RSD 2013

Posted Mon April 15, 2013
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Record Store Day 2013 is this Saturday, April 20th. By the end of the week you will likely be overwhelmed with updates about it but there’s a ton of great stuff going on around town worth participating in.. so better to plan earlier than not.

Grimeys / The Basement – this is a no brainer and always insanely packed. Performances from The Features, Hotpipes, PUJOL and a bunch more.

The Groove – every bit as good as the Grimey’s celebration in my opinion. Lots of affordable vinyl and performances from Tristen, Forget Cassettes, Western Medication and a bunch more.

Fond Object Grand Opening – you know there’s a new record store opening up in Inglewood right across from The Village Pub? Well, there is and they have performances from Promised Land, Cheap Time, JP5 and more. 

There are plenty more events going on than those listed above – i.e. The 5 Spot 10-Year Anniversary – but those are the heavy hitters. Mold your day around that.

Har Mar Superstar / The Ettes / A-Bones / Daddy Long Legs

Posted Fri April 12, 2013

Mercy Lounge and Brooklyn Brewery are proud to announce YOU CAN’T DROWN THE LOUD SOUND, a benefit for famed Brooklyn garage rock label Norton Records, whose warehouse was ravaged by Superstorm Sandy. In addition to seeing nearly a quarter million records submerged by six feet of water, they also experienced invaluable damage to musical instruments, master tapes, over one hundred thousand spare record jackets, thousands of vintage paperbacks, magazines, photographs, and posters, as well as Norton artist files and correspondences going back thirty years.

This fundraising show will feature performances from The Ettes, The A-Bones (with Ira Kaplan from Yo La Tengo and original sax player Lars Espensen), Daddy Long Legs and Weekend Babes, as well as a special late night performance from Har Mar Superstar. Tickets will be $15 at the door, but a limited amount of $10 presale tickets will be available at Grimey’s New & Preloved Music, The Groove Record Shop, and Parlour and Juke Hair Salon .

Mercy Lounge – 9pm

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Posted Fri April 12, 2013

Magnolia Sons – “Nobody But You” b/w “Hey Emmaline”

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Posted Fri April 12, 2013

Bad Cop – “Chicago Lady” b/w “Mama Said" 

Now available for streaming.

We Own This Town + Songkick

Posted Wed April 10, 2013
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Just a bit of a technical heads up for everyone. The calendar listing system has changed from every show being manually entered to being Powered by Songkick. There are multiple reasons for this: 1) More than one person can easily add shows to the calendar now. 2) Shows added to Songkick show up on Bandcamp profiles; this is good for everyone. 3) Adding / modifying shows within Songkick is incredibly easy (probably too easy) and allows for adding new shows to be an understandable process by anyone.

Hopefully this means that the calendar can be kept up to date more easily and more accurately. That is, after all, the point of the sidebar, right? If you want your show listed, make sure it’s on Songkick!

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Posted Tue April 9, 2013

Honey Locust Kickstarter

looking for $5k to record and release an album.

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Posted Tue April 9, 2013

yewknee:

Forget Cassettes – O Cursa

new album available from my little label project. It’s a dense one but if you’re into emotive female singers backed by dark electronic tunes, it’s a great one. 

[ Get the Vinyl | Get the Download | Spotify Stream | Rdio Stream ]

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Honey Locust Kickstarter

Posted Tue April 9, 2013

Honey Locust – The Great Southern Brood Kickstarter

Raising money for an album via Kickstarter is a tough gig. Honey Locust has been making the rounds for awhile now and is ready to record a full-length record – The Great Southern Brood. They calculate that they’ll need approximately $5k to record and release the album which, honestly, is a pretty low amount considering how much hiring strings, recording an album and releasing on vinyl can cost. Give their pitch video a watch and see if you’ve got a few bucks to throw their way.. you’ll get a free live EP instantly for your contributions.