American Music Club

AMC Tour Dates

2007-11-10T13:40:00.000-08:00

EUROPE TOUR DATES
11.03 - Turin, Italy - Spazio 211
12.03 - Munchen, Germany - Registratur
13.03 - Wien, Austria - WUK
14.03 - Ebensee, Austria - Kino
15.03 - Geislingen, Germany - Ratschenmuhle
16.03 - Diksmuide, Belgium - 4 AD
18.03 - Paris, France - Divan Du Monde
20.03 - Norwich, UK - Arts Centre

USA TOUR DATES IN APRIL & MAY
Wed 4/2/08 - Independent, San Francisco, CA
Thu 4/3/08 - Harlows, Sacramento, CA
Fri 4/4/08 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
Sat 4/5/08 - Triple Door, Seattle, WA
Sun 4/6/08 - Richards on Richards, Vancouver, BC
Wed 4/9/08 - Aquarium, Fargo, ND
Thu 4/10/08 - Turf Club, St Paul, MN
Fri 4/11/08 - High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI
Sat 4/12/08 - Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL
Mon 4/14/08 - Cafe Bourbon Street, Columbus, OH
Tue 4/15/08 - The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
Wed 4/16/08 - Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY
Thu 4/17/08 - LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO, ON
Fri 4/18/08 - Divan Orange, Montreal, Qc
Mon 4/21/08 - SPACE Gallery, Portland, ME
Tue 4/22/08 - Harper’s Ferry, Allston, MA
Wed 4/23/08 - Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA
Fri 4/25/08 - Johnny Brendas, Philadelphia, PA
Sat 4/26/08 - Williamsburg Music Hall, Brooklyn, NY
Sun 4/27/08 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
Tue 4/29/08 - Iota Cafe, Arlington, VA
Wed 4/30/08 - The Arts Center, Carrboro, NC
Thu 5/1/08 - E.A.R.L., Atlanta, GA
Fri 5/2/08 - The End, Nashville, TN
Sat 5/3/08 - Hi Tone, Memphis, TN
Sun 5/4/08 - Randy Bacon Gallery, Springfield, MO
Mon 5/5/08 - Record Bar, Kansas City, MO
Tue 5/6/08 - Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA
Wed 5/7/08 - Waiting Room, Omaha, NE
Fri 5/9/08 - Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
Sat 5/10/08 - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
Mon 5/12/08 - Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ
Tue 5/13/08 - Plush, Tucson, AZ
Thu 5/15/08 - Belly Up, Solano Beach, Ca
Fri 5/16/08 - Echo club, Los Angeles CA

New AMC Album "The Golden Age"

2007-10-23T11:52:00.001-07:00

American Music Club's new album "THE GOLDEN AGE" is done! The album will be released in February by Merge Records in North America and by Cooking Vinyl in Europe. The track listing is as follows...

1. All My Love
2. The Victory Choir
3. The Decibels and the Little Pills
4. The Sleeping Beauty
5. The Stars
6. All the Lost Souls Welcome You to San Francisco
7. Who You Are
8. The Windows of the World
9. One Step Ahead
10. The Dance
11. I know That's Not Really You
12. On My Way
13. The Grand Duchess of San Francisco

The album was recorded and mixed by Dave Trumfio at Kingsize Studio in Los Angeles.

New AMC Line-Up and Plans

2007-09-11T09:22:00.000-07:00

American Music Club has a new line up.
Vudi - guitar
Sean Hoffman - bass - vocal
Steve Didelot - drum vocal
Mark Eitzel - guitar vocal

AMC moved from the Bay Area to Los Angeles.
The original members Danny Pearson(bass) and Tim Mooney (drums) still work in San Francisco and perform in various bands. Danny is releasing a solo record by the end of the year. Mark and Vudi started working with Steve and Sean about a year ago. The chemistry was great and so they continued with the project and called it the MacArthur Park Music Club but this work eventually became the new AMC record.

Members of the band:
Vudi lives in LA, drives a city bus and also plays with the popular rock band Ariel Pink.

Sean Hoffman is a producer, commercial music maker, ex skate punk and plays all the shredding guitar that you enjoy whilst watching Fox Sports. He also plays guitar in a band called the Larks.

Steve Didelot is a songwriter, drummer, surfer, and a Mathematics teacher in the LA public schools system. He also plays in the Larks.

Mark Eitzel still lives in San Francisco, loves the Bay Area but spends a lot of time in Los Angeles. He says he 'loves all the trees' and says Los Angeles is "so "triumph of the will."

The new album.
Tentatively called MacArthur Park because Vudi lives in that neighborhood and because we all enjoy the original song by Jimmy Webb.

It will be produced by expert producer Dave Trumfio at his studio called King Size. We are very excited by this....

The overall sound is lighter than on previous AMC recordings.
Of course there are many reasons why. 1) AMC refutes the label of 'Emo Pioneers'. For the record they hate Emo and have never been on the soundtrack for any W.B. network show. (yet) 2) Dark music is for people who are healthy enough to take it - and AMC want to appeal to all people - including the sick. 3) Mark Eitzel comments: "What will my neighbors in my retirement community think? How will I charm the nurse that tends to me? I want to fill my mouth with sugar and spit it on everyone when I talk. I want to cover the world with chocolate cake icing."

Yes there is a song about the World Trade Center.
But such controversy is nothing new for this 'Right On' political band. Sean (bass) is a right leaning liberal texan who hates NPR and is the proud owner of a Segway. Vudi (guitar) dreams of an imperialist world of powdered wigs and waltz's in ballrooms. Mark (vocals) is a gay communist who once wrote an article: 'How Secure Will Your House Be During The Apocalypse'. Steve (drums) only plays in this band because the end times are upon us, so why not.

Plans.
The new album should be released in early 2008. When the ice and snow is thick and heavy. When your winter depression finally kicks in. No Christmas or New Years to look forward to - just the iron grip of the cold and the bleak endless news reports on the death we bring to the middle east and to ourselves. Perfect. Merge did much market research and focus group after focus group said this would be the perfect time to release our new record. Of course it will be. After that we tour and bring our own version of American Freedom to a waiting and willing world.

Contact Info

2007-08-01T13:51:00.000-07:00

UK / EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT
Chris Metzler / Undertow Music

U.S. PUBLICITY
Martin Hall / Merge Records
ph: 919.688.9969

UK / EURO PUBLICITY
Joolz Bosson / Cooking Vinyl Records

NORTH AMERICAN BOOKING
Todd Cote / Leafy Green Booking

UK / IRELAND BOOKING
Chris Metzler / Undertow Music

CONTINENTAL EUROPE BOOKING
Berthold Seliger

LEGAL
Mike McKoy / Serling, Rooks, and Ferrara - NYC

Love Songs For Patriots

2007-01-10T09:38:00.000-08:00

release date:
Cooking Vinyl / UK (September 6, 2004)
Merge Records / USA (October 12, 2004)

Ladies & Gentlemen
Another Morning
Patriot's Heart
Love Is
Job To Do
Only Love Can Set You Free
Mantovani The Mind Reader
Home
Myopic Books
Minstrel Show
Horseshoe Wreath In Bloom
Rats Leaving The Sinking Ship
Devil Needs You

San Fransisco

2007-01-09T09:41:00.000-08:00

release date:
Reprise Records / US (1994)
Virgin Records / UK (1994)

1. Fearless
2. It's Your Birthday
3. Can You Help Me
4. Love Doesn't Belong
5. Wish the World Away
6. How Many Six Packs Does it Take to Screw in a Light
7. Cape Canaveral
8. Hello Amsterdam
9. The Revolving Door
10. In the Shadow of the Valley
11. What Holds the World Together
12. I Broke My Promise
13. The Thorn in My Side is Gone
14. I'll Be Gone

Mercury

2007-01-08T09:43:00.000-08:00

release date:
Reprise Records / US (1995)
Virgin Records / UK (1995)

1. Gratitude Walks
2. If I Had a Hammer
3. Challenger
4. I've Been a Mess
5. Hollywood 4-5-92
6. What Godzilla Said to God When His Name Wasn't Found in the Book of Life
7. Keep Me Around
8. Dallas, Airports, Bodybags
9. Apology for an Accident
10. Over and Done
11. Johnny Mathis' Feet
12. The Hopes and Dreams of Heaven's 10,000 Whores
13. More Hopes and Dreams
14. Will You Find Me?

Everclear

2007-01-07T09:47:00.000-08:00

release date:
Alias Records (1991)

1. Why Won't You Stay
2. Rise
3. Miracle on 8th Street
4. Ex-Girlfriend
5. Crabwalk
6. The Confidential Agent
7. Sick of Food
8. The Dead Part of You
9. Royal Cafe
10. What the Pillar of Salt Held Up
11. Jesus' Hands

California

2007-01-06T09:52:00.000-08:00

release date
Demon Records (1988)

1. Firefly
2. Somewhere
3. Laughingstock
4. Lonely
5. Pale Skinny Girl
6. Blue and Grey Shirt
7. Bad Liquor
8. Now You're Defeated
9. Jenny
10. Western Sky
11. Highway 5
12. Last Harbor

Engine

2007-01-05T09:54:00.000-08:00

release date:
Frontier/Grifter Records (1987)

1. Big Night
2. Outside This Bar
3. At My Mercy
4. Gary's Song
5. Nightwatchman
6. Clouds
7. Electric Light
8. Mom's TV
9. Art of Love
10. Asleep
11. This Year

United Kingdom

2007-01-05T09:50:00.000-08:00

release date
Demon Records (1989)

1. Here They Roll Down
2. Dreamers of the Dream
3. Never Mind (Live at the Hotel Utah)
4. United Kingdom
5. Dream is Gone
6. Heaven of Your Hands
7. Kathleen (Live at the Hotel Utah)
8. The Hula Maiden (Live at the Hotel Utah)
9. Animal Pen

The Restless Stranger

2007-01-04T09:57:00.000-08:00

release date:
Grifter Records (1985)

1. Room Above the Club
2. $1,000,000 Song
3. Away Down My Street
4. Yvonne Gets Dumped
5. Mr. Lucky
6. Point of Desire
7. Goodbye Reprise #54
8. Tell Yourself
9. When Your Love is Gone
10. Heavenly Smile
11. Broken Glass
12. Hold on to Your Love

Mailing-List

2006-10-23T14:54:00.000-07:00

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Links

2006-10-23T14:47:00.000-07:00

Mark Eitzel

Danny Pearson

Tim Mooney / Closer Recording

AmericanMusicClub.net

American Music Club Show Archive

Merge Records

Cooking Vinyl Records

AMC on iTunes

AMC on PureVolume.com

AMC on mp3.com

Undertow Music

MoveOn.org