STAFF PICKS kimber – lambchop lindsay – lee fields, hope sandoval dario – hope sandoval jeff – strfkr, toro y moi THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES American Wrestlers – Goodbye Terrible Youth CD/LP (Fat Possum) “American Wrestlers’ self-titled debut was a true diamond in the rough, a lo-fi collection of timelessly hazy pop songs that practically glowed with homespun warmth. Since […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – nada surf lindsay – olympians, marching church dario – the rachel’s reissue jeff – the olympians THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Lou Barlow – Apocalypse Fetish CDEP (Joyful Noise) The Dinosaur Jr. bassist and all-around alt rock icon releases an all-ukulele EP. [Vinyl edition due November 11.] The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Third World Pyramid […]
Our friends at Dangerbird Records hooked us up with a sweet FRIGHTS giveaway – a FRIGHTS pizza box filled with goodies including their new album on vinyl and cd, a sweet t-shirt, signed poster, stickers and more! To top it all off, we’re giving away two tickets to their SOLD OUT show with FIDLAR at Crescent […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – jimmy eat world lindsay – leonard cohen, john prine dario – nico muhly/teitur lassen jeff – american football THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES American Football – American Football (LP2) CD/LP+MP3/Cassette (Polyvinyl) Not long after Polyvinyl Records released American Football’s self-titled debut album in 1999, the band called it quits, having only played a smattering of Champaign-Urbana […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – fela kuti reissues lindsay – califone reissue dario – califone reissue jeff – nicolas jaar THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Terry Allen – Lubbock (On Everything) [Reissue/1978]2xCD/2xLP+MP3 (Paradise Of Bachelors) Legendary Texan artist Terry Allen occupies a unique position straddling the frontiers of country music and visual art; he has worked with everyone from Guy […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – hiss golden messenger lindsay – goat, hiss golden messenger dario – xylouris white jeff – goat THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Apoptygma Berzerk – Exit Popularity Contest CD (The End) On Exit Popularity Contest, APOP founder Stephan Groth distills the essence of carefully selected pioneers to construct a classic yet refreshingly contemporary sound. […]
For a full list of what is coming up near you, be sure to visit SilverPlatter.info! Tickets for most of these shows are available in the store – come by and pick some up! Above photo of Floating Points at Crescent Ballroom. KIMBER’S PICKS October 1st – Bombino at The MIM Omar “Bombino” Moctar is a internationally […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – low, blonde redhead lindsay – justin peter kinkel-schuster, jenny hval, blonde redhead, itasca, low dario – yann tierson, eztv jeff – sam evian, eztv THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Banks – The Altar CD/LP (Harvest) Goth R&B artist Banks follows up 2013’s brooding Goddess with her sophomore effort. Big Jesus – Oneiric CD/LP (Mascot) […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – billy bragg & joe henry lindsay – true widow dario – devendra banhart, kronos quartet reissue jeff – lvl up THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Devendra Banhart – Ape In Pink Marble CD/LP (Nonesuch) “In the three years since he released Mala, more and more artists have found space for themselves in the surrealist, freak-folk […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – hamilton leithauser & rostam lindsay – handsome family, woven hand dario – hamilton leithauser & rostam, wreckmeister harmonies jeff – preoccupations THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Against Me! – Shape Shift With Me CD/2xLP+MP3 (Total Treble) Seventh full-length studio album from punk rock band, dropping right before lead singer Laura Jane Grace’s memoir titled Tranny: Confessions […]