#1 on KCRW again!

We'll take as much good news as we can here at Camp Leviathan. And despite our non-appearance on a recent KCRW top ten list we find ourselves (as of 12/o8/o8) the creators of the #1 jazz record on KCRW. Again. It's very gratifiying that certain people of power think complete strangers may enjoy hearing a song off of Short Stories. Thank you tastemakers.

JAZZ
1 LEVIATHAN BROTHERS == Short Stories >> [Red Rockets Glare]
2 HERBIE HANCOCK == Then & Now - The Definitive >> [Verve]
3 NASCIMENTO & JOBIM TRIO == Novas Bossas >> [Blue Note]
4 PEREZ & OGERMAN == Across The Crystal Sea >> [Decca]
5 LORRAINE FEATHER == Language >> [Jazzed Media]
6 aVISHAI COHEN TRIO == Gently Disturbed >> [Raz Daz]
7 MILES DAVIS - TRIBUTE == Miles From India >> [Times Square]
8 CHARLES LLOYD QUARTET == Rabo De Nube >> [Ecm]
9 KALINA & SELF == Odd Couple >> [Based Hound]
10 BOB MOVER == It Amazes Me >> [Zoho]

Under the Radar reviews 'Short Stories'

Dig the Short Stories review in the Best of 2008 issue of Under the Radar. Mr. Cory Frye gave us this review. We accept your challenge Cory. Our next release will be a triple disc CD-R - more tones, less drones!

Sean O'Connell plugs in for Stories, leaning hard on a roiling chug in opener "Desperate Futures," snarling over the talking head that fuels his organ with the gas it needs. Partner Miles Senzaki is his ever-present foundation, tagging the brotherly landscape with crisp brushes and fills. As always, the covers are insprired gems among the originals. Cold War Kids' "Passing the Hat" is translated on stark piano atop a harsh wind tearing at a loose metal flap. Much respect to the The Beatles pick, "The Inner Light" - a Harrison composition, no less. But it's a trip through Nirvana's "Dumb" that really sends the jaw clanging with sessioneer J.P. Maramba's bass handling the main riff and O'Connell's clean ivories speaking in Kurt Cobains' grimy moan. Vibraphone-dreamy closer "Epilogue Cabin" seals the EP with a snowy kiss. The only drawback - as always on a Leviathan joint - is the premature goodbye.

LBs on KUCI

The LBs will dropping in on KUCI studios this Monday night (Decemeber 1st) somewhere between 6pm and 8pm to join Gorgeous Jeff and his dynamic Soup of the Day extrava-jazza. Listen in during your drive-time hour to hear us deadpan answers we may or may not really believe and listen to good tunage.

There are also rumblings about a 7" for the LBs. Maybe we'll play you the B-side. Kick off your shoes and put on your swim-fins!

www.kuci.org
88.9FM Irvine, California

#1

The new Leviathan Brothers EP "Short Stories" finds itself the #1 jazz record on KCRW 88.9FM. Damn, this has been a good week.

1 LEVIATHAN BROTHERS
title: Short Stories
label: [Red Rockets Glare]

2 AARON PARKS
title: Invisible Cinema
label: [Blue Note]

3 HERBIE HANCOCK
title: Then & Now - The Definitive
label: [Verve]

4 RACHAEL PRICE
title: Good Hours
label: [Claire Vision]

5 KALINA & SELF
title: Odd Couple
label: [Based Hound]

6 MARCIN WASILEWSKI TRIO
title: January
label: [Ecm]

7 LATCHES
title: Latches
label: [Sunnyside]

8 AVISHAI COHEN TRIO
title: Gently Disturbed
label: [Raz Daz]

9 MILES DAVIS - TRIBUTE
title: Miles From India
label: [Times Square]

10 JOSE JAMES
title: Dreamer
label: [Brownswood]

Top Ten

Well here's a nice little birthday present. In the first week of release the Leviathan Brothers' new EP Short Stories is number three on the KCRW Top Ten Jazz Playlist.

JAZZ
1 EST == Leucocyte - Sampler >> [Emarcy]
2 JAMES, JOSE == Dreamer >> [Brownswood]
3 LEVIATHAN BROTHERS == Short Stories >> [Red Rockets Glare]
4 HUNTER, CHARLIE == Baboon Strength >> [Spire Artist Media]
5 SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE == Live 2008 - 5th Annual Concert Tour >> [Sf Jazz]
6 PRICE, RACHAEL == Good Hours >> [Claire Vision]
7 LATCHES == Latches >> [Sunnyside]
8 COHEN, AVISHAI TRIO == Gently Disturbed >> [Raz Daz]
9 DAVIS, MILES - TRIBUTE == Miles From India >> [Times Square]
10 BLUE NOTE COMPILATION == Droppin Science - Greatest Samples >> [Blue Note]

Woody N' You

I've been slowly working my way through the Woody Allen directorial canon by way of Netflix. If we're only counting movies he has directed I'm a little better than halfway through. Last Sunday, the missus and I watched "Stardust Memories" which starred Woody and Charlotte Rampling. Although not a great starting point for anyone unfamiliar with his work, it is definitely one of his best and the closest we'll ever get to a dvd commentary. (Plus it has a baby-faced Daniel Stern!)

In the last week I've been pondering, like anyone who invests more than ten dollars and twenty minutes in their passion, the looming threat of failure. Artistic failure. Commercial failure. Heart failure. In all it's moody absurdity "Stardust" addresses ideas about expectation and failure that make me feel a whole lot better. Or maybe just more resigned. Either way, he hit the nail on the head and twenty-eight years after it's release he's still adhering to the same artistic standards he outlined in the movie.

Lesson learned? Sure. I learned that it doesn't get any easier. It only gets worse. And that as the profile expands, so to does the target. Fire away.

The Mochi Museum

Our friend Love, Christine has been making some great posters for the LBs over the last few years. Each show she creates a poster for makes the actual performance a little more memorable for us and we couldn't be more appreciative.

This is the Leviathan Brother wing of the Mochi Museum:










To see more of Mochi's work visit:

www.love-christine.com

Tonight at Spaceland!

We're playing at Spaceland tonight with dios (malos).

Short Stories

Well there it is. After all the anticipation it is finally revealed. The cover of our third EP. All of the artwork front and back for the record was created by South Park animator Ryan Quincy. More on him here:

RQ HQ

Pretty neat, isn't it? Something you can stare at for hours. Thanks Ryan. Can't wait to mass produce them! I think they'll be ready at our record release show at the Jazz Bakery. Mark your calendar - October 7th.

Join us this Friday night in Claremont. From 6 - 9 we're playing for free! After that we can negotiate a price.

Permit me to cut and paste here:

LEVIATHAN BROS. this Friday in Claremont! At The Packing House, 1st St. and Oberlin Avenue, just west of Indian Hill Blvd. 6-9 pm. FREE! Brought to you by Claremont's Friday Nights Live concert series.

Oh yeah. That's it.