Ray Cashman releases his sixth studio album and his first with Knick Knack Records, "Desolation" on May 5

Ray just returned from a successful European tour and will be performing at the East Nashville Crawfish Bash on Saturday May 9.  Ray is touring the south in June with dates in Louisiana and Texas.

Desolation was recorded at Guido's in Nashville and was engineered and co-produced by Mark Robinson.  It's a stripped down acoustic blues album that captures the songs in their most intimate form.

Desolation is available for streaming and purchase here

We at Knick Knack Records are inspired by an independent and DIY spirit and above all we are inspired by the many talented artists that we continuously come into contact with.  Given the recent pressures on record pressing plant capacity and the wait time involved with vinyl manufacturing we have decided to expedite the release of some albums through cassette and digital album releases.  We are still working on quite a few vinyl releases this year but until more capacity is added at the pressing plants we cannot afford to let this music wait.  This will give us an incredible opportunity to work with many more new artists this year, so expect some big announcements in the coming weeks as we keep on growing the Knick Knack family.

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Crazy Eyes will be performing at the 2nd annual BIG BLDG Bash on Saturday June 6.   All profits benefit Rain City Rock Camp for Girls.

Many other wonderful local artists that we're really looking forward to seeing include Cabana, Kitchkin, Low Hims and The Hoot Hoots.

The folks over at NadaMucho.com​ have included Crazy Eyes on their list of "41 Seattle Bands We're Watching in 2015" .  These are bands that have caught their interest and they feel are destined for bigger things in 2015.

We're not sure how they came up with the magic number 41, but we'll leave that up to you to find out.

The new album "Ring Ring Jingalong and The Dark Heart Singalong" drops on April 21 (available as a Record Store Day exclusive via select outlets and Knick Knack Records on 4/18) - available on LP, compact disc and digital formats

Full US Tour starts on April 22

Friday, February 27, 2015 9:00 PM PST
Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
21 years and over

https://www.facebook.com/events/588234077973936/

GravelRoad is a Seattle band that seamlessly blends the trance of North Mississippi Hill Country Blues with the fuzz and power of heavy rock and roll. The band is hot off recent releases for local upstart label Knick Knack Records. 2012 saw the band release the widely acclaimed full length Psychedelta (one of Classic Rock Magazine’s Albums of the Year). 2013’s single Pedernales (recorded at Willie Nelson’s studio of the same name) was quickly followed by the full length album, The Bloody Scalp of Burt Merlin (“GravelRoad’s “The Bloody Scalp of Burt Merlin” is one of those rare albums from whose wholly exceptional songs it proves more than a little difficult to choose favorites.” – James Carlson, No Depression

The new album, El Scuerpo, was released once again on Knick Knack Records in the fall of 2014, and follows in the footsteps of their signature mix of the Hill Country and the Heavy by widening the scope of their sound even further. If Black Sabbath had grown up in Holly Springs, Mississippi, they might sound like where GravelRoad is heading, with their feet firmly grounded and pedals to the floor.

http://gravelroadblues.com/

Portland’s Tango Alpha Tango is best experienced amid a crowded room of sweaty guitar junkies. Logically, then, a well-mixed live album is the next greatest thing. Captured last year at local recording space Banana Stand, the performance delivered by the quartet tackles a sprawling beast in 12 songs. From the first bluesy electric-guitar riff in “Kill & Haight” to the gritty energy of “Black Cloud,” the record not only translates frontman Nathan Trueb’s ability to write a good tune and dominate a guitar neck, but also the band’s flawless fusion of blues and rock with funky bass lines and psychedelic keys. Trueb explores his folkier singer-songwriter side on “Desert Snow,” a song composed simply of his scratchy, worn-in voice and supplementary fingerpicking. But with nearly half the songs on the set list running eight minutes or longer, many of the album’s gems surface when Trueb cracks them open with his guitar. In lengthy tracks like the trippy “In My Time of Dying” and the driving rock jam “Mona Lisa’s Death,” the frontman disassembles ideas, draws out phrases and slowly builds them up again. Although the album doesn’t quite hit with the impact of experiencing the band in the flesh, it comes pretty damn close. -Emily Booher, Willamette Week

http://www.tangoalphatango.com/

The Pro & The Con:

This Seattle two piece brings pulsating drums and electrified acoustic surrounding some low down vocals. It's grit and grime to go with your bourbon.

 https://www.facebook.com/theproandthecon

Seattle based Crazy Eyes deliver a powerful punk rock slap in the face to the pop music establishment with this amazing album of piano and guitar driven songs that agitate as much as comfort.  The dissonant guitars smash against the delicate yet ferocious piano melodies that result in an album full of vitality and exhilaration. 
  
Available on vinyl, CD and digital formats.  A full US tour will follow the album release.  Tour dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

Here is the video for the first single from the album "WWIII - Songs in Hiii-Fiii"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4wwZmLbTA0

http://cra.zyey.es/

Knick Knack Records recording artist Ray Cashman will be touring Europe in April and May 2015 in support of his sixth album, Desolation.

March 14 at Mullarkey's Bar - Cliften, Ireland

March 18 at Arthur's Pub - Dublin, Ireland

March 20 at McDaids Wine Bar - Ramelton, Ireland

March 21 at Rodden's Bar - Buncrana, Ireland

March 22 at McGilloway's Oyster Bar - Dunfanaghy, Dunegal, Ireland

March 25 at De Knoet - Aarschot, Belgium

March 26 at Cafe Belgie - Almelo, Netherlands

March 28 at Cafe Pollux - Venlo, Netherlands

March 31 at de Radio Campus - Lille, France

April 1 at Peek a Boo - Lille, France

April 3 at Le Prince Oreille - Poitiers, France

April 4 at Le Prince Oreille - Poitiers, France

April 5 at TBA - Angers, France

April 8 at Le Silex - Auxerre, France

April 9 at private event - Rennes, France

April 10 at TBA - Quimper, France

April 11 at Le bistro de la cité - Rennes, France

April 12 at Bar des Sports - Montreiul, France

http://www.raycashman.net/

Crazy Eyes release video for WWIII Songs in Hiii-Fiii, the first single from their debut album out on Knick Knack Records April 21, 2015