New. Release. Tuesday.

We've said it before and we'll say it again: Strong release week! Good stuff from all over this place this time. Take a look at the list below and holler at us. We don't mind hollerin' when it means you wanna buy some music:

Joanna Newsom
Johnny Cash
Shearwater
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Xiu Xiu
The Plimsouls (live)
Ali Farka Toure/Toumani Diabate
High on Fire
Deadstring Brothers
Butch Walker
Clem Snide
Shout Out Louds
Alkaline Trio
Rocky Votolato
Carrie Newcomer
Brian Jonestown Massacre
...and more!

February/March Pre-Orders

We can only assume you know what's coming out this week (if not, do yourself a favor and head right here). But what about the rest of the next month or so? Have a look below and let us know if you want to reserve anything. Remember, you save $2 on every pre-order. Take advantage of the offer, folks! On all of this stuff:

February 23rd: Johnny Cash (final American recordings), Joanna Newsom, Ali Farka Toure/Toumani Diabate, Paul Revere and the Raiders (singles box), David Byrne & Fatboy Slim, Clem Snide, Shearwater, Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Plimsouls (live), Xiu Xiu, High on Fire, Butch Walker, Shout Out Louds, Holly Miranda, Deadstring Brothers, The Brian Jonestown Massacre
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March 2nd: Peter Gabriel (covers), John Hiatt, Fela Kuti (reissues), Shooter Jennings (ft. Stephen King?!?), Alice in Wonderland (soundtrack), Little Boots, Citizen Cope, Jamie Cullum, Rogue Wave, Josiah Wolf, Flogging Molly (live), Athlete, Groove Armada
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March 9th: Broken Bells, Ted Leo, The Chieftains ft. Ry Cooder, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Liars, Gorillaz, Pavement (best), Frightened Rabbit, Jimi Hendrix Experience (reissues + Valleys of Neptune), Titus Andronicus, The Knife, Miles Kurosky (ex-Beulah), Ludacris, Josh Rouse, The Besnard Lakes
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March 16th: Drive-By Truckers, The White Stripes (live), Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Dropkick Murphys (live), Strange Boys, The Whigs, Brad Mehldau, Freelance Whales, Happy Birthday

New. Release. Tuesday.

So, this new-release week kinda snuck up on us. There's actually some great stuff below between the Preservation disc, the Fela Kuti reissues, buzzed-about newbies Mumford & Sons and more. Oh, and don't sleep on the appalacian-blues comp. Great stuff. See you soon!

Preservation Hall Jazz Band (ft. Tom Waits, Jim James, Buddy Miller and more!)
Adam Green
Fela Kuti (reissues)
Lightspeed Champion
Classic Appalachian Blues (Smithsonian Folkways compilation)
Mumford & Sons
Backyard Tire Fire
Ben Sollee/Daniel Martin Moore
Santana (reissue)
Ken Will Morton
Souljazz Orchestra
...and more!

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