http://www.cougarlabel.com makin' your ears better Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:46:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Up The Empire's new EP Loose Ends is out now! Get your copy here.  See the band LIVE (for the first time in 10 month's) and get your hands on a physical copy of the new disc TOMORROW NIGHT at Mercury Lounge in NYC with Bon Savants and Ford ... http://www.cougarlabel.com/up-the-empire/uptheempire_looseends/ The holiday season is upon us...  and we think it's only right that we offer you up a free download of Doug Keith's new, and so very naughty, Christmas track "Hey, Mrs. Claus".  Santa's got somethin' big under the tree for Mrs. Claus this year... and he can't wait to ... http://www.cougarlabel.com/doug-keith/mrsclaus/ Details for the Up The Empire release party for their new EP Loose Ends are in!  UTE will be taking the stage with numerous guests, and is bringing Boston's Bon Savants and our own Ford & Fitzroy along for the ride.  It'll be one hell of a fantastic night... and, ... http://www.cougarlabel.com/up-the-empire/up-the-empire-ep-release-show/ Just a quick update today to let you know that Doug Keith is playing a FREE SHOW TONIGHT at The Living Room in NYC.  He's on at 9pm sharp and will be joined by a lovely crew of ladies and one gentleman... Kendall Meade of Mascott, Lindsay Sullivan of Clair, ... http://www.cougarlabel.com/doug-keith/dougtonight/ Clair and Ann Courtney & The Late Bloomers take over RockWood Music Hall this Friday.  The show is totally FREE and starts at 10pm sharp.  It's a surefire way to start (or if your the earlybird type, finish) your night off right.  We'll see you there! http://www.cougarlabel.com/news/clair-at-rockwood-this-friday/ [caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="photo: Jonny Leather"][/caption] The show last week was great. Ford & Fitzroy killed it. Jonny Leather was there and wrote up a great review of the show and took some awesome pictures. Click here to read it. http://www.cougarlabel.com/ford-fitzroy/ford-fitzroy-cd-release-show-review/ Ford & Fitzroy's debut album Canyons is out now! Get your copy here. http://www.cougarlabel.com/news/ford-fitzroy-canyons-out-now/ [caption id="attachment_342" align="alignnone" width="324" caption="Ford and Fitzroy at Studio at Webster Hall Nov. 13"][/caption] Hey there folks. What a week! Obama is the new President Elect and there were parties in the streets. We're keeping the good times rolling next week because Ford & Fitzroy are having their CD release show ... http://www.cougarlabel.com/news/ford-fitzroy-cd-release-show-nov-13/ Dianogah's latest album qhnnnl got a great review on Pitchfork yesterday. Go check it out. In September, we launched At Home Anywhere, our podcast series, with Dianogah. They came to Brooklyn and recorded three songs for us, one of which, "snowpants," is on the new album. Go take a look at ... http://www.cougarlabel.com/at-home-anywhere/dianogahs-qhnnnl-get-reviewed-on-pitchfork/ At Home Anywhere is back for Round 2 with Chicago Soul Rock power trio Catfish Haven.  The tracks were recorded on Oct 6, 2008 on the band's tour in support of their new album Devastator (Out Now on Secretly Canadian).  We caught pretty spectacular, stripped down, versions of two tracks ... http://www.cougarlabel.com/news/at-home-anywhere-catfish-haven/