jason evans groth sat down with jim phelps of leeds living for a length interview covering his history with jason molina, the songs: ohia and magnolia electric co. bands and the more recent songs: molina tours.
magnolia electric co. has teamed up with timothy showalter as goshen electric co. and their debut release drops today. they tackle two molina tracks from the “didn’t it rain” sessions on the 7"- “ring the bell” and “the gray tower”.
the digital version also offers an extended, nine minute take on “ring the bell”. stream it from bandcamp below
it’ll be a deluxe 2xlp with an entire LP of unreleased recordings, a sixteen page booklet and tons of related ephemera including a reproductions of jason’s ‘two of hearts’ totem card, a letter he wrote to his future wife, and the postcard that served as the album’s cover.
i believe the deluxe version may be limited to 3,000 copies so please don’t dally if this is something you’d like. i assume there will be a standard black 2xlp and 2xcd release at a later date without all the extras.
this week’s episode (#71) of the guestlist with sean cannon spends an hour on jason molina and talks with with erin osmon (author of ‘riding with the ghost’), jim james (my morning jacket), scott avett (avett brothers), tim showalter (strand of oaks), and ben swanson (secretly canadian).
the kevin morby/waxahatchee 7" went on sale for record store day on saturday. if you were unable to find it in stores, please do not overpay for it online- list price was only about $9-10. we’re keeping track of online sources for it on reddit and it’s still available digitally on bandcamp and all the other digital services.
the magnolia electric co. guys are headed out for a trio of shows in Ohio, West Virginia and Virginia next month. Joe O'Connell of Elephant Micah will again join the band on guitar and vocals. He’ll also perform an Elephant Micah set before the Cleveland and Richmond shows. Dates and details in the 2018 tour dates.
SONGS: MOLINA, A MEMORIAL ELECTRIC CO. spring 2018 tour dates (with Joe O'Connell):
5/18 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
5/19 - Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant Street
5/20 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter
SONGS: MOLINA, A MEMORIAL ELECTRIC CO. fall 2018 european tour dates (with Tim Showalter):
9/24 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
9/25 - Dublin, Ireland - Tivoli Theatre
9/27 - London, UK - Bush Hall
9/28 - Antwerp, Belgium - De Roma
9/29 - Haarlem, The Netherlands - Patronaat
9/30 - Utrecht, The Netherlands - EKKO
10/2 - Olso, Norway - John Dee
10/3 - Stockholm, Sweden - Södra Teatern
10/5 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Bremen Teater
10/6 - Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall