Dufus

Seth Faergolzia Album release, West Coast, and European Tours

seth — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:29:12 +0000

PAINTING BY SETH FAERGOLZIA

Seth Faergolzia will be hitting the road once again with his new album Tin Wood Soldier to be released April 28, 2012… He’ll be doing a string of dates on the West Coast leading up to this and another bunch in Europe for his yearly tour in May… stay tuned here for updates.

WEST COAST TOUR WITH JOHN LUDINGTON

March 8 San Francisco, CA – Kaleidoscope
March 9 Sacramento, CA – Luna’s
March 10 Davis, CA – G Street Wunderbar
March 13 Arcata, CA – The Bat Cave
March 15 Portland, OR – Mississippi Pizza
March 17 Olympia, WA – House Show
March 18 Seattle, WA – Hollow Earth Radio
March 21 Oakland, CA – Venue TBA

March 28 Bugjar, Rochester [Homecoming Party]

April 28 Bugjar, Rochester [European Tour Send-Off and CD Release Party]

EUROPEAN TOUR
May 1 Darmstadt, Germany -Oetinger Villa w/The Mole
May 2 Köln, Gernany – Wohngemeinschaft
May 5 Offenburg, Germany – Spitalkeller
May 7 Hannover, Germany – Sing Sing
May 8 Halle/Saale, Germany – Objekt 5
May 9 Vienna, Austria – Rhiz
May 10 Bregenz, Austria – Plattenhahn
May 11 Innsbruck, Austria – Bäckerei
May 12 Nyon, Switzerland – Mumbai Bar
May 13 Morges, Switzerland – Couvaloup
May 14-16 Portugal TBA
May 17 Sofia, Bulgaria – The Red House Center for Culture and Debate
May 18 Plovdiv or Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria – TBA (Bulgarian National Radio)
May 19 Romania – TBA
May 21-28 UK
May 29-June 2 Germany TBA

SUMMER EUROPEAN TOUR
August 2-4 Zappanale-Festival, Germany

NEW VIDEO FOR “WRINKLE”

seth — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:41:51 +0000

UK Tour with Jeffrey Lewis Band

seth — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:51:35 +0000

Seth Faergolzia will be hitting the road once again solo through the UK this Autumn with Jeffrey Lewis… check here for updates.

Fri, Oct 21 – Halifax, UK – Puzzle Hall (21 Hollins Mill Lane, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2RF) (sans Jeffrey L.)

Sat, Oct 22 – TBA (sans Jeffrey L.)

Sun, Oct 23 – Hull, UK – The Adelphi (89 De Grey Street, HU5 2RU) (sans Jeffrey L.)

Mon, Oct 24 – Newcastle, UK - The Cluny (Ouseburn Warehouse Workshops, 36 Lime St, NE1). Tix available here.

Tues, Oct 25 – Manchester, UK – The Ruby Lounge (28-34 High Street, Manchester M4 1QB). Tix available here.

Wed, Oct 26 – Edinburgh, Scotland - The Internationale

Thu, Oct 27 – Glasgow, Scotland - Stereo (20-28 Renfield Lane Glasgow G2 6PH) Tix available here.

Fri, Oct 28 – Birmingham, UK - The Ballroom (formerly The Academy, 52-54 Dale End, Birmingham, B4 7LS), age 14+. Tix available here.

Sat, Oct 29 – Leicester, UK - Lock 42

Sun, Oct 30 – Cardiff, UK - The Globe (125 Albany Road, Cardiff, CF24 3NS) Tix available here.

Mon, Oct 31 – Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms (25 Goldsmith Street, Nottingham NG1 5LB). Tix available here.

Tues, Nov 1 – Bristol, UK - The Thekla (40 The Grove, East Mud Dock, Bristol BS1 4RB). Tix available here.

Nov 2, London, UK - HEAVEN (9 The Archers, Villiers Street) Advance tix buyable here !

Thu, Nov 3 – Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club

Fri, Nov 4 – Brighton, UK - The Haunt (10 Pool Valley, BN1 1NJ) Tix available here.

Sat, Nov 5 – Bristol, UK – The Stag and Hounds (74 Old Market Street, Old Market) (sans Jeffrey)

Sun, Nov 6 – London, UK – 12 Bar (Denmark Street, WC2H 8NL) (sans Jeffrey)

US homecoming SHOWS

Thu, Nov 10 – Rochester, NY – Bugjar

Fri, Nov 11 – Syracuse, NY – Lost Horizon

Seth Faergolzia and 23 Psaegz rock opera Premiere Tour

seth — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:16:58 +0000

Anti-folk hero Seth Faergolzia (of Dufus)
premieres new rock opera 23 PSAEGZ ON TOUR…

Sept 17 @ Bug Jar, Rochester, NY (with O’Death)
Sept 22 @ Nyack Vilalge Theater, Nyack, NY (early show)
Sept 22 @ House of Love, Greenwich, CT
Sept 23 @ Cake Shop, New York, NY
Sept 24 @ The Whitehaus Family Record, Boston

Founded by Seth Faergolzia in 2010 as the successor to his world-renowned

13-year project, Dufus, the23 Psaegz (pronounced say•jezz) carry on the

warm, weird legacy by stretching the boundaries of musical experience with

craze & care unmatched. The group originally gathered with the intention of

performing Seth’s 23 Psaegz stream of consciousness puppet rock opera, &

has since also become a collaborative backing for his complex web of

musical delight. Front man Faergolzia brings his one-man-band skills

(mastering simultaneously the guitar, glockenspiel, kick drum, and

vocal antics) to a new apex of musical sagacity, as he leads the 23

Psaegz odd.

“Seth Faergolzia’s Dufus has always challenged traditional conceptions

about folk through unorthodox and highly-developed melodies and rhythms.”

- Huffington Post

Read the Huffingtn Posts’ recent feature on Seth.

or in their own words…

23 Psaegz — a long piece of music derived from 23 pages of Seth’s streaming

mind waves. Seth conducts his rollicking 15-folk-grand orchestra with a ‘glock’

mallet, booming kick pedal, tenacious guitar, & far-arching vocals. Designed

with five moving parts, 23 Psaegz ignites a most profoundly human machine,

a musical organism with propellers, say, blasting out whirls of free-thought,

frequencies that both cut close to the bone & hug the heart fondly — a true

masterwork. Seth’s keen ear for harmony deftly channels the energies & talents

of the human voice, flute, tuba, trumpet, violin, guitars, bass, piano &

found/salvaged percussion pieces. With the precision and release of flight,

melodic instruments melt sweet cream harmonies with the bass section,

lead & vocal choir, then muscle up with brain circuit cranking dissonance.

The playful & seriously probing expanse of 23 Psaegz = kaleidoscopic-divine

New Orleans marching band meets Peter & the Wolf in outer space. This

intense conflation of lyrical imagery & sonic wonder is music to submerge in.

Seth & the Psaegz concoct music which remains outside the scope of particular

genre-labels or classification. With their harmonic subtlety, poetically

experimental lyricism, quirked-out energy, & of course, Seth’s soaring,

gurgling, whip-crack-acrobatic vocals, each Psaegz performance lovingly

unweaves time, revealing moments honest & organic in their exploration

of possibility. Spontaneously fusing performers with audience, Psaegz

mingle into the crowd in fits of wild dance to Seth’s iPod-karaoke hip-jump

sample-gasms. They’re reshaping & reinventing musical forms to create

new, relevant gestures forward. Whether a whistle-driven dirge,

foot-stomping fable, or inspired improvisation, these are not songs

that will attract only a novel-shock-response, but a growing body of

music so dynamic & full, it can be approached as if with new ears

every time — outlandish, wise & full-hearted.

For more information on the project please visit www.23psaegz.com

Seth Faergolzia / Jeffrey Lewis Bodyless Tour

seth — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:24:25 +0000

Thurs July 7 – Rochester, NY – Meddlesome Lab (for location/info email faergolzia [at[ gmail dot com)

Fri, July 8 – Buffalo, NY – Sugar City (with Jack Topht!) (19 Wadsworth St. Buffalo, NY 14201)

Sat July 9 – Oswego/Fulton, NY – The Barn (2234 County Rte 45, Fulton, NY)

Sun July 10 – Ithaca, NY – The Shop (early show: 3pm; 312 East Seneca st. Ithaca, NY 14850)

Seth Faergolzia Solo European Tour – May 2011

seth — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:17:54 +0000

May 4 Walpodenakademie – Mainz, Germany
May 5 Schokoladen – Berlin, Germany
May 6 Klanggerüst – Erfurt, Germany
May 7 Franzis – Wetzlar, Germany
May 8 Wagner – Jena, Germany
May 9 Grüner Baum – Ottersweier, Germany
May 10 Spitalkeller – Offenburg, Germany
May 11 Plattenhahn – Bregenz, Austria
May 12 Private Show – Vienna, Austria
May 13 Kraut & Ruben – Vienna, Austria
May 14 Ta Kanaria – Athens, Greece
May 15 ROCKBAR 1897 – Agrinio, Greece
May 16 Micropolis – Thessaloniki, Greece
May 17 MKC – Skopje, Macedonia
May 18 The Red House Center for Culture and Debate – Sofia, Bulgaria
May 19 Bäckerei – Innsbruck, Austria
May 20 Stall 6 – Zurich, Switzerland
May 21 Morgenland Festival – Schaan, Liechtenstein
May 22 Caves de Couvaloup – Morges, Switzerland
May 23 Der Bock – Mannheim, Germany
May 24 Die Wohngemeinschaft – Köln, Germany
May 25 Kiosk Royal – Hannover, Germany
May 26 Subrosa – Dortmund, Germany
May 27 Hassenshaukel – Hamburg, Germany
May 28 Spedition – Bremen, Germany
May 29 Oetinger Villa – Darmstadt, Germany

Dufus: Eth VINYL RELEASE TOUR

seth — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:14:02 +0000

PURCHASE VINYL 12″
PURCHASE CD
DOWNLOAD / LISTEN

REVIEW AND PICS FROM FINAL SHOW on BROOLYNVEGAN

VIDEO of SILLY BABOON sung by ADAM GREEN

VIDEO of LOSER sung by ONLY SON

VIDEO of FIRE (Mid-Show Street Performance due to Fire Alarm)

Seth Faergolzia of Dufus is touring the Northeast this December in support of Dufus’ final album “Eth”, released independently (fan funded) on CD and 12″ LP. He’ll be performing solo acoustic with percussion, electronics and some prerecorded materials.

Dec 14 The Bug Jar, Rochester, NY

Dec 15 Spotty Dog, Hudson, NY

Dec 16 The Whitehaus Family Record, Boston, NY

Dec 17 The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford, ME

Dec 18 Starving Artist, Keene, NH

Dec 19 Radio Bean, Burlington, VT

Dec 20 The Red Door, Portsmouth, NH

Dec 21 The Elevens, Northampton, MA

Contact Josh Reed at reedjoshuam@gmail.com with inquiries.

Dufus: Eth OFFICIAL RELEASE

seth — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:52:02 +0000

The new album is finally done!! We had an incredible Last Dufus Show with a 30 person band and special guest appearances by Regina Spektor, Adam Green and Only Son… you can see a few videos and reviews below… check out the new album for download or purchase of hard copy here….

DOWNLOAD
or
PURCHASE HARD COPY

SEE!!
REVIEW AND PICS FROM FINAL SHOW on BROOLYNVEGAN
VIDEO of SILLY BABOON sung by ADAM GREEN
VIDEO of LOSER sung by ONLY SON
VIDEO of FIRE (Mid-Show Street Performance due to Fire Alarm)

ENJOY!

Final Dufus Show and Album… Donations Needed!!

seth — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:46:16 +0000

Hello friends of Dufus!!

After much deliberation, I have decided to bring the days of Dufus to an end… our 13th Anniversary will be celebrated on September 25th at Cakeshop, NYC.

On that night, we’ll be giving away free copies of our newest album. In order to do this, I’ve set up a kickstarter account. It’s a site where artists and scientists can get donations to complete projects. I’m making a grand attempt to finish the last dufus album before our final show. we need donations from you to fund the mixing, mastering and reproduction. If you could even throw a single dollar in there it’d be incredibly appreciated. There are rewards for giving, like free cds, downloads and hand made clothing art!!

anyway, here’s the site…

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1587864734/last-dufus-album-and-show?ref=users

Thanks to you all, more news to come…

Seth

http://www.dufus.tv

http://www.myspace.com/dufus

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dufus/132987855192?ref=ts

New DUFUS video – Channel Faergolzia!

seth — Fri, 07 May 2010 00:41:36 +0000

Selected tracks from the new album – Channel Faergolzia!