CANASTA - TONIGHT @ Schubas! // Pre-order the Album! // Hear Track 11!

(sent on 2010-05-07)

It's go time...

2 RECORD RELEASE SHOWS - TONIGHT @ SCHUBAS (SAT. 5/8)
Tonight's the night! It's all been building up to this. Come celebrate with us! Details at the bottom of this e-mail...

PRE-ORDER THE FAKEOUT, THE TEASE AND THE BREATHER!
If you're in Chicago, you can get your hands on the CD at tonight's release shows (Sat. 5/8 @ Schubas). But otherwise, the album's official street date is Tue. 5/18, when it should be available from iTunes, CD Baby and record stores. But if you prefer your water "straight from the tap" (as they say), pre-order it now directly from us and we'll ship it to you so that it arrives by then! And we're keeping the price low too: just $10, plus $2 for S&H if you're in the U.S. We've got a PayPal account (orders@canastamusic.com), but for more info on sending a check, international shipping and/or buying other music and merch, please e-mail us at that address or visit our "store" page. Thanks!

TRACK 11: "PLAN YOUR ESCAPE" + *THREE* FREE DOWNLOADS
Here's track 11, the album-closer that The Reader called "uncomfortably intimate"...

Stream the final track: Plan Your Escape
FREE Downloads: Mexico City // I Don't Know Where I Was Going with This // Reading the Map Upside Down
Stream the rest of the record: Canasta's Website // SoundCloud // Facebook // MySpace // Last FM // Pure Volume

MORE KILLER PRESS...
This week's most notable press comes from The Reader ("so perfect -- every note falling into place with deeply satisfying craftsmanship -- that you'll swear you've heard it before. But you haven't..."), New City ("packed with comfortable R&B, ranging from breezy, horn-driven strut-rock to pensive bluesy ballads... a simple equation of quick riffs mixed with hummable melodies"), Chicago Innerview and WGN News ("a band that just does orchestral, indie pop as well as any group in Chicago"... just click on "Daily Buzz").

HEAR CANASTA'S LIVE PERFORMANCE ON WBEZ'S "EIGHT FORTY-EIGHT"
Yesterday, we appeared on WEBZ's "Eight Forty-Eight." As avid listeners of the show, it was a blast to be a part of it. We did an interview and performed in-studio versions of "Mexico City" and "I Don't Know Where I Was Going with This." In case you missed it, you can hear it now here.

MADISON W/ CLEM SNIDE (FRI. 5/14) We can't wait for this one. Details below...


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SATURDAY, MAY 8TH
@ SCHUBAS
(CHICAGO, IL)

CANASTA
2 RECORD RELEASE SHOWS

18+ EARLY SHOW
with GREGORY AND THE HAWK
7:00 PM // $14 // Tickets
Ticket price includes a copy of the new CD!

21+ LATE SHOW
with BRIGHTON, MA
10:30 PM // $14 // Tickets
Ticket price includes a copy of the new CD!

Presented by The Onion & CHIRP


FRIDAY, MAY 14TH
@ THE FREQUENCY
(MADISON, WI)

CANASTA
with
CLEM SNIDE
and
THE HELIGOATS

10:00 PM // $12 // 21+ // Tickets
Presented by True Endeavors

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