August 2011
30 posts
Milagres Tour
September 2011 27 - Boston, MA @ Middle East Upstairs - w/ Peter Wolf Crier 28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie - w/ Peter Wolf Crier 29 - Washington, DC @ The Red Palace - w/ Peter Wolf Crier 30 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge - w/ Peter Wolf Crier - Glowing Mouth Record Release Show October 2011 3 - Raleigh, NC @ Local 506 - w/ Peter Wolf Crier 4 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn - w/...
Gossip T Shirts on Sale, Ends 9/1
The Gossip - The Gossip Saved My Life T $9.99
The Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control T $7.50
The Gossip - Punk Soul Klash T $9.99
The Gossip - Skunk T $9.99
Last Day of August Sale
***Celebrate 20 Years of Kill Rock Stars ***
Various Artists - Kill Rock Stars MP3/CD $7/$7.99 Kill Rock Stars T $12 ***10 Year Anniversary***
Slumber Party - Psychedelicate CD $3.99 KRS370 Tight Bro’s From Way Back When CD $3.99 ***5 Year Anniversary***
KRS473 The Gossip RMX CD $2.99 Wooden Wand and the Sky High Band - Second Attention $2.99
Inca Ore with Lemon Bear’s...
Thao Tour Dates
THAO September 2011 20 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks - w/ The Head and the Heart 21 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse - w/ The Head and the Heart 22 - Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater - w/ The Head and the Heart 23 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club - w/ The Head and the Heart 24 - Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater - w/ The Head and the Heart 25 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Ukie Club - w/...
Boats Tour Dates
October 2011 6 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe 7 - Madison, WI @ Frequency 8 - Chicago, IL @ Ultra Lounge 9 - Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub 10 - Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class 11 - Toronto, ON, CANADA @ The Horseshoe Tavern 12 - Ottawa, ON, CANADA @ Zaphod’s 13 - Montreal, ON, CANADA @ Cagibi’s 14 - Boston, MA @ P.A. Lounge 15 - New York, NY @ Matchless 17 - Chapel...
Band of the Week: They Shoot Horses Don't They
They Shoot Horses Don’t They were an 8 piece band from Vancouver, BC Canada. They released two albums on KRS in mid 2000s. Their startling energetic live shows won listeners and even dancers throughout Canada where they have shared the stage with bands like The Unicorns and Xiu Xiu. They had a distinctive noisy oompa sound thanks to a horn section. The band has been compared to the...
New Release: Boats - Cannonballs, Cannonball CD,...
KRS548 Boats - Cannonballs, Cannonballs CD/MP3 Boats makes music songs in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Sometimes their songs are about fictional performing duos who have holes in their bodies and/or have a belief that they will one day give birth to a flock of birds. Sometimes they are about winning the Superbowl and finding treasure before encountering colossal failure. Often they are about...
Upcoming Release: Forbidden Friends -Totally Low...
Forbidden Friends are releasing another single on September 27th! Forbidden Friends is the side-project of Hutch Harris from The Thermals. An almost-acoustic affair, the songs are at once modern and old-fashioned. The instrumentation is incredibly minimal - simple and effective. The lyrics are love stories sung from a hidden location - keep it underneath, in a place where only you and I...
Call to Action: Support PIAS Labels Hit by Fire
A huge fire destroyed a Sony warehouse used by independent distribution company PIAS during last week’s London riots. A three-story, 20,000 square meter storage home for music from a number of independent labels from the UK and the US including 4AD, Beggars Group,Dead Oceans, Domino, Jagjaguwar, Matador, Ninja Tune, Polyvinyl, Rough Trade, Secretly Canadian, Side One Dummy, Silva...
Band of the Week: Need New Body
This week’s featured band is Need New Body. Difficult to define, eccentric to experience, and a sensory overload: For the sake of your dancing shoes, love of explosive beats, and to recall why you love music – Need New Body is an important outfit for this day of the musically redundant, mundane and regurgitated. Need New Body is widely known for their stunning theatrical live show....
The Corin Tucker Band To Play Music Fest Northwest
September 7, 2011, Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios - Music Fest Northwest Wrist bands available for purchase now; individual tickets will be on sale at the door the night of the show. also playing is Hungry Ghost (featuring Sara Lund from Unwound)
Grass Widow NW Tour with Broken Water
August 2011 21 - Olympia, WA @ 302 N 4th Ave - w/ Broken Water 22 - Seattle, WA @ Black Lodge - w/ Broken Water 23 - Bellingham, WA @ The Shakedown - w/ Broken Water 24 - Vancouver, BC, Canada @ The Astoria - w/ Broken Water, Brave Irene
check their website for more details
grass widow - shadow
Grass Widow & The Raincoats Tour Dates
Grass Widow will be opening up for The Raincoats on their Sept tour! Don’t miss out on this amazing double bill: September 2011 16 - Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw 17 - Washington, DC @ Comet 19 - Chicago, IL @ Double Door 21 - Detroit, MI @ Museum of Contemporary Art 23 - Toronto, ON, Canada @ Wrong Bar September 9011 25 - Montreal, QC, Canada @ Pop Montreal
Band of the Week: dos
This week’s featured band is Dos. Kira Roessler and Mike Watt’s third album, “Justamente Tres” is full of punky and jazzy bass guitar duets accompanied by Kira’s occasional bluesy vocals. Just perfect for a lazy Summer afternoon…
KRS256 dos Justamente Tres - Digital Download Only $7
dos-willow weep for me mp3
Thao Tour Dates
August 2011 6 - Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon Festival 7 - Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon Festival September 2011 17 - Richmond, VA @ The Camel 19 - Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree 20 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks - w/ The Head and the Heart 21 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse - w/ The Head and the Heart 22 - Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater - w/ The Head and the Heart 23 - Washington, DC @...
Tour Dates
Boats 10/10 - Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class 10/13 - Montreal, ON, CANADA @ Cagibi’s 10/15 - New York, NY @ Matchless 10/17 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Nightlight 10/21 - Houston, TX @ The Mink 10/22 - Austin, TX @ Beauty Bar 10/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Silverlake Lounge 10/26 - San Francisco, CA @ Brick and Mortar Music Hall 10/28 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge - w/ Mr. Gnome 10/29 -...
Metalux - Caligraphy Zone
5RC T Shirts for $3, Going Fast!
The 5RC Summer Clearance Sale
We are clearing out the Olympia warehouse this summer and that means we have to get rid of a bunch of 5RC overstock super fast so it’s all on sale for very, very cheap.
+CD’s are $0.99
+LP’s are $1.99
+7”s = $0.50
+DVD’s = $1.99
+T Shirts = $3
All this stuff takes up one or two shelves, so there’s not very much of it left but we’d like you to have...
Upcoming Release: Gospel Music, Out 10/25
With the dive bar his sanctuary and minimalist story-songs about failed romance, long-distance running, sharks and unrequited love his psalms, Gospel Music’s debut full-length album, How To Get To Heaven From Jacksonville, FL, will be released on October 25. Contrary to its moniker, there’s nothing religious about Gospel Music, that is unless you worship at the altar of clever lo-fi indie...
