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laura stevenson + the cans on WTBU

laura stevenson + the cans will be performing live on WTBU 
THURSDAY at 1PM!

CLICK HERE TO STREAM LIVE!

outskirts house show video

check out this video that my talented friend angela put together. i recorded the audio + did the interviews and she recorded the video. pretty neat. the video is from the o pioneers, tigers jaw, hostage calm show that took place at the outskirts house last weekend. friends zine wrote a cool retrospect about the two shows that happened that day, check it out here.

Outskirts House Show from Angela Owens on Vimeo.

2 blog or not 2 blog

too busy to be bothered with the internet sometimes. planning on posting some cool stuff/info about new radio shows/other upcoming exciting things.

in the meantime check out these other blogs that i like looking @

http://pellytwins.blogspot.com/
a set of twins, two cities, one blog. covers information about the boston and nyc music and happenings.

http://withlavenderandlace.blogspot.com/
vintage inspired clothing blog + film photos. nice to look at, makes me want to eat cotton candy and have tea parties.


http://supmaggielee.blogspot.com/
we graduated from the same high school and she runs an awesome blog. fun stuff to look at, and deets on cool art happenings. check it out if you're in the nyc area.


http://baddhabits.blogspot.com/
graphics for bands that i like. good lookin photos of people having fun.


http://fashionableactivism.blogspot.com/
a friend showed me this music blog with links for downloads of good stuff. i like it because i can go there and hear stuff that i may not have known existed otherwise.

dear readers, please let me know what are some blogs that i should check out. always looking for new places to waste time on the net.

cool opening tonight

art+book release and free beer+bagels. woo!

more info here.

FUNday

my dear friend liz pelly and her twin sister (aka "pellytwins") will be hosting monthly concerts at the great scott. the first show is this sunday, january 23rd. here's a flier for the sweet event:

no way jose played a wtbu sponsored show in december and they ruled. they sorta sound like jeff the brotherhood only way more pysch-y and weirder (in a great way!!). be sure to check out this show.

if you'd like to recieve information about upcoming pellytwins shows send a blank email with the subject "newsletter" to pellytwins@gmail.com

to read more about this show please go HERE.

this wednesday: papercut benefit

the papercut zine library needs help paying rent. you can help out by attending this awesome benefit show on wednesday. more information about the event can be found on the books. 

these people will be performing: 

Wounded Knees
http://www.facebook.com/woundedkneesmusic

The New and Very Welcome
http://thenewandverywelcome.bandcamp.com/

Chris North (of The Points North)
http://chrisnorth.bandcamp.com/track/a-million-sheep

Nick Leonard
http://nickleonardandtherapscallions.bandcamp.com/

♥ record stores ♥

armageddon record shop recently moved from providence, opened an additional store in cambridge and i've been meaning to check out. if you find yourself with some extra holiday ca$h perhaps now would be a good time to go check out the shop and support local record stores.

speaking of record stores, a lot of my favorite ones are in the ny/nj area and while on the subject i thought i'd talk about some of my favs. if you find yourself in the area go check them out and continue to support local and independant record shops.

academy record annex - 96 n. 6th street, brooklyn, ny

located in williamsburg not too far from the bedford ave subway stop, this record store is on a pretty musical street. it's on the same street as public assembly (the industrial factory space turned 21+ venue) and the music hall of williamsburg. the academy record annex has a wide variety of genres and carries a lot of great stuff from local ny/nj labels that may be hard to find elsewhere. great selection and great prices. it's also usually open pretty late (mon-thu, sun 12pm-8pm; fri-sat 12pm-10pm). if you can't make it to the actual store you can check out some of their catalog and order online, though everyone knows the fun of records stores is leafing through the actual records.

the princeton record exchange (aka PREX) - 20 s. tulane street, princeton, nj.

prex is an awesome shop in princeton, nj. they have an awesome amount of vinyl for sale but also sell an abundance of other used and new DVDs and CDs. they carry other cool things like posters. and they're a great place to sell to if you're looking to get rid of DVDs, CDs or records. the store itself is on the tiny side but it's jam packed with stuff to look at and peruse through. they also have a mailing list so you can be the first to find out when prex acquires new collections.

vintage vinyl - 51 lafayette road, fords, nj

vintage vinyl is another great nj record store. it's located on a strip mall in fords, nj which is kind of a weird spot but it's a hole-in-the-wall (or hole in the strip mall?) that's worth checking out. it's a pretty sizable hole though, meaning it's pretty large and you could defintely spend many hours leafing through their selection. they also carry some music related books, magazines and knick knacks there. their punk and metal sections are pretty awesome as well. sometimes newer records can be on the pricier side but there are definitely good deals to be had. their website is updated often and makes it easy to find out about new releases by genre. one thing that sets apart vintage vinyl from other record stores is the stage in the store and their frequent in-store performances which are usually free.

here is a photo i took in vintage vinyl a year or so ago.

other music - 15 e. 4th street, new york, ny

i've only even been in other music once but was able to find some good stuff. it's notable because it's the only record store that i've been into in manhattan. i'm sure others exist but none of them are other music. other music is in the greenwich village/washington square park area which is a great place to walk around as it is. so if you find yourself there be sure to stop in and check it out. if you are never in manhattan they have an awesome mail order selection that you can check out on their website, where you can additionally purchase digital downloads of albums.

(THANKS TO GOOGLE IMAGES FOR THE PHOTOS IN THIS POST UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE)

yo readers, what are yr favorite record stores either in ny/nj or mass or anywhere?? let me know!

cellpics

went to philly for new years. saw some cool stuff, hung with great people, ate a cheesesteak. the mummer parade was crazy, film photos soon (hopefully).

oh and happy new year, duh!