Check out the new LEO interview with Tender Mercy's Mark Kramer

LEO Weekly's Peter Berkowitz was able to catch up with Mark Kramer of Tender Mercy for a quick interview regarding the upcoming EP The Road To Good Intention Is Paved With Hell. Read the interview HERE, then listen to the record at the Tender Mercy bandcamp page.

Preview the new Tender Mercy CD

Tender Mercy is the moniker used by singer-songwriter Mark Kramer, and his upcoming record is now available for you to check out on bandcamp. Kramer sings and plays guitar while Mike Seymour plays piano to complete a very earthy minimalist feel throughout. The album is titled The Road To Good Intention Is Paved With Hell and will be released on Dunkenstein Records this winter. In the meantime, preview the album below:

Lee Van Cleef to play this Saturday @ Cahoots (5-11-2011)

Lee Van Cleef finally comes out of hibernation to play a rare show this weekend. This Saturday, Chime Hours will join LVC at Cahoots. Show starts at 10PM, costs 5 bucks, and is 21+. BE THERE!

Upcoming Tender Mercy CD

A 6 song CD is in the works for Tender Mercy, a newer indie folk duo featuring Mark Kramer (vocals and acoustic guitar) and Mike Seymour (piano). The recordings are finished, and were conducted by Trip Barringer at Studio K. Expect a late spring/early summer release.

Check out Tender Mercy on Reverb Nation here. More details to come..

LEO Review of LVC's "Terror, Blood"

Check out LEO's review of Lee Van Cleef's Terror, Blood:

The name of Lee Van Cleef’s new album conjures a darker image than any of the song titles on Terror, Blood. “Pro Xylophone Propaganda” and “I Hereby Announce My Retirement From Music” paint a much goofier picture. The resulting music is, of course, somewhere in between. The songs are aggressive but not necessarily angry, harsh but not grating. The five-piece wield jagged guitars with a post-punk flurry, but can also settle into a riff-heavy groove. Instrumental forays like “Jupago’s Last Stand” put a higher priority on texture than hooks, and even when the band threatens to meander a little too far afield, they reign it back in with a calculated kick in the ass. In short, Lee Van Cleef kill it.

Source: http://leoweekly.com/music/reviews/terror-blood

Buy "Terror, Blood" online

Lee Van Cleef's new 10 song cd "Terror, Blood" is now available online! The cost of the album is 8 dollars and can be purchased in the discography to the right of this text.

Also, check out the videos below of LVC performing at ear X-tacy:

Lee Van Cleef to play in store at ear x-tacy

To promote their upcoming album "Terror, Blood", Lee Van Cleef will be playing an in store show at ear x-tacy. The performance will take place Friday, August 27th at 7PM. The CD will be available for sale, and some merch will be available.

The day after, the band will be playing their official CD release show with Second Story Man and Straight A's. Catch them all at Zanzabar Saturday August 28th.. more details to come.