Tara Key Artwork Hits the Web

There are many projects to follow when it comes to Tara Key. As one of our first saki gallery artists, and a member of Carrot Top Records band Antietam, we pay close attention.

Pink Peaks 2011

We are thrilled that some of Tara's works have recently gone up for sale online. These are the works from the "My Other Guitar is a Paintbrush" show at One Mile Gallery in Kingston, NY. "My Other Guitar Is a Paintbrush" highlighted musicians who are also visual artists and included folks like Georgia Hubley (Yo La Tengo), Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Rachel Blumberg (The Decemberists), Sue Garner, Grasshopper (Mercury Rev), and Tara Jane O'Neil (Rodan, Retsin). Pretty rad show right there.

Take a look at Tara's pieces for sale.

"My Other Guitar Is a Paintbrush": Exhibition of art by musicians in NY

NY folks: Quite the exhibition coming up! Visual art by artists known for their work as professional musicians. These musicians rank among our favorites, from bands including Antietam (Carrot Top Records!), Yo La Tengo, Sonic Youth, The Decemberists, Rodan, Retsin (Carrot Top Records!), and more.

Northbound (2012)

Opening: October 13th 7-9pm

One Mile Gallery
475 Abeel Street
Kingston, NY

My Other Guitar Is a Paintbrush is an exhibition featuring the work of musician/artists Tara Key (Antietam), Tara Jane O'Neil (Rodan, Retsin), Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Georgia Hubley (Yo La Tengo), Rachel Blumberg (The Decemberists), Brian Dewan (inner artwork from Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea), Grasshopper (Mercury Rev), and Sue Garner. The exhibit runs from October 13 to November 17 with opening reception for the artists on October 13 from 7-9pm.

Pink Peaks (2011)

Antietam's Tara Key will be showing paintings and photographs in this stellar company. Plus, the Hudson Valley in the fall is one of the most beautiful places on earth.

Antietam fans: there is also a live show coming up!
Saturday, Oct 27 @ 10pm
Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

Antietam National Mailing

Antietam the Band, being the self-described "very curious children who can't sit still" that they are, have launched several blogs worth following recently.

You can keep up to date with all the blog updates through the Antietam the Band Facebook page. But here's the in-depth goodies we got from Tara Key that we are very excited to keep up with!

"First- About the antietamtheband.com site. I will definitely be updating it through time, but it is largely a historical (and a mighty one, at that) site. I would encourage anyone who wants to know more in depth about us prior to this year to still poke around. But it is not the place to go for the latest news. The site to keep up to date on our current band exploits is: Antietam Weekly Reader. 

Second- TK has a photo blog up and running. You can follow that at: Antietam Daily Eye.

Third- We are so excited to launch Tim's blog on art, travel, sensory perception of all sorts and, who knows what, this week. The first set of posts will be his book/essay, Antonello's Moment, broken down into 12 parts. TK did most of the photos for the book. The intro and first chapter are up with more to come very shortly. It can be found at: Aesthetic Diary."

While you're at it, don't forget to read the diary entries from the Yo La Tengo Hannukah shows. Nights 5 & 6 written by Antietam's Tim Harris and performed in by Tara Key, and night 8 written by Antietam & Other Music's Josh Maddell.

Photos of Antietam with Yo La Tengo

Check out Brooklyn Vegan for photos from the 5/10/11 performance at The Bell House in Brooklyn where Antietam opened for their good friends, Yo La Tengo.

photo by Winnie Cheung

Antietam Release Tenth Life

TODAY: Antietam Releases 8th Studio Album

"Tenth Life is another solid, memorable and crucial piece in a jigsaw-like canon that refuses to be finished without an age-defying fight."—Adequacy

Purchase the CD on Carrot Top Record's website, at saki, or your favorite online music store.

Antietam Live:
TONIGHT The Bell House Brooklyn, NY Antietam - Tenth Life - CD Release Day w/ Yo La Tengo
Saturday May 21 Tritone Philadelphia, PA Antietam w/ Bedroom Problems and Gold Crowns
Saturday June 4th The Hideout Chicago, IL Antietam CD Release w/ Rizzo/Key and Horse's Ha

Antietam - Tenth Life CD - 05/10/11

One week from today, Antietam releases their eight studio album, Tenth Life, on CD! The album is now available for pre-order at Carrot Top Record's website.

Tenth Life Press:

"Boiling things down to a duel between gnarly ‘70s-flavoured proto-punk and new wave pop, this could be Antietam’s heavily-smudged answer to Television’s underrated Adventure, Patti Smith’s ragged Radio Ethiopia and Blondie’s tunefully sharp Parallel Lines." —Adequacy

"Tenth Life is another solid, memorable and crucial piece in a jigsaw-like canon that refuses to be finished without an age-defying fight."—Adequacy

"...this eighth studio album is packed with tight, smart, gritty, no-bullshit indie rock." —Cyclic Defrost

"Tenth Life is at once a continuation of the classic first-generation indie rock sound and – at its core – just an amazing guitar record." —Cyclic Defrost

Adequacy's Artists On Albums - Antietam's Tara Key on Patti Smith's Horses

Antietam's Upcoming Shows:

05/10/11 The Bell House Brooklyn, NY Antietam - Tenth Life Release Day w/ Yo La Tengo
05/21/11 Tritone Philadelphia, PA Antietam w/ Bedroom Problems and Gold Crowns 10PM
06/04/11 The Hideout Chicago, IL Antietam - Tenth Life CD Release Show w/ Rizzo/Key, and Horse's Ha 10PM

The Chinese Restaurant via Yo La Tengo

Saw this on Pitchfork this morning. Awesome.

Fischer Packing Slaughterhouse 20 to the Tunes of Sleeping Pill-Terrastock Ky

Terrastock 7 took place in Louisville in June 2008 on the site of an old slaughterhouse and meat packing plant. The majority of the plant has been transformed into a very cool artist space full of funky studios, galleries, and performance spaces.

Most of the slaughterhouse is still standing untouched. Here it is on a wet, cloudy Kentucky day. The soundtrack to my photo shoot was Sleeping Pill (the front 2/3 of Yo La Tengo)