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December 10th, 2011 New reviews, WNCW Local Color

Bold Life declares Saint Solitude "unlike any other band of the genre" and Shuffle Magazine calls By Some Great Storm "stadium-huge." Look for copies of Bold Life in Western North Carolina and Shuffle all around the Carolinas. 

Recently, the band also sat down with Laura Blackley from WNCW to perform and talk about several songs from BSGS. It should be airing in mid-January. 

November 9th, 2011 Opening for Ted Leo & the Pharmacists!

Asheville people: we just found out we are to open for Ted Leo & the Pharamacists at the Grey Eagle TOMORROW, Thursday, November 10th, at 9pm. We are stoked. Tickets are still on sale here. We hope to see you at one of the best venues in town!

October 12th, 2011 Tour starts today, and more CMJ showcases

Our East Coast tour starts today in Chapel Hill, NC! 

...and we've added 2 more shows in New York while we're there for CMJ Music Marathon. For some reason, we are not listed on CMJ's site but we are indeed a part of the festival.

October 20th @ Rebel (*official CMJ showcase)

October 21st @ Bar 4, Brooklyn, NY (*unofficial CMJ showcase)

October 9th, 2011 East Coast tour and CMJ

Starting this week, we embark on a small East Coast tour, with a stop at CMJ Music Marathon in New York City! This will be our first time touring as a quartet, and we've got a bunch of new faces in the band too. Come by and hear us! Click on the gigs below for the individual Facebook events or see the tour page. See you out there.

October 12th: Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506

October 13th: Washington D.C. @ Dynasty

October 14th: Baltimore, MD @ Joe Squared

October 15th: Binghamton, NY @ Binghamton University

October 16th: Philadelphia, PA @ The M Room

October 19th: Portland, ME @ Empire

October 20th: Boston, MA @ TBA

October 21st: NYC @ The Living Room (for CMJ Music Marathon)

September 28th, 2011 iTunes and CDBaby links

As promised, you can now purchase the new album on both CD Baby and iTunes!

September 27th, 2011 By Some Great Storm: out now!

Saint Solitude's second album By Some Great Storm is released today via Alive and Well Records! Also available from Bandcamp (where you can stream the record in its entirety), and soon from CD Baby and iTunes!

September 20th, 2011 SS on Twitter

You can now follow the band on Twitter, where short-lived thoughts have a chance to live on into infamy!

September 10th, 2011 SS to appear on AshevilleFM on September 22nd

Saint Solitude will be the special guest of the AshevilleFM show Straight Gaze on Thursday, September 22nd for a album preview and interview. Hosts Donnie Pratt and Casey Ellis will play some selections from the new album By Some Great Storm and talk about them with their creator Dup Crosson.

Tune in here from 8 to 10pm!

September 2nd, 2011 Hear a new Saint Solitude song!

You can now stream the first song taken from our new album, By Some Great Storm, exclusively on www.saintsolitude.com. It's the second song on the album, and it's called "Construct A Delicate Plot". Enjoy!

(it's a pop-up window so you might have to disable your blockers)

August 27th, 2011 By Some Great Storm tracklisting

Here's the tracklisting for the upcoming album:

1.   Put It To Truth
2.   Construct A Delicate Plot
3.   Oh Memory
4.   Century March
5.   Reflections Of A Gallery Janitor
6.   Wind The Bell
7.   Lifted
8.   Drawn-Out Goodbye
9.   More Satellites Than Stars
10.  The Curious Weights
11.  Arielle The Ghost
12.  Dreams Of Increase

You may recognize a few songs, such as "Dreams of Increase" which has been played in past tours.

 

August 14th, 2011 By Some Great Storm album art

The new record is going to look like this:

 

The art was done by Susanne Watson, who does some amazing paintings and digital multi-media pieces. 

July 11th, 2011 New album By Some Great Storm

Alive and Well Records is happy to announce the release of Saint Solitude's sophomore effort, By Some Great Storm, due on September 27th, 2011.

The second album will feature 12 new originals that feature an ever-expanding array of song structures and fierce instrumentation while still maintaining the pop sentiments that made up 2010's Journal of Retreat. Keeping with what has become tradition, Dup Crosson wrote and performed most of the music here and chose this time to record fully in a studio environment, working again with producer Andrew Schatzberg at the lovely Landslide Studio in Asheville, NC.

Saint Solitude will be touring the country again with a full band beginning in Autumn 2011. Look for tour dates and pre-order information soon!

June 1st, 2011 Saint Solitude, powered by the wind

 

saintsolitude.com will now be offsetting its electricity use with wind-generated Renewal Energy Certificates, as a "Green Power Partner" of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

These Renewable Energy Certificates prevent the release of 2,660 metric tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere each year. The estimated yearly benefit to the environment is equivalent to planting ~2,390 acres of trees or not driving 6.1 million miles.

Thanks to Startlogic for this opportunity to decrease the carbon imprint of another rock n roll band touring the country!

May 14th, 2011 Bandcamp!

The entire Saint Solitude catalog is now available via the phenomenal Bandcamp. There, you can buy physical and digital copies of all the SS releases, from 2008's Disaster Stories EP to the most recent single, "Deliverance." Search around and there's some free stuff as well. 

April 8th, 2011 RSS Feed available now

 Hope you are all enjoying the new website! Just wanted to let you know that there is an RSS feed on the blog page now, so that you can stay up-to-date whenever I choose to spout unto the Internet my musical ponderings and ramblings.

February 25, 2011 saintsolitude.com v2.0 goes live and new single, "Deliverance" available now!

Well, if you're reading this, then you've officially made it to the new saintsolitude.com! Take a second to explore- among the new features, you can listen to SS on a popup player while you browse the rest of the website, as well as add comments to any blog entries. Let's hear what you have to say about all this...

Today also marks the release of the new Saint Solitude single, "Deliverance." The standalone, non-album single is available here (and only here) for FREE in exchange for your email. Drag your eyes to the left of your screen for instructions!

August 29, 2010 Photos from the tour

Can be seen here and also some live shots!

Enjoy!

July 28, 2010 EAST COAST TOUR w/ Spouse starts today

Yup, the first time Saint Solitude has toured as a trio- get ready! Here are the shows with their corresponding Facebook event pages:

Wed, July 28 @ Slim’s, Raleigh, NC w/ Spouse and The White Cascade
Thu, July 29 @ The Velvet Lounge, Washington, DC w/ Spouse, The Public Good, and Sweet Interference
Fri, July 30 @ Gallery 5, Richmond, VA w/ Spouse & Louisiana Territory
Sat, July 31 @ Muse Coffee Company, Lynchburg, VA **CANCELLED**
Sun, Aug 1 @ The M Room, Philadelphia, PA w/ Spouse, Last Tide, and Sure Juror
Mon, Aug 2 @ The Cake Shop, NYC, NY w/ Spouse and Luke Rathborne **CHANGED** now atMercury Lounge w/ Spouse, early show @ 7pm!
Tue, Aug 3 @ Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY w/ Spouse and Two Lights
Wed, Aug 4 @ TT The Bears Place, Cambridge, MA w/ Spouse and The Sunsets Quick
Thu, Aug 5 @ Space Gallery, Portland, ME w/ Marie Stella
Fri, Aug 6 @ Flywheel, Easthampton, MA w/ Spouse, Fancy Trash and Oranjuly
Sat, Aug 7 @ Club Café, Pittsburgh, PA w/ Gramsci Melodic

We'll see you out there!

DUP

July 4, 2010 “Let’s Try It” video up now

Directed by Patrick Kendall. See if you can find which Nightcourt actor makes a cameo.

June 7, 2010 SUMMER TOUR ANNOUNCED, “Let’s Try It” video

Dear Friends,

We’re excited to announce Saint Solitude summer tour dates!  We’re heading up the East coast with our longtime friends Spouse.  In addition, special guests Lady Lamb the Beekeeper and Luke Rathborne will be joining us in select cities!

Saint Solitude Summer Tour
Wed, July 28 @ Slim’s, Raleigh, NC w/ Spouse and The White Cascade
Thu, July 29 @ The Velvet Lounge, Washington, DC w/ Spouse, The Public Good, and Sweet Interference
Fri, July 30 @ Gallery 5, Richmond, VA w/ Spouse & Louisiana Territory
Sat, July 31 @ Muse Coffee Company, Lynchburg, VA w/ TBA
Sun, Aug 1 @ The M Room, Philadelphia, PA w/ Spouse and Sure Juror
Mon, Aug 2 @ The Cake Shop, NYC, NY w/ Spouse and Luke Rathborne
Tue, Aug 3 @ Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY w/ Spouse and Two Lights
Wed, Aug 4 @ TT The Bears Place, Cambridge, MA w/ Spouse and Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
Thu, Aug 5 @ Space Gallery, Portland, ME w/ Luke Rathborne and Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
Fri, Aug 6 @ Flywheel, Easthampton, MA w/ Spouse, Fancy Trash and Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
Sat, Aug 7 @ Club Café, Pittsburgh, PA w/ Gramsci Melodic

A few other dates to mention:
Fri, June 11 @ The Tin Roof, Charleston, SC w/ Sleepy-Eyed Giant
Sat, June 12 @ Snug Harbor, Charlotte, NC w/ Temperance League and Trouble Walkers
Thu, June 24 @ The Rocket Club, Asheville, NC w/ The Cheeksters
Sat, July 17 @ Good Stuff, Marshall, NC
Sat, Aug 21 @ The Rocket Club, Asheville, NC w/ General Bye Bye, Hold Your Horses, and Wages

We hope you can join us for one or many of these evenings!  You can stay up to date on the tour and other dates by connecting with us on facebook and myspace.

In other exciting news, we just wrapped shooting a video for the single “Let’s Try It” with director Patrick Kendall of Jelly Jam Productions.  This will be the second video off of the debut record Journal of Retreat. The first video for “Flocking Disaster” featured time travel. This will feature pandas and uncredited cameos from Nightcourt actors. Excitement! We’ll keep you posted on editing and official release information. Expect a video premiere party in early July.

Cheers,
Dup and co.

May 27, 2010 Recent press and a video update

SS was recently featured in the Metro Pulse in Knoxville before a 3-set performance at the Preservation Pub, which saw the debut of several new tracks.

We are officially shooting the video for "Let's Try It" this weekend with director Patrick Kendall, who has recently worked with Incubus, Megadeth, and Stella by Starlight. Last time it was time travel, this time it'spandas.

News on the upcoming tour coming very soon!

DUP

March 13, 2010 Album reviews + new shows

Early on, I had learned to be wary of the Ides of March but this year seems to be different.

The record has gotten a handful of shining reviews from some regional outlets, including Mountain Xpress,The Daily Tarheel, and Bold Life!

More shows are being added every week for the upcoming months, including a last minute support slot forHOCKEY in Charlotte on March 21st. This will be our first Charlotte show since the band joined the bandwagon...

I hope to be shooting a video for "Soft Contact" sometime in the next month as well. Details forthcoming.

Rumours of a summer tour up the East Coast are true. You've been warned!

Dup

February 20, 2010 WNCW airing, radio requests

Hi friends.

A quick note to let you know SS has been all over the radio lately, be it on 105.9 The Mountain,AshevilleFM, or WNCW (all located here in Asheville). The latter will be airing an interview/performance on their weekly program Local Color this Sunday, February 21st, at 7pm. The show is hosted by Laura Blackley and recorded at Hill Creek Studio, and you can stream it HERE.

WNCW and Local Color has been extremely supportive of the record with Journal of Retreat being the album spotlight on last week's show!

And don't forget to request Saint Solitude on your local radio stations- wherever you are! We are working on getting the record out to all the major stations in the Southeast (and beyond) but in the meantime you can urge your nearby station to get a copy!

You can also request your favorite track on WKNC and WXDU in the Chapel Hill-Durham-Raleigh region.

Next week sees the new band hit Chapel Hill and Durham! Come on out for some tunes...

DUP

February 1, 2010 CD Release, touring plans, Facebook

A new year and so much news for you.

Journal of Retreat, my debut record, is officially released tomorrow, February 2nd, through Alive and Well Records (click here to purchase a copy). The release show is being held at the Boiler Room in Asheville this Friday, February 5th, the details of which can be found on the main page. It will mark the first show with my brand new touring band (featuring C Scott of Speedsquare fame) so expect an entirely different show than what I've been doing for the past two years (in a good/great way, of course).

Goodbye, loops (for now...)

I also plan to be start playing regularly around the Southeast for the next 6 or 7 months and will hopefully be making some longer excursions throughout the East Coast and Midwest in the summer.

If you haven't already, make sure to befriend Saint Solitude on Facebook as yet another convenient way to keep up with my happenings.

Thank you all for the support as always- 2010 is shaping up to be a very exciting year for SS. Onwards!

dup

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