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CORKY'S DEBT COMES TO L.A.

posted December 12th, 2019

Corky's Debt To His Father is a solo album by Mayo Thompson, a founder of the Red Krayola. It was recorded and released in 1970 on the independent label Texas Revolution. The record is an experiment in the genre of solo singer-songwriter format and as Thompson says, it "embraces the personal and treats the instrumental power of music for the sake of expression."

Thompson will perform at the Hammer Museum on January 9th in Los Angeles, California at 7:30PM. After a sold out... (read more)

Artists in this story: The Red Krayola, Mayo Thompson

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JOHN MULANEY PROVIDES FREE SCHOOL LUNCH FOR ALL

posted December 10th, 2019

Emmy Award Winning Comedian John Mulaney aims to recapture the magic of that bygone television era when children sang songs about their feelings with celebrity guests on funky outdoor sets with John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch, running on Netflix just in time for the holiday season. What's this got to do with Drag City? Well, we've long aimed to recapture the magic of that bygone recording industry era, when funky ad-hoc groups of kids singing topped the charts - this is... (read more)

Artists in this story: John Mulaney

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DRAG CITY LIMITS PRESENTS: BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY

posted December 6th, 2019

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy is no stranger to reworking songs into entirely new compositions when the situation calls for it, and when that call comes from deep within the bowels of Drag City, the "situation" can only mean one thing - Steamroom Session! That's right, accompanied by Jacob Duncan on saxophone, Bonnie rejiggered "I Have Made A Place", an IMAP standout, to newly-imagined peaks for a fresh installment of Drag City Limits! Contrasted with the studio version, this rendition is sparse yet poignant: Will's voice... (read more)

Artists in this story: Bonnie "Prince" Billy

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DRAG CITY'S VERY SPECIAL HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

posted December 5th, 2019

Okay. We’re done with Black Friday, Shat-erday Saturday, Stupor Sunday, DONE Monday, Offline Tuesday, When-will-this-end Wednesday, Is this Still Going On Thursday...you made it, to Drag City's much-awaited and completely exclusive Next Friday!

This Christmas season, we know what you really need: friends. The kind that can be bought with gifts. But not just any gifts. OUR gifts, grifted from the gifted, snatched from the cradle of the current and ready to ship TODAY.

THE LAST KNOWN COPIES KNOWN TO MAN

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1 DECEMBER 2 REMEMBER

posted December 2nd, 2019

This holiday season, give yerselves the gift of LIVE. That's right - as 2019 crashes to a close, we've got a hotbed of shows hither and yon to recommend to you. And - great news! - they're all Drag City artists, so you don't have to worry about quality at a precious time of year. But seriously, pay attention. This is complicated, with lots of different towns and time zones involved. You'll need some extra miles to do it right, there's some tough choices to... (read more)

Artists in this story: Mayo Thompson, David Grubbs, Bill Callahan, Fred Armisen, OM, Laetitia Sadier, Sophia Knapp, Bitchin Bajas, Mike Donovan, Bill MacKay, Circuit des Yeux, Chris Gantry, No Age, Russ Waterhouse