We are pleased to announce that Southeast Engine will return to Austin, Texas for the SXSW Music Festival this March 13-18.  The band will perform at the Misra Records showcase alongside The Black Swans, R. Ring, Wooden Wand, Water Liars and more.  The band will also be peforming at Bloodshot Records 17th annual Yard Dog Party.  In addition, the band will be playing some shows en route to the festival including stops in Marietta, Ohio; Memphis, TN; New Orleans, LA; Houston, Texas; and Hot Springs, AR.  Take a look at our shows page and follow-up as shows are still being confirmed.

In addition, Adam Remnant will play a solo show this Friday, January 27th in Athens, Ohio at Donkey Coffee.  The show starts at 8 pm, and tickets are $5 at the door.  Adam will play solo, and will additionally perform several songs where he will be joined by brother Jesse Remnant, keyboardist Michael Lachman, and his wife Amanda Remnant.  See the poster below.  The image is courtesy of the WPA.  Here’s the Facebook Event Page.

photo by Maverick Inman (Mercury Lounge, NYC  9/13/11 - cmj.com)

2011 has been such a big year for Southeast Engine with the release of our 5^th full length album Canary.  The album, which was inspired by the local history of Southeast Ohio during the Great Depression, saw the best critical praise the band has seen yet.  The band also toured all over the country in support of the album with a West coast tour in the spring, a solo Living Room tour by Adam Remnant in the summer, and an East coast tour with These United States in September. The band also saw some increased exposure by being featured on NPR’s World Café with David Dye and by performing live on NPR’s Mountain Stage.  We’re also pleased to announce that Canary has now landed on some end of year Best Of lists including All Music’s Top Folk Albums of 2011, Dirty Impound’s 20 Best Albums of the Year, The Onion A.V. Club, Hear Ya’s Top 50, Donewaiting, Captain’s Dead Top 14, The Herald Dispatch, Razing the Bar, WOUB (2) (3), and more.  Below are a few highlights of our year.  Thanks to all of you for your support this year and your continued support as the band enters 2012!

Critical Praise of Canary:
All Music Review of Canary - ★★★★ “Canary is a true find from a band that’s quietly created one of the most powerful albums of the year.”
Paste Review of Canary - 8.4 “Especially when so many groups are mutating old-time American music into pedestrian pop, Southeast Engine distinguish themselves by gently updating these traditions for the 21st century.”
Pitchfork Review of Canary - 7.3 “its attention to detail and local focus make for a singular achievement.”

Features:
No Depression Interview with Adam Remnant
NPR’s World Café – Southeast Engine
NPR’s Mountain Stage – Southeast Engine

Subway Sessions – Southeast Engine

Red Lake Shore Music Video – video by Tommy Britt

Hi friends,

Last month, Southeast Engine had the pleasure of taping an episode of NPR’s MountainStage. This weekend you’ll be able to hear the performance along with sets from The Jayhawks, Hot Tuna, Ha Ha Tonka and Karan Casey & John Doyle!

Airtimes vary by station, so please check out the complete list of stations and broadcast times here:
http://www.mountainstage.org/mtnstageaffiliates.aspx

For those of you without a MountainStage affiliate in your neighborhood, Southeast Engine’s complete set will be available on Thursday, November 24th at npr.org/mountainstage

Thanks everyone! We hope you can tune in!
-Adam, Leo, Jesse & Billy

It’s been a bit over a month since Southeast Engine toured with These United States. The journey was rejuvenating and wonderful.

Over a month’s time, SEE headed across the United States and up into Canada. We saw many cities, streets, mountains, valleys, gas station attendants, new bands, old bands, soundmen, rivers, billboards, waterfalls, doormen, beautiful faces, dogs, water fountains, and more. Here is some press from that beautiful time:

Time Out Chicago
The Onion A.V. Club Chicago
Dayton Metro
The Athens NEWS
Billboard
The Ohio University Post
Draw Us Lines
Pittsburgh City Paper
Jambase
Hugh Shows
The Wall Street Journal
The Morning After Pills (interview)

Upon tour’s end, SEE immediately headed to Athens, Ohio, began work on a new EP, and played NPR’s Mountain Stage with The Jayhawks, Hot Tuna, and more. The Mountain Stage session should air some time in November. The EP consists of material from the Canary songset and will be released at some point in 2012.

09-02 Lexington, KY – Cosmic Charlie’s
09-03 Cincinnati, OH – Shake It Records In-Store #
09-03 Cincinnati, OH – Motr Pub #
09-04 Chicago, IL – Schubas
09-05 North Manchester, IN – The Firehouse
09-07 Baltimore, MD – 8 x 10 *
09-08 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge *
09-09 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s *
09-10 Washington, DC – Black Cat * DC Farewell Show
09-12 Dayton, OH – Canal St. Tavern *
09-13 Athens, OH – Casa Cantina *
09-14 Pittsburgh, PA – Club Café *
09-15 Hamilton, Ontario – Casbah *
09-16 Guelph, Ontario – Brass Taps *
09-17 Toronto, Ontario – The Drake *
09-18 Buffalo, NY – The Ninth Ward at Babeville *
09-19 Albany, NY – Valentine’s *
09-20 Winooski, VT – Monkey House *
09-21 New Haven, CT - Bar *
09-22 Northampton, MA – Iron Horse *
09-23 Boston, MA – The Red Room Café 939 *
09-24 Brooklyn, NY – Rock Shop *
09-25 Mercersbury, PA – Blackwoods Music Festival *

# In-store = free/radically different set/MOTR Pub = free/regular set
* with These United States