Exponential Music recently released a compilation in preparation for SXSW with a really cool collection of artists. Ranging from LAZER SWORD to artists from Ninja Tune and Stones Throw it’s a nice collection of tracks from around the globe. Fake Four contributed tracks from Sole & the Skyrider Band and Cars & Trains, and they really help round out the CD.

Trade an email address and get it for free here!

If you’re going to be hanging out in Austin next week for SXSW check out the Fake Four shows!

3/17 – Nomad bar – 11 pm – 2 am – (SSRB, DTS, Ceschi, Cars & Trains, Mic King)
FREE, no wristband or rsvp required

3/18 – Momo’s – 1:30 – 6 pm – (SSRB, DTS, Ceschi, Cars & Trains , Mic King, Radical Face)
Free! no wristband or rsvp

Iron Gate Lounge – 3 pm – Sole & The Skyrider Band play PartyEnds Blog FREE Day Party

3/19 – Karma Lounge – 1 am – Sole & The Skyrider Band (official SXSW showcase)

3/20 – Beauty Bar – 12 pm – DTS @ Seattle Hip Hop Party

Custom Tattoos From the Soul – 3 – 9 pm – (SSRB, DTS, Ceschi, Cars & Trains , Mic King)
Free, No wristband or RSVP

Karma Lounge – 1 am – Electric President (official SXSW showcase)

Click here to view the Facebook event!

The blog Kata Rokkar recently posted up a fun “K”uestionnaire with Big Sole about past and current influences. Also, Mr. Holland shares a particularly gross story from tour.

Enjoy!

Oh and they’ve got Sole’s version of Jay-Z’s “Run this town” (his entitled “So the Rich Can Sleep Tonight”) featuring Solillaquists of Sound, from his Nuclear Winter: Vol. 1 Mixtape! If you haven’t heard this, Solilla kills!

Sole and the SkyRider Band hit the road across America on Thursday with Dark Time Sunshine and Ceschi Ramos! Click here to check the dates!

Addicted to Shows just posted a pretty decent review of The Violent Blue! They describe it as “an album that does something new and does it well.”

But what does Electric President do that’s so new? You’ll have to read the review for that.

ThickOnline.com announces the return of Ron Contour and gives a pretty solid preview/review of Saffron! The album, available March 23rd, features the head-nodding production of Factor and according to the review, “Saffron is not to be taken lightly”!

Click here to read the review!

Don’t miss the new video for “Glad”!

To answer the question, we go to a very peculiar, yet astonishingly innovative blog: Musical Pairings. It’s the music extention of eating/sf, a gourmet recipe blog, out of (you guessed it) San Francisco. It’s a great idea, reflect the qualities of an album to the tastes and textures of a well prepared meal and even give you the recipe to experience it for yourself.

Today, they compared Electric President’s The Violent Blue to Bruleed Baked Oatmeal. “It is a tasty, gratifying recipe that you’ll want to savor.” Why wouldn’t Electric President’s love of the ocean reflect this blogger’s love of breakfast?

Click here to read the review!

The elusive Mr. Ron Contour just released a new video for the song, “Glad”, from his upcoming album with production by Factor. After spending a few minutes hanging out, feeling glad and window shopping for cakes, start getting excited for Saffron which will be released in just three short weeks on March 23!

Video directed by Stuey Kubrick.

Sole published on his website soleone.org a new and unreleased live track with the SkyRider Band called “Write or Die”.

Check it out!

Recorded live in Belgium, it’s a taste of SSRB’s live sound, as well as a glimpse of what you can expect from these guys in the future.

Sole & the SkyRider Band embark on a tour across the US next week with Fake Four friends Dark Time Sunshine & Ceschi! Click here and check the dates on the facebook event!

Go ahead and celebrate, boys. You’ve earned it.

It’s only been a few days since The Violent Blue’s release, but there’s already a solid buzz about this record. People just love it!

In Your Speakers just gave it another great review! Citing “Safe and Sound” as their favorite track, they said it “..leaves you breathless.” (!)

Cheers!

The Violent Blue hits big again today winning QRO Magazine’s Album of the Week!

8/10!

“..Electric President are crafting some of the sweetest indietronica out there.”

Click here to read the review!

Starting March 11 Sole & The Skyrider Band, Dark Time Sunshine and Ceschi are hitting the road and cutting a line across America, coast to coast. The caravan will be stopping in Austin, TX for SXSW along the way, where the crew will play a number of parties and showcases including A Free Fake Four Show at The Nomad along with Electric President, MiC K!NG and Cars & Trains.

3/11 – Pasadena, CA @ The Terrace
3/12 – Las Vegas, NV @ Bunk House
3/13 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Chasers
3/14 – Albuquerque, NM @ Revlis
3/15 – Ft. Collins, CO @ Avogadro’s Number
3/17 – 3/21 SXSW (view the event for details on ssrb @ sxsw)
3/22 – Dallas, TX @ The Green Elephant
3/23 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews w/ Astronautalis
3/24 – Iowa City, IA @ University of Iowa Party details TBA
3/25 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird w/ Astronautalis
3/26 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock w/ Ecid
3/27 – Chicago TBA
3/28 – Detroit, MI @ Division Gallery
3/29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory
3/31- New Haven, CT @ Cafe 9
4/1 – Cambridge, MA @ The Western Front
4/2 – Portland, ME @ The Space

Sole just posted the facebook event, RSVP here!

The tour will also be the first place you can pick up the new Fake Four: a Record Label Sampler Vol. 2 featuring the best of our current catalog! And an exclusive 7″ from Dark Time Sunshine, Adultland!