Neil Nathan Celebrates a Successful Year with Birthday Extravaganza Show at Rockwood Music Hall January 14th

It’s been a fabulous year for Neil Nathan: he’s garnered comparisons to Cat Stevens, Jeff Tweedy, and Matthew Sweet for his debut LP, The Distance Calls. Toss in Rosario Dawson guest starring in his “California Run” video and it’s a sure bet that Nathan is one guy not complaining about being a year older. That’s why he’s celebrating with a big birthday show at the Rockwood Music Hall on January 14th.

Nathan has also been sharing his love of music videos by making a wide array of them this year. The “California Run” featuring Rosario Dawson and “When The Rain Falls” parallel videos; his Grindhouse/B Movie Inspired Album Trailer, the “So Much More” Get Out and Vote Video, a Dia De Los Muertos inspired Halloween video for his cover of Beethoven's Fur Elise, and most recently, a Christmas Charity video featuring a Santa Claus straight out of a David Lynch flick. His cover of ELO’s “Do Ya,” which was also featured on the Californication soundtrack, has been viewed 25,000 times on YouTube. Next up is the “Highways” video featuring an animated version of himself driving a flying ‘67 Corvette convertible; “Highways,” along with “California Run,” “When The Rain Falls,” “So Much More,” and “Do Ya” can be found on Nathan’s latest full-length, The Distance Calls which was released in August.

Neil Nathan's Birthday Extravaganza
Friday, January 14th
Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2
196 Allen Street, New York, New York
212-477-4155
7pm
Free
21+
Also on the bill: Wes Hutchinson and Tall Tall Trees Click Here to Read More..

Neil Nathan Celebrates Detroit-Inspired Album and Video Starring Rosario Dawson

Living in New York has it's benefits. Soon enough, though, us non-New Yorkers will get to hear and see NYC's Neil Nathan. On July 20th, Nathan will be throwing a shindig at Highline Ballroom in NYC to celebrate the New York release of his Detroit-rock-inspired album (produced by The Go's Bobby Harlow) The Distance Calls. In addition to playing songs from the new album (national release date is August 24), fans will get to see the killer videos of the album's lead single "California Run," starring Nathan and his former roommate, actress Rosario Dawson and the video for "When the Rain Falls."

P.S. GLG's Golden Bloom will be playing as well. I might shed a tear that I'm missing this show, so if you live in NYC, you best attend!




“The ‘California Run’ and ‘When The Rain Falls’ videos are two sides of the same coin, that wondrous and sometimes very painful thing we call love," says Nathan of the videos. ‘California Run’ is about the joy of searching for and finding your fated true love and ‘When The Rain Falls’ is about the heartbreak of losing him or her. Co-Directors Ric Serena, Vaj Potenza and I were intrigued by the idea of parallel videos.”

Pirate Vinyl and Green Light Go Publicity Present:
Neil Nathan's Record and Video Release Show
Tuesday, July 20th
Highline Ballroom
431 W. 16th Street, New York, NY
(212) 414-5994
8:00 PM
Tickets: $12 in advance or $15 the day of the show
With special guests Alan Semerdjian, Golden Bloom and Featherweight Click Here to Read More..

GLG Fresh MP3 Friday-Neutral Milk Hotel and TLC Covers, Leopold and His Fiction, Naked Hearts and more...

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New This Week!

Neil Nathan, From The Distance Calls Release Date: August 24, 2010
“California Run”
“Highways”
Genre: Powerpop
For fans of: Matthew Sweet, Cat Stevens, The Go, Marc Bolan

Neutral Uke Hotel
“King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1” (Neutral Milk Hotel Cover)
Genre: Indie rock, Cover song
For fans of: Neutral Milk Hotel

And for those you may have missed...

Naked Hearts, From Mass Hysteria released May 11, 2010
“Mass Hysteria”
“Call Me” Genre: Fuzz pop/grunge
For fans of: PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth, Liz Phair

The True Jacqueline, From Nice Bird due out June 22, 2010
“Mondegreen”
“It’s the Water”
Genre: Twee pop
For fans of: Early New Pornographers

Avi Wisnia, From Something New due out June 29, 2010
“New Year”
“No Scrubs” (TLC cover)
Genre: Brazillian Bossa Nova, Contemporary Jazz
For fans of: Jamie Cullum

The White Ravens, From Gargoyles and Weather Vanes due out July 6, 2010
“Sparks”
“Tick Tock”
Genre: Garage rock
For fans of: The White Stripes, Fiery Furnaces

Gwyneth & Monko, From Good Old Horse due out July 20, 2010“Good Old Horse”
“Lexington Ballad” Genre: Americana/Folk
For fans of: Jenny Lewis, Gillian Welch

Alan Cohen Experience, From Space & Time due out August 31, 2010
“Einstein”
Genre: Anti-folk/power pop
For fans of: Adam Green, Jeffrey Lewis, The Moldy Peaches

Leopold and His Fiction, From the upcoming album TBA
“Golden Friends”
Genre: Garage folk
For fans of: The Black Keys, Kings of Leon, Heartless Bastards Click Here to Read More..

The Go's Bobby Harlow Produces New York Artist for Upcoming August 24th Release

Neil Nathan Shows Love for Detroit with Upcoming Album Produced by Bobby Harlow of The Go

It's safe to say that New York City's Neil Nathan is a fan of Detroit music and he's also a lifelong supporter of the Tigers. So it was only natural for the guitar man to travel to Detroit Rock City to record his debut LP, The Distance Calls, set for release August 24th, 2010. Nathan reached out to Bobby Harlow, a member of the seminal Detroit garage-rock group The Go (Jack White appeared on their Sub Pop release) to produce. “Bobby Harlow is absolutely one of my favorite singer/songwriter/producers,” gushes Nathan. So to the “D” he went where Harlow assembled some of the Motor City’s finest rock musicians as Nathan’s backing band. The all-star lineup included Dean Fertita (The Dead Weather, QOTSA), Kenny Tudrick and Joey Mazzola (Detroit Cobras), John Krautner (The Go), and Ross Westerbur (Deadstring Brothers).
With a dash of NYC glitter and a Detroit fuzz and stomp, The Distance Calls effortlessly mingles jangly pop rock with Nathan’s mellower singer/songwriter side, showcasing a musician clearly influenced by the ‘70s, without being overtly obvious. Some may sneak up on you, but every song leaves you with a catchy chorus. His love of iconic ‘70s music couldn’t be clearer than his folky version of Electric Light Orchestra’s “Do Ya.” Impressed by Nathan’s version, mega ELO man Jeff Lynne gave it his blessing for inclusion on Showtime's Californication Soundtrack. Nathan’s music has also appeared in the Rosario Dawson (Nathan’s former roommate, who also guest stars in his music video for “California Run”) film Descent.

Matthew Sweet, Cat Stevens, and Detroit stomp come to mind on The Distance Calls while remaining distinctly Nathan. There are few musicians out there that can pull off this kind of disparity in their sound, but Nathan and Harlow (who also sings on one of the tracks) succeeded.

Nathan credits Harlow for merging the songs into a coherent album and helping reel in his diverse musical qualities, which all begin with an acoustic guitar and a voice. With the addition of Harlow’s production and the musicians backing him, Nathan now has a powerful collection of songs to stand the test of time. After a few EPs, The Distance Calls is finally the album Nathan wanted to make. “It really showcases the style of songs I like to write; from hard rock to folk to countrified rock to garage to power pop,” he says. "We really wanted to create a varied listening experience that had an underlying emotional depth that is rare on modern rock records.” Neil Nathan is an electric warrior with a softer side.

The Distance Calls Track Listing
1. Do Ya
2. California Run (free mp3)
3. When the Rain Falls
4. Highways (free mp3)
5. So Much More
6. Get On
7. Don't Walk Away
8. Disappear
9. Never Enough
10. Too Late
11. Eyes Wide Open
12. Sweet Darlin'
13. Better Be Goin'
14. Far Off
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