Another year in the books!!! So much has changed in the music industry, but we are still standing tall, thirty years in, and we couldn’t do it without all of you! One of the things we’ve always prided ourselves on is keeping the safe space of the record store alive; a place to explore new […]
While walking around a very popular seasonal display of lights in the Phoenix area, I realized a few things about holiday music. There is A LOT of it and there really seems to be no set of standards as to what is good or bad. It just sort of is and we all accept that […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Courtney Marie Andrews, Jim James Lindsay – Courtney Marie Andrews, Jim James, Califone Dario – Courtney Marie Andrews THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Courtney Marie Andrews – On My Page [Reissue/2013] CD/LP (House Arrest) Courtney Marie Andrews’ predecessor to the highly successful Honest Life (2016) is back in-print on CD and available on […]
With all the excitement that comes with the end of another year, we always look forward to the “Best of” lists from our favorite publications, Labels and friends. But, more than reading what other have to say, we enjoy putting together our own list! So, once again, we’ve been pulling out our hair, trying to […]
Black Friday is perhaps the most contentious of unofficial holidays. Following immediately after one of our most popular holidays, it can be seen by some as another corporate revenue grab, that takes advantage of all the hard working people, who are trying to enjoy a very well deserved day off, with family and friends. On […]
We’re all familiar with Record Store Day, which happens in April of every year. But, did you know there’s a mini RSD that happens on Black Friday (the Friday after Thanksgiving)? Just like Record Store Day, participating stores are given the chance to carry limited, exclusive releases that are only available to order for that […]
This Saturday, August 12th marks the 140th anniversary of the invention of the phonograph, by Thomas Edison. We decided to pay tribute by sharing a little bit of history, a discussion on the cultural significant and some personal stories about our relationship with this world changing invention. Of course, there is so much more to […]
For a full list of what is coming up near you, be sure to visit SilverPlatter.info! LINDSAY’S PICKS August 20th – Shabazz Palaces – Crescent Ballroom Hip Hop duo Shabazz Palaces is not your typical Hip Hop duo. They are far out, so much so that they just released 2 concept albums about out outer space […]
Big Thief – Capacity [Saddle Creek] Big Thief’s previous masterpiece, Masterpiece, caught my attention in such a subtle way that it was almost missed, entirely. In fact, after several listens and once it had finally sunk in how amazing this album was, I shared it with a friend, only to be reminded that I had seen the […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Do Make Say Think Lindsay – Land of Talk, Pokey LaFarge, Helium Dario – Do Make Say Think, Jane Weaver Brittany- Nick Hakim, Land of Talk THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES !!! – Shake The Shudder CD/LP+MP3 (Warp) Shake The Shudder is a product of !!!’s DIY punk roots presenting a harder edge […]