McGuire Music Communications

INNER TUBE OUT NOW!!! NZ TOUR STARTS THIS WEEK!!

2012-01-29T22:00:00.001-08:00

greetings fellow travelers -
it brings me great pleasure to announce that INNER TUBE - the new collaborative effort between myself and Spencer Clark (Skaters, Monopoly Child Star Searchers, Charles Berlitz/Pacific City "visionaire") - is now out on PACIFIC CITY SOUND VISIONS!!

INNER TUBE (PACIFIC CITY SOUND VISIONS 017) -

On the lip of the wake these classy bro's have served up hot and toasties roasters for the ears and eyes: its the debut of Inner Tube, the project that took two heads, a lotsa boogers, and some extreme staring at the SEX WAX logo! Arriving just in time for the Aussie Summer and devoted to sick beaches like Mermaids and Swami's or Sunset Cliffs and Bondi, these two rolled taco munch crunchers studied the deepest references and private home movie eclipses to surf up 8 landscapes of hot licks both keys and strings alike! G3 wont even be allowed to jump up in line at Hodad's, Inner Tube is TOP TOASTERS!!!!! Comes with tons of stories from both Mark and Charles plus a surprise giant fold out poster of the two stoned in front of their favorite movies! "Hey! There Goes my Hot-Pocket!!!!!!!" Order this record before you get slayed by Bodhisafa's Choad!

ORDER DIRECTLY HERE: www.pacificcitysoundvisions.com/tube

all orders for INNER TUBE should go to : clarksr99@yahoo.com

very stoked about the TUBE, so make sure to get your mitts on a copy today!

and in a similarly stoked manner, tomorrow i set off on an adventure down-under as i begin my solo tour of New Zealand!! here are the dates::

NZ:
2 February 2012 - Auckland - Audio Foundation HQ

8 February 2012 - Wellington - Fred's

9th-13th Feb – Camp Low Hum - 203 Coast Road Homedale - Wanuiamata

15 February 2012 - Dunedin - Chicks Hotel

16 February 2012 - Christchurch - The Darkroom

really excited for these shows, so come out and make it a special time!
see you soon!

2k11 pt 2

2012-01-11T01:31:00.001-08:00

more photos either by me or on my phone

HAPPY 2K12

2012-01-09T13:40:00.000-08:00

some photos by me 2k11

THIS IS FOR YOU - happy holidays from the road chief

2011-12-17T23:37:00.000-08:00

seasons greetings everyone, got some yuletide cheer to spread around so get your download finger ready:

DJ ROAD CHIEF'S "THIS IS FOR YOU" XMAS MIXXX 2011
no christmas event will be complete without it!
jump in road chief's sleigh and take off for a smooth ride through the river and over the woods to christmas'ss house and beeeyon'd

THIS IS FOR YOU MIX

happy holidays from me to you!

RIO cancelled :**( // DECEMBER 16th PORTLAND - BLOODS VS BABY CRIBS

2011-12-06T18:28:00.000-08:00

Due to troubles attaining an artist visa i sadly had to cancel my participation in the NOVAS FREQUENCIAS FESTIVAL in RIO DE JANEIRO this coming week. i was really looking forward to visiting Brazil, and have been asked to play the festival next year, so hopefully second time is a charm!

i will, however, be performing FRIDAY DECEMBER 16th at KELLY'S OLYMPIAN in downtown Portland. here's the info for the show:

Friday, December 16th
Self Presents
Mark McGuire (of Emeralds)
The Luna Moth
Lowmen Markos
Yards (mem sndtrkr & Southerly)
@ Kelly's Olympian (426 SW Washington, PDX)
8:00 PM doors, 9:00 PM show
$6.00 advance/day of, 21+
www.kellysolympian.com
www.selfgroup.org

should be a weird night in a weird zone, hope to see you there!

OLYMPIA // SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19TH //

2011-11-14T21:48:00.000-08:00

hey all,
been back from tour for a bit, what an amazing time!
the amazing times have kept rolling and lots of things are in the works right now. inner tube is in its final stages of preparation and will be hitting the streets soon, so stay stoked for that.
in the immediate future, this saturday the crew's gonna head up to OLYMPIA, WA for a sick house jammer, here's the lineup::

CHARLES BERLITZ PRESENTS: TYPHONIAN HIGHLIFE
MARK MCGUIRE
EYE MYTHS

local bands LEVEL ANCHORAGE AND POLLY DARTON are also scheduled to make appearances.
the address is 1325 West Bay Drive.
we will be making this party pop, so come out and make this a real rager! my first time in olympia, so represent for your city!

lots more coming up, including my visit to RIO DE JANEIRO next month for the NOVAS FREQUENCIAS FESTIVAL!
see you soon!

above photo: j. witscher @ hotel california's hollywood halloween spectacular

GET LOST//EMERALDS TOUR//

2011-09-04T01:29:00.000-07:00

ey everyone,
my new album, "GET LOST" will be out soon. here is a video i made for the title track, filmed this summer in portland, westlake, and beyond..the video for the second "sangle" will be in the works soon, so be on the lookout!

also i will be playing some dates in europe next month, come check it out!!

oct
10 @ unsound festival, krakow (PL)
13 @ loppen, copenhagen (DK)
14 @ shacklewell arms, london (UK)

and come tomorrow, emeralds will be shipping off for a heavy euro tour, and we'd better see you there!

06.09 @ Rhiz, Vienna (Austria)
07.09 @ Postgarage, Graz (Austria)
08.09 @ Kino Siska, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
09.09 @ A4, bratislava (Slovakia)
10.09 @ Venetian Industries Festival, Venice (Italy)
11.09 @ Bestival, Isle of Wight (United Kingdom)
13.09 @ Clandestino, Faenza (Italy)
14.09 @ Circolo degli Artisti, Roma (Italy)
15.09 @ Circolo Caracol, Pisa (Italy)
16.09 @ MITO Festival - Hiroshima mon Amour, Torino (Italy)
17.09 @ TBA, Parma (Italy)
19.09 @ Charada, Madrid (Spain)
20.09 @ Cidade da Cultura, Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
21.09 @ Apolo 2, Barcelona (Spain)
22.09 @ Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin (Germany)
23.09 @ Numusic Festival, Stavanger (Norway)
24.09 @ Whelan's Dublin (Eire)
25.09 @ Union Chapel, London (United Kingdom)
30.09 @ Rumor Festival, Utrecht (The Netherlands)
01.10 @ Radio Wave Stimul Festival, Prague (Czech Republic)

keep it sick! lots more happening this fall..
peace

new sound could page//Another Dead End EP streamies

2011-08-18T08:52:00.000-07:00

hey dergs i just got one of those sound cloud pages to post some of my unreleased and weird tracks. started it off with my unreleased "another dead end" EP which contains the first incantation of the song "another dead end" off of my new record, "Get Lost", at that time known as "the body in question", as well as five other unreleased tracks mainly using guitar with no delay effects or loops, save the guitar-synth drifter "absolutely". calm mornings receiving terrible news, saying goodbye to dear friends, and other summer colors dedicated to the late great G Unit: Grady and Geordie.
hope you enjoy!

stream "Another Dead End"

ROAD CHIEF PARTY//CLEVELAND//FRIDAY!!// show sunday

2011-08-17T12:30:00.000-07:00

everyone grab yor gun and head to OBOE (8308 Lake Ave,CLE) friday! haley and i gon be bumpin jams all night, tryin to get faded and see some cleveland crews, so come hang and shake somethin!

and of course everyone better make it out to the happy dog sunday::

MONOPOLY CHILD STAR SEARCHERS
MARK MCGUIRE
RADIO PEOPLE

will be a fantastic show no doubt, get your bird brain pecked out!

new album "GET LOST" coming soon//BODY WASH 2K11 MIX

2011-08-11T07:36:00.000-07:00

heyy! Editions Mego has just announced that my new album "GET LOST" is slated for release in September. I am really psyched for this one to drop, been working on it for over a year now! you can pre-order it now at editionsmego.com, or wait for actual release in september. for American heads, it will be available through forced exposure at a good domestic rate.

and in the meantime, wrap your ears around the new road chief end of summer mixtape BODY WASH 2K11, with all the hottest jams for all your sun-baked, half fried afternoons and early evening post-herbal essences shower scrunchie cool down sessions..

part one : sleeping alone :

http://www.mediafire.com/?rk74xpxadd21yz0

part two : blisssssssssss :

http://www.mediafire.com/?djn8y8uas28vbz5

stay tuned for much, much more!

Summer of Grub and other news

2011-07-17T19:51:00.000-07:00

hey everyone, hope your summers are going great!
been super busy and havent posted anything in a while, the emeralds tour in may was amazing, thanks to everyone who we encountered on that trip, especially hector for the warning!
also "hobo with a synthesizer" night at the hollywood theater in portland was a huge success, was really psyched to be a part of that. footage maybe coming soon? that would be cool...
also in the last couple months the "Trouble Books & Mark McGuire" and The Amazing Births - "Younger Moon" LPs both dropped, which im super psyched about so make sure to get your ears on copies naaaow!
been working hard finishing up my new solo record which will be out on Editions Mego later this year..more info on that soon..very stoked.
and yes, it is confirmed that the third annual VOICE OF THE VALLEY festival will take place in beautiful Pentress, West Virginia on August 26-28 2011. lineup to be announced soon, but will no doubt be an awesome time. much more info on that developing soon, will keep you in the loop!
been snagging tons of sick records lately too, so new road chief mixes are brewin up, will pop off in no time.
stay cool! and keep it hot!

EMERALDS EUROPEAN TOUR 2011 HAPPENING NOW!!

2011-05-15T05:42:00.001-07:00

hey dudes, this is a little late since we're already in copenhagen, out of our brains already, but were touring europe until june 1st! first gig in stockholm was great, and the rest of the shows promise to be wild times..so come out to a show and check the jams!
here's where we'll be:

MAY 2011
14th Hornstull Strand Etablissement, Stockholm (Sweden)
15th Loppen, Copenhagen (Denmark)
16th Musikcaffeen Aarhus (Denmark)
17th De Kreun Kortrjik (Belgium)
18th Indiestad Festival - OT301, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
20th Anciènne Belgique, Brussels (Belgium)
21st Village Underground, London (United Kingdom)
22nd Hare & Hounds, Birmingham (United Kingdom)
23rd The Arches, Glasgow (United Kingdom)
24th Whelan's, Dublin (Eire)
26th Primaverasound Festival, Barcelona (Spain)
27th Sonique Villette Festival, Paris (France)
28th Audiovisiva Festvial, Milan (Italy)
30th Circolo Caracol, Pisa (Italy)
1st June @ Astra, Berlin (Germany) with Caribou

got copies of the new 2xcd "young person's guide" and johns got all the new spectrum spools stuff so come hit us uuuuuuuuuuuuuup!

see you somewhere

VDSQ SOLO ACOUSTIC WEST COAST TOUR 2011

2011-04-27T13:48:00.000-07:00

thaaaat's right! VDSQ Records has lassoed its top artists and we're set to hit the west coast starting MAY 1st!!

VDSQ SOLO ACOUSTIC WEST COAST 2K11 presents:

JOSHUA BLATCHLEY

CHRIS BROKAW

ALLEN KARPINSKI

MARK MCGUIRE

MATT MULLANE

each player representing a slightly different corner of contemporary guitar music, this tour will celebrate acoustic guitar for all its intricacies and simplicities.

may 1st- seattle at the rendevouz 10 pm

may 3rd- san fran at the hemlock

may 4th- los angeles at show cave

may 5th- san diego at tin can ale house

may 6th- visalia at howie and sons

may 7th- oakland at mama buzz early show 6pm

may 8th- portland at the woods

more info elsewhere, this will be a truly unique tour so make sure to check it out! my vdsq record was just repressed and will be available once again at the shows (and on the vdsq website).

ALSO euro-heads get stoked! emeralds european tour is only a few short weeks away..dates to be posted soon! or available at www.shaktimusic.ch

sick!

Bizzy Bone//Stuff//Light Sleeper

2011-04-22T22:56:00.000-07:00

hey there! it's been a minute since i've been able to post up, been a lot going on!

unsound nyc was great, thanks to alan, mat, matt, and harald for a really exciting weekend.

issue project show was great, and unless you've been under a slimy rock you caught the ship happens tour at a theater near you, what a sick time.

communikey festival in boulder also ruled, thanks to kate, mat (again!), and everyone else who helped out that weekend.

and most recently the show at the reed college chapel with eye myths, eternal tapestry, and lady shapes the other night was amazing! thanks to maddy for putting that one together!

coming very very soon is the VDSQ solo acoustic tour of the west coast, may 1st - 9th. going to make a separate post about that, will put that up this weekend.

and the collection of my early recordings "a young person's guide to mark mcguire" is out now!

holler at editions mego or forced exposure if you'd like a copy. or come to a show and get one!

eeeeyayaya!!

peace

Editions Mego announces: A Young Person's Guide to Mark McGuire//Available for Pre-Order

2011-03-09T00:42:00.000-08:00

i know this is a little late, buuuuuuuut::

super excited to announce that Editions Mego is releasing a double CD collection of some of my favorite tracks from my past CDr and cassette releases, which will be hitting the streets soon as "A YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO MARK MCGUIRE"

go to www.editionsmego.com and grip a copy now, shipping mid-april!!

really psyched!

more soon!

March 16th//Blank Realms//Holocene

2011-03-06T20:55:00.000-08:00

hey everyone!

thanks to daryl for throwing a sick party last night, what a great time! and make sure to pick up his new record on cylindrical habitat modules, it's a ripper..

march 16th at HOLOCENE in PORTLAND theres going to be an awesome show, so go to it!::

BLANK REALMS (australia)

MARK MCGUIRE (new in town)

EYE MYTHS (portland)

only 5 bucks so come get wild!!

and in the meantime check out episode one of SLURPEE and PIMPY guest dj show on KPSU from earlier today::

http://archive.kpsu.org/files/audio_files/1299463200.mp3

see ya soon!

moving to portland/happy dog gig

2011-02-22T11:18:00.000-08:00

hello friends

next week im moving out west to portland, OR.

seizing the opportunity to hang out with all my friends and everyone who has helped support

our music over the past years, we are having a show this saturday at the happy dog in west cleveland. i'll be performing with akron band TROUBLE BOOKS, we are working on a record that will be out in the coming months on Bark and Hiss Records and will be playing some jams we've been messing around with. they will also be playing a set on their own, and so will i!

it will be a fun and mellow night, ill also have a bunch of records and mixtapes and whatnot, hope to see ya there!

gna miss ya,

Guest DJing on WCSB Cleveland tonight 1am EST

2011-02-16T18:11:00.000-08:00

yeah gonna be hangin with ryan on the record exchange tonight on WCSB Cleveland 89.3 FM starting at 1am eastern standard time. Tune in or STREAM IT ONLINE!

will be spinnin some weird oldies, sick newbies, might bust some new solo & co. joints, and might tell a few bad jokes!

tune in and toon out!

Shows Column

2011-02-14T12:20:00.000-08:00

hey not sure why i hadn't done this earlier but i added an "upcoming shows" column on the sidebar, so you dont have to search through posts to find gigs.

lots lots lots lots more news coming really soon!

bye now

COLUMBUS FRIDAY FEB 11TH//SKYLAB

2011-02-09T06:20:00.000-08:00

hey all,

had a great time at the kent gig last week, thanks to the dudes for settin it up and for everyone who came out! this friday gonna be heading down to columbus to jam skylab for the crew, rolling heavy here's the lineup::

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 11TH AT SKYLAB GALLERY, COLUMBUS OHIO:::

MARK MCGUIRE (cle/me)

MOTH COCK (kent, OH bessssst bannnnnd in the lannnnnd)

COMET BODIES (cle/cbus synth treasures)

also there will be a lazer & fog/slow dance zone

donations greatly appreciated. guessing this starts at 10?

hope to see you there!

ps - why the dream team pic you (probably arent) ask(ing)? details at 11! ;/

FUCK LEBRON JAMES 2K11 MIX//ROSE QUARTZ

2011-01-24T10:38:00.000-08:00

got a new road chief mix up on the ROSE QUARTZ blog today, and it's a ripper.

go to http://www.rosequartz.blogspot.com/ and check it out!!!

and dont forget to come boogie down thursday night at bside! ragenomics

upcoming gigs/parties

2011-01-20T19:34:00.001-08:00

everybody bundle up and come out to these shows if you're in the area. next thusday night i'll be spinning intense jams from 10 til 2:30 at the Bside liquor lounge in cleveland heights, pretty sure there's no cover so come party down!

then february 5th at the stone tavern in kent i will be performing along with cleveland duo COMET BODIES which will rule no doubt. and mystery man to me local kent music scholar ADAM DAVIS comes reccommended by way of fairchild tapes and MOTH COCK, one of the sickest bands in ohio, so my guess is he's going to rip. i will also be lugging some of my busted ass record collection down there for some choice road chieferies, so bring your party hat.

is sure to be a blast! better see you there.

more news on upcoming releases and more soon!

DJ ROAD CHIEF live at Bside Lounge

2011-01-10T11:48:00.000-08:00

YO! everybody make sure to come out for this, gonna rage this set bigtime!

road chief all nighter!

Happy 2k11! // Altered Zones Mix

2011-01-02T00:39:00.001-08:00

hey everyone, hope you all had a nice holiday season and here's to a sick new year!
lots of plans for 2011, so stay tuned, toons!
and speaking of tunes, here's a mix i just did for the Altered Zones blog.

http://www.alteredzones.com/

all of the road chief 2010 favorites, some you may recognize from the Unlocked Energy vol. 1 - 10 series or the North Coast Smoothies mix, and there are plenty of brand new rippers for your toasted domes.
and since they didnt post the tracklist, here it is for those inquiring::

ROAD CHIEF - SUMMER BREEZE ON A WINTER'S NIGHT
windjammer - tossing and turning
chuckii booker - games
r kelly - bump and grind (remix)
alan silvestri - arthur's theme
mico wave - sleeping single
george duke - reach out
donna allen - serious
lalah hathaway - heaven knows
soul for real - if you want it
champaign - can you find the time?
magic lady - shake

firefly - stay
temper - no favors
stacey q - i love you (remix)
jak - head gamez
mico wave - instant replay
toni braxton - how many ways
mariah carey feat. krayzie bone & wish bone - breakdown

zapp & roger - slow and easy
blackstreet - before i let you go (remix)
the deele - working (9 to 5)
:D

and for mobile jamming here it is for download:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/9lmhux

lots more to come soon, peace!!

Season of the Crypt/Harvest : Accomplished//Emeralds in Oberlin Friday + Extra Mo Gigs

2010-11-04T20:50:00.000-07:00

hey everyone! we have crash landed back home in cleveland, what an insanely fun tour!
a billion thanks to caribou and everyone who helped us out on this one!! :))))
lots to report that i cant even think of right now, will be posting some tour vids and whatnot soon. but the business at hand is TOMORROW NIGHT NOVEMBER 5th at the Sco: Oberlin, OH:::

Emeralds & Puffy Aereolas 10pm

also Monday Night November 8th @ Cool Ranch - Cleveland, OHIO

ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER
LAUREL HALO
RADIO PEOPLE

DJ ROAD CHIEF aka DJ DIET SQUIRT monday night RAW jams.

and and and and also!!!

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 10th @ Rotture - PORTLAND, OR
CLUB TAN PRESENTS:

TOMUTONTTU
JAMES FERRARO
EYE MYTHS
MARK MCGUIRE
with CHARLES BERLITZ on the dark disco train!

all gigs will rule so make sure to come check something out!

more info soon!

EMERALDS FALL 2K10 TOUR....its goin down...

2010-09-05T11:35:00.000-07:00

ohhh!!! yeah baby you know its about to go down....were hittin the road for some euro zones and a hefty US/Canadian tour with CARIBOU, gonna be quite a quest so make sure you come see whats poppin. yeah baby.

note: european dates are NOT with caribou.

9-11 Riga, Latvia - Skaņu Mežs Festival
9-16 Oslo, Norway - Ultima Festival
9-19 Boston, MA - Paradise &
9-22 New York, NY - Webster Hall &
9-23 Washington, DC - Black Cat &
9-25 Urbana-Champaign, IL - Pygmalion Music Festival &
9-26 Chicago, IL - Metro &
9-27 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue &
9-28 Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Center &
9-30 Edmonton, AB - Starlite &
10-1 Calgary, AB - Republik &
10-3 Vancouver, BV - Vogue &
10-4 Seattle, WA - Showbox &
10-5 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom &
10-6 San Francisco, CA - Regency &
10-8 Los Angeles, CA - Music Box &
10-9 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse &
10-11 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge &
10-12 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre &
10-15 Lisbon, Portugal - TBC
10-16 Hasselt, Belgium - Kunstencentrum Belgie
10-17 London, England - TBC
10-19 Prague, Czech Republic - TBC
10-20 Rome, Italy - TBC
10-21 Milan, Italy - TBC
10-22 Graz, Austria - Elevate Festival
10-23 Krakow, Poland - Unsound Festival
10-30 Asheville, NC - Moog Festival
10-31 Chapel Hill, NC - Cat's Cradle &

& w/caribou!!!

and look out for that new solo album, "Living with Yourself", DROPPIN october 1st on Editions Mego. come to the gig and grab a copy early!!!

see you soon!! ; D

oh bummer, end of summer! party and gigs

2010-08-23T10:00:00.000-07:00

alright so the cleveland summer months are coming to a close, got a sick couple gigs this weekend to help toast to the dogs of the sun, check it!!!

FRIDAY AUGUST 27TH @ THE COOL RANCH

HEADBOGGLE (california synth freakout)
OUTER SPACE (cleveland synth freakout)
FRAGMENTS (fragMENT? half the horsepower but kicking just as much ass freakout)
DREADED (father tusco, brain melting dino chemicals, akron urban legend)

party saturation by dj road chief, last bash for a whiiiiiiiiiiiile!!!

BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT!!

SATURDAY AUGUST 28TH @ FRONT ROOM GALLERY

FIELDED (chicago)
PSYCHIC STEEL (chicago)
PIMLO (cleveland)
MARK MCGUIRE (cleveland)
w/ DJ El Jefe

come get your sizzle on! both nights will be SICK! : D

August 14th//Portland//Inner Tube Bash

2010-08-05T18:45:00.000-07:00

late summer vacation days begin and the inner tube sessions have been booked! heading to portland for many-a-good-time, including a gig with the legendary SMEGMA!

AUGUST 14TH @ WORK/SOUND 820 SE Alder st. Portland, OR

SMEGMA
MARK MCGUIRE
EYE MYTHS

: O

this will be a sick party and im real stoked so come out and have fun with us!!

road chief guest dj'ing on WCSB CLEVELAND tuesday august 3rd!! today!

2010-08-03T00:33:00.000-07:00

hey hey tuesday august 3rd from 1pm to 3pm eastern standard time, i will be spinning some records on WCSB CLEVELAND 89.3 FM. everybody tune in, and if youre not in cleveland you can stream it live by going here:

http://www.wcsb.org/listen/

expect some crispt soul and funk, smoooov r&b, and maybe some sneek peex at some new emeralds and a choice cut from "living with yourself" buchagoddatooninn!!!

LIVING WITH YOURSELF LP/CD AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER//OFF IN THE DISTANCE LP NOW AVAILABLE

2010-07-27T17:37:00.000-07:00

today is a great day! my "first" record (first because in my mind it is my first full-length straight-to-vinyl/cd real real album album) has been announced and is now available for preorder at http://www.editionsmego.com/

"Living With Yourself" is a record that has been building in my mind for years now, and was recorded over a period of seven months in 2009. these songs were inspired by my family, the friends i've known the best throughout my life, and everything that has led me to where i am right now. musically as well, i feel like all my cdrs and cassettes thus far have led up to making this record. needless to say i'm very excited about this one!

label announcement and preorder HERE:

http://www.editionsmego.com/twiki/bin/view/Editionsmego/CataloguePage#emego107

edition of 1000 lps and digipack cd.

and the LP reissue of my 2008 chondritic sound cassette "off in the distance" is now available at http://www.cylindricalhabitatmodules.blogspot.com/

edition of 500 lps.

AMAZING BIRTHS//TONIGHT//KENT

2010-07-19T14:34:00.000-07:00

debut live set tonight by me and julians band AMAZING BIRTHS at TURNUP RECORDS in KENT. also performing are:

Criminals (chicago)
Mossy Throats (everybodys favorite dan)
Sky Limousine (sky limousine)
Fragments (you know the zone)
starts around 10 pm bring some loot for the out of towners. this will be a super good time. very stoked!
see ya there!

EMERALDS//ROAD CHIEF//TONIGHT!!

2010-07-18T09:39:00.000-07:00

all heads report to now thats class tonight for night 2 of champagne of fests, spex::

1:00 - End Emeralds - Main
12:25 - 12:55 Naked Island - Basement
11:55 - 12:20 J Guy Laughlin Jr + Mike Forbes - Bar
11:20 - 11:50 Nautical Almanac - Main
10:50 - 11:15 Teeth Collection - Basement
10:20 - 10:45 Plasmic Formations - Basement
9:45 - 10:15 Bee Mask - Main
9:15 - 9:40 Hunted Creatures Trio - Bar
8:45 - 9:10 Mike Shiflet - Main
8:15 - 8:40 Fragments + Moth Cock - Basement
7:50 - 8:10 Fluxmonkey - Main
7:25 - 7:45 Jerk - Bar
7:00 - 7:20 Beard of Chipmonks - Main

road chief bumpers and grinders throughout the night, and maybe an encore hot air balloon ride video sess?? gonna be a blast so i hope to see YOU THERE!!
;]

dj road chief NORTH COAST SMOOTHIES mixxxxx

2010-07-16T22:58:00.000-07:00

new road chief super sizzler mix for all the summer bunnies out there. cool down those sticky humid day vibes with this collection of the smoothest jams this side of lake erie.

mix includes:
karyn white
tammy lucas & teddy riley
montell jordan featuring shaunta
r. kelly
mariah carey
toni braxton
swv
blackstreet
mo thugs family
tlc
keith sweat
+ much more!
++ electronic mood swings from:
michel redolfi
outer space
luc ferrari
telecult powers
morton subotnick
joji yuasa
amazing births
herbert eimert
francois bayle
tod dockstader

download link is below. let the breeze in and enjoy!

http://www.sendspace.com/file/eea8wg

tons more shit coming sooooo soon!!!
ta

OFF IN THE DISTANCE LP coming soon!!!!!

2010-07-09T22:54:00.001-07:00

Mark McGuire - "Off In The Distance" LP
coming late july 2010 on CYLINDRICAL HABITAT MODULES edition of 500 copies.

AVAILABLE SOON!!!!!
stay tuned.

TUES JULY 6TH//COOL RANCH//RAGING FESTIVITIES

2010-07-05T10:13:00.000-07:00

yo to all my eskimo pies trying not to melt in this heat! keep it live!!

big party tuesday night at the cool ranch, kickin' off the caboladies/radio people tour, gonna be a sick time here's the jams:::::::

CABOLADIES

RADIO PEOPLE

MOSSY THROATS

MARK MCGUIRE

TROUBLE BOOKS

MOTH COCK

JEFF HOST

BEARDO BANDINI

ETERNITY ZONE

LIBRARY TIME

holy shit thats a lot of bands!! road chief will be supplying the midsummers nights smoothies for optimum cool-downs, some assembly required.

also it is mr. goldbizzys birthday! so somebody bake a cake!

surfs up at 10pm, bring your own birdseed.

Tuesday//Hair Police//Stellar OM Source//DJ Road Chief//Cool Ranch

2010-06-14T16:27:00.000-07:00

john sam and jordan at the threshold of insanity. how low can you bro??

ok so the tuesday and wednesday cool ranch gigs have merged into one colossal party with somethin for everyone!! let's see that lineup!

Hair Police
Stellar OM Source
SFV Acid
Moth Cock
DPI
Eternity Zone
DJ Road Chief

will be bumpin those high octane rump roasters all night so come get fizzy. party starts around 10 bring a donation for the touring bands and all that jazzif!

sick

emeralds videos//wagon news

2010-06-04T15:10:00.000-07:00

new emeralds music videos and lots of news on the WAGON page, chekkit!!

Chicago//This Weekend//Two Free Gigs!!

2010-05-27T12:04:00.000-07:00

saddling up with goldberg and hitting chicago this weekend for a TRUE memorial day bash, only the strong will survive!

the set at the beauty bar will be a mcguire/road chief collab set. for the first time ever! and maybe the last...??? gonna be thoroughly weird! come out and shake it!! you know what im talkin about.

Distro Orders Sent/Between Family/Things Fall Apart/Vacation Days/Pearl Drills out now!

2010-05-17T13:29:00.000-07:00

So all distro orders of the new titles are en route, look for the new titles soon at:

Eclipse Records, Mimaroglu Music Sales, Tomentosa Records, and for UK/European crews Volcanic Tongue.

There will be a major update on the WAGON page of all the new releases, a heavy batch this time, and lots more to come soon!

saturday night//brooklyn//dj road chief!

2010-05-12T22:09:00.000-07:00

good morning class. this saturday night at Port d'Or (http://www.myspace.com/portdor)
in brooklyn::

May 15th
Tiger Hatchery
Lechuguillas
Spencer Yeh
Tetsuo Rebirth
DJ Road Chief

you know what to do....come party!! gonna be sick. mister witchbeams bday!

distro orders are going out tomorrow, for sure!! will post about that too though...

Warmer Climes Blog Feature

2010-05-09T11:45:00.000-07:00

http://warmer-climes.blogspot.com/2010/05/warmer-mixtapes-172-by-mark-mcguire-dj.html

Interview

2010-05-02T21:13:00.000-07:00

hey here's an interview i did recently for sweet and sound magazine.

http://www.sweetandsound.co.uk/2010/04/features/interview-mark-mcguire/

chekkit!

releases should be out this week i promise!!

Oberlin//Saturday Night//Zola Jesus

2010-04-30T18:58:00.001-07:00

hey everyone! tomorrow night in oberlin i will be opening up for ZOLA JESUS at the fairchild chapel in oberlin.

the show starts promptly at 9 and will be over by 11. it's FREE so everyone come out, will be a good time!

Party Tonight! Golden Introductions

2010-04-28T12:42:00.000-07:00

heyyyy everyone i know its wednesday but dont let that stop you from coming out to cool ranch for:

CRAZY DREAMS BAND ( members of lexie mountain girls + mouthus, holy mountain records from Baltimore)
FORM A LOG (members of god willing, new flesh, social junk - tape collage *great stuff* from Philidelphia)
TWILIGHT TURTLE STARGUIDE (cleveland homegirls)

mix and mingle chris cringle jams by DJ ROAD CHIEF as well. be there at 10 bring a little somethin for the touring bands and get ready to rock! and nuggetrons

Spain / release delays

2010-04-13T14:03:00.000-07:00

the mysterious white chee

leaving for spain tomorrow, going to be a blast so everyone come to the fests! dates are on the wagon page. we'll be back around the 25th and hopefully then i'll be able to drop all the new jams. still waiting on the tapes for my new "between family" ep, and as soon as i get those its on!

here's what will be droppin'::

"Between Family" c30 - recorded december 09 and jan 10, the first jam i recorded when i got home and then some of the first jams with my new guitar. heavy parts and super clean chords. been tryin to get this one out for a minute!

1. Over the Water (3:54)

2. Through Icy Windows (9:13)

3. Between Family (14:36)

"Things Fall Apart" cdr - recorded live at home january 2010. dark bummer guitar, lonely winter music.

1. Things Fall Apart (21:46)

2. Inside Where It's Warm (13:29)

"Vacation Days" cdr - slightly optimistic springtime guitar-synth music recorded march 2010. weird new guitar sounds!

1. While It Lasted (12:03)

2. Vacation (7:11)

3. Home Again (11:07)

4. Now That It's Over (9:27)

these will only be available through distros, so no need to email me for copies, thanks! i wanted to get them to all distros at the same time, so i will post when they are all sent, should be around april 26th.

oh yeah and i have a new tape on durable stimuli check www.durablestimuli.com to get a copy.

and look out for the new AMAZING BIRTHS cassette on cylindrical habitat modules dropping soon

www.chmcleveland.blogspot.com

ok see you soon bye!

PARTY TONIGHT!!

2010-04-10T14:15:00.000-07:00

everybody grab donations a 12 pack and a sack and head to the o toole ranch tonight!

sick party coming from::

FORBES//YOUNG

INFINITE BODY

EARN

SAM GOLDBERG

ADRIAN (jerk dude)

PARTY FESTIVITIES BY DJ ROAD CHIEF AND A VERY SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY

DJ TIESTO!!!

party starts around 11. bring donations for the touring bands. saddle up pepper!!!

tour: RULED! // new releases coming super soon!

2010-04-08T16:17:00.000-07:00

hey crewers. had such an amazing weekend tour with sam and telecults , infinite thanks to everyone who helped set up the shows, played, threw down on pizza, packed one, and to all the heads for coming to the shows and partying with us! had so much fun! western mass crew does not mess around!! heres some vids from the hampshire show:::

radio people (sam goldberg)

me

telecult powers

its like you were there! and no cover charge!

still havent gotten my new releases out to distros, have been waiting on my new EP "between family", we've had some troubles with the cassettes. i wont be selling copies through the blog, but all the new titles will be in distros soon, and i will post so you all know when to grip!

Emeralds Spain gigs next week and other news on the wagon page, and so much more news to unfold in the next couple weeks. gonna be a crazy spring!!!!

byeeeeeeeeee!

Sam Goldberg // Mark McGuire // Telecult Powers mini-tour this weekend!!!

2010-03-30T21:34:00.000-07:00

greetings all! dont know why i slacked so bad on posting this, BUUUUT....

goin out with sam and the telecults this weekend for some gigs! gonna rule so everyone come out and party!

here's the zones:

Thursday April 1st, Death By Audio Brooklyn, NY

w/ Human Teenager (prehistoric blackout + gary war)

Friday April 2nd, Wesleyan College, Middleton, CT

w/ Metacomet

Saturday April 3rd, Hampshire College, Northampton, MA

Sunday April 4th, Bard College, NY

yeah gonna be a super fun weekend im real stoked so everybody come out!

gonna have some essssscloooooosive copies of my new releases + a goldberg/mcguire

tour split! : O

see you there!!

show sunday in oberlin CANCELLED! columbus tonight!

2010-02-23T16:04:00.001-08:00

balmorhea had to cancel their tour, including the oberlin show sunday. super bummed, was gettin ready to JAM!! oh well these things happen. best regards to them in their troubles.

however....

tonight (2/25) in columbus at SKYLAB:

PIMLO

OUTER SPACE

MARK MCGUIRE

havent been to skylab in a while, come shake your brain out all over the floor!

stoked!

radio flyer video

2010-02-13T14:01:00.000-08:00

unreleased tracks + music videos

2010-02-09T15:40:00.000-08:00

hello everyone!
just wanted to post some videos i put together for some new tracks that i dont really plan on releasing at the present time.super primitive software style. here they are:

cause and effect:

the instinct (excerpt):

im gonna do a bunch more so stay tooned to the party frequencies channel.
hope you enjoy!

Guitar Meditations vol. II / Language Barrier US Edition out now!

2010-01-28T16:22:00.001-08:00

hey everyone! i have recently finished the production of the US edition of "Language Barrier" as well as the brand new "Guitar Meditations Vol. II" double disc. very excited about these!

Mark McGuire - "Language Barrier" cdr - US Edition - recorded fall 2009 in antwerp, belgium, these are songs about being out of your element, a stranger in a new town, and trying to navigate a world you're still trying to figure out. nervous alienated guitar solos trying to break through and live in harmony. as the world gets bigger i get smaller and smaller.

color covers in black plastic cases. edition of 73 copies. available through distros only.

track list:

1. uneasy street (9:58)

2. mind games (10:26)

3. ice land air (2:10)

4. language barrier (15:17)

Mark McGuire - "Guitar Meditations vol. II" 2xcdr - recorded at the same time and in the same place as "language barrier", these songs reflect the other side of the experience of the individuals journey. each disc contains an hour of relaxed moments and stretched out thoughts. the cover is a postcard of a cathedral that was down the street from where we were living, that we would see almost everyday. there is true inspiration in the architecture, and a lot of energy gained by being in such a beautiful part of the world. this is me channeling that energy into my guitar, or at least trying to!

color covers in thick black plastic cases. edition of 200. available through distros only.

track list;

disc one:

1. beneath the bells (30:09)

2. wandering memory (29:55)

disc two:

1. escape (20:15)

2. postcard (8:24)

3. in the architecture (11:39)

4. far away (19:49)

distros cleaned me out this time, so i have no copies for sale! but they will be available immediatedly or very soon through:
Eclipse Records (sold out)

Mimaroglu Music Sales

Hanson Records

Tomentosa Records

the new guitar meditations will also be available in the UK through:

Volcanic Tongue

Second Layer Records

to those who have already emailed me about copies: i have you covered you will hear back from me asap. thanks!

but to everyone else please do not email me for copies of these i am totally out. they distros should have you set. lots of music in the works right now, expect new releases soon!

cavs game was intense last night!!

Fall Euro Tour Photos

2010-01-23T13:30:00.000-08:00

hey, i figured i'd post some pictures of some of the cool places we got to visit during our time in europe this fall, even though i missed all the best things and didn't get all of the cities we went to. derp. it was an amazing trip, thanks to everyone who helped get us over there and for everyone that put us up or chilled with us. much love to the antwerp crew, best party crew in the world!

stockholm, sweden sept. 09

copenhagen, denmark sept. 09

(jam attic) antwerp, belgium sept. 09

(jim morrison) paris, france nov. 09

(frederic chopin) paris, france nov. 09

(fried banana desert) angers, france nov. 09

angers, france nov. 09

(chicken chips) france nov. 09

capbreton, france nov. 09

(radio spot) coimbra, portugal nov. 09

coimbra, portugal nov. 09

(pre party) coimbra, portugal nov. 09

spain nov. 09

madrid, spain nov. 09

spain nov. 09

barcelona, spain nov. 09

(park guell) barcelona, spain nov. 09

lyon, france nov. 09

(top drinks of the world) lyon, france nov. 09

berlin, germany nov. 09

(hauschildt, warwick, mcguire) berlin, germany nov. 09

berlin, germany nov. 09

(lil panini) antwerp, belgium nov. 09

(villa delphia) antwerp, belgium dec. 09

antwerp, belgium dec. 09

lausanne, switzerland dec. 09

thanks to everyone in all these places for such a killer time!

great times were also had in:

oslo, norway
liege, belgium

brussels, belgium

san sebastian, spain

lisbon, portugal

porto, portugal

milan, italy

frankfurt, germany

so thanks to everyone who we chilled with there too!

guitar meditations vol. 2 coming super super soon! peace!!

2010 Return to Earth / Acoustic LPs available

2010-01-04T19:22:00.000-08:00

photo: capbreton, france november 2009

hey everyone! been a crazy past few months. living in belgium, touring europe with steve and stellar om source, and samson & gert go to the far west for shows in LA in december. was a total blast, and has made me very stoked for the upcoming year.

my apologies to anyone who emailed me recently that i havent replied to. i am doing my best to plunge backwards through the past few months and reply to everyone,but its tough so send me another email! my head is here again.

to everyone who asked about the availability of the "language barrier" and "must not have meant that much" cdrs, i will be doing another run of each of them for US crews that werent able to get the euro versions. these will be ready soon, i will post them both as soon as they're done.

also i am currently putting together the second volume of "Guitar Meditations", which is a 2 hour double cdr recorded in antwerp this past fall. very stoked about this release and will be posting it in the next few weeks.

also also i have available copies of my Solo Acoustic Vol Two LP on Vin Du Select Qualitite

label description:

Mark McGuire- VDSQ Solo Acoustic Vol. 2 - Melodic ballads and new pieces from Emeralds guitarist spark new inovations and memories thought to be lost.

they're on really nice letter-pressed sleeves, edition of 500. i have about 50 left.

$17 ppd US/$20 ppd World

visit http://www.vdsqrecords.com/ for more information on the solo acoustic series.

ok more soon! peace!!!

leaving soon/ new cdr & cassette SOLD OUT

2009-08-30T13:19:00.000-07:00

hey! thanks to everyone who ordered the new jamz, they are now sold out! they will be available soon through: Volcanic Tongue, Eclipse, Tomentosa, Amethyst Sunset, and Hanson. Will have a few remaining copies at the upcoming Emeralds eurogigs. Here are the show dates:

September 16th:
Emeralds, Noveller, Regression

Blå
Brennerivn. 9c, Grünerløkka
0182 Oslo
Norway

September 18th:
Emeralds @ No Fun Fest

Torkel Knutssonsgatan 2
118 25 Stockholm
Sweden

September 21st:
Emeralds, Noveller, Regression

Lygten Station, Lygten 2
Copenhagen NV, Copenhagen
Denmark

September 23rd:
NEXT HORIZON:
James Ferraro
Steve Hauschildt
Family Battle Snake
Mark McGuire
Dolphins Into the Future
Stellar Om Source
Dreamer’s Cloth
Daniel Lopatin

Loosduinseweg 9
2571 AA Den Haag
Netherlands

Me and steve are probably doing a show in Antwerp around the 25th of September, more details on that soon.

We will be leaving September 15th, until mid December. I will not be doing any mailorder while we’re gone, but I will still be getting our new music to distros, and have some new things slated for release.

Mark McGuire - “Losing Sleep” - cdr - new recordings from this summer, pulled from jams that went down in the middle of the nights that I couldn’t fall asleep. With the exclusion of the last track, all of “losing sleep” is the result,or maybe the cause of just that, and was recorded between 3am and 6am. The early morning light is leaking through the window and the mind stirs and stirs. Xeroxed art with full color photo covers. Edition of only 60 copies.
SOLD OUT

Mental Prism - “Farm Sessions vol. 1” - c30 - this one is a long time coming. Recorded in late august of 2007, this is the first release of what was at the time known only as “The Family Band”, a collaboration between Emeralds and Shane and Kathy of Lambsbread. For a couple months, we were making frequent weekend trips down to their farm in Delaware, frying and jamming and eating tons of panCAKES. A brief moment in time, end of summer zone outs, a caveman stomp with a boogie twist. Full color photo covers.
Edition of 90 copies
SOLD OUT

I will have my solo acoustic lps very soon, but I probably wont have any available to sell myself before we leave. They will be available through distros though. Very psyched!! Vin Du Select Qualitite's solo acoustic series is gonna rule!

Check out the WAGON blog, John has some new outer space cdrs and a killer new jam from HEADBOGGLE, all must-grisps!

almost gone/ go to voice of the valley!!

2009-08-03T22:51:00.000-07:00

hey everyone. just wanted to say that "a pocket full of rain" is almost out. i only have about 15 copies left and will not be selling more than 5 more. but i will have copies at

VOICE OF THE VALLEY

which is happening august 14th, 15th, and 16th in Pentress, West Virginia.

tons of great bands are playing and it will no doubt be great fun!

information available at http://witchbeam.com/voiceofthevalley/.

hope to see some partiers partyin at the party!

LP's coming soon! stay tooned!!

new song download

2009-06-18T14:48:00.000-07:00

hey everyone, been a minute since an update. just wanted to post this new track i recorded. it's the continuation of a song i recorded in 2006 from the cdr "mallards", the song is called Tugboat.
the download link is:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/w7jlyz

hope you enjoy it!
apologies to everyone waiting on orders, haven't sent anything out in over a week, and the weight is building on my shoulders. they're coming though, i promise.
SOLD OUT of:
Mark McGuire - "A Pocket Full of Rain" 2xCS (Pizza Night)
Skyramps - "Days ofThunder" cdr (Wagon)

still available:
Mark McGuire - "A Pocket Full Of Rain" cdr $10 ppd US $14 ppd World

still haven't gotten copies of the cdrs that shane just put out, the new sun watcher jams and the cdr version of "Open Chords" but will post when i do. stay cool

-mark

A Pocket Full Of Rain CDR Upgrade now available!

2009-05-20T20:02:00.000-07:00

Back from No Fun Fest and ready to officially release the CDR version of

"A Pocket Full of Rain"

This version is limited to 200 copies and contains both extended mixes of some tracks and two new tracks not included on the cassette release.

Tracklist:

1. Extended Forecast (13:24)

2. The Marfa Lights (9:07)

3. A Pocket Full of Rain (1:36)

4. Radio Flyer (10:37)

5. Shallow where it should be Deep (1:46)

6. Aquaduct (5:08)

7. Sick Chemistry (10:54)

8. Sun Shining Through the Open Barn Door (2:53)

Comes with full-colour artwork in a slimline black case. There's 25.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Cavs are up 105 to 104 against Orlando, Lebron just put one up and got fouled. This is intense.

$10 ppd US $14 ppd World

The Cavs just lost. Bummer.

email peacetrials@yahoo.com to reserve copies. Your support is greatly appreciated.

New Site

2009-05-05T12:37:00.000-07:00

Hello. Made this site to post my new releases for purchase. The WAGON blog will still handle all Wagon releases, but I will be posting my stuff on other labels as well. A real update will happen almost immediately.