Earlier today Cory Brown of Absolutely Kosher Records shared this unfortunate news regarding Bottom of the Hudson:

Philadelphia/Brooklyn band Bottom of the Hudson suffered a serious van wreck on Sunday, July 29th, while returning home after the final date of a short East Coast tour to promote their new album, Fantastic Hawk, released just two weeks ago on July 17. While on I-40 near Clinton, NC, a tire blew out sending the van out of control and flipping it multiple times. Bassist Trevor Butler was killed in the accident and drummer Greg Lytle is currently in ICU in Chapel Hill, NC. The other members of the band, Eli Simon, Michael Prince and William Chesterton Chambers, suffered minor injuries and were released from the hospital. We didn’t have an opportunity to get to know Trevor Butler as well as we would have liked, but he was a great guy and a great musician. He was instrumental in the evolution of the band’s sound over the years. In addition to playing in Bottom of the Hudson for the last several years, Trevor also was a founding member in fellow-Philadelphia group Coyote. He was utterly devoted to music and helped many, many bands set-up shows in Philadelphia. We are devastated by his loss and he will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the band and their families. Services will be held for Trevor Butler on Thursday in his hometown of Myrtle Beach, SC. Thanks to everyone who has sent condolences and
well-wishes.

We are currently accepting donations via Paypal (the address is both@absolutelykosher.com) on behalf of Trevor’s family and for Greg’s medical bills resulting from the accident. A benefit show is being discussed, but we’re all still reeling from this tragedy. We will update our home page (www.absolutelykosher.com), which also has a donation link) as news of Greg’s condition and progress on further fundraisers comes in. Your generosity in this difficult time is appreciated.

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1. They Might Be Giants – “Take Out the Trash”

   The Else
   TMB Productions
   
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   Links: MP3 | Interview on TSOYA | MySpace

2. Justice – † Medley

   †
   Vice Records
   
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   Links: MP3 | MySpace

3. Mustangs and Madras – “Art Art”

   La Lechuza
   Latest Flame Records
   
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   Links: MP3 | MySpace | Yarrr! PR

4. Hopewell – “All Angels Road”

   Beautiful Targets
   Tee Pee Records
   
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   Links: MP3 | MySpace

5. We Versus the Shark – “I Am A Fantastic Planet”

   EP of Bees EP
   Hello Sir Records
   
   Buy It: Hello Sir! Store | eMusic
   Links: MySpace

6. John Vanderslice – “White Dove”

   Emerald City
   Barsuk Records
   
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   Links: MP3 | MySpace

7. Free Diamonds – “Hugs & Kisses”

   By The Sword
   Deep Elm
   
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8. Marmoset – “Missing Man”

   Florist Fired
   Secretly Canadian Records
   
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   Links: MP3 | MySpace

Seeing as how much interest there has been with the post regarding the new Minus the Bear album has been, I figured I should post Minus the Bear‘s tour dates this fall in support of that album, Planet of Ice.

* w/ Subtle, Ela
** w/ Helio Sequence

08/20: Seattle, WA @ Easy Street Records (Queen Anne)
08/21: Seattle, WA @ Pacific Science Center Laser Show / Listening Party
08/22: Berkeley, CA @ Amoeba Records
08/24: Long Beach, CA @ Fingerprints

09/02: Chicago, IL @ Download Festival w/ the Shins, Built to Spill etc.
09/22: Seattle, WA @ Qwest Field – Endfest 16 w/ Smashing Pumpkins etc.
09/23: Spokane, WA @ Service Station*
09/24: Missoula, MT @ The Badlander*
09/27: Detroit, MI @ St Andrews Hall*
09/28: Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop – Early w/ Ela
09/28: Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop – Late w/ Subtle
09/29: Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel*
09/30: Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music Hall*

10/1: Toronto, ON @ Opera House
10/3: Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East*
10/4: Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East*
10/5: Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw*
10/6: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza*
10/7: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom*
10/8: Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts*
10/10: Washington, DC @ Black Cat*
10/11: Norfolk, VA @ The Norva**
10/12: Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse**
10/13: Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall**
10/14: Orlando, FL @ The Club at Firestone**
10/15: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room**
10/16: Tallahassee, FL @ The Moon**
10/18: New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues**

“Time To Go”

The new album, Emerald City, from John “The Nicest Man in Rock” Vanderslice is out today (vinyl to follow in September) on Barsuk Records and no, the title does not refer to Barsuk’s home base of Seattle, but the Green Zone in Baghdad. A full track listing, MP3 links, and a link to the full stream may be found below.

To show some love to bloggers JV is holding a virtual tour across some of his favorite blogs by releasing a live video of his band performing a track from the album on each blog. The list of tour stops include: Stereogum, You Ain’t No Picasso, My Old Kentucky Blog, Brooklyn Vegan, Gorilla Vs. Bear, Catbird Seat, Six Eyes, An Aquarium Drunkard, and Chromewaves. Check out the video for “Kookaburra” over at Stereogum. We’ll update this post with the new video “tour stops” as they become available.

Emerald City Track Listing
Release Date: July 24, 2007

Full Album Stream

1. Kookaburra (MP3 @ The Glorious Hum | Video @ Stereogum)
2. Time To Go (Video on YouTube)
3. The Parade (Video @ You Ain’t No Picasso)
4. White Dove (MP3 Via Barsuk | Video @ gorilla vs. bear)
5. Tablespoon of Codeine (MP3 @ FluxBlog)
6. The Tower (Video @ Brooklyn Vegan)
7. The Minaret (Video @ Chromewaves)
8. Numbered Lithograph (Six Eyes)
9. Central Booking (The Catbirdseat)