Getting Better

He appears to be ok, or at least he is facebooking again, if that is anything to go by. 

Mark Eitzel Has Heart Attack

Per Chris Metzler via Facebook:

"Mark had a heart attack the night before last. It was pretty bad but he is doing ok at the hospital now and getting a lot of needed rest. He seems to be in good spirits."

I think I speak for us all when I say our thought are with him.

Mark At SXSW Videos Extravaganza

Looks like quite a lot of Mark at SXSW on YouTube at the moment. There is even a new tune right down the bottom.

Mark At SXSW

If you are going to SXSW then you will have seven chances to see Mark Eitzel doing his stuff.

Mark Eitzel Reads Boy George

Enough said really.

WAY BEHIND THE MUSIC

It seems that Mark Eitzel is going to be reading from the autobiography of Justin Bieber (or possibly Marilyn Manson) as part of Noise Pop 2011.

Thursday, February 24, 2011
Doors: 7:00 PM / SHOW: 7:30 PM
MAKE-OUT ROOM
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
$10.00

Mark Eitzel At SXSW

If you are lucky enough to be going to SXSW this year then you might catch Mark and Marc doing their "Songs of the American Music Club" set again.  It is billed as the AMC but it isn't.  Still, should be worth catching though as he might try out some of his new tunes.

New Solo Album!

There is a new post on Marks blog that says that he has a new solo acoustic album in the works.

I am making a record called 'The Bill Is Due'. It is taking a while because I keeping writing new songs for it - and throwing old songs away. So far there are 13. I think it is great. I am proud. My plan is to make an acoustic album. Just guitar and vocal. Maybe one other instrument or a backing vocal. I know the world needs another 'acoustic' record like it needs a hole in the head - but I listen to a lot of random stuff and most of it is noise. Remember the signal to noise ratio? I want to be all signal. I am working with the engineer who shares the space where I work. His name is Ron Macleod and he is very decent and kind. He leaves me alone mostly - he sets up fancy mics and and lets me go.

I don't have a record label for this yet though I have a couple of ideas. I know that what people want is an AMC record - and so do I - but honestly I have to make some money now and this is the only way I know.

Are we looking forward to it?

Marks Top 10 of 2010

Over at the Merge web site Mark Eitzel has posted his top 10 cultural hilights of 2010.  Strangely enough, number 1 was getting his musical produced.

Spanish Videos

Some YouTubes from the recent Spanish trip.

Spanish Tour

According to Marks blog he is touring Spain next month with Steve Didelot on piano and guitar.

17th July - Ciclo 21 Grados (Sevilla)

18th July - Teatre de Santanyi (Mallorca)

21st July - Moby Dick (Madrid)

22nd July - Festival Kesse (Tarragona)

23rd July - Centre d'Art Can Xalant (Mataró)

24th July - Heliogàbal (Barcelona)

Singing On Lisa Papineau Album

It seems Mark Eitzel is putting in a guest appearance on the new album by Lisa Papineau. She has previously worked with Air and M83 and the album Red Trees is out on May 4th.

On The Road again

It looks like Mark Eitzel is out on the road in Feb/March as the US support for The Magnetic Fields. It is more than likely solo shows and not the AMC as suggested.

Mark Eitzel in May

It is a bit late to do anything about it now but Mark Eitzel has been added to the line up for the Pavement curated ATP festival in May (honestly). Unfortunately it sold out months ago.

The main reason Mark will be over here in May is that his musical Marin Parade will be premièring in the Brighton Festival down here on the south coast. For those of you interested in going the festival is split into the main festival and the fringe. The main festival programme comes out the end of Feb/beginning of march and the fringe one a bit later. Not sure which part the show will be in. I think it runs for the last two weeks in May.

Mark may also be doing a few solo shows while in between rehearsals during the start of the month.

Marks Best of 09

Merger records has a blog post from Mark listing his musical hilights of the last year.

In no particular order:
Scott Walker – The Drift

Peter Broderick – Home

Tim Fite – Fair Ain’t Fair

Samuel Barber – Songs

Carletta Sue Kay – Live at the San Francisco Eagle

Christopher Wheeldon - Within the Golden Hour – War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco CA

The Wrestler – Movie

Mahler: Symphony #5 In C Sharp Minor - 4. Adiagietto

Kath Bloom – various songs

Joe Henry – Blood From Stars

Into Great Silence – Movie

Christmas Benefit Show

It looks like Mark (and Marc) will be taking part in a benefit show at the Make Out Room in San Francisco tomorrow (tuesday 22nd) night.

Performing originals, holiday classics and kooky covers will be: Jonathan Richman, Chuck Prophet and Stepahnie Finch, Mark Eitzel and Marc Capelle, CVS, Jill Olson and Smelly Kelly of Red Meat, Carletta Sue Kay, Tim Mitchell, Kristen Sobditch and the Hollyhocks, Phil Crumar, Paula Frazer and Patrick Main, Sandra Mello, Jen Sands, Bob Conlon, Poontang Wranglers, Touch Me Nots and many more guests and surprises.

Yes, thats Jonathan Richman!!!

Concert Recording

Someone of the Firefly mailing list has made a recording of the recent Copenhagen concert available here. I haven't listened to it myself yet but it is aparrently very good.

Brannan St CD Finally Available

Mark Eitzels other new album "Brannan St" is now available in the UK on Decor Records. I quote ...

The new tour/mail order only cd to accompany Mark's new release Klamath. The cd was recorded in San Francisco Sept 2009 and contains all new material including a few reworkings of songs from Klamath. Many of the songs are acoustic based demos with just Mark and his guitar. It is limited to 250 in the US
(available directly from Mark's new site soon) and 500 copies in the rest of the world available here Oct 21, 2009. The cd is in a PVC sleeve.

1.Friends (Instant Song)
2.There's Someone Waiting
3.Please
4.Winners Always Win
5.It's Never Over
6.ssssss
7.Ramblin' Man
8.Your Heart
9.Eva
10.Corny Spaceship Song
11.Tori
12.River

Only £10 so get it while its hot.

www.markeitzel.info is up!

Marks Eitzels new website MarkEitzel.Info is now up and running and presumably taking US orders for the new album. It says it will be a personally autographed copy and it won't be available on iTunes.

New Album Details

Mark Eitzel has finally posted some details about his forthcoming solo album on his blog. It is called Klamath and the cover is quite lovely.