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Thursday, July 09, 2009
New. Release. Thursday?
All quiet on the blog front recently, we know, but Blog Daddy Austin has been out of town, gasp, enjoying himself, that selfish so-and-so. But now that he's back (and recommending Those Darlins - see below), the proverbial interwebby whip can indeed be cracked, thus ensuring regular online updates of myriad sorts. What in the world are we blathering on about? Well, new releases, for starters. Have a look at all the neat stuff that hit these here shelves on Tuesday:
Son Volt Those Darlins MGMT The Jayhawks (anthology) Maxwell Drive-By Truckers (live, 2CD set) The Minus 5 Chali 2Na (Jurassic 5 MC goes solo) Bowerbirds Tiny Vipers We Were Promised Jetpacks Bombadil The Young Fresh Fellows Oneida The Rural Alberta Advantage stellastarr* Paul Oakenfold Marcy Playground Yung Ralph Owen Soullive ...and more!
Paste interviews Wilco's Nels Cline and John Stirratt
First things first: Thanks to everyone who came out and celebrated Wilco (The Album) with us. What a great time. Great tunes, great people and great beer.
Second things second: Paste concluded its Wilco Takeover (All Wilco, All Day on PasteMagazine.com) with a pair of interviews. Nels Cline and John Stirratt of Wilco! What a nice way to end the day. Check it out:
Tomorrow (The New Release Day) will see Wilco release its brand-spanking new record, Wilco (The Album). Decatur (CD) is so hyped about it that we'll be celebrating by giving away Wilco goodies (Thanks, Warner Brothers/Nonesuch!) and beer at 6pm (Tuesday evening). Stop by and hang out with us. It will be (fun). Meanwhile, our friends at Sony are putting out a batch of Woodstock commemorative releases that each come with a classic album from a Woodstock artist (see below) paired with said artist's Woodstock performance. (Not bad, huh?) We'll be giving away tickets (Thanks, Sony!) to the screening of Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music on July 9th at the Fox Theatre, not to mention Woodstock lithographs. (Awesome.) All this without mentioning the bevy of quality stuff that also comes out tomorrow. My oh my. Have a look at the releases (and we'll see you soon):
Wilco Sly & the Family Stone (Woodstock) Janis Joplin (Woodstock) Jefferson Airplane (Woodstock) Santana (Woodstock) Johnny Winter (Woodstock) Levon Helm Björk (live/DVD/box/etc.) Beck (remastered) Albert King/Stevie Ray Vaughan Rob Thomas Ted Nugent (live!!!) Moby Brad Paisley Whitesnake (reissue) Tanya Tucker ...and more!
Each week, our pal Leila at Ticket Alternative sends us an e-mail listing all the brand-new, freshly-announced, hot-off-the-presses Ticket Alternative shows. And each week we post this e-mail on the blog for y'all's information. Think of it as a sister post of sorts to our semi-regular monthly show calendar postings. Now, don't forget: You can buy tickets for any of these shows at good old Decatur CD. Enjoy:
July 4 stuff: Buckhead Beach Party w/ Drivin n Cryin, lots of sand, food and drink, games etc @ Andrews Upstairs The EARL's 10th Anniversary and 4th of July Bash w/ The Selmanaires, The Young Antiques, Anna Kramer, and loads more @ The EARL Red, White and Blue with a View w/ yummy food and drink @ Sun Dial
Regular shows:
*The Black Lips @ The EARL, July 2 - Was sold out, more tickets just released
*Old School Saturday @ Hyatt Regency, July 11 - Just Announced
*Dungen @ The EARL, August 19 - Just Announced
*Sick Puppies @ The Loft, August 19 - Just Announced
*The Big Rock Out @ Peachtree Dekalb Airport, September 19 - Just Announced
*The Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ The EARL, September 28 - Just Announced
Strong release week. Big stuff from Georgia. Big stuff from indie rock. Big stuff from all over the map. Have a look at what's below and let us know what you need...
R.E.M. (reissue) Regina Spektor Patterson Hood (of Drive-By Truckers) Sunset Rubdown The Mars Volta Isaac Hayes (reissue) Deer Tick God Help the Girl (a musical from Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch) Mount Eerie Dinosaur Jr. Tortoise Leon Russell (best of Hank Wilson) Acid Mothers Temple Shawn Colvin (live) Pete Yorn Gaslight Anthem John Mellencamp (live) Kurt Elling Foreign Born Tift Merritt (live) Otis Taylor Future of the Left VNV Nation Charlie Robison Preservation Hall Jazz Band ...and more!
We'll be the first to admit we've had Meat Puppets fever the last few weeks. But hey, can you blame us? They were fantastic Tuesday night! Just ask Twitter, which was all abuzz with both words and photos and more words and more photos (with dogs!) before, during and after the performance. It's nights like these where you have to appreciate the real-time obsessive nature of social-networking sites. Thanks to all who posted, and remember you can follow us @DecaturCD.
Meanwhile, the tireless chroniclers over at inDECATUR shot some video footage and paired it with a nifty photo slideshow. Have a look and be sure to visit inDECATUR for some comprehensive local blogger coverage of the little town DCD calls home:
In related news, our friends at PAWS Atlanta took home a fat wad of cash thanks to our many generous customers. And we can't round things out without mentioning Twain's, who brought a keg filled with delicious Heaven for Climate Golden Ale (A beer they describe thusly: "Pouring a beautiful gold color, with light malt and hop nose. Clean and dry. A refreshing ale for all tastes.") for all of the 21+ set to enjoy. A keg that was promptly emptied in just shy of an hour. (You animals!) Many thanks, again, to Twain's. Go visit them and try the many brews they craft right here in Decatur.
Oh yeah, and the music! The Pups covered a wide breadth of their career in the span of about 50 minutes or so, mixing in new jams from their just-released Sewn Together alongside classics like "Lake of Fire" and the glorious "Backwater." Suffice it to say, they totally still got it; no question about that. We can say in all honesty and without exaggeration that it was one of the best DCD events in the store's five and a half year history. Thanks to the band, the folks who packed the place, OK Productions for helping initiate contact on this event, Davis for lending his drum kit, Richard Parsons for the vocal microphone and always-friendly helping hand, and of course, PAWS and Twain's. We're gushing, we realize, but we just can't help ourselves.
Finally, we took loads of photos, which you can see below. Remember, you can click to enlarge if you want to plaster them all over your desktop, walls and so on. Also, there are even more photos here. Enjoy:
Each week, our pal Leila at Ticket Alternative sends us an e-mail listing all the brand-new, freshly-announced, hot-off-the-presses Ticket Alternative shows. And each week we post this e-mail on the blog for y'all's information. Think of it as a sister post of sorts to our semi-regular monthly show calendar postings. Now, don't forget: You can buy tickets for any of these shows at good old Decatur CD. Enjoy:
* Taste of Atlanta just announced their first slew of restaurants participating in the event in October, though tickets aren't on sale yet. Info is here.
* Superdrag @ The Loft, 6/20 - CANCELED
* Buckhead Beach Party @ Andrews Upstairs, 7/4 - Just Announced, with Drivin n Cryin, load of sand, drink specials and games
* The Dirty Projects @ The EARL, 7/17 - Just Announced
* Sun Domingo @ The Loft, 7/25 - CANCELED
* The Bridges @ Smith's Lode Bar, 7/30 - Just Announced
* Octopus Project @ Star Bar, 8/6 - Just Announced
* Dungen @ The EARL, 8/19 - Just Announced
* Kings X @ The Local, 8/21 - Just Announced
* The Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ The EARL, 9/28 - Just Announced
* Captured By Robots @ The EARL, 11/6 - Just Announced
* What: A few things, actually: 1. Meat Puppets, performing a handful of songs live at Decatur CD. 2. A keg of Heaven for Climate Golden Ale, courtesy of Twain's. 3. Cool signed stuff from the band for anyone who buys a Meat Puppets CD or ticket for The EARL show later that evening (or brings their previously purchased ticket or CD). 4. The evening will benefit PAWS Atlanta, so please bring a few bucks to drop in the donation can. And feel free to bring your dog if he/she digs on that good old rock 'n' roll.
Phew. Busy, busy, busy. As we've said before and will say again very shortly, we've got Meat Puppets in the store tomorrow. What else will we have tomorrow? New releases from each of the follow, of course:
Spinal Tap (19 brand-new songs!) Big Star (reissues) Jonas Brothers Steve Martin (on banjo!) George Harrison (retrospective) Tiny Masters of Today Street Sweeper Social Club (Tom Morello from RATM/Audioslace and Boots Riley from The Coup) Ha Ha Tonka Incubus (retrospective) 1349 Wallflowers (retrospective) Sleep Maura O'Connell Michael Buble (live) Rhonda Vincent ...and more!
All quiet on the blog front recently, we know, but Blog Daddy Austin has been out of town, gasp, enjoying himself, that selfish so-and-so. But now that he's back (and recommending Those Darlins - see below), the proverbial interwebby whip can indeed be cracked, thus ensuring regular online updates of myriad sorts. What in the world are we blathering on about? Well, new releases, for starters. Have a look at all the neat stuff that hit these here shelves on Tuesday:
