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Peoples... Some great photos of our Cradle show courtesy of Danny Kent: http://www.dannykent.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=6737 Continue

A nice mention on our weekend in Indy blogs here: http://www.indyweekblogs.com/scan/tag/mammoth-records/ They are doing a larger story next week and also an online interview with Jason Ross. Continue

We're three weeks away from the Mammoth weekend! We've gotten so many cool responses from so many folks that are coming to town and from locals who are coming as well. Lots of odds & ends to cover: 1) Friday Night: We will meet up on Friday night at West End Wine Bar on West Franklin Street for drinks starting at 8pm. They'll be doing some drink specials and, weather permitting, we will take over the rooftop patio. We'd like to get a head count on who is planning to be there s… Continue

Raleigh News & Observer gave our weekend a nice plug Friday: http://blogs.newsobserver.com/beat/mammoth-records-old-enough-to-drink Continue

Tickets for our Mammoth 21st Birthday Show are now on sale via the Cat's Cradle site. Get yours now here. After a roll call email, we've gotten word that many out-of-towners are making the trip including Kent Sorrell, Chris Sawin, Pari Ghorbani, Billy Mills, Chris Roberts, Chris Eselgroth, John Roper, Jill (Tomlinson) Mango, and none other than Jay… Continue

Sorry for lack of updates but we've been hard at work nailing things down. On that note, we are pleased to announce the following show at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC on Saturday April 25th: Dillon Fence Jason Ross & Thomas Juliano (Seven Mary Three) Katharine Whalen (Squirrel Nut Zippers) John Strohm (Blake Babies, Antenna) The solo performers will be backed by a crack band featuring Chris Phillips & Stu Cole from the Zippers. It's going to be an amazing night of music and we want yo… Continue

Most every NC staffer undoubtedly has some (hazy) memories of our annual Mammoth Holiday party. Plus, our NY & LA offices and even our Canadian label partner attended at one point or another. At first we had the party in a bar—I remember one in ’89 at La Terraza or whatever the name of that bar was above Local 506. The reason I remember it being upstairs is because I fell down those stairs on my way out. At least that’s what people told me. As the company grew we moved it to a restaurant (Cr… Continue