All Creatures Great and Small

As you may have read in a recent DCD Newsletter, we've got the charity compilation pictured above now in stock. All Creatures Great and Small is brought to you by Wag-A-Lot, benefits the Atlanta Humane Society and features some of Atlanta's finest local talent, including a few folks that have played at good old Decatur CD. Check out this tracklist:

Kodac Harrison & Brandon Bush - "Twas the Night Before Christmas"
Indigo Girls - "Your Holiday Song"
Francine Reed - "Grandma's Cookin' Christmas"
Big Mike Geier & Kingsized - "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
Stovall - "2000 Miles"
Yacht Rock Revue - "Christmas Vacation"
Soulphonics & Ruby Velle - "Heartlite"
Gringo Star - "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
Caroline & The Ramblers - "Santa Claus is Back in Town"
Oryx + Crake - "Little Drummer Boy"
Jennifer Daniels - "Angels We Have Heard On High"
Blair Crimmins & The Hookers - "Auld Lang Syne/This Modern World"

Twelve tracks, twelve bucks, all the money goes to the Humane Society. Great deal, right? Stop by and pick one up. We've got 'em right up front by the cash register.

Oryx + Crake Photos

What a wonderful time we had on Saturday. Thanks, again, to everyone: Oryx + Crake, King of Pops, Magic Hat and you, dear reader, if you were there. Our talented pal Richard Parsons took some awesome photos (click on any to enlarge) we'd like to share with you now. Please enjoy...

Oryx + Crake, King of Pops, Magic Hat, oh my!

[Above: Click to enlarge the gorgeous poster illustrated by Hannah Palmer and designed by Richard Parsons.]

Looking forward to this one! Please join us Saturday. Details from the just-deployed DCD Newsletter:

Oryx and Crake will start playing this Saturday, Sept. 11th, at 4 p.m. The band has earned some pretty hefty praise all over various Atlanta publications, from Creative Loafing to Atlanta's A-List to Stomp and Stammer to Ohmpark. We're pleased as a handcrafted popsicle (more on that in a minute) to be the first store they play at. We've got their self-titled debut album on a listening station here at the store, so stop by and check it out or try out a few songs on the band's MySpace page.

As we've done with a few previous in-store performances, Saturday's event will support a charitable cause. At the request of Oryx and Crake, we'll have a donation bucket set up next to the beer (more on that in a minute as well!), the contents of which will be going to The Boys and Girls Club of Fulton County. Additionally, the band will be donating $1 of every O+C album sold to the cause, and additionally, an anonymous donor has stepped up to match the amount we raise on Saturday. Pretty dang awesome, if you ask us.

King of Pops will be here as well on Saturday! The popsicle royalty will be showing up around 1 p.m., setting up one of their carts outside the store and selling their delicious wares all day. We're guessing you've had one of these pops before or at least heard the tremendous buzz surrounding them, but suffice to say you'd do well to stop by and enjoy a pop. We're not sure what the menu is going to look like yet, but keep an eye on the King's Twitter page for more info.

As for beer, our friends at Magic Hat are providing that. We're told it will be a mix of their signature brew, the #9, and a seasonal brew called Hex. Click on those names for more about each particular beer, and be sure to follow Magic Hat on Twitter to keep up with their other Atlanta goings-on. We're super psyched to be working with these folks for the first time; may it be the start of a beautiful event relationship for both of us.

Oryx and Crake & Dale Watson In-Stores!

On September 11th, we'll have new local band Oryx and Crake playing the store. O&C have been getting some stellar write-ups on local blogs, and we're happy to be the first store they play at. If you wanna see them live beforehand, their CD release party is at The EARL this Saturday, August 28th. We've got their self-titled debut album on a listening station here at the store, so stop by and check it out or try out a few songs on the band's MySpace page.

On September 22nd, we'll have legendary alt-country songwriter Dale Watson, a man the All Music Guide describes thusly: "A staunch adherent of old-style honky tonk and Bakersfield country, Dale Watson has positioned himself as a tattooed, stubbornly independent outsider only interested in recording authentic country music. As a result, he has never sold many records, but his music has been championed by numerous critics and alternative country fans." Count us as the latter!

We'll announce times, other goodies, etc. about these in-store performances as they get closer. For now, though, save the date!