Everyday is a day closer to Record Store Day 2011 and the news of what is in store for all of us is starting to fill the airwaves. Make sure you check out upcoming events and RSD2011 news from Grimey’s after the chart!
GRIMEY’S VINYL BEST SELLERS 3.28 – 4.03, 2011
1. Those Darlins – Screws Get Loose
2. Cold War Kids – Mine Is Yours
3. The Flaming Lips w/ Neon Indian – S/T 12″
4. Radiohead – King Of Limbs
5. The Vaccines – The Vaccines 10″
6. Broken Bells – Meyrin Fields EP
7. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Belong
8. The Mountain Goats – All Eternals Deck
9. The Strokes – Angles
10. Mars Classroom (Robert Pollard) – The New Theory of Everything
11. Peter Bjorn & John – Gimme Some
12. Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
13. D. Watusi – Summer Nights 7″
14. The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
15. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
16. Hunx & His Punx – Too Young To Be In Love
17. Dow Jones & The Industrials – Can’t Stand The Midwest 7″
18. Diarrhea Planet – Aloha 7″
19. PUJOL – How High 7″
20. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
21. J Dilla – Donuts
22. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – Scandalous
23. UV Race – Homo
24. Dug Dug’s – Smog
25. Howlin’ Wolf – The Howlin’ Wolf Album
Upcoming In-Store Events
In-stores are all free and all ages, always.
AMOS LEE – Friday, April 8th @ NOON
Amos Lee has been building his fan base for some time and he’s now reaping the rewards for bringing his heartfelt acoustic soul-jazz-pop blend to the people. His fans include Willie Nelson, Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam, Calexico, and Lucinda Williams, who all appear on his latest album “Mission Bell“. AND his show at The Ryman is SOLD OUT so this is now your only chance to see him this time around. Please note that this in-store is at noon so take your lunch break, skip class or call in sick if you need to and join us for this rare, intimate in-store performance from Amos Lee. Grimey’s opens at 11am. If you plan to show up early to get in line, please line up at the front door.
Amos Lee’s website
WAR ON DRUGS – Saturday, April 9th @ 4PM
Along with our friends at Secretly Canadian, we are pleased to announce an in-store performance by Philadelphia’s The War On Drugs. Formed in 2005, the band was centered around Adam Granduciel and Kurt Vile and quickly became known for their melding of the guitar attack of Sonic Youth or My Bloody Valentine with the melodic sense and lyrical perspective of Dylan or Springsteen. Vile has since exited the band and the line-up has shifted but the basic sound remains. After an EP and debut full-length in 2008 the band released “Future Weather” last November on Secretly Canadian and have been on the road since, bringing it to the people. Join us for this earlier-than-usual Saturday afternoon in-store. We’re moving beer:30 up an hour too so it won’t be dry!
The War On Drugs website
Panda Bear Listening Party – Tuesday, April 12th @ 6PM
Panda Bear, from Animal Collective, is dropping his new solo album next Tuesday. It’s called “Tomboy” and we’re pretty excited so we’re throwing a party! We’ll have drinks and snacks for you and we’ll all hang out and soak in the psychedelic sounds of Panda Bear. But wait! We’ll also have a copy of the LP and an autographed poster to give away plus some sweet swag for free. Join us after work next Tuesday, April 12.
Panda Bear on Facebook
RECORD STORE DAY – Saturday, April 16th @ 10AM – 8PM
It’s our favorite holiday of the year! 300 badass limited releases, mostly vinyl! (Downloadable pdf available here). Free live music from Jason Isbell, Gabe Dixon Band, Hunx & His Punks, The Mattoid, The Carnivores, Deadstring Brothers, Ben Hall, April Smith & the Great Picture Show and The Great Book of John. Matt & Kim will also be dropping by at 4pm to hang out and sign copies of their exclusive Record Store Day 7″. Plus Yazoo beer and barbecue from our friends at URP (the vinyl pressing plant), the 3 music films we’re screening in the Basement in conjunction with the Nashville Film Festival. DJs include the Western Wranglers (feat. Tim Hibbs & Bob Irwin, founder of Sundazed Records, who will also be DJ’ing a solo set), Pete Wilson of Nashville Jumps, Heather from Honky Tonk Jukebox, the Nashville’s Dead guys, D-Funk and more. Doors open at 10am. The line for the RSD releases forms in the back this year (we’re racking them out in the back parking lot). All of the releases are first-come, first-served and we’ve ordered them all (yes, including the Third Man releases). We WILL have the Big Star 3rd Test Pressing reissue! I’m very excited and we can’t wait to throw down with all of you on our biggest day of the year!
Record Store Day website
10% DISCOUNT on Preloved Merchandise EVERY Monday!
To paraphrase Booker T. & The MG’s, Times Is Tight. We know. We’re feeling it too. So to help you out and, hopefully, to help us out, we’d like to try a new concept – the weekly discount. We’re going to start by offering a 10% discount on ALL PRELOVED MERCHANDISE (i.e. used stuff) every Monday from open to close. Come in on Mondays and everything in the store that’s preloved (ahem, used) will be 10% OFF, every Monday (excluding dollar LPs and CDs under $5). If this works, we may apply the concept to other items on other days.
