez (Doug Fir Lounge) 37. United State Of Electronica 38. Friendly Fires 39. Grand Hallway 40. Chris Chabot 41. Point Juncture, WA 42. Mutlu 43. Stitchcraft 44. Pete & J 45. Devotchka 46. M. Ward 47. Passion Pit 48. Kings Of Leon 49. The Ascetic Junkies 50. Amber Rubarth 51. Blind Pilot (Sasquatch) 52. The Erins 53. The Golden Bears 54. Samantha Crain 55. Anna Ternheim 56. Erin Cole-Baker (Les Schwab Amphitheater) 57. Vetiver 58. Asobi Seksu 59. Oren Lavie 60. Emma Hill 61. Jackie Greene 62. Mos Def 63. Kousefly (Old Stone Church) 64. Holly Miranda 65. Reed Thomas Lawrence 66. Everest 67. Low vs. Diamond 68. Say Hi 69. Owl City 70. Doves 71. Ryan Shaw 72. Stephanie Schneiderman 73.Trace Bundy 74. Uh Huh Her 75. Chris Pierce 76. Laura Veirs 77. Visqueen 78. Sera Cahoone 79. Matt & Kim 80. Jesca Hoop 81. Eric Tollefson (Athletic Club Of Bend) 82. Anderson 83. Crystal Castles 84. Carbon Leaf 85. The Honey Brothers 86. The Portland Cello Project 87. Culver City Dub Collective 88. Need To Breathe 89. Massy Ferguson 90. The Minus 5 91. Amadou & Mariam 92. The Soft Tags 93. Southerly 94. Breanna Paletta 95. Vieux Farka Toure 96. Black Joe Lewis & The Honey Bears 97. The Misty River Band 98. Death Vessel 99. Themes 100. Jeff Bortz Band 101. Kim Fields & The Mighty Titans Of Tone 102. Eric Tollefson (Silver Moon Brewery) 103. Mai 104.Goodbye Dyna 105. The Dirty Words http://ethos83radio.blogspot.com/2009/12/and-here-it-is.html |
December 21, 2009 |
So, we are on Daytrotter.com You can download the new EP..and we love our drawing http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/kaisercartel-concert/20030810-3738120.html?utm_source=DT&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS We both wish you all a happy and healthy new year. We are looking forward to releasing a new full length record this spring! |
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