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:: Exotic Fever Holiday News! ::

A lot has happened since the summer. We were thrilled to release the third full length, Searchlights, by Brooklyn's The Shondes. The album has gotten rave reviews and the group continues its relentless touring, wrapping up a full U.S. tour at the end of the fall. Both the CD and the LP are available at www.exoticfever.com. Check this article about them out in our favorite, Tom Tom magazine.

The New Year will see the release of "Improvised Weapons," a ten inch from Baltimore, Maryland's War on Women. This band includes Shawna and Brooks from Avec. The group is playing this Saturday for folks near Baltimore interested. Keep your eyes peeled to the EXF site for updates on release times.Additionally, we will be releasing a full length from Berlin, Germany's The Dropout Patrol in the new year. This will be recorded in December 2011 by Sean O'Connor in Berlin. It is the band's first full length album, with affiliated bands Petethepiratesquid and Radio Burroughs. Check out songs from the band here.

The start of the new year will also see the release of "And Tonight the City Safely Sleeps," the fifth and final benefit compilation for Exotic Fever. This release will support an innovative domestic and sexual violence shelter program, the District Alliance for Safe Housing. Featured bands include Avec, Thank God, Beauty Apes, Edie Sedgwick and more. Pre orders are available soon on our site. We will also have a special of all 5 benefit comps for $30 - our "hero" pack - as a limited time offer.

My solo concept ep The Animals of Ambivalence will be available on Exotic Fever in 2012 as well, and Trophy Wife is finishing up our second LP to be released on 307Knox. This record is currently being mixed, and Diane and I have plans for touring in the coming year. We recorded with Steve Roche in Philadelphia. We also have a few interviews we will be posting soon on our blog.

Finally, I am working at two wonderful organizations you may be interested in learning about - the Service Women's Action Network and New Paradise Laboratories. One is a social justice organization dedicated to equality for service women and veterans, and the other is an experimental, innovative theater/arts company. It has been fantastic being able to combine my interests in art and social change.

Thanks so much for supporting us. Remember to check out new items available, and to look at our distro as well. Exotic Fever offers great holiday presents! You can also find our materials at digital outlets such as Itunes and Emusic.

Best,
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Katy Otto

KO Consulting - Resource Development for Social Change
http://koconsulting.org/

Exotic Fever Records
www.exoticfever.com
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