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june madrona

volcanos and unicorns

About Me


A Madrona grows by Woddard Bay near my home in Olympia, Washington. Over the years I’ve seen deep words cut into it’s trunk replaced by smooth bark as it sheds it’s skin each summer. June Madrona is the name of a musical project based on songs I’ve written with topics ranging from mental illness, gender standards, and male privilege, to the celebration of relationships and place. I feel that bringing these stories into a public space promotes healing and overcomes the isolation and silence on which oppression depends.
Write Letters! bicycle records 2523 18th Ave NW Olympia, WA 98502

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june madrona's tour blog



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avilable recordings



Battlegrounds
cd $10
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Member Since: 11/13/2004
Band Website: bicyclerecords.com
Band Members:
Influences: forest mcbrian / yes please / yr heart breaks / eli moore / bob schwenkler / 1985 / polka dot dot dot
Sounds Like:

"Opening track ‘Battle Ground’ is an exploration of the history of consequence and responsibility seen through the microcosm of the family unit – it’s plaintive delivery and funereal pace bely a quiet celebration of the cosy simplicity of the homestead, faults and all. As Cowman moves, in the final verse, toward the ironies of American history it becomes evident that this is a talent to reckon with – every single line is mesmeric but none more so than it’s closing mantra ‘We’re connected’. It’s stunning."
-Rock Louder -UK Nov, 2007

"Au fil des ans, Olympia a supplanté San Francisco comme capitale libertaire et alternative de la contre-culture West Coast... On imagine volontiers June Madrona suivre le même chemin tortueux (son précédent album s’appelait A Long & Ugly Road) que celui emprunté par Elliott Smith ou Sufjan Stevens – deux mentors de ce folk frêle mais ambitieux –, des tréfonds de l’underground associatif aux BO prestigieuses, tant sa musique impose avec fermeté ses humeurs contradictoires. Car ici, le dialogue entre mélancolie et euphorie, entre sous-bois ombrageux et terrasses ensoleillées est fécond et naturel, offrant à ce songwriting fin une étonnante et trop rare partie de montagnes russes. Car le spleen n’est pas ici un marigot où se noyer, mais une mare où faire des bombes, entre amis venus les mains pleines de rêves éveillés (harpe, violoncelle, clochettes, banjo…). Et même si les textes restent poignants ou même flippants (Bedroom Faeries, My Secret Father), même s’ils jouent souvent avec une nostalgie sépia (à l’image de la pochette), ce folk semble, lui, sorti de ce chaos : apaisé et lumineux, il a l’air hébété et béat de celui sorti indemne du carnage."
les inrockuptibles - march 08

"June Madrona sing modern day campfire songs. The crackle of the flames and the sweet smell of smores is nearly palpable in these demos from their upcoming record on Bicycle."
-Songs: Illinois 7/07

Record Label: Bicycle Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

junemadrona.blogspot.com/

    go to http://junemadrona.blogspot.com/ xoxoxo ross
Posted by june madrona on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:57:00 PST

US/ European Tour Dates

June Madrona tours the US and EuropeAugust 11th - November - 27thif you live in one of the unbooked towns and want to help us with a show please let me know! rosscowman (at) gmail (dot) com-rossUSA - ...
Posted by june madrona on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:26:00 PST

tour update

I'm in LA at a gallery in china town with bob and josepha, we decided to start a new band called bobby schwe and the la babies. I'm really excited about this project. The 28th show in pdx is cancled, ...
Posted by june madrona on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:45:00 PST

wastelands

We're going to start recording the new album this month. I ditched the working title which I'm going to use for the collected 8-track demos which we'll release one of these days. Some of the demos wil...
Posted by june madrona on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:21:00 PST

sweet sweet video

so this guy shot a video of yr heart breaks, june madrona, and aaron ross, live at the basement in nevada city. It's pretty much got it all, unicorns, astronauts, furnature abuse, and chord organ. you...
Posted by june madrona on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:02:00 PST

seattle

SeattleA rainstorm like no other hit the northwest just as I was getting ready to go on tour for 11 days with your heart breaks. I don..t know how much it rained. I heard 8 inches in 24 hours. What I ...
Posted by june madrona on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:19:00 PST

tour schedule, new release

hello folks, So I stopped managing the eagle's hall and got really busy with music. Its hella rainy in olympia right now. I'm excited about all the stuff going on here. A bunch of kids from bloomingto...
Posted by june madrona on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:14:00 PST

your heart breaks

I'm going on tour this november solo with your heart breaks. go to myspace.com/yourheartbreaks and listen to some fresh jams. (thats me playing drums on godspeed john glen.)xo ross
Posted by june madrona on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:46:00 PST

the wet mop of fall

squish! Oh man, it was really wet in olympia last night. We played this rad game at jacob (from kickball) and matty pop chary's housw warming party. Basicaly you give everyone a bunch of little pieces...
Posted by june madrona on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 04:58:00 PST

june madrona featured on 2 different podcasts

this one was for a show I played in pdxmercuryand this one from francefrench podcastxox ross...
Posted by june madrona on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 06:48:00 PST