Red Onion just updated its new arrivals list. The stacks now include the new Ganglians self-titled LP. Shop owner Josh Harkavy endorses the album, writing:
"Sacramento's Ganglians want an island somewhere where they can soak in the sun and prowl the canopy by night. It's not often that they do get out, but they can get [...]
Another music-focused mag is facing down the grim reaper. Paste has just launched a campaign to save itself. The mag is offering exclusive tunes for your charitable donation:
"Paste Needs You!
The global recession has taken its toll on Paste as advertisers have slashed their spending. We are turning to our readers to help bridge the gap. [...]
D.C.'s newest label—Underwater Peoples—has just made available for download the soundtrack of your spring. The compilation provides the perfect sounds—tropical or otherwise—for Sunday walks in Rock Creek Park or the drive out to Ocean City. Tracklist includes the perfect amount of wistful ambience from Real Estate and Ducktails. You can download it all for free. [...]
The new Sonic Youth album, The Eternal, leaked this week. Yesterday, our own Aaron Leitko got heartfelt and nostalgic about actually paying for it and listening to it via Matador's pretty sweet buy-early program.
Full Disclosure: I have nothing to say about the album. I have not heard the album. I don't want the crummy leak [...]
Kato: Can you please speak at our next web conference. "When it comes to your group's name, you should be dropping that all over the place." Kato: Seriously call us.
Red Onion Records and Books has just gotten in a huge shipment of topflight LPs including Vaselines 3LP reissue, a Fleet Foxes single, the Crocodiles LP that bloggers are gushing about, a huge stack of Townes Van Zandt, and the new St. Vincent (check out our local live footage), among others.
Complete list after the jump.
Why did we post this? Because the flyer is super cool and the event is connected to DC Soul Recordings, the best archival resource for local music history. They know their stuff and they know what sounds good. So we trust them enough to promote this event at Dahlak, and even quote the press release [...]
The Vinyl District reports that the D.C. Record Fair is back and will on Saturday May 9. Som Records and DC Soul Recordings are sponsoring. This is gonna be big. The blog writes:
"We've relocated to The Warehouse Next Door—doubling our capacity and doubling the number of dealers into the bargain! This time we've got 30 [...]
DC Central Kitchen announced in an e-mail that they are auctioning off four tickets to Bruce Springsteen's May 18 show at the Verizon Center:
"DC Central Kitchen is auctioning four tickets to Bruce Springsteen's May 18 show at the Verizon Center, complete with E Street Lounge Passes and the opportunity to meet Bruce himself! In addition [...]
