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28 Oct 08
For Immediate Release: Denison Witmer – Life Before Aesthetics EP. Brought to you FREE courtesy of My Old Kentucky Blog.
Life Before Aesthetics is the second single from Denison’s upcoming album Carry The Weight (due out November 11, 2008 on The Militia Group). Denison will be promoting Carry The Weight with a tour across the United States during the month of November. Be sure to check out the tour dates listed below. Click the image above or the banner ad below to download the EP.
Life Before Aesthetics EP
1 – Life Before Aesthetics (Album Version)
2 – Life Before Aesthetics (Remix by Whorse)
3 – Life Before Aesthetics (Demo)
4 – Life Before Aesthetics (Live At Southpaw / Brooklyn, NY / 6.11.2008)
Carry The Weight Tour:
11/5 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Newsong Underground
11/ 6 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Cafe (8pm SHARP)
11/7 – Seattle, WA @ Fremont Abbey Arts Center
11/8 – Portland, OR @ Funky Church
11/9 – San Diego, CA @ The Loft UCSD
11/13 – Lancaster, PA @ Club Chameleon
11/14 – New York, NY @ Union Hall
11/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ M Room
11/16 – Arlington, VA @ IOTA Club and Cafe
11/17 – Raleigh, NC @ Vintage 21
11/19 – Atlanta, VA @ Eddie’s Attic
11/20 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
11/21- Jackson, TN @ Union University
12/03 – Indianapolis, IN @ (not so) Secret House Show
12/04 – Urana, IL @ Courtyard Cafe
12/06 – Madison, WI @ TBA
12/07 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen (early show)
Denison Witmer Official Website
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18 Oct 08
You can now pre-order Carry The Weight courtesy of our friends Insound.com
Click the Insound image above or click the following link to Carry Yourself Some Weight.
16 Oct 08
National League done and done. World Series here we come! Way to go Phillies!
08 Oct 08
Denison Witmer channels former president Harry S. Truman on compilation: Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 U.S. Presidencies.
On September 9, 2008, Standard Recording Company released the release of a triple CD Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 U.S. Presidencies, a collection penned by songwriters J. Matthew Gerken (of Nice Monster), Christian Kiefer, and Jefferson Pitcher (formerly of Above the Orange Trees).
Denison sings the song "Harry S. Truman (Suits and Fine Trousers vs. Hiroshima), and the 3 disc set features a slew of special studio guests including Califone, Rosie Thomas, Bill Callahan (Smog), Alan Sparhawk (Low), Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon), Marla Hansen (Sufjan Stevens), Steve Dawson (Dolly Varden), Vince DiFiore (Cake), Monahans, James Jackson Toth (Wooden Wand), and Tom Carter (Charalambides).
You can listen to a great NPR story about Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 U.S. Presidencies by following this link to All Things Considered.
Related Links:
Of Great and Mortal Men
Standard Recording Company
National Public Radio | All Things Considered
04 Oct 08
Denison Witmer – FREE Cover Songs leading up the release of Carry The Weight
Over the past several weeks, Denison has created a little project for himself by releasing cover recordings of some of his favorite songs. The songs are recorded at home by Denison, posted on his MySpace page, and available FREE download. Denison did not post a song last week because Myspace has changed their audio playback format. For a lot of us, that meant (and still means) no downloading unless we have the most recent software needed to download.
We are now happy to announce that Cover Lay Down came in and saved the day by offering to host all of the songs Denison releases as a part of this project (both those he will release in the coming weeks as well as those previously released only on MySpace). So, if you have missed one of Denison’s songs, fret not. You can head on over to Cover Lay Down and download it now. Be sure to thank them! While you are there, you can also read this incredibly nice review they posted about Denison a few weeks back.
Denison Witmer – MySpace
Cover Lay Down
17 Sep 08
Just released in SWEDEN:
25 Aug 08
DENISON WITMER - CARRY THE WEIGHT / NOVEMBER 11, 2008
NEW SONG - BEAUTIFUL BOYS AND GIRLS POSTED ON DENISON'S MYSPACE
On September 16, Denison will be releasing "Beautiful Boys And Girls (single)" on iTunes and eMusic. The single will be available in digital format only.
Album covers and track listings below:
DENISON WITMER - CARRY THE WEIGHT
DENISON WITMER - CARRY THE WEIGHT
1 - Beautiful Boys And Girls
2 - Life Before Aesthetics
3 - From Here On Out
4 - Carry The Weight
5 - Isn't It Poetry?
6 - Catholic Girl
7 - Song Of Songs
8 - If You Are The Writer
9 - One More Day
10 - Chesapeake Watershed
11 - Carry The Weight (Acoustic)
DENISON WITMER - BEAUTIFUL BOYS AND GIRLS (SINGLE)
DENISON WITMER - BEAUTIFUL BOYS AND GIRLS (SINGLE)
1 - Beautiful Boys and Girls (album version)
2 - Beautiful Boys and Girls (acoustic)
3 - Catholic Girl (home sick demo)
DENISON WITMER - CARRY THE WEIGHT (VINYL)
DENISON WITMER - CARRY THE WEIGHT (VINYL)
1 - Beautiful Boys And Girls
2 - Life Before Aesthetics
3 - From Here On Out
4 - Carry The Weight
5 - Isn't It Poetry?
6 - Catholic Girl
7 - Song Of Songs
8 - If You Are The Writer
9 - One More Day
10 - Chesapeake Watershed
11 - Carry The Weight (Acoustic)
12 - Two And A Glass Rose (Acoustic)
14 Jul 08
New Interview with Denison on the Italian Website OndaRock
Denison is one of the featured interviews this month on the popular Italian webssite ONDAROCK
The interview features two new live recordings from Denison's June 11th show at Southpaw in Brooklyn, NY!!!
Follow the two links below to the interview and music:
ENGLISH
ITALIAN
14 Jul 08
Denison begins work on his Seventh LP
Almost three years have passed since the 2005 release of Denison’s Are You A Dreamer?. You may be wondering: What has he been doing with all of his time? When is he going to record another album?
The answers are in:
In the last few years, Denison has toured both the US and Europe four times.
In early 2006, Denison joined his friends Rosie Thomas and Sufjan Stevens to record and co-produce Rosie’s latest LP These Friends of Mine (linked below in news section).
October 2006 brought with it the 10th anniversary of Denison’s debut album, Safe Away. The Militia Group re-released Safe Away as a double disc, repackaging it with new artwork and including the bonus EP Are You A Sleeper?.
On November 4, 2006, Denison celebrated his thirtieth birthday by launching a charity website, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DENISON . The website, which features over thirty free songs, raises money for the non-profit organizations Partners In Health and Musicians on Call.
In March 2007, Denison fulfilled a lifetime dream, buying his first home in Philadelphia, PA. After seven months and many trips to the local hardware store, Denison completely rehabbed his house and built his first dedicated home studio.
Since the beginning of this year, Denison has been making demos and writing new songs in preparation for his seventh album. He is scheduled record this spring in Seattle, WA with producer and friend Blake Wescott. The album will feature many familiar faces, including Rosie Thomas and James McAlister (drums on Are You A Dreamer?).
Recording will begin at London Bridge Studios and end at Studio Litho.
The recording process will be documented on Denison’s new FLICKR account.
07 May 07
Denison’s song East From West (Track 5 on Are You A Dreamer?) was the #2 pick in MOJO’s Top 10 Playlist for April 2007!!
Click the image below for the full list:
