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Goddamn, DCHQ phone lines have been buzzing with votes, praise, and vitriol (naturally...) for the Victory Chimp, A Book Commercial contest finalists. You Howling Hex fans sure are a feisty bunch with sharp-pronged little opinions, ain'tcha? So Drag City in conjunction with The Howling Hex want to say thank you: thank you to everyone who contributed; and thanks to all you opinionated mf'ers out there. We considered your words after we'd taken a hard look in the mirror, complete with laughter and tears. And you... (read more)

Alasdair Roberts is all over the map; literally! It's been less than a year since the release of his album, Too Long In This Condition, and in between now and then the dude's relentlessly toured Europe. And the United Kingdom! Which we Americans are led to believe is not part of Europe? Is there someone who can clear this up for us without typing or saying anything to us? Try to keep up -- he's playing more shows in the UK this month!... (read more)

HAY, wake up, kids, and roll over and watch the video debut for "California Baby" from Memories Come True, the new long player from the ladies of Cliffie Swan! Sophia and Linnea are setting the jam-tone invocation to your summer with "California Baby," a heavy burner that might very well be the ultimate single-tune soundtrack for cruising in your ride of choice across the steamy highway (towards the beach, or your version of the beach, of course). Quarry climbing, power-rings, UFOs-- this hazy... (read more)

After an intense reviewing process involving tireless scrutiny and criticism (mostly self-), Drag City's A/V division has narrowed the Howling Hex Victory Chimp, A Book Commercial contest down to five (5) special applicants! As DCHQ makes every attempt to live as one community, in and amongst its very own people, we give you, the beloved cog in our machine, the chance to praise or chastise the work of these chosen few yourself on this special Victory Chimp, A Book Audio Book Commercial Competition section of... (read more)

We felt something rumbling outta the West, thunder and lightning and all that comes with heavy rain, plus high winds and dramatic temperature shifts hitting DCHQ this past week, and have finally figured out what it was! Since it's totally unnatural to be hit with such apocalyptic weather on the eve of June, and since Drag City-types are total skeptics, a few inquiries were made and a few leads followed... only to reveal what should have been obvious from the start-- the culprit is none... (read more)

All my single ladies, laddies, and hard drives-- looking for the love of your life but can't get away from your computer box? Are you simultaneously at one with nature, and do you enjoy picnics on rolling hills on scenic landscapes with picturesque views and the like? That sounds like an aptitude test for Bachelorette and her denizens of followers-- if you already are one, you know what we're talking about. If not, but you fit the profile (or are simply "curious"), you absolutely must... (read more)

Under deep evening skies and through deeply pollinated air, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang generously serviced the masses with song last night in Chicago's Millennium Park. Tunes new and old wafted in and out of seemingly every orifice with gilded aplomb; of course, this is what we've come to expect from the freaky freeness that is Bonny-Cairo! Jet-setting just this morning down to the Sunshine State, these two are giving it all away for free again, commencing on a record store... (read more)

Man, the world's gonna end Saturday? Fuck that, no way! Assuming we're gonna make it through this last-day-on-Earth business, could there ever be a better way to celebrate than by seeing Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang live, outside, at the dawn of summer, for FREE? No fuckin' way we're wrong, and you know it! But damn, did you know it's actually happening? Cuz it is! Dat's right, Monday, May 23rd, at 6:30pm at Pritzker Pavillion in Chicago, you get Bonn' n' th' 'Gang... (read more)

It's upon us! In fact, it's already begun. The first major European tour for Six Organs of Admittance in quite a minute is currently underway! Bringing it SOLO ACOUSTIC-style for the first time in many a year, Six Organs is taking a long and fruitful journey through all the loveliness Italy has to offer (which is extreme) before going Dutch! Continuing his John Candy-like excursion on all forms of transport, Six O follows that up with a long stint through the English countryside interrupted only... (read more)

Mickey Newbury is 71 today, and just because he's no longer with us physically doesn't mean we can't celebrate with a little moonshine and a moon howl in remembrance! From where ever he is currently, you know he's doing the same! Surely he's pleased as punch with the fact that a whole new generation of fans (that's YOU) are digging into his greatest albums. For the non-informed, Drag City just reissued Looks Like Rain , 'Frisco Mabel Joy, and Heaven Help the Child on... (read more)