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WISEBLOOD Vol. 1 CD Release Info



RELEASE DATE : JULY 8th, 2008 / Wiseblood (Vol.1) EP

weownthesky announces its first independent release from a Southern music collective known as Wiseblood (Vol. 1)

Wiseblood (Vol. 1) is a new EP from multi-instrumentalist Shawn Avery and songwriter Ashby Pate. With appearances by members of the Bridges (Verve Forecast Records), Clint Wells (the Spots, Red Mountain Music, Matthew Smith), and members of Avery & Pate’s former band (the Ashes), the EP is a cooperative musical project and literary-musical experiment.

Recorded over a span of three years and with voluminous, accompanying literary footnotes (available soon at weownthesky. com) Wiseblood (Vol. 1) incorporates writers, nationally-renowned and local artists (including Chris Lawson and Morgan Jones), and numerous musicians into one, 8-song EP. As such, it embodies weownthesky's vision—that of supporting multi-dimensional artists of diverse genres and media.

weownthesky (We Own the Sky, LLC) is a media cooperative specializing in the promotion of independent music releases, visual art, and music publishing, as well as the licensing of musical content for film and television. weownthesky also specializes in creating and marketing associated merchandise. weownthesky is committed to providing quality, media-based content and to creating an atmosphere in which writers, visual artists, and musicians have the freedom to display and market their work as they envision it.



CD RELEASE SHOW @ BOTTLETREE JULY 10

Wiseblood (Vol 1) will be playing a cd release show, sharing the date with southern rock bands lucero and glossary on Thursday, July 10th. Copies of the EP will be available for sale.

The EP is available right now on itunes by following this link.
The EP is also available at digstation. com and amazon.com.

THE BRIDGES debut CD is out today, pretty much everywhere. Pick up their CD at amazon.com as well.

Here's a link to an image of the City Scene article that will be published a month from now.

The line-up for the Wiseblood Vol. 1 Release show will be:
Ashby Pate, Shawn Avery, Clint Wells, Alan Rogers and Thomas Richie...

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