Hello friends,
It’s Bandcamp Friday, wherein BandCamp waves their fees for today only and all the $ goes directly to the artist. In light of that the folks down at headquarters thought we’d put on a little sale.
So…. if you buy a reissue copy of the double LP random colored vinyl Tell it to the Dust reissue LP at full price everything else is 35% off. Just use the code BUYTHEDUST at checkout for the discount.
This offer only runs through the weekend!
With love, a
I’m excited to announce that my first solo album, Tell it to the Dust, along with The Wounded Astronaut EP, is now out on Sunset Club Records as a 2 LP set on random multi-color vinyl. This is the first time that either of these releases is on vinyl, and it may very well be the last, so get it while you can! The label is doing a very limited run of 250 copies on random colored vinyl. The only way to get a copy is to order HERE through Bandcamp. The LPs came out great and I was able to go by the pressing plant while the records were being made to see some of the cool colors. I’ve included pictures of some of the discs.
2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Tell it to the Dust. I have many fond memories of the writing and recording of these songs. At the time I was living in Raleigh, NC and many of these songs were written when I was living with my old pal Matt Brown in his tiny house. The songs were fleshed out during jams with Jim Vincent (drums) as a duo and we soon added Bo Taylor (bass and guitar) and then Greg Elkins (keyboards and guitar) to the mix.
I moved to NYC in 2003 and got to recording the tracks from these releases soon after. All the basics were cut live live to tape with me on guitar or piano and vocals and Jud Ehrbar (Varnaline, Space Needle, Reservoir) on drums in two days at Fireproof in Red Hook, Brooklyn with Adam Lasus manning the controls. The studio was above an old Brooklyn firehouse and had a really special sound. Adam Lasus and I had worked together a number of times before and it was a smooth and productive couple of days. Adam let me use the front room of his studio as a place to work and I did a lot of the overdubs myself there and had a few special guests stop by to play and sing, including Kendall Meade (vocals, electric piano), Joan Wasser (violin, vocals), John Parker (electric and acoustic bass), Richard Buckner (acoustic guitar, electric piano), Tianna Kennedy (cello), Rob Ross (saxophone), and Jud Ehrbar (percussion and vocals). I later travelled back to Raleigh, NC for additional overdubs with Bo Taylor (electric guitar, bass), Greg Elkins (electric guitar, organ), Sara Bell (organ) and happened to catch my buddy Jay Farrar as he was passing through town after a gig and put him to work (slide guitar, organ, vocals). I later returned to Fireproof where John Agnello mixed the album.
All of the songs were record as a piece and, at the time, I struggled with which songs to include on Tell it to the Dust. The “leftovers” were released as The Wounded Astronaut EP, but any of the songs on the EP could have been on the full length. So, it seems fitting to have them all together as they were created.
With love and thanks,
Anders
Hello friends.
New tour dates announced. Tickets on sale now here.
Tickets are now on sale for upcoming December tour dates. You can go HERE to purchase.
Anders will be touring the south and east coast in late September and early October. These will be shows in private studios, houses and performance spaces. These are intimate, un-amplified, shows. You can go here for ticket links and more info.
Hello beautiful friends,
I have a new album coming out on August 11, 2023. The album is called The Black Flight. It is a collection of songs about my great uncle, Leslie Hunter Parker, who was a fighter pilot in WWI and was shot down and killed during a dogfight in Belgium in 1917.
The songs are all told from different perspectives (his, his girlfriend, parents, comrades, me). The album is solo, just me and acoustic guitar, recorded live in a single day in New Orleans, LA. This is a document, a raw, warts and all album. The songs are all interwoven. Some tell the same stories from different perspectives. Thoughts and impressions appear in different songs. Musical movements within songs are meant to convey place and situation and feeling.
The songs are ones of daring, braggadocio, fear, longing, lust, memory, action, insouciance, terror, heartbreak, inspiration, and legacy.
The album features a beautiful, if haunting, painting by WWI veteran and artist, Claggett Wilson on the cover as well as an essay about my great uncle on the back of the LP.
We are doing a very limited run of 250 LPs. You can pre-order the LP here at the website or via Bandcamp. Eta on the records is early August.
You can check out the first track from the album here.
Tour starts this Friday. Link to tickets is HERE.
Today is Bandcamp Friday, wherein BC waves their fees. I will be donating 20% of all Bandcamp sales through this weekend (March 4-6) to the Ukrainian charity organization Razom. So, if you’re interested in an LP, CD or t-shirt drop by and take a look here.
Anders will be touring the west coast in April, 2022. All shows are hosted in private homes/studios. These are small intimate shows and are always a lot of fun. Link to tickets is HERE.
The new album is out today. Available on LP or as digital download.
There’s also a new video for the song Down at the Museum:
You can now order the new album, Wolf Reckoning, HERE on the website. Or if you prefer you can order at BANDCAMP. The album is out on October 1. Manufacturing is backed up but we will have copies very soon. Also, all earlier releases and merchandise are now on sale store-wide.
Hey friends,
I’ve decided to postpone my October East Coast tour. I’m just not feeling great about the ongoing COVID pandemic. Part of playing music is the sharing and celebration and I just don’t know if it makes sense to do either at this time. Hopefully with more folks getting vaccinated this will change.
I am hoping that the planned West Coast tour can proceed in November, but we will see how things pan out.
All that said, if you’re interested in hosting a show at your house, art space, studio, bunker, etc anywhere in the US in the future please get in touch!
If you’d like to support the cause you can pre-order my new album via Bandcamp.
Get vaccinated & wear a mask!
Love,
a
The first single, Wolves, is out now. You can watch the video premier via Glide Magazine here.
With love and thanks,
Anders
Anders will be playing a special early solo acoustic set in New Orleans on February 20.
Showtime is 5pm at Buffa’s Back Room.
We’re having a big sale down at the company store. Get 20% off of all purchases over $20. This includes everything we offer — CDs, LPs, T-shirts, test pressings, and lyric books. Just use the coupon code Mud Season at checkout to receive your discount. Sale is happening through April 30, 2018.
Check out Anders performing songs from his latest album with a string trio on Mountain Stage. It’s episode 909 from December 11, 2017.
Tickest for Anders’ house show tour are on sale now. These shows will be hosted in private homes and/or small performance spaces. They are totally unplugged acoustic performances. You can go here to purchase tickets .
We’re looking for people to host Living Room Shows for ANDERS PARKER in DECEMBER. These shows are hosted by fans in private spaces. Each show limited to 40-60 people. Please read details below and get in touch right away if you live in, near or in-between any of the cities listed below.
Deadline for submissions: October 12
Tickets on sale: October 21 @ 3pm (Eastern time)
FRI December 1 : Philadelphia PA area
SAT December 2 : Washington DC area
SUN December 3 : Chapel Hill / Raleigh / Durham NC
MON December 4 : Western NC (Brevard)
TUE December 5 : OFF / DRIVE
WED December 6 : Baltimore MD
THU December 7 : NYC area
FRI December 8 : Massachusetts / Vermont
SAT December 9 : Upstate NY / Maine
SUN December 10 : Connecticut / Rhode Island
Can you host a living room show?
We’ll make this as easy as possible for the hosts. All you have to do is let us borrow your space for about 3 hours and check names off the list at the door. In return you’ll get 5 additional free tickets for friends and our eternal gratitude.
You can go HERE for more information.
IMPORTANT!
1. Read everything below so you know how it works.
2. email anders@undertowshows.com this info:
– a. Your address.
– b. A few photos of your living room.
– c. Please put “Anders Parker Living Room Show” and the name of your city in the subject line.
3. Sit tight and we’ll get back to as soon as possible if we can book the show at your place.
Thanks for your help!
After we have the dates and locations sorted out we will announce the shows and tickets will go on sale at undertowtickets.com.
