Funny / Not Funny Records is proud to announce that both the Invisible Hand and Eternal Summers will be making the trek up to New York this year for the CMJ Music Marathon.  This annual music festival takes place in numerous spaces throughout the city over the course of five fun packed days with showcases during the day and at night to create a non stop party.  For more information on all the acts performing and speaking or general information about the College Music Journal click here.  Listed below are the CMJ schedules for our artists and the dates for the tour that the Invisible Hand has put together on their way to New York.

Eternal Summers at CMJ

10 /19 / 11 - Manhattan, NY @ The Cake Shop (1:45 pm)

10 /21 / 11 - Manhattan, NY @ The Cake Shop (7:00 pm)

Invisible Hand Tour to CMJ

10 / 19 / 11 - Purchase, NY @ SUNY Purchase

10 / 20 / 11 - Providence, RI @ AS220 

10 / 21 / 11 - New Haven, CT @ Elm Bar

10 / 22 / 11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Bruar Falls at CMJ (2:15 pm) 

10 / 24 / 11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s

Invisible Hand Split 7” Sale!

Bummed you cannot make it to CMJ? Do not live in the Northeast? Still want a little bit of the experience?  Then today is your lucky day.  All month long we are running an Invisible Hand Split 7” sale.  Purchase any two Invisible Hand Split 7”s and receive a third one for FREE! To purchase the records or for more information on the sale itself head over to our store!

Funny / Not Funny Records is back with the sixth installment of the reformatted Label Mixtape Series. If you missed the previous months head over to our 8tracks site where they are archived. This month the mix was put together by me, Ben Schlabach, and features old projects from members of F/NF bands.  Some are demos, some are polished, but all of them have a place in the family tree that is Funny / Not Funny Records.  I hope everyone enjoys taking a stroll down memory lane, as much as I did putting this mix together. 

Track Information:

1. Body Electric - Fader
I have found memories of seeing this band in basements and pizza joints.  Features members of Super Vacations and PC Worship.
2. The Matlock Four - Stegosaurus
High School Heroes, this is likely the band I have seen the most times in my life.  Features members of Elephant Child, John Jacob, My Mind.
3.  The Cobras - Work to Drink
Drunk, Sloppy, and in love with the Mummies.  Features members of Uncle Bengine, Elephant Child, Order, John Jacob and F/NF
4.  Sing! Sing! Prison - Making the Clouds Bleed
Complex, beautiful and angular, a staple in Harrisonburg in the early ’00s.  Features members of the Alphabet, American Tourist/Matt Leech, F/NF.
5.  Sums - No Title?
I don’t know much about this track, as you can see from the lack of title, but I do know that the Sums were a high energy surf band that ruled with an iron fist in the late 90’s.  Features members of Order
6.  Truman Sparks - Egglore, The Dragon Mummy
Riff filled indie-prog from Charlottesville.  Features members of Invisible Hand
7. Hayfever - Bid Bin Ladin Goodbye
The result of extra time in Scary’s Recording studio, southern rock spin off. The only time I saw them play the singer said “I am glad they didn’t crash that shit into Hardee’s, that’s where I work and that’s where I play” before launching into this song.  Featuring members of Order, Uncle Bengine
8. Crossed Eyes - Rattled
Pop-punk how it should be, fast, raw and too the point.  They have a 7” still available from Sorry State Records.  Features members of Whatever Brains, Order.

Borrowed Beams of Light Weekend Tour

This weekend the Beams are heading north in support of their summer release, “Stellar Hoax.”  They put on a great show, so make plans to attend in a town near you. If you are not lucky enough to catch them this weekend, we have a limited number of copies of “Stellar Hoax” in our store.

10/06/11
Velvet Lounge Washington, DC
with Wise Old Lions, Monarchs, Presto Bando.
-Borrowed Beams go on first!! Doors at 7:30pm

10/07/11 
Bruar Falls Brooklyn, NY
with Paper Fleet, NO FUN, Moonmen on the Moon, Man.
8pm

10/08/11
The Station S. Philadelphia, PA
with Keepers, Jonny Litten
9pm

10/09/11
Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar, Charlottesville VA
with Infinite Jets, Jenny Besetzt, Jonny Litten
8pm

Boy do we have a treat for you on this day!  Below is a sneak peak at the artwork for the debut Borrowed Beams of Light LP and the debut Whatever Brains LP.  The Borrowed Beams of Light LP is being co-released by our friends at World Records and Speakertree Records and can be stream-ed and pre-order here.  The Whatever Brains LP is being released by our friends over at Sorry State Records.  Also look for both records in our distro in the near future here.

Upcoming shows in support of the new LPs:

Borrowed Beams of Light

07 / 15 / 11 - Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern (LP Release)
07 / 16 / 11 - Harrisonburg, VA @ Clementine Cafe
07 / 21 / 11 - Lynchburg, VA @ Rivermont Pizza
07 / 22 / 11 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook
07 / 23 / 11 - Boone, NC @ Black Cat Burrito Co.
08 / 05 / 11 - Washington, DC @ TBA
08 / 06 / 11 - Manhattan, NY @ The Cake Shop

Whatever Brains

07 / 07 / 11 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings (Record Release)
07 / 28 / 11 - Athens, GA @ TBA 
07 / 29 / 11 - Atlanta, GA @ 529
07 / 30 / 11 - Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone
07 / 31 / 11 - Boone, NC @ Black Cat Burrito Co.
08 / 01 / 11 - Greensboro, NC @ Legit Business 
08 / 02 / 11 - Raleigh, NC @ Slim’s
08 / 03 / 11 - Charlottesville, VA @ TBA 
08 / 04 / 11 - Harrisonburg, VA @ Blue Nile 
08 / 05 / 11 - Baltimore, MD @ TBA
08 / 06 / 11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
08 / 07 / 11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio 
08 / 08 / 11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Bruar Falls
08 / 09 / 11 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter

And do not forget about this little shindig! Tonight!