4.22.2008
Thank you all who came to the Facing New York Matt Fazzi's last shows last weekend. You guys made the shows very special ! The SF show was recorded, and we are making a cool plan so will keep you posted. Also check the tour section. They just announced some dates with RX bandits and Portugal The Man in July.
3.26.2008
Facing New York just announced that the upcoming 2 shows in CA will be Matt Fuzzi's last shows as a member of FNY. You can read the whole story posted by the band at their blog. The band also posted a new song called "All a this" (demo) at myspace. They will be recording a long waited new album in May.
3.20.2008
Facing New York announced 2 headlining shows in CA
4/18 at Troubadour, West Hollywood
4/19 at Bottom of The Hill
Gavin Castleton is playing some westcoast dates as a member of Ebu Gogo next month. Check out the dates at tour section. He has been recording his new solo album, which should be out this fall.
Eastern Youth released the new album in Japan. We are not releasing this album in the U.S. but it is available at iTune now. They have been playing many shows in Japan since the release and will play at Fuji Rock Festival this summer.
12.26.2007
12.19.2007
Facing New York are playing at the bottom of the hill in SF this Firday. It will be their last show of 2007. Don't miss it if you are in the area. The band have been writting new songs and are getting ready to record the new album soon.
If you are All State Champion fans and wondering what's up with them. Check out the following bands; ADERA (Todd and Wes's new band) and CARPENTER (Dan's new band)
11.01.2007
Facing New York is opening for Cursive at UC Santa Barbara on November 9. This show is open to public ($15 general/$10 student). Click here for more info.
We posted Awake and Alert and Facing New York live photos at the glasshouse by our good friend Lisa. Check them at our media section.
10.17.2007
Facing New York is back from Europe and just added to Cursive show at The Glass House, Pomona, CA tomorrow, 10/18.
09.28.2007
Awake and Alert announced 2 So CA dates and a big Tempe, AZ show in October !
10/18/2007 07:00 PM - The Glass House, Pomona CA
w/Cursive
10/19/2007 08:30 PM - The Knitting Factory (ALTERKNIT), Hollywood, CA
w/ Sirens Sister, E for Explosion
10/20/2007 11:00 AM -Southern Comfort Music Experience at Tempe Market Place, Tempe, AZ
Free Show 21+ w/ Cold War Kids, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Girl Talk, Sick Puppies, Architecture in Helsinki
09.25.2007
Facing New York " The Messenger " is now available through iTunes Music Store.
09.14.2007
AWAKE AND ALERT CD is out ! and The CD release show tonight !
If you are in AZ, please come to their CD release show at Wo-Club in Mesa, 200 N. Macdonald tonight. The door opens at 7:00 PM It will be an amazing show !
"Vow" is now on the Rock Play list at Napster and also free down load this week at rhapsody. If you wanna buy the CD at INSOUND, don't forget to use this code "awake_and_alert" for 10% discount until 10/31. Here are some reviews just came out;
Sound As Language.com
If you are not in AZ but in Bay Area, come to see Facing New York at Bottom of The Hill in San Francisco tonight. This is Europe send off show. they are going to Europe to support RX Bandits after this ! If you are not in AZ nor Bay Area but in Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina, come to see Gavin Castleton at Outer Banks Brewing Station w/ Eclectic Collective. tonight. He has new CDs and shirts to show you ! 08.30.2007 AWAKE AND ALERT " Devil In A Lambskin Suit "Pre-order begins! First of all, we will be releasing a new album on September 11, 2007. It comes from Mesa, Arizona’s AWAKE AND ALERT. The band recorded last winter with Bob Hoag (Limbeck, The Format, Dear And The Headlights) and produced the twelve-track Devil In A Lambskin Suit. We just started to take pre-order of the release at our web store. If you want to get it on time, go to the store section and order it now ! You can also pre-order it at our favorite indie record stores in AZ, Stinkweeds. The album is now available through most digital outlets! If you live in Arizona, don't forget that the band will be doing a special hometown release show on September 14 at the Wo-Club of Mesa at 7PM sharp. The show will also feature friends Dear And The Headlights, The Stiletto Formal, Return To Sender, and The Walrus. It will be a great show. Two tracks from the new record are available at the band’s MySpace page! http://www.myspace.com/awakeandalert Gavin Castleton’s For The Love Of Pete available now! Tour with The Eclectic Collective in September The brilliant Gavin Castleton's latest record, For The Love Of Pete is now availabel through all digital outlets. The record is a collection of songs Gavin wrote over the past six years about his longtime love interest. The album is available to purchase here. To support the record, Gavin has lined up a bunch of dates with The Eclectic Collective during September, dates below. Aug 31 @ The General Clinton Pub in Oneonta, NY solo and as Ebu Gogo http://www.myspace.com/gavincastleton Facing New York heading to Europe with RX Bandits! Facing New York will be heading to Europe for the first time in just a few weeks, opening for RX Bandits as they cross the continent. The band just got done doing some demos for their new album, so expect to hear lots of new grooves if you live in Europe. Following the tour, Facing New York will continue to write for their sophomore full-length. September 14, 2007 – Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco, CA “European Send-Off Show” w/ Kinski (Sub Pop) and Unnatural Helpers w/ RX Bandits 07.12.2007 Facing New York just announced the first European tour. They are supporting RX Bandits and hitting UK, Australia, Netherland and Germany this fall. Check the dates at tour section. Gavin Castleton is also touring this fall around east coast. The dates are posted and more dates will be added soon. We posted some live photos of Facing New York at Troubadour (7/5) and Gavin at Hotel Cafe (6/3) taken by our good friend, Lisa Huey. Check them at media section 06.19.2007 We are releasing the debut album of Awake and Alert from Mesa, AZ, "Devil In A Lambskin Suit" on September 11. The album was produced by Bob Hoag (The Format, Limbeck, Dear And The Headlights). The title track was posted at the band myspace and our myspace so check it out. The band is planning the CD release shows around the release date. More news is coming. Stay tune. Track List: 06.05.2007 Gavin Castleton just finished all CA dates. We would like to thank everybody came to the shows to support him and also helped us setting up and promote the shows. He is back home now and working on several projects. You will be hearing more music from him very soon. Also while he is in LA, he helped us to fix this web site so all pages are working correctly now. Thanks Gavin. Awake and Alert 's debut album was completed. It sounds beautil and classy ! We are planing to release it sometime in the fall and posting the details of the release very soon. 05.09.2007 Facing New York summer tour Facing New York just announced up-coming summer tour dates. The band has been wrtting new songs and will be playing some of them on this tour. After the tour, they will start pre-production for the new album. All dates are with Sacramento's instrumental three-piece TERA MELOS. By The End of Tonight (temporary residence) from Houston, TX will be on the tour from 6/15 - 6/28 also. Check the tour section for more details. 05.01.2007 Gavin in CA and Sprint PCS Gavin Castleton is playing some shows in CA this month. Here are the dates; 5/25 San Jose @ The Portable w/Facing New York and Electric Solf Parade 5/27 San Francisco @ Bottom of The Hill w/Wallpaper and Electric Soft Parade 5/30 Fullerton @ Plush Cafe 6/3 Los Angeles @ Hotel Cafe He still has a few dates to fill. If you book shows at club, cafe, or school and want him to play, please let us know at info@fiveoneinc.com If you are Sprint PSC custmer, you can download his song through your cell phone starting today for a week. Go to their front page. You should be able to see Gavin's song there. 04.17.2007 Please vote for Gavin's song "Women's Care E Flat Major" here
04.09.2007
Vote for Gavin Gavin Castleton was nominated for Best DJ/Electronica Act and Best Song (for Hymn 2, Women's Care E Flat Major) in the Providence Phoenix Best Music Poll 2007. Please vote for him and his song. Also his band Ebu Gogo was nominated for Best Live Act in Motif Magazine. Vote here Don't forget to check out Hospital Hymns e-card ! Hospital Hymns is now available at iTune music store 04.01.2007 SXSW review SXSW BAND SPOTLIGHT : FACING NEW YORK Sounds like: A more tuneful, pop-oriented TV On the Radio from Oakland Tribune 03.07.2007 Facing New York wants to tell you about up-coming tour. It's the new year. But we don't resolve to do anything. We intend to man up. We intend to deliver the message. We intend to share what we've been cooking. We intend to open our pores and let your sweat in. We leave for tour March 9th. Facing New York "Hot n' Ready" Tour 2007 featuring: - the new psychadelic rhythm & blues sounds! That's right! 2 guitars + 2 basses + 2 drum sets + 2 Fender Rhodes + 2 Roland Junos + 4 close friends = a band obsessed with "next" and hopelessly devoted to the black music and prog rock from the early 1970s. We have several new songs prepared for this tour, and will be continuing to write on the road in order to deliver you the freshest choice cuts. This will be our first tour as a four piece, and as anyone from Oakland will tell you, the shit is hard. Mar 9 2007 6:30P Knitting Factory - Hollywood, CA 02.14.2007 We are pre-releasing Gavin Castleton's "HOSPITAL HYMNS EP" on March 13 through iTune. 4 songs from the EP are up at our myspace site, www.myspace.com/fiveoneinc so check them out. Facing New York added more dates. Check the tour section. 02.05.2007 New Artists Welcome Gavin Castleton and Awake & Alert to join Five One Families; Gavin Castleton - As some of you saw him at the last facing new york tour or already have known him from Gruvis Malt, Ebu Gogo, and other his work, he is a great musican, singer, songwriter and friend of us. We have some his digital only EP releases in spring/summer and full length album in fall. Awake & Alert - we are very excited to work with this new band from Mesa, AZ. Since the EP release in 2005, they have been creating a buzz in AZ. They are currently recording the debut album with a producer, Bob Hoag to be released in summer. Five One at SXSW We are having Facing New York and Gavin Castleton for a label showcase with eenie meenie records at this year SXSW. It's on March 14 at Soho Lounge on 6th street, and it's our very first official showcase at SXSW. If you are in Austin or planing to attend SXSW, please stop by. It will be a great party. Facing New York will be annoucing some dates in CA and the area on the way to TX in March. Check the tour section or heir myspace page for more details. William Hut Remember Poor Rich Ones ? The voice of angles, the lead singer, William Hut signed to Universal Records in his home country, and his latest single is currently on top 5 of Norway national chart. He annouced some Norwegian dates so we posted at the tour section. Congraducations your success William ! 12.20.2006 EY new merch. We just added new Eastern Youth T-shirts and Hoodies to our web store. Go to the store section and click the link at the top 12.9.2006 Facing New York show in Bay Area FACING NEW YORK Friday, December 22nd, 2006 doors 8:30 - show 10:00 10.23.2006 Eastern Youth is coming Eastern Youth will start the fall U.S. tour this week. We made new shirts and hoodies for this tour so don't forget to check them at our merch table. Also EY is playing first at all shows with Cursive so get there early and don't miss their set. We added 2 shows after their cusive dates. 11/3 (Fri) at Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA w/Make Beleive * this show is 21+ 11/5 (Sun) at Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA w/Shinobu * all ages If you want to see them play longer set, please come to these shows. Facing New York annouced SF show in Dec. Check more details at tour section. 9.7.2006 Facing New York fall tour and video Facing New York just annouced fall US tour. This is the first tour after the depature of Rene Carranza. Their long time friend and solo artist Gavin Castleton is joining them for this tour to play keyboards. The band completed the first video, "Cutting My Hair," directed by Sean Paalsgard. It's available to view at www.facingnewyork.com/cuttingmyhair 8.19.2006 Eastern Youth announced fall US dates 8.16.2006
http://www.awakeandalert.net
Sep 6 @ The Canal Room in NYC w/ Eclectic Collective
Sep 7 @ The Shadow Lounge in Pittsburgh, PA w/ Eclectic Collective
Sep 8 @ DC Nine in Washington DC w/ Eclectic Collective
Sep 10 @ The Pour House Music Hall in Raleigh, NC w/ Eclectic Collective
Sept 11 @ The Garage in Winston Salem, NC w/ Eclectic Collective
Sep 12 @ The Pour House in Charleston, SC w/ Eclectic Collective
Sep 13 @ The Soapbox in Wilmington, NC w/ Eclectic Collective
Sep 14 @ Outer Banks Brewing Station in Kill Devil Hills, NC w/ Eclectic Collective
Sep 17 @ Rum Runners in Greensboro, NC w/ Eclectic Collective
Sep 19 @ Grape St. Pub in Philly, PA w/ Eclectic Collective
Sep 20 @ Court Tavern in New Brunswick, NJ w/ Eclectic Collective
Sep 21 @ Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, NY w/ Eclectic Collective
Sep 22 @ The Paradise in Boston, MA w/ Eclectic Collective
Sep 27 @ Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME w/ Eclectic Collective
Sep 28 @ Nectar's in Burlington, VT w/ Eclectic Collective
Sep 29 @Java Barn in Canton, NY w/Eclectic Collective
Oct 13 @ Holden St. Gallery in Providence, RI CD release show moved from Sep 1
September 18, 2007 - Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth,UK
September 19, 2007 - Cavern Club Exeter, UK
September 20, 2007 - Solus Bar Cardiff, UK
September 21, 2007 - Zodiac Oxford, UK
September 22, 2007 - Sugarmill Stoke on Trent, UK
September 23, 2007 - Cathouse Glasgow, Scotland
September 25, 2007 - KIngs College London, UK
September 26, 2007 - Academy 2 Newcastle, UK
September 27, 2007 - Barfly Birmingham, UK
September 28, 2007 - Academy 3 Manchester, UK
September 29, 2007 - Razzmatazz- Pop Bar Barcelona, Spain
October 3, 2007 BOA Luzern, Switzerland
October 4, 2007 -Schaffhausen Chaeller, Switzerland
October 5, 2007 - Sommercasino Basel, Switzerland
October 6, 2007 - Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 7, 2007 - Prime Club Koln, Germany
October 9, 2007 - Logo Hamburg, Germany
October 10, 2007 - Knaack Berlin, Germany
October 12, 2007 - Alter Schlachtof Hollabrunn, Austria
October 13, 2007 - Offenes Haus Oberwart, Austria
October 14, 2007 - Backstage Munich, Germany
1. Flight
2. Devil In A Lambskin Suit
3. Vows
4. Ready Or Not
5. Let Autumn Lift Me
6. Pretty Thieves
7. Hollow Bodies
8. Endless Blur Of Wonder
9. Starry-Eyed Visions
10. If It's So
11. Flawless
12. Eternal Life
"The skinny: The four band members — Eric Frederic, Matt Fazzi, Branden Canchola and Omar Cuellar — were trying their best to get people to turn out to their SXSW set. They were walking up and down Sixth Street wearing sandwich boards promoting the gig (as well as handing out coupons for free beers!). Those who took them up on the offer witnessed a pretty solid set of wild, art-pop tunes. The energetic band, which channels a type of Crazy Horse vibe, differentiated itself from the flock of SXSW clones with an eclectic instrumental mix that included two drum sets and a pair of Rhodes."
- the hot n' ready four piece lineup!
- meaner grooves!
- softer hearts!
(Alterknit Lounge)
Mar 10 2007 8:00P One Place - Phoenix, AZ
Mar 11 2007 8:00P The Hole - Clovis, NM
Mar 13 2007 8:00P The Sanctuary -San Antonio, TX
Mar 14 2007 8:00P SXSW : SoHo Lounge - Austin, TX
Mar 15 2007 3:00P SXSW : Plush (day show) - Austin, TX
Mar 16 2007 8:00P The Incubator - McAllen, TX
Mar 18 2007 8:00P The Rock - Tucson, AZ
Mar 19 2007 8:00P Che Cafe - San Diego, CA
Mar 23 2007 6:00P South Hills Community Church
- San Jose, CA
Mar 24 2007 7:30P The Music Tree - Morgan Hill, CA
w/ COLD HOT CRASH&THE HERMS
Bottom of the Hill
$10
1233 17th St
San Francisco, CA
Eastern Youth is opening for some westcoast dates of Cursive fall tour. The details are at tour section so check out. We are working on some other dates so will keep you posted.
Eastern Youth will come back to the U.S. this fall and play some shows around westcoast to support the latest album, "365-step blues ". The dates will be announced soon.
Facing New York will hit the road again in September. They already announced 2 shows in So CA and more dates will be announced.
8.04.2006
Facing New York announced Rene Carranza's final show
Friday, September 1 at Slim's in San Francisco
all ages 9:00pm
You can buy the ticket here
7.18.2006
Facing New York with Coheed and Cambria
Facing New York is playing 3 shows at The Glasshouse in Pomona, CA next month. Check the details at tour section.
After the surgery, Eric has recovered and joined the band last night in Sacramento. Now he is on the tour with the band.
7.03.2006
Important News from Facing New York
Hello everyone- it is Omar.. aka the drummer... aka the bearer of bad news. Here we go:
1) Eric Frederic checked himself into the hospital 3 days ago due to pains in the gut. He went under the knife 2 days ago to remove a blockage in his large intestine caused by scar tissue from an apendectomy a couple of years ago. He is now short 10" of intestine and he came up on an 8" scar on his belly. He's fine. He's recovering in the hospital for the next few days.
As for the tour coming up- We're canceling the Albaquerque show, and we're starting in Phoenix sans Eric. We will be rocking as a 4 piece with Matt Fazzi on lead vocals.
We're not sure where along the tour Eric will join us or if he will at all. We shall see.
2) Rene Carranza will be touring as a member of Facing New York for the last time over the course of the next 3 weeks. Rene has decided to continue his education at UC Berkeley. Here's a short message from him:
Ladies, gents, lovely friends,
I've been looking all over the place for some intangible thing called balance, and
I haven't found it. End vagueness now: I'm going back to UC Berkeley on August 22nd and the Facing New Yorks will proceed without me. The tour we're embarking on this week will be my last with the dudes, so if you miss these shows, you're missing a farewell of sorts (aside from the .peace-out, Rene. show tba).
It's a bitter-sweet departure, needless to say. We are on great terms, I love them and I'm pretty sure they love me, and we'd make it out if Matt didn't have a girlfriend. Or if Eric liked guys. I've had the privilege of playing with four phenomenally talented musicians and in the course of our comradeship we've grown together like a beard on a face and the hot-sauce that drips into it. Omar is the hot-sauce. Brandon's the solid. Matt's the love and Eric is my guy. I'm sad to leave the baby-Frankenstein I helped birth together, but I'm ecstatic about the possibilities of my new life. I will keep writing and playing music and will surely collaborate with one or two of four or five of the New Brunswicks (FNYs).
To the lovely homies who have come into my life via our touring (the Minnesotans, the Arizonians, Washingtonians, New Yorkers, Japanese, San Diegahns, and every Canadian who was ever born), I truly hope to see you again and I cherish the memories that have stuck; come hang out with me in Berkeley. Thanks for the support. F*** the world bank.
Rene
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So that is that. We do love Rene, and we know that he will do great things. We support him 100% of the way. Go Tito.
Having said that.... all this drama is all the more reason to come out to some shows. Come see a weird 4 pc version of FNY as well as Rene's last shows in your town. See you guys soon. PEACE.
-Omar
6.28.2006
We are looking for an intern !
We are looking for an intern who can help us web design/marketing now. Please e-mail us at info@fiveoneinc.com if you are interested.
Thanks
6.26.2006
Facing New York New Tour Dates
Facing New York is back from Japan and going out with Kaddisfly(Hopeless Records)in July. The dates and info are at tour section.
5.04.2006
i-Tune
The following titles are now available at i-Tune music store for the first time.
Eastern Youth "What Can You See From Your Place"
Eastern Youth "Don Quijote"
(The first time availabel in the U.S. !)
Eastern Youth "365-step blues"
Facing New York "Swimming Not Treading - EP"