Archive | September, 2009

POs: Ed Gein,National Acrobat,Oak and Bone,Helm,Year Long Disaster,Common Enemy

ED GEIN “Judas Goats And Dieseleaters” LP
NATIONAL ACROBAT “It’s Nothing Personal” 7″
OAK AND BONE “S/T” 7″
HELM “Home” LP
YEAR LONG DISASTER/ BACKWOODSPAYBACK split 7″
COMMON ENEMY “Living The Dream?” LP

One of the distributors we get a handful of things surprised us this week when they said they had a number of Hex Records titles that they were distributing. I have never had an outlet to get these releases and didn’t know about the Ed Gein or National Acrobat records. Check them out.

CD roundup: AOTU,Rational Anthem,Failures Union,Robert Blake/Erik Peterson,Rachel Jacobs

Got a box of CDs from Art of the Underground. I really like these guys a lot and am excited to hear the split between Robert Blake and Erik Peterson (of Mischief Brew). The Failure’s Union are also pretty damn good. In addition to the Art of the Underground titles, we got in a CD from Rational Anthem who I still need to check out. Any RA fans out there?

ROBERT SARAZIN BLAKE “Beautiful and the Afternoon” CD
KITTY LITTLE “Know No Shame” CD
THE EXIT STRATEGY “S/T” CD
RACHEL JACOBS “Friend Overseas” CD
MICHAEL TRUCKPILE “S/T” CD
THE FAILURES’ UNION “You Know Who” CD
KITTY LITTLE/ KISS UPS split CD
ROBOT HAS WEREWOLF “Endless” CD
ROBERT BLAKE/ ERIK PETERSON “Bellingham and Philadelphia” CD
RATIONAL ANTHEM “S/T” Cdep

Restocks: Gaslight Anthem,Thanks for the Floor,Ghost Mice/BP,Steinways,Unlovables

if you haven’t picked up this compilation CD, it is such a cool idea. the packaging consists of what looks to be part of a wood floor. The cool cats at Crafty have given them as gifts for people who have given them a place to stay hence the name, “Thanks for the Floor”. We got some other restocks from Crafty as well an LP by this up and coming band, the Gaslight Anthem.

THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM “The 59 Sound” LP black vinyl
V/A “Thanks For The Floor” CD
GHOST MICE / BROOK PRIDEMORE split 7″ turquoise vinyl
THE STEINWAYS “Missed The Boat” 10″ purple vinyl
UNLOVEABLES “Heartsickle” LP black vinyl
UNLOVEABLES “Heartsickle” LP blue vinyl
UNLOVEABLES “Heartsickle” LP red vinyl

THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM "Garden State" T-SHIRT (available in Grey and Red)

THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM “Garden State” T-SHIRT (available in Grey and Red)

This Gaslight Anthem shirt, embodies the modern classic spirit of the Jersey based quartet The Gaslight Anthem.

Available in Grey and Red. Available in Small, Medium, Large, and XL.

Photo: Jon Snodgrass / Cory Branan T-shirt

JON SNODGRASS/ CORY BRANAN T-Shirt

Our own Ralph Eberhard models the shirt he created, the Jon Snodgrass / Cory Branan t-shirt. We just got them in and they are glorious. If you haven’t ordered one yet, do so immediately as they are nearly sold out and at this point, we are not sure if we will be making more. If you have ordered these already, expect them to ship this week.

Stream/Share LIZZIE HUFFMAN and her brother band 10"

Last week, we posted a pre-order for Lizzie Huffman’s debut recording, Lizzie Huffman and her brother band. We think the world of these songs and want you to share them with you. Please take a listen to this streaming player and if you like what you hear, please share it with others. This is highly recommended for fans of Cat Power, Neko Case, Adele, and Feist.

What do you think?

Lizzie has a couple of shows coming up this weekend in Portland, at Wine Unwind on Friday, September 25th, and at The Know on Saturday, September 26th. If you live in Portland, catch one or both shows!

I LISTEN TO INDEPENDENT MUSIC & DRINK CRAFT BEER T-shirt

I LISTEN TO INDEPENDENT MUSIC & DRINK CRAFT BEER T-shirt

For those who keep up with our little label, you probably know that we are almost as passionate about Craft Beer as we are about Independent Music. For those not familiar, Craft Beer refers to the independent beer world that includes breweries like Dogfish Head, Oskar Blues, Goose Island, Great Divide, Odells, Stone Brewery, and more. Craft Beer and Independent Music have so many parallels, we figured that it was time someone made a shirt that explained one’s love for independent music and beer. Since we have yet to see a shirt that captures this message, we made one our selves. Brandon Proff did the design work. Available in Youth Large, Small, Medium, Large,XL, XXL, and XXXL. It’s a Brown shirt that will be more than likely on Gilden or Hanes. Not on American Apparel. We will have the shirts in stock on Thursday in time for our visit to this year’s Great American Beer Fest. We plan to have a crew wearing the shirt at GABF. Expect lots of photos and stories from our adventure.

And make sure you get this shirt if you too are passionate about independent music and craft beer.