Pages tagged “sea wolf”

Band of Horses, Tom Morello, BRMC, More Fight Cancer

Nobody likes cancer. Especially when it affects kids. That’s why acts as diverse as Band of Horses, Shirley Manson (of Garbage) and Sea Wolf have banded together with the Pablove Foundation for a benefit concert to raise money for youth cancer....  read more

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Sea Wolf announces land-based headlining tour

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An Internet search of the phrase “sea wolf” will reveal more hits about the Jack London novel than it will the band by the same name, but perhaps a sea change is imminent. Sea Wolf, whom you’ve hopefully read about by now, is headed off on its first headlining tour. The band, comprised of principal songwriter Alex Brown Church and a changing cast of other musicians, has been touring for the past year to support its debut full-length, last September’s Leaves in the River. Having already opened for Nada Surf and labelmates Silversun Pickups, Church and Co. will now have...  read more

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Band of the Week: Sea Wolf

Alex Brown Church always had a boyhood fascination with wolves. As time would have it, his intrigue with one of folklore’s central antagonists begged him to create a mythology of his very own via the aural tales eloquently delivered through his alter-ego, Sea Wolf...  read more

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Sea Wolf: Leaves in the River

Singer/songwriter Alex Brown Church understands that there’s more to life and art than an acoustic guitar...  read more

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Sea Wolf tours with Nada Surf

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In the band world, the wolf is the king of the jungle. Despite the up-and-coming bears and deer, wolf bands rule all other animal bands: Wolf Mother, Wolf Eyes, Wolf Parade, Howlin’ Wolf and, of course, the aquatically inclined Sea Wolf. Sea Wolf’s debut LP Leaves in the River comes out September 26, and the band has a whole mouthful of tour dates lined up, including a number of shows with Nada Surf in October. On September 16, the band will play San Francisco's Treasure Island Music Festival, alongside Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, Spoon and Clap Your Hands Say...  read more

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Sea Wolf emerges from watery cave

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Alex Brown Church is a pretty cool rock name — easily pronounceable, tripartite, and vaguely British-sounding. But at some point, Church decided that he would present his music to the world as Sea Wolf. Sea Wolf is also pretty cool, but its suggestion of underwater ferocity has very little to do with Church’s sound, which is elegant and restrained. You’ll soon be able assess whether a sea-dwelling, scary canine is the first animal that comes to mind as you listen to the sweet sounds of Sea Wolf. On September 25, Dangerbird Records will release Sea Wolf’s debut album, Leaves In...  read more

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