var a=new Date;if(18==a.getDate()&&0==a.getMonth()&&2012==a.getFullYear())window.location="http://sopastrike.com/strike"; Rock cellist Gordon Withers. Depress your primary mouse button on these items: BioListen/BuyShowsDiscographyPressRatesContact Get Updates: Email: The Young Influentials (Juno cover) by Parrot On A Porch Records Gordon Withers by Gordon Withers Jawbox on Cello: A Benefit for Cal Robbins by Gordon Withers new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: 'profile', rpp: 1, interval: 6000, width: 200, height: 300, theme: { shell: { background: '#333333', color: '#ffffff' }, tweets: { background: '#000000', color: '#ffffff', links: '#4aed05' } }, features: { scrollbar: false, loop: false, live: false, hashtags: true, timestamp: false, avatars: false, behavior: 'all' } }).render().setUser('trisloth').start(); FB.init("10336bb2623fc70746878bd1473c2091");Gordon Withers on Facebook FB.init("50e1506043626544ae9db6495f980fc8");Office Of Future Plans on Facebook FB.init("75893ee8ff284f70323509f0e020b2c8");Quadruplestop on FacebookTumblr (3.0; @gordonwithers)http://gordonwithers.com/Nick: 9,433<br /> BACKERS<br /> $1,023,972<br /> PLEDGED OF $75,000 GOAL<br /> 47<br /> HOURS TO GO<br /> <br /> ok<br /> <br /> fijne<br /> <br /> i guess<br /> <br /> me: is this the iPhone dock project<br /> <br /> (i love how every time i refresh the Double Fine project, it has an extra $10-50K)<br /> <br /> Nick: yeah<br /> me: SHOULD I SET "MARBLED PURPLE VINYL GATEFOLD [redacted album title] ON CELLO"'s GOAL AT 1 MILLION DOLLARS<br /> <br /> PLEASE ADVISE<br /> Nick: will it cost $1M to produce?<br /> <br /> "yes"<br /> <br /> well, then double it.<br /> <br /> GO BIG OR GO HOME, WITHERS<br /> me: YESSShttp://gordonwithers.com/post/17333880748http://gordonwithers.com/post/17333880748Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:34:12 -0500chatskickstarter<a href="http://dcrocklive.blogspot.com/2012/01/garland-of-hours-gordon-withers-black.html">Thanks to DC Rock Live for this nice review of my set opening for Garland Of Hours this past Wednesday.</a>http://gordonwithers.com/post/15405429595http://gordonwithers.com/post/15405429595Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:11:14 -0500press<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx89kt9fYd1qziqono1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I released a new album! It’s a cello tribute to the excellent Welsh band The Joy Formidable. You can listen/buy it at Bandcamp now, and it will be up on iTunes, etc. in a few days. Click through the image to listen.</p> <p>For locals, I am excited to open for Garland of Hours (cellist Amy Domingues) <a href="http://www.blackcatdc.com/shows/garland-of-hours.html">tomorrow night at the Black Cat</a>. See you there?</p>http://gordonwithers.com/post/15241103651http://gordonwithers.com/post/15241103651Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:58:05 -0500The Joy Formidablealbumcello<iframe frameborder="no" width="400" height="225" scrolling="no" src="http://www.avclub.com/video_embed/?id=66484"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://officeoffutureplans.com/post/14215168178/happy-holidays-in-cambodia-from-your-pals-office">officeoffutureplans</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Happy Holidays-in-Cambodia from your pals Office of Future Plans.</p> <p><a href="http://www.avclub.com/articles/office-of-future-plans-and-damon-locks-cover-holid,66484/">Original AV Club posting</a> (worth reading for background on their “Undercover” series)</p> </blockquote> <p>This was one of the most incredible experiences. Thanks to everyone at The Onion/AV Club for asking us to play when we were in town earlier this month.</p>http://gordonwithers.com/post/14225033887http://gordonwithers.com/post/14225033887Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:59:36 -0500<p>I will be releasing a new cello tribute album soon. Stay tuned!</p>http://gordonwithers.com/post/14172617801http://gordonwithers.com/post/14172617801Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:06:08 -0500albumcello<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvdws456YY1qziqono1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>ideal life</p>http://gordonwithers.com/post/13460991346http://gordonwithers.com/post/13460991346Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:00:04 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltopmhRBiM1qdtui2o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://officeoffutureplans.com/post/11954860515/great-poster-by-joe-newton-of-wrong-dots-for-this">officeoffutureplans</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Great poster by Joe Newton of Wrong Dots for this Saturday’s show. We’re so excited to play Brooklyn, and to play with these two bands!</p> <p>Tickets here: <a href="http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/53183"><a href="http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/53183">http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/53183</a></a></p> </blockquote> <p>Seriously can’t wait to play this.</p>http://gordonwithers.com/post/11955489268http://gordonwithers.com/post/11955489268Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:15:07 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltnroqXCbB1qcfoo3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://cognitivedissonance.tumblr.com/post/11940928335/from-schuyler-a-cs-grenade-and-two-12-ga">cognitivedissonance</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>From <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/schuyler">@schuyler</a>: A CS grenade, and two 12 ga shotgun shells purportedly used by the police to propel the beanbag bullets. <a href="http://twitpic.com/search#q=%23OccupyOakland&type=mixed&page=1">#OccupyOakland</a></p> <p>Meanwhile, police are reporting that they didn’t use any method like this at Occupy Oakland.</p> <p>DONT STOP REBLOGGING, PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW</p> </blockquote>http://gordonwithers.com/post/11953257040http://gordonwithers.com/post/11953257040Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:51:20 -0400<a href="http://stereogum.com/847511/office-of-future-plans-salamander/mp3s/">Listen to "Salamander", the first track from our new album, at Stereogum</a>: <p>Very happy at the positive reception to our first single. Can’t wait for the record to come out!</p>http://gordonwithers.com/post/11593555852http://gordonwithers.com/post/11593555852Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:46:18 -0400office of future plans“It a killer app. Well designed. I like it as a listening platform. But what I think is totally wrong: Spotify pays different monies to different labels. As everyone is under NDA it its impossible to find out what those deals are but the word on the street is that majors receive profits from Spotify’s advertising revenue and indies do not. The end result is that a major artist makes more per play than an indie artist. Spotify doesn’t talk about this but The Guardian sums it up well. That’s it. That’s my complaint: fairness.”<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="http://mymusicthing.com/zoe-keating-on-spotify-apple-and-indies-and-lettuce/">Zoe Keating on Spotify, Apple and Independents (and lettuce) — My Music Thing</a></p> <p>Excellent article with well-articulated, compelling arguments. The bit at the end about the niche-artist economy is great, too.</p> <p>Very conflicted about whether to distribute my music to Spotify or not.</p></em>http://gordonwithers.com/post/10557390350http://gordonwithers.com/post/10557390350Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:00:33 -0400spotifymusic<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrkz7idigU1r3nijqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>i mean yeah</p>http://gordonwithers.com/post/10450644616http://gordonwithers.com/post/10450644616Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:55:20 -0400celloCello problems<p><ol><li>Midi Nickelback (-345)</li> <li>Netflix Startup Sound (§)</li> <li>18M Mid-Atlantic Crying Homeowners Bailing Out Basements (1)</li> </ol></p>http://gordonwithers.com/post/9995175607http://gordonwithers.com/post/9995175607Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:44:24 -0400crapstfm<p><a href="http://ylosdospistoles.tumblr.com/post/8513916582">ylosdospistoles</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>We are getting out of Florida for the next several days.  If you live in or near any of the following cities, we’d love if you stopped by.  Come say hi!</p> <ul><li>8/5 - The Bleu Pub, Valdosta, GA</li> <li>8/6 - Broadway’s, Asheville, NC</li> <li>8/7 - The Lunchbox, Charlotte, NC</li> <li>8/8 - DC9, Washington D.C.</li> <li>8/9 - TBA, Durham, NC (nothing like a last-minute adventure!)</li> </ul></blockquote> <p>These Tampa-based guys (and gal) are totally worth seeing. If you live near any of these places you should come out.</p>http://gordonwithers.com/post/8513957304http://gordonwithers.com/post/8513957304Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:09:34 -0400friends<a href="http://blog.irockcleveland.com/2011/08/01/the-rockometer-let-it-beard-by-boston-spaceships/">Boston Spaceships - Let It Beard released today!</a>: <p>Holy crap, I can’t believe I forgot that today marks the release of Robert Pollard’s band Boston Spaceships’s new epic double-LP, <em>Let It Beard</em>. I am honored to have contributed cello to one of the tracks (“Red Bodies”)! Other guests include J. Mascis and Colin Newman from Wire (!!!). Get it on <a href="http://amzn.com/B005A693K2">Amazon MP3</a> for $8.</p> <p><img height="200" width="200" alt="Let It Beard cover" src="http://blog.irockcleveland.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/LetItBeard.jpg"/></p>http://gordonwithers.com/post/8389931070http://gordonwithers.com/post/8389931070Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:34:06 -0400boston spaceshipscelloguest cello<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/7928230418/tumblr_lol93lhPxT1qabdxi&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>Didn’t like the new M83 song at first (wtf, sax outro?) but it is really growing on me.</p>http://gordonwithers.com/post/7928230418http://gordonwithers.com/post/7928230418Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:47:08 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lopakcEWd41qziqono1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Come early for the crab boil, stay for the rock! I’ll be playing a solo set and then joining Bells> for their set later on.</p> <p>Next Saturday the 30th… see you there!</p>http://gordonwithers.com/post/7897156138http://gordonwithers.com/post/7897156138Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:36:12 -0400showsflyersbellscrabcore<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/7351179933/tumblr_lnz910zFWH1qzllfq&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thealteregooftrees.tumblr.com/post/7350880485">thealteregooftrees</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>this is the first song from a new full length album. being released by one of my favorite labels! just need to create 20 more minutes of new music.</p> </blockquote> <p>Oh, yeah! I remember tracking the cello for this. Awesome mix, can’t wait to hear the rest!</p>http://gordonwithers.com/post/7351179933http://gordonwithers.com/post/7351179933Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:13:00 -0400cellowoodworkings<a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=236335799718426">Show 7/14 with Hammer No More The Fingers and Brice Randall Bickford</a>: <p><a href="http://officeoffutureplans.com/post/7301312289">officeoffutureplans</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(click through to RSVP on Facebook)</p> <p>We’re very excited to play with our friends <a href="http://hnmtf.com">Hammer No More The Fingers</a> and <a href="http://bricerandallbickford.bandcamp.com/">Brice Randall Bickford</a> (formerly The Strugglers) next Thursday at the Black Cat! Even better, this particular show will be a cello-fest, as each band features a different cellist (Hammer = <a href="http://www.myspace.com/lostinthetrees">Leah Gibson</a>, and B.R.B. = <a href="http://emilywright.net">Emily Wright</a>).</p> <p>Clearly this show is not to be missed! (unless you hate cellos)</p> <p>Advance tickets can be purchased here:<a href="http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/14483.aspx"> </a><a href="http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/14483.aspx"><a href="http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/14483.aspx">http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/14483.aspx</a></a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I can’t wait for next week’s show. Cellofest 2K11!!!</p>http://gordonwithers.com/post/7303352012http://gordonwithers.com/post/7303352012Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:05:33 -0400cellocellofestcellawesomecellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llrc51acKj1qkzprpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://gri3vous.tumblr.com/post/5834279081">gri3vous</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>the joys of being a bassist</p> </blockquote> <p>this is often the experience for cellists too!</p>http://gordonwithers.com/post/6789165861http://gordonwithers.com/post/6789165861Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:17:47 -0400<a href="http://officeoffutureplans.com/post/6524945049/thesongotheday-jawbox-savory-theres">Oh look, I wrote something nostalgic about Jawbox and 90s music, yet again!</a>http://gordonwithers.com/post/6525029452http://gordonwithers.com/post/6525029452Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:12:05 -0400predictable