The Vinyl District Nashville is pleased and honored to welcome Louisville’s finest record shop, earX-tacy, to the fold. Let’s jump right in with their top Vinyl sellers for the week of March 28-April 3, 2011.
VINYL TOP SELLERS:
1 Cage The Elephant – Thank You Happy Birthday
2 Radiohead – King of Limbs
3 The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Belong
4 The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
5 Obits – Moody Standard & Poor
6 The Strokes – Angles
7 Softcheque – Misericord (Local Band)
8 Bobby Long – Stranger
9 Young Widows – Future Heart (7″)
10 The Mountain Goats – All Eternals Deck
ear X-tacy is one of the best record shops in the country so you know that Record Store Day in Louisville is going to kick ass. Here’s what they have to say about the upcoming celebration:
Happy Monday! The new releases are slowing down as Record Store Day 2011 approaches. Are you going to save your money until April 16th or will you be picking up some wax this week?
Recorded with Chris Coady in New York City, the record is a tour de force of pounding synths and soaring romantic melody. Bandleader Wesley Eisold has taken Cold Cave worlds beyond 2008′s Love Comes Close with a massive, ambitious love letter to his adopted city. With Eisold’s newfound vocal strength fully to the fore on every track, Cherish The Light Years is a remarkable progression and we are confident that it will shake your world.
Visit coldcave.net RIGHT NOW to preorder a limited-edition handmade version of the Cold Cave album on vinyl, with a special cover designed by the band. This is limited to 123 copies.
R. Stevie Moore, with Newly Discovered Fan Base, To Play Benefit
(Nashville – April 1, 2011) The (first ever) R. Stevie Moore tour, unimaginable til now, is in the works. Not that R. Stevie has ever been lost, he just had a slow rate of discovery that took over 35 years to fully realize. He’s never bottomed out creatively but came pretty close personally, recently relocating to his hometown of East Nashville, after living in suburban New Jersey since 1978.
Just last year, his debut album Phonography was finally restored and re-released on vinyl and CD now almost 35 years young next month. Having exhausted all possible means of DIY recording and promotion, 400+ albums, 100’s of homemade YouTube clips, 30+ albums on iTunes, he’s further proving the ethic that he practically invented, while still continuing to reinvent. His longtime friend Ariel Pink, who he’s mentored for years, has his own lo-fi stylings turning to gold. Maybe its finally Stevie’s turn with his new Kickstarter-funded album “Advanced” which is due out real soon.
Earlier in 2010 the year, Sickoftheradio.com, a cool indy music blog, completed a 6 month campaign for a completely free R. Stevie Moore Tribute project which blew up not only in terms of actual submissions, but at a high level of execution by many familiar players from some notable international bands. After Moore curated and posted the series (total 8 all double length) albums for free (download) over the course of 6 months, pleasing his loyal fans but also reaching new fans through his admiring collaborators who re-recorded over 250 of his many gems, now rediscovered. Now that’s Social Media.
While things slowed a bit at the end of 2010, while Stevie encountered some personal set-backs before relocating to Nashville (with the help of friends who) along with Stevie conspired to try the online crowd funding site Kickstarter to remedy his stress and get back to making music. By the time the Kickstarter album project launched, Stevie was up for anything and had nothing to lose, everything to gain. The financial goal, set of $10,000, was easily met in 30 days and now a next album “Advance” is nearly completed.
The rest of the year sees Moore entering the live arena on a relatively grand scale, way beyond the occasional prime opening slot or tiny club show he’s periodically played in and around New York for years. In fact most of his followers are now worldwide, and he’s found a whole new generation of fans. The story about the story has triggered a wave of live opportunities, even a documentary film, Phonography, The R. Stevie Moore Story. An eBook is also being discussed. There’s even a new Kickstarter campaign to help fund a World Tour that is slowly evolving, with dates planned this Summer. What the future holds is hard to predict, in keeping with the way things have always gone in true DIY fashion, be it ol’ school or with a little help from the social strata.
R. Stevie Moore will be headlining with local musicians Dan Burns and Adam Kiefer backing him up at THE MUSE on Sunday April 3rd.
Record Store Day is right around the corner and the good folks at Grimey’s have announce some of the exciting things they will have going on in the store, downstairs in The Basement and out in the back parking lot. After you check out the top twenty-five best sellers below, scroll down to the bottom for the Grimey’s RSD2011 update, and make sure you check out the great in-stores they have lined up to placate you until the big day is here!
Hello friends! Here are the new VINYL releases for March 29th, 2011. Record Store Day will be here soon and you can download a PDF list of RSD2011 releases from The Vinyl District! Want your releases to appear on the list? email them to nashville@thevinyldistrict.com
Sail away on scintillating solar winds. If By Yes is guaranteed to seduce you with their utterly exquisite and playful sensibilities, futuristic rhythms, and other-worldly sounds.
In each city Mike plays where there’s an affiliated TVD, we’ve got an opportunity for one of you to win the aforementioned “hyphenated-man” on vinyl in exchange for your comment to the contest posting. Let us know why youdeserve to win Watt’s latest vinyl opera and the most convincing of the bunch will find the LP in his or her mailbox.
For the very first in what will be ten opportunities to win the new LP, Mike Watt + The Missingmen play LA’s Echo on Sunset. Those of you in LA have three business days from today to be sufficiently convincing in the comments to be awarded the record. Read More »
The good folks over at Sundazed Records have just announced a slew of limited edition Record Store Day 2011 vinyl releases, and we’ve got a run down of what you can expect on store shelves this coming April 16. All of these Sundazed releases are limited to 1,000 per piece so you might want to think about queuing up outside your favorite retailer a bit earlier than originally planned.
The full slate of releases are:
Freddy King | “Washout” 7″ For the first time on vinyl, this single presents alternate takes of the killer King instrumentals “Wash Out” and “Butterscotch,” taken from that album’s recording sessions.
The Yardbirds | “Goodnight Sweet Josephine” The Yardbirds’ final single, originally issued in 1967, combined the baroque pop confection “Goodnight Sweet Josephine” (penned by noted U.K. tunesmith Tony Hazzard) with the original “Think About It,” whose dark, turbulent vibe previewed Led Zeppelin’s heavier approach. Read More »
This week we’re turning the spotlight on the bands and artists trekking down to Austin to join us at our very own SXSW Showcase show this Friday, 3/18, at Clive Bar. As mentionedyesterday we’ve curated a line-up that reflects the various cities that have joined us in the TVD Network of blogs, and from New York City (via Syria and Pennsylvania) today we’re joined by multi-genre muse, Saadi. Read More »
New releases for March 15, 2011. Would you like your vinyl releases included in the weekly list? Email us at nashville@thevinyldistrict.com and remember: Support your local RECORD STORE!
The Berg Sans Nipple has launched the beautiful changetheshape.com, where you can listen to some of “Build With Erosion” and check out some amazing artwork.
Greetings from Music City, USA! Spring is in the air and South by South West is just around the corner so Nashville is jumping with news.
First off, Tristen played a set over at Grimey’s for Beer:30 last Saturday and, as usual, she & The Ringers were on fire. If you haven’t gotten her album Charlatans at the Garden Gate yet you are seriously missing out. You should head to your local record shop and pick one up as soon as possible, you won’t be disappointed. Make sure you also check her video for Baby Drugs at Rolling Stone.
Did you make it to any of Nashville’s Dead FREAKIN’ WEEKEND shows? I went to The End on Saturday night for D.Watusi, Pujol, Heavy Cream and San Fran’s Ty Segall. (I missed slammers but I’ve heard nothing but great things… even something about a baby’s in utero first kicks during another Slammers Freakin’ Weekend set!) I haven’t seen The End so crammed full of people in years and for good reason. I’m sure I’m not the only one that can’t resist an opportunity to so Daniel Pujol. The word is out and Pujol is winning.
This was my first opportunity to see D.Watusi and it was everything I wanted it to be. I’m loving these songs so much and those kids really know how to bring it. Nashville’s Dead has some D.Watusi for you to check out.
Speaking of Pujol, he’s all over the place, and on his way to SXSW with tons of other Nashvillians. He stopped by the Cream office and did a Conference Call session on a ladder! Good times.
Who else headed to SXSW? Half of Nashville is, of course. If you’re going you’ll have the opportunity to see showcases sponsored by some of Nashville’s favorite organizations such as United Record Pressing, Next Big Nashville, and Third Man Recordswith their Rolling Record Store.
The Vinyl District will also be at SXSW at The Clive Bar on Friday night!
Have you heard about William Tyler‘s newest record Behold The Spirit? It came out last year and it’s pretty great. Much like his previous release under the name The Paper Hats, Deseret Canyon, it is enchantingly beautiful. The video below has been circulating for a while now and just this week he compiled Nashville’s Dead’s Dead Air mixtape. His episode is called Other Tounges and features some of Williams favorite foreign language tracks. Also make sure you check out the interview William did with Culture Bully.
Did you catch Tristen live at Grimey’s? Click the link and re-live it or check it if you missed it.
Did you know the new Those Darlins album kicks ass?! Be among the very first to hear them bust out the new tunes live at The Basement next Saturday, March 12th. All you have to do is pre-order the new album at Grimey’s and you’re on the list! You’ll also get a sweet limited edition poster for your support. You can even do it over the phone. Just call Grimey’s (615-254-4801) and get on the list today. Here are the deets:
pm on Saturday, March 12. The album drops on March 29.
8) Quintron and Miss Pussycat / Turbo Fruits – Bruise Cruse Vol. 3 (7-inch)
9) Ty segall / Thee Oh Sees – Bruise Cruise Vol. 1 (7-inch)
10) Alexander – Alexander
11) Florence & The Machine – Lungs
12) Hays Carll – KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)
13) Lucinda Williams – Blessed
14) Pujol – Third Man Live
15) Spiritualized – Lazer Guided Melodies
Every Monday at The Groove all used vinyl is 15% off! (used CDs are 15% off on Wednesdays)
Stop by The Groove and enter to win 2 VIP tickets to Seasons of Sound!
Seasons of Sound: The Spring 2011 edition will feature Conspirator (Marc Brownstein & Aron Magner of The Disco Biscuits, Chris Michetti of RAQ on guitar, and a rotating cast of world class drummers), Ott [Twisted UK/dub/Psychedelic], Heyoka [Glitch-hop/IDM/dub], This is ART, DJ Kidsmeal, Melee’ and so much more.
3 stages. 2 venues. 1 city. 1 Love. The indoor/outdoor event will host musicians from all over the world featuring a cornucopia of electronic beats sure to move your feets.
The main show will open it’s doors at Limelight at 6pm and will continue at Epic 9(formerly Ave.9) until 6am. For more info please visit
