Penticton, CA | Penticton Business Celebrates 34 Years of Grooviness: Spinning Records Helps Join Together the Generations. Any music lover will tell you that simple grooves cut into a vinyl disc can translate to smile-cracking memories or revive life-altering good times. Of course, the grooves we are talking about are on a vinyl record, and Penticton’s Grooveyard Records is the perfect place to recall old memories or create new ones. After all, Grooveyard represents 34 years of curating an extensive collection of all things music. …Many customers who drop by the Grooveyard store on Main Street are there to dig into the past for long-lost memories—or pick out the perfect pop album for a young, burgeoning music lover. Grooveyard is ideal for finding meaningful gifts because its products cross all demographics. They carry everything from tee-shirts and posters to records and curios, but it is the vinyl that is their bread and butter.
Miami, FL | Indie Record Store Profile: Sweat Records in Miami: Iggy Pop’s favorite record shop bills itself as the largest selection of new and reissued titles in Miami and specializes in “global sounds.” In 2008, Lolo Reskin found out Iggy Pop was a fan of her record store. It was roughly three years since Sweat Records in Miami had opened its doors and the news of Iggy Pop’s appreciation came via a segment on CNN. The Stooges legend was showing the news channel around his favorite places in his hometown and took a moment to pose in front of Sweat’s mural, which, over the years, has included Prince, Grace Jones, David Bowie, Dolly Parton and Iggy himself. At the time, Reskin tells Billboard, “We were like, ‘Oh my god. He knows we exist.’” Iggy’s appreciation for the shop meant a lot to Reskin, who has lived and breathed music her whole life. Her grandmother, Joan Field, was a violin soloist who recorded and toured through the 1930s and ’40s. Her father went to Juilliard and was a working musician his whole life.
Southampton, UK | Review: Shed Seven instore Vinilo Record Store, Southampton: Shed Seven made a triumphant return to Southampton’s Vinilo Record Store this afternoon (30/9/24) for a brief but brilliant set ahead of signing their new album, which is on course to take the number one spot this Friday. The band were in town to promote Liquid Gold, and played a brief four song giglet (like a gig but smaller), complete with banter, singalongs, and some solid, stadium-worthy belters before the crowd of grown up indie kids—and a few of their offspring—formed an orderly queue to enjoy a 1-1 encounter with the band and the chance to get their own album signed. The venue was packed out—tickets for the matinee event had sold out almost immediately—and the crowd was buzzing as the band took to the stage.
Kansas City, MO | After 50 years, iconic Kansas City counterculture shop is closing; sales are underway. 7th Heaven, a thrumming hub of Kansas City’s counterculture for the past half-century, will close later this year. Owner and founder Jan Fichman said Monday that he plans to shut down the music store and head shop “sometime in November, probably,” though he hasn’t yet set a closing date. “It depends on how quickly we move through the inventory,” Fichman said. “We have something like 36,000 used records in the store. All our smoking accessories and used music are marked down to half price, and new vinyl is 20% off. If you came in and wrote a check for a couple hundred thousand dollars today, we’d close it by Thursday.” Fichman founded 7th Heaven in 1974. Raised in south Kansas City, he started out in the music business selling bootleg eight-track tapes at gas stations, truck stops and swap meets.
Wheeling, WV | Nail City Record in Wheeling hosting early listening event for Jelly Roll’s new album “Beautifully Broken.” Nail City Record in Wheeling, WV is allowing fans of Jelly Roll to hear his new album before anyone else Jelly Roll fans can go to Nial City Record and hear Jelly Roll’s new album Beautifully Broken on Sunday, October 6, at 2 pm, almost a week before it’s officially released. Those attending can pick up free posters and air fresheners. You will also have the opportunity to win a Jelly Roll hat. This event is free to all ages. Beautifully Broken will officially be out on October 11, and you can pre-order your copy now on CD, standard edition black vinyl, and indie exclusive clear/ gold splatter vinyl. Nail City Record is also hosting an early listening event for Portraits by Samara Joy on Saturday, October 5.
Abso Lutely Records Debuts With the Release of Tim Platt’s ‘Teeth Like Beak.’ The partners behind the surrealist Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! will go old-school with vinyl releases, and aims to be a business stream where artists “own their work.” Abso Lutely Productions, the company behind the Eric and Tim Awesome Show, Good Job!, Moonbase 8, The Eric Andre Show and numerous stand-up comedy specials, unveiled its Abso Lutely Records label on Sept. 30, with the release of stand-up comic and musician Tim Platt’s debut album Teeth Like Beak. The label intends to capitalize on the current popularity of stand-up comedy specials through audio recordings that will be released on vinyl (among other formats), and producer and Abso Lutely partner Dave Kneebone says, give comic artists more creative control and the opportunity to own their work. “Abso Lutely Productions has always thrived on giving the ultimate creative control directly to the artists and helping to shepherd their vision to their audience. Trust the idea—it’s at the core of what we do,” Kneebone says.
Celtic Woman release vinyl edition of 20th anniversary album: To celebrate 20 years of bringing the best of Irish ballads around the world, Celtic Woman have released their new album on vinyl. The LP features 11 of the brand-new recordings that feature on the accompanying album, which is the group’s first new studio album since they released Postcards From Ireland in 2021. All current members of Celtic Woman—Mairéad Carlin, Muirgen O’Mahony, Tara McNeill, and Emma Warren—are featured on the album, as well as the original members of the group, Lisa Kelly, Máiréad Nesbitt, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha and Chloë Agnew. …The group’s albums and DVD releases have been consistent multi-platinum best-sellers, selling over 10 million copies and amassing more than 3 billion streams.They are the only all-female act to achieve multi-platinum success in the classical crossover and world music genres during the past decade.
Godsmack’s ‘IV’ Gets First-Ever Vinyl Release: The 2006 album is getting a special release on November 15. IV, the 2006 album from Godsmack, is getting released on vinyl for the very first time. Featuring remastered audio and pressed on either classic black or limited quantity red marble vinyl, the album hits shelves on November 15. The fourth album from the band, IV marked a significant progression in lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Sully Erna’s role as producer. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with over 200 thousand copies sold in its first week, becoming the band’s second project to reach the position. It also features singles “Speak,” which hit number one on Billboard’s rock chart and landed within the Billboard Hot 100, and “Shine Down” and “The Enemy,” both of which hit number four on the rock chart.
