As we enjoy our recent boom of rich culture in the valley, with all the new venues, art spaces, and the patrons to match their capacity, it is important to honor those who paved the way. Over a decade ago, some might have said that Phoenix was a sleepy town. We didn’t have all the big […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – bibio lindsay – andrew bird, black mountain, charles bradley dario – bombino jeff – tim kinsella, rob crow’s gloomy place THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Audacity – Hyper Vessels CD/LP+MP3 (Suicide Squeeze) From the opening bedlam of barnburner “Counting The Days,” Audacity demonstrate that while their songwriting has become more nuanced, their […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – eric bachmann lindsay – eric bachmann, joy formidable dario – eric bachmann jeff – white denim, radical face THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Eric Bachmann – Eric Bachmann CD/LP+MP3 (Merge) Twenty-five years after Archers Of Loaf broke onto Chapel Hill, North Carolina’s vital indie scene, frontman Eric Bachmann is recording the rawest, most honest work […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – damien jurado lindsay – wayfaring strangers dario – bitchin bajas/bonny prince billy, damien jurado jeff – damien jurado THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Bitchin Bajas and Bonny Prince Billy – Epic Jammers And Fortunate Little Ditties CD/LP/Cassette (Drag City) Epic Jammers And Fortunate Little Ditties contains moments of tranquility and trance, with the […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – the feelies lindsay – lnzndrf dario – sunwatchers jeff – gza THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Bent Shapes – Wolves Of Want CD/LP+MP3 (Slumberland) Boston band Bent Shapes churn out earnest, expertly-crafted pop and post-punk laced with “some of the tightest punk poetry around’” (Liz Pelly). Wolves of Want” is an album full […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – nada surf lindsay – thao and the get down stay down dario – heron oblivion jeff – rob crow’s gloomy place, THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES The Coral – Distance In Between CD/LP (Ignition) After a five-year hiatus The Coral return with their eighth studio album. Recorded at Liverpool’s Parr Street Studio with co-producer Richard Turvey, Distance […]
Here are just some of the awesome shows happening this month in the Valley! 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! Also check out TAL NATIONAL at Crescent Ballroom on March […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – sin ropas lindsay – death index, quilt, sin ropas dario – quilt jeff – school of seven bells THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES The 1975 – I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It CD/2xLP (Interscope) “When Manchester quartet The 1975 broke out in 2013 […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – matmos lindsay – michael nau, marlon williams dario – the shivas, why the mountains are black jeff – cavern of anti-matter, thundercat THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Animal Collective – Painting With CD/LP+MP3 (Domino) “Animal Collective’s tenth album, Painting With, reunites the Merriweather lineup of Lennox, Portner, and Weitz, with Josh Dibb (a.k.a. Deakin) sitting […]
A few weeks ago, Gear Patrol featured Stinkweeds in a list of America’s Greatest Independent Record Stores! We’re honored to be a part of the list with other awesome record stores across the country. Click here to check out the full article! Here’s what they had to say: In Brief: Located in a low brick building with an […]