FLAKE MUSIC "When You Land Here, Its Time To Return" CD
back in stock!!! http://www.omnibusrecords.com/omni016.html

FEATURING ALL 4 MEMBERS OF THE SHINS!!! A fuzzy, beautiful sound
emanating from Albuquerque, New Mexico, is finding roots in Seattle.
James Mercer, the singer/guitarist responsible for this particular
sound, is the high-pitched wunderkind behind The Shins, Somersault
and the now-defunct Flake Music - three bands that have quietly
reshaped independent pop over the last four years. If you need a
direct comparison to names you might recognize, imagine this - Jeff
Magnum's craft, Stephin Merritt's prolificacy, and Mac McCaughan's
treble. But James Mercer has created a seamless legacy all his own;
his three bands have all co-existed at certain points and swapped
members back and forth, yet each line-up has a different sound
depending on who is writing the songs. With Flake Music's eventual
demise after 1997s When You Land Here, It's Time To Return (possibly
the best pop album you've never heard), James and keyboardist Marty
Crandall turned their attention to The Shins and started churning out
a long stretch of 7"s and a self-titled EP, released on Omnibus
Records out of San Francisco. (from Insound.com)


…and don't forget about these upcoming shows:

March 22nd
The Cave Ins
@ The Werepad, San Francisco CA
9:30pm, info at www.werepad.com <http://www.werepad.com>

March 23rd
Electro Group
@ Espresso Metro (K St.), Sacramento CA
w/ All Girl Summer Fun Band, Bright Ideas
All Ages, 8pm

March 29th
Ent
@The Capitol Garage, Sacramento CA
w/ Frank Jordan
All Ages, 9pm

March 30th
*OMNIBUS SHOWCASE*
Crime In Choir, Electro Group, The Cave Ins, Ent, Track Star
+ art opening for Jay Howell (ex. Shove)
@ Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco CA

March 31st
Electro Group
@ Primo's, Sacramento CA
w/ Replicator, FM Knives, St. Avalanche
21+, 8pm