King Tut's Chopping Water & Carrying Wood Now Available for Pre-Sale

Hey Everyone!

So, the rumors are true--the album is now available for pre-sale! If you dig King Tut and want to help them out, you should get a copy. As a special pre-sale promotion, we're offering free shipping--but make note that this is a limited-time offer.

A lot of time, energy, and of course love have been put in making this album, so make yourselves a New Year's Resolution and say you'll start exposing yourself to amazing, budding artists and the labels that are working oh-so-hard to get them some exposure ;-)

Click this Banner to Pre-Order the Album!

As always, keep checking the Amaro Dolce Blog for more updates and other awesomeness.

Much Love,

Raphael

Analogue Blog review

Okay everyone. Now we're waiting to hear back about King Tut's standing in the BBC's Next Big Thing 2007 contest and whether they made it to the Top 5, but in the meantime, check out the profile on the Irish music media outlet, Analogue Magazine.

In addition to this news, we should also have King Tut's debut album, Chopping Wood & Carrying Water, for sale online within the next week. Check back with us to pick it up!

- A.G. Irvin

Such great news!

We are SO proud and SO psyched!!
King Tut has made it into the Final 20 for BBC's The Next Big Thing!

Quite the accomplishment, given that there are only 2 American bands in the top 20 (King Tut being one of them!).
Check them out on BBC's website.
Congrats to Mark and Drew!

sometimes I press my ear onto the floorboards and listennnn

So I was reading Gizmodo earlier today (yeah, go ahead and laugh) and came across their post on Kloonigames' Crayon Physics Deluxe. I didn't think anything could make me want to buy a tablet PC, but Kloonigames seems to have done it.
good god, the cuteness!

Enough nerding out!

I've immersed myself in Jacques Brel again, ever since I heard Nina Simone's cover of Ne Me Quitte Pas in passing. Lovely, lovely music! Check him out-- this performance in particular is quite special <3


Sorry for the lack of updates on my part-- I don't have le internets at home and I'm definitely feeling the post-midterm narcosis as I'm sure you all are feeling too.

an addendum

Also, Battles rules, so check out this new video. It is crazy-go-awesome.

pluggin' away

Okay folks. The King Tut debut album, and our debut release, Chopping Wood & Carrying Water, will be back from pressing in the next few weeks. Also, my roommate Nick from the band, Joe Kloc & The Secret Destroyers (http://www.myspace.com/joeklocandthesecretdestroyers), told me of this fantastic New Jersey band called Screaming Females, who you can check out at http://www.myspace.com/screamingfemales and let them rock your face off.

Also, my friend Denise has started a webcomic featuring good friends of mine; accessible at http://towniescomic.blogspot.com

It's just getting started, but I thought I'd give it an early plug just so some people can check it out.

Have a good night, folks.

Whoever thought that this was a grand idea is my hero.

It's getting chilly, and you know what THAT means!!
The holidays are nearing!

Want to make Mariko a happy little lady?
Get her the motherfucking BACK-UP!

Oh no, boy and girls it's real. It's really real.
...and a necessity for homes everywhere!


I like how they add "many customers are buying one for each side of the bed" -- a his and hers!
How romantic <3 <3 <3

Many thanks to Miss Ann Marie Pedersen for the lovely link.

I lovelovelove The Good Life

Oh man, no new posts!

This week has been wonderful, despite some setbacks here and there.
...so we'll talk about the good stuff! :D

The Good Life came through Boston Tuesday night and Raph and I were on that shit like.. herpes on Paris Hilton (ew, gross). They played a great set, a mix of their old stuff and songs off the new album, Help Wanted Nights (listen to it! it's MAGIC!) I must say, it was the most convincing performance by Mr. Tim Kasher to date. Fourth of July opened with some rad tunes. Patrick (the bassist) has the most amazing bass guitar of all time. It ain't no axe, it's a fucking WAR HAMMER. Completely custom and completely organic; it's beautiful! "Made of dirt," as he fondly put it. Luke Temple followed Fourth of July - I didn't like them as much to be completely honest, but that's not to say they weren't awesome! (Raph likes 'em mooore, haha) It's great music and their band is real tight, but I think I'm in favor of Fourth of July because I like those guys better on a personal level.
Thanks to all of them for the best show I've been to in Boston since I moved here!

Go see Fourth of July on the 17th at Hennessey’s; they're cool kids.

Two Gallants played Friday night, awesome as always!
I was right next to Tyson's drum kit, getting punched in the face and chest with rhythmic majesty. He saw me wincing during sound check and gave me earplugs -- such a gentleman! haha
Even with the protection of earplugs, my ears are ringing and probably will be doing so for the next few days.
Songs for Moms and Blitzen Trapper opened, and my rockout-partner in crime Sam special guested it up on THE GOURD (yaay!) and shook it to the next level.

It was great to meet such outstanding people and see them play live. Boston's been getting me down and it was a nice change to be around some warm-hearted, drunken midwest (or out of town, otherwise!) kids.

teacups, seacups, rawking out!

We've started a blog! Check back regularly for good tunes, pretty things, rockin' bands, random geeketry, and all the silliness you can fit in a big red pail.

While you're here, give a listen to King Tut - indescribable music to titillate your ears and brain!
-Mariko