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.

For locals, I am excited to open for Garland of Hours (cellist Amy Domingues) tomorrow night at the Black Cat. See you there?

I will be releasing a new cello tribute album soon. Stay tuned!

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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, Let It Beard. 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 Amazon MP3 for $8.

thealteregooftrees:

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.

Oh, yeah! I remember tracking the cello for this. Awesome mix, can’t wait to hear the rest!

officeoffutureplans:

(click through to RSVP on Facebook)

We’re very excited to play with our friends Hammer No More The Fingers and Brice Randall Bickford (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 = Leah Gibson, and B.R.B. = Emily Wright).

Clearly this show is not to be missed! (unless you hate cellos)

Advance tickets can be purchased here: http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/14483.aspx 

I can’t wait for next week’s show. Cellofest 2K11!!!

I’ve decided to run a summer special on cello recording… $100 for cello tracks on your song (normally $150), or $250 for a full-on cello cover of your song or someone else’s (normally $500). The catch is that I only have time for about 10 sessions this summer, between all of my other projects. So if you’ve been wanting to book me for some recording, let me know ASAP!

Rock on,

GW

Cello cover request: Pink Floyd’s “Mother”

Rough mix of a cello version of David Bowie’s “Because You’re Young”.

officeoffutureplans:

The Japan benefit comp we’re on is out today. $10 for 32 tracks, including our cover of the Japanese band Naht’s “Myself Broke In Pieces”. Get it now, and please spread the word!

It also includes my cello cover of Juno’s “The Young Influentials” (better mix than what I posted here a few months ago).

Please consider giving to this worthy cause (and getting 32 great tracks in return!)