(Lots more shows in honor of Andyman this weekend, too. Info soon.)

The album features 15 different singles, including unreleased tracks by Phantods, Winter Makes Sailors and Wing and Tusk. Only 500 copies will be made, and 100% of the sales will be contributed to the Reese family to help pay for medical bills. The album will be released July 2nd at KOBO. Bands on the album will be performing all night. Albums will also be sold Saturday July 3rd at Skully’s Music Dinner, with Mr. Fahrenheit and The Loverboys with special guest Phantods.

Other contributors to this album include The Compressions, Karate Coyote, Saturday Giant, Sleepers Awake, Way Yes, New City Gypsy, Maza Blaska, Stretch Lefty, LES Crew, Ghost Shirt, Old Worlds and Two Cow Garage.

I just wanted to share this video that my friend Mike Postalakis made for my song “Two States Away.” We took a trip across the country a couple of years ago and I played shows for gas money to help him move to California. He made this video with the footage.

Videos shot solely with tour footage can be hit and miss, but I think this one’s a hit.

mp3: Paper Airplane – It’s Almost Over
Poster by Paper Airplane drummer Antonio Garza. Each image is a visual representation of a song on the album.

It all goes down July 11. Schedule:

Apocalypso………………………3:00 pm
Total Foxx……………………….3:45 pm
The American Jobs……………..4:30 pm
Winter Makes Sailors……………5:15 pm
Chuck and Lisa from Wussy…….6:00 pm
Rosehips…………………….6:45 pm
Deerhead………………………..7:30 pm
Moviola…………………………..8:15 pm
Guinea Worms……………………9:00 pm
Cheater Slicks……………………9:45 pm
Struck by Lightning…………….10:30 pm

They are also looking for volunteers, so if you’re interested click here for more details.

The fine folks at the Columbus Music Co-op have had a busy winter with all kinds of happenings, but spring has sprung, the Parking Lot Blowout is on the distant horizon, and a few other events are emerging from the CMC winter chrysalis. First one is happening this Thursday the 30th at The Shelf, where they’ll be hosting a workshop titled “Legal Issues for Musicians” lead by attorney and co-owner of All Hail Records Tony Clark . You got questions about whether you should be signing with Universal or Sony? RIAA or ASCAP? Or maybe just about how to establish copyright and digital music distribution? I really have no idea if Tony is gonna help you out with your major deal, but I’m betting this is an awesome place to get some fabulous free info on legal matters large and small, and a few of your basic questions answered.  The workshop is from 7-9 PM on Thursday- shoot ‘em an email to let ‘em know you’re coming.

As is the case with almost all the CMC events, this serious business is tempered with a healthy dose of fun. The evening will kick off just downstairs from The Shelf with a happy hour at the Tip Top Kitchen & Cocktails, complete with the ladies of the CMC spinning a couple hours (5-7PM) of all local music. I swear a few Commit To Be Lit drinks will make all the legalese magically comprehensible. After the legal workshop, The Shelf space will transition from courtroom to concert hall as it is filled with the dulcet voices of Dan Spurgeon (Bush League All Stars) and Sean Gardner’s solo project Winter Makes Sailors. Music should go from about 9 to 11. If you didn’t get enough booze at Tip Top, bring your own to The Shelf for the show, along with a couple bucks for the performers.

Disclosure: I’m a board member of the CMC

September 25th, 2008, Bernie’s
The Seedy Seeds (Cincinnati)
Flotation Walls (Columbus)
Couch Forts (Columbus)
New Vega (Dayton)

October 2nd, 2008, Rumba Café
Blastronauts (Columbus)
Earwig (Columbus)
Paper Airplane (Columbus)
Bookmobile (Columbus)

October 9th, 2008, Café Bourbon Street
Russenorsk (Athens, OH)
Melty Melty (Columbus)
James & James (Columbus)
Blood on my Neck (Columbus)

October 16th, 2008, CBR’s
Blastronauts (Columbus)
The Melismatics (Chicago, IL)
The Nuclear Children (Columbus)
Karate Coyote (Columbus)

October 27th, 2008, Rumba Café *SPECIAL MONDAY SHOW*
Le Concorde (Chicago, IL)
Winter Makes Sailors (Columbus)
Our Cat Philip (Columbus)
Jonathan Hape (Columbus)

October 30th, 2008, Ruby Tuesday
HALLOWEEN PARTY featuring Our Cat Philip, Karate Coyote and Blastronauts

November 6th, 2008, Bernie’s
Dressy Bessy (Denver, CO, featuring John Hill of the apples in stereo!)
One for the Team (Minneapolis, MN)
Blastronauts (Columbus)

MP3: Two States Away
MP3: What’s a Boy to Do?

Sean Gardner is Winter Makes Sailor. A one man outfit (sometimes two – with a trumpet player), he has been a part of some of my favorite bands during my stay in Columbus, namely Denovo and Kopaz.

While Kopaz and Denovo played on the edges of aggressive and angular post-punk, this new project goes in a completely different direction. Quiet, delicate and somber are some of the words that came to mind the first time I saw him perform the other day at the Metronome House. I’m really excited about this new musical direction and hope that Sean keeps it up.

On his website he’s got a bunch of demo MP3s you can download. I’ve included two here for your downloading pleasure.

Sean’s on the road:

28 Aug 2008 20:00
Dayton Dirt Collective w/ Ease the Medic Dayton, Ohio

29 Aug 2008 20:00
Musician’s Playground w/ Ease the Medic Tupelo, Mississippi

30 Aug 2008 19:00
The Warehouse w/ Ease the Medic Tuscaloosa, Alabama

31 Aug 2008 20:00
Warehouse w/ Ease the Medic East Ridge, Tennessee