New. Release. Tuesday.

It's a quiet night around these parts, y'all. We blame (what else?) the Super Bowl. After all, judging from the reaction we got on Twitter after mentioning a certain rock 'n' roll band and a certain halftime show, you folks were tuned in. Well, hopefully you didn't party too hard, because we've got new releases! A darn fine week chock full of 'em, if we do say so ourselves. And we do. In fact, just did. Wow, still typing! Look:

Sade
Yeasayer
Gil Scott-Heron
Hot Chip
Massive Attack
The Watson Twins
Galactic
Allison Moorer
Dave Matthew/Tim Reynolds (live)
Ben + Vesper
Neil Diamond (live)
...and more!

Decatur CD's Upcoming Show Guide - February

February is the shortest month in the calendar year and we're already a week into it. Quick! To the show calendar!

TONIGHT: B.B. King, Buddy Guy @ The Fox Theatre
TONIGHT: Retribution Gospel Choir @ The EARL
TONIGHT: Umphrey's McGee @ The Tabernacle
February 8th: Further (Phil Lesh/Bob Weir) @ The Tabernacle
February 10th-11th: Joseph Arthur @ Eddie's Attic
February 11th: Sondre Lerche @ The EARL
February 11th: Cold Cave, Nite Jewel @ 529
February 11th: Them Crooked Vultures @ The Tabernacle
February 12th: Bowerbirds, Julie Doirin, Oryx and Crake @ The EARL
February 12th: Goodie Mob, Bobby Ray @ The Tabernacle
February 12th: Galactic @ Variety Playhouse
February 12th: Howlies, The Forty-Fives @ 529
February 13th: Dark meat @ The EARL
February 13th: Flogging Molly @ The Tabernacle
February 13th: Balkans @ 529
February 14th: Tortoise @ The EARL
February 16th: GG King @ 529
February 18th: Keller Williams @ Variety Playhouse
February 18th: Nouvelle Vague @ The Loft
February 18th: We Were Promised Jetpacks @ Masquerade
February 18th: Ruthie Foster @ Eddie's Attic
February 19th: The English Beat @ The Loft
February 19th: Surfer Blood, Turbo Fruits, Carnivores @ Drunken Unicorn
February 19th: Screaming Females, JEFF The Broterhood, The NEC @ 529
February 19th: North Mississippi Allstars @ Variety Playhouse
February 19th: Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys @ Star Bar
February 20th: Black Joe Lewis & The Honey Bears @ The EARL
February 20th: Steve LaBate & Ghosts of Electricity, Tendaberry, Shotgun Lover, Tracer Metula @ Lenny's
February 20th: Laura Veirs @ Star Bar
February 20th: Yelawolf, Freddie Gibbs @ 529
February 20th: Keb Mo @ Variety Playhouse
February 21st: Laughing Pizza @ Eddie's Attic
February 25th: The Clientele, Vetiver @ The EARL
February 25th: Junior Boys (DJ set) @ Masquerade
February 25th: Dave Alvin @ Eddie's Attic
February 26th: The Dynamites Ft. Charles Walker @ The EARL
February 27th: Trey Anastasio @ The Tabernacle
February 28th: Henry Rollins @ Variety Playhouse
February 28th: Reverend Horton Heat @ The EARL
February 28th: Dawes, Cory Chisel @ Eddie's Attic

New. Release. Tuesday.

We'll be the first to admit that this isn't the biggest or best new-release week in recent memory. But! Two great rock bands lead the pack below. Thanks, Midlake and The Soft Pack, for being awesome. Some other interesting stuff below as well, just not a ton of releases in general this week. Quality, folks, not quantity. And hey, when you've got the Mr. Clean of guitar virtuosos on your side, the week is not lost! Or, something? Phew:

Midlake
The Soft Pack
The Album Leaf
Lil Wayne (the infamous Rebirth rock album)
Nick Jonas
BT
George Winston
Joe Satriani (live)
...and more!

Ticket Alternative's New and Notable Shows

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. Don't forget: You can buy tickets for any of these shows at good old Decatur CD. Enjoy:

Just Announced:
Bowling For Soup @ The Loft, February 25
Man... or Astro-Man? @ Whirlyball Atlanta, March 5
Mayer Hawthorne & The Country @ The Loft, March 13
Here We Go Magic @ The EARL, March 15
David Ryan Harris Band @ Smith's Olde Bar, March 18
King Khan and the Shrines @ The EARL, March 27
Mothers Finest @ The Local Concert Venue, April 30

Coming Up:
We Care 2010: A Benefit for Haiti @ Smith's Olde Bar, February 1
Dexter Romweber Duo @ Caledonia Lounge, February 2
Jonathan Tyler & Northern Lights @ Vinyl, February 3
Dex Romweber Duo. Exene Cervenka @ Star Bar, February 3
Sonia Leigh @ Smith's Olde Bar, February 5
Yacht Rock @ Andrews Upstairs, February 5
Girls @ The EARL, February 5 - SOLD OUT
Jonathan Richman, Tommy Larkins on the drums @ Star Bar, February 5
The Whiskey Gentry @ Smith's Olde Bar, February 6
Nneka @ Vinyl, February 9
The Constellations @ 529, February 10
Sondre Lerche @ The EARL, February 11

Decatur CD Goes Commercial

A busy 2010 has gotten the better of us. About a month ago, our friends at Creative Outlet Productions, who you might remember as the talented folks who put together a clip from our recent in-store performance with The Dutchess and The Duke, made a commercial for the store. You can watch it above (or watch it here full-screen!). Fun stuff, no? If you need any local video work done, you'd do well to ring up Creative Outlet. Tell them DCD sent you!

New. Release. Tuesday.

Phew! This is the best new-release week of the year so far, no contest. Check the evidence below. Magnetic Fields (approved by our very own Austin), Beach House (Mark our words, folks: This is gonna be one of the biggest releases of the year!), a trio of notable ladies of varying styles (Gainsbourg, Rae, Griffin) a jazz giant (Metheny), reissues from a couple of modern-day music's best young bands (Animal Collective and Harvey Milk), a new Numero Group compilation (always reason to celebrate) and myriad other goodies lie in store below. Have a look and holler at us with any questions:

The Magnetic Fields
Beach House
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Los Campesinos!
Corinne Bailey Rae
Pat Metheny
Animal Collective (reissue)
Patty Griffin
Good God! (Numero Group religious funk comp)
Four Tet
Harvey Milk (reissue)
Youssou N'Dour
Retribution Gospel Choir
Basia Bulat
Eric Bibb
Fucked Up
Lady Antebellum
Scout Niblett
Pit Er Pat
...and more!

New. Release. Tuesday.

Happy MLK Day, y'all. We hope you enjoyed the day free from work if you got it off, and that maybe a few of you did some service work for those in need. Mr. King would've liked that. Today is also another Monday, which means tomorrow is another Tuesday, which means that new music from the below artists will be on the shelves at good old DCD. Let us know what you're looking for, new or old:

Spoon
Cold War Kids (EP)
Eels
Crazy Heart (soundtrack)
RJD2
Kenny Dorham (live)
Surfer Blood
Editors
Motion City Soundtrack
...and more!

Ticket Alternative's New and Notable Shows

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. Don't forget: You can buy tickets for any of these shows at good old Decatur CD. Enjoy:

Just Added:
George Winston @ Presser Hall, February 23
Beach House @ The EARL, March 29 - on sale January 15 at 10 a.m.
The Wedding Present (playing the whole of Bizarro) @ The EARL, April 7

Coming Up:
Elliott Yamin @ Smith's Olde Bar, January 16
The Lee boys @ Smith's Olde Bar, January 16
Breakfast Club @ Andrews Upstairs, January 16
Lloyd's Rocksteady Revue @ The EARL, January 16
Movits @ The EARL, January 17
The Producers Beat Auction @ Vinyl, January 19
The Cribs, Adam Green @ The EARL, January 20
Charlie Mars @ Smith's Olde Bar, January 21
Untied States, The Liverhearts @ The EARL, January 22
Monotonix, The Coathangers, Hawks @ Drunken Unicorn, January 23
790 The Zone's AFC/NFC Championship Party @ TJ's Sports Bar, January 24