Vinyl Collective

I just booked Illegal Pete’s first Eat and Greet and I’m so excited it is with The Riot Before, a band I love so much. Most of you are well familiar with the Riot Before and their 2 incredible albums, “Rebellion” (on Paper and Plastick) and “Fists Buried in Pockets” (On Say 10). If you are anywhere near Denver, I trust you will come down and Eat, Hang out, and drink some beer with The Riot Before. Not only will the guys be hanging out at Illegal Pete’s after a long day of driving (from Salt Lake City), they will be performing an acoustic set at Pete’s.

Here is the info:
What: Eat and Greet at Pete’s w/ THE RIOT BEFORE (plus acoustic performance)
When: Saturday, October 2nd, starting around 6pm (depends on how long it takes them to get to town)
Where: Illegal Pete’s downtown denver location, 1530 16th St #101
Who: The Riot Before, listen to some songs on their myspace page

I hope everyone can make it. Please come down, get some food, grab a beer, and enjoy one of my new favorite bands.

The Riot Before’s denver date just got moved to the Rockaway Tavern as they have been added to Tin Horn Prayer’s show there. This will be a show not to miss.

While I am a bit biased (Limited Pressing not only powers my online store, they have one hell of an auction site), I wanted to share the recent news that Limited Pressing will now offer bands stores FREE For LIFE. You can read more about their announcement below, but if your band doesn’t have a store, you need to jump on this opportunity. If you have a store and are unhappy with it, you should consider what LP has to offer. Not only is Limited Pressing a great tool for selling your records, they are easy to reach if a problem or question pops up. They have my highest recommendation.

Limited Pressing announcement:
If you didn’t already know, Bandcamp recently started charging for their service. Originally when we learned about this we thought, “streaming and downloading tons of music can cost a fortune at the level they’re doing it, so you can’t blame them.” But then we saw the amount they were charging: 15% for digital sales and 10% (for now) for physical. Well we were pretty disappointed, especially with the percentage they were taking from physical sales. They have nothing to do with physical sales, and it’s mind boggling how they justify this.

Bandcamp was a great service that allowed small bands and labels to distribute their music cheaply. Now they’re a great service looking to make some serious coin. Well, here at Limited Pressing, we’re not concerned about serious coin. With this in mind, we’ve done three things:

First, we launched our digital download promotion page that shows exactly what we’re capable of and how cost effective we’ve made it ($10 for 400 downloads, $20 for 1000 downloads). Check out http://limitedpressing.com/digital for more information about our digital download capabilities.

Next, we decided to run a promotion to help out all of the bands that Bandcamp stuck it to with this 10% (soon to be 15%) transaction fee on physical sales. For the next two weeks, if you sign up for a band store it’s free for life. Not six months. Not a year. Free for life. As long as you want the store open, it’s yours.

Lastly, we decided to make sure our current band stores were taken care of. So over the next few days we’ll be making your store free for life as well. Any automatic payments received between now and then will be refunded.

If you want a band store free for life, go to our stores page and sign up for one:
http://limitedpressing.com/stores

We hope you will do the music world a favor and send this email to everyone you know. And when you do, let them know that the only place left with the little guy in mind is Limited Pressing!

Thanks to everyone that makes Limited Pressing possible.

(my dog, my leg and the new Leatherface)

Today, I bring you our Vinyl Collector of the Day, Johnny “Problem” Kuntzmann. Johnny recently relocated to Seattle from Wilmington, Delaware. Johnny was nice enough to take the time to answer our questions about why he collects vinyl, his first vinyl purchase, his thoughts on sorting/cataloging records, recent purchases, records he would love to own and see pressed, and more. Thanks Johnny for taking the time to answer our questions.

You, too, can answer our questions and submit your Vinyl Collector of the Day feature. What are you waiting for? You can find the questions here.

Click the link to read more about Johnny.

Read more…

TWO COW GARAGE FANS, IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO WRITES FOR A BLOG, NEWSPAPER, OR ZINE OR HANDLES RADIO, PLEASE HELP US GET TWO COW GARAGE’S UPCOMING ALBUM, “SWEET SAINT ME” ON THEIR RADAR

I am handling the press and publicity for Suburban Home Record’s upcoming release of Two Cow Garage’s “Sweet Saint Me”. While I’d like to think I know what I am doing, I haven’t really assumed the role of publicity in a very long time. I figured I would hit up my friends and say, “hey, this is a phenomenal album by a kick ass rock band from Columbus, Ohio; this is their 5th album and probably my favorite of everything they have ever done. The guys always tour, they bust their asses, and I am really hoping that some folks give a damn and help get the word out about their new album, their tour, and their band”. If heart and hard work were currency, these guys would be billionaires. I’d wish that instead of emailing people about this band, we could all have a pint and I could just tell you how much this band means to me, how I think that they are capable of taking over the world, and how you better go see them when they hit your neck of the woods because you won’t see a better live band all year long.

This is how you can help me and Two Cow Garage. If you know someone at a blog or a magazine or a radio station, please

• A. tell them about Two Cow Garage and how they should write a review, feature, or play their songs
• B. put them in touch with me. Have them email me.

When I started Suburban Home, I dreamed of having a band this amazing, and while I have nowhere near the marketing dollars of a bigger label, I just hope that these songs will cut through the sea of shit that float by every minute of the day.

I know that there are a lot of you who care about this band and really hope to see them find new fans around the globe. If you know of anyone who could help write something or if you write for a blog, zine, or newspaper, please consider giving us a helping hand.

Here is the pertinent info:

Band: Two Cow Garage
Album: Sweet Saint Me
Release date: Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
Photo Credit on the above photo: Meghan Ralston/Photolosophys (hi-res photo is available)

Upcoming tour dates which include dates with Dave Hause, Cheap Girls, Olin & The Moon, and I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In the House.

9/25/10 Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe (ALBUM RELEASE SHOW FOR SWEET SAINT ME)
9/30/10 Newport, KY @ Parlour @ Southgate House
10/1/10 Nashville, TN @ The Basement
10/2/10 Oxford, MS @ Blind Pig – Oxford
10/5/10 Little Rock, AR @ White Water Tavern
10/6/10 Austin, TX @ Red 7
10/7/10 Dallas, TX @ Double Wide
10/8/10 Houston, TX @ Rudyard’s
10/9/10 Baton Rouge, LA @ North Gate Tavern
10/12/10 Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub w/ Dave Hause (of Loved Ones)
10/13/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Atlantic w/ Dave Hause (of Loved Ones)
10/14/10 Atlanta, GA @ MJQ’s Drunken Unicorn w/ Dave Hause (of Loved Ones)
10/15/10 West Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern w/ Dave Hause (of Loved Ones)
10/16/10 Jacksonville, AL @ Brother’s Bar w/ Dave Hause (of Loved Ones)
10/17/10 Raleigh, NC @ King’s Barcade w/ Dave Hause (of Loved Ones)
10/18/10 Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat – Backstage w/ Dave Hause (of Loved Ones)
10/19/10 Newark, DE @ Mojo’s Main w/ Dave Hause (of Loved Ones)
10/20/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall w/ Dave Hause (of Loved Ones)
10/21/10 Providence, RI @ Club Hell w/ Dave Hause (of Loved Ones)
10/22/10 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place w/ Cheap Girls, Carpenter
10/23/10 Erie, PA @ The Crooked I
11/3/10 Normal, IL @ Firehouse Pizza & Pub
11/5/10 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock w/ The Evening Rig
11/7/10 Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge
11/8/10 Ft Collins, CO @ Surfside 7
11/9/10 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
11/10/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge
11/12/10 Seattle, WA @ The Sunset Tavern
11/13/10 Bremerton, WA @ Winterland w/ I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In the House
11/14/10 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge w/ I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In the House, Olin & The Moon
11/15/10 Stockton, CA @ Plea for Peace Center w/ Olin & The Moon, Daniel Francis Doyle
11/17/10 San Diego, CA @ Ruby Room w/ Olin & The Moon
11/18/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland w/ Olin & The Moon
11/19/10 Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room w/ Olin & The Moon
11/21/10 Manhattan, KS @ Auntie Mae’s Parlor
11/22/10 St Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
11/23/10 Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern

Look Mexico performs on Austin Live

Yesterday, Look Mexico performed live on Austin Live to promote their show tonight which finds them along with 143 other artists playing shows to benefit HAAM (HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR AUSTIN MUSICIANS) which helps provide low cost health insurance for professional musicians that live in Austin, Texas. If you live in Austin, make sure you go and see Look Mexico and the other artists performing for HAAM.

The performance is great and the introduction from the newscaster while awkward is great, too. He seems to be a little uncertain about a performance at Run-Tex, but regardless, you should watch the video (even if it is on the tiniest video player I have ever seen). If anyone finds embeddable code, please post a comment. There has to be better viewable video out there.

Another reason why Austin, Texas, rules. If anyone has extra time, I don’t see a better way to utilize that time than to start a similar chapter in their town to help musicians receive affordable health insurance.

I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In the House “The Sounds of Dying” LP w/ free beer coozie and instant download
I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In the House “The Sounds of Dying” set of both LPs w/ coozie and instant download
I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In the House “The Sounds of Dying” CD w/ FREE beer coozie and instant download
I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In the House “The Sounds of Dying” 320 Kbps mp3 or Flac (only $5.99)

Today, I am excited to be offering a pre-order for their I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In the House’s latest album, “The Sounds of Dying” on vinyl. Pre-order the LP and you will get 320 kbps mp3s of the album instantly and a FREE beer coozie. Or you can order the album digitally through our bandcamp store either as 320 kbps mp3s or on Flac (for only $5.99). The LP will ship in about 3 weeks.

Pre-ordering the LP will enter you a chance to win a test pressing as well as a $250 gift certificate to Hot Leathers. Good luck. Coozies will be sent with orders while supplies last, I am pretty sure I will be able to send one with each pre-order of the vinyl.

If you missed out on the earlier posts, I highly recommend you check out the following to sample “The Sounds of Dying”:

• Stream the entire album 1 of 3 ways: On Bandcamp, on our Listening Station, or through our Streaming Html Player
• Download Suburban Home Records Mix Tape volume 5, “Someone’s Gonna Die” (30 song mix tape inspired by I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In the House)
• Download Nine Bullets’ one year podcast which features “Ghost” from “The Sounds of Dying”
• Visit Sonofabitch’s Myspace page to listen to “Hallelujah”

After having been a big fan of this band for years, I was amazed to find out that they had finished up an album that was never released, and I was blown away to have had the opportunity to release this album. I really hope you give it a listen. It might be the heaviest Americana record I have ever heard. And if you have never seen them live, they will blow you away. They blew me away during Suburban Home’s 15th Anniversary weekend.

I’ll be the first to admit that our small label doesn’t have the reach the bigger guys have to get the word out and about. If you know someone who might dig this, please tell them to check it out. Please share our mixtape and streams on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, your blog, or wherever you can share such things. I really appreciate it.

Today, I bring you our Vinyl Collector of the Day, Derek Fricano. Derek resides in East Lansing, Michigan. He was kind enough to answer my questions about why he collects vinyl, his first vinyl purchase, his thoughts on colored vinyl, his recent purchases, his thoughts on trading, and more. He answered the question about trading with a really smart answer for those who are married. He said that, “A healthy, eBay-funded PayPal account is the record-collector’s secret to a happy marriage.” Well put my friend. Thanks Derek for answering my questions.

You, too, can answer our questions and submit your Vinyl Collector of the Day feature. What are you waiting for? You can find the questions here.

Click the link to read more about Derek.

Read more…

Joey Cape & Jon Snodgrass “Liverbirds” CD

Joey Cape self-released this split album with his good buddy Jon Snodgrass. The album, “Liverbirds” features 10 songs which you are sure to hear if you ever see Joey and Jon perform together. While most of the songs have been featured on other albums, these versions have both Jon and Joey singing together on them and this collection also features the soon to be hit, “Spiderman, Wolfman” which I really hope you have seen Jon perform before.

I only got 4 of these from Snodgrass over the Anniversary weekend. I will try to get more, but do know that I plan to release this on vinyl sooner than later.

I got the records and as you will see from the photo, I was given bandanas and screen prints. I got enough to send out one with each order. I will not be taking suggestions, you will either get a bandana or a hand-numbered screen print.

I also got True Blood current season episodes 3 through 11. I am so damned excited to be watching while packing records. Records will ship today.