The music news blog Em P Me posted a new article called "Why I Love
Getting the Mail" which is about... drumroll... our new album Noodle.

Here's the link and what he had to say- z

http://www.lovehasnologic.com/empme/2005/11/19/why-i-love-getting-
the-mail/

"Sometimes I get the strangest CD's in the mail. It's expected when
I open a package from Asaurus Records, but occasionally I just am at
a loss for words upon opening a package. Such was the case with the
package from the group Owen (not to be confused to the project that
Mike Kinsella does by the same name). The CD came in a ziploc bag on
a CD-R with a blue paper photocopied lyric sheet inside the ziploc
bag. Then there were the particles of hard plastic-like things
shaking around. At first I thought the CD had been destroyed in
transit. Then, upon looking at the title of the record, I realized
that those pieces used to be whole, and as one they were an uncooked
noodle of some variety.

Owen is the wonder-twin superfriend combination of Zachary Carroll
and Reverend Kenneth Martin. Their super powers take the form of lo-
fi recordings, a vast assortment of instruments, simple lyrics of
everyday life and a solid finger on the pulse of the past, present
and future of bedroom-pop. When a single CD has tracks that could be
compared to the likes of The Coctails all the way through to
Magnetic Fields, then you know it's worth checking out. Maybe you'll
even get a noodle to add to your evening feast. "

Hello,
I just got this notice from Aural Innovations that song Lynch Mob has
been getting some ariplay. You can log into their site below and
listen to episode 39 of Drool Through to hear it for yourself.
enjoy
-z


NEW RADIO SHOWS

We've just uploaded new shows from Aural Innovations Space Rock Radio
(show #137), Drool Trough (show #39), and Tapegerm Radio (show #5).
See the playlists below. You can go directly to the Radio shows page
at: http://aural-innovations.com/radio/radio.html

Drool Trough (show #39)

Drool Trough is an all genres show featuring cool music from the
underground. Anything is game for Drool Trough, and from one track to
the next you will hear completely different sounds and styles, all
from homemade musicians and teeny weeny but ultra fiesty labels.

The Other Planets – "Will You Adhere?" (from Discrete Manipulations)
Jaugernaut – "Different World" (from Contra Mantra)
Little Fyodor - "Ugly Girl" (from Slither)
Climax Generator – "Industrial Jungle Machine" (from Open Loops Vol.
3)
The Twin Atlas – "Nylon Test" (from Sun Township)
Last Of The Juanitas – "Took the Short Train" (from In The Dirt)
No-Fi Soul Rebellion – "Let's Go to America" (from Lambs To The
Slaughter)
Null_Objct – "Dumb Shogun" (from The Blind Clockmaker)
Dave Dill - "Along the Way" (from See You in the Sunshine)
Gratton – "Hands Below" (from Vopat)
Owen – "Lynch Mob" (from Noodle)
The Barbarellatones - "Wicked Wahine" (from Beyond the Valley of the
Barbarellatones)
Rebecca Shrimpton and Eric Hofbauer – "Be Anything" (from Madman's
Moon)
Fear Of Flying – "Hypnotize" (from More Attempts at Perfection)
Planet Janet – "When Al Met Rita" (from When Al Met Rita)
Hush Collector – "Mountain Song" (from Flowby)
Idioverse – "" (from Idioverse)
Chill Faction – "42nd Street" (from Eggman on the Deuce and Other
Stories)
The Flatmates – "I Could Be in Heaven" (from Love and Death: the
Flatmates
86-89)
Doctor Dunbar's Medicine Band - "Tennis Shoes" (from Doctor Dunbar's
Medicine Band)

I'm sure many of you have the same questions that Mark does so I
thought I'd take the time to answer these for the group.

You can see exactly what a LeManzine is here:
http://www.owenlofi.com/pics/Lemanzine.jpg

You may remember on the PTDF album the ode to Kenneth's old
automobile Cassidy, well it now has a companion piece which is the
new song about my old car- Dream of the LeManzine which actually
came to me in a dream I had about the LeManzine.

At this time I only have the lyrics typed up for some of the songs.
I'll update this later if the rest get typed up.
http://www.owenlofi.com/nOODLE.doc

enjoy-
z

--- In owen@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Foote" <mfoote@c...> wrote:

I'm not sure what LeManzine might be.

Will the lyrics be on the website later?

Thanks much Zach for the latest compendium (and the noodles).  I really like
"Dream of the LeManzine" so far- I'm not sure what LeManzine might be.  The
whole album has a smiley feel, kind of mischievous too. to me...  I know,
I'm out there.  Anyway, thanks  Will the lyrics be on the website later, or
do I have to employ the well-known courier from your door to my place of
employment?  :)

-----Original Message-----
From: owen@yahoogroups.com [mailto:owen@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
Zachary Carroll
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 10:21 AM
To: owen@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [owen] Use Your Noodle


The long awaited new album "Noodle" is complete.
We've put together 13 songs.

1. I Like Just Sitting Here
2. Elliott
3. The Continuing Story of Celeste
4. Spinning `round the Sun
5. Cliffhouse
6. Sunshine and Valium
7. The Knitting Song
8. Lynch Mob
9. Dream of the LeManzine
10. Reggae Momma
11. Holiday
12. Dead Air Telephone
13. Experimental Teen

We did more collaborating with each other's songs on this album than
the last record. Caroline also sang on 3 of the songs.

I usually tell everyone what the official drink of the album is but
seeing as we've taken 10 months to put this one together there are a
few so put your drinking pants on.
1) Pitchers of Boddingtons
2) A flask of Rum
3) Any of the brown liquors (rum, bourbon, whiskey, brandy, etc.)
over ice and mixed with a dairy product (whipped cream, heavy cream,
1% milk, etc.) add a squirt of chocolate syrup and stir.

I've put an MP3 of the song Elliott on the Owen website here:
http://www.owenlofi.com/MP3s.html

You can also find 2 new MP3s on our Myspace page.
http://www.myspace.com/owen

(The myspace link is being weird at the moment so if it doesn't work
this link should take you there.)
http://tinyurl.com/94f5x

Now I just have to get some supplies, type up the rest of the
lyrics, and then make as many copies as I can before I start my new
job next week. As usual if you'd like a copy just ask one of us and
we'll get it to you shortly.

enjoy.
-z







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Eat Your Nogin?- no, wait!  I can't think... I just know I want the CD!
Thanks Zack, and I think I'll just have a brown beer and a bowl of ice milk,
can't keep up with you young 'uns!

-----Original Message-----
From: owen@yahoogroups.com [mailto:owen@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
Zachary Carroll
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 10:21 AM
To: owen@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [owen] Use Your Noodle


The long awaited new album "Noodle" is complete.
We've put together 13 songs.

1. I Like Just Sitting Here
2. Elliott
3. The Continuing Story of Celeste
4. Spinning `round the Sun
5. Cliffhouse
6. Sunshine and Valium
7. The Knitting Song
8. Lynch Mob
9. Dream of the LeManzine
10. Reggae Momma
11. Holiday
12. Dead Air Telephone
13. Experimental Teen

We did more collaborating with each other's songs on this album than
the last record. Caroline also sang on 3 of the songs.

I usually tell everyone what the official drink of the album is but
seeing as we've taken 10 months to put this one together there are a
few so put your drinking pants on.
1) Pitchers of Boddingtons
2) A flask of Rum
3) Any of the brown liquors (rum, bourbon, whiskey, brandy, etc.)
over ice and mixed with a dairy product (whipped cream, heavy cream,
1% milk, etc.) add a squirt of chocolate syrup and stir.

I've put an MP3 of the song Elliott on the Owen website here:
http://www.owenlofi.com/MP3s.html

You can also find 2 new MP3s on our Myspace page.
http://www.myspace.com/owen

(The myspace link is being weird at the moment so if it doesn't work
this link should take you there.)
http://tinyurl.com/94f5x

Now I just have to get some supplies, type up the rest of the
lyrics, and then make as many copies as I can before I start my new
job next week. As usual if you'd like a copy just ask one of us and
we'll get it to you shortly.

enjoy.
-z







Yahoo! Groups Links

The long awaited new album "Noodle" is complete.
We've put together 13 songs.

1. I Like Just Sitting Here
2. Elliott
3. The Continuing Story of Celeste
4. Spinning `round the Sun
5. Cliffhouse
6. Sunshine and Valium
7. The Knitting Song
8. Lynch Mob
9. Dream of the LeManzine
10. Reggae Momma
11. Holiday
12. Dead Air Telephone
13. Experimental Teen

We did more collaborating with each other's songs on this album than
the last record. Caroline also sang on 3 of the songs.

I usually tell everyone what the official drink of the album is but
seeing as we've taken 10 months to put this one together there are a
few so put your drinking pants on.
1) Pitchers of Boddingtons
2) A flask of Rum
3) Any of the brown liquors (rum, bourbon, whiskey, brandy, etc.)
over ice and mixed with a dairy product (whipped cream, heavy cream,
1% milk, etc.) add a squirt of chocolate syrup and stir.

I've put an MP3 of the song Elliott on the Owen website here:
http://www.owenlofi.com/MP3s.html

You can also find 2 new MP3s on our Myspace page.
http://www.myspace.com/owen

(The myspace link is being weird at the moment so if it doesn't work
this link should take you there.)
http://tinyurl.com/94f5x

Now I just have to get some supplies, type up the rest of the
lyrics, and then make as many copies as I can before I start my new
job next week. As usual if you'd like a copy just ask one of us and
we'll get it to you shortly.

enjoy.
-z

Although the auction has ended I'd like to ask that
you don't go through this e-bay pirate for your next
Owen fix! Save your hard earned eight cents and just
ask me for a cd. ;)
-Zack

Note: forwarded message attached.






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zack, when i go to "show archives," the latest show
date is 2004 -- where are you finding thursday's show?

--- Caroline Johnson <carolinemj@...> wrote:

> great! i looked all over on the site, and did not
> find
> us anywhere - i looked in the archives, in the
> schedule, everywhere else. i will check again, but
> if
> you have it then that makes me happy. how was cc?
>
> --- Zachary Carroll <zacharycarroll@...>
> wrote:
>
> > http://www.kdvs.org/
> > If you missed Owen and Sheryl live on KDVS
> Thursday
> > night you can
> > still listen online for about the next week at the
> > KDVS archive. If
> > you go to their site and find the archive you can
> > locate the Thursday
> > 11pm file and listen to it streaming (or download
> > the mp3 if you want
> > to keep a copy). We start about 3 minutes into the
> > file.
> > enjoy.
> > -z
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> Peace!
>
>
>
>
>
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great! i looked all over on the site, and did not find
us anywhere - i looked in the archives, in the
schedule, everywhere else. i will check again, but if
you have it then that makes me happy. how was cc?

--- Zachary Carroll <zacharycarroll@...> wrote:

> http://www.kdvs.org/
> If you missed Owen and Sheryl live on KDVS Thursday
> night you can
> still listen online for about the next week at the
> KDVS archive. If
> you go to their site and find the archive you can
> locate the Thursday
> 11pm file and listen to it streaming (or download
> the mp3 if you want
> to keep a copy). We start about 3 minutes into the
> file.
> enjoy.
> -z
>
>
>



Peace!





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http://www.kdvs.org/
If you missed Owen and Sheryl live on KDVS Thursday night you can
still listen online for about the next week at the KDVS archive. If
you go to their site and find the archive you can locate the Thursday
11pm file and listen to it streaming (or download the mp3 if you want
to keep a copy). We start about 3 minutes into the file.
enjoy.
-z

I'm pleased to announce an all new on-line EP from the Regal Beagle
Sessions!

Songs For Freddie 2005
http://www.owenlofi.com/beagle.html

like to, but I'm moving this weekend, and getting over a mild cold that I
seem to have picked up between Cotati and the new apartment last Saturday.
May I bring to your attention that one of my favorite bands will be playing
in the town square in Healdsburg Tuesday 21Jun from 6p-8p for free, that
would be Bonnie Hayes- be there or squarely be where!  Bonnie wrote "have a
heart", "working on a love song", "slow ride", and a few others that her
friend Bonnie Rait has recorded and made popular- as Bonnie once said before
she launched into "have a heart":  "now I'm going to do a cover of a cover
of a song that I wrote".  She's great... come on out!

-----Original Message-----
From: owen@yahoogroups.com [mailto:owen@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
Zachary Carroll
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 11:53 PM
To: owen@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [owen] Sleatery Kinney


I've got an extra ticket to the Sleater Kinney show at the Warfield in
SF for Saturday night, if anybody is interested in coming along or
meeting me there let me know at zacharycarroll@...
-z






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Zachary Carroll <zacharycarroll@...> wrote:

I've got an extra ticket to the Sleater Kinney show at the Warfield in
SF for Saturday night, if anybody is interested in coming along or
meeting me there let me know at zacharycarroll@...
-z

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I've got an extra ticket to the Sleater Kinney show at the Warfield in
SF for Saturday night, if anybody is interested in coming along or
meeting me there let me know at zacharycarroll@...
-z

Well here is a wrap up of Friday night's gig in Cotati.

http://www.owenlofi.com/cotati.html

Complete with a write up, picutres, & an MP3.

Thanks again to those who were able to come. It was alot of fun.
-z

I sent most everyone in the area an evite for this, but in case you
missed it or didn't read it here is the announcement for the show
this Friday. And again I'd just like to say it'd be swell if you
could make it out to see us play. I have a feeling nobody remembers
the Dead Milkmen except for me so I can't count on them to bring
people out to the club.
Anyways, it should be fun.
-z

Dead Milkmen Singer/Guitarist Joe Jack Talcum's new band the Low
Budgets will be coming to Cotati to play with local lo-fi band Owen,
as well as the last ever performance by the Petaluma band Hazzle.

www.lowbudgets.com
www.owenlofi.com
www.hazzle.net

Friday May 27th, 2005 10:30pm
Sweet Lou's (formerly the Inn of the Beginning)
8201 Old Redwood Highway, Cotati CA
All Ages. $7

I've recently become aware of some new reviews of 2 of our old(er)
albums. I guess it is fitting that people are reviewing these albums
now since there seems to be quite the buzz around all things Owen
the past few weeks.

Oh, I guess this might be a good time to remind people about the
PTDF coloring contest:
http://www.owenlofi.com/coloring.html

Anyways, enjoy.
-z

http://www.erasingclouds.com/wk1205reviews.html

Owen, Masterpiece (Girl in a Box Records)

Masterpiece was billed by the lo-fi duo Owen as their "most
ridiculous album yet" (they've released a few more since then, I'm
not sure if that claim's been revised), and "ridiculous" is a
fitting word. That's not because the music shouldn't be taken
seriously. Instead, it is filled with atmosphere, melody, emotion,
and above all creativity. No, this album is completely ridiculous
because of how wildly it jumps back and forth across the musical
map, because the two musicians (Zachary Carroll and Rev. Kenneth
Martin) are so obviously letting the music go wherever they feel
like, following whatever fleeting notion pops into their heads. In
that way the music feels like an unplanned road trip, like 'Zachary
and the Reverend see America'. Opening track "Stuart" has half-
asleep harmonies that conjure up a Cali afternoon; the second
track "South Sea" kicks off with the line "yesterday's crimes are
behind me / I'm just living for today"; there's a song about riding
a "Tijuana Trolley", one sung in an imaginary truck-driving
bluesman's growl about pulling over to pee, and an album-closing one
titled "Back Home in Missoula." The overall feeling on most of
Masterpiece's ragged pop-rock songs is that of the brightest
sunshine, but the pair also has a clear taste for absolute
randomness. They sing in fake voices, talk in the background, mess
around with drum machines, introduce track number 4 by saying "Track
10, Take 1", and record a track called "Helium" that's just them
talking nonsense after ingesting helium. They like to mess with your
expectations, taunt you to say "goddamn it, this is ridiculous!"
That's great news for music fans sick of hearing band after band
that tries so hard to find success that they end up sounding like
every band you've ever heard. Owen are taking their own route, and
that's special. - dave heaton


http://www.leftoffthedial.com/Owen_Psychedelic.htm

Owen: Psychedelic Tour de Force
[Girl in a Box]

Apparently Owen Ashworth of Portland's Casiotone for the Painfully
Alone had already taken this clever band name when the Northern
California band, comprised of Zachary Carroll and Reverend Kenneth
Martin formed the band: Owen.  This was, of course, a better fit
because their songs reflect not the painfulness of solidarity, as
Ashworth's band name would suggest, but the sheer expansiveness of
emptiness—the extraordinary that comprises the ordinary.

Owen's Psychedelic Tour de Force plays like a movie's drug-induced
segue into a dream sequence.  The mop-topped protagonist rests his
head back into a pillow as his eyes, hollow and gleaming, gaze up at
the swirling ceiling of colors and textures.  It sounds as if John
Lennon's Free as a Bird and Sparklehorse's It's a Wonderful Life
were being played through a receiver at the bottom of the ocean or,
perhaps, from the inside of a partially solidified vat of Jello.
The third song on the record, entitled "We," even contains the
lyrics "free as a bird/ as the world/turning around on its axis" in
a melody not so unlike the posthumously released John Lennon/Beatles
song.  The tenth song, an Ode to Kenneth's dilapidated
car "Cassidy," is sung in the style of Elvis Presley.  In my
opinion, this song feels out of place and comes off as campy (not
unlike a drunken local singing karaoke at a pub).  However, after
hearing only a few measures from any of the fourteen tracks on
Psychedelic Tour de Force, it becomes clear that these guys are not
out to impress you, but that doesn't mean they won't win you over
with their kitschy and addictive music.

The songs are upbeat despite a lethargic, circus-like tempo, and the
compression on the microphones sounds like an a.m. radio signal.
Oft times sung with a mouthful of marbles, the lyrics are
uncomplicated and consistently off key.  The reverb seems
irregularly prolonged in places, and the songs stop, start, and stop
again.  Despite these imperfections, I found myself captivated like
a white-eyed child on a field-trip to the planetarium.  As a fickle
Sagittarian, I am definitely one who has no problem discarding an
album as quickly as it is acquired, but I found this to be a
surprisingly charming listen.

For those who couldn't make it out to see us play in Santa Rosa last
night here are some words, pictures, and music:

http://www.owenlofi.com/srpics.html

Have fun.

-z

When I said tomorrow night I didn't realize it was past midnight so
of course I meant tonight... does that make sense?
I'm talking about Friday April 8th, 2005.
Yes, the gig will be on Friday.



"I'd like to let you all in on the secret, there will be a surprise
gig tomorrow night in Santa Rosa, CA.
It will be by one of the following acts:
a) Owen featuring Sarah on the drums
b) Zack and Sarah play the sentimental hits of Owen.

It will be going on at Epiphany Music at 640 4th St in Santa Rosa.
(Between Mendo and D Street)
The first band is on at 9pm and I think we'll be on at 10pm.

The other bands are Seeded Skies and Santiago.
$4 cover.
All ages.

Be there or be []

-Zack"

I'd like to let you all in on the secret, there will be a surprise gig
tomorrow night in Santa Rosa, CA.
It will be by one of the following acts:
a) Owen featuring Sarah on the drums
b) Zack and Sarah play the sentimental hits of Owen.

It will be going on at Epiphany Music at 640 4th St in Santa Rosa.
(Between Mendo and D Street)
The first band is on at 9pm and I think we'll be on at 10pm.

The other bands are Seeded Skies and Santiago.
$4 cover.
All ages.

Be there or be []

-Zack

I just got off the phone with Joe Jack Talcum from the Dead Milkmen.
I'm helping him find a couple of Northern California shows for his
new band the Low Budgets this May. We've already confirmed one show
in Cotati!

To even sweeten the deal we'll have our new hot drummer Sarah
playing with us! We might even have another special guest play with
us?! Who could it be?! Oh and well... even a third band too!
You'll have to wait and find out who it'll be.
More details to come.


Friday May 27th, 2005 10:30pm
Sweet Lou's
8201 Old Redwood Highway, Cotati CA
All Ages. $7
With Dead Milkmen Singer/Guitarist Joe Jack Talcum's new band the
Low Budgets!
www.lowbudgets.com
And another band TBA







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I just got off the phone with Joe Jack Talcum from the Dead Milkmen.
I'm helping him find a couple of Northern California shows for his
new band the Low Budgets this May. We've already confirmed one show
in Cotati!

To even sweeten the deal we'll have our new hot drummer Sarah
playing with us! We might even have another special guest play with
us?! Who could it be?! Oh and well... even a third band too!
You'll have to wait and find out who it'll be.
More details to come.


Friday May 27th, 2005 10:30pm
Sweet Lou's
8201 Old Redwood Highway, Cotati CA
All Ages. $7
With Dead Milkmen Singer/Guitarist Joe Jack Talcum's new band the
Low Budgets!
www.lowbudgets.com
And another band TBA

Here's another new review for the Rev and the Beagle. This time from
No Fi Magazine:

-z

http://www.nofimagazine.com/48musrev.htm

Owen "The Reverend And The Beagle" CDR
I recieved a few Owen CDs in a short time and each has hi and low
points to them. There are a few gems hidden in each and thus we
played a couple on No-Fi "Radio". Since I wasn't able to get to the
last two, here is the latest CD I've gotten from Owen. Spread among
24 tracks are little lo-fi recordings, most short, featuring little
more than a guitar, vocals, and keyboard or harmonica. The vocals on
the first track need work, but get better on following tracks. I
especially like the VELVET UNDERGROUND meets early Beck-esque
track "Dream". This is a pretty mellow album. Much of this CD could
be good hanging out in the bedroom with the black light on kind of
music. It's definitely much better than the last 2 CDs sent to me. I
think Owen are finding their sound and may be much closer now with
this CD (although some songs do need some vocal work). I also like
many of the mini orchestral soundscapes that would fit well as
background for certain somber films. It's hard to go wrong with
short songs. I guess you could, but even a bad song is better when
it's short. This certainly isn't a bad album though and I think a
lot of people who like a more mellow sound will find something they
like about it.

--- In owen@yahoogroups.com, "Zachary Carroll" <zacharycarroll@y...>
wrote:

> Our song is Solar Paneled Robot and it's on
> show #25 at 55:55.
> http://aural-innovations.com/radio/drool.html

Whoops. Make that show #24
-z

There's three new things up on http://www.owenlofi.com

1) There's a new MP3 up from the Reverend Kenneth Martin's solo
album- Chasing the Great White Whale. The mp3 that's up is called
Not So Lucky Day.

2) Zack's long awaited tour diary from Owen's Summer 2004 Tour of
Oregon is now available for your pleasure.

3) Enter the Owen Psychedelic Tour De Force- Coloring Contest!

Also, I don't think I've told you yet but one of the songs off of
The Christmas '05 EP made it onto Aural Innovation's "Drool Through"
internet radio show. Our song is Solar Paneled Robot and it's on
show #25 at 55:55.
http://aural-innovations.com/radio/drool.html

have fun
-z

ps. I bought a drum-set. Sarah is going to learn to play it too.