Chris Farstad of Mouthful of Bees won the second annual Ugly Sweater Contest in Stillwater, Minn. It's true. To find out more, click here.

The Battle Royale have been hitting the blogiverse streets in a big way. Check out reviews from Puddlegum, The Music Slut, Reveille Magazine, and More Cowbell.

One for the Team placed #3 on Metro Magazine's Top 8 Bands to Watch in '08. Click here to read the article.

xoxo,
Ian

The Battle Royale CD Release Party is tomorrow night at the 7th St. Entry (5pm, All Ages, $7) with We All Have Hooks For Hands and Haunted House. Both the Star Tribune and Vita.mn ran features on the show. It will be a great event, so be sure not to miss it.

If you can't make it to the show, you can now order their new album at our store.

Mouthful of Bees made several of the Star Tribune's Year End Lists for 2007 today as well. They made the Critics Poll Best of 2007 list, were voted the #2 Best Song of 2007 with "The Now," the #9 Best Live Act of 2007, and the #9 Best Album of 2007; read the articles here.

Mouthful of Bees will be playing their first show since August on January 6 at the Triple Rock. Be sure to be there!

xoxo,
Ian

- Daytrotter featured the Poison Control Center today! It features a Christmas song even! Read it here.

- Now, Now Every Children posted a video all about their upcoming shows!

xoxo,
Ian

Young Dudes was featured on three killer blogs today, check out the reviews here: Panda Toes, Rock Sellout and Largehearted Boy.

xoxo,
Ian

News for you!

We are happy to announce that A Night In the Box and Mouthful of Bees have been selected to play in the "Best New Bands of 2007" showcase at the First-Avenue Mainroom on Jan. 16th. It's going to be a great show, so mark your calendars.

Haley Bonar spent last weekend performing with Andrew Bird at the Guthrie and had a blast. Thanks to all of you who caught the shows.

Spiritual Mansions and Now, Now Every Children both picked up cool opening slots fast approaching. Spiritual Mansions are playing with the A-Sides and Division Day at the 7th St. Entry on Feb. 26 and Now, Now Every Children are opening for Beach House and Papercuts at the 7th St. Entry on March 25.

Lastly! Dec. 29th is the big Battle Royale CD Release Show at the 7th St. Entry. It's an all ages party and it will be awesome. You can pre-order your copy of the new album now at our Store.

Extra lastly! We will be posting our NEW website around Christmas, so stay tuned - it's pretty freaking awesome.

Woot woot for the mega update,
Ian

We have some holly jolly holiday specials up for you to enjoy! Click here to visit our Holiday Store. We especially encourage our mystery box, because it is full of holiday joy - not to mention all the mystery! I mean, it could be anything in there, even a boat!

Snowflakes and gumdrops,
Ian and Alyssa

Just wanted to let everyone know that Young Dudes has a wicked in-store performance tonight at the Urban Outfitters in Uptown, Minneapolis (3006 Hennepin Avenue) at 6:00. Come out and rock and then pick up a pair of these sweet socks.

Besties, Ryan

The Poison Control Center will be heading out on tour yet again starting the moment 2008 begins. Here are their tour dates:

12/31 - Minneapolis, MN at the Nomad
01/03 - Chicago, IL at the Museum of Contemporary Art
01/03 - Chicago, IL at Schubas
01/04 - Dayton, OH at the Nite Owl
01/05 - Cincinatti, OH at the Northside Tavern
01/06 - Lexington, KY at the Dame
01/08 - Knoxville, TN at the World Grotto
01/09 - Athens, GA at the Caledonia Lounge
01/11 - Shreveport, LA at the Jack Rabbit Lounge
01/12 - Denton, TX at Rubber Gloves
01/13 - Austin, TX at the Mohawk
01/14 - Lawrence, KS at the Eighth Street Tap Room
01/15 - Lincoln, NE at Box Awesome
01/16 - Omaha, NE at O'Leavers
01/17 - Iowa City, IA at the Mill
01/18 - Des Moines, IA at the Vaudeville Mews
01/18 - Iowa City, IA on Iowa Public Radio at the Java House

A killer tour for a killer band. If you are still curious about the mysterious force that is The PCC, check out their Virb Page to stream their entire album. Below is a taste of what you'll see if you catch a show!

xoxo, Ian

I, Colossus charted #76 on the CMJ Top 200 charts yesterday, which was an amazing jump! In two days, we will be celebrating the release of this killer record at the 7th St. Entry in Minneapolis (Dec. 7, 5pm, All Ages). Ladyslipper and Now, Now Every Children are opening. Hope to see you there!

xoxo, Ian

We just posted some new t-shirts in our t-shirt shop! The new Ela shirt is particularly awesome. Just visit our Store to see.

xoxo, Ian

I, Colossus debuted #139 on the CMJ Top 200 charts and #40 on the RPM Top 40 charts today! Also, the hot new disc is in stores and for sale online today. Check out the store to order your copy.

Young Dudes is also now available on iTunes. So, if you've been waiting for the mp3s to be available, now's your chance!

xoxo, Ian

I, Colossus charted #6 on the CMJ Top 20 ADDs charts and #3 on the RPM Top 10 ADDs charts yesterday!

xoxo, Ian

The new I, Colossus record is going for ADDs on CMJ today! So, if you're near a college radio station, tune in or even request some I, Colossus. Furthermore, Matt and Scott from I, Colossus made a great video featuring Matt's mom. It's pretty rad.

Now remember, the I, Colossus record will be out and into the world next Tuesday, Nov. 27, but you can order your copy early right here at our Store. If you haven't had a chance to listen to the new record, we are streaming it at virb.com/icolossus.

xoxo, Ian

KEXP has posted "The Man Trying To Outfox Us All" by We All Have Hooks For Hands as the "KEXP Song of the Day" today. To read the wonderfully nice things that KEXP said about the guys, click here to visit KEXP.org.

xoxo, Ian

Hey Everyone,
We just received the shiny new I, Colossus CDs! They are bitching.

To learn more about their strange world of heavy beats and sick vocal lines, feel free to stream their ENTIRE record on virb, just click here.

We will be celebrating the birth of Matt Sandstedt's new baby on Dec. 7 at the 7th St. Entry. Check out the shows page for more information.

Furthermore, we will begin to start streaming more and more AR releases as the weeks and months of winter approach. For now, you can stream the entire Young Dudes album here and One for the Team's record here.

xoxo, Ian

the Poison Control Center - Park Slope Video

Here is Poison Control Center's first video off of "A Collage of Impressions" for "Park Slope."

xoxo, Ian

The Young Dudes LP is out today! Order your copy at our Store!

xoxo, Ian

We added something new today on the site! Check out the "store" section, once there, you will see a "Specials! (3)" link, click on it. There you will find our cool new specials (we'll have three or four at any given moment and, oh yes, they will change), which includes sweet Ela, Poison Control Center and Aneuretical deals.

xoxo, Ian

I am very excited to announce that Now, Now Every Children has signed to Afternoon Records. We will be releasing their debut full length album on May 13th, 2008, which will be our 44th release. In honor of this event, they made an insanely long video that lets you into their strange world of winter hats and burritos.

To learn more about them, please visit their MySpace page.

xoxo, Ian

The City Pages headed to CMJ and covered the Minnesota-natives who made it out there, one of whom was Haley Bonar. Check out the full story here.

Here is a performance of "Daisy Girls" from Haley Bonar's University of Minnesota - Duluth show last week.

xoxo, Ian

In exactly one week, the Young Dudes LP will be released. This is an exclusively vinyl and digital download release, so the album is only available through our store and online digital retailers (like iTunes).

If you have yet to pre-order your copy, you are just silly.

xoxo, Ian

Haley Bonar played a great show at the Living Room as a part of the CMJ Music Festival on Friday night. Here are some photos!

xoxo, Ian

So far, CMJ has been amazing. The Poison Control Center played a crazy show last night at the Knitting Factory and live on-air on KEXP earlier today (the photo above is from that performance). To get the full scoop on the PCC performance on the radio, visit KEXP.

Next stop, Haley Bonar at the Living Room tomorrow night, 11 p.m., be there!

xoxo, Ian

Ryan Harris, the lead singer of Spiritual Mansions, made a hilarious and informative one-minute film about his lunch period at work and posted it on his MySpace page. I have it below here for your convenience. Love it.

Lunch!!!!

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xoxo, Ian

"Make Love a Star" by the Poison Control Center is KEXP's song of the day! This means that the station will play the song repeatedly for the next 24 hours, Seattle will rock all day. But more practically, if you are not from Seattle, you can download the song and read what KEXP has to say on their KEXP Blog.

xoxo, Ian

Afternoon Records at the CMJ Music Festival
We are thrilled that both Haley Bonar and the Poison Control Center are playing at CMJ this year. Here is all the information you need to know if you're in the neighborhood and would like to come:

Poison Control Center
October 17th
at the Knitting Factory (Old Office)
7pm, 21+

Poison Control Center
October 18th
Live on KEXP from CMJ
12pm, FREE on KEXP.com

Haley Bonar
October 19th
at the Living Room
11pm, 21+

xoxo, Ian

CMJ News:
- Poison Control Center charted #78 in their 3rd week on the CMJ Top 200 Charts.

xoxo, Ian

Ela will be returning from their intergalactic tour next week, and in honor of that event, we are throwing a big party at the Turf Club on Oct. 13. The show will also featuring Chicago-based friends the Narrator as well as One for the Team. Just just.

Artwork by Travis Hetman.

xoxo, Ian

CMJ News:
- Poison Control Center charted #91 in their 2nd week on the CMJ Top 200 Charts.

Ela continues to destroy the U.S. and Canadian countryside this week as they enter the Northeast. Read their hilarious and informative tour journals on MFR.

We received the Young Dudes test pressing and it sounds awesome. Prepare for freedom.

xoxo, Ian

Congratulations to both Haley Bonar and The Poison Control Center for making it into the CMJ Festival 2007 happening this year in New York! The PCC will be playing on October 17th at The Knitting Factory and Haley will be strutting her stuff on October 19th at The Living Room.

Ela has also posted their 2nd tour journal update on MFR. Check it out!

xoxo, Ryan

The Poison Control Center debuted at #130 on the CMJ Top 200 charts this week. Also, PCC was featured in My Old Kentucky Blog, Brooklyn Vegan, and a few others. Head over to the press page and check it out.

xoxo, Ryan

The Poison Control Center's "A Collage of Impressions" is out today! Yey! If you haven't purchased it yet, well, you should. Click the button to the left over there on the sidebar.

Ela is on tour and is publishing a daily tour journal on MFR.

xoxo, Ian

The Poison Control Center was featured in Juice and was #8 on the CMJ Top 20 ADDs chart this week.

Mouthful of Bees was this year's City Pages #1 Picked to Click.

xoxo, Ian

Updates and Future Excitement!

The Poison Control Center's new record entitled "A Collage of Impressions" comes out in just over a week.

The Battle Royale is putting the finishing touches on their new album and it will out in December.

Ela is packing up and heading west this coming Friday for their tour with Minus the Bear.

We're getting our test vinyl for the new Young Dudes' record this week (our first vinyl release ever! Yay!).

Chris from Mouthful of Bees is currently studying in Russia, so the band will be laying low until the end of the year.

Haley Bonar is finishing up some overdubs in the studio for her new album entitled, "May Day," due out in March of next year.

xoxo, Ian

Stuff to know!

The Poison Control Center is throwing a few release parties in honor of their awesome new album, here's the info:

9/21 - Ames, IA @ Iowa State University, 3pm
9/22 - Ames, IA @ M-Shope (Ames CD Release Show), 8pm
9/29 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock (CD Release Party), 6pm

Also! PCC was featured on Daytrotter on Tuesday. Read the feature here.

xoxo, Ian

This is beyond cool. A tap performance set to the music of A Night In the Box's "Tom Sawyers and Lawyers."

xoxo, Ian

One for the Team was featured on The Tripwire yesterday plugging our tour starting Friday. Here are the tour dates, stop on by if you're around:

8/10 - Omaha, NE at Saddle Creek Bar *
8/11 - Aberdeen, SD at Red Rooser *
8/12 - Minneapolis, MN at the 7th St. Entry *^
8/13 - Eau Claire, WI at the Nucleus *^
8/14 - Des Moines, IA at the Vaudeville Mews *
8/16 - Chicago, IL at Schuba's *
8/17 - St. Louis, MO at the Bluebird
8/18 - Lawrence, KS at the Bottleneck
8/19 - Ames, IA at Bali Satay

* = w/Christians and Lions
^ = w/Mouthful of Bees

xoxo, Ian

I am happy to announce that Ela will be spending a healthy chunk of September and October on the road with Minus the Bear! Here are the tour dates, so definitely get out to see these guys live:

Sept 23 -- Spokane, WA -- Service Station
Sept 24 -- Missoula, MT -- The Badlander
Sept 27 -- Detroit, MI -- St. Andrew's Hall
Sept 28 -- Cleveland, OH -- Grog Shop (Early)
Sept 28 -- Cleveland, OH -- Grog Shop (Late)
Sept 29 -- Pittsburgh, PA -- Diesel
Sept 30 -- Buffalo, NY -- Tralf Music Hall
Oct 1 -- Toronto, ON -- Opera House
Oct 3 -- Cambridge, MA -- Middle East Downstairs
Oct 4 -- Cambridge, MA -- Middle East Downstairs
Oct 5 -- Brooklyn, NY -- Warsaw
Oct 6 -- New York, NY -- Irving Plaza
Oct 7 -- Sayreville, NJ -- Starland Ballroom
Oct 8 -- Philadelphia, PA -- Theatre of Living Arts
Oct 10 -- Washington, DC -- Black Cat
Oct 11 -- Norfolk, VA -- The Norva

Also on the news front, Poison Control Center are the CMJ Band of the Week! Check out the article here.

xoxo, Ian

Poison Control Center was featured today on My Old Kentucky Blog, read it here.

We All Have Hooks For Hands and Mouthful of Bees are still rocking the country. Bees had some van troubles, but will be reconnecting with Hooks tomorrow night at the Knitting Factory.

Spiritual Mansions was featured on Missing Toof today, read it here.

Haley Bonar wrapped up recording her new album (out Spring 2008) and played a series of shows last weekend, read the review from Reveille Magazine here.

xoxo, Ian

The Star Tribune came out with their "Top Ten Best Local Records of 2007 ... So Far" list, and a little old band by the name of Mouthful of Bees is on it! Check it out HERE.

xoxo, Ian

We All Have Hooks For Hands was reviewed by The Tripwire today.

CMJ News: - We All Have Hooks For Hands charted #175 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 9th week on the charts.

xoxo, Ian

I am happy to announce that Poison Control Center has joined our little family. In fact, a few great blogs have written about this glorious event. For instance, You Ain't No Picasso, 3hive, CMJ.com, and The Tripwire!

Oh, and go see Voxtrot tomorrow at the Triple Rock - 5 p.m., All Ages.

xoxo, Ian

CMJ News:
- We All Have Hooks For Hands charted #182 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 8th week on the charts.

xoxo, Ian

Check out the brand new Spiritual Mansions page - click the button on the sidebar and learn!

CMJ News:
- We All Have Hooks For Hands charted #107 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 7th week on the charts.

xoxo, Ian

CMJ News:
- We All Have Hooks For Hands charted #88 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 6th week on the charts.

xoxo, Ian

I am happy to announce the addition of Spiritual Mansions to our happy family. Click on the little "Spiritual Mansions" button over there on the left to learn more about them and listen to a track or two off of their soon-to-be-released album Give Us Your Hearts.

CMJ News:
- We All Have Hooks For Hands charted #62 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 5th week on the charts.

xoxo, Ian

Target Market was nominated for "Best Local Release" by the Riverfront Times! If you're feeling lucky, you can vote for the album here.

xoxo, Ian

Happy May Day everyone! In honor of the first day of May and the fast approach of finals, please enjoy Aneuretical's "Mayday".

CMJ News:
- We All Have Hooks For Hands charted #52 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 4th week on the charts.
- Mouthful of Bees charted #163 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 10th week on the charts.

xoxo, Ian

Pick up a City Pages today because Mouthful of Bees received the honor of "Best New Band" and Afternoon Records has been dubbed "Best Local Record Label." Read the articles here.

xoxo, Ian

Thanks to all of you who came out on Saturday, it was a lot of fun!

CMJ News:
- We All Have Hooks For Hands charted #54 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 3rd week on the charts.
- Mouthful of Bees charted #123 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 9th week on the charts.
- A Night in the Box charted #175 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 4th. week on the charts.

xoxo, Ian

Tomorrow is the big day! Remember to come party with us at the Varsity Theater, here are the details:

April 21 at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN
89.3 The Current Presents:
The Afternoon Records Four-Year Anniversary Party!

Late Show/8PM/$12/All Ages
Haley Bonar
God Damn Doo Wop Band
Ela
A Night In the Box
Mouthful of Bees
We All Have Hooks for Hands

Early Show/3PM/$8/All Ages
The Battle Royale
One for the Team
Target Market
Superdanger
Aneuretical
Hello Blue
I, Colossus

$16 for entry into both shows!

Also, the Star Tribune, City Pages, Pulse Blogger, the Onion, RadioK, Drive105 and the Current have all run something on the party this week. Check out the "Press" page for links to each article.

xoxo, Ian

We All Have Hook For Hands' "The Pretender" is out nationwide today! Be sure to pick up a copy either at our Online Store or at you local independent retailer. If you don't have a local independent retailer, it's in Best Buy too.

CMJ News:
- We All Have Hooks For Hands charted #54 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 2nd week on the charts.
- Mouthful of Bees charted #114 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 8th week on the charts.
- Target Market charted #141 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 5th week on the charts.
- A Night in the Box charted #168 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 3rd week on the charts.

xoxo, Ian

We All Have Hooks For Hands threw a killer party in honor of their killer new CD in Sioux Falls, S.D. last Saturday. Both Mouthful of Bees and One for the Team were in attendence, and Elliot Manthey (of One for the Team) took some lovely photos.

Here are some of them that I found particularly entertaining.

Chris of Mouthful of Bees

Mark of Mouthful of Bees

Mouthful of Bees

John of One for the Team

Elliot of One for the Team

Grace of One for the Team

Eli of We All Have Hooks For Hands

Tory of We All Have Hooks For Hands

Isaac of We All Have Hooks For Hands

We All Have Hooks For Hands

xoxo, Ian

One for the Team is featured on The Tripwire today, read the piece here.

xoxo, Ian

CMJ News:
- We All Have Hooks For Hands debuted at #78 on the CMJ Top 200.
- Mouthful of Bees charted #85 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 7th week on the charts.
- Target Market charted #109 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 4th week on the charts.
- A Night in the Box charted #194 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 2nd week on the charts.

xoxo, Ian

Haley Bonar is featured on Daytrotter today, read the piece here.

xoxo, Ian

Here are the Spin and Metro pieces:
Metro Magazine (PDF) (4.07)
Spin Magazine (PDF) (4.07)

CMJ News:
- We All Have Hooks For Hands charted #10 on the CMJ Top 20 ADDs this week.
- Mouthful of Bees charted #64 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 6th week on the charts.
- Target Market charted #123 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 2nd week on the charts.
- Ela charted #179 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 7th week on the charts.
- A Night in the Box debuted at #185 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 1st week on the charts.

xoxo, Ian

Happy April fools day!

Two things:
Tune in to 89.3 The Current today to listen to Mouthful of Bees live on the radio. I will post the recording later this week.

Also, here is the brand spanking new video from The Battle Royale for "Oh Martha"!

xoxo, Ian

Pick up a copy of April's Spin Magazine, because Afternoon Records is in it! I'll post the blurb early next week.

There is also a feature in Metro Magazine about Afternoon Records, so definitely pick up a copy of that too!

CMJ News:
- Mouthful of Bees charted #50 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 5th week on the charts.
- Ela charted #109 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 5th week on the charts.
- Target Market charted #127 on the CMJ Top 200 in their first week on the charts.
- A Night in the Box charted #12 on the CMJ Top 20 ADDs this week.

xoxo, Ian

Almost one whole month until the Afternoon Records 4-Year Anniversary show at the Varsity Theater. Check out the flier on the front page of our site for details!

Thanks to those of you who tuned into the Current to hear the segment on Afternoon Records, and thank you for your kind words.

I'm trying to get this mp3 player working properly (labeled "Radio" over there on the left sidebar). Check it out, let me know what you think.

Lastly, check out the Press page for daily updates on people talking about AR bands.

CMJ News:
- Mouthful of Bees charted #50 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 4th week on the charts.
- Ela charted #103 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 5th week on the charts.
- Target Market charted #182 on the CMJ Top 200 in their first week on the charts.
- A Night in the Box is going for adds next week.

xoxo, Ian

Happy Pi Day everyone!

Band News:
- The Battle Royale will be openning for the Blood Brothers at the First Avenue Mainroom on March 21 and will be on the KARE11 show "Whatever" on Sunday, March 25 at 10 a.m.

- Aneuretical will be playing with Birdmonster on March 23 at the Varsity Theater.

- Mouthful of Bees will be openning for Maria Taylor at the Triple Rock on March 24. The Bees also scored a few more reviews this week, check out the Press page.

- A Night In the Box will be going to national college radio on March 27. They are also playing an amazing number of shows throughout March, so check out the Shows page.

- Ela is currently on tour and will be home this weekend. If you don't already own their record, you should seriously consider it. Purchasing it that is.

- The Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret's High School paper (St. Louis Park, Minn.) ran a feature on Afternoon Records two weeks ago. Check out the Press page for a download.

CMJ News:
- Target Market charted #11 on the CMJ Top 20 ADDS chart in their first week of adds.
- Mouthful of Bees charted #42 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 3rd week on the charts.
- Ela charted #84 on the CMJ Top 200 in their 4th week on the charts.

xoxo, Ian

The Current will be hosting Haley Bonar's "Captain Captain" as the "Download of the Day" on March 16 and Mouthful of Bees' "Jessica" on March 30.

The Star Tribune ran a nice piece on Mouthful of Bees this weekend, read it here.

Also, I will be on the Current on March 18, will be speaking at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Business on March 27, and will be on DRIVE 105 on April 15.

xoxo, Ian

The new We All Have Hooks for Hands album, The Pretender, is finished, totally awesome and will be out nation-wide April 17.

For your listening pleasure, here is the first hot single off of the record.

Download: We All Have Hooks For Hands - "Hold On, C'mon"

xoxo, Ian

Another great week for CMJ news!

*Mouthful of Bees climbed to #38 in their second week on the CMJ Top 200 charts! Our highest charting ever!
*Ela charted #102 in their third week on the CMJ Top 200 charts.

xoxo, Ian

Check out the Press page this week, the blogs have been blogging about both Haley Bonar and Mouthful of Bees.

CMJ News:

*Mouthful of Bees debuted at #59 on the CMJ Top 200 charts! Our highest debut ever!
*Ela climbed to #97 on the CMJ Top 200 charts.
*Battle Royale charted #194 on the CMJ Top 200 (8th week).

xoxo, Ian

Check out the Press page this week, the blogs have been blogging about Mouthful of Bees!

CMJ News:

*Mouthful of Bees charted #3 on the CMJ Top 20 ADDs chart with 90 top five adds.
*Ela debuted at #112 on the CMJ Top 200 chart.
*Battle Royale charted #138 on the CMJ Top 200 (7th week) and also charted #38 on the RPM Top 40 chart (3rd week).

xoxo, Ian

Happy Valentine's Day!

This month's issue of Amplifier Magazine features an article on the Battle Royale, check out the online version here.

Mouthful of Bees will be opening for Maria Taylor (Saddle Creek) at the Triple Rock on March 24 at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis.

CMJ News:

*Ela charted #10 on the CMJ Top 20 ADDs chart.
*Battle Royale charted #117 on the CMJ Top 200 and also charted #32 on the RPM Top 40 chart.

xoxo, Ian

CMJ News:
Battle Royale charted #113, and debuted at #28 on RPM Top 40 chart - way cool.
One for the Team charted #163 in its 12th week on the charts.
Haley Bonar charted #179.
Aneuretical charted #182.

Ela's Real Blood On Fake Trees will be going for adds next Tuesday, so more exciting CMJ news is on the horizon.

xoxo, Ian

Uh, this may call my reputation for stark journalistic integrity into question, but, oh man. This is a short documentary about the Farstad Family Christmas (2006). In case you were wondering, this is important because two Farstads are in Mouthful of Bees. Please, feel free to post your hilarious comments on our message board. Oh man.

xoxo, Ian

CMJ News, on the CMJ Top 200: The Battle Royale fell slightly to #79, Haley Bonar fell to #106, One for the Team fell to #141 and Aneuretical moved up to #166. Four bands on the CMJ charts all at once, again!

Other News:
Mouthful of Bees was featured in the City Pages this week (read it here). Also, the Bees are featured in this month's issue of The Magazine (read it here).
xoxo, Ian

CMJ News, on the CMJ Top 200: Haley Bonar climbed to #68, The Battle Royale fell slightly to #77, One for the Team shot up to #121 and Aneuretical debuted at #173. Four bands on the CMJ charts all at once!
xoxo, Ian

Ela is all over the news this week: the Pulse, the City Pages, the Pioneer Press, and the Star Tribune. Their CD Release Party is tonight at the 7th St. Entry (5PM AA, 9PM ID). Furthermore, Ela will be on RadioK's "Off the Record" tomorrow at 3 p.m. and on KFAI's evening show at 8 p.m. Tune in for sure.

In other news, the Star Tribune also covered the Best New Bands Showcase, which featured One for the Team, read that here.

In CMJ news, Tuesday, The Battle Royale charted #68, Haley Bonar charted #94 and One for the Team charted #159.
xoxo, Ian

Very cool news today. The Battle Royale's Sparkledust Fantasy debuted yesterday at #72 on the CMJ Top 200 (our highest debut ever). Along with those crazy kids, Haley Bonar charted #74 and One for the Team #188. Yesterday was also the first time we've ever had three AR bands on the CMJ charts at once, way cool.

Second, I am happy to announce the addition of We All Have Hooks For Hands to our ever-growing family. Hooks are from Sioux Falls, SD and are, well, totally awesome. I'll put up a page on them at some point today so that you may learn more about them.
xoxo, Ian

Lot's of news today.

First, Target Market is featured on Music for Robots today (click here).

The Star Tribune published their Twin Cities Critics Poll today, which featured many AR artists:
Haley Bonar:
#4 Best Album of 2006
#9 Best Song of 2006 ("Ransom")

God Damn Doo Wop Band:
#17 Best Album of 2006
#8 Best Live Act of 2006

As well as Mouthful of Bees and One for the Team who were also nominated by many critics.

The Pulse published a wonderful feature on Mouthful of Bees on Wednesday, read it here.

xoxo, Ian

Smother gave A Night In The Box's new hot disc a great review, read it here.
xoxo, Ian

Happy New Year! Metro Magazine posted their January Issue cover featuring Haley Bonar, so I thought I'd put the cover up here too.
xoxo, Ian