Misra Records

Summer is a month away, the weather is gorgeous (esp in the Mission!), Misra is releasing the amazing "Dim the Aurora" from Austin’s Monahans this coming Tuesday and the Casanova makes a killer Margarita. Can you think of one good reason to miss the Absolutely Kosher and Misra Happy hour at the Casanova next Thursday? ...We certainly cant! Next Thursday May 21, 2009 from 6-9pm label staff Naomi Weisenberg and Rosemary Medeiros will be playing all your favorite tunes from the Absolutely Kosher/Misra Records catalog and beyond. The lovely Eve will be tending bar with special drink concoctions and there will be Absolutely Kosher and Misra Records giveaways. Come by and have a drink with us! Hope to see you there.Read More

We are going big this year with two amazing showcases! Absolutely Kosher is up first on Thursday, March 19 at Prague (422 Congress Avenue) with Azeda Booth, Sybris, +/- and The Wrens! Then on Friday night we are taking over The Tap Room (311 Colorado Street) for the Misra Showcase with not to be missed performances by ...Emily Rodgers, Monahans, The Low Lows, Southeast Engine and Palomar! See you in Austin!!!

Oh, check out our SXSW podcast here: http://www.misrarecords.com/MP3s/MisraAbKoshSXSW09.mp3

Here's our full SXSW Schedule:

Absolutely Kosher Records Showcase:
Thursday, March 19 at Prague (422 Congress Avenue)

• The Wrens 1am
• +/- {Plus Minus} 12pm
• Sybris 11pm
• Azeda Booth 10pm

Misra Records Showcase:
Friday, March 20 at The Tap Room (311 Colorado Street)

• Palomar 1am
• Southeast Engine 12 am
• The Low Lows 11pm
• Monahans 10pm
• Emily Rodgers 9pm

Wednesday, March 18:

• *Update 3/9- The Low Lows- 2pm @ The Victory Grill (1104 E 11th St)
• Southeast Engine- 5:30pm Leonard Cohen Party at Waterloo Records (600A N Lamar Blvd) w/ David Martel, Herman Dune, Kevin Devine, David Garza, Will Anderson of Parachute
• +/- {Plus Minus}- 6pm Leonard Cohen Party at Waterloo Records (600A N. Lamar Blvd)w/ Petter Ericson Stakee of Alberta Cross, Laura Gibson, Buck 65, Loney Dear
• Palomar- 6:20pm Leonard Cohen Party at Waterloo Records (600A N Lamar Blvd) w/ Tigercity, The Webb Sisters Be Your Will, The Hours, Melissa Auf der Maur

Thursday, March 19:

• Palomar- Of Great & Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 U.S. Presidencies at Habana Calle 6 (709 East 6th Street)
• Southeast Engine- Of Great & Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 U.S. Presidencies at Habana Calle 6 (709 East 6th Street)
• Monahans- Of Great & Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 U.S. Presidencies at Habana Calle 6 (709 East 6th Street)
• Palomar- 2:00pm: High Five! Party Party! at Elysium (7th St and Red River) w/ The Story Of, The Black and White Years, Emile Millar
• Monahans- 12am- Undertow SXSW showcase at Habana Calle 6 Patio(709 East 6th Street) w/ Magnolia Summer, Glossary, Via Audio
• Absolutely Kosher Records Showcase- Prague (422 Congress Avenue)
w/ The Wrens, +/-. Sybris and Azeda Booth

Friday, March 20:
• Misra Records Showcase @ The Tap Room (311 Colorado Street): Palomar (1am), Southeast Engine (12pm), The Low Lows (11pm), Monahans (10pm), Emily Rodgers (9pm), Gala Band (8pm)
• *UPDATED 3/10- Moon Jaw Records Day Party @ Brave New Books (1904 Guadalupe St #B): Emily Rodgers (2 pm), Frontier Ruckus (3pm), Southeast Engine (4pm), Theodore (5pm), Monahans (6pm)
• *Update 3/4- The Wrens- 12pm- Hot Freaks at The Upstairs at Mohawk- (917 Red River St) w/ Handsome Furs, The American Analog Set, The Thermals, The Hold Steady, Bishop Allen, The Henry Clay People, Port O'Brien, Delta Spirit, These United States, Alela Diane, Richard Swift, Girls, Jason Lytle, Vivian Girls, Viva Voce,Mason Proper, Lemonade, Amazing Baby, Camera Obscura +more
• Azeda Booth- 2:30pm- MSXS Magazine Party at The Parlor (100b E. North Loop Blvd).
• Palomar-4:45pm Music for Listeners Party, Day II at Red House Pizzeria (1917 Manor Rd.) w/ Sky Larkin, A Classic Education, The Spinto Band, Hymns
• +/- {Plus/Minus}- 6pm- MSXS Party at The Parlor (100b E. North Loop Blvd).
• Palomar- 6:30pm High Five! Party Party! at IONA Handcrafted Books (701 Tillery St # B) w/ Your Kisses Cause Crashes, The Western Civilizaton, The Steps

Saturday, March 21:
• *UPDATED 3/11-Hometapes' Friend Island Party @ The Art Project (301 Chicon St): Sam Amidon 11:30, The Low Lows 12:00, American Princes 12:45, Matthew and the Arrogant Sea 1:30, The Caribbean 2:15, Azeda Booth 3:00, Balmorhea 3:45, Megafaun 4:30, The Physics of Meaning 5:15, Peter Broderick 6:00, Slaraffenklang 6:45, Slaraffenland 7:30, CYNE 8:15, All Tiny Creatures 9:00, Stars Like Fleas 9:45
• *Update 3/5- Monahans- 4pm- Dominican Joe's-(515 South Congress) w/ Or the Whale, Kevin Aldridge from Chatterton, Deadman, Clint Niosi, The Theater Fire, Ft Murder Texas, Bobby Zanzucchi, The Migrant, The Eaton Lake Tonics One Wolf Lubbock
• *Update 3/9- The Low Lows- 7pm at Clementine's Coffee Bar (2200 Manor Rd)Read More

Hello, friends! With SXSW just a few weeks away, Absolutely Kosher has been working hard to prepare for this amazing festival, and putting together a showcase of its own.

Be sure to check out the SXSW podcast (link below), featuring 10 tracks by artists from both Absolutely Kosher and Misra Records. These artists will ...be performing at SXSW, so if you hear something you like, we hope to see you there!

http://www.absolutelykosher.com/MisraAbKoshSXSW09.mp3
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Hello friends!

We're excited to announce that we'll be releasing the new record from Southeast Engine, "From the Forest to the Sea", on February 17th!!

Southeast Engine are an Athens, Ohio based band that came to our attention through our friends The Wrens (Absolutely Kosher). Fans of Wilco, Neutral Milk Hotel, Okkervil ...River, or Avett Brothers will find this beautiful record right up their alley.

CD and 180 gram LP of "From the Forest to the Sea" are now available for preorder. Also, for a limited time, we're offering a FREE DOWNLOAD of Southeast Engine's first full length album, "Coming to Terms with Gravity", and a special Southeast Engine CD bundle for $27.00.

For more details and information on Southeast Engine visit our website: www.misrarecords.com!!Read More