On July 16, 2013 Knick Knack Records releases Mystery Ship II on 12 inch 45 rpm vinyl , engineered and co-produced with Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden, High On Fire, 3 Inches of Blood)

Here's what famed record producer and musician Gordon Raphael (The Strokes, Regina Spektor) has to say about this record (Gordon is producing the follow up recordings to this record):

"Young people today, across the nation are "super turning on" to the new frenzied guitar fuzz-rock sound! And exploding out of Seattle, Washington sails Mystery Ship- four energetic musicians who join forces to become key players in this loud and exciting genre within the music scene.   

Unlike some of their predecessors in the Pop field, Mystery Ship cut loose and give their devoted fans something wilder, something heavier and more riff-centric on their new self-titled EP. In a time of more reliance on machines and even computer-corrected compositions emerging from the major labels- Mystery Ship turns the tables, and turns up the volume to show what drums, bass guitars and singing can sound like in the hands of highly creative REAL musicians.    

From the unforgettable opening theme of Better Off, which runs like a freight train and impacts like a landslide-- to the more introspective and deep earth of Paleodaze, Mystery Ship show a variety of moods and situations which are guaranteed to rewards close listenings and add legions of new fans to their already expanding legacy! I think its high time we climb aboard and NOT miss out on any of the adventure!" 

Gordon Raphael

Thursday July 11th: GravelRoad @ 8:30pm, Moondoggies @ 10pm. DJ Sets by Greg Vandy @ 8pm sharp!

Although they billed themselves as the Allman Butters, this was actually the Moondoggies running through their

entire new album, 'Adios, I'm A Ghost'.

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Here are some photos from the event:

Knick Knack Records will host a label showcase with three of our bands at Everyday Music in the Capital Hill neighborhood of Seattle.

Mystery Ship, GravelRoad, and Half Light will be performing songs from their new albums and we'll have special deals on vinyl records.

This is a FREE ALL AGES event and starts on 2pm.

Mystery Ship talks to NWCZ Radio about the new record titled 'II' and each member tells us who they would love to jam with. Thanks Big D and crew!

The music blog Nada Mucho recently caught up with with Knick Knack Records artists, Half Light prior to their appearance at Durge Fest (at Barboza).

Below is an excerpt from the interview conducted by Matt Ashworth:

NadaMucho.com: What is Half Light and why should anyone care?
Dayna Loeffler: Half Light is a Seattle based psychedelic pop band that writes textural, dreamy sound-scaped type songs. We’re too old to keep up with the “Flavor of the Month” and therefore will never be eligible for soundtrack placement on any The OC type series or any Fast and Furious franchise “films,” but we’ve been playing together for a good chunk so we understand how to interact with one another, how to ebb and flow.

NM: What can people expect from your show tonight at Barboza?
DL: We’re too old for any trapeze acts, even if we have some great ideas on paper. So, probably just a lush 45 minutes of guitar-driven, textural, vibey rock songs. Barb can’t be there to play cello but our friend Amanda will sit in on violin for three songs. It’s sounding real nice.

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"If gauzy, impressionistic dream pop in the vein of Mazzy Star is your idea of summer music, then look no further then Seattle’s Half Light. This is summer music like a sunny sky that’s streaked with storm clouds. The song [Emerald City] appears on the band’s full-length Things To Figure Out."

-The Delete Bin

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Lonesome Shack is the moniker Ben Todd has applied to his trio of folk-blues troops. They’ve been marching to a steady beat for about six years now, belting out three LPs and an EP in something like record time and following them up with five tours, two of them nationwide.

Their latest offering: City Man, a mesmerizing and highly rhythmic blues record. It manages to give its songs a strong sense of urgency and technical excellence without losing any of its bluesy atmosphere, which it has in spades. It’s a hypnotic listen, assured and airtight in every way. What makes this all the more amazing is that the album was recorded live in one evening.

To keep you on your toes, the Shack has decided to hit the road this july and august, covering a vast swath of the Midwest and touching base on the East Coast and the South before working their way back toward home. Specifically, the tour looks like this:

July 12 - Cafe Racer Tour Kickoff!!, Seattle, WA

August 13 - Doe Bay After Party, Chop Suey, Seattle, WA

"As on Wohl's 2012 demo, this is barebones, standalone guitar music. In many ways, the demo was a tribute  to the blues and Americana influences that Wohl proudly wears on his sleeve. These two songs, however, find him starting to work out his own idiom within that tradition. His playing is thoroughly indebted to Fahey, still, but "Moonfeeder" is more measured than Fahey's spry, even effusive, plucking. The guitar is almost melancholic at times, without being heavy-handed. Wohl ends the tune with a flourish of upbeat plucking, though; an overnight train journey and not an all-night bender, perhaps, is the setting.
"Song of Impermanence" sounds like a tighter, more coherent reworking of the loose, improvised "Melatonin Blues," my favorite tune from the 2012 demo. The piece is a bit of lonesome midnight solitude crafted in a jaunty form. Around 4:21 the song soars off into ethereal heights, closing on a note of perfect, spacy elegance."

-Wizago, Drug Punk

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http://KEXP.ORG presents Lonesome Shack performing "Dwellers" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded June 1, 2013.

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Additional live footage can be found here:

http://blog.kexp.org/2013/08/12/live-video-lonesome-shack/

http://KEXP.ORG presents Lonesome Shack performing "Switcher" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded June 1, 2013.

For a link to the full performance click here

Additional live footage can be found here:

http://blog.kexp.org/2013/08/12/live-video-lonesome-shack/