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    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeJun 11th 2012
     
    Here is a link to a cool music blog. I sent them an email a while back about Yarn. They thanked me for my email but have yet to post anything on the band. Maybe one of you can send them an email. They even have an artist drop box where you can send them some Yarn tracks. http://www.rslblog.com/
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeJul 31st 2012
     
    Nice shout-out to Blake and Yarn by John Oates in this American Songwriter interview:

    http://tinyurl.com/d85hjkv
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeAug 8th 2012
     
    The band posted a link to this review of the Beekman Beer Garden show. Nice nod in here to TGBITL:

    http://tinyurl.com/csbmztp
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    Cool...thanks. From the review:

    The 7pm start time and cumbersome location meant a sparser gathering for early opener Yarn, but if you weren’t there, you missed one the East Coast’s best Americana up-and-comers — one with on-point rhythms, solid jamming chops and a comfortably unpretentious vibe. The set was a good sampling of their originals, including New York City Found, though they, too, nodded to the day with a capable Friend of the Devil boosted by Worrell on keys. Catch ‘em.

    "Nice nod in here to TGBITL"

    TGBITL huh?
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2012
     
    The Greatest Band In The Land.
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    nice write up!
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeOct 5th 2012
     
    Very nice article here, promo for tonight's gig...clearly, the writer must be a fan to be quoting songs new and old like she does:

    http://tinyurl.com/8hq8nyz
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2012
     
    So, going to see the Alternate Routes tonight. Never saw them before but what I'm hearing sounds very good. Although they're probably closer to the Counting Crows than Yarn, I did a search to see if they've ever played together...and...what the fuck...lookee here from back in 2009:

    Point
    http://daremetolisten.blogspot.com/2009/04/yarn-bethany-thinks-they-suck.html

    Counter-point:
    http://daremetolisten.blogspot.com/2009/04/yarn-sarah-appreciates-intention.html

    New levels of harsh...AND uninformed....
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    Wow, both of those reviews were way off. Yarn has NEVER done back to back to back 12+ minute songs. Those cats need a stopwatch.
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2012
     
    " Those cats need a stopwatch."

    Wow...that's it? You must be feeling the Christmas Spirits. I swear I could hear the f-bombs flying a state away.
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    Lol!

    That shit's ridiculous.
    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2012 edited
     
    Since when is Yarn a straight-up Bluegrass band? Those cats must have been smoking something. Let's see the Alternate Routes wake up and write a song like Blake has done. That's what's great about freedom of speech. I think the Alternate Routes don't sound like Yarn or the Counting Crows. They have a much more poppy sound to them.
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    I mean, ya just gotta give props to literary gold like "They hit suck and kept on plummeting down."
    • CommentAuthorYodel Lay
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2012
     
    Ha! This is one of the more enjoyable threads I have read here. Did a little investigation and believe this to be the show in question. Lets see who agrees with Big Ole Bethany.

    http://archive.org/details/YARN2009-03-22.SBD
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    Hey man, a solo from all six of you on every song? I want to see THAT.

    I think I also want to see "Big Ole Bethany!"
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeNov 30th 2012
     
    Sounds like a song tile. Maybe change 'Let Me In' to 'Big Ole Bethany' with the same sing-along chorus.


    Play 'Big Ole Bethany' !!!
    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeNov 30th 2012 edited
     
    HA HA It's funny how only one song in the set goes over 10 minutes and not by much. On a side note I Loooooooooooooove Rock you Ready. They need to play that song more. I love the version they did at Sullivan Hall with Jay Wall on the Sax.
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      CommentAuthorbadlab
    • CommentTimeNov 30th 2012
     
    I've asked about Rock You Ready, which I love as well. Blake said they had been working on it, now this was early in the summer, so maybe sometime soon, or again maybe not. Last year when I asked they said they'd play it if they remembered how to play it!
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    Yarn got a listing for Saturday's show in the Washington Post's "going out gurus" as they posted on FB. That's the major entertainment guide down here. I'll let you know if the show sells out.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-gurus/post/nightlife-agenda-yarn-classical-house-and-backyard-bands-25th-anniversary/2013/01/07/2e50d540-5924-11e2-9fa9-5fbdc9530eb9_blog.html
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeJan 12th 2013
     
    Nice well-deserved shout-out to Brouche here:

    http://hamptonroads.com/2013/01/tell-us-yarn-sing-us-song
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    Nice, well done you guys.

    Thanks Tous~
    • CommentAuthorBrouche
    • CommentTimeJan 13th 2013
     
    Great write up and great to see that the shirts are appreciated. Thanks for finding that Tous. I think that's jut an example of the effort that all of us put into making sure something we love keeps going. From this site, to taping, inviting friends out to shows, giving music away, hanging posters, etc. i could go on and on but I think you get the point. As Blake said, this is grass roots and we are a part of that.
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2013
     
    From a St. Augustine, FL site...
    " We just started playing a song two days ago, have only practiced it twice at sound check, and we’re already honing it down in front of people. We have a whole lot of fun doing that. "

    http://staugustine.com/surf-drift/2013-01-15/roots-rock-band-yarn-spins-splendid-tale#.UPcJnfKo2Sp
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeFeb 4th 2013
     
    Not in the press, but on the air.

    Went to see the Mallett Brothers this weekend at the Ocean Mist in Rhode Island, where Yarn has played a couple times, including a "sparsely" attended show in a snowstorm.

    The club was playing the Almost Home disc before the show Fiday night. Pretty cool for a dive bar that they'll probably never play again.
    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeFeb 4th 2013
     
    That's pretty cool.
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeFeb 16th 2013
     
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    Very nice...they were placed ahead of some pretty big names. Thanks tous.
    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeFeb 16th 2013
     
    What RC said. Way to go Yarn.
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeMar 18th 2013
     
    Not exactly the press, but Largehearted Boy has links to 25 Tom Petty covers...incl. Yarn, Grace Potter, DBT's and others...

    http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2013/03/daily_downloads_3324.html
    • CommentAuthorBrouche
    • CommentTimeMar 19th 2013
     
    Nice find, Tous. Didn't Yarn do a great cover of Southern Accent too? Or did I dream that?
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      CommentAuthorbadlab
    • CommentTimeMar 19th 2013
     
    They played it here in Hickory last year, first time played. It's on archive aslo there is another version on archive as well
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      CommentAuthorbadlab
    • CommentTimeMar 19th 2013
     
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeMar 23rd 2013
     
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeOct 2nd 2013
     
    Still shocked that 'Almost Home' didn't do better but the new one is at least getting added:

    http://www.americanaradio.org/ama/displaychart_beforetracks.asp?mode=lw&dtkey=
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeNov 12th 2013 edited
     
    http://www.nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/ep165-blake-christiana-from-yarn-on-the-americana-music-show

    On episode 165 of the Americana Music Show, Yarn front man Blake Christiana talks about meeting Caitlin Cary at Sadlacks, the Lou Reed influence on his music, and turning fans into friends. He also sets up and plays three tracks from Yarn's latest albium, Shine The Light On.

    Also on this episode, blues from Whelan, honkytonk from Sturgill Simpson, country rock from the Kieran Ridge Band, blues rock from Lydia Loveless, greasy rock and roll from Southern Culture On The Skids, Memphis soul from John Paul Keith, and cow punk from Two Cow Garage.


    Blake's about at the 1/2-way mark, 30 minutes in.
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    Thanks tous.

    It's been sad since Yarn broke up with the Northeast :(
    • CommentAuthorBrouche
    • CommentTimeDec 3rd 2013
     
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeDec 5th 2013
     
    Free holiday sampler from our friends at the Alternate Root featuring Yarn as song #2 among 44 songs. You can also listen online.

    http://www.thealternateroot.com/what-s-trending/1844-alt-root-2013-holiday-2
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeAug 28th 2014
     
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    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2015
     
    Wow two to three times better than "Come On In"? The bar's set high. That's not going to be easy to top but knowing Yarn they will indeed top it. Any idea of a track listing?
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeJul 30th 2015 edited
     
    http://tinyurl.com/nuex56j


    “There are 15 tracks on the one we shelved,” he said.

    Several changes in band personnel prompted the nixing of the album.

    “It sounds awesome – it really does,” Christiana said. “Maybe we will re-cut every one of those songs.”

    Meanwhile, a wealth of new material seem bound for another album.

    “I’ve got about 20 more songs,” Christiana said. “We’re going to cut it in Warrenton, Virginia this fall. We’ve got to get something out soon.”
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeApr 21st 2016
     
    http://tinyurl.com/zhz365q


    The story of their van catching fire back in the day.
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    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeMay 20th 2016
     
    Great review. This is indeed the year.
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeAug 15th 2016
     
    Well, well!

    Right smack dab on the top of the page today!

    http://nodepression.com/

    and the story is at:

    http://nodepression.com/article/yarns-year-0
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    Sweet, thanks for posting.
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    Well, more Yarn in the POD than Yarn in the press, but they are on Americana Music Show this week:

    https://americanamusicshow.com/blake-christianas-close-knit-band-yarn-gets-a-fresh-start/
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeAug 25th 2016
     
    Yeah, so we're apparent idiots here at the Day paper. Missing kind of an important "A" in the headline.

    http://www.theday.com/aemusic/20160824/american-giants-yarn-on-tour-behind-new-album
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    Didn't really know where to put this, this thread isn't quite right, but it didn't seem right to start a whole thread of its own for this, so this was the best I could think of:

    I've heard Blake appear on the Americana Music Show several times, and he plays their music. Just got an email that he is ending the show. Not sure if anybody else here was a fan, but I listened to it quite a bit:

    http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=1fb49a2ca6d85172b15ff1700&id=6fc6ea656c&e=c2c101e365