Because so few local events allow for record labels to interact with the music fans in the Bay Area, so we have decided to set one up ourselves. For a couple of hours on a late Sunday morning, over a dozen Bay Area rock/punk/noise/metal/indie labels are bringing music and merchandise to the Absolutely Kosher offices in Emeryville to hang out, meet the public and promote and sell our wares at discounted, wholesale and blowout prices. We'll have bagels and beverages for sale and people are welcome to play pool on our newly donated pool table, listen to some great music and hangout. This is a way for the public to meet the hard-working people around the Bay who struggle to find and invest in great music for your enrichment and enjoyment. It's also a rare opportunity for us to meet and talk with the music loving community in a low-key environment. We hope you can help spread the word, and stop by yourself to check out what’s going on with the Bay Area labels.
For more info and directions click here! .
Sybris have been spending plenty of time lately recording with noted metal producer Sanford Parker, and we have been excited to hear the results. This past weekend they stepped out of the studio and played some of their new material at the Do Division street festival in Chicago. Check out "Dead, Dead, Dead" below and then be sure to head over to the Beachwood Reporter's website to check out more!
Hey everybody!
Our new official blog is now linked right from the sidebar over there to your left! See that little button that says "Blog"? Good. Well, if you pop on over there, you can find out a little more about what we're up to over here. Cory's already got a sweet post up, so be sure to check it out!
Buy one right here!
Available on CD, digitally, or as a fancy deluxe gatefold LP (with download). Super cheap pre-sale price is still up (but not for much longer)!
Frog Eyes just came out with a new record on Dead Oceans. In honor of the new album, from now until the end of May we're offering $1 off any Frog Eyes CD or you can pick up all four titles for just $40. In addition, we're selling the Frog Eyes/Hello Blue Roses split 7" for only $4.50!
ON SALE NOW THROUGH MAY 2010!
Purchase the records here!
We are extremely excited to announce the signing of Louisville, KY's Wax Fang to Absolutely Kosher.
We caught them at SXSW 2009 and were blown away. And we aren't alone - the band has supported Spoon, My Morning Jacket and will be playing All Tomorrow Parties Festival this May thanks to an invite by none other than the mighty Pavement. While over in the UK they will also be recording a session for the BBC and playing a handful of other dates (more on that below).
Wax Fang has already gotten some very favorable press from the likes of Spin, the BBC, the Onion A.V. Club and FADER.
The band's second full length La La Land will be available on CD and deluxe 2x LP on May 11th. You can get it at the special pre-order price now right here!
Here's a full line up of upcoming shows:
USA:
4/2/2010 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
4/9/2010 - Lexington, KY @ Buster's
4/10/2010 - Louisville, KY @ Vernon Club
UK:
5/11/2010 - London, UK @ The Social - Huw Stephens' Introducing
5/13/2010 -Brighton, UK @ The Great Escape Festival
5/16/2010 - Minehead, UK @ All Tomorrow's Parties
5/28/2010 - London, UK @ The Koko - Club NME
5/29/2010 - Bristol - Dot To Dot Festival*
5/30/2010 - Nottingham - Dot To Dot Festival*
5/31/2010 - Manchester - Dot To Dot Festival*
* venue TBA
Eau Claire, WI hot pop quartet Laarks recorded a session for Daytrotter last month that just went live. Please tune in here to download: http://bit.ly/ckHMG6
Daytrotter now lets you buy a lossless version of the session as well as download a free MP3 version.
An Exaltation of Laarks is out now on CD/LP/DL! And it's hottttt.
Yes, the news broke today, though we've known about this for nearly a year now. It's always a bag of mixed emotions when one of our artists leaves us to work with someone else, but we wish it could always happen with the dignity and class that Frog Eyes have shown. We contracted them for two albums way back in 2003 (or was it '04) and we were fortunate enough to release five amazing albums and a single together. It's easy to assume the worst in these situations, but we are extraordinarily proud of the work we've done together and wish the band nothing but the best.
If you're in (or near) New York City and want to help a good cause, The Wrens are performing as part of a star-studded lineup of bands, and other celebrities to raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
It's at the Bell House in New York City this coming Wednesday, January 27th, at 6pm.
Additionally, Charles Blissell from the Wrens will be playing with the New Pornographers' A.C. Newman, the Old '97s' Rhett Miller, and Nicole Atkins as a Seekers Cover Band.
Come out and help support this great effort! All proceeds will be split between Save the Children and Partners in Health.
In our ever continuing effort to give you great music, and great service, we have now partnered with iTunes to serve you up all of our releases digitally!
You can now find links on each artist's page to all of their releases in iTunes, where you can buy and download them at your convenience!
