{"id":527,"date":"2013-01-29T21:04:02","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T21:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/?p=527"},"modified":"2013-02-13T21:06:20","modified_gmt":"2013-02-13T21:06:20","slug":"patrick-krief-confirms-sxsw-performance-slot-us-tour-to-visit-17-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/patrick-krief-confirms-sxsw-performance-slot-us-tour-to-visit-17-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Krief confirms SXSW performance slot; US Tour to visit 17 cities"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n

January 29, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

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PATRICK KRIEF CONFIRMS SXSW PERFORMANCE SLOT<\/strong><\/p>\n

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U.S. Tour To Visit 17 Cities<\/strong><\/p>\n

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New Album, \u201cHundred Thousand Pieces,\u201d Out March 19th<\/sup> <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Montreal-based artist Patrick Krief (longtime guitarist for The Dears) is set to tour the United States, with stops planned already in 17 cities, including an official SXSW showcase (3\/15 @ TenOak).\u00a0 (See below for tour schedule.)\u00a0 Rock Ridge Music will be releasing his album, Hundred Thousand Pieces<\/em>, on March 19, 2013, in the U.S. (with distribution via ADA).<\/p>\n

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On the self-produced, self-mixed album, Krief played nearly all the instruments himself (with help from former Black Diamond Bay member Roberto Piccioni), and he also composed the complex, melodically independent string, brass and choir arrangements. \u00a0Hundred Thousand Pieces<\/em>, Krief says, is full of touches he obsessed over; he was committed to creating music that was strongly evocative, inspired by his work scoring films. The 10 songs on the album deal with his anxieties about growing older and continuing down the financially precarious road of a professional musician.\u00a0 Hundred Thousand Pieces<\/em> follows Krief\u2019s work with The Dears, his first solo release, 2007’s Take It Or Leave<\/em> EP, and 2009’s Calm Awaits<\/em> as part of the band Black Diamond Bay.<\/p>\n

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While most of Hundred Thousand Pieces<\/em> was recorded at his Cote-des-Neiges apartment, bits and pieces of it were recorded on his laptop while touring with Black Diamond Bay, the drums were laid down at Mixart studios in the N.D.G. neighborhood of Montreal, and even a few old demo tracks he simply couldn’t re-create made the final mix.<\/p>\n

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Completing Hundred Thousand Pieces<\/em> has given Krief the resolve to continue on the unpredictable artistic path he’s been leading these past eight years, and to not fear telling his stories, his way. \u201cSongs like \u2018Simple Lives\u2019 and \u2018Forever Goodnight\u2019 deal with those questions, about packing it all in and making music as a hobby on the side,\u201d Krief says. Toro Magazine<\/em> called \u201cHundred Thousand Pieces\u201d \u201cone of the year\u2019s finest records.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Prior to his solo outings and around the time NME<\/em> hailed them as \u201cthe best new band in the world,\u201d Krief joined The Dears, an indie rock band from Montreal known for their orchestral, dark pop and dramatic live shows.\u00a0 Krief\u2019s impassioned guitars graced the band\u2019s music live and on record from 2003 to 2008, and he reconnected with the band in 2010 and remains a member now.\u00a0 The Dears toured extensively across Canada, U.S., UK, Europe, Japan and Australia, including opening slots for Sloan, The Tragically Hip, Keane, The Secret Machines, and Morrissey.\u00a0 While on break from The Dears, Krief recorded with Black Diamond Bay, which also featured former drummer of The Dears, George Donoso III.<\/p>\n

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PATRICK KRIEF U.S. TOUR:<\/strong><\/p>\n

3\/1 \u2013 PJ’s Lager House, Detroit, MI
\n3\/2 \u2013 Township, Chicago, IL
\n3\/3 \u2013 Cause Spirits and Soundbar, Minneapolis, MN
\n3\/4 \u2013 Gas Lamp, Des Moines, IA
\n3\/5 \u2013 Record Bar, Kansas City, MO
\n3\/6 \u2013 Merchant’s High Saloon, Denver, CO
\n3\/8 \u2013 Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA
\n3\/9 \u2013 Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA
\n3\/11 \u2013 Eleven, San Diego, CA
\n3\/13 \u2013 Lost Leaf, Phoenix, AZ
\n3\/15 \u2013 Green Room Music Source SXSW Official Showcase\u00a0@ TenOak, Austin, TX
\n3\/17 \u2013 Circle Bar, New Orleans
\n3\/18 \u2013 Atlanta Room, Atlanta, GA
\n3\/19 \u2013 Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
\n3\/21 \u2013 Rock Shop, Brooklyn, NY
\n3\/22 \u2013 M Room, Philadelphia, PA<\/p>\n

3\/23 \u2013 O\u2019Brien\u2019s Pub, Allston, MA<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.krief.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kriefmusic<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/patrickkrief<\/a><\/p>\n

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For more information, please contact:<\/p>\n

Krista Mettler, Skye Media\/Rock Ridge Music<\/p>\n

publicity@rockridgemusic.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2013 \u00a0 PATRICK KRIEF CONFIRMS SXSW PERFORMANCE SLOT \u00a0 U.S. Tour To Visit 17 Cities \u00a0 New Album, \u201cHundred Thousand Pieces,\u201d Out March 19th Montreal-based artist Patrick Krief (longtime guitarist for The Dears) is set to tour the United States, with stops planned already in 17 cities, including an official … <\/p>\n

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