:: EXF ::

:: Exotic Fever Spring News ::

Happy Spring!

I just spent a beautiful afternoon in Clark Park here in Philadelphia. Sun is shining, hope is palpable, and there is promise in the air. Felt like it was time to write a label update.

After two years, we finally released And Tonight the City Safely Sleeps: A benefit compilation CD for the District Alliance for Safe Housing. Featuring tracks from Thank God, Edie Sedgwick, Exotic Fever Founder Edie Moss (Bonnie Schlegel) and more, this CD supports innovative domestic and sexual violence survivor housing services and programming. Order it today!

The Shondes' Searchlights has been well-received as they have toured nationwide. The album appeared in April 6^th Entertainment Weekly, where the band was compared to the Go-Gos!!! The Shondes set off this fall for a six-week tour in Berlin, booked by La Moustache, the fantastic queer/feminist Berlin-based booking agency my band Trophy Wife had the joy of working with last year. Additionally, they released a second video for the song Give Me What You've Got, which you can check out here. Keep an eye on their Facebook page for tour dates.

War on Women's Improvised Weapons has also been selling well, and they just finished a music video currently in editing &emdash; stay tuned! The band played with Trophy Wife, Fires, and Fell Types for a Positive Force benefit in Washington, DC for the DC Trans Coalition followed by a rally against the war on women in Baltimore.

Jana Sotzko, my wonderful friend from Berlin, just came to the States for a visit and spent some time in Philadelphia. In addition to the Mutter Museum and other sightseeing, we got to do some scheming for the release of her band The Dropout Patrol who are just preparing for the master of their album. Expect this record by late summer/early fall, and here some of their past work here.

Trophy Wife finished our second release, Sing What Scares You, and just sent it off to the manufacturers. The LP and CD will come out on 307Knox Records and Meet Your Adversary Records (a new imprint label the band itself has created). There will be a handful of CD/LP release shows at the beginning of July with the Tacoma, Washington duo Lozen and more &emdash; again, stay tuned! Hear a track from the new album here.

I completed a concept ep with the help of some friends called The Animals of Ambivalence with original artwork from dear comrades Joseph and Vanessa. It is available here. I am grateful to my friends for helping bring lyrics I wrote to life, and am in the midst of writing a second concept ep called The Monsters in My Bed. More soon on that project.

Remember to check out our distro and release section &emdash; our back catalogue continues to make us proud, and you won't be disappointed. Also, check out our mp3s and our releases on Itunes for download.

Thanks so much for the support!

Best,

>Katy Otto/Exotic Fever Records
poster

Out Now