KRS Mail Order Freaks

Raincoats LP Out in Stores, 10/13

The Raincoats - The Raincoats LP w/ download

We all love our secret bands. Kurt Cobain came across a Raincoats album, and found there a bunch of soul mates whose honest emotions affected him so much that he tracked down founder member Ana da Silva somewhere in Notting Hill, persuaded DGC (Nirvana’s record label) to re-issue The Raincoats back catalogue and encouraged the band to re-form. In 1977 da Silva and Gina Birch, inspired by the example of the Pistols and the Clash, of course, but also by the women of the Slits and X-Ray Spex, had responded to punks DIY call to arms and eventually persuaded the Slits’ drummer Palmolive to join their ranks. With the addition of the classically trained violinist Vicky Aspinall, The Raincoats were an all female band who owed nothing to male fantasy outfits like The Runaways, and produced a primeval punk-folk sound on original songs like “Fairytale in the Supermarket” and “In Love” or deconstructing the Kinks’ “Lola” with cheek, fun and a pinch of salt.

THE BOOK OF ROCK, Philip Dodd, Pavilion Books, 2001.

See them Friday in Brooklyn at the Knitting Factory.

New Thao Record in Stores Now, Out 10/13

Thao with the Get Down Stay Down - Know Better Learn Faster CD/LP w/ download
The album is named ‘Know Better Learn Faster’ because you can’t,” explains Thao. “By the time you realize you should, it’s too late. And I enjoy the predicament and the totally devastating, unfunny humor of that.”
Thao and the ever-versatile Get Down Stay Down (Adam Thompson on bass, keys and additional guitar, and Willis Thompson on drums and percussion) return with the follow up to their critically lauded and riotously applauded previous album, “We Brave Bee Stings and All”, the breakout success and best-selling record of 2008 for Kill Rock Stars. With super-producer and friend Tucker Martine (The Decemberists, Bill Frisell, Spoon) again at the helm, Know Better Learn Faster perfectly captures the band as their more mature, tastefully raucous, tastefully subdued and musically adventurous selves. Honed, trimmed and tightened over the last year and a half of constant touring, the now-trio delivers Thao’s cleverly crafted and emotionally evocative songs with vibrant, innovative instrumentation, incredible energy and a still-acutely-solid sense of what sounds good. The new batch of songs spans all genres and influences, all the while staying faithful to their distinct style, sharp wit, and the infectious and enamoring exuberance of their renowned live shows.

Free mp3 of the title track:
http://krs5rc.com/krs/bands/thao/audio/KnowBetter.mp3

Thao also has a new T Shirt available

Tour with the Portland Cello Project starts October 15th:

October 2009
15 - Santa Barbara, CA @ SoHo - 18+, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex - all ages, w/ Portland w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
17 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place - all ages, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
18 - San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Music Festival - all ages
21 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir - 21+, w/ David Shultz
22 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey - 21+, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
23 - Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret - 19+, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
24 - Spokane, WA @ Empyrean Coffee - all ages, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
27 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center - all ages, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
28 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall - all ages, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
29 - Urbana, IL @ The Canopy Club - 18+, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
30 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle - 21+, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
31 - Detroit, Mi @ The Cafe at the Majestic Theater - all ages, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
November 2009
1 - Toronto, ON, Canada @ El Mocambo - w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
2 - Montreal, QC, Canada @ Il Motore - 18+, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
3 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs - 18+, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
4 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom - 18+, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
5 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church - all ages, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
6 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat - all ages, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
7 - Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club Downstairs Lounge - all ages, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
9 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl - 18+, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
11 - Houston, TX @ The Studio @ Warehouse Live - all ages, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
12 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk - all ages, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
13 - Ft Worth, TX @ Lola’s - all ages, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
14 - Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s - 18+, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
16 - Santa Fe, NM @ Sante Fe Brewing Company - w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
17 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room - all ages, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
18 - Tucson, AZ @ Plush - 21+, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
19 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah - 21+, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz
20 - Pomona, CA @ The Glass House - all ages, w/ Portland Cello Project, David Shultz

October Sale: Thao from $7.99 + More

check out the October Sale here

KRS481 Thao - We Brave Bee Stings and All CD/LP


KRS481T Thao - We Brave Bee Stings and All T

also includes:

KRS418 Wrangler Brutes - Zulu CD


KRS495 Horse Feathers - House With No Home CD/LP w/ download

September Sale: Ends 10/1

Every month we offer super cheap deals on certain records both in our mail order and on iTunes.

This month in honor of the brand new records and awesome pre-order specials from The Shaky Hands and Panther you can also get their previous releases for only $7.99!!

PANTHER 14kt God CD + LP $7.99 
http://www.buyolympia.com/krsnew/Item=KRS407

THE SHAKY HANDS Lunglight CD + LP $7.99
http://www.buyolympia.com/krsnew/Item=KRS498

We are also celebrating some anniversaries of past amazing Kill Rock Stars records

Five years ago this month:

SHOPLIFTING Shoplifting CD + LP $7.99
http://www.buyolympia.com/krsnew/Item=KRS407

This record is a fantastic document of an incredible band that was all too short lived. Also is one of the best sounding records we released thanks to the very talented Steve Fisk. Hidden gem!

Ten years ago this month:

UNWOUND A Singles History CD/LP $7.99
http://www.buyolympia.com/krsnew/Item=KRS345
Unwound were one of the first bands on KRS and one of the best. Finally, the kids are starting to learn about these guys. This is a great comp of some of their best songs: Caterpillar, Mkultra, Mile Me Deaf, etc. A must have for you completists.

Fifteen years ago this month:

VARIOUS ARTISTS Rock Stars Kill CD + LP (plus 7”) $7.99
http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/Item=KRS221
The last in the Kill Rock Stars three comp series. This one features Free Kitten, Helium, Rancid, Cupid Car Club, Tourettes, Team Dresch, The Spinanes, Kathleen Hanna, etc etc etc

JULIANA LUECKING Big Broad CD $7.99
http://www.buyolympia.com/krsnew/Item=KRS228
Luecking is the Mother Teresa, the Aesop, and the Lily Tomlin of punk rock. Her missionary zeal and imaginative wit first charted an unlikely home for her poetry in between hardcore bands in Washington, D.C., eight years ago. Since she moved to New York in 1992, her rib-tickling, heartwarming character sketches have found an audience Downtown … With her Dixon place run and her upcoming CD, Big Broad, Luecking is riding the crest of two ‘90’s waves: spoken word and lesbian chic. Yet like poetry and sapphire love, her work transcends trends.

Luecking is a mimic genius. In Big Broad, … she switches from riot grrrl to British matron to prison inmate to pillow talker simply by shifting facial expressions and tone of voice. Her portraits of lesbians at peace with their difference are beacons of strength.
Evelyn McDonnell, Village Voice, June 14, 1999

New Release: Panther Entropy

PANTHER Entropy limited edition LP w/ download $10 or download only for only $3.99 (16 songs, limited time offer):
http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/Item=KRS513

You can listen to the whole album on Spinner.com/AOL this week before you buy:

http://www.spinner.com/new-releases#/3

Happy Record Release Shaky Hands and Panther!

Dear Mail Order Freaks,

Yesterday was the street date for the new The Shaky Hands and Panther records.

Check out both bands’ tour dates here:

http://www.killrockstars.com/dates/

And if you’re in Portland don’t miss their dual record release at Berbati’s Pan this Thursday night!!

Also, Thursday, the Raincoats and Thao records are out in Mail Order. Check it out:

http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/

And tomorrow is the last day of the September Sale:

http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/sale

I’ll be taking this down and putting up a new one up Thursday!

Talk to you all again soon I hope,

xoxo
Tobi Vail
Kill Rock Stars
Mail Order Freaks Internationalé

New Release: The Shaky Hands Let It Die

THE SHAKY HANDS Let It Die LP w/ digital download $12 or CD $13
http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/Item=KRS501

Pre-Order Thao, Special Offer Ends 10/1

Don’t forget about our pre-order special! Until October 1st with the purchase of an LP or CD you can buy a ticket to one of their upcoming shows for super cheap:

KRS500 Thao - Know Better Learn Faster **PRE-ORDER** CD/LP + Download
http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/Item=KRS500*

Follow Thao with The Get Down Stay Down on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/Thaogetstaydown

Sign up for their mailing list on their newly redesigned site:

http://thaomusic.com/news.html

Ship Date: Now

Out in Mail Order: 10/1

Street Date: 10/13

*Thao Pre-Orders available without or without a chance to buy a ticket to one of her upcoming shows. Offer ends 10/1.

Pre-Order The Raincoats, Out 10/1

KRS515 The Raincoats The Raincoats **PRE-ORDER** LP + Download
http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/Item=KRS515

Raincoats Pre-Orders come with a Free Button designed by Ana Da Silva (while supplies last)*

Tour Dates:

October 2009
9 - San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine - Part Time Punks mini-fest Tickets
11 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex - Part Time Punks mini-fest Tickets
13 - Portland, OR @ Holocene - w/ Explode Into Colors, Panther Tickets
16 - New York, NY @ Knitting Factory - Tickets

Ship Date: Now

Out in Mail Order: 10/1

Street Date: 10/13

*I have less than 50 buttons left and they are really cool!