Updated Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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Greetings From Grimey's
Happy holiday week, y'all. Grimey's will be closed this Saturday, July 4th for the Independence Day holiday. We are indie after all...

We've got a last-minute addition to the in-store calendar - Cage The Elephant will join us next Wednesday, July 8th at 6PM for a free live performance. More details below. And we also announce our next midnight sale, for the debut album from The Dead Weather, on Monday night July 13th at 11PM. Thanks to everyone who came out for our Wilco midnight sale last night. That was off the hook!

Nilsson fans rejoice! We know there are a bunch of you reading this newsletter, judging from how well Harry Nilsson's albums sell here at the store and how often we get requests for vinyl copies of his old records. Our own Grimey (Mike Grimes), along with the fine folks in Oblio (named from Me & My Arrow) have organized an evening of Nilsson music to help pay for medical expenses for Terry from Oblio. Everything goes down this Thursday, July 2nd at Mercy Lounge and look who's representing - The Features, Heypenny, James Wallace and the Naked Light, David Mead, Daniel Tashian (The Silver Seas), Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket), Grimey, Marc Pisapia (Josh Rouse, Joe Marc's Brother), Jon Rogers (Hotpipes), Oblio and more yet to be announced. This should be an incredible night of incredible music so don't miss.

For those of you who keep calling, asking us about tickets to the Andrew Bird show at The Ryman on October 10th, that exclusive presale at his instore was just that - exclusive to the instore. Those tickets are gone, but you can buy advance tickets now at Andrew Bird's website. They still haven't gone onsale to the general public through Ticketbastard yet so that's still kind of exclusive.

R.I.P. Michael Jackson. Your music touched a generation like no other. You will be missed and you deserve better than the media coverage I've personally been assaulted with. Watching you do the robot on the Mike Douglas show when the J5 debuted "Dancing Machine" is still one of my fondest childhood musical memories.

Cheers!

~Doyle

Upcoming In-Store Events
In-stores are all free and all ages, always. Come rock with us!

HOLLY WILLIAMS - Wednesday, July 1st @ 6PM
I'll just come right out and say it - Country music royalty will grace us on this Wednesday afternoon as Hank Williams Sr's granddaughter joins us for an intimate in-store performance. Holly's new album, "Here With Me", is out now. It's her debut for Mercury Nashville and Williams puts her money where her mouth is. "I'm such a blatantly honest person," says Holly Williams, "and I love to listen to an album and think the artist is truly sharing their life with me. I like to feel like I'm really getting in and knowing that person." And on these songs you will get to know her. "My whole thing with writing is I love to tell a story," Holly says. "When I listen to songs, I play the movie in my head. There are certain songs in my head I see the colors and the visuals. Tom Waits is a genius at doing this. I've always hoped some of my songs inspire vivid pictures." Bring your ears AND your camera.
Holly Williams' website

COTTON JONES - Tuesday, July 7 @ 6PM
Gauzy psych band from Maryland whose album, Paranoid Cocoon, captured our hearts this year. Rolling Stone sez "Bucolic, sun-dappled psychedelia made for a summer afternoon of lying face-up in a field and watching the clouds drift by. On their debut Paranoid Cocoon, Nau and McGraw's misty vocal blend evokes Mazzy Star and Vetiver melting marshmallows together around a campfire, while Nau's guitar lines drip down like slow-poured honey, and McGraw's trilling organ makes you wonder why every year can't be 1967." Nice! Won't you join us for the trip?
Cotton Jones myspace

CAGE THE ELEPHANT - Wednesday, July 8 @ 6PM
After years playing our local scene, this Bowling Green KY-based band is blowing up world-wide. "Exhilarating, 100 mph stuff," raved British indie music rag NME about one of the group's U.K. gigs last fall. Cage's self-titled bigtime debut album for major label Jive is out now and creating a ruckus from coast to coast and their raucous live show created quite a stir at this year's SXSW and Bonnaroo. If you haven't had the experience yourself yet or if you're a huge fan, please join us for this special in-store performance by our scene's latest breakout band.
Cage The Elephant myspace

The Dead Weather Midnight Sale & Album Release Party! - Monday, July 13 @ 11PM
Everyone's abuzz about Jack White's new band. We've even been selling the hell out of The Kills' albums lately, Dead Weather singer Alison Mosshart's other band. And those limited Third Man Records 45s are also quite the hot item. So we're very excited to offer our next midnight sale party for the Dead Weather's highly-anticipated debut album, Horehound. We'll have the usual array of snacks and beverages and some cool stuff for you to win and a special DJ performance by the Bens from Third Man. Who knows who else might show up???
The Dead Weather website

The COMFIES - Thursday, July 16th @ 6PM
The Comfies are releasing the first of 3 new EPs. It's called The Comfies Present: Benjamin A. Harper in This Ship Is Going Down and it's out digitally now. You can download it here using the "name your own price" model. But if you're a real fan and want the CD, you'll need to join us for a free live in-store performance by the band and pick up CD while you're here.
The Comfies myspace

UMBRELLA TREE - Saturday, July 18th @ 4PM
Zach, Jillian and Derek have a new album called "The Letter C" with a video to accompany each song. They're unveiling it here at Grimey's on a Saturday afternoon and will screen all the videos. They're a quirky and very creative band and I bet they've got some cool stuff cookin' for this. More details soon...
Umbrella Tree myspace

KINDERGARTEN CIRCUS - Tuesday, July 21st @ 6PM
Dillon, Lil' Bill and Logan are a rascally pack of young'uns who know how rock is built. They're primed to release their debut album and we're pumped to have 'em. From their bio, "Shunning pills and booze in favor of Nestle Buncha Crunch and Capri Sun, and likely to be found screening calls from their myriad female fans so they can get in a few rounds of Mario Kart, the men of The Kindergarten Circus only really seem their age when they're not onstage thrashing, howling and bleeding. Onstage, and on this record, though, it's pure filth and fury. It's hard time killing floor blues and teenage kicks. It's somebodys gonna get their head kicked in tonight. It's rock and roll, baybee!" Uh huh. Oh yeah.
The Kindergarden Circus myspace

Grimey's will be closed on Saturday, July 4th for the Independence Day holiday.

Free Stuff!
Here are a few nice things you can win or just get for free! Enter to win boxes for these give-aways are on the front glass counter in the front room of the store.

Sonic Youth - Free Pair of Tickets!
Sonic Youth's tour behind their new album The Eternal hits Nashville on July 11th at War Memorial Auditorium. You could be going for free if you win tickets from Grimey's. Come in to register to win.

Hitting The Racks
It's a light week for new releases with the holiday and everything. Here's your weekly rundown of the new release goodness.

Wilco - Wilco (The Album) CD/2xLP+CD (Nonesuch)
Wilco's seventh album combines the intimacy of its previous studio disc, Sky Blue Sky, with the experimentation of A Ghost Is Born in a set that boasts strong melodies and gorgeous, often unabashedly pop arrangements. Double vinyl includes the full album on CD!

Levon Helm - Electric Dirt CD/LP (Vanguard)
Electric Dirt again finds Levon steeped in tradition in his connection to the land and those who live by it, but this record goes deeper and wider, incorporating gospel, blues and soul elements in a bracing collection of originals and carefully chosen outside songs. It's the best album by The Band in ages, at least it certainly sounds like it.

Moby - Wait For Me CD/LP+MP3 (Mute)
Wait For Me is a radical departure from Moby's recent albums. Liberated from the pressures of trying to please himself at the same time as the industry, Moby decided to forego the expensive studios, state-of-the-art equipment, big name guest artists, and phalanxes of graphic designers and image consultants that have characterized some of his previous albums. "There's something so relaxing about doing everything yourself, and not trying to second-guess the market," Moby says. "It's nice to try to do things for the right reasons -- just make a record because you want to make a record."

Bjork - Voltaic CD/CD+DVD/2xCD+2xDVD Nonesuch)
Voltaic is a remarkable, multi-media document of what happened after Volta was completed -- a journey of a different sort as the ever-evolving singer assembled her live band, made a collection of typically amazing videos and one-step-ahead remixes, and toured the world. She recorded the Voltaic live CD in one take at Olympic Studio in London. It's a stunning performance, featuring cutting-edge computer technology, an old-school horn section and a female, flag-toting Icelandic choir. Deluxe version includes the Voltiac live CD plus a DVD featuring 21 songs performed on the Volta tour. Super deluxe 2xCD+2xDVD version features live recordings, remixes, videos and much more.

Spoon - Got Nuffin CDEP (Merge)
Three brand new songs by Spoon! Includes a bonus hidden remix track too. CD now, vinyl soon.

Wu-Tang - Chamber Music CD (Koch)
Chamber Music's throwback sound features a combination of live instrumentation and new RZA beats shaped in a classic old-school soul type of vibe, reminiscent of the group's classic 36 Chambers sound but with a completely updated, modern twist. Includes newly recorded verses from every key member of the group, plus affiliates Cappadonna, Killah Priest, Street Life and more.

Matt Duke - Acoustic Kingdom Underground CDEP (Rykodisc)
Singer/songwriter Matt Duke released the full-length Kingdom Underground in September 2008. It contained a thoroughly engaging collection of intelligent, literate folk-based pop songs that exude a unique playfulness while tackling some often-weighty topics. Acoustic Kingdom Underground is the companion piece to Kingdom Underground, and showcases more intimate performances of the album's standout tracks.

Tanya Tucker - My Turn CD (Time/Life)
On her new album, Tanya Tucker takes classic country songs originally recorded by male country legends and turns the tables, giving classics by George Jones, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty and Eddy Arnold a powerful spin from a woman's point of view. Guest artists include The Grascals, Jim Lauderdale and bluegrass stars Rhonda and Darrin Vincent, with producer Anderson playing guitar on every track.

Killswitch Engage - Killswitch Engage CD/CD+DVD (Roadrunner)
Brand new album. Special edition CD+DVD contains four bonus tracks and a 30-minute "behind the scenes" documentary and deluxe packaging.

Reissues & From The Archives...

Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! 2xCD (Sony Legacy)
Lavishly packaged double disc set combines Sly & The Family Stone's 1969 album Stand! with their complete Woodstock performance. This is the first-ever official live album release from Sly & The Family Stone and that alone makes this a major event.

Janis Joplin - Janis Joplin: The Woodstock Experience 2xCD (Sony Legacy)
Lavishly packaged double disc set combines Joplin's 1969 album I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama with her complete Woodstock performance.

Santana - Santana: The Woodstock Experience 2xCD (Sony Legacy)
Lavishly packaged double disc set combines Santana's self-titled 1969 album with his complete Woodstock performance.

Jefferson Airplane - Jefferson Airplane: The Woodstock Experience 2xCD (Sony Legacy)
Lavishly packaged double disc set combines Jefferson Airplane's 1969 album Volunteers with their entire Woodstock performance.

Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Session CD (Stax)
Deluxe reissue of the famed in-concert 1983 jam session -- the only known recording of Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan performing together.

Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry 2xCD (Atlantic)
Rhino's 25th Anniversary Edition combines the newly remastered, nine-track album with an additional disc featuring 15 previously unreleased outtakes and demos from the original sessions plus a new track. Free DVD with purchase while supplies last.

Carcass - Wake Up And Smell The Carcass CD+DVD (Earache)
17 rarities from different eras of the band's career, including five extras from the Swansong period, Radio One Session tracks and rare EP cuts. The accompanying DVD contains two complete live sets taking in 17 classics from the period 1989-1992. The DVD also comes with the band's five promo videos.

Vinyl...

Pete Yorn - Back & Fourth LP (Columbia)
Now available on vinyl.

10% DISCOUNT on Preloved Merchandise EVERY Monday!
To paraphrase Booker T. & The MG's, Times Is Tight. We know. We're feeling it too. So to help you out and, hopefully, to help us out, we'd like to try a new concept - the weekly discount. We're going to start by offering a 10% discount on ALL PRELOVED MERCHANDISE (i.e. used stuff) every Monday from open to close. Come in on Mondays and everything in the store that's preloved (ahem, used) will be 10% OFF, every Monday (excluding dollar LPs and CDs under $5). If this works, we may apply the concept to other items on other days.

The Indie Underground Hour on WRLT w/ Doyle from Grimey's New & Preloved Music
Saturdays from 7-8pm CST on WRLT/Lightning 100, Nashville's Progressive Radio, www.wrlt.com

playlist for June 27, 2009:

Dinosaur Jr - Pieces (Farm, Jagjaguwar)
Wilco - Bull Black Nova (Wilco The Album, Nonesuch)
The Phenomenal Handclap Band - 15 To 20 (S/T, Friendly Fire Recordings)
Love Is All - Vans Vans Vans (Last Choice EP, What's Your Rupture)
Cotton Jones - Gotta Cheer Up (Paranoid Cocoon, Suicide Squeeze)
Patterson Hood - I Understand Now (Murdering Oscar, Ruth St. Records)
Holly Williams - Mama (Here With Me, Mercury Nashville)
Peter Doherty - Broken Love Song (Grace/Wastelands, EMI)
Joker's Daughter - Lucid (The Last Laugh, Team Love)
R.E.M. - So. Central Rain (live) (Reckoning expanded reissue, IRS/UNI)
R.E.M. - Letter Never Sent (Reckoning remastered reissue, IRS/UNI)
God Help The Girl - Come Monday Night (God Help The Girl, Matador)

Tickets, We Have Advance Tickets!
Grimey's offers advance tickets to shows. Ticket sales are CASH ONLY. Check the tickets list now online at the Grimey's website.

What's Happening This Week at The BASEMENT?
Check this week's schedule at the Basement's website.

MUSIC ON THE TV
What's rockin' on the toob this week? Check New Music Tip Sheet for more info. Shows marked with an asterisk (*) are re-runs. Also now including some live radio appearances, when available and music programming on Music City Arts TV-9. Check listings below for details.

Tuesday June 30
The Fray @ Letterman, CBS*
John Mayer Trio @ Conan, NBC*
Martina McBride @ Craig Ferguson, CBS*
The Jonas Brothers @ Jimmy Kimmel, ABC*
Wednesday July 1
Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal @ Conan, NBC*
The Jonas Brothers @ Letterman, CBS*
Diane Birch @ Craig Ferguson, CBS*
Little Boots @ Carson Daly, NBC*
Eric Hutchinson @ Jimmy Kimmel, ABC*
Thursday July 2
Phoenix @ Jimmy Kimmel, ABC*
P.J. Harvey and John Parish @ Letterman, CBS*
Neko Case @ Conan, NBC*
Asher Roth @ Jimmy Fallon, NBC*
Robert Francis @ Carson Daly, NBC*
Friday July 3
Keane @ Jimmy Fallon, NBC*
N.A.S.A. @ Carson Daly, NBC*
Bat For Lashes @ Jimmy Kimmel, ABC*
Rick Ross with Magazeen @ Letterman, CBS*
Incubus @ Conan, NBC*
Yusuf @ KCRW (1:15 PM CST)
Saturday July 4
Ludacris & T-Pain @ SNL, NBC*
Paolo Nutini & Grupo Fantasma @ Austin City Limits, PBS
Monday July 6
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band @ Letterman, CBS
Death Cab for Cutie @ Conan, NBC
The Lonely Island @ Jimmy Fallon, NBC*
No Doubt @ Jimmy Kimmel, ABC*
Robin Thicke @ Carson Daly, NBC*

Full Tilt Boogie! Features Of The Month
Each month we highlight five new releases in the store. All five of these titles are featured on a special Grimey's listening station where you can preview them in their entirety. Please drop by to sample these fine new releases.

Grizzly Bear*Veckatimest
Veckatimest - named for a Massachusetts island the band visited during recording - is a stunning collection of twelve songs of homespun elegance, bubbling with orchestral flourishes, haunted harmony vocals by all four band members, and a graceful, unrestrained beauty. Splitting their time between recordings in Cape Cod and a church hall in their native Brooklyn, Grizzly Bear's attention to details in the studio is felt on every track. Veckatimest is ultimately confident and delicate, sophisticated and alive, a line no one walks with quite as much panache as Grizzly Bear.

Elvis Costello*Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
In a career that has spanned more than 30 years, Elvis Costello has distinguished himself as one of pop music's most prolific and versatile musicians. His latest work, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane, produced by T Bone Burnett (Raising Sand, O Brother Where Art Thou?), is an all-new CD recorded during a three-day session at Nashville's Sound Emporium Studio.

Dane Cook*Isolated Incident
After his last two highly rated specials and multi-platinum selling albums, Dane reinvented his act and took it to the stage in front of 400 people at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood. This intimate show was performed in a nightclub atmosphere where Dane shared the audience's energy in a real-time performance, without a safety net. The double- digipak contains a full-length CD of his best new material plus a DVD documenting the making of the album.

Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band*Outer South
While touring in support of last year's debut Conor Oberst, Conor and The Mystic Valley Band began writing new songs. The result is the first album credited to this group. Oberst's songwriting and delivery remain an engaging presence, but the addition of songs by Taylor Hollingsworth, Nik Freitas, and Jason Boesel make for a multi-textured and colorful collaboration. The Mystic Valley Band also includes Macey Taylor and Nathaniel Walcott.

Girl in a Coma*Trio B.C.
Girl in a Coma's debut had critics raving; the album reached #23 Billboard's Heatseekers & #21 iTunes. "Their Cell," voted Logo's Click List Top 10 show while "Clumsy Sky," the band's first single, won a 2007 Independent Music award. Trio B.C. includes tracks produced by Grammy winning Greg Collins (U2/Gwen Stefani), Gabe Gonzales, Joan Jett & Kenny Laguna. Trio B.C. is a unique amalgamation of eclectic influences: oldies, rockabilly, 90s alternative, contemporary bands both indie and mainstream.

The CHART!
Lotsa new releases hitting the chart this week with Dinosaur Jr grabbing the top spot. Yes, it's that good. Regina Spektor, Tortoise, Mars Volta and Pete Yorn all debut in the top 10. I guess you could add Patterson Hood to that list but since we sold his new album early at his instore performance, he actually debuted on our chart last week, at #1 no less. Here's the rest of the story: Click here to see the chart