Artist Information Biography **New MAGNET Magazine write up AND 3 NEW TRACKS UP FROM THE NEW ALBUM!!** Bands we have shared the stage with: Dead Confederate, A Place to Bury Strangers, Mitch Easter (Let's Active), Throw Me The Statue,  Modern Skirts, Jukebox The Ghost, The XYZ Affair and more! FALL 2009: Mid Point Music Fest., Sept. 24th Blue Wisp, Cincinnati MEANY fest  Sat. Oct 3rd at Crash Mansion, NYC CMJ Music Marathon-Oct. 20th-24th details TBA, NYC ---------------------- Western Civ Like most bands of the indie-rock persuasion, the members of Western Civ tend to balk at efforts to define the band's sound. "Can I just tell you what it isn't?" asks guitarist/singer Rich Henderson. And it's not that he hasn't had time to mull it over-- Henderson and his longtime pals belong squarely in the catagory of  musical "lifers". "I don't think I could do anything else," Henderson says, his generally-easygoing features taking on a steely edge as he makes the admission. Despite Henderson's characteristic reticence, a few adjectives spring readily to mind when listening to the Chapel Hill, NC-based outfit's upcoming release, the Mitch Easter-produced Shower The People You Love With Gold: terms like "textured" and "intricate" might seem at odds with "infectious" and "raucous", yet any listener who's ever worn an ironic thrift-store sweater would be compelled to admit that, yes, they all apply. The new release, due on the 24th of February, is the third from the group, whose core lineup of Henderson, Jason Briggs, and Bryan Cabler remains unchanged. The trio is frequently augmented both on stage and in the studio by cohorts Jason Hall, Kemper McDowell, and Ken Larson). Western Civ descended on Mitch Easter's Fidelitorium Studios in May 2008 to lay the tracks for Shower, which was recorded in eight days and mixed in five. "We're ecstatic at the outcome of the new record," gushes drummer Cabler, whose enthusaism often serves as the precise opposite of Henderson's restraint. "Working with Mitch was easily the most amazing experience of my...can I call this a 'career'? Maybe I should say 'my musical life'." Henderson, Briggs, and Cabler were all members of the same small-town Alabama high school class, and have been making music together with virtually no interruption for well over a decade.  Nonetheless, they only began to concentrate on public performances and recording in 2005, when they released the self-recorded EP Regent Kingfish Slumberpad. "We decided to let the rest of the world in on what we'd been doing for fun in a practice room for ages," says bassist Briggs.   Slumberpad was followed, in rapid succession, by the band's first taste of touring; by its first receipt of flattering critical praise;  its relocation, en masse, to Chapel Hill; and the well-received follow-up LP, 2007's Remington Steele Magnolia. Magnolia, in turn, garnered impressive radio play and justified further touring before the group turned its attention to the studio again-- this time with Mitch Easter at the controls -- to begin tracking Shower The People You Love With Gold, a ten-track affair loaded with exuberant melodies, guitars that alternately buzz, shimmer, and wail, quirky lyrical conventions, thunderous rhythm-section heroics, and Mitch Easter's renowned mixing-desk brilliance. As the album, which was tracked on 24-track Studer analog tape machine, began to take shape, Easter's studio toybox was plundered by the band-- in addition to typical rock instruments, a 1980's Casio keyboard, a vintage Leslie cabinet, and a child's bull roar toy were employed in the pursuit of sonic diversity. And that's to say nothing of the bright-orange metal folding chair which was rechristined an instrument, miked up, and played con brio by Cabler with a drum stick. Western Civ will be touring extensively in 2009 in support of the new release, which will be available on CdBaby.com, itunes.com, digstation.com and can be ordered by your local record shop through Super D Distribution. ************************** The last album, "Remington Steel Magnolia" now available online at: www.cdbaby.com/westernciv2 www.digstation.com/westernciv www.itunes.com/westernciv and many more retailers online and in stores... Western Civ was very happy to be selected  as a critic's pick for  MPMF, Cincinnati. They were also selected for Rockfest (Austin SXSW week) and Mid-Atlantic Music Conference in North Carolina as well as being a first alternate for CMJ music marathon. Instrumentation Rich Henderson: Lead guitar and lead vocals Jason Briggs: Bass guitar, back-up vocals, keyboard, Mooger Fooger, and the occasional shaker egg. Bryan Cabler: Drums and back-up vocals and sometimes: Ken Larson - Guitar Kemper McDowell - percussion, keys Jason Hall - guitar, percussion Misty Dawn - percussion, keys Discography Western Civ released their Debut EP "Regent Kingfish Slumberpad" in December of '05. Then in 2007 they released the LP, "Remington Steel Magnolia." We are very proud to say that without a distribution contract we have succeeded in getting the music to a good portion of our audience. CDBaby.com, BestBuy.com, Musicnet.com, amazon.com, towerrecords.com, itunes.com, School Kids Records in both Chapel Hill, NC and in Raleigh, NC, CD Alley in Chapel Hill, NC,  Rivertown Coffee in Florence, AL, Pegasus Records in Florence, AL,  and Shoalin in Florence, AL are all carrying Western Civ's music.  The new album, produced by Mitch Easter will be released in Jan. '09! Here's a list of some of the radio stations currently playing Western Civ...we hope to keep adding to this list periodically, so check back for updates! FM stations playing Western Civ: *RadioX 94.7FM, 94.9FM and 104.5FM Long Island's only Alternative http://www.radiox.fm/ *"General Eclectic," WCVF-FM, 88.9 FM Freedonia, NY (SUNY) *WDYN 100.1FM - Rochester, NY http://www.wdyn.net *"Great American Music Hour" on WRIR FM 97.3 in Richmond, VA *Trent Radio 92.7 FM in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada *WNCW 88.7 FM - Spindale, NC (network)               92.9 FM - Boone, NC             100.3 FM - Charlotte,NC               97.3 FM - Greenville, NC *WPVM 103.5 in Asheville, NC *WVOF 88.5 FM -Fairfield, CT on "The Upper Room With Joe Kelley" on Mondays from 4-8 pm EST. WRUW 91.1 FM- Cleveland, OH www.wruw.org WUSB 90.1 FM-Stony Brook,NY www.wusb.com KAOS 89.3 FM- Olympia, WA http://KAOS.evergreen.edu KYCY 1550 AM- SAN FRANCISCO, CA KBUT Crested Butte CO KCSS Turlock CA  KDUP Portland  OR  KLCR Dubuque IA KSLU-1 St. Louis MO  KTCU Fort Worth TX KWUR St. Louis MO  RLC Piscataway NJ  SFR Boston MA WCWM Williamsburg VA  WGMU Fairfax VA WHUS Storrs CT  WMHB Waterville ME  WRCU Hamilton NY  WVOF Fairfield CT  WVUD Newark DE WXDU Durham NC WECB Boston MA WMXM Lake Forest IL Online Radio and podcasts: *East Village Radio NYC: www.eastvillageradio.com/index.php *KRFC, RadioFreeColorado - a Live365 founding station, webcasting since July 11, 2000. *The indie Connection -NY http://www.indiecx.com *exposedradio.com Podcast #11 includes "Of Her Many Newfound Splendors." Podcast #18 contains a full review of the EP, samples of three songs, and the full version of "Stingray Blanket" *aeschtunes.com * Lazlo's Den, blowupradio.com * RadioMarmalade on 365 LIVE! *indielimelightshow.com * Radiocrystalblue.com *slabradio.com *Clea's Cave: www.live365.com/stations/clea8 *Ghost Rider Radio: www.ghostradionet.com *insomniaradio.com here is a quote they sent us when we submitted with them.   "You recently submitted your music to us and frankly it rocked our socks off!"                   --Insomnia radio team *Jamestown Radio (Jamestown Music Inc.): www.jtownmusic.com *upbeatradio.com *Take One Radio: www.live365.com/stations/stingermedia *IndiElectronica Online Radio Station: http://www.indielectronicaonline.com/ *E-RadioBiz: www.e-radiobiz.com *J-pax Radio Show: www.jpaxradioshow.com *KERFM: http://www.kerfm.zoomshare.com/ *Small World: www.smallworldpodcast.com *Rea of Sound:   www.live365.com/stations/terryleefr *Mighty Field Of Vision:     http://mightyfieldofvision.com/ *The Upper Room With Joe Kelley:   http://www.upperroomwithjoekelley.com/ *Radio-Sara:   www.live365.com/stations/stuckinthe80s *iChannel - www.ichannelmusic.com/index.php?nid=1 *Elkhartradio - www.elkhartrecording.com *Thin Pillow Music www.live365.com/stations/thin_pillow *WRUW 91.1FM- Cleveland, OH Listen live online at: www.wruw.org *WUSB 90.1 FM-Stony Brook,NY Listen to podcasts of past shows at: www.wusb.com *KAOS 89.3 FM - Olympia, WA Listen to the web feed at: http://kaos.evergreen.edu *Band Radio LIVE - http://bandradiolive.com *Amplified Podcast #20 - http://www.amplifiedpodcast.com/ *Rock Vacation - Every Tuesday night at: www.RF97.com requests: (rockvacation@hotmail.com) or 1-866-626-2604 *Nexus Radio (UK) - www.nexusradio.co.uk *Buzz (Live 365)- http://www.live365.com/stations/gatorzilla3000 *Kansas City Internet Radio- http://www.kcia1.com *Radio Fly 1- http://www.radiofly1.com *Rock God Radio - http://www.rockgodradio.com Sonic 1 Radio - http://www.sonic1radio.com *Pro Productions Radio - http://www.proproductionsonline.com/radio.html *SubTrax Nation - http://www.live365.com/stations/subtraxnation *Chelmsford Rocks (UK) - http://www.chelmsfordrocks.com *i Like 2 Rock! http://www.iLike2Rock.net *Midnight Masquerade www.live365.com/stations/midnightmasquerade *Radio Enigma http://www.radioenigma.com *Highspeed Radio www.highspeedradio.com *Curtrog Radio http://www.live365.com/stations/curtrog *being played on multiple Mixposure radio pages: www.mixposure.com more to come... 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