FIELDS OF GAFFNEY

ERIC GAFFNEY

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News (updated Saturday, June 27, 2009)

UPCOMING Fields of Gaffney shows!

Saturday, July 18, 2009 6:00 PM

FIELDS OF GAFFNEY

@REBEL SOUND RECORDS

146 North Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Cost: est. $5-7.00 (all ages!)

Fields of Gaffney w. special guests

at ’The Room’ at Rebel Sound Records

146-A North Street, Pittsfield, MA.

currently attempting to procure shows in western mass...

and in various neighboring states (e.g. vermont, connecticut, new york state) within a 50 mile radius....

Fields of Gaffney =

Eric, Sebadoh

Les, Claudia Malibu

Paul, King Radio

RECENT Fields of Gaffney shows!

~ we played three shows in january (belchertown, easthampton, + keene, n.h.) one last minute show in april... and 2 more local shows in june COLONIAL THEATER...f.o.g.review

THE ELEVENS (Pleasant St, Northampton)

10pm $5 (21 + over)

Fields of Gaffney, opening for Tribella (Austin, TX.) w. special guests

Thursday June 4, 2009

with RABBIT RABBIT, MIKE FLOOD

SIERRA GRILLE (Bay State Hotel)

Northampton, Massachusetts 01060

Cost: $2 21 + over

Friday April 17, 2009 >10:00 PM

The Elevens, Northampton, MA.

Robert American's Little Brother

Movie Star Junkies (Italy)

***FIELDS OF GAFFNEY (Jan 09)

currently a sparse set-up... guild acoustic guitar/voc. and gibson firebird bass..and i use a tamborine for my right foot on the floor : Eric (Sebadoh) & Les LaBarge (Claudia Malibu) we've played a few electric shows since dec 07 with a few drummers but as of yet we don't have a definitive line-up, but fields~ has been like that all the while. _____________________________

MAIL ORDERS! Having been doing 'mail orders' here and there since 1983 (25 yrs) but at this point i'm not doing mail orders. orders are far too few and sporadic. in time i'll see if i can can get proper distribution for the 2 solo and 2 f.o.g. titles

UNCHARTED WATERS is available directly from the labels (Old Gold in Atlanta, GA. oldagolda@hotmail.com, & Handmade Records in Oslo, Norway if you're in Europe) the 'CD-R's' (Nature Walk + Cosmic Chicken & Egg) are out-of-print so to speak...

(FREE) Songs from all 4 titles in the MP3 section below, & on the MYSPACE site.

purchase "Uncharted Waters" DIRECTLY from OLD GOLD & HANDMADE RECORDS

RECENT SEBADOH SHOWS/NEWS:

Bubble & Scrape reissue review garners 4 Stars in Rolling Stone (July, 2008) "Gaffney Rages"

PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL, Performing 'BUBBLE & SCRAPE' w. PUBLIC ENEMY + MISSION OF BURMA!

JULY 18, 2008 Chicago, IL.

SEBADOH UK/Europe Tour

April 22-to-May 9, 2008

14 Shows, 10 Countries

ireland, england, scotland, denmark, sweden, france, belgium, holland, germany, & turkey)

PRIMAVERA SOUND FESTIVAL in Barcelona,Spain May, 2008

BUBBLE & SCRAPE Reissue (CD only)

REL: June 18TH (u.s.) Sub Pop/Domino

REL: MAY 5, 2008 (UK) DOMINO RECORDS

CLUB EUROPA, Meserole (Greenpoint, Brooklyn) Sunday, September, 2nd, 2007

REVIEWS OF BROOKLYN SHOW

CMJ (review + photos from Brooklyn show!) CMJ

BETA BLOCK (review + photos) Beta Block

THE FREED MAN (52 SONG REISSUE!)

RELEASED JUNE 25TH (UK) Tuesday JULY 10, 2007 (US) (more below, reviews, previews)

PITCHFORK REVIEW (JULY 20TH)

STYLUS (FREED MAN REVIEW!) STYLUS

POP MATTERS Pop Matters

UK MUSIC.COM UK MUSIC.COM

DROWNED IN SOUND (FREED MAN review) DROWNED IN SOUND

COKE MACHINE GLOW (Freed Man Review) COKE MACHINE GLOW

TRANSFORM ONLINE (FREED MAN review) TRANSFORM ONLINE

PREFIX MAG PREFIX MAG

SOUNDS XP SOUNDS XP (UK)

DELUSIONS OF ADEQUACY (DOA) DOA

AQUARIUS RECORDS (SAN FRANCISCO) AQUARIUS RECORDS

EXCLAIM! (CANADA) EXCLAIM!

SPACELAB.TV Freed man review... SPACELAB.TV

TINY MIX TAPES TINY MIX TAPES

BOOMKAT BOOMKAT

TIGERS OF LOVE (blogspot) TIGERS OF LOVE

THE LINE OF BEST FIT.COM LINEOFBESTFIT.COM

SEATTLE WEEKLY SEATTLE WEEKLY

NEWBURY COMICS NEWBURY COMICS

DIGITAL OTHER MUSIC.COM DIGITAL OTHER MUSIC.COM

AMAZON (customer reviews...) AMAZON

FREED MAN 'COLLEGE RADIO CHARTS' WNYU (top ten)

THE FREED MAN #9 WNYU (Aug 13th)

THE FREED MAN played on these fine radio stations:

>NYC 'Solo' shows JUNE>JULY>AUGUST 07 KNITTING FACTORY CALENDAR

KNITTING FACTORY

74 LEONARD STREET NY NY

9:00 PM TAP BAR, 'FREE'SHOW

NINA PERSSON (CARDIGANS) PLAYING UPSTAIRS

PLAYED MY ASS OFF IN NEW YORK CITY ALL SUMMER, HERE ARE THE MOST RECENT SHOWS...FOR A LIST OF PAST SHOWS, IT'S TOWARDS THE END OF THE LONG RUNNING PAGE OF THIS WEBSITE...SOMEWHERE IN THERE.

*Friday, July 27, 2007

THE LIVING ROOM

154 Ludlow St (Stanton + Rivington) Manhattan

NO COVER ($5 TIP JAR SUGGESTION)

with LA STRADA + many more....

*Tuesday July 31, 2007

THE MERCURY LOUNGE

217 East Houston Street NY NY

Eric Gaffney (Sebadoh) 7pm

Frankopollis 8pm

Lissy Trullie 9pm

The Virgins 10pm

*Saturday August 4th $8.00 at door (FREE at 6:00PM for art opening) LUNA LOUNGE 361 METROPLITAN AVE. (@HAVERMEYER) WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN

Five Shows + 1 guest appearance(s) >IN NEW YORK CITY/BROOKLYN June 9-28TH

(GLASSLANDS GALLERY, THE LIVING ROOM, DEATH BY AUDIO, CAKESHOP, LIT, SOUTHPAW)

Thanks to TIME OUT NYC for previewing all of my shows in each issue for four weeks, + thanks L Magazine for their sense of humour, + thanks the venues, promoters, bands who loaned us backline, and to my fantastic friends who put me up!

(New) INTERVIEW I did with The Varsity (TORONTO) but you have to 'log in' to view it! (takes a few minutes...)

SEBADOH Reunion Tour

Febuary 26 to April 17th 2007

a dozen SOLD OUT shows, passed through 29 states, 3 Canadian dates, 35 shows, in 62 days including a week of rehearsal..

I posted a 'Tour Diary' BLOG Part 1 and 2 + 3 and Part 4 on MYSPACE detailing my journeys, notes, breakfast menus, and what have you: GO TO MY SPACE BLOG (to read the tour journal)

(originally released: Homestead Records, September, 1989)

Released by DOMINO RECORDS

Mon, June 25 in the UK, and in the U.S., Tue. July 10, 2007.

This is a reissue of most of the original cassette & LP, 52 songs in all, 26 of Lou's, 26 of mine (1 cover song a piece) including much of the first three singles/splits,'bonus' tracks = never before heard songs, on CD for the first time and available on vinyl (double LP w. gatefold sleeve)

I re-mastered and re-sequenced the fifty two songs, piecing it all back together, summer/fall'06, after which it was mastered at Abbey Road Studios in London.

The Freed Man, PITCHFORK NEWS PITCHFORK

SPIN MAGAZINE SPIN

BILLBOARD BILLBOARD

REVIEWS of THE FREED MAN Reissue:

SUBBA-CULTCHA SUBBA-CULTCHA

BOOMKAT (review!) BOOMKAT

DROWNED IN SOUND (review) DROWNEDINSOUND

HARP Magazine... HARP

Tiny Mix tapes feature... TinyMixTapes

SPACELAB SPACELAB

TRIPWIRE TRIPWIRE

GOLDMINE Mag, Peter Lindblad goldminemag

Listen to "NEST" Here! sixeyesblogspot

***SEBADOH Reunion Tour Reviews and Features*** (April, 2007)

LEFT HIP (review of Montreal show) LEFT HIP

POP MATTERS (PHILADELPHIA SHOW) POP MATTERS

WASHINGTON DC (9:30 CLUB) REVIEW DCIST.COM

CHART ATTACK Chart Attack

QRO Mag review KRO Mag

Boston Globe review Boston Globe

New York Press article NYPRESS.COM

SF Bay Guardian SFBG

Gaffney interview for Arizona daily Wildcat, Tuscon, AZ. (last show) Wildcat

Eric, Pearl Street, Northampton Flickr.com

Talahasee Democrat preview/interview w. eric Tallahassee. Democrat

DC show review (D.O.A.) Delusions of Adequacy http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/poprock/301893,SHO-Sunday-seb18.article

Chicago Sun Times Chicago Sun Times

Chicago Chicago Innerview

Newsday NYC review Newsday

DAILY COLLEGIAN (U-MASS) review (Nton) DAILY COLLEGIAN

Daily Collegian review/Freakscene threads Northampton/Pearl Street review

Blamonet thread blamonet

The Big Takeover (SF review) The Big Takeover

Spin Magazine/re: Noise Pop SPIN

Paperstereo Blogspot Paperstereo blogspot

Last FM Last FM

Now! Toronto 'shows that rocked' w. photo Now Toronto

Minneapolis review University Chronicle

A review of our send off show in Tuscon Tuscon Wildcat

Prefix mag Prefix Mag

Sebadoh reunion noted in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL WALL STREET JOURNAL

BILLBOARD (re: phoner... ahem, blah.) BILLBOARD

NME grabs the Billboard story..

Sebadoh set to reform NME

MTV mentions reunion tour... MTV NEWS

POLLSTAR POLLSTAR

Reunion tour dates (+ new live photo) LIVEMUSICBLOG

Sebadoh Reunion Tourdates

(Thanks Kevin + Dawn at BIG SHOT)

2/26 San Diego Casbah

2/27 Costa Mesa Detroit Bar

2/28 San Fran GAMH/ Noisepop

3/02 Portland Berbatis Pan

3/03 Vancouver Richards

3/04 Seattle Neumos

3/06 Eugene WOW Hall

3/08 Santa Cruz The Attic

3/09 Los Angeles Troubadour

3/10 Los Angeles Spaceland

3/15 Phoenix Clubhouse

3/16 Albuquerque Launchpad

3/17 Boulder Fox Theater

3/19 Minneapolis 400 Bar

3/20 Milwaukee Shank Hall

3/21 Chicago Metro

3/22 Detroit Magic Stick

3/23 Toronto Lees Palace

3/24 Montreal La Sala Rossa

3/29 Northampton Pearl St

3/30 Boston Paradise

3/31 New York Webster Hall

4/1 MAXWELLS (NJ)

4/03 DC 9:30 Club

4/04 Carrboro Cats Cradle

4/06 Louisville Headliners

4/07 Nashville Exit In

4/08 Atlanta Variety Playhouse

4/09 Tallahassee Beta Bar

4/10 Orlando The Social

4/12 New Orleans TBA

4/13 Houston Walters on Washington

4/14 Austin Emos

4/16 Tucson Club Congress

PITCHFORK (photos) Pitchfork

photo(s) of us in San Diego (1st show) SD City Beat

Paste Magazine Paste magazine

'Gimme Indie Rock" clip (GAMH/SF) on YOU TUBE EARBUD (Gimme video clip)

The Big Takeover (Noise Pop/GAMH review) Big Takeover

Noise Pop profile Sebadoh, Noise Pop (GAMH)

'Future Wife in a Mini-skirt" Time Door

Marqueemag.com Marquee Mag (Colorado)

Noise Pop preview... Noise Pop

SPIN re: GAMH show SPIN

PHOTOS from GAMH show! 7x7sf.com

review of GAMH San Francisco 2/28/07 GAMH Review

MP3.Com review of GAMH/Noise Pop

Chicago Innerview Chicago Metro

The Phoenix (Boston) The Phoenix

OC Register OC Register

SEBADOH (answers.com) Answers.com

Daily Bruin (article) Daily Bruin

Portland Mercury (preview) Portland Mercury

PREFIX MAG/Troubadour review

more NEW Photos (Troubadour, L.A.)

PAPER STEREO BLOGSPOT

blog review of Troubadour (LA) Troubadour blog review

Reunion tour news + "Uncharted Waters" mention in BILLBOARD (12/21/06) Billboard

New 'Lost at Sea' Sebadoh Part III Interview up... (1/17/07) Lost at Sea

FAN LETTERS, BLOGS, AND REVIEWS

RE: SEBADOH REUNION TOUR

WOW! i suppose I should be honored, or is that horrified to read this blog war regarding our Noise Pop performance at the Great American Music hall show. No one seemed to notice 2007 was the 100th Anniversary of GAMH... and Cafe Du Nord. 2 of my favorite spots.

...in response to...

"Here's top my Health and Livin Right" TIMEDOOR

Seattle Weekly (preview)

Seattle (hmm... i thought the show was fun, solid, and rocking in all respects... but YES= we were on 3+1/2 hrs sleep, after Vancouver/Customs, and played at Triple Door (KEXP event) that afternoon.)

STRANGER (Seattle)

Portland Mercury

SEBADOH, THE BENT MOUSTACHE (Berbati's Pan, 10 SW 3rd) Underneath my graduation gown of San Dieguito High School's Class of '96 (Go Mustangs!), I was wearing a Sebadoh T-shirt. To say I was a teenage Sebadoh fan would be a severe understatement. I wrote Lou Barlow letters (to which he never responded) and penned lengthy fanzine articles about how Bakesale was not such a grand departure from Bubble and Scrape. Granted, obsessively following Sebadoh was like kryptonite to the opposite sex, but I was content in my fanboy lifestyle, knowing that I'd most likely lose my virginity by the time the band reunited with original drummer Eric Gaffney in the year 2007. While I was right about the whole reunion thing, sadly I am still looking for the special girl who will take my tender flower. Sigh. EZRA ACE CARAEFF

... from PORTLAND, OR.

...for being so cool when we said hi after the show in portland. Being humble will only get you so far, though- in order to be a true rock star, you should work on being dismissive and snobby. Lou barlow should thank you for letting him ride your coat tails and being able to tour again. I mean, dinosaur who? Exactly- this will last a lifetime, so fuck him. The fans who buy your albums don't matter, remember that! Show nothing but contempt for them. Thanks again.

...from ST LOUIS

Eric or whomever reads this,

I feel like a dick. I have never bought any of your music. I thought I knew SebaDoh, until I found your website, ironically via ‘the Sebadoh III re-release deal? I want to buy your records now, you have the sound I was drawn to originally? its like when I found out santa claus was a scam or when GB took office, whichever you prefer?how could Lou and Jason take all the limelite, keep the name Sebadoh and sap the Sebadoh juices to the sad ironically self titled sputtering LAST record??the sebadoh? or AKA the great rock and roll swindle part 2??? Where do I start? With albums, songs etc I liked the mp3's a lot.

Sincerely feelin? duped,

from the guy who tried to get the drunk off the stage in Eugene, OR

Thanks for including Eugene on your tour. I was thinking though, as were others last night, and maybe you even heard or thought something to this effect. The last Sebadoh album was 1999. So maybe, go with me on this, your fan base stopped growing around then. So now your population of fans is aging and while we were once in college, some of us now have jobs and even kids that we love and want to help take care of. So like maybe we need to get up early in the morning. When the opening band didn't go on until 9:30 and then unleashed all their sarcastic shit which might have been cool fifteen years ago, it left a few people mad because some might be thinking of bed and why in the hell are we torturing ourselves and was Sebadoh really all that great? I would think that maybe you guys would actually want to get out a bit earlier too and do whatever you would feel like. I left around midnight right when Jason went to the guitar. I'm glad I stayed to see you but I wish that I could have seen the whole thing for which I paid and not have been sitting around for an hour and a half thinking about reading to my son or wanting to throw eggs at the Bent Moustache. Maybe it's just Eugene. We're not exactly a 24 hour party town. Whatever, it was good, but I'm left wondering if going on so late might not work against you one day.

fan's blog, re: Troubadour

Sunday, March 11, 2007 Sebadoh Current mood: tired What a slammin' weekend I've had. I'll simply highlight the highlight of my weekend. Thursday night Dan and I flew into LAX and drove to Pasadena, checked into the Westin there.. very nice. The next day Dan dropped me off on Melrose Ave in LA so I could blow 5 hours shopping while he had a meeting with clients. It was a very different experience for me. If you've ever been to LA you'd know what I mean. It's crowded and busy and wicked trendy. I had a nice time and met some friendly people. Then Dan picked me up and we drove to the Sheraton at LAX where we had a suite. After we rested for a while we went back to LA to go see Sebadoh at the Troubador. We went to this really great restaurant there called Skewers. Wicked delish Tandoor chicken skewers, great house merlot too! Then the Sebadoh show... the opening band was sadly to say--- dreadful. I felt for them, really I did. But really... gawd what a spazz/twat. Do me a favor and pronounce that as if you were on holiday in the UK.

Anyways, Sebadoh came on and all was right with the world. They played three encores and they were spot on. Beautiful guitars, beautiful drumming. Absolutely monumental show. All the cheer and "fucking with you" humor was there. They even played "just gimme indie rock", so wonderful. Eric Gaffney has apparently gone through some sort of transformation. He was described to me as a 6'3 angry redhead drummer who was occasionally known to leave the middle of a show on a whim. But he was surprisingly charming and played the guitar and drums with the precision of a mercedes-benz engine tuning boutique (ok, a little gawdy metaphor never hurt anyone). Lou and Jason were spot on as well and played beautifully. I'm so happy to have finally seen them and really happy they've re-joined so that others can share in the experience. "rescuing wounded animals and diligently nursing them back to health and returning them to their woodland homes... SEBADOH! "

Good to meet you the other night. So, I really wanted to post a thorough review of the show at Spaceland on my blog, but I was inspired by my muse. You have to remember the huge drunk asshole on the left side of the stage who was clapping and shouting and being a dick. That was my former nemesis Justin Williams of crappy Thermals rip-off band The Talk formerly of Charlotte, NC where I just moved from a few months ago. He moved around the same time and I was really surprised to see him standing 3 feet in front of me at the show. Then, halfway though the show my girlfriend got sick and we had to leave. So, I didn’t even get to see the whole show. I hope Justin didn’t do anything toooooo drastic. He sure likes to throw punches when he’s drunk. I posted a link to an article about him on my blog ?he was on tour with the Fall and threw a banana peel at Mark E. Smith?

But I really enjoyed it and it was good to meet you guys. I’m originally from New Hampshire, so I’m always excited to run into northerners. If you want to link my blog to your site or anything then that’d be great?I’ll do the proper review next time. Cheers! Brian

hi there sebadoh (if this is really you), hope you're well. just a quick hello from sydney. i was introduced to your music by my slightly crazy uncle when i was 11 or 12 i think?? and i just wanted to say that you guys are the main reason i began to smoke pot. and i still smoke a little these days, so you could say you've seriously altered my life. it's been good though, weird but enjoyable. really like that re-issue thingy on domino, took me back. anyhoo, take care morgan

END OF SEBADOH TOUR RECENT ARCHIVES

SEBADOH REUNION TOUR DIARY Hey readers. (this includes everyone who appreciates that i'm back in the band for the reissues and reunion tour and also those who would prefer otherwise.) This is the first time I have documented a tour online, as a journal, blog, tour report.

(Blog Part ONE, 2+3, and Part Four on MYSPACE)

'UNCHARTED WATERS' CD release (Oct 4. 2006)

CMJ, NYC/Brooklyn Shows OCT 28-NOV 4 '06

Eric Gaffney (Sebadoh) band=

I flew east to play CMJ + a few NYC + Brooklyn shows w. Jesse (Tuff School) Parsons on bass + Jeff Halpin (Fields of Gaffney) on drums.

Thanks to Jill, Jens, Jim, L Magazine for featuring our Cakeshop show and to Mike Wolf (Time Out NY)

'UNCHARTED WATERS' CD RELEASE!
Eric Gaffney 'Uncharted Waters' CD
Release Date: Tue. October 3, 2006
Old Gold in Atlanta, Georgia + Handmade Records in Oslo, Norway) have released "Uncharted Waters," a 27-song, 70-minute CD, spanning the past 10 years, of 4-track cassette, pro-tools, + studio recording in New York, Northampton + San Francisco!
Old Gold Records (Atlanta, GA.) (they have a new Myspace page) Old Gold
Handmade Records (Oslo, Norway) they're on Myspace too! Handmade Records
"Uncharted Waters" distributed by STICKFIGURE (Atlanta, GA.) STICKFIGURE
Order 'Uncharted Waters' from DARLA
DARLA
Order Uncharted waters from REVOLVER/MIDHEAVEN Mail order (San Francisco)
Order from Canada? SONIC UNYON (CANADA)
INSOUND Uncharted #1 'lo-fi-goodness' (1/12/07) INSOUND
In New York? Order from INSOUND! INSOUND
In England, Ireland, Scotland, or Wales?
Order Uncharted waters through Norman Records! Norman records
In Spain, order from UNDERHILL RECORDS UNDERHILL RECVORDS (Spain)
Order from CD Gospel!? CDGospel
Order from Silver Platters: SilverPlatters
Amazon has Uncharted waters Amazon
PITCHFORK ran a New Bite (Thurs. 10/12) on 'Uncharted Waters' release + CMJ dates, :) Pitchfork
"Uncharted Waters" mention on VH1 VH1
"Uncharted Waters" mentioned in
PITCHFORK'S TOP NEWS STORY OF 2006 Pitchfork 2006 News
I played my last show of the 2006, presented by KCRW (Santa Monica) at Hotel Utah (San Francisco) w. Johanna Kunin (Seattle) i ended up borrowing Johnstons' drummer for my set. good audience response and I got paid $92.
"Cold Weather" on KCRW Nov 27th KCRW
Space Lab "Uncharted Waters" news The Spacelab
Uncharted Waters on (Pixies) site eg: upcoming record releases... Baileyswalk
I TUNES!
Uncharted Waters, Brilliant Concert Numbers, Nature Walk + Cosmic Chicken & Egg (fields of...) are now available on I TUNES !!! (thanks to John Kastner, Cobraside Distribution)
Listen to 30-second clips of "Uncharted Waters" on ALL MUSIC! ALL MUSIC
'Uncharted Waters' review from AMPLITUDE Amplitude
'Uncharted' review from THE RED ALERT THE RED ALERT(Santa Monica)
'Uncharted Waters' review (Flagpole) FLAGPOLE
Uncharted review (Edinburgh, Scotland) STV.TV (Edinburgh)
Uncharted Waters review (Norway)
LUNAKAFE
blurb review (Netherlands) Motel Magnolia (NL)
"Twilight" on the radio in Norway NRK
Uncharted Waters on WUOG WUOG
Blog-MYSPACE-NORMAN RECORDS.COM
"I saw Sebadoh play back in 1994 and they were pretty cool. Lou Barlow totally freaked out, much to my amusement. I'm reliably informed that ERIC GAFFNEY used to be in them. I'd never had known only I have his 'Uncharted Waters' CD playing at the moment.
It consists of an astonishing 27 tracks. Most of which completely passed me by. That's not to say they're not interesting, however there are the odd few that made my ears prick up with one in particular reminding me of Lou Reed /Velvet Underground. Okay I can't remember what it's called and I can't be arsed skipping through all the tracks.
It's a lot more mature sounding than the raw youthful energy of Sebodoh. That's what happens as time passes by you see. We get older and shrivel up and lose our energy. Unless of course you happen to be Iggy pop who just shriveled up but has more energy than my 2 year old son. He was running around the stage like a man possessed at The Stooges show at ATP.
Anyway there are some intelligent well constructed songs on here recorded between 1998 and 2005. Gaffney aint half bad on the old guitar either. On Handmade Records.
a blog review posted hours after the Uncharted Waters CD release show at Cafe Du Nord, Oct 3, 2006 Sister Rye Blogspot
Upcoming Single! ltd (100) Summersteps lathe cut in New Zealand 45
CANCELLED BY THE LABEL! (shame)
Does anyone want to release this ? (2 NEW, un-released exclusive songs + 2 more)

Hoppin' Up and Down -Michael Alan Goldberg, SF Weekly 8/23 a really nice article with a new photo! re; EG, III,in today's SF Weekly!
'hoppin' up and down' also ran in the New Times (Broward/Palm Beach, Florida)on Sept. 7th New Times (Florida)
Interview w. Tune Tribe (UK)7/12/06 Tune Tribe
Recent Pop Matters interview up! (below in PRESS!)3/06
listen to the "Elixir is Zog" radio show! WCSB FRi 11pm Elixir is Zog show
Expanded, improved, and critically acclaimed SEBADOH III, (orig. Homestead September, 1991) has been reissued on Domino Records: 2-CD reissue, with X-tra tracks '89-91 + 'Gimme Indie Rock' EP III was released by Domino in the U.K. July 10th, Tuesday, August 8th release in the U.S.
Order Sebadoh III from Domino Records! (also available as a double LP on vinyl with gatefold sleeve) Domino Records
SEBADOH III peaked #17 of CMJ Top 200 (SEPT '06)
(see below in college radio...)
Listen to "Unseen Waste" (III)1/07 ROCKSTAR (Italy)
Recent issue of Magnet has this "Gimme Indie Rock" article about Homestead Records. Thus Spake Drake (Homestead article)
the III review from PITCHFORK 7/14/06
Pitchfork
Pop Matters reviews III Pop Matters
Rolling Stone ROLLING STONE
PLAYBOY reviews III PLAYBOY MAGAZINE
Dirty Boots blogspot Q & A with Jason and Eric Dirty Boots
Still Kisses With Saliva Q & A w. Jason, Eric, and Lou...8/28/06 Still Kisses with Saliva
Stereogum (UK) Top Ten list...Q & A w. Eric and Lou Stereogum
Left Hip review (Montreal) Left Hip
'Elixir is Zog' on Earfarm list earfarm.blogspot
Stylus Magazine; 'Cecilia Chime in Melee' on a Top Ten+ list; Stylus
Stylus posts a review a month later.. Stylus III review
'spaced, at times evil... (Stars 4-eyes) Communion.co.uk
'Revisting Sebadoh III and the Early 90's (Indiecult, Apr. '06) Indiecult
Gigwise (UK) Gigwise
Get it through Boomkat Boomkat
Play Louder's review Play Louder
III on Chart Attack (June, '06) Chart Attack
III review by Andy Gill Independent,(UK)
Subculture III review Subculture(UK)
Glasswork.co.UK review Glasswork.co.uk
Tasty Fanzine (UK) Tasty Fanzine
Atomic Duster (UK) AtomicDuster
Spectremusic review Spectremusic.com
Junk Media (Brooklyn) Junkmedia
Student Pages(Devon,England) studentpages(UK)
The Red Alert review (Santa Monica) Red Alert
Coke Machine Glow Coke Machine Glow
Other Music (NYC) Other Music
The Skinny (Scotland) The Skinny
Babysue Review babysue
Caught in the Crossfire Buzz Caught in the Crossfire
Lost at Sea review Lost at Sea
Dagger review Dagger
Beat.com review (Melbourne, Australia) Beat.com
Tripwire news Tripwire news
Creative Loafing review Creative Loafing
Kevchino review (Brooklyn) Kevchino.com
a blog on III + '91 show in Pittsburgh Shanleyonmusic Blogspot
Four stars in the Stranger The Stranger (Seattle)
Aversion.com review 4 fat stars Aversion
Chimpomatic Chimpomatic
Harp Magazine Harp
The Daily Vault Daily Vault
WRFL WRFL review (awwww)
LiePaper blog
Liepaperblog
Tampa Tribune (FL) review Tampa Tribune
75 or less 75 or Less
CD Reviews.Com (Sacramento) cdreviews.com
chadrad blogspot III review chadrad blogspot
Sonic(Sweden) upcoming 9/10 review
Digg (III review in Dutch) Digg
"A true Indie-rock blueprint"
-SPIN Top Ten reissues -Jon Dolan (June, 2006)
SPIN Top 90 albums of the 90's Spin-III #41 of Top 90
Quotes from translated foreign reviews
Rockerilla: (Italy)
"One of the most significant albums of the whole decade; a lo-fi philosophy handbook which cannot be neglected".
Rocksound: (Italy)
"23 songs which have undoubtly had the honour to influence whole generations of musicians; perfect in their being scarce and sharp".
Rumore: (Italy)
"An album which has managed to raise lo-fi to a state of art".
Sebadoh III Radio Charts
Sebadoh III #17 top 20 CMJ 'Radio' CMJ radio
CMJ's III review (1991) CMJ III review
III #31 on RIYL chart RIYL Chart
KTUH (Hawaii) III #12 KTUH (Hawaii)
CJLO (Montreal) chart (III #18) CJLO
WFMU's playing it, whoo! WFMU playlist
"Supernatural Force" on WUOG (Athens, GA.) WUOG
"Violet Execution" on KAOS (Olympia) KAOS
"Melting Wall" on WSUM WSUM
'Violet Execution' on KVRX KVRX
KCSB Top Ten list KCSB top ten
WUAG 103.1 FM (Greensboro, NC)III #3 on Top 30 WUAG Top 30
WKDU Top Ten week of Aug. 27th WKDU (Philadelphia) Top 10
WPRB WPRB
WZBC, Boston College, Newton, MA. WZBC WBAR
KMUD adds III... KMUD
CKXU Lethbridge, Alberta
III #10 Top 30 CKXU Alberta
CJSF Top 56 week of July 31st CJSF Sebadoh #47
CILU (Thunder Bay) III #21, Top 30 (Oct 10) (earshot)
PBS FM/Left of the Dial recently listened to... PBS FM (Victoria, Austr.)
III recently played on these other fine radio stations: KDHX (MO.) CFRU (Guelph) CFMU, WUAG, KFAI (Mineapolis/St. Paul)
III #4 top 10 local CD's at Newbury Comics thephoenix.com
Podcasts n links...
Sebadoh blogs, podcasts, links... The Hype Machine
Esquire Magazine "Andy Langer Show" Sebadoh III podcast Esquire Magazine podcast
WPRB WPRB
KFAI III #24/Top 30 Fresh Air Sept 12th.
WMEB (Univ of Maine, Orono, ME.)
III #11 8/22/06
Boston College, Newton, MA. WZBC
WBAR
CJSF Top 56 week of July 31st CJSF Sebadoh #47
MTV News "Notable reissues and archival material" MTV.Com
Sebadoh BBC 'Peel Sessions'('92-93) BBC Peel Sessions
Sebadoh MP3.Com Bio MP3.Com
Get yr Sebadoh at fucking WAL MART! Wal Mart
Hilarious Sebadoh Lyrics page (EG- my lyrics are mostly incorrect, sometimes better than orig, always good for a laugh... Sebadoh Lyrics Dept
Billboard's Sebadoh page Billboard
Trouser Press re; Sebadoh Trouser Press
Sebadoh songs music polls ratings poll
Art of the Mix (as the world...) 'Acute Angles' Art of the Mix
Electrical.com threads (Chicago) Electrical.com threads
Wenchoice (Amazon) customer/fan reviews of III + B&S review link Amazon Customer reviews
Blastitude Blastitude
OK; this stuff is all 15-20 years old..here's a buncha New Links... and how to order my Music...
Link to the Peachoid Water Tower, + weather in Gaffney, SC. PEACHOID
Eric's My Space 'Music' Site w. 4 songs, photos, upcoming shows/Bio + links
I'm mentioned in the following book(s)
"The A to X of Alternative Music" (XFM)by Steve Taylor, pg. 222 ie; "fanzine writer eric gaffney" "direct and firmly-opined lyrics attributed to Gaffney."
"Alternative Rock" (Third Ear) by Dave Thompson
'Violet Execution emerges as a universale favorite...'
"All Music Guide to Rock" 3rd Edition (Backseat Books)p. 987
30-second Fields o Gaffney clips (Stars For Eyes, Push It Up To Me) on All Music Guide (AMG) AMG 30-sec. clips
Wikipedia (i made a page fer me self, w. relevant info n stats, but...it keeps gettin deleted. argh!) EricGaffney Wikipedia
Garageband; I made a page here too, not sure why.
<"Garbageband">
I'm on UBL (ultimate band list) but I haven't put it together yet...
I Sound bio I Sound Bio
Lost in the Grooves (link to Pop Matters interview + Wikipedia) Lost in the Grooves
Last FM LastFM
(Jan,06) I-SOUND = earned $7.11 from song plays after credit card fees + $3.00 charge for not having a PayPal account.
Listen to "Leave Me Alone," "Moldy Bread" on I Sound! ISOUND
Sin-e show review by Joanna Yas, Moistworks, Sept, 2005 Moistworks
'STOP PROPPING HIM UP AND LET HIM FADE AWAY... (MSN Creek Hemlock appearance -by Jen Maerz, May, 2006) Fecalface
Some band calling themselves 'STARS FOR EYES' (not to be confused with Stars As Eyes...) STARS FOR EYES?
MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN 'Press Release' (April, 2005) JakeRock link 'muppets take manhattan'
Austin 360 (SXSW) fields listing Austin 360
SF Weekly Listen Up 2002 Fields 'Listen Up' info
Nov 11, 2001 Eastern Ave. Northampton it aint easy being green...
"Cosmic Chicken & Egg" CD(r) of FIELDS OF GAFFNEY Fifteen 4-track recordings, available for mail order only;
NATURE WALK (2003) is back in print, limited CD-R, 12 songs 2002-2003, see below* Info below in MERCHANDISE section.
Old SEBADOH Merch:
old stuff 4-sale; old, rare + limited pre-1994 Sebadoh merch items. (below in 'merch')
Sebadoh "Bubble & Scrape" (buy it from Sub Pop if you don't already own it. Link to order "Smash Your Head on the Punk Rock")
Rolling Stone magazine review of B&S (circa '93) Rolling Stone 'Bubble & Scrape' review...'93
Amazon 'customer reviews' Amazon-Bubble & Scrape
how i got the title for BUBBLE & SCRAPE? Bubble & Scrape title?
'CLAVERACK' ANIMATED VIDEO;
I have added a B/W video put together in 2000, by Josh Kempa (Minmae) for yr. viewing/listening enjoyment.
"Claverack" from Brilliant Concert Numbers CD
http://www.geocities.com/jpticonderoga/flash/claverack.html/

-Summersteps Records, Moscow, PA. 'The Dunes' as arranged and recorded by Eric and Jessica, track on "Down in a Mirror" Jandek tribute, Volume II, released; June, 2005
How to order 'DOWN IN A MIRROR" from Summersteps records?
Fields of Gaffney's "Oblivious" is on this ZIP Records (SF) comp CD (rel; 2005) East of Eden Comp (rel; Jan, 2005)w.'Oblivious'
Summer 2004 'fields' split-single Morc Records in Hilversum, Holland, containing us on vinyl, (a first) split 7" with Pernath, available from our merch section.
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Order Morc split-single from Carbon /Morc single/Carbon

MP3s<
Hear the FIELDS OF GAFFNEY:
All Alone Again, from Cosmic Chicken & Egg.
Oblivious, from Nature Walk.
* Wanna Be With You, from Nature Walk (ordering info below).
* Xylophone, from Brilliant Concert Numbers
* Hudson River Landing, from Brilliant Concert Numbers (see below for ordering information)
* Twilight, from the Sub Pop Singles Club

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MERCH?

Order FIELDS OF GAFFNEY records on CD
UNCHARTED WATERS
a 27-song collection spanning ten years (NY-Northampton-San Francisco)(old gold/handmade records)
Order direct from me or from the labels or from CTD: CARROT TOP DISTRIBUTION (il.)!!! (radio/press: send me an e-mail or to the labels)
U.S., CANADA, UK, EUROPE, + ANY/ALL OVERSEAS fans can order direct from me $11/postage paid U.S., $13/PPD Canada, $14/PPD OVERSEAS
WANNA ORDER SOME CD's (or vinyl)???
UPDATE (January 9, 2008)
PLEASE E-MAIL first to confirm your prospective order(eaglitesup@hotmail.com)
(checks, cash/m.o.)
ERIC GAFFNEY P.O. BOX 421517 SF CA. 94142
NO ORDERS FOR LESS THAN $15.00 U.S. (and Canada)
NO ORDERS FOR LESS THAN $20.00 (UK/EUROPE/ANYWHERE ELSE OVERSEAS)
ALL PRICES INCLUDE POSTAGE AND HANDLING
AVAILABLE TO ORDER FOR A "LIMITED TIME"
SEBADOH- 'WADE THROUGH THE BOGGS,' A 20+ SONG COLLECTION OF UNRELEASED RECORDINGS (4-TRACK, LIVE, RADIO, STUDIO!) FROM 1989-1993, TOUR MERCH CD, PRESSING OF 1,000. (OUT-OF-PRINT)
You CANNOT PLACE AN ORDER FOR JUST THIS 1 CD, >ORDER AT LEAST 1 OTHER CD!
$12.00 POSTAGE PAID (U.S.) ADD $2.00 XTRA (CANADA) add $3.00 FOR OVERSEAS ORDER.
FREE Sebadoh Reunion Tour postcard w. all the dates with purchase of 'wade' or SEBADOH III CD/Promo CD/Vinyl

Cosmic Chicken & Egg CD-R (Rel; Sept.'05) Only $8.00/ppd. in U.S
This is a 15-song CD-R collection of previously unreleased 'fields of gaffney' 4-track recordings; Nov. 2002 to Nov.2003 Featuring "All Alone Again" (MP3) "Crisis," "Precious,"
$8.00/ppd. in the U.S.

Nature Walk (March '03)is back in print!
12 Fields of Gaffney recordings. (2002-'03)Featuring "Push It Up To Me," "Broke UP," and "Oblivious."
(2+ editions of 100) on CD-R Only $8.00/ppd. U.S. (COMES WITH 'FREE' blue 'nature walk' postcard + a flyer or two

BRILLIANT CONCERT NUMBERS
(Old Gold Records, Atlanta, GA. Rel; Oct. '99)
1,000 made, this CD is my first 'official' solo release; ie; properly mastered, printing, shrinkwrap)
CD $10 (NEW LOWER COST) postage paid in U.S.. More info in section below)
NOTES ON RECORDING 'BRILLIANT CONCERT NUMBERS'; The majority of instrumentation/vocals were recorded direct to older Tascam Porta Two 4-track with the meters, or with one Shure SM-58, and all mixed directly onto dat tape in one 24 hour period last Spring. All of the album's instruments were played solo and mostly one at a time, including, but not limited to; '73 Gibson L6-S, and SG, Mexican Fender Strat, '74 Fender P-Bass, "Made-in-Japan" drum kit with Zildjian/Paiste cymbals, Plastic Organ, marimba, upright piano, Xylophone, MXR pedals, + Bermuda maracas. The first twelve were recorded 1994-'98, and but three previous to 1993. This CD is partly a result of "Lights Up and Spins Around" Cassette, of which 100 were distributed.
"Hudson River Landing" and "Invisible Hands" are songs salvaged from mixes selected from an unreleased fourteen song record, at Funhouse studio on 4th Street in New York, June-July, '96. This was an 8-track studio; the drums I used were Bob Bert's, a Fender Bassman, and an amp Patti Smith left there. I put notes on tape over the bass neck. Both are with acoustic and electric guitar, and the latter, an older tune I thought to record after finding 'Hank Snow Sings Sacred Songs' on vinyl at the Mountain Farms Mall flea Market.
"The Other Day" and "Dead Piano Place" were all partly recorded in a basement summer '98, and later completed with overdubs upstairs, including an upright piano. The first of these, with the backing track sped up some, first appeared on a CD Compilation with COOL BEANS 'zine in San Francisco.
"1983" was written for GREY MATTER, in that year, and performed at various hall shows, and was later recorded in 1994-95 with a broken hi-hat stand in the former Pro-Bush factory building, as was "All Sides", completed four years later, and "Moonlight," one of the five instrumentals here, and featuring the Gibson L6-S and SG Guitars.
"Xylophone," was a metal xylophone multi-tracked with an added found sound of LP on 16rpm, and edited with a layered broken plastic organ that held notes when plugged in, backwards bells and guitar, marimba. This was from 1989 as was "Reverb Subway Train," utilizing a Reverb box machine.
The other non-originals, "Rebel Waltz," and "No Expectations," were recorded at a house in the summer of '93, between Sebadoh tours, with acoustic, voice, percussion, UKELIN, and wood train whistle.

"Wanna Be With You/Long Journey" split 7" with Pernath, Morc Records, Hilversum, Holland. Limited edition 'Import' of 250. $6.00 ppd. (U.S.)

a picture of the single's sleeve art-Ordering this 45 rpm from outside U.S./Canada? Order it from MORC
Photos of all of these compilation CD covers shown listed below, solo, Fields of Gaffney, and Sebadoh album covers, are a few clicks away...
Sebadoh and Suchlike; a complete discography HERE> 1. a complete discography is available at http://www.sebadoh-and-suchlike.com/

Down in a Mirror (Summersteps) Jandek tribute, Vol. 2 w. "The Dunes" recorded by Eric & Jessica. $10.00/ppd. (released June, 2005) (ONLY 1 LEFT for mail order!)
"The Other Day" track on "Cool Beans" CD (#9) $5.00 ppd. (just the CD, no zine)(released 1998)
FREE with purchase of any 2 CD's!!!
(comp cd with many other tracks)
"What? Are you on Drugs" Comp CD (Ant Lunch Music, Florida)w. (otherwise un-released anywhere else) Eric solo track; "Too Bad Luck" ONLY $5.00/ppd U.S. (released 2002)
FREE! with order of any 3 CD's!!!
"Pinball Machine" (last track on 'Nature Walk') on comp CD w. ?ol Beans'Trucking issue Zine + CD only $5.00/ppd.(released 2003)
PAWS ON, PAWS OFF "Fidgeting Fidge" track (eric-casio/gtr, Janice-vocals)) on "Lo-Fi" Zine (Sao Paulo, Brazil) CD only (no zine) released; 2001 $10.00/ppd. (some other good stuff on this CD btw, Rebecca Gates (spinanes) Bill (buff tom)) Wesley Willis + many more... ONLY 3 left for mail order!!!
"Fields of Gaffney "Cold Weather/Twilight" 45 rpm -Sub Pop 'Singles Club'(edition of 1,300) released; January 2000... full on (solo) studio effort. 10+ minutes...2 songs..light blue vinyl. $7.00/ppd.
E-mail us
Rare SEBADOH 4-SALE; for orders in the U.S. only. The following titles are available! (prev. updated: 9/1/06, 4/19/07, SEPT 24, 2007)
ITEM 1 Oven is my Friend (silt breeze) 5 song EP-single...prob. the best thing we ever did, certainly the noisiest...out of print for almost 15 years (recorded 1990, released winter, 91-92) $35/postage paid (only a few left ever!)
ITEM 2
split single (3 sebadoh tracks) w. azalia snail -dark beloved cloud... from 1990-91 $5.00/ppd.
ITEM 3
SEBADOH III reissue on 2 CD's! (sealed) $15.00 postage paid
(with postcard w. reunion dates and 2 small flyers)
INCLUDES 'FREE' (small 'promo' button/pin for III) Sebadoh button with order of III CD/PROMO, OR VINYL.
III REISSUE PROMO 2-CD's
'Promo'= $10/PPD (U.S.)
(includes FREE pin!
ITEM 4 SEBADOH III REISSUE:
double VINYL (sealed)
INCLUDES 'FREE' Sebadoh III adverts... 12" cover print, 8x10" of same, and Postcard w. tour dates $15/PPD (US)
I WILL SIGN ANY MERCH FOR MAIL ORDER, PLEASE SPECIFY WHETHER TO SIGN THE PLASTIC WRAP OR OPEN IT AND SIGN + WHERE AND WHAT.
Add $2.00 X-tra postage for Canada orders.
Add $3.00 X-tra postage for overseas orders.
Pay Pal
I am NOT in the process of adding PAY PAL as a payment option. Maybe someday.
Send check, money order or cash to:
Eric Gaffney, P.O. Box 421517, San Francisco, CA 94142 Expect 5-7 days for delivery time (fast!) or less-
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Eric in Seattle, May 2004
PRESS

Profiles & Interviews

Interview with TUNE TRIBE (UK)7/12/06 TUNE TRIBE
Interview w.POP MATTERS 3/06 here. (March 24, 2006)
Interview with Ampitude=Frequency Squared here. (April 2005)
Read the article about Fields Of Gaffney in the San Francisco Bay Guardian here. (October 2002)
Tuscon Weekly preview ('03) Tuscon Weekly
Interview with a zine from Carcasonne, France at Virtu-Art. (mid-2003)
Read another 2003 interview with Eric in a zine from Indonesia here.
Show Reviews & Photos

Splendid's review of our South by Southwest 2003 show.
Jasper Coolidge's photos of our show at Northsix in Brooklyn, December 2002
Photos of our Noisepop 2003 appearance are here
Photos of us at KVRX, Austin, TX. are here
"Muppets Take Manhattan" show in Brooklyn, April, 2005 Free Williamsburg
Reviews of Cosmic Chicken & Egg

"Some artists need high-fidelity sound equipment to sound good, while other artists sound great no matter the audio format. Eric Gaffney falls into the latter category... The album starts off with chiming guitars on "All Alone Again." A pleasant melody is paired with dark lyrics, "All Alone Again, on my own again, I am hard to take, so leave me be."... One of the new songs that really shines is the song "Losers in the Living Room." It is an anthem about hating your roommates. It matches the greatness of anything from Bubble and Scrape. This collection of songs will please old school fans and new comers alike. I love the hand made quality of CD-Rs. The art work features wonderful xeroxography, but an artist such as Gaffney really deserves a proper release. The only thing that is missing from this disc is Gaffney's great sound pieces. I look forward to hearing them on future releases."
-Dan Cohoon, Amplitude=Frequency Squared
Hey Eric, You probably think I'm the biggest douche ever, 'cause I keep saying I'm going to write about your record and then I never do. But check it out: it's sitting on my desk right here, and I really am going to review it just as soon as I can. Sorry I keep pushing it back. The saddest thing is that I like yr record so much better than all the shit I have to write about in front of it. You know, deadlines for Staind, Scott Stapp, Disturbed - oy! So I promise I'm going to get to it soon. In the meantime know that I particularly dig "Yours is the music for No Instrument" and "Drifts on Thru." Are you using the same guitar/amp setup as back in the day? It sounds so much like all that old stuff, but also somehow new. -Johnny Loftus, ALL MUSIC GUIDE
a Few Fan Reviews (thanks)
Hey Eric, I got the cd's about a week ago. I just wanted to write you real quick and say thanks a lot. I love them! I can't decide on a favorite, though. I just keep playing them over and over again. Anyways, hope you are doing well, and please keeping making great music! -Clint McKinney
Hi there Been a fan of your music since I bought Sebadoh III in 1993. What's the best way to buy 3 of your cds (Brilliant Concert Numbers, Nature Walk and Cosmic Chicken & Egg)from here in the UK, or well, Cyprus as I am emigrating there soon? Take care, and good luck with your future projects, Per
HAMSTER GUEST PAGE
Amanda "Heiress to the Waffle House Throne" Douberly Jacksonville USA Comments: Hi. I don't have a hamster. I'm not even sure what a hamster looks like. But, if I did get a hamster, I'd name it "Eric Gaffney, formerly of Sebadoh's Omnipotent Effervescent Philly-Cheesesteak Punkrock Flouride-enhanced kosher fishwich-eating pedal-hopping value sized Denny's Waitress from Planet Dust with the qualities of a bewildered MIT graduate with a barrel full of dirty laundry and no indierock cred serving shark's fin soup to everyone". How do you guys like it? Do hamsters have to get a liscense like dogs, with their names on it? Everyone pray for a hamster to show up on my doorstep soon, and keep on riding that darker wave. Amanda Gayle Douberly, Tang addict and friend of Hamster's everywhere Signed on: Tue Jun 4 18:02:23 PDT 1996
Cosmic Chickeen & Egg on College Radio;
In the Top Ten at number six!, Week of 9/26/05 WNYU, New York
played on Breakfast of Champions show,
WMBR, Cambridge, MA.
KUCI UC Irvine
KXLU
Reviews of Nature Walk

"Eric Gaffney. Remember that guy? He helped start THE prototypical indie rock band, Sebadoh... Fast-forward to now, and we are given Gaffney’s latest effort, Fields of Gaffney’s Nature Walk . He’s most recently relocated to San Fran and set up shop, all the while dodging record deals, and accumulating more indie-rock cred then any one human has ever been able to amass." "A couple songs to note are “Wanna Be With You, which has a Ramones/Sex Pistols “Submission" feel to it. And there’s my hit-single favorite, “Accelerated, which sounds like good 60s psych. Not that hippy-dippy, bad country music crap. This totally goes against my indie-rock, lo-fi premise, but if I could have a Marvel What-If Moment, it would be to hear “Accelerated" with Gaffney on vocals and backed by some heavy band with a Kyuss sound, lashing out some monster guitar riffs. Probably not a good idea in the end, because it more than likely would make all other songs ever created obsolete and implode the universe." "Overall, the songs on Nature Walk are a bit calmer and more thought out than most that were set forth earlier in Gaffney’s career. Perhaps having his own band is what he needed to be able to sit down and craft music in his own likeness. So I say, “Hey, Mr. Big Label jerk-ass, you can keep your musical offerings by Mr. Malkmus, Mr. Pollard, and Mr. Barlow, and just gimmie Gaffney rock!? --Frank Bridges, Delusions of Adequacy
"Weirder and more wonderful, a luminous starburst of fuzzy, distorted guitars, tremulous harmonies and frantic punk rock energy." -Splendid
"The album opens with "Push It Up To Me," which has this Marvin Gaye feel to it that I can't quite explain. It's catchy and I feel like I should be walking in slow motion through a bowling alley in 1975 or something. I love the phased guitars, and I love the female backing vocals on the "You can do anything, do anything that you want" chorus. It's always ballsy to open an album with a cover track, if you ask me. This album showcases Gaffney's abilities as a songwriter. It's a sign that he's back and as good as ever... Fields of Gaffney will become a household name in the years to come." -Foxy Digitalis
All Music Guide (AMG) Nature Walk review AMG review
"An instantly personal statement, suggesting Gaffney's work with Sebadoh at every turn, but also renewing and refining his odd genius...an affable stroll back into listeners' lives by a guy who never should have left." -Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide
"Gaffney's latest material is more tuneful than some of his old Sebadoh stuff, yet plenty abraded by shambolic fuzz and psychedelic weirdness. A welcome comeback for an oddball savant." -Michael Alan Goldberg, Seattle Stranger
"A few of the songs here have a more psychedelic bent... but for the most part, the songs are relatively straightforward and very enjoyable." -Indiepages.com
"Eric Gaffney made his name in the 90s by helping to form Sebadoh , perhaps the archetypal indie rock band. He was most notable for his sense of experimentalism, and his songs were generally energetic, loud blasts of noisy experimentation. The songs on " Nature Walk " echo Gaffney's variable musical leanings, ranging from conventional rockers ( Broke Up ), to fuzzy pop ( Gates of Steel ), to ethereal mood pieces." ( Cold Weather ) -Cianan Delahunty, Halo 17
"What Nature Walk does have going for it is the return of a real voice of good old indie rock. Eric Gaffney was and is a full-on 4-tracking, pedal-stomping, pot-infused proponent of the grunge-folk mixture that made Sebadoh 3 one of the most amazing albums ever. As if stepping out of a cave of ice, Eric carries on from that record, almost completely bypassing the few Sebadoh albums after 3 that he worked on, focusing on the pop sensibility rather than the lysergic vision." -Grant, Indie Workshop.com
"Trippy, eccentrically psychotropic music ... There's nothing like down jackets and heavy wool sweater to get the love light burning." -Splendid's Top Winter Songs, December 2003
"You may remember Eric Gaffney as Sebadoh's co-founder. He's got another group, a trio called Fields of Gaffney, which is tuneful and psychedelic." -Jim Sullivan, Boston Globe
Fields of...on Norwegian website Musikkgurden
NATURE WALK ON COLLEGE RADIO;
Top 20, KZSU Stanford, September 2004
Top 10, WNYU New York, January 2004
Top 20, KDVS Davis, January 2004
Top 20, WMBR Cambridge, August 2003
Reviews of Brilliant Concert Numbers

“Primitive, haunting and strange as a three-legged duck?-Joe S. Harrington, Magnet
“BRILLIANT CONCERT NUMBERS is a slice of benevolent despotism.–Eric Bensel, ALTERNATIVE PRESS
“From the sound of it maybe it is a good thing Eric left Sebadoh because this stuff is fantastic.?-amplitude equals one frequency squared
"Seething pop, plastic rock." -PARASOL
"Clearly of the Gaffney pedigree" -SCRATCH
hey eric, just wanted to say thanks for the music and the flyers. i got a kick out of the 'lights up and spins around' blurb...did you go by that, or did they just have no clue? hope all's well and hope to hear some new stuff soon. any chance of more one-man-band stuff like brilliant concert #s in the meantime? your drumming is out of control good. keep it up, man. you're one of the best. thanks again, greg
"Gaffney has returned to home-recording roots, and described his band as "low budget but not lo-fi." -Sara Sherr, Philadelphia Daily News
#10, WMBR Cambridge, February 2000
#19, KAOS Olympia, November 1999
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BIOGRAPHY

FIELDS OF GAFFNEY, October, 2002

Eric Gaffney - Guitar, Vocals
Jessica Cowley - Bass, Vocals
Richard Marshall - Drums
Music Bio (n progress, under construction)
Here's a bit about how I got started playing music;
PREFACE; 1st DRUM SET; 1973 red sparkle muppet-style 3-piece (no floor tom)w. one cymbal that i have to this day and sounds trashy and good, short decay. I broke the pedal in '76, wrote my first lyrics, and started playing drums with earphones to LP records around '79 when I got a silver sparkle-70's Slingerland snare as a present from my dad. my set up era 1980; brass timbales on precarious cowbell stand, old broken kick drum as a floor tom, chinese woodblocks, 60's zildjians, ludwig hi-hat stand... w. christmas lights on it.
1st SHOW: I was first listed on a bill in May, 1978 as part of the Asparagus Valley Music Ensemble... (a family affair) I sat in the audience instead... there was a John Cage piece w. radios in the set that night.
1st acoustic Christmas '79...by 1980 i had gradually tuned the strings so high i broke the bridge off and tried to glue it back down.
1st ELECTRIC; 1981. Sears 60's no-name sunburst, cool shape/cutaway, played terribly. $50 off the wall at Tepper's in N'ton (now Pleasant St. Video)I accumulated lots of stickers on it. Now in the Mill River, Florence, MA.
1st amp also acquired in 1981; 1959 Sears Silvertone No. 1432, (Chicago blues amp)
1st PERFORMANCE; July 16, 1983 at the'Guiding Star' Grange Hall,Greenfield, MA. with Adrenalin O.D. from NJ. (find their "Suburbia" single-ep..massive guitar sound) + local W.Mass hardcore bands...w. GREY MATTER, (Daniel Hartling, Andy Darby, Dan Ryan, + me) a unique band I started a year previous that started as thrash and slowed down and became melodic and interesting over the course of five months. I played drums and wrote most of the lyrics. Before our second show, in September, 1983, opening for THE BIG BOYS (Austin, TX.) we acquired a girl bass player (Lisa Fusco) and started to sound alot better, but played less than 10 more shows and it was over. Last show was w. Jerry's Kids who used Lisa, our bass player's amp and Rick blew the speaker and our Lisa quit after that. We had a tape out which is when i started selling my tapes + zine at Main Street Records. We also recorded 5 songs in a Northampton, MA. studio Nov, 1983, but it was never officially released. (it was on "Welcome to 1984" cassette tape)
ZINE; I had a 50-cent fanzine, WITHDRAWAL, 3 issues, from '83-84, with interviews, drawings, news clippings, letters. I got letters from all over the place including one from "Donny The Punk."
MAXIMUM ROCK N ROLL
I also wrote a few (3) Western Mass. scene reports w. photos, for Maximum Rock and Roll 1983-85.
I played drums in lots of other bands through the 80's, one of which was B.I.U.,(with Tom Chasteen (now a Hip Hop producer) and John Kimbrough, who years later started Walt Mink.) I first played guitar onstage at a local hardcore band day show, Easthampton, Mass., Summer, 1984 with CATHARSIS.
Then in 1986; "The Gracefully Aging Hippy Soloists" a duo, electric guitar and drums, with the late Charles Ondras (of Boss Hog), high school friend and neighbor. I put out a 90-minute tape, all live recordings. I sang and played a G&L and SG along with an early 80's Moog synth that generated messed-up noize most of the time, and a cheap mic, all plugged into a Fender Champ which we had to plugged into the barn ceiling light fixture.
SEBADOH; In Jan 1987, Lou Barlow and I began practicing for local shows I booked at Hampshire and Smith College, for "Sentridoh," which was Lou and his songs and ukelele and me on various percussion.
Summer 1987, cross country Greyhound bus ride, then to WDC/Arlington, VA. for a month, lived and practiced with GOBBLEHOOF w. Tim Aaron, Jens Jurgeson, 'Doug' our singer, and then re-formed in Northampton with J Mascis on drums, Jan. 1988. I ended up playing bass and singing and we played 2 shows at Hampshire College after which I moved out and focused on 4-track recordings that would become "The Freed Man" original 30-minute cassette.
SEBADOH INCARNATION Lou and I mixed, then assembled "The Freed Man" cassette (30 min. Radio Shack lo-noise tape) the following summer which was a collaborative effort with songs we were writing on 4-track.
I duplicated these at home, and sold them at Main Street Records in Northampton, MA. for $1.00 each in a box covered with Dr. Seuss artwork. We sent a tape to Sonic Youth, Gerard Cosloy, who favorably reviewed it in Conflict and signed us to a 3-record deal Homestead in Feb. 1989.
My first record was on Sonic Life, split-single with Big Stick, then Freed Man LP, Sept, 1989, then the Magic Ribbons (Leopard Gecko) box set, red vinyl, followed by the Vertical single-EP... Jason joined in 1989. Recorded Sebadoh III March, 1991.
In '92 signed with Sub Pop, Domino, and City Slang in 1992, put out EP's and records, toured 91..92..93...including shows with Firehose in '91, UK dates and a European tour w. The Wedding Present through spring '92, Pavement/Sonic Youth '92, and Glastonbury, England and 2 U.S. tours inc. Lollapalooza '93 I left a few months before 'Bakesale' and then Kurt Cobain died."
After which, I bought a 4-track and instruments, played solo shows in the northeast (NY and MA)recorded, bought a 4-track and guitars, nearly signed to Sub Pop, Atlantic, and Domino but didn't. Instead I ended up putting out my music myself, eventually.
I started "Fields of Gaffney" Summer, 1998 in Northampton, with Jeff Halpin on drums, and Robyn (Janice, my ex-wife) on guitar after I had released "Lights Up & Spins Around," a cassette of new material, Summer, 1998. We played CMJ at Coney Island High (now defunct) 2 shows w. Royal Trux, a show w. Buffalo Tom, one with Major Stars, Danielson Family...and a few more shows.
In September, 1999, ten years to the date of Freed Man LP release, Atlanta-based label Old Gold released "Brilliant Concert Numbers", a collection of solo 4-track and studio recordings spanning the 90's.
Favorable reviews followed in Alternative Press and Magnet, among others, and the record made top 20 lists on college radio (including KAOS, Olympia and WMBR, Cambridge)
January, 2000, Sub Pop's first release was a 'Singles Club' limited 7" featuring "Cold Weather" and "Twilight," recorded at Slaughterhouse (where 1/2 of Smash yr Head and 1/2 of Bubble & Scrape was recorded)
Moved to San Francisco in 2000; re-started the group in January, 2002 with Richard Marshall (played guitar in Alice Donut) on bass and a cast of rotating drummers (inc. Brendan from New Zealand's Subliminals, Flying Nun)
A new line up began in July, 2002, with Richard switching to drums + Jessica Cowley (Pillows, Run For Cover Lovers) joined us on bass guitar and vocal accompaniment.
In March, 2003, we played Noise Pop at Cafe Du Nord, S.F., then released "Nature Walk" CD to coincide with a performance at SXSW and tour of Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and California. Two Northwest tours followed, including stops in Eureka, Eugene, Portland, Olympia, Seattle, and Arcata.
FIELDS OF GAFFNEY 1998-2008
2008 (east coast) w. Les laBarge-Bass...
2007 (east coast) w. Jeff Halpin-Drums
2006 (west coast)w. Jesse Parsons-bass, Richard Marshall-Drums
2006 (east coast) w. Jesse Parsons-Bass/Jeff Halpin-drums
2002-2004 (west coast)
Eric-Guitar/vocals
Jessica Cowley(Pillows)-Bass/vocals
Richard Marshall (Alice Donut)-Drums/vocals
2001 (east coast) w. Jim Elliott-Bass, Wyzak-drums, Jeb Smith-Drums
2001 (west coast) w. Richard-Bass, Brendan (Subliminals)-drums... 2 shows
1999-2000 (east coast) w. Robyn (Janice) -guitar & Jim Elliott (St. Johnny)- Bass
1998-1999 (northeast shows) w. Robyn (Janice Gaffney)-guitar, & Jeff Halpin-drums
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JUAN CANARY 1993 (on guitar) ; Eric-guitar w. Salem Saloom-vocal, Jeff Halpin-drums, Jason Loewenstein-guitar
SEBADOH 1989-1993 & 2007-2008(on guitar/vocals/drums) w. Jason Loewenstein, Lou Barlow
GOBBLEHOOF 1987-1988 (drummer, then bass player/later, lead singer) w. Tim Aaron, Doug, Jens Jurgeson, J Mascis
GRACEFULLY AGING HIPPY SOLOISTS WITH FOUNTAINS TURNED BACKWARDS 1986-87 Eric-guitar/mu-tron phasor II, vocals/moog synth/drums) w. Charles Ondras-drums/vocals/guitar
NO PRESERVATIVES 1984 (lead singer) w. Andy Darby, Stuart Wright, Bernie Gratowski, performed at The Zone, Springfield, MA, Guiding Star Grange Hall, Greenfield, MA., with 7 Seconds Easthampton High School Dance, 1984, Student Union Ballroom "Battle of the Bands" 1984
CATHARSIS 1984 (drums, lyricist, guitar)
GREY MATTER 1983-1984 (drummer/songwriter) w. Danny Hartling, (Max Volume) vocals, Andy Darby, Telecaster Guitar, Dan ("Chaos") Ryan-original bass player, 1983 Lisa Fusco, Bass 1983-1984
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PAST SHOWS (post-SEBADOH)

'SOLO' SHOWS 1995-
Spiral, (Houston Street, formerly Space at Chase) NYC April, 1995
Bogies, Albany NY May, 1995
Middle East, Cambridge, MA. May 16, 1995
Bard College, Annandale, NY 1995
Williams College, Williamstown, MA.
(w. "Blast off Country Style")
Brownies, NYC, February, 1996
Maxwells, Hoboken, February, 1996
Bogies, Albany NY March 6, 1996
I played other 'solo' shows 2001-2006 (San Francisco) and summer, 2007 (New York City/Brooklyn)
Fields of Gaffney
9/98 2 shows as "Houseplant" @ Cooler, NYC w/ Royal Trux, Kim Gordon + Yoshimi, No Neck Blues Band
11/98 CMJ Showcase @ Coney Island High, NYC w. Elf Power
12/98 @ Pearl Street, Northampton, MA w/Buffalo Tom
12/98 Blue Moon Cafe, Amherst, MA. (duo) 12/98 @ Middle East, Cambridge w/ Statue Factor
12/98 @ WMBR "Pipeline" Broadcast
2/99 @ Balcony (Trocadero) in Philadelphia w/ Major Stars, Psychic Friends
2/99 @ Maxwell's, Hoboken w/ Lothars, Danielson Family
3/99 @ Hampshire College Red Barn w/ Papas Fritas
1/00 @Bay State Hotel, Northampton, MA
2/00 @ Flywheel, Easthampton, MA
9/30/01 Solo @ Middle East, Cambridge, MA w/ Beachwood Sparks
10/01 @ Eagle’s Club, Northampton Music Festival with Steve Westfield Slow Band
11/01 @ Bay State Hotel, Northampton, MA
12/31/01 @ Morrison Planetarium, New Years Eve, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
1/02 @ Edinburgh Castle, San Francisco
3/02 Noise Pop @ Cafe du Nord, San Francisco w/Daniel Johnston
6/02 @ Hemlock, San Francisco
6/02 @ The Tempest, San Francisco
10/02 @ Cafe du Nord, San Francisco
10/02 @ Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco w/Jason Lowenstein, The Slings
10/02 @ The Derby, Los Angeles, w/Jason Lowenstein, + The Real Oh My (Mike Watt/Nels Cline/Kevin Fitzgerald)
12/02 @ Northsix, Brooklyn w/ Denali & TFT
12/02 @ Luxx, Brooklyn w/ Carlsonics
12/02 @ Rubulad, Brooklyn w/ Fly Ashtray, Oakley Hall, Hungry March Band
2/03 @ Mission Records, San Francisco w/ Kung Fu USA & Frehab
3/03 @ Noisepop Festival, Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco w/ (smog)
3/03 @ 7 Black Cats, Tucson, AZ
3/03 @ University of Texas, El Paso (outdoors, playing for 10 students on a hot day)
3/03 @ Sam's Burger Joint, San Antonio, TX w. Naptown Amplifier Company
3/03 @ SXSW Festival, Club Deville, Austin, TX
3/03 @ Club Dada, Dallas, TX
3/03 @ VZD's, Oklahoma City, OK
3/03 @ The Opolis, Norman, OK w/ The Fruitbats, Iron & Wine
3/03 @ Launchpad, Albequerque, NM
3/03 @ Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco, w/ Palomar
5/03 @ Mission Creek Music Festival, Voodoo Lounge, San Francisco
5/03 @ Sapphire Rose, Eureka, CA w. The Librarians, JPG
5/03 @ The Blackbird, Portland, OR w. The Natural History
9/03 @ The Makeout Room, San Francisco w. Holy Sons
10/03 @ Bands Against Bush, Potrero Del Sol Park, San Francisco w. 24K. Gold
2/04 @ Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco
2/04 @ Peacock Lounge, San Francisco
4/04 @ Elbo Room, San Francisco
5/04 @ John Henry's, Eugene, OR
5/04 @ The Clipper, Olympia, WA
5/04 @ Graceland, Seattle, WA w/ US Maple
5/04 @ Berbati's Pan, Portland, OR w/ Sun City Girl, Cerberus Shoals
5/04 @ The Placebo, Arcata, CA w/ Mirah, Tara Jane O'Neil, Liarbird
8/04 Eric solo @ Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA w. Kay Hanley (Letters To Cleo)
9/3/04 Mercury Lounge, NYC
9/4/04 at Tonic, NYC (w. Jason Loewenstein-drums)
9/5/05 @ Pianos, NYC (w. Jason-drums)
9/8/04 @ Middle East, Cambridge
9/11/04 @Flywheel, Easthampton, MA
11/10/04 Hemlock Tavern, SF w. Bluebottle Kiss (Australia)
3/08/05 Eric & Jessica -(acoustic) duo- 12 Galaxies w. Dave Dondero
3/22/05 Cafe Du Nord w. Lou Barlow
4/16/05 The Elevens, Northampton, MA. Eric (solo) w. Mike Flood, Claudia Malibu, Steve Westfield & the Slow Band
4/21/05 Eric & Jessica Cowley w. Jason Loewenstein @ Sin-e, NYC w. The Icicles, My Teenage Stride, Sans Souci
DOUBLE HEADER 4/22/05 Eric & Jessica w. Jason Loewenstein @ Tonic, NYC
4/22/05 Palace Tavern, Brooklyn w. Tomorrow's Friend, Free Blood, TK Webb
4/23/05 Eric, Jessica, Jason L. @ Club Exit, Brooklyn w. Black Dice, Cause Co-Motion
9/9/05 at The Smell, Los Angeles w. The Old Haunts (Olympia, Kill Rock Stars)
9/21/05 solo acoustic set, at Pianos, NYC w. Jeff Halpin-percussion
9/22/05 New Afternoon Show, WNYU, interview + CD tracks
9/22/05 Sin-e NYC, w. The Argument (Morgantown, West Virginia, thanks for the backline) w. Jeff Halpin-drums
9/29/05 Elbo Room, SF w. Electrocute (Berlin) solo acoustic set
11/20/05 The Argus Lounge Mission St, SF with Julie Zielinski
12/10/05 Edinburgh Castle, SF Fields of Gaffney (w. Richard-drums)
12/21/05 The Hemlock Tavern, SF Richard joined my acoustic set on maraccas, tamborine, brushes + bells w. Azalia Snail
2/9/06 The Argus Lounge, SF Eric (acoustic set) Richard Marshall (solo acoustic)
6/20/06 The Knockout SF Fields of Gaffney duo
8/16/06 Fields at Elbo Room w. Pets in Trees, Sir Salvatore
8/23/06 Fields at The Rickshaw Stop
8/29/06 Fields at The Hemlock Tavern with Horse Thieves (Olympia)
9/6/06 Fields duo show at The Knockout SF w. Dolly Rocker
10/4/06 Cafe Du Nord Uncharted Waters CD release show (fields last SF show w. Richard on drums) w. Thee Scarcity of Tanks (Matthew Wascovitch)/Experimental Dental School (cancelled due to drummer's wrist injury at metal show)
Saturday October 28, 2006 8:00 pm
CAKESHOP, Ludlow Street
Eric Gaffney (Sebadoh) with Jeff Halpin-Drums, Jesse Parsons-Bass
with MOUTH OF LEAVES + Daughters Human
Sunday October 29, 2006
THE MERCURY LOUNGE, 217 E. Houston Street, Manhattan
Eric Gaffney (Sebadoh) full band =
Thursday, November 2, 2006
GOODBYE BLUE MONDAY(TODD P show)
1087 Broadway, Bushwick, Brooklyn
w. Peppermints/Standing Nudes
Friday November 3, 2006 8:00 pm
CMJ Showcase at R&R (old Cooler)
416 West 14th Street
9th Avenue + Washington Street/West
w. Beat The Devil (Mishka Shubaly) Eric Gaffney (Sebadoh) SSM Devastations Airborne Toxic Event The Red Romance
"MUPPET TAKES MANHATTAN PART 2"
JUNE-JULY-AUGUST 2007 NEW YORK CITY/BROOKLYN>
JUNE 9TH 2007 @GLASSLANDS GALLERY, Brooklyn w. THEE SCARCITY OF TANKS (i was on X-tra guitar) with CHILD ABUSE, USA IS A MONSTER
Glasslands Gallery, 289 Kent Ave (btw South 1st and South 2nd) Brooklyn, New York
TUE June 12, @ THE LIVING ROOM, NYC(solo acoustic)
FRI June 15th, @ DEATH BY AUDIO (Todd P show) w. Jason Loewenstein-drums... opened for MARY TIMONY BAND
6/22/2007 9:00 PM $6 at door
CAKESHOP, Ludlow Street, NY NY
Description:Cakeshop is awesome, they gave me a one hundred dollar bill and i got a quiche when starving and pints (not bottles) of beer last time thru... should be good, and it's a friday night!
Jeff Halpin (fields of gaffney) guest starring on drums 1st: linda draper, 2nd: eric gaffney, 3rd: the golden revelry, 4th: steve shiffman and the land of no
June 23, 2007 LIT LOUNGE! (Saturday night) $6 21 + over Katie Pawluk, Choirs of Titan, Eric Gaffney (ex-Sebadoh) with Jeff Halpin-drums ..Lit Lounge/Fuse Gallery 93 Second Ave NY NY 10003
SOUTHPAW 125 FIFTH AVENUE, BROOKLYN NY DEATH OF FASHION, ERIC GAFFNEY (w. Jeff Halpin-drums)& SH SH SH SHARK ATTACK (Brooklyn)
JULY 27, 2007 @THE LIVING ROOM 154 LUDLOW STREET NYC FRIDAY, I'M ON AT 10:00 PM (7pm-12am show) it's FREE!
JULY 31,2007 @THE MERCURY LOUNGE 217 EAST HOUSTON STREET NYC ($10 at door) >ERIC GAFFNEY with THE VIRGINS, LISSY TRULLIE,FRANKOPOLIS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 4TH (Sat night) @LUNA LOUNGE 361 Metropolitan Avenue (at Havermeyer Street) WILLIAMSBURG BKLYN $10 7:00 pm doors (after 6-7pm art opening) (first) ERIC GAFFNEY with Skeleton Breath, Lungs of a Giant, The Pink Meat (FREE AT 6:00 PM! $10 after 7:00PM >art opening 6 to 7:00 pm)
Solo 'electric' set at The Living Room ..piano, drums, voice, guitar(special guest Chris Beech on drums)
August 8, 2007 Solo "acoustic' set at (Tap Bar) THE KNITTING FACTORY, NYC.
December, 2007 @ The Sierra Grill (ol' Baystate Hotel, N'ton MA.) Fields of Gaffney w. Les on bass, opened for Dave Smith
May 22, 2008 Fields of Gaffney (w. les-bass, paul-drums)FLYWHEEL Benefit (Valley Wormfest) @Sierra Grille, Northampton
2007-2008 i did a few guest appearances (w. Claudia Malibu/The Caroline Know) on guitar or drums in Northampton/Easthampton, and Fitchburg, MA.
played guitar w. The Caroline Know at an outdoor show: Nashua River Beer Festival (Fitchburg, MA.)
July 28, 2008 Fields of Gaffney (10th Anniversary Farewell Show) @The Eleven's, Northampton
These October shows were CANCELLED...due to my bicycle accident and resulting fractures _
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Monday October 6, 2008 10:00 PM
The Elevens (140 Pleasant Street, Northampton, MA.)
$4 at the door (21 + Over!)
BAYLIES BAND (Providence, RI, member(s) of TEMPLE OF BON MATIN
FIELDS OF GAFFNEY
16 LIPS (Gardner, Mass.)
this is fields' 10th Anniversary Show (October, 1998)

Thursday, October 23, 2008
The Sierra Grille (Strong Avenue, Northampton)
10:00 PM $2 at the door 21 + over
FIELDS OF GAFFNEY
MIKE FLOOD!
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Fields of Gaffney "Muppets take Montague Part Three"
Friday January 2, 2009
The Black Moon Belchertown, MA.
FIELDS OF GAFFNEY
Saturday,
January 10, 2009
The Brass Cat
Easthampton, MA
FIELDS OF GAFFNEY
Friday January 30, 2009 8:00 PM
The Colonial Theater
95 Main St Keene, New Hampshire 03431
$15 in advance, $17 at door
>>>Backstage Series’ w. EDIE SEDGWICK (Dischord Records)
Friday April 17, 2009 >10:00 PM $5
The Elevens, 140 Pleasant Street, Northampton, MA. _

Eric/Fields of Gaffney has performed with (1998-2008) Sun City Girls, Royal Trux, Daniel Johnston, Beachwood Sparks, smog, Electrocute, Buffalo Tom, Elf Power, Yoshimi/Kim Gordon, No Neck Blues Band, Danielson Family, Lothars, Papas Fritas, Mirah, Tara Jane O'Neil, Iron & Wine, The Real Oh My, (Nels Cline/Mike Watt Stooges' covers) Jason Loewenstein, Kay Hanley (Letters to Cleo) Anthro Rex, Lazy Magnet, U.S. Maple, The Icicles, The Old Haunts, Steve Westfield Slow Band, Azalia Snail, Bluebottle Kiss, (Australia) Static Faction, Black Dice, Fly Ashtray, Hungry March Band, (NY) Dave Dondero, Natural History, Librarians, Joggers, Cerberus Shoals, Fruit Bats, Thee Scarcity of Tanks, Child Abuse, USA is a Monster, Mary Timony Band, Blast Off Country Style

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SEBADOH 1993 "Bubble & Scrape" Tour
April 13 Trinity College Hartford, CT.
April 15 SUNY Bing. Binghampton, NY.
April 16 Swarthmore Swarthmore, PA.
April 17 Paradise Boston, MA.
April 22 Simon's Rock Great Barrington, MA.
April 24 Somerville Theatre Somerville, MA.
April 30 Maxwell's Hoboken, NJ.
May 1 Maxwell's Hoboken, NJ.
May 3 - Baltimore, MD.
May 4 930 Club Washington, DC
May 5 Cats Cradle Chapel Hill, NC.
May 7 The Cotton Club Atlanta, GA.
May 8 Cuban Club Tampa, FL.
May 9 Cowhaus Talahasse, FL.
May 10 40 Watt Club Athens, GA.
May 11 Underground Knoxville, TN.
May 12 - Louisville, KY.
May 13 Lounge Ax/Metro Chicago, IL.
May 15 7th St/Uptown Minneapolis, MN.
May 16 - Madison, WI.
May 18 - Detroit, MI.
May 19 Staches Columbus, OH.
May 20 Graffitti/Bloom Pittsburg, PA.
May 21 Trocadero/Khyber Philadelphia, PA.
May 22 The Grand New York, NY.
June 1 Charlotte Leicester, England
June 2 Riverside Newcastle, England
June 3 Venue Edinburgh, Scotland
June 4 King Tut's Wah Wah Hut Glasgow, Scotland
June 5 Leeds University Leeds, England
June 6 Garage London, England
June 7 Boardwalk Manchester, England June 10 Knust Hamburg, Germany
June 11 Loft Berlin, Germany
June 13 Blumenwiese Stuttgart, Germany
June 14 Cookys Frankfurt, Germany
June 15 Underground Cologne, Germany
June 16 Tivoli Utrecht, Holland
June 17 Vera Groningen, Holland
June 18 Doornroosje Nijmegan, Holland
June 19 Basement Rotterdam, Holland
June 20 Melkweg Amsterdam, Holland
June 22 Noir radio Session Paris, France
June 23 Exo 7 Rouen, France
June 24 Salle De L'Arceau Angers, France
June 25 Passage Du Nord Ouest Paris, France
June 27 Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury, England
(Lollapalooza second stage: New Orleans to Los Angeles)
July 30 UNO Soccer Field New Orleans, LA
July 31 Raceway Houston, TX.
August 1 Old Fort Dallas, TX.
August 2 Emo's Austin, TX.
August 4 Compton Terrace Phoenix, AZ.
August 5 The Casbah San Diego, CA.
August 6+7th Santa Fe Dam Los Angeles, CA.
August 10 The Whisky Hollywood, CA.
August 11 Bogarts Long Beach, CA.
August 12 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA.
August 13 Lasalle's Chico, CA.
August 14 John Henry's Eugene, OR.
August 15 La Luna Portland, OR.
August 16 Offramp Seattle, WA.
August 17 Town Pump Vancouver, BC
August 18 Theckla Olympia, WA.
August 19 Crocodile Cafe Seattle, WA.
August 20 Moore Theatre Seattle, WA.
SEBADOH REUNION TOUR (U.S. + Canada)
35 shows, 29 states
February 26 to April 17, 2007
2/26 San Diego Casbah
2/27 Costa Mesa Detroit Bar
2/28 San Fran GAMH (Noisepop)
3/02 Portland Berbatis Pan
3/03 Vancouver Richards
3/04 Seattle Neumos
3/06 Eugene WOW Hall
3/08 Santa Cruz The Attic
3/09 Los Angeles Troubadour
3/10 Los Angeles Spaceland
3/15 Phoenix Clubhouse
3/16 Albuquerque Launchpad
3/17 Boulder Fox Theater CO
3/19 Minneapolis 400 Bar MN
3/20 Milwaukee Shank Hall WI
3/21 Chicago Metro IL
3/22 Detroit Magic Stick MI
3/23 Toronto Lees Palace
3/24 Montreal La Sala Rossa
3/29 Northampton Pearl St MA
3/30 Boston Paradise, MA
3/31 New York Webster Hall, NY
4/1 Maxwells, Hoboken, NJ
4/2 Philadelphia, PA
4/03 DC 9:30 Club
4/04 Carrboro Cats Cradle NC
4/06 Louisville Headliners KY
4/07 Nashville Exit In TN
4/08 Atlanta Variety Playhouse GA 4/10 Orlando The Social FL
4/12 Baton Rouge, New Orleans LA
4/13 Houston Walters on Washington TX
4/14 Austin Emos TX
4/16 Tucson Club Congress AZ
SEBADOH REUNION TOUR PART 2 (Europe and United Kingdom)
Apr 22 08 Galway, Ireland Roisin Dubh
Apr 23 08 Dublin, Ireland Whelans
Apr 25 08 Glasgow, UK Classic Grand
Apr 26 08 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy 3
Apr 27 08 Brighton, United Kingdom Concorde2 Shelter Hall
Apr 28 08 Paris, FRA Trabendo
Apr 29 08 Gent, BEL Handelsbeurs
Apr 30 08 Groningen, Holland Vera
May 01 08 Copenhagen, Denmark Vega
May 02 08 Stockholm, Sweden Debaser Medis
May 03 08 Malmo KB
May 04 08 Berlin, Germany Festsaal Kreuzberg
May 05 08 Istanbul, TURKEY Babylon
May 07 08 London, UK Koko (former Camden Palace)
May 09 08 Minehead, UK ATP - Butlins Holiday Camp
May 30 08 Barcelona, Spain Primavera Sound Festival
July 18, 2008 PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL (Bubble & Scrape) opening night* w. Mission of Burma & Public Enemy

DISCOGRAPHY

SOLO & FIELDS OF GAFFNEY
Full Length Releases
UNCHARTED WATERS (27 songs)
(Old Gold/Handmade Records) Oct, 2006
Cosmic Chicken and Egg Sept 2005
* "Nature Walk" CD, March 2003.
* "Brilliant Concert Numbers" CD, Old Gold Records, LTD. Edition 1,000, September 1999
Singles & Compilations
"The Dunes" (eric & jessica) on 'Down in a Mirror" Jandek tribute Vol II (Summersteps records, Moscow, PA.)
* "Wanna Be With You/Long Journey" split 7" with Pernath, Morc Records, February 2004
* "Pinball Machine" track on Cool Beans #15 CD, 2003
"Too Bad Luck" on "What, Are You on Drugs? Comp. CD (Ant Lunch, Florida)
"Paws On Paws Off" ('99 duo recording, eric-casio, with Janice Gaffney-vocals) track on "Lo-Fi" CD from Sao Paolo, Brazil, January 2002
* "Cold Weather" b/w Twilight, Sub Pop Singles Club, Limited Edition 1,300, January 2000
* "The Other Day" track on Cool Beans CD Sampler, 1999
* "Fields of Gaffney vol. 2" Limited Edition Cassette, 1999 (out of print)
* "Lights Up and Spins Around" Limited Edition cassette, 1998 (out of print)
RECORDS with SEBADOH (1989-2008
BUBBLE & SCRAPE reissue (w. xtra tracks) CD only Rel: May 5, 2008 Domino, UK) + Rel: June, 2008 Sub Pop/Domino (U.S.)
THE FREED MAN (52 song reissue, w. tracks from the original cassette, vinyl LP, CD, + selections from the first three SEBADOH singles + rare, previously unreleased tracks)
RELEASE DATE: TUE. JULY 10, 2007
SEBADOH III (Domino Records) reissue CD w. 2nd CD of bonus tracks!, inc. Gimmie Indie Rock EP 45 + lots more. Rel; July 10, 2006 (UK) Tue., August 8th (U.S.)
"Tarred and Furthered," "Delicious Cakes" from 1990 EP (Silt Breeze Records) Released; 1999
"Beauty of the Ride" EP (drums on "16" and "Slintstrumental," BBC sessions '92-93) Released; 1996
"Bakesale" (drums on 4 songs from 1993 Chicago session with; Steve Albini/Bob Weston) (Sub Pop/Domino) Released; 1994
"Bubble & Scrape" -wrote six songs, + drummed/backing vocals- "Flood," title, back cover photos, insert w. vinyl (Sub Pop) bonus single w. LP in UK, (Domino) also released by City Slang (Berlin) and Sony (Japan) Released; April, 1993
"Soul & Fire EP" (Domino/Sub Pop) 2 songs, inc. "Fantastic Disaster" re-mix, Released; 1993
Single (Sub Pop) 4 songs including; "Bouquet For A Siren" (1st version) Released; March, 1993
"Smash Your Head On The Punk Rock" (wrote 3 songs, + drums, title, front cover art, vinyl (green) label design, CD artwork design (Sub Pop) Released; September, 1992
"Rockin' The Forest Vs. Helmet" (City Slang, Germany) 3 songs/drums, gtr/vocals. Released; Oct 1992
"Sebadoh Vs. Helmet" (Domino, U.K.) 2 songs, drums Released; October, 1992
"Rockin' The Forest" (20/20, U.K.) 1 song/+ drums. Released; Summer, 1992
Split-single -"Loma Prieta" + sleeve art design (Dark Beloved Cloud) Released; Dec., 1991
"Oven Is My Friend" 45rpm EP (Silt Breeze) guitar, vocals,drums, Released Jan. 1992 (recorded Summer, 1990)
"Sebadoh III" (Homestead) wrote six songs, drums/guitar/voc. front cover photo, '75 Released; September, 1991
"Gimme Indie Rock" 45rpm single (clear vinyl) (Homestead) 5 songs; drums/lead guitar/vocals/wrote "Calling Yog Soggoth" Released; January, 1991 (yrs later Homestead had it available as a picture disc w. label art/hand with pills)
"The Freed Weed" (Homestead) -some songs from "The Freed Man," 3 were re-recorded, released; January, 1990
"Weed Forestin" (Homestead) percussion, Released; January, 1990
"Asshole" (Vertical) one side; "Julienne," "Elements," "Attention," "Your Long Journey." 1st Sebadoh-only 45. Released; Winter/Spring, 1990
"Magic Ribbons" (Leopard Gecko) Box Set (3 split singles, with Sebadoh/King Missile 45 rpm on red vinyl) "Design," "Cyster," "Lorax," Released; December, 1989
"The Freed Man" (Homestead) Vinyl/Cassette, wrote/recorded 15 songs of 31, Released; September, 1989
"Split single" with Big Stick (Sonic Life) inc. "Cindy", U.K. only release, Released; 1989
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CONTACT
Eric Gaffney
P.O. Box 421517 San Francisco, CA 94142
Booking shows? Mail order & correspondence: eaglitesup@hotmail.com

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