June 2011
63 posts
WatchThao and Mirah: Live at KDHX 6/15/11
Band of the Week: Metalux
Metalux is MV Carbon and J. Gräf. Collaborating from Baltimore (Graf) and Brooklyn (Carbon), these two highly respected badass archomusicians are former members of influential Chicago noise quartet Bride of No No. These two improvisors and composers been working together for sixteen years! Kill Rock Stars’ sister label, 5 Rue Christine - better known as 5RC, released their sixth...
Salutations: Happy Digital Release Day to The...
Dear KRS Mail Order Freaks, So far it’s been a great summer pride season, yay for New York! We have a lot of news for you this week: Happy Digital Release to The Thermals
Don’t forget to check out our June Sale Featuring The Thermals, the pAper chAse, The Robot Ate Me & Amps for Christ. We’ve extended our Summer CD Sale until July 5 Thanks for buying all those T Shirts...
The Thermals Release Maxi-Single on KRS Site Only
Today we are announcing our very first Kill Rock Stars exclusive digital release:
KRS556 The Thermals - Never Listen To Me Maxi-Single (Digital Only) $0.99
01 Never Listen To Me 02 Never Listen To Me (Instrumental) 03 Never Listen To Me (NGHTBLND Remix) 04 Never Listen To Me (Reporter Remix) 05 Never Listen To Me (Video) Summer is here! And with it comes the new Maxi-Single for The...
Summer CD Sale Extended Through July 5
THIS JUST IN: SUMMER CD SALE EXTENDED TO JULY 5TH SUMMER SALE: CD’s from $4.99, ENDS NOW ON JULY 5TH!!!!
For just $7.99 you can get cds by Elliott Smith, Grass Widow, The Thermals, Horse Feathers, Quasi, Xiu Xiu, Unwound, Sleater-Kinney, and Bikini Kill!! AND
For just $4.99 you can get cds by Stereo Total, Panther, Colin Meloy, Jeff Hanson, The Old Haunts, Shoplifting,...
Band of the Week: Tight Bro's From Way Back When
It’s Wednesday so that means it’s time for another installment of our weekly feature: BAND OF THE WEEK. This week we’ve got an Olympia Supergroup…Tight Bro’s From Way Back When! Named after a quote from a prank phone call and featuring members of KARP, Mukilteo Fairies, Akimbo, Behead the Prophet No Lord Shall Live, the Tight Bro’s burst onto the scene...
Summer Sale: CD's from $4.99, Ends 7/1
For just $7.99 you can get cds by Elliott Smith, Grass Widow, The Thermals, Horse Feathers, Quasi, Xiu Xiu, Unwound, Sleater-Kinney, and Bikini Kill!! AND For just $4.99 you can get cds by Stereo Total, Panther, Colin Meloy, Jeff Hanson, The Old Haunts, Shoplifting, Casual Dots, Quix*o*tic, Comet Gain, Bangs, Frumpies, OOIOO, Peechees, Unwound, Excuse 17, Bratmobile, and Heavens to Betsy!
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The Hangovers - Sorry
Today is your last chance...
Indie Playlist from The Guardian
Bikini Kill, Huggy Bear, Gossip & The Raincoats are on this list
A History of Modern Music: Indie Playlist
Julie Ruin is Back, Sale to Celebrate
Julie Ruin are back! To celebrate we have lp/cd/shirts all on sale!
Tour Dates
The Decemberists 06/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Academy of Music 06/16 - Portland, ME @ State Theater 06/18 - Telluride, CO @ Telluride Bluegrass Festival 07/19 - Jacksonville, OR @ Britt Pavilion 07/20 - Boise, ID @ Idaho Botanical Gardens 07/21 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Twilight Concert Series 07/22 - Missoula, MT @ Big Sky Brewery 07/25 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom 07/26 - Cleveland, OH @ Nautica...
Band of the Week: The Hangovers
The Hangovers were formed by Gina Birch of The Raincoats in the late 90’s. They also featured Dave Barbarossa (Adam and the Ants, Bow Wow Wow), Mary Deigan, Ida and Akesson. The Hangovers recorded an album for Kill Rock Stars called Slow Dirty Tears which we released on March 24, 1998. They toured the US later that year, including some dates with Sleater-Kinney. Listen...
check out the thermals talking about the portland... →
Get a T Shirt & CD for Just $19.99, Ends 6/21
save $5 when you buy a T & CD together, check out our sale here
KRS514TCDPACK Kleenex LiliPUT - CD & T Pack $19.99 KRS297TCDPACK Julie Ruin - CD & T Pack $19.99 KRS533TCD Grass Widow - Past Time CD & T Pack $19.99
KRS484T2CDPACK Xiu Xiu - Women As Lovers CD & T Pack $19.99
KRS519TCDPACK Thermals - Personal Life CD & T Pack $19.99
KRS541CDTPACK Elliott Smith -...
$12 T Shirts, Ends 6/21
These T Shirts are $12 this week only, check out our sale here
KRS520T1 The Corin Tucker Band - Sarah Utter T $12 KRS398T Deerhoof - New T $12
KRS533T Grass Widow - Past Time T $12
KRS518T Horse Feathers - Thistled Spring T $12 KRS510T Horse Feathers - T $12 KRS514T Kleenex LiLiPUT - Black on White T $12
KRS515T The Raincoats - Fairytale in the Supermarket White on Asphalt T $12 ...
T Shirts for $9.99, Ends 6/21
KRS425T The Decemberists - Vine logo T $9.99 KRS438T The Gossip - The Gossip Saved My Life T $9.99 KRS459T Jeff Hanson - Madam Owl T $9.99
KRS516T Marnie Stern - You’re a Dead Bitch T $9.99
KRSEST1 Elliott Smith - Snow T $9.99 KRSSTART1 Kill Rock Stars - Star Logo -White on Asphalt T $9.99
KRSRPT Kill Rock Stars - Sarah Utter Record Player on Striped T $9.99 KRS900T Kill Rock...
Half Off T Shirts & Sweatshirts, Ends 6/21
get these t shirts for half price, they are going out of print
more t shirts for sale here
KRS600T Kill Rock Stars - Sarah Utter Pink and White on Olive T $7.50 GERJ1 5RC - Fon-Lin Logo Sweatshirt $15
GER050T The Advantage - Elf-Titled T $7.50 KRS422T2 The Gossip - Punk Soul Klash T $7.50
KRS459T2 Jeff Hanson - Madam Owl Tour T $7.50
GER027T Hella - Teal T $7.50 KRS467T2...
T Shirts on Sale, Ends 6/21
hello, there’s a giant t shirt sale happening this week, check it out here
get these clearance t shirts for $5, we only have a handful left:
GERT2 5RC - Benny Pizza Bat T $5 GERT 5RC - Logo T $5 KRS413T Gravy Train!!!! - Gravy Train Logo T $5 GER049T The Mae Shi - Logo T $5 GER044T Hella - Black T $5 GER040T Metalux - Victim of Space T $5
GER0063T Xiu Xiu - 2007 T $5 ...
Mecca Normal and The Listener
THE LISTENER is a graphic novel by David Lester (Arbeiter Ring Publishing, 2011). The performance adaptation by Jean Smith includes Mecca Normal. THE LISTENER reveals a tragic act of spin doctoring that changed the course of history. Complacency, art and murder collide in Hitler’s terrible rise to power in 1933, and in the present-day artist Louise Shearing’s search for meaning...
Band of the Week: The Mae Shi
The Mae Shi were/are an experimental punk band that formed in 2002 in Los Angeles. Slim Moon signed them to 5RC in 2004 and we released their debut LP, Terrorbird, in July of the same year. The summer of 2005 saw the release of their EP Heartbeeps on June 7th and the following year we released the DVD Lock the Skull Load the Gun featuring 32 videos and an hour long tour documentary of...
Tour Dates
The Corin Tucker Band 06/12 - Portland, OR @ Tom McCall Waterfront Park - Portland Rose Festival
The Decemberists 06/09 - Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo 06/10 - Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo 06/11 - Raleigh, NC @ Raleigh Amphitheater 06/13 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion 06/14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Prospect Park Bandshell - Celebrate Brooklyn 06/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Academy of Music 06/16 -...
