Submission Guidelines:
We are looking for all types of submissions. Photography, art, books, music, writing, and high tech gear for the modern musician will be thoroughly pored over and potentially written about. Please note that your materials cannot be returned unless special arrangements are made.
Music Submissions: Send press kits to
JR Sage
1915 N Vermont Ave. No. 1
Los Angeles, CA 90027
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farwestalmanac@gmail.com or:
FarWest Almanac
P.O. Box 605
Topanga, CA 90290
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Circulation: 12,000 copies distributed free to over 600 locations in LA and Orange Counties. We are very specifically targeted to music lovers with a thing about the hip and twangy sounds bubbling up from the underground. Printed at SW Offset Printing.
We are a new, free roots music and culture bi-monthly. We also cover film, visual arts, current events and politics and provide a compendium of old time know-how for the weary city dweller.
Music
We are taking a broad, general view of Roots music, ie, we have our own peculiar definition of what that is. We like to think of the roots as a metaphor for that which is primal, underground, seminal work from which other things spring forth. We like often under-recognized artists who have nonetheless held sway over major movements in our musical heritage. We interpret roots culture to mean that which keeps humans in touch with the Earth and her products even though we live in the city.
Movies
Anything by Luis Bunuel, Terry Gilliam, David Lynch, and the comedic stylings of "Superbad"
Television
Has ill effects on the mind, body and spirit
Heroes
FarWest Almanac is a free, bi-monthly roots music/arts magazine with an initial run of 10,000 copies. The concept is simple: today we live in a world where people from all countries are connected culturally in a more profound way then ever before. This changing world has given rise to music, arts and culture that could not have existed in previous eras. Looking behind this change, we can reconstruct the pathways that have lead us to this moment. Culture is the laboratory of art, and the raw materials used in our experiments are the roots that have been laid in the past. FarWest Almanac attempts, much like an investigator, to trace the evolution of popular culture through its diverse roots. Bringing together artists, musicians, critics and patrons our magazine offers a diverse collection of opinions about film, music, visual art, food, gardening, and anything that warrants investigation and analysis. Our first issue will be widely distributed throughout Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, Anaheim, Long Beach and in limited numbers nationally. Traditional almanacs provided their readers with useful data including meteorological and agricultural facts. Our almanac is the cultural equivalent, and contains reviews of various mainstream and underground media, calendars of events, social/political critiques, helpful tips and everything else needed to effectively arm the modern person with the tools they will need to trace the evolution of an ever-changing beast, our world. To understand the current situation, look no further than the events that have brought us to this point in time. Look no further than the roots.
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Just wanted to let you know that our debut album, InSight, is now finished and set to be released June 27. You can already pre-listen to a few of the tracks only here on myspace! Also, check out our video for the song Down, down, down.
Art & Mayhem Presents “Do Not Stop In The Red Zone”
Featuring the Art, Music and Poetry of Dale Peterson
Art exhibit ends June 13th Call gallery for hours/appointment
Don’t miss - Closing night Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 7pm
Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of “Full Circle”, closing night will feature the music from Peterson’s début solo release as well as new material kicking off a year long celebration of the music that started it all.
Also reading from his book “Do Not Stop In The Red Zone”, Peterson weaves art, music and poetry into a single art performance of dark and moody Americana
Featured musical guests include – Lisa Nemetz on backup vocals, Steph Traino on bass guitar and backup vocals, Hampton Flanagan on drums and percussion.
Surprise Guests? – Perhaps!
Plus – Opening the show - An acoustic set from Mark Nemetz of Bucksworth
Gallery doors open at 7pm - Performance starts at 9pm
Art & Mayhem 3416 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90039 (323) 666-7731 artandmayhem@gmail.com
oddly enough, about an hour before i got home to read the comment you left us, i got stopped by a "seatbelt checking point" cop...this was at topanga school drive at around 12:30 am...he harassed me about my car smelling like weed and being in topanga, and made me throw my stuff away, it was shit, made me feel so out of place in topanga...horrible...anyway, i drove past you guys on the way to getting my weed taken. ahahahah.
i just had an idea about doing an era issue, for like canyon living and the music culture behind it. from topanga to ojai or something, even to big sur, but by era, stoned, just thinking aloud.......ahaha
My self-produced upcoming 7-song EP, "B Sides from B Street" is set to hit shelves June 30th. Come take a listen to a handful of the tracks and see what you think! Influences span the likes of: John Prine, Chris Smither, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Jackie Greene, Josh Ritter, Wilco, Redbird, and other singer/songwriters keeping the craft alive.
I'm booking shows throughout California right now if any other musicians are looking to cobill.
Thanks for the add guys, love the artists you feature, The White Buffalo, Bob Log cool as hell. Like I said, wish there was something similar here in UK.
Interviews with King Khan, The Spits, Pierced Arrows, The Dead Moon Story, Skip Jensen, Ratas del Vaticano, Chuck Violence, B-Lines, Rupert Bottenberg, CM Ruiz, The Speaking Tongues, plus an article on Stef Petticoat and a tribute to the late Cramps frontman Lux Interior. Also: Gary Pig Gold, Kirsten Easthope, an exclusive introduction by Bobby Beaton, reviews, more!
