Advance Base is new music by Owen Ashworth, formerly of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.
Live & on record, Ashworth is often accompanied by Nick Ammerman, Edward Crouse, & Jody Weinmann.
Our debut album, A Shut-In's Prayer, was released in North America by Caldo Verde Records (CD) & Orindal Records (vinyl/digital). Tomlab Records will release CDs & LPs for Europe & UK on May 28.
All of our available merchandise, including t-shirts, vinyl records, & MP3s can be purchased from Orindal Records.
SOME SONGS:
Summer Music (from A Shut-In's Prayer)
New Gospel (from A Shut-In's Prayer)
Our Cat (Nov 3, 2011)
Single Girl, Married Girl (Carter Family cover, from a split 7" with Concern)
Whirlaway The Horse (from a split 7" with Hello Shark)
SOME SHOWS (CLICK VENUE FOR TICKET LINK):
05/26/12 Milwaukee, WI @ Mo's Irish Pub (supporting The Donkeys)
05/27/12 Chicago, IL @ Schubas (supporting The Donkeys)
05/29/12 Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar (supporting The Donkeys)
05/30/12 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive (supporting The Donkeys)
05/31/12 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge (supporting The Donkeys)
06/02/12 Pasadena, CA @ Church of the Angels
06/03/12 San Diego, CA @ Tin Can Alehouse
06/04/12 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space
06/07/12 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
06/09/12 Portland, OR @ Holocene (7:30 early show!)
09/29/12 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of WIlliamsburg (supporting Mark Kozelek)
10/01/12 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall (supporting Mark Kozelek)
SOME PHOTOS:
// High resolution press photos
SOME LINKS:
Mailing List // Facebook // Twitter // Bandcamp // Orindal Store
SOME RECENT PRESS:
Pittsburgh City Paper // Louisville Weekly // Pitchfork // Chicago Tribune // AV Club // CMJ
BuffaBLOG // Fake Plastic Tunes // Metro Times // Beats Per Minute
Read my interview with Mark Kozelek (Sun Kil Moon, Red House Painters) HERE
Hear my interview on the excellent Low Times podcast HERE
Hear my interview on Rainy Dawg Radio Here HERE
CONTACT:
O. Ashworth P.O. Box 471563 Chicago, IL 60647 USA
advancebase@gmail.com