News from Pale Blue Dot

NEWS:

Recent U.K. Review
Pale Blue Dot "Western Scene" (Independent 2006)
Reviewer: Del Day - Americana U.K.
Reviewers Rating: 9 out of 10
Date review added: Tuesday, March 27, 2007

" A little bit folk, a little bit rock, a little bit country, a little bit not"

"East Nashville’s Pale Blue Dot have a links page on their website that includes Badly Drawn Boy, Bill Hicks and David Icke. it’s a strange mix don’t you think? What it has to say about the band or this excellent record is debatable but there is obviously a sub-conscious link there that probably holds the fundamental ‘meaning’ as to what this band are all about. A simpler route would be to buy this record at the first opportunity and just let these fourteen pop nuggets cast their own spell on you. Reference points? Think a stoned-out Neil Young with the wit and deviance of The Kinks. Tracks like “Things That Aren’t Even There” - a riot of “Rainy Day Women #12” proportions in its sharp humour and raggle-taggle approach - and “Married Woman (Heart On Fire)” are essentially folky-pop that is retro in feel yet wouldn't be out of place on, say, Mark Radcliffe. You can’t help think that given the right ‘cool’ label and marketing spend Pale Blue Dot could well be a happening band. The Collins family - Scott, Justin, and Kim - have clearly got the formula just right in creating music that is full to the brim with cute melodies, endless singalong choruses, and a sound that flits between modern day whimsy and rock’s more salubrious past. Inevitably, in all reality, this is the sort of band that will probably release a couple of records, be ‘massive’ in their home town and have about as much a telling impact on the musical world as Blazing Squad. But playing again the anthemic “Ode to Joy” or “New York Crush,” quite simply 2007’s best pop song so far, and the tear jerking closer “Countless Rings” it is clear what a sad loss that would be. A couple blips aside Western Scene is a mighty fine effort indeed and will be on the kitchen play list for many a moon I betcha. "

Pale Blue Dot are to be featured this week, Mon. Sept. 18 through Fri. Sept. 22, on Nashville's WRLT 100.1 FM Local Lightning Spotlight everyday at 2:40 pm and 8:40 pm. WRLT will be playing Married Woman (Heart on Fire) from PBD's new album Western Scene. Please tune in and email or call the station with requests and feedback to help get this song is regular rotation. Ciao!

WESTERN SCENE
RECORD RELEASE SHOW ANNOUNCED
Sat. Aug. 5, 2006 at The Basement in Nashville, TN
10 pm

It's finally here! Be the first on your street to pick up
Pale Blue Dot's new CD "Western Scene"

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AUGUST 1, 2005
Thanks to WRLT 100.1 FM (Lightning 100) for featuring Pale Blue Dot on Nashville's Local Lightning spotlight last week, spinning the current single "Things that aren't even there" from the forthcoming LP Western Scene. Thanks also to those calling in and requesting this song...it really does make a difference. Lots of activity coming up soon, most immediately the Cannery Row Revival Festival on August 13 in Nashville, followed by a little tour of the northeast culminating in a CD Release show back here in Nashville. See you around the bend.

MARCH 25, 2005
Just returned from a successful first trip to SXSW in Austin...nice town down there, met a lot of very progressive people...also played our first New Orleans gig, beautiful people there, too...can't wait to get back to both places...In the meantime, though, we'll be continually working on the new record...it's getting close...we'll be rotating some rough cuts from the new project every couple of weeks or so on the music link and here on the news link below.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2004
Special thanks to those who attended the Phantom Suitcase release show last night at Radio Cafe. Thanks to Kim and Justin for playing with me, Sam for a lot, Daniel for selling my merch, Dave for having me, and every single hand that clapped...It was a pure joy to perform live many songs that have prior only bounced off the walls of my living room, and a personal milestone for me to release a solo acoustic record...in the vibe of where I began musically in New York years ago....We'll do it again soon I hope...Happy Birthday Carter and Larry!...peace.
Scott

AUGUST 14, 2004
Thanks to everyone who shared the evening with us last night at 12th and Porter. It has been two months since we played in town and you made it very uplifting for us. Thanks also for your feedback and support of all the new material we're trying out. We'll see you again next month.

JUNE 1, 2004
We just returned from a short but great tour through the northeast...NYC, PHilly, and Delaware...thanks to all our supporters up there...You make the shows special...Also thanks to all the new fans we met, new clubs we played, and artists we played with...We were privileged to share the stage with some great talent this tour...we'll see you again soon....We also filmed a video for "Things that aren't even there" while we were in NYC with our talented film-maker friend Luke Leonard...a few stills are on the photos-live shots page...We hope to have the whole video posted soon...If you live in New York, you can see a short film entitled "No Account Film" at the Flicker Film Festival on June 25th at the Knitting Factory which was directed by Leonard and scored by Pale Blue Dot (unreleased music)...Wa also filmed and recorded the show at Pianos in New York's lower east side....We'll see what happens with that.

MAY 1, 2004
Some other things in the works...we just finished recording several new songs at Abbey Goad Studio in East Nashville...One of them ("Ode to Joy") is posted above...also, Scott and Justin are both finishing up solo acoustic albums to be released soon (possibly as a double LP), both recorded at Artist Revolution Studio...This is a new link, more news to be added later and updated regularly for frequent visitors...peace.

PBD