Capybara

That crazy time of the year is nearly upon us, and Capybara is excited to pack up the van and travel south (and just a little southwest) down I-35 to Austin, Texas! But before they go, they’ll be playing one last show in Kansas City for The Record Machine Spring Showcase Friday night at the Czar Bar with Cowboy Indian Bear, Motorboater, and Max Justus. 10pm — Don’t be late!

But on to SXSW news: The boys have several shows scheduled for their week in Austin, and they’d love to see you! Details below and keep in touch via Twitter and Facebook for the latest breaking news!

Mon, March 15 – Mohawk – ATX Emerge Showcase @ 8pm (RSVP!)
Thurs, March 18 - The Jackalope – Showcase @ 2:45pm (more info here!)
Fri, March 19 - Canvas Bar – Midwasteland Takeover @ 5pm (RSVP here!)
Fri, March 19 – Casa De Gallo @ 10pm (RSVP and more info here!)
Sat, March 20 – The Ghost Room – Team Clermont Showcase @1pm (more info here!)

It’s true.
Believe the hype (there is so much hype).
Darin has been making solo albums for a while now under the moniker Saharan Gazelle Boy.  And the newest one has just been released by The Record Machine.  It is called “Airplane’s Can’t” (IT ONLY COSTS TWO DOLLARS WHAT) and here is what some folks are saying about it:

Capybara member Darin Seal has released a solo record under the name Saharan Gazelle Boy and it continues my obsession with the Capybara gang. A beautiful record with more electronic leanings than Seal’s work with Capybara, Airplanes Can’t needs to be heard.
-Jonny Leather

[Y]ou should take your chance to download Saharan Gazelle Boy’s album Airplanes Can’t for just two dollars from The Record Machine…But be warned, it’s no folk what Saharan Gazelle Boy plays, it’s bedroom pop with some dream pop flavor to it…sometimes calm, sometimes the opposite. In the end a really nice album one should own.
-Common Folk Meadow

Your album is beautiful. I love this. It makes me want to make a movie about two kids that are on summer vacation on a nice island somewhere who totally have a romance and in august are pulled away because they have to go back to school in different cities.
-Mike Mohan, Writer/Director of One Too Many Mornings

Okay so!  If you want to download “Airplanes Can’t” (DID I MENTION IT IS ONLY TWO DOLLARS), then just click this here button:

And, you know, be sure to go to Saharan Gazelle Boy’s MySpace, because that is a thing that I am legally obligated to say (I have the weirdest lawyers!)

Please comment on this post and tell us what you think of “Airplanes Can’t.”  Seriously, if you like Capybara at all, you will definitely be into Saharan Gazelle Boy.  Trust us.

So One Too Many Mornings premiered last night, and it was a huge success! Not only was it packed in the theater with eager eyes and ears, but it was also our first chance to see the music we composed matched to film.  The verdict? An INCREDIBLY humbling experience.

As I looked down at my official Sundance badge, (“Mark Harrison / Sundance 2010 / Composer / One Too Many Mornings”) I couldn’t help but smile as I scratched out my name and wrote “Capybara,” wishing that everybody in the band could have been there with me. The film finished, everybody who worked on the film walked up front for a brief Q&A, and then, the attention.

All of the awesome folks from the One Too Many Mornings crew gave so many compliments on the soundtrack — especially because it was many of THEIR first times hearing it as well. Because of their encouragement, we have decided to release the music from the soundtrack for an affordable $2, and we hope that you enjoy. (Click the button on the right to get started.)

I can’t say it enough. This whole collaboration has been such a pleasure, and I hope you all give this film a chance. Rent it on YouTube until 1/31 for $3.99, Buy it in HD for $9.99, or order a DVD and more at their official site.

Oh, and if you do buy the soundtrack, you might just get more than you bargained for.  Like, maybe an official OTMM Ringtone?