Vinyl Collective

Alternative Press recently did a Q & A with Tim Barry and to go along with the feature, they have posted an exclusive stream of “Prosser’s Gabriel”, a track from the upcoming album by Tim Barry, “28th & Stonewall”. Follow the link, check out the interview, and be sure to listen to the song. It is such a powerful song. If you haven’t seen Tim play the song live, it is truly amazing.

EXCLUSIVE STREAM AND Q&A: TIM BARRY [Alternative Press]

Tim Barry plans to tour nearly all of 2010 and already has a tour planned with Chuck Ragan in Canada, Florida dates with Against Me and Ninja Gun, a tour of Australia with Chuck Ragan, Frank Turner, and Ben Nichols, and a headling U.S. tour in support of his new album, “28th & Stonewall”. Tim has hand-picked a number of great support acts for his U.S. dates including Ninja Gun, Possessed By Paul James, Lizzie Huffman, Michael Dean Damron, and Red Clay River. Although we are waiting on a few more dates, this gives you a pretty good idea of where the tours are headed.

If you see a date near you, mark it on your calendar, invite some friends, and get ready for one of the best shows you will see this year.

1/29/2010 London, Ontario @ Call the Office w/ Chuck Ragan
1/30/2010 Windsor, Ontario @ The Coach & Horses w/ Chuck Ragan
1/31/2010 St Catherines, Ontario @ Mansion House w/ Chuck Ragan
2/1/2010 Waterloo, Ontario @ The Grist Mill w/ Chuck Ragan
2/2/2010 Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks w/ Chuck Ragan
2/3/2010 Quebec City, Quebec @ Dagobert w/ Chuck Ragan
2/4/2010 Chicoutimi, Quebec @ Le Bunker w/ Chuck Ragan
2/5/2010 Montreal, Quebec @ Quai Des Brumes w/ Chuck Ragan
2/6/2010 Toronto, Ontario @ Wrong Bar w/ Chuck Ragan
2/17/2010 Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Live w/ Against Me & Ninja Gun
2/18/2010 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room w/ Against Me & Ninja Gun
2/19/2010 Orlando, FL @ The Social w/ Against Me & Ninja Gun
2/20/2010 St Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre w/ Against Me & Ninja Gun
2/21/2010 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds w/ Against Me & Ninja Gun
3/2/2010 Virginia Beach, VA @ Jewish Mother
3/3/2010 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 w/ Ninja Gun
3/4/2010 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern w/ Ninja Gun
3/5/2010 Atlanta, GA @ Purgatory at the Masquerade w/ Ninja Gun
3/6/2010 New Orleans, LA @ Zeitgeist w/ Ninja Gun
3/7/2010 Houston, TX @ Walter’s on Washington w/ Ninja Gun
3/8/2010 Austin, TX @ Emo’s w/ Ninja Gun
3/9/2010 Dallas, TX @ the Prophet Bar
3/11/2010 Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room
3/12/2010 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar w/ Possessed By Paul James
3/13/2010 Long Beach, CA @ Alex’s Bar w/ Possessed By Paul James
3/14/2010 Los Angeles, CA @Jaunita’s w/ Brian Hanover
3/15/2010 Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones
3/16/2010 Santa Cruz, CA @ Blue Lagoon
3/17/2010 Sacramento, CA @ Blue Lamp
3/19/2010 Oakland, CA @ The Stork Club
3/20/2010 San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside
3/22/2010 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre Lounge w/ Michael Dean Damron
3/23/2010 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon w/ Lizzie Huffman
3/25,2010 Salt Lake City,UT @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge
3/26/2010 Denver, CO @ Three Kings Lounge
3/27/2010 Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge
3/29/2010 Louisville, KY @ Skull Alley w/ Red Clay River
3/30/2010 Indianapolis, IN @ the Vollrath Tavern w/ Red Clay River
3/31/2010 Chicago, IL @ Reggies Rock Club w/ Red Clay River
4/1/2010 Detroit, MI @ Smalls w/ Red Clay River
4/2/2010 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern w/ Red Clay River
4/3/2010 Harrisonburg, VA @Court Square Theatre (MacRock) w/ Red Clay River
4/4/2010 Off
4/5/2010 Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage w/ Red Clay River
4/6/2010 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s w/ The Menzingers, Red Clay River
4/7/2010 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs w/ Red Clay River
4/8/2010 Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ Red Clay River, Jonny Corndawg
4/9/2010 Asbury, NJ @ Asbury Lanes w/ Red Clay River
4/10/2010 Richmond, VA @ The Camel w/ Red Clay River
4/22/2010 The Zoo, Brisbane w/ Chuck Ragan, Frank Turner, and Ben Nichols
4/23/2010 Sydney, Australia @ Annandale Hotel w/ Chuck Ragan, Frank Turner, and Ben Nichols
4/25/2010 Newcastle, Australia @ Cambridge Hotel w/ Chuck Ragan, Frank Turner, and Ben Nichols
4/28/2010 Perth, Australia @ Rosemount w/ Chuck Ragan, Frank Turner, and Ben Nichols
4/29/2010 Adelaide, Australia @ Enigma w/ Chuck Ragan, Frank Turner, and Ben Nichols
4/30/2010 Melbourne, Australia @ Corner w/ Chuck Ragan, Frank Turner, and Ben Nichols
5/1/2010 Hobart, Australia @ Brisbane Hotel w/ Chuck Ragan, Frank Turner, and Ben Nichols

Punknews.org and Paper + Plastick have teamed up to auction off some great stuff for the Haiti disaster relief effort. This auction is verified by Limited Pressing and all proceeds will be donated to Doctors Without Borders. Doctors Without Borders is an international medical humanitarian organization working in more than 60 countries to assist people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe.

Justin from Punknews asked if wanted to donate any test pressings for their Haiti Disaster Relief Effort and it just so happened that we had a few test pressings arrive recently. First up is the Tim Barry “28th & Stonewall” test pressing photographed above. You can bid on this test pressing on Limited Pressing through this link.

There have been a lot of good folks contributing to this relief effort. There are test pressings by Less Than Jake, Cheap Girls, Defeater, Moral Crux, Red Collar, Frank Turner, Lifetime, Fun, Fall Out Boy, Broadway Calls, and lots more. Check them out here.

I suspect some of these test pressings will fetch a pretty penny. You can still contribute to Haiti relief through any number of benefits. Google has set up a page featuring a number of great Haiti Relief Efforts.

Thanks Justin and Punknews for having us involved. We are working out the details, but we will also be donating a test pressing for Poison the Well “The Tropic Rot” and Look Mexico “You Go. I Stay. No Following”.  Expect news of that soon.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND “Contra” LP 180-gram vinyl

We sold out of our first allotment of Vampire Weekend’s new album. I have more copies coming in early next week. Reserve your copy by placing an order.

What’s everyone think of “Contra”? I like it but I loved the first album so much. It is hard to compare to their debut. It may grow on me more the more I listen though.

FUCKED UP “Couple Tracks, Singles 2002-2009″ dbl LP

2 LP compilation of Fucked Up’s many, many hard-to-find uncollected 7″ and 12″ tracks. Entitled Couple Tracks, it contains 25 songs. Couple Tracks spans an extraordinarily varied (and extraordinarily collectible) musical career that has mainly been documented on 7” singles released around the world on many labels in many countries. Chronologically, it ranges from the A-side of their first single, “No Pasarán,” a commentary on the Spanish Civil War released on Deranged in 2002, to the fast alternate take of “No Epiphany,” their most recent 7″ on Matador. All songs on full-length CD and LP for the first time! Including 5 totally unreleased tracks.

Matador is offering a free single for Pre-orders of “Couple Tracks”, but right now, we are not guaranteed of getting them. There is a good chance we will and if we do, we will include it in your pre-order for FREE. The 7″ is limited to 2,000 copies, is called “Couple Tracks”, and the A-side is a song about record collecting (not sure if they are in favor of collecting vinyl or not though).

Do yourself a big favor and pre-order this immediately if you are interested in getting the FREE 7″ single.

We should have copies in hand next week.

Visit Absolutepunk.net to listen to Look Mexico’s first single, “You Stay. I Go. No Following”. The single is taken from the band’s debut full length for Suburban Home Records, “To Bed to Battle” which will be out on 3/23/2010. The track features their good buddy, Frank Turner, on guest vocals, and gives you a pretty good idea of what to expect from their upcoming album.

The Pre-order for 7″ w/ digital download and T-shirt w/ digital download will be posted on Thursday, January 21st at 2pm MST. After talking it over with the band, we have decided that you won’t have to wait for the digital download. Shortly after you place your pre-order, you will receive an email with a link and accompanying code to download the 2 tracks on this single, “You Stay. I Go. No Following.” and the B-side, an acoustic version of “They Only Take the Back Roads”.

The 7″ is extremely limited: 300 on blue vinyl with silk-screened covers (hand #d, printed by Dustin Garret) and 300 on black vinyl with printed covers. The T-shirt will feature similar art to the 7″ art. The official release date for the 7″ is 2/23/2010, but we will ship them out in early February to those who pre-order the record.

Please listen to the track and let us know what you think.

AbsolutePunk.net Exclusive Stream of “You Stay. I Go. No Following”

AbsolutePunk.net News Post announcing the Exclusive Stream

Have Gun Will Travel (recent Suburban Home adoptees) have announced some regional tour dates which includes dates with Josh Roberts, The Whiskey Gentry, and the Hinges. The news of the adoption has been very well received. We are hoping that these weekend dates leads to more national touring and some dates out West. If you see a date in a town near you, please go see Have Gun Will Travel and report back to us on what you think? We have yet to see them play live. If you missed the full album stream we posted last week, find it at the bottom of this post.

2/04/10 – Tampa, FL @ New World Brewery w/ The Whiskey Gentry and Josh Roberts & The Hinges
2/05/10 – Gainesville, FL @ Durty Nelly’s w/ The Whiskey Gentry and Josh Roberts & The Hinges
2/06/10 – Atlanta, GA @ Smith’s Olde Bar w/ The Whiskey Gentry and Josh Roberts & The Hinges
2/11/10 – Charleston, SC @ Tin Roof w/ Josh Roberts & The Hinges
2/12/10 – Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern w/ Josh Roberts & The Hinges

Mind Over Matter have been so kind as to allow us to stream their latest release, the 7″ by the Firebird Band.

The Firebird Band (ex-Braid, members of L’Spaerow), blend a unique mix of electronica and indie rock that deftly toes the line somewhere between The Faint and Les Savy Fav. Say Hello marks their first official outing since 2004′s “The City At Night.” This release shows us 2 remixes from TCAN and a new track sandwiched between them.

This is the first in a series of seven inches that will highlight remixes and new tracks and this particular pieces is limited to 201 copies on opaque marbled blue wax. The artwork boasts a tri-fold die cut jacket that houses an additional sleeve on the inside. Hand-numbered and completely laser etched and cut!

Pressing info: 201 on marbled opaque blue, 8 test presses

I am proud to bring you our first Suburban Home Buddy of the Month of 2010, Kyle Betts. Kyle lives in Ontario, Canada, and I can’t remember when we first started talking; I just know that Kyle has been a big Suburban Home supporter ordering many of our releases throughout the years. We hadn’t heard from him in a while until we got an email around the holidays. The email said that he had been unable to afford to keep up with buying records over the past year but that he now had a gift card and wanted to catch up on our releases. The email got me thinking about how much Kyle has supported our little label over the years and I figured he would make a suitable candidate for our Buddy of the Month.

Thanks Kyle for taking the time to answer our questions and thanks for having supported what we do over the years.

Please click the link to read on about Kyle’s favorite Suburban Home artists/releases, his favorite non-suburban home artists, suggestions for bands we should sign and things we should do.

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After a little bit of time off, Two Cow Garage are hitting the road yet again, this time they are routing some shows from Ohio to SXSW. Accompanying them are Tumbledown and Andrew Anderson. The guys will begin recording their follow-up to Speaking In Cursive in February. I will be talking to Micah and Shane to iron out a release date. If you haven’t picked up “Speaking In Cursive”, it is time to you give it a spin. Two Cow Garage are one of the hardest working/hardest rocking bands on Suburban Home.

3/6/2010 Rumba Cafe, Columbus, OH
3/9/2010 Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO w/ Tumbledown, Andrew Anderson
3/10/2010 Triple Nickel, Colorado Springs, CO w/ Tumbledown, Andrew Anderson
3/12/2010 The Conservatory, Oklahoma City, OK w/ Tumbledown, Andrew Anderson
3/13/2010 The Riot Room, Kansas City, KS w/ Tumbledown, Andrew Anderson
3/14/2010 George’s Majestic Lounge, AR w/ Tumbledown, Andrew Anderson
3/16/2010 White Water Tavern, AR w/ Tumbledown, Andrew Anderson
3/18//2010 Double Wide, TX w/ Tumbledown, Andrew Anderson