We are working hard on the upcoming release of Neiliyo’sGame Night (February 27th at Club DeVille yall) and ran across some GREAT pictures of a recent set he did up in Dallas at the Hot Flash 3-year anniversary party at the Fallout Lounge. Hot Flash is THE weekend jumpoff in DFW and having Neiliyo grace their party for the first time on such a momentous occasion is saying alot. Sounds like it went so well we will be heading back up there … often! Helloooooo.com was there and had this to say:
“Dude was a refreshing and pleasant surprise that definitely needs to be booked…. weekly..”
Read the whole thing and see all the pretty pictures HERE.
The Austin based website Both Sides of the Mouth has a cool feature where they pose the question “what if you only have a short amount of time to acquaint yourself with a particular artist and need it to count?” It is appropriately called If you’ve only got. Well, the site was kind enough to pose the query- what if you only have 2 Minutes and 26 Seconds to get to know CUSTODIAN? They recommend Pop-A-Lock!
Check it:
“Coming in just in time to make a party out of your weekend are none other than Austinite duo CUSTODIAN. What else can you expect from a label that’s known to party? Rounding out the roster at Artifact Workshop Records – home to names you might have read on here recently like DJ Car Stereo (Wars) and Neiliyo – with another addition are Adreon Henry and Jay Bradley of CUSTODIAN. See that? All caps, so you know they’re serious. With backgrounds that sprout from performance art, Henry and Bradley bring forth a sound that’s definitively creative and unique. With these artistic roots at their backing as they press forth into a realm of dance, CUSTODIAN is one group that’s sure to throw hearty arty parties.”
Thanks to Both Sides of the Mouth for the continued support! If you would like to order the CUSTODIAN album Ultra-Fresh today we still have some Free Tshirts to give out with it while supplies last! Hop to it!
We sat on this for a while waiting for just the right time to reveal it and now, here we are! In the middle of an NBC civil war, this recap video of CUSTODIAN’s Ultra-Fresh reminds us of a simpler time: a time of dancing and horse masks. Have I said too much? Just watch the video and learn:
As you can see in the video, Ultra-Fresh comes packaged in a janitorial soapbox. If you act fast you can order yours and get a free limited edition T Shirt along with your soapbox. We will contact you after you place your order about your preferred size…
For more info or to pick up the limited edition CUSTODIAN EP click HERE.
CUSTODIAN is opening up a great show presented by 101X and Knuckle Rumblerthis Saturday at Emo’s. This will be the first live show for CUSTODIAN since the epic release of their debut Ultra-Fresh! Arrive early to this jam-packed with awesome local bill to witness the partytime performance art show that is CUSTODIAN. And since you’re gonna be there anyway- don’t you dare miss Zlam Dunk!
Also- CHECK out the show’s recommendation from the Austin AV Club who points out the poppin’ and lockin’ goodness of CUSTODIAN. Read it HERE.
Speaking of CUSTODIAN- order Ultra-Fresh this week and get a FREE t shirt! Hard deal to beat!
Did you know that Artifact Workshop is on Twitter? You should follow us.: @ArtifactWork
Sure, the show has passed that Onion AV Club in New York was recommending, but that doesn’t mean we can’t brag about the kind things they said. Check it :
“Once a mainstay of the Austin club scene, Car Stereo (Wars)—né Chris Rose—went from blog favorite to festival-rocking phenomenon with a well-received album (2007’s The Bandit) and a slot on the 2009 Lollapalooza lineup, playing a round of Girl Talk-with-a-broader-musical-vocabulary mash-ups that value Three Dog Night as much as Three 6 Mafia.”
Stolen from PartyEnds.com … (which, just stole from the AV Club Austin):
The Onion AV Club Austin was kind enough to recommend tonight’s FREE PartyEnds Free Week Showcase that is going down for free at Beauty Bar.
Lookie:
“Tribute bands that pay tribute to still-active acts are a dubious enterprise, especially if those acts only have two albums and a handful of singles to pull from. Luckily for the members of Austin’s only LCD Soundsystem tribute act, All My Friends, James Murphy’s dance-rock collective hasn’t toured in a good long while, and there’s hardly a song in its small catalog that won’t keep the movement going. And who doesn’t want to see somebody who’s not Murphy (in this case, Super Lite Bike’s Chris Heckendorn) ramble his way through the hipster dick-measuring contest of “Losing My Edge”? Of course, having someone else on the bill playing nothing but the songs that taught a generation to uncross its arms robs Car Stereo (Wars) (a.k.a. Chris Rose) of one guaranteed party-starting source. Luckily there’s also Mothfight’s glitch-pop and The Laughing’s techno tribalism to keep things moving.”
Check it out with your own eyes HERE . Thanks for the apt description of the dancability and fun of tonight’s lineup!
The Austin AV Club Tweets HERE and keeps up to date with all things relevant, quirky and Austin-y HERE.
There is a great free week show this Saturday at the Beauty Bar featuring DJ Car Stereo (Wars), an LCD Soundsystem cover band called All MY Friends, Moth Fight and The Laughing. The shindig is sponsored by PartyEnds.com and is sure to be amazing, and at the very least free. You should go.
Free week is as good of a tradition in Austin as wearing a scarf, heavy coat and toboggan when it cracks 65 degrees outside. It is a holy time. A time of freeness and reflection on the past year. A time of peace. A time to laugh, a time to weep. A time to dance, a time to mourn. A time of checking out your favorite bands for free and a time of checking out bands you have never heard of … for free. God bless free week.
Big thanks to Austin Sound for their shout out of the new CUSTODIAN single Pop-A-Lock and their endorsement of it’s danceability.
They were kind enough to state that Artifact Workshop “keeps putting out albums that seem determined, against all odds, to make Austin a veritable beat happening.”
Thanks Austin Sound! Keep up the good work covering all things Austin music related! Read the whole blurb HERE.
Don’t forget to order your limited edition copy of the first CUSTODIAN release Ultra-Fresh HERE and receive a FREE CUSTODIAN T shirt! Whoo-hoo!
Whoo- Hoo! CUSTODIAN got some niiiiiice love from Austin’s premier dance party blog the Peen Scene. The great thing about this site is not only do they keep the town up to date on all things nightlife related, they also take a mean picture wherever they go. I heard they are in the running for an Oscar this year. Just saying…
Check out what they have to say about Pop-A-Lock:
“When I jam this new track, “Pop-A-Lock”, by Artifact Workshop artist CUSTODIAN(caps lock is a must), I don’t know whether to wil’ out or double check my car doors. Just download it and see wtf I mean. CUSTODIAN is the new project of former Single Frame member Adreon Henry and partner in crime Jen Bradley…. Anyway, the download of this mp3 is a must, shit is dance punk freshness at its best.”
CUSTODIAN’s debut release is still available with a free T-Shirt if you order online NOW just in time for the holidays! Order your limited edition copy HERE.
More from the “admittedly old news department,” but this is too good to pass up. One of the coolest blogs coming out of Austin or anywhere for that matter is Both Sides of the Mouth. The great thing about BSOTM is the extra touch they ALWAYS take in their photographs. Everything is drawn on to some degree and then scanned into a computer. Sometimes it is simple and others it is intricate. You will never see a regular .jpg that in all likely hood also appears on 30 other websites. Taking that extra touch makes the site a special place that manages to create a tactile realness that otherwise is hard to come by on this world wide web of ours. BSOTM dug the DJ Car Stereo Wars and Neiliyo set over Fun Fun Fun Fest and were kind enough to write down their thoughts and post a few pictures! Check the whole thing out HERE.
“Car Stereo (Wars)’ set definitely kept things going and even made sure to kick it up a few more notches while they were at it. Who knew you could throw such good dance parties with a Macbook? Chris Rose definitely does, and he took this to his favor when he ushered and mixed one hell of a dance party at Fun Fun Fun. With another local Austinite, Neiliyo, at his side to MC the proceedings, the blue stage turned into a veritable mudfest with not a single person ever caught in a moment of stagnance. Everyone was moving as the beats were flowing from the speakers without break. Never a moment of silence to be had, it was a nonstop dance party from start to finish and Neiliyo took to the crowd to assure everyone kept dancing. Rose from behind the crowd that had now formed on stage to stretch the dance party even further, would occasionally join the banter of Neiliyo to make sure he was providing us with just what we needed to keep our joints greased. No matter where you looked everyone was dancing, and the people responsible for all of this were lost in the crowd making sure to keep everything going – Rose hidden amidst the crowd on the stage; Neiliyo partying incognito with the crowd in the mud pit below. With the rain still coming down, it was wet and dirty – those responsible for the tunage being mixed by Rose woulda been proud.“
We are working hard on the upcoming release of Neiliyo’s Game Night (February 27th at Club DeVille yall) and ran across some GREAT pictures of a recent set he did up in Dallas at the Hot Flash 3-year anniversary party at the Fallout Lounge. Hot Flash is THE weekend jumpoff in DFW and having Neiliyo grace their party for the first time on such a momentous occasion is saying alot. Sounds like it went so well we will be heading back up there … often! Helloooooo.com was there and had this to say:
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Whoo- Hoo! CUSTODIAN got some niiiiiice love from Austin’s premier dance party blog 
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