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Earlimart

SXSW Performer: Earlimart (Los Angeles, CA)

March 2, 2009 - Indie-rock duo Earlimart, named for a tiny, central California cowtown, has mastered the art of mellow rock with one part easygoing melody, two parts skilled musicianship and the occasional contribution from friends. Made up of bassist/keyboardist Ariana Murray and guitarist, singer and The Ship studio founder Aaron Espinoza, the group has an established discography, dating back to 1999's "Filthy Doorways" and stretching to the pair's most recent release, 2008's "Hymn and Her." The two just wrapped their first tour of Japan and will return to Austin as veteran SXSW artists.

Earlimart, The Wedding Present team for fall tour

August 21, 2008 - Indie-rockers Earlimart have lined up a fall co-headlining tour with indie vets The Wedding Present, with both bands hitting the road behind still-fresh studio releases.

Earlimart prepares 'Hymn' for summer outing

May 29, 2008 - Indie-rock outfit Earlimart has lined up a slate of mid-summer dates behind the forthcoming "Hymn and Her" CD, the band's second studio LP in less than a year.

Blogging SXSW: Earlimart at Buffalo Billiards

March 17, 2008 - With the official start of the weekend Friday (3/14) came many more music fans pounding the pavement at SXSW, taking advantage of all the showcase options.

SXSW Performer: Earlimart (Los Angeles, CA)

March 9, 2008 - Earlimart frontman Aaron Espinosa hails from Fresno, CA; the little farm town that gave the band its name sits about halfway between Espinosa's hometown and his adopted Los Angeles. The positioning of one thing on the way to another thing--in the purest, hopeful sense--reflects the kind of music Earlimart creates: dense narrative structures set in front of lush, yearning music, miniature storytelling imbued with a sense of mystery and adventure by Espinosa's earnest, yet deadpan, vocals. The band released its fifth and latest studio set, "Mentor Tormentor," last fall.

SoCal shows canceled in the wake of fires

October 23, 2007 - The rash of wind-driven wildfires in Southern California--which reportedly have forced a half-million people to evacuate their homes and burned more than 1,300 structures--are beginning to take their toll on concert schedules.

SXSW Performance: Earlimart

March 18, 2005 - Earlimart--which takes is name from a small farming town south of frontman Aaron Espinoza's native Fresno, CA--is the rare band that's still evolving and improving after four albums and a half-decade as a recording act.

Earlimart (Los Angeles, CA)

March 9, 2005 - Earlimart, the place, is a small aggie town somewhere in California's Central Valley between the nowhere of Bakersfield and the somewhat larger nowhere of Fresno. It exists mainly to supply and house farmers and farm equipment, and as far as anyone can tell, nothing remarkable has really ever happened in Earlimart. Earlimart, the band, is mostly some guys who escaped from the Valley and made their way to the greater somewhere of Los Angeles. They sound, then, nothing like you would expect them to. With dense, lush soundscapes, swooning vocal takes, haunting piano refrains, Earlimart seems like nothing so much as a less difficult, more American version of Radiohead. Somebody should probably keep an eye on the Central Valley from now on. Their new album, "Treble and Tremble," is available now. --Tjames Madison

Performing Thursday, March 17 at 11 p.m. at Buffalo Billiards (201 E. 6th St.)

website: http://www.earlimartmusic.com/

Grandaddy revs up for globe-trotting tour behind 'Sumday'

July 23, 2003 - With its fourth album now safely in stores, Modesto, CA-bred rock quartet Grandaddy is ready to back the release with a lengthy series of North American club dates and European festival appearances.