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This project successfully raised its funding goal on April 4, 2010.
Pledge $8 or more
Instant access to new tracks here (a continuation of "The Winter Songs") + a download of the final album & artwork. And good karma.
Pledge $15 or more
Everything above + "More Troubled Times" (2010), a digital EP download: 6 never-before-released tracks from the 2005 "Troubled Times" sessions, including a cover of Dolly's "Jolene" an awesome alternate take of "Little Wrecking Ball" and 4 more original songs. And more good karma.
Pledge $19 or more
Everything above + get a printed CD of the album in the mail. Includes U.S. shipping/handling, add 5USD if you're international. Even more good karma.
Pledge $25 or more
Everything above + I'll ask you how you to whom you'd like the CD inscribed ("To [NAME]"), and I'll hand sign it as such. A great gift + GREAT karma.
Pledge $35 or more
THE ALL MUSIC PASS. Get over 50 tracks: everything above + downloads of my whole album catalog to date. Includes two Kickstarter exclusives: "Advertising Space" LP (1999 - sold out / out of print) and "Extravagant Gesture" LP (2001 - sold out / out of print). These are many people's favorites, and they're only available for download here. In addition, you'll download "Troubled Times" LP (2005), "More Troubled Times" EP (2010), and THE NEW ALBUM + the autographed final CD mailed to you (add 5USD if you're international). A lot of exclusive music for a great price. Karma is approaching perfection. This one's the sweet spot, my friends, I hope that you'll consider backing at this level.
Pledge $55 or more
THE POSTER FAN: Everything above + three 11x17 gig posters. Poster 1: a lustrous metallic silver San Francisco tour poster. Poster 2: an ornate green-hued poster from "Holcombe Waller / Gabriel Kahane Spring Tour 2009." Poster 3: a beautiful autographed full-color 2010 "Album Completion Party" poster. Add 10USD if you're international. Karma-tastic.
Pledge $75 or more
LIMITED-EDITION POSTER FAN: Everything above + a limited-edition, hand-silk-screened 18 x 24 poster commemorating "Into the Dark Unknown: The Hope Chest," numbered by the artist and signed by me and the Healers + one of the last existing copies of an 11 x 17 "Extravagant Gesture" tour poster from 2001, autographed, featuring a schnazzy picture of yours truly at age 25. Add 10USD if you're international. Mega-karma-tastic ephemera: you're a true fan.
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A HOLCOMBE WALLER AND THE HEALERS T-SHIRT WITH YOUR NAME ON IT. Get everything listed above (except the pair of "Limited Edition" posters - there really are only 30 left) + an autographed full-color tour poster + a beautiful T-shirt hand-silk-screened in Portland to your custom size, color and style choices, featuring elements of the new album artwork and YOUR NAME listed in the class of Holcombe Waller High 2010. Feels like High School again except this time you're popular. Add 10USD if you're international. Gosh, is that your karma in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
Pledge $225 or more
THE PROSELYTIZER. You want to give all your friends my new CD, pre-release, as a gift. Awesome. Get everything included above at the $100 level + 15 copies of the final printed CD sent to you in the mail, hot off the press. I'll kick in 15 copies to each reward level below. Add 15USD if you're international. Spreading the faith is a karma magnet.
Pledge $500 or more
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CRED. You rock. Get everything included above at the $100 level + your individual name (or your "family," "house," or "group name" - assuming it's not offensive by my own rather progressive standards) is gonna be credited as an Executive Producer in my album artwork for all of eternity, Amen + your T-shirt will have YOUR NAME HAND BEDAZZLED BY HOLCOMBE + I'll totally comp you and your "plus one" date to any live show of mine that you can attend through the end of 2012. As the Mayans say: after 2012, all bets are off! :) Karma is no longer an issue for you - you're enlightened.
Pledge $1,000 or more
DEDICATE THE ALBUM TO A LOVED ONE. You'll get full Executive Producer Cred rewards above + fill in the names in this statement, which will be printed in the album artwork for all of eternity, Amen: "[FIRST NAME] dedicates this album to [FIRST NAME], with love" (or similar album dedication in love or memory, phrased as you'd like it). Extravagant gesture, indeed.
Pledge $4,500 or more
EXECUTIVE VIDEO PRODUCER. You'll get full Executive Producer Cred rewards above + your T-shirt is tie-dyed in memory of your exploits in the sixties and custom embroidered with my most secret tattoo as a festive conversation starter + you will be credited as the Executive Producer of an incredible music video, just itching to be made, for the song "Risk of Change," created in homage to the Godard film "Band of Outsiders" + I'll write a happy song (really!) for a future album based on the story of your first true love (interview required) + a meloncholy song for a future album based on the story of your first true heartbreak + free copies of every album I ever release - FOR LIFE. My life, that is: Mayans be damned, I'm gonna live to see 2013 and beyond. With god as my witness, I'll never be an end-of-days conspiracist again!
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"Waller's evocative voice will always foreground his creative output, but he has the vision of an artist, rather than a vocalist. As such, he uses that beauty as a tool to establish an emotional foothold with the audience, so that he can then unpack his finely crafted and haunting sensibility."
- The Portland Mercury
Holcombe Waller is an indie singer-songwriter and performing artist with three critically acclaimed albums, all released on his own label. He's currently working on producing a fan-funded fourth record, which is largely comprised of songs from his theatrical folk show, "Into the Dark Unknown: The Hope Chest." He tours nationally with his band, The Healers.
Holcombe is known for classic 60s/70s-inspired folk songwriting, singular heartfelt vocals and unique interdisciplinary & collaborative performance projects. He has worked with the Joe Goode Performance Group of San Francisco ("Small Experiments in Song and Dance," 2008 and "Dead Boys," 2009) and with Zoe | Juniper ("Old Girl," 2008 and ongoing work). Ann Powers lauded his album "Extravagant Gesture" as a "small pop epic," and Spin Magazine called it "the missing link between Jeff Buckley and George Michael," though we're not really sure why. Listen to his music: you be the judge!
Woohoo! I am so excited the album is en route! Excellence takes time, but I will say I've been looking forward to this for a long time-- the early releases were amazing temptations.
Figures - I give up and get snarky and on the same day you are getting it out - I am most anxious to hear the new album and almost as anxious to hear Advertising Space which I have never been able to score - The last email update I had was in August by the way - which was the last time before today this site was updated - a quick note every couple weeks would have been lovely and kept me from despair :-) Oh well - I am sure the artistic result will be more than adequate compensation.
Deborah, thank you - I have your address noted here in my exceptions spreadsheet (this is an unwieldy process but at least I am organized!). Your CD is on it's way to you. X! Holcombe
I'm so glad to read that you've reached your goals in more ways than one! Holcombe, I originally sent in $15, then another $5 (I emailed you to request it being added to my original contribution) so that I could be sent the CD. You were gracious enough to respond and acknowledge that request. I am just reminding you, as requested. I'm really excited to hear the new album!!
Thank you,
Deborah.
i'm glad you're taking the time to get it just right ; )
I'm so psyched for the album! I'm waiting with baited breath for what I know is gonna be my next new favorite album :-D
John, so sorry I did not post an update - I am actually neck deep in boxes and envelopes, things are shipping this weekend and Monday. Digital will follow. I sent an email out to everyone to update and reconfirm addresses (since it'd been so long). I'm sorry you missed that! Best to you, Holcombe
October 8 - and still no digital or physical products - I am rather disappointed and starting to get nervous - should I have done this - I am certainly going to be less likely to do it again - several months late and not even a regular communication about the status - dates set and then passed and what am I to think except my money is gone with nothing to show for it - and to think I felt like I was doing something positive for an artist I thought had more integrity.
Thanks for checking in Eric, I am a bit behind and I just posted an update - the digital deliveries will be soon (middle of this month) and physical deliveries soon thereafter! Thank you for your patience, Eric and everyone. See the updates tab for a sneak preview of one of the newer recordings. XO Holcombe
Hey there! I was checking up on the progress of release date, have they been sent out yet? give me a quick call please- thanks! 4152037484 Eric Swenson
Very excited to be a (very) small part of this. So looking forward to music and more music. Amen.
Holcombe,
I love your music and unfortunately was unable to attend the concert that you did with Storm Large recently here in Portland, OR. I just pledged $35 -- where do I go to get the downloads?
Regards,
James
amen! well hopefully this album will make our lives a little richer, that's the real goal... OMG april is gonna be a hard-workin' month!!! i'm a crazy perfectionist!!! but i'm very excited, just had a meeting with artists regarding both the album artwork and an animated video for "into the dark unknown." it's going to be beautiful.
I'm poor, you're poor, we're all poor-- but you're a c-note closer to reaching your goal!
So talented... thanks for sharing your gift with the world! Hearts, Catherine Cole
Love what you do, and you have so much amazing talent. Portland needs you and, on a larger scale, your music should be sent from here to the stars. I hope you get what you need to fund your album, if not, let me know.
Hey everyone, thanks for the inspiring comments. Last night we had our final rehearsal for tomorrow night's Portland show. Hope to see you if you're in Portland! And hope you keep enjoying the music, and spreading word. Going to post a more flushed out UPDATE shortly... X H
As Holcombe’s boyfriend I’ve been a lucky observer to the spectrum of creative processes that go into shaping his music and making it available to listeners. He is constantly flooring me with his smarts and talents, and I’m so moved by the sensitivity he layers into his work every day. I think what stands out for me most—aside from that lovely nighttime silhouette mixing music in computer glow, Rarrr—is Holcombe’s attentiveness to friends and listeners, and his commitment to create a more intimate and symbiotic artist-patron model. It’s exciting to see such an enthusiastic response to this pledge. We’re already past the half-way point!?!
Thanks to all of ye fine folks for helping give legs to this magical and heartfelt album. Looking forward to seeing many of you at the March 5th show.
Let’s aid the dormant seeds of extinct trees sprout from their earthly asylums!
Wishing you luck and success on this project. I posted this to my FB page and am pleased to see some of my friends actually have contributed, even though they've never seen any of your performances. My friends rock!
I'll do my best to post this frequently on my social networking sites.... Just enough to spark interest, but not enough that I get blocked for spamming... <3 you, and my own greedy little hands really hope you get to this $12,000!
We look forward to finally have these radiant sonic offerings available. Really this record is nearly 6 years in gestation and will surely reflect such temporal tending. To quote myself- Holcombe is writing heartbreaking gorgeous lullabies to soothe the souls of newly pupated butterflies and inspire aeon dormant seeds of extinct trees to sprout from their earthly asylums...
Lots of love!
Ben, Jamaica, Melissa, and Shannon
Rad! We've been waiting for Holcombe to release all this music he's been performing from "Into the Dark Unknown: The Hope Chest" for years now and it's finally upon us. Holcombe's music really is poignant and beautiful. He's opened up my world with his lyrics and performances and exposed me to other amazing musicians like Loch Lomond, Chris Garneau, Buffy St. Marie and Gillian Welch. Plus he's cute...just don't tell him I said that.
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This is AMAZING. What a great way for insanely talented artists like Holcombe to give their full attention to their stunning creations, of which we are all so lucky to enjoy. This is the way of the future and and easy way to help support artists in a country that does not value you them enough. I am so excited for the new record!!
Holcombe rocks! Now please hurry up and finish what is sure to become my new favorite album :)
W00t!