Tim Williams’ bookish, fantasy-filled video for lead radio track “Novel” has officially been added to rotation on MTV’s college-centric sister network mtvU. The video debuted on the voter-driven new video showcase “The Freshmen” October 15 beating out Soulsavers, Ghosthustler, Envy on the Coast and The Dream to land the top spot and rotation on more than 750 U.S. college campuses. The video directed by up-and-coming director Josh Horowitz and shot entirely with a still camera peaked was recently featured on Yahoo! and peaked as the #7 most watched video on Vh1.com.
Following several performances at the 2007 CMJ Music Marathon, Brooklyn-based Williams and his band will be pairing up with The Black Atlantic, featuring Geert Van Der Velde of The Black Atlantic [formerly of seminal hardcore band Shai Hulud], for an East Coast tour. On his recent travels, Williams stopped by Sirius’ Left of Center “My Old Kentucky Blog” show to record a live session [http://myoldkyhome.blogspot.com/2007/10/tim-williams-live-on-mokb-sirius-blog.html] and Daytrotter headquarters where he recorded a handful of songs to be featured on the site.
Williams’ wistful tunes, a perfect complement to the fall season change, have been turning heads from his adopted hometown Brooklyn and beyond. “Performing Songwriter” recently exclaimed: “a damn good record.”
TIM WILLIAMS ON TOUR WITH THE BLACK ATLANTIC
November 2 – Ardmore, Pa. @ MilkBoy
November 10 – Burlington, Vt. @ Nectars
November 11 – Derry, N.H. @ Derry Halcyon Club
November 12 – Boston, Mass. @ TT the Bear’s
November 14 – Providence, R.I. @ The Living Room
November 15 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Southpaw
November 16 – Red Bank, N.J. @ Internet Cafe
November 17 – Lexington, Md. @ Sandy Bottom Studios
November 18 – Doylestown, Pa. @ Siren Records
November 20 – Muncy, Pa. @ The Ritz Theater
November 25 – Port Jefferson, N.Y. @ The Bada Bing
December 1 – Virginia Beach, Va. @ Club Relevant
December 3 – Johnson City, Tenn. @ Acoustic Coffeehouse
December 5 – Bowling Green, Ohio @ Howards Club H
December 7 – Muncie, Ind. @ The Launching Pad
December 8 – Bloomington, Ind. @ Rhino’s Youth Center
December 10 – Buffalo, N.Y. @ Mohawk Place
December 11 – Albany, N.Y. @ Valentines
December 12 – Ardmore, Pa. @ MilkBoy
December 15 – Mayville, N.Y. @ Hartfield Cafe
December 17 – Allston, Mass. @ Great Scott