tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15893388604865340812010-02-10T10:17:16.608-08:00Home of Sixty Years War Recordings.Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608783217406166505noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589338860486534081.post-40469341028312659592010-01-20T08:43:00.000-08:002010-01-20T08:54:42.930-08:00

Chris Darby pointed me to a really excellent article about the singer-songwriter night he hosts at Phyllis' Musical Inn that was posted on www.examiner.com. The article is a review of sorts from October's show, which included both Longsleeves and Chris' band, Them Damn Kids.Definitely check out the article, it's a really great fly-on-the-wall perspective of one of the coolest nights happening in

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Go and see Chris Darby's brand new website www.chrisdarbymusic.com and keep a watchful eye on his tour dates as they'll be filling up soon with shows all across this great nation. Chris is in the process of booking a 48 state tour starting in July. You should send him an email if you'd like to hear him play in a city near you!You can also donate a gallon of gas to Chris' tour if you go to the

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608783217406166505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589338860486534081.post-73890718038881655872010-01-08T00:11:00.001-08:002010-01-08T00:30:46.053-08:00

Just wanted to point readers to Andrea Harvey's new blog, Sparrow Sparrow. It's a '365 Day Design Challenge' in which Andrea will work on a new design project every single day for the remainder of the year to sharpen her craft.Definitely take a look! Lots of great work already and it's only been a week! Show your support and leave comments and encouragement.Good luck, Andrea!Go to Sparrow Sparrow!

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We want to congratulate to Chris Darby for completing his '31 Songs' project! To coincide with Chris' historic accomplishment and to ring in this brand new decade we're pleased to announce the release of 'Noise' as a free download!Noise is Chris' first release through Sixty Years War and a project that has been waiting to see the light of day for about a year now. We here at SYWC are very excited

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608783217406166505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589338860486534081.post-60950915809988780112009-12-21T12:55:00.000-08:002009-12-21T13:02:10.747-08:00

Frankie Magazine a publication based out of Australia has published, "The Photo Album" and our very own, Emily Hunt has work featured in the limited edition edition book.The 144-page album features the works of more than 100 amateur and professional photographers from around the world. A pictorial collectible not only meant for shutterbugs but also for anyone who enjoys looking at beautiful

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608783217406166505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589338860486534081.post-62092326561294525782009-12-19T01:16:00.000-08:002009-12-19T01:18:08.605-08:00

Some footage has surfaced of Longsleeves on tour in Bloomington, IN. Via IUSTV.

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For all those unlucky souls that missed Pezzettino's vinyl release party, be sure to check out photos of the event on Hot*Pop's Flickr!

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To coincide with Pezzettino's vinyl release tomorrow night @ HotPop (12/11/09) we're incredibly pleased to announce a free digital single with not one, but six songs included! Three healthy doses of Pezzettino and three covers of "You Never Know" by SYWC artists!Enjoy! If you're in the Milwaukee area make damn sure you make it out to HotPop tomorrow night to celebrate Pezzettino's very first

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We'd like to give a warm welcome to our newest artist here at Sixty Years War, Chris Darby!Chris is a good friend of ours from Chicago who we've been bigs fans of for quite some time. He's going to be doing a lot of interesting projects here at the label and we're honored to have him working with us! In fact, Chris' first endeavor with us will be the Thirty One project which will have him writing

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608783217406166505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589338860486534081.post-50499331820615806722009-11-23T02:47:00.000-08:002009-11-24T22:46:55.081-08:00

Milwaukee! Mark your Calendars!

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If you weren't aware, you should take the opportunity to check out Emily Hunt's print shop on Etsy.com. You can purchase original Polaroid photos as well as reprints from professionally scanned negatives. Some of the photos for sale are ones that are featured on this website. To those interested, this is a great opportunity to start collecting pieces from an artist whose work will certainly

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608783217406166505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589338860486534081.post-31776164095074015012009-11-18T11:03:00.000-08:002009-11-18T13:27:17.123-08:00

After way, way, way too long... Ben Laatsch's 2007 masterpiece, The Magical Suitcase is FINALLY available as a free download right here on Sixty Years War! Bask in the glory!Ben Laatsch & The Magical Suitcase1. All Alive2. Untied3. When You're Near4. Peer Away5. Michigan AloneDOWNLOAD FULL EP - 23.5MB (160kbps MP3)Listen Live:All Alive - & The Magical SuitcaseUntied - & The Magical Suitcase

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608783217406166505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589338860486534081.post-86880748175275253002009-11-16T12:43:00.000-08:002009-11-16T12:51:37.013-08:00

Longsleeves Remixed Pezzettino and then Pezzettino made a video out of that!Artistic collaboration at it's finest! This is what we do here at Sixty Years War! Enjoy!Also, make sure you head over to Play B-Sides and check out the write-up they did on Covers!

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To coincide with Pezzettino joining Sixty Years War and to revel in our shared love of free music, we're proud to release a free homemade covers record by our girl from Milwaukee! Enjoy! Tell your friends!UPDATE! Read a review of the album on Milwaukee Express!Covers1. Brooklyn Zoo (ODB)2. Wicked Blood (Sea Wolf)3. Forever (As I Lay Dying)4. Believe It Or Not (Joey Scarbury)5. Freebird (Lynyrd

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608783217406166505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589338860486534081.post-56888168511826720882009-11-08T11:53:00.001-08:002009-11-08T12:30:56.543-08:00

Pezzettino is currently making her way down the East Coast with photographer/videographer, Darren Cole. You can keep up with her travels by visiting her Tour Blog, YouTube channel and also her Twitter!

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608783217406166505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589338860486534081.post-52156553046291046232009-11-04T10:44:00.000-08:002009-11-04T11:02:11.213-08:00

This past Saturday, The 509 in Huntington, IN hosted a benefit show to raise money for an organic vegetable garden to grow produce for the local community and to donate to food banks in the area.Longsleeves and Pezzettino were part of the event and Drew Allegre was on hand to take some photos.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608783217406166505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589338860486534081.post-49161758891195026312009-11-01T09:23:00.000-08:002009-11-19T14:37:19.808-08:00

We're very, very proud and very pleased to announce that we have a new artist on the collective!Our dear friend from Milwaukee, Pezzettino has joined our little group and we couldn't be happier! Pezzettino is currently on tour through the end of the year promoting her new record, Lion. She'll hopefully be coming to a town near you very soon, check some of the dates below:Nov 1 2009 8:00PHouse

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Lots of media from Longsleeves in-store performance at Fort Wayne's Wooden Nickel Music is available online. You can see photos here and videos right here.You can also check out Drew Allegre's photo's of the event at Fahrenheit128.com. Thanks to Bob Roets and everyone else at Wooden Nickel for all the love and support! We love local record stores!

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608783217406166505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589338860486534081.post-28103118893654832582009-10-26T13:11:00.000-07:002009-10-26T13:16:53.814-07:00

Thanks to Jessika Mikol at The Racine Arts Council for shooting some really beautiful video of Longsleeves performing there last week!

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608783217406166505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589338860486534081.post-86184684859166903072009-10-18T08:25:00.000-07:002009-10-18T08:33:23.040-07:00

Our very own Drew Allegre took some great photos at The Brass Rail on October 13th of Wooden Satellites and Longsleeves you can check them out at Drew's website, Fahrenheit128.com. Big thanks to Drew, all the bands that played and also to everyone who came out to the show! It was a most rocking Tuesday.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608783217406166505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589338860486534081.post-6628724045964324432009-10-08T07:55:00.001-07:002009-10-10T08:59:51.048-07:00

John Benson of the Vindicator published an interview with James of Longsleeves today to co-incide with the bands performance at The Lemon Grove Cafe in downtown Youngstown.“Compared to music out here, we’re more depressive, but I hate to use that word,” Musselman said. “There’s pop influence on what we’re doing right now because of being out here, and it’s a little bit brighter than stuff we were

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608783217406166505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589338860486534081.post-43651533973081689432009-10-02T13:24:00.000-07:002009-10-07T15:59:26.491-07:00

The Tour has (sort of) begun. The boys are in Northeastern Ohio to rehearse and prepare for the upcoming dates they'll be playing all this month. Keep an eye on their Myspace for the most up-to-date show listings and for any last minute additions to the tour.Also, if you're interested in helping the band promote the show in your city - feel free to download this PDF (6.2MB of awesome) and fill in

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608783217406166505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589338860486534081.post-80343189662234074672009-09-24T18:09:00.000-07:002009-09-28T14:32:12.136-07:00

We're very pleased to announce that James and Ben have finished a new four track extended play record that they'll be selling on their upcoming autumn tour next month. The record is called, 'Passage of Stairs' and the master has just been sent out for a special limited pressing.You can stream the record for free on the boys' myspace page.The tracklisting is:01. A Man Crossed Out02. Crowded Room03

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608783217406166505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589338860486534081.post-52031283598429617042009-09-09T00:01:00.000-07:002009-09-09T01:30:52.776-07:00

Welcome to the new Sixty Years War Collective!As you may have noticed we've done a site redesign (still working out some kinks!) and relaunch in honor of Sixty Years War becoming a full fledged artists collective. We're pleased to announce the addition of several new artists into the fold and also some familiar faces who will begin sharing some of their work for all of you.We're all very proud of

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We're pleased to announce that Longsleeves will be going on tour during the month of October to promote an as-yet-untitled EP due to be released on the road during that tour.Look for a digital version of the record in November or December, but until then we're giving away a free digital single to promote the tour and new recordings. As you'll notice, the final track on the record is vocals only,

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