Mr. Furious Records

This Friday, December 4 at 7:00 PM, please join me for a house party!

I’ll be playing music including songs from “XMAS,” there will be wine and hors d’oeuvres, and we’ll be raising money for the Kansas City Anti-Violence Project. KCAVP is the only organization in Kansas and Missouri working to end domestic violence, sexual assault, and hate crimes in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, and through the end of the year an anonymous donor will match our new or increased gifts up to $2000! When Jill shared this with me, I had to get involved!

Please RSVP to Jill Gillespie at 913.669.3926 or jill.puffer (at) gmail.com no later than November 30th.

Friday, December 4, 2009, 7:00 PM
2524 Red Bridge Terrace (home of our friend Larry Brown)
Kansas City, MO 64131

Please join us to learn:

• What is LGBT violence?
• KCAVP’s role in turning the tide against LGBT violence
• How you can help make a difference!

$15 per person/$25 per couple (Make checks payable to “KCAVP”) includes drinks and appetizers. Guests will receive a copy of “XMAS,” a compilation of original and re-imagined holiday music by MFR artists, including Scott Morris’ new track “Hush Hush.”

-howie

P.S. If you cannot attend the party, please still send a contribution. Please send your check to: Kansas City Anti-Violence Project, PO Box 411211, Kansas City, MO 64141, or make your gift online at www.kcavp.org. To learn how you can host your own house party, please contact Beth via e-mail at beth@kcavp.org or by calling 816-561-0550.

Why not Halloween?

Two years in the making, Sally Ride’s third release* will post at the end of next month.  The album is 99% finished; all that remains are some final mixing tweaks.

We’re also honored to be re-releasing Drive-By Honky’s “Double Live Platinum” EP (which is none of the three adjectives of its title) this Saturday.  DBH is a Lincoln, NE indie institution, and this out-of-print EP is a welcome addition to our Little Label That Could.

Upcoming releases:

• October 3 - Drive-By Honky, “Double Live Platinum” EP
• October 31 - Sally Ride, “There is Something and not nothing”
• December 5 - MFR’s XMAS compilation, featuring Scott Morris’ “Hush Hush” new for 2009
• January 2 - White Air, “White Air”
• February 6 - Sally Ride, “Furious Instance” - Two demos from “…not nothing;” “Deft” and “Can U Feel It?”
• In the works: The Golden Age full-length, Sally Ride’s “You Have To Wear The Boots,” Fifty Bears in a Fight

“There is Something and not nothing” - It’s poppy and a little tough, with some dance influence.  Ten songs.

Matt from Five Star Crush played drums for me, and killed it.  His drums were in my bedroom for most of the two years.

It’s about dancing and struggling with infinity.  I love it dearly and I hope you will, too.  -h

*Third release, but fifth album written.  Recordings of “Ventura” (3) and “You Have To Wear The Boots” (4) are in-progress, with “…Boots” to follow “…not nothing” in 2010.

This month, we have a slew of excellent performers for you (see attached). As always, it’s 6:30 - 9 pm at the Bourbon Theatre, located on “O” Street in between 14th and 15th on the South side of the street, right next to Yia Yia’s.

This month, there will be no SWPR on Monday August 10th as there will be another show going on that night. However, SWPR will resume on Monday, August 17th with Ali Harter, Ingrid Blood (Teal from UUVVWWZ) and Zane Peters (The Candle Simon). Cover is $4, gitcher beer, gitcher bourbon, gitchee some coffee, and come rock out. F*ck, tell all your friends! The atmosphere is cozy and low key. The chairs are comfortable. The drinks are weird and delicious. The lighting is downright welcoming.

As the month goes on, reminders about shows will happen as they happen. Remember to show up in a revealing burlap sack, and you will receive one (1) free drawing of a horse, provided you are not a horse yourself.

Come rock with us!

Love,

Cory, Ember and the Bourbon. And BJ and the Bear. And Turner and Hooch.

Separately, Cory and I will be playing shows with Portland, OR band Church ( www.myspace.com/songforcecrystal ) in the next few days:

Sunday, May 31 - Lincoln, NE

Duffy’s Tavern (map) - 9 PM

Church, The Sleepover (Cory), and The Ocean Floor

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Wednesday, June 3 - Kansas City, MO
Davey’s Uptown (map) - 9 PM

Church, Sally Ride (howie)

Thanks to Chelsea Kibler for helping set this up!

I’ll be playing a set of tunes from Sally Ride records, most of which haven’t been recorded :-)  “Lost” and “Cooky” from Furious Instance, “Coast & Plans” and “While I Was Moving About Flyover Country” from Ventura, and some other, both older and newer, stuff.

While every other site, publication, and social media network is looking back at the best of 2008, we’re going to set our sights forward into a mega-exciting 2009. (Maybe we’ll take our turn next week on the new music we’ve discovered this year.) Here’s what’s coming in the new year from Mr. Furious Records, including:

January - The Sleepover, “The Sleepover” EP

February - Arturo Got The Shaft, “Blame It On The Beer” (on “Furious Instance”)

February - The Golden Age, “Calla Lily” EP (re-release)

March - The Golden Age, “LP” *Previously Unreleased*!!!!!1111

May - Sally Ride, “You Have To Wear The Boots” -or- “There is Something and not nothing” -or- a new release by Cory Kibler

July - Something new from Cory or SR, depending on what was released in May