Surprise! The second full-length album by Kalamazoo’s Minutes is out TODAY. It is called “Roland” (cmo027) and it is wonderful. This record can now be officially obtained through all of your preferred digital providers. iTunes : eMusic : Rhapsody : Amazon : Google Play We have a limited number of physical LPs for sale in…More
After a six+ month manufacturing delay that involved going through two separate pressing plants and five different sets of test pressings (pictured above), I am happy to announce that as of this morning the vinyl for Comedy Minus One’s 2×12″ re-issue of the Silkworm album “Libertine” has finally been APPROVED. With jackets, labels, inserts and…More
Songs: Molina – A Memorial Electric Co. paid tribute to the late Jason Molina at The Hideout in Chicago last weekend, with Tim Midyett and Andy Cohen of Bottomless Pit joining the band for a trio of songs. Below you’ll find video of “The Big Game Is Every Night” and “The Dark Don’t Hide It”…More
Details on Comedy Minus One’s first release for next year. Cover art above. LP-opener below. Plenty of words in-between… Kalamazoo’s Minutes started playing music together in the summer of 2008. The band began as an outlet for songs written by each of the four members – Chafe Hensley, Mark Larmee, Ike Turner and Ryan Nelson.…More
Mr. Kyle Sowash (of The Kyle Sowashes) and friends formed Silkworm tribute band The Watery Percentages for a Halloween show at the Tree Bar in Columbus, Ohio. Thankfully someone was on hand to record the set and now you can enjoy it both above and below.
Bottomless Pit’s third full-length album “Shade Perennial” (cmo026) can now be officially purchased in both record stores and through all of your preferred digital providers. iTunes : eMusic : Rhapsody : Amazon : Google Play You can read up on the Chicago quartet’s latest record while you listen. Both Color Is Its Own Reward and…More
Photo credit: Bradley’s Almanac Bottomless Pit’s third album “Shade Perennial” comes out on October 29th and in the subsequent months the band will be playing a number of shows across multiple time zones in support of this stellar record. Dates include… 2013: Sunday, November 3 – Off The Record at Saki – Chicago, IL All…More
A few associated titles are gradually being added to the Comedy Minus One on-line shoppe. In addition to our label’s fine releases you can now pick up “Gala,” the first album in nine years by Joel R.L. Phelps and The Downer Trio (12XU / $15) and/or the debut compact disc by Chicago trio Light Coma…More
Comedy Minus One is putting out the new Bottomless Pit record. This unto itself is exciting news, but what if we told you the album (the cover of which is pictured above) was going to be released on Lp + Cd before the close of next month and that preorders should start shipping in the…More
“America is a country of second chances.” Who said that originally? Someone who more than likely did something pretty terrible once, I’d imagine. Since we picked up ~300 gorgeous SKWM t-shirts at Commonwealth Press, it has been alarming how many people have seen the above image and asked how they could get said garment, oblivious…More