KRISTIN ANDREASSEN CONFIRMS FULL SCHEDULE OF RADIO TAPINGS AND SESSIONS BEFORE RELEASE OF ‘GONDOLIER’ AS TOUR LAUNCHES

A month and a half before the release of ‘Gondolier,’ Kristin Andreassen has a full slate of radio sessions and taping, both local and nationally syndicated. She is also announcing a series of tour dates, both headlining and supporting. ‘Gondolier’ features Aoife O’Donovan and Chris Eldridge (Punch Brothers) and combines her trad-folk background with her indie rock sensibility, which she earns by singing backup onstage for Lucius and on record for Sufjan Stevens. CMT Edge has called ‘Gondolier’ a “delicate beauty.”

Kristin Andreassen Early Radio Activity:

1/8   New York, NY- WFUV: studio session

1/12 Saranac Lake NY- Folk Alley:  studio Session

1/14 Baltimore, MD- WRNR Voices of the Bay    

1/18 Morgantown, WV- Mountain Stage taping

1/19 Lexington, KY- Woodsongs taping

1/20 Knoxville, TN- WDVX Blue Plate Special

1/21 Nashville, TN- Music City Roots

1/23 Louisville, TN-WFPK Live Lunch

Kristin Andreassen Tour Dates:

1/13 New York, NY - Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1

1/14 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Street House Concerts

1/15 Washington, D.C. – House Concert

1/16 Raleigh, NC Duke Energy - Center/Fletcher Theater (w/ Aoife O’Donovan)

1/31 Olivebridge, NY - The Winter Hoot

3/3   Northampton, MA - The Parlor Room

3/4   Cambridge, MA - Club Passim

3/7   Katonah, NY - Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts

3/10 New York, NY - Joe's Pub

"DELIGHTFUL" (PITCHFORK) NEW CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN 'LA COSTA PERDIDA' OUT THIS WEEK ON 429 RECORDS AS BAND TAPES NPR WORLD CAFÉ AND NPR MOUNTAIN STAGE THIS WEEK

429 Records released indie rock pioneers Camper Van Beethoven's new album 'La Costa Perdida' this week, which has earned raves from press and bloggers. In addition, the band is taping NPR's World Café today and NPR's Mountain Stage on Sunday and has added new tour dates (at bottom). Here's what we're reading:

"Delightful… It does illustrate how unique this band still is, 30 years after it formed. And it truly is a kick to hear CVB ply its craft with road-tested assurance and subtly virtuosic musicianship."

– Steve Hyden, Pitchfork Media, January 17, 2013

"For 30 years and counting, Camper Van Beethoven have existed in a parallel-universe borderland, coming across like a punk band perpetually on a Balkan bluegrass bender. But they finally bring it all back home to their native California on 10th album, La Costa Perdida, recalling '60s-vintage West Coast pop filtered through their timeless, idiosyncratic prism."

– David Menconi, SPIN, January 14, 2013

"I'm so happy the band is back."

– Whitney Matheson, USA Today.com, January 18, 2013

"The new album’s lead single, 'Someday Our Love Will Sell Us Out' [is] a swirling, Eastern-flavored psychedelic jam."

– Michael Nelson, Stereogum, January 10, 2013

"A uniquely skewed, bong-tastic surrealism… There's Americana, Mexican music, ska, fiddles both mournful and manic."

– Thomas Connor, Chicago Sun-Times, January 19, 2013

"Camper Van Beethoven still remain [sic] easy to love."

– Matt Melis, Consequence of Sound, January 21, 2013

"If the frigid air of winter is getting to you, rather than crank up the heat, throw on La Costa Perdida. It will wipe away all your seasonal depression."

– Steve Bonanno, Boston's Weekly Dig, January 7, 2013

"Engaging."

– Chuck Campbell, Scripps Howard Newswire/Knoxville News-Sentinel, January 15, 2013

"[The] writing glimmers in thick San Francisco Bay fog… Enter these redwoods at your own risk, and prepare to be bewitched."

– Tris McCall, Newark Star-Ledger, January 4, 2013

"Sure to satisfy… It’s an album unmoored in quiet, often fascinating ways."

– Matthew Fiander, PopMatters, January 21, 2013

"Northern California Girls" (radio edit) lyric video.

Postable, embeddable "Someday Our Love Will Sell Us Out" mp3.

CVB Tour dates:

Wed Jan 23 - Sky City – Augusta, GA

Thu Jan 24 - 40-Watt Club - Athens GA

Fri Jan 25 - The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC

Sat Jan 26 - The Earl – Atlanta, GA

Sun Jan 27 - Mountain Stage - Charleston WV

Thu Feb 14 - Burnsville PAC - Minneapolis MN (w/ Cracker)

Sat Feb 16 - Rickshaw Stop - San Francisco CA

Sun Feb 17 - Hopmonk - Novato, Novato, CA

Mon Feb 18 - Odd Fellows Hall - Davis CA

Thurs Feb 21 – Hollywood, CA – House of Blues (w/ Leftover Salmon)

Fri Feb 22 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle WA

Sat Feb 23 - Mississippi Studios - Portland OR

CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN PLOTS 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

PIONEERING INDIE BAND TO DEBUT FIRST NEW SONGS IN NINE YEARS FROM NEW ALBUM 'LA COSTA PERDIDA' (JAN. 22 / 429 RECORDS)

CVB TO TAPE THREE NPR SHOWS IN JAN: WORLD CAFÉ, HERE & NOW, & MOUNTAIN STAGE

Camper Van Beethoven is planning a thirtieth anniversary tour starting Thursday and running through February. The band will debut its first new songs in nine years in concert. 'La Costa Perdida' (January 22 / 429 Records) is the band's tenth album and first in nine years.

Billboard.com recently spotlightlighted the band, which are among the creators of the genre of indie rock.

CVB will also tape three NPR shows in January: World Café, Here & Now, and Mountain Stage.

In a feature last month, the San Diego Union-Tribune said, "The group’s daring sonic hybrid defined 'alternative' before the term was widely used."

CVB tour lineup: Victor Krummenacher (bass, baritone guitar), Greg Lisher (guitars), David Lowery (guitars and vocals), Jonathan Segel (violin, guitar, mandolin, organ, backing vocals) and Frank Funaro (drums and percussion).

Click here for a lyric video of "Northern California Girls (radio edit)."

CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN TOUR DATES

Fri Jan 18 2013 - World Cafe Live – Philadelphia, PA (w/ Cracker)

Sat Jan 19 2013 - Stage 48 – New York, NY (w/ Cracker)

Sun Jan 20 2013 - The Middle East – Cambridge, MA (w/ Cracker)

Wed Jan 23 2013 - Sky City – Augusta, GA

Thu Jan 24 2013 - 40-Watt Club - Athens GA

Fri Jan 25 2013 - The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC

Sat Jan 26 2013 - The Earl – Atlanta, GA

Sun Jan 27 2013 - Mountain Stage - Charleston WV

Thu Feb 14 2013 - Burnsville PAC - Minneapolis MN (w/ Cracker)

Fri Feb 22 2013 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle WA

Sat Feb 23 2013 - Mississippi Studios - Portland OR

CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN PLANS 30TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT JAN. 19 AT NYC'S STAGE 48 IN DOUBLE BILL WITH CRACKER

FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN NINE YEARS, 'LA COSTA PERDIDA' OUT JAN 22 ON 429 RECORDS

THREE NPR TAPINGS FOR CVB IN JANUARY

Camper Van Beethoven -- one of the bands that founded the indie rock genre – will celebrate its 30^th anniversary and new album 'La Costa Perdida' (January 22 / 429 Records) its first in nine years, with a concert January 19 at Stage 48. The anniversary and new release has captured the attention of Brooklyn Vegan, among others.

On the tour, the band will also tape sessions with NPR's World Café and NPR's Mountain Stage and an interview with NPR Here & Now in January.

WHO: Camper Van Beethoven

WHAT: 30^th anniversary concert and celebration of 'La Costa Perdida'

WHEN: 8pm, Saturday, January 19

WHERE: 605 W. 48th St., NYC

TICKETS: $20 in advance or $25 day of show via Stage 48 box office

The band's peers are also toasting Camper Van Beethoven's 30^th anniversary. Built To Spill's Doug Martsch said, "Each member of Camper is a thoughtful songwriter, and a master of his instrument, with a totally unique vision, and together they have a balanced, egoless, and dynamic chemistry that's created many of my favorite songs."

Bob Nastanovich of Pavement said, "Camper Van Beethoven, very much an essential '80s band traveling on their own arc, punctuated the beginning of my college career. They served it up with panache. 'Sometimes,' 'I Don't See You,' 'Ambiguity Song,' 'Circles,' 'Dustpan,' 'The History of Utah,' 'Still Wishing to Course'--all songs that ended up on assorted song cassette tapes in vain attempts to increase overall coolness. They made California cool to a Virginian. It was some good, reliable shit. As they wandered east, they backed it up with great live action. They were good musicians. That was weird. They were sarcastic. That was appealing."

SPIRIT FAMILY REUNION DEBUTS AT #1 ON BANDCAMP COUNTRY CHART

DETAILS CONFIRMED FOR BAND'S NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL SET JULY 28

TUNE INTO NPR JULY 29 FOR NPR WEEKEND EDITION PROFILE

MOUNTAIN STAGE PERFORMANCE CONFIRMED FOR NOV. 4

Spirit Family Reunion's debut album 'No Separation' debuted at #1 on the Bandcamp Country Music chart, staying there for three weeks. It has remained in the top three since then.

Newport Folk Festival has released its schedule and Spirit Family Reunion will perform at 12:30pm on Saturday at the Harbor Stage.

NPR Weekend Edition is planning a profile of the band to air Sunday, July 29

Lastly, the band has confirmed an appearance on NPR's Mountain Stage, to be taped November 4.

Spirit Family Reunion play homegrown American music to stomp, clap, shake and holler with. Ever since they started singing together on the street corners, farmer's markets and subway stations of New York City, their songs have rung-out in a pure and timeless way. When Spirit Family Reunion gather to sing, there is communion. Strangers and neighbors come to rejoice in the sound, and there is no divide between performer and spectator..