Updated Tuesday, August 31, 2010

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Greetings From Grimey's
We've been getting tons of calls and emails about our upcoming Anberlin in-store on Labor Day, Monday September 6th at 1PM. For those who are planning on traveling and anyone concerned about getting in and getting the cool CD/vinyl single, we've now set up pre-orders for the new album, Dark Is The Way: Light Is A Place. Starting today you can pre-order the album in any format ($9.99 for regular CD, $13.99 for deluxe CD/DVD, $14.99 for LP) and that will guarantee entry to the in-store and you'll get that cool CD-on-one-side/vinyl-on-the-other single. You don't have to pre-order to attend but if 300 people descend upon us or something, those who pre-ordered will get priority status to make sure you're inside for the performance. We'll also have Jimmy Carl's Lunch Box providing barbecue!

Our friend Carl Broemel has his debut solo album out today on ATO Records. It's called All Birds Say and it's available on CD and vinyl+CD (yep, the vinyl includes a copy of the CD). It's a really great album and we're happy to see Carl getting the attention he so deserves. Don't miss him opening for The Greenhornes tomorrow night at the Basement. The show is very close to sold out so if you haven't gotten your tickets here at Grimey's already, don't delay. It's likely to sell out before showtime Wednesday night.

American Bang also have their Warner Brothers debut out today on CD and vinyl and we've got a sweet special treat for you. Buy the album here at Grimey's and you'll recieve a free ticket to their show at Mercy Lounge this Thursday, September 2nd (while supplies last).

In addition to Carl Broemel and American Bang, our buddy Bobby Bare Jr. also has a new album out today and it's one of his best releases ever. Also out today are Jenny (Lewis) & Johnny (Rice), Richard Thompson, Ryan Bingham, The Weepies, Radiohead's Phil Selway and tons more, detailed below in the "Hitting The Racks" section.

With the return of vinyl, there has been renewed interest in the art format known as "the album cover". I've seen a number of postings online about these things and our own local music blog, the Nashville Cream had an interesting discussion recently about album cover art belonging to the internet, what with the digital generation thinking the album cover is now a thumbnail. And you thought CD art was compromised. Nothing replaces the classic 12"x12" canvas of the vinyl album jacket however. It's a beautiful thing to behold and you can also do crazy things like sleeveface or make awesome videos depicting wars between album covers. My latest favorite album sleeve giggle involves the inexplicably hilarious album tacos. Viva la Vinyl!

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~Doyle

Upcoming In-Store Events
In-stores are all free and all ages, always.  Come rock with us!
KYLE ANDREWS - Saturday, September 4th @ 5PM
It's become something of a tradition for Kyle Andrews to hit Grimey's whenever he's got a new release and we're pleased as punch to welcome him back for the launch of his new EP Kangaroo (out August 31). Instantly infectious bedroom electro-pop with titles like "You Always Make Me Smile", Kangaroo picks up where Real Blasty left off (it even includes a remix of "Sushi"). Come out on a Saturday afternoon for beer:30 and an intimate performance from Kyle Andrews (yes that means we'll have free beer).
Kyle Andrews myspace

ANBERLIN - Labor Day In-store & BBQ cookout! - Monday, September 6th @ 1PM
Hailing from Winter Haven, Florida, alternative rockers Anberlin have steadily built their career the old fashioned way - playing over 200 shows a year, progressing from indie labels to Tooth & Nail and finally to major Universal Republic and hitting the upper echelons of the Billboard charts (their last album climbed to #13). They're poised to release their 2nd album for Universal, Dark Is The Way: Light Is A Place, on September 7th. We've got 'em for an exclusive in-store performance the day before their new album drops, which also happens to be Labor Day. So we're throwing a holiday BBQ party! You know how we do. But wait, there's more: Anberlin have created a unique combo CD/vinyl single (yes it's a CD on one side and vinyl on the other!) with an unreleased b-side. The only way to get this bad boy is to come to our in-store and buy the new album on CD or LP and the CD/vinyl thingie is yours free! You are not required to purchase anything to attend the in-store or enjoy the BBQ but you'll want to grab the new album to get this unique collectible. Pre-order now to guarantee entry. See you on Labor Day!
Anberlin myspace

DYLAN LeBLANC - Wednesday, September 8th @ 6PM
Dylan LeBlanc is a new singer-songwriter on the scene but he's got quite the pedigree. His father, James LeBlanc, is a long-time Muscle Shoals session guitarist and by age 7 he was already developing his picking style. As soon as he was of legal age, LeBlanc signed a deal with Fame Music, giving him access to the legendary studio to record his debut. Rough Trade founder Geoff Travis heard the results and released Pauper's Field on his venerable indie label. Dylan's influences include Townes Van Zandt, Neil Young and Fleet Foxes and no less than Emmylou Harris sings on his record. We're pleased to have Dylan LeBlanc join us for an intimate in-store performance.
Dylan LeBlanc myspace

NORA JANE STRUTHERS - Friday, September 10th @ 6PM
Nora Jane Struthers describes her music as "Classic Americana" so it makes perfect sense to have her showcase her tunes in the store during this year's Americana Music Festival & Conference (Sept 8-11). Nora Jane released her self-titled debut album in June, produced by Brent Truitt (Dolly Parton, Alison Krauss, Dixie Chicks) and featuring the talents of Stuart Duncan, Tim O'Brien, Bryan Sutton, Dennis Crouch and more. Struthers performs her material with a voice as pretty and homespun as the vintage dresses she favors on stage. "Old time music continues to reinvent itself in the able hands of young artists like Nora Jane Struthers." - Tim O'Brien
Nora Jane Struthers myspace

Of Montreal Listening Party - Saturday, September 11th @ 6PM
Join us on a Saturday afternoon as we check out the latest from Kevin Barnes and company. The latest Of Montreal album, False Priest (out Sept. 14), was recorded in L.A. at famed studio Ocean Way with producer Jon Brion. Barnes is declaring this one "his masterpiece" and he's got Janelle Monáe and Solange Knowles (Beyoncé's sister) on hand to help out. Yep, I'm as curious as you so join us for our usual throwdown with the free beer and some very cool prizes courtesy of distributor ADA.

JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE - Tuesday, September 14th @ 6PM
Justin Townes Earle is about to unleash his latest and greatest album on September 14th and we've got him for an exclusive in-store performance on release day! The new record is called Harlem River Blues and according to the LA Times, "he's fully absorbed his genetic and cultural heritage and draws upon both with great skill and dimension... and utterly distinctive voice that takes what's come before and artfully moves it forward with the power of a certain steel-driving man." Uh huh. Oh yeah. Justin performed here when his last album was released and it was so packed you couldn't get in the store so we're going with the plan that worked so well with our Dave Rawlings Machine in-store. Pre-order Justin's new album starting now to reserve your spot for the in-store performance on September 14th! The CD is $12.99 and the LP+MP3 is $15.99. Click the link below to download a free track from Harlem River Blues.
Justin Townes Earle website

Stuff You Can Win!
Here's the latest enter-to-win goodies at the Grimey's. Just come down to the store and throw your name into the hat. You can't win if you don't enter.

Nada Surf - Enter to win a copy of Nada Surf's limited edition 7" single "Electrocution" b/w "Mustang" on the Japanese label Only in Dreams

The National - Get excited! The National are coming to the Ryman on October 3rd and you could win a FREE pair of tickets.

Michael Franti & Spearhead - Michael Franti is coming to The Ryman on October 13 and you could go for FREE by entering to win a pair of tickets.

Los Straitjackets - Win a free pair of tickets to see the masked marauders at Mercy Lounge on October 20.

The Avett Brothers - The Avetts are playing 2 nights in a row at The Ryman, October 29 & 30, and we've got a FREE pair of tickets to give away. The show is SOLD OUT so this may be your only chance...

Rev. Horton Heat - Win a free pair of tickets to see the red hot Rev. Horton Heat at Exit/In on November 18.

Free Stuff!
This stuff is just plain FREE, with purchase naturally...

American Bang - Free ticket to their show at Mercy Lounge on September 2nd with purchase of their new, self-titled debut album on CD or vinyl (while supplies last)

Brian Wilson - Free lithograph with purchase of Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin on CD or vinyl.

Ray LaMontagne - Free 7" single with purchase of Ray Lamontagne And The Pariah Dogs' God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise on vinyl or CD.

Budos Band - Free 7" with 2 non-LP tracks with purchase of Budos Band III.

Menomena - Free poster with purchase of Mines on CD or LP.

Suckers - Free 7" with purchase of Wild Smile.

Local Natives - Free autographed poster with purchase of Gorilla Manor on CD or LP.

Mark Olson - Free autographed CD booklet with purchase of his new "Many Colored Kite" CD or LP.

M.I.A. - Free 7" single featuring "XXXO" from the album and a "Blaqstarr Dirty Mix" with on the b. Yours with purchase of the new /\/\ /\Y/\ album, while supplies last

Hitting The Racks
Here's your weekly rundown of the new release goodness.

Jenny & Johnny - I'm Having Fun Now CD/LP+CD (WB)
Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice have been collaborating on and off for years, each contributing to the other's solo records and live shows, but with this record they had a different intention: using their two voices in close harmony and playing practically every instrument themselves. The result is an eleven-song thirty-five minute blast of whip-smart rock & roll.

Bobby Bare Jr. - A Storm, A Tree, My Mother's Head CD (Thirty Tigers)
For this record, Bobby Bare, Jr. again enlisted the help of Tom Blankenship, Patrick Hallahan and Carl Broemel (all of My Morning Jacket). After much rehearsal, the entire album was recorded in two days. "I figured after doing my last record in one day, that if I spent two days on this record, it's gonna sound twice as good, right?" says Bare.

Carl Broemel - All Birds Say CD/LP (ATO)
An intimate collection from My Morning Jacket guitarist Carl Broemel. Think Ron Sexsmith, Neko Case, Neal Casal, Andrew Bird, Mose Allison, and early Boz Scaggs singing an orchestrated chorus of breezy ballads and waltzes. Don't miss Carl Broemel when he opens for the Greenhornes Wed. Sept. 1st at The Basement.

American Bang - American Bang CD/LP (Reprise)
American Bang's self-titled, loud, sexy, and soulful major-label debut album captures all the amazing grace and guts of their deep musical roots and Southern accent. Free ticket to the American Bang show at Mercy Lounge on Sept. 2nd with purchase (while supplies last).

Richard Thompson - Dream Attic CD/LP (Shout! Factory)
A collection of 13 brand-new songs recorded in front of live audiences during a February 2010 West Coast tour. By recording Dream Attic on stage, Thompson was able to capture the interaction between himself and his band members, who between them add acoustic guitar, mandolin, violin, sax, bass and drums into the mix. Vinyl Sept. 7.

Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses - Junky Star CD (Lost Highway)
Junky Star was written by Bingham and performed by his longtime band The Dead Horses, featuring Matt Smith (drums), Elijah Ford (bass) and Corby Shaub (guitar/mandolin). Producer T Bone Burnett created a recording environment that perfectly complimented the themes and textures of Bingham's reflective songwriting and gravelly voice.

The Weepies - Be My Thrill CD/LP (Nettwerk)
14 tracks that crystallize the pair's organic acoustic sound and pop harmonies.

Philip Selway - Familial CD/LP+CD (Nonesuch)
Debut solo album from Radiohead drummer Philip Selway is a collection of sublimely fragile, haunting, and heartfelt songs that will surprise many -- and not only because drummers traditionally don't do this kind of thing. Familial is so persuasively good, it sounds like Selway has always been a singer/songwriter.

Sahara Smith - Myth Of The Heart CD (Playing In Traffic)
New album shepherded by T Bone Burnett and producer Emile Kelman. Myth Of The Heart features many of Burnett's first-call session players, including drummer Jay Bellerose, guitarist Marc Ribot, and bassist Dennis Crouch.

James Blackshaw - All Is Falling CD/LP+MP3 (Young God)
Comprised of one slowly evolving, shifting piece of music in eight parts, replete with swirling string cycles and wind instruments augmenting his extended pointillist flurries with clouds of sound, sometimes adding delicate counter-melodies but just as often feeding the implicit waves of overtones until they cascade in an all-enveloping onslaught.

Bill Frisell - Beautiful Dreamers CD (Savoy Label Group)
Grammy-winning guitarist and composer Bill Frisell returns with a new project and a new ensemble, Beautiful Dreamers -- a trio consisting of Frisell on guitar, Eyyvind Kang on viola and Rudy Royston on drums.

Kirk Whalum - Everything Is Everything: The Music Of Donny Hathaway CD (Rendezvous)
There could be no better standard bearer for Hathaway's work than tenor saxophonist Kirk Whalum, whose work has similarly crossed the boundaries between R&B, gospel and jazz.

Film School - Fission CD/LP+MP3 (Hi-Speed Soul)
An album of clarity, energy, and change. One of the most notable differences on Fission is the more prominent vocal presence of bassist Lorelei Plotczyk.

Smith Westerns - Smith Westerns CD (Fat Possum)
Straddling the fine line between the misty-eyed feyness of Brett Smiley and Milk 'n' Cookies, with the slithering macho grunt of Marc Bolan's silk pajamas tied around Alvin Stardust's throat, Smith Westerns is nothing short of a modern summer classic power pop album.

Sonny & The Sunsets - Tomorrow Is Alright CD/LP (Fat Possum)
Vintage-style West Coast pop songs that tell sordid tales of distant travels, heavenly visions and otherworldly despair.

Limes - Rhinestone River CD/LP (Goner)
Features contributions by Memphis scene stalwarts Ross Johnson, Paul Buchignani (Afghan Whigs, Bobo's backing band), Alicja Trout (Lost Sounds, River City Tanlines) and Bruce Saltmarsh ('68 Comeback, Porch Ghouls).

The Intelligence - Males CD (In The Red)
Sixth album from Seattle garage/post-punk band featuring members of Eat Skull, Mayyors, FM Knives and Karate Party. Buzz saw punk, DIY post-punk and ramshackle garage (as in played by The Fall -- not The Chesterfield Kings).

Bartley Brothers - Hit The Road CD (Rural Rhythm)
New album from the Georgetown, KY bluegrass band.

Roy Jay - Fairfax Avenue CD (Rock Ridge)
Fairfax Avenue is laced with blues, roots rock, and groove-driven flavors, and features musical contributions from David Immergluck of Counting Crows on guitar and Rob Wasserman on bass (who co-founded Ratdog with Bob Weir and has played with Lou Reed and Neil Young).

Cory Morrow - Brand New Me CD (Apex Music)
Cory Morrow is a consistent fixture on the Texas country music scene.

The Dollyrots - A Little Messed Up CD (Blackheart)
Third album from the California alt-pop/punks.

Street Dogs - Street Dogs CD/LP (Hellcat)
A rabble-rousing, in-your-face punk rock record.

Polock - Getting Down From The Trees CD (Nacional)
Polock is becoming renowned for their contagious hooks and melodies, having recently played major stages like premiere indie rock festival Primavera Sound and the MTV Winter Festival with Franz Ferdinand and Starsailor.

Venetian Snares - My So Called Life CD/2xLP (Timesig)
10 dizzying tracks mash up drum 'n' bass, jungle breaks, old school and rave.

Quest For Fire - Lights From Paradise CD/LP (Tee Pee/ADA)
Fusing hard space rock with the plodding primitive thud of fuzzed out garage, QFF set out with pure undeniable power to create their own contemporary take on classic rock and psychedelia.

Devil's Brigade - Devil's Brigade CD/LP (Hellcat)
Devil's Brigade is an all-star punk group featuring Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong of Rancid and DJ Bonebrake, drummer of X and The Knitters.

Murderdolls - Women And Children Last CD/CD+DVD (Roadrunner)
New from the band led by Slipknot's drummer Joey Jordison. Special Edition version contains three bonus tracks and a DVD with a 20-minute concert (six songs), recorded at the Key Club in L.A.

Woe Is Me - Number(s) CD (Rise)
Latest from the Atlanta, GA nu-metal band.

Hero Destroyed - Throes CD (Relapse)
New album from the Pittsburgh metal band.

Jarrod Gorbel - Devil's Made A New Friend CD (Burning House Music)
Jarrod Gorbel performed for several years under the moniker The Honorary Title, a project that eventually evolved into a full-fledged quartet. Devil's Made A New Friend is Jarrod's debut full-length release under his own name.

Goo Goo Dolls - Something For The Rest Of Us CD (WB)
Ninth studio album.

Heart - Red Velvet Car CD (Sony Legacy)
New album -- their first in six years.

Sammy Kershaw - Better Than I Used To Be CD (Big Hit)
New album from the multi-platinum country star.

Doug Benson - Hypocritical Oaf CD+DVD (Comedy Central)
Doug Benson (Super High Me) has amassed a huge following with lines like "I have HIV. But don't worry, I still get to draw four more Scrabble tiles." Don't be fooled by his laid-back delivery -- Doug is as sharp as comics come, and his jokes appeal to smokers and non-smokers alike.

Reissues...

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew [40th Anniversary Legacy Edition] 2xCD+DVD (Sony)
Originally released in 1970, Bitches Brew became Davis' first gold album. This 40th Anniversary three-disc package offers the original album on two CDs plus rare bonus audio material and a DVD of the entire previously unreleased Copenhagen performance from November 4, 1969.

Efterklang - Tripper + Springer [Reissue] 2xCD (Leaf)
Efterklang - Parade + Under Giant Trees [Reissue] 2xCD (Leaf)
Special double CD editions of the first two full-length Efterklang albums, together with their accompanying EPs. 2004's Tripper is paired with the five-track Springer mini-album that preceded it in 2003, while watershed second album Parades is joined by the long out-of-print Under Giant Trees mini-album.

Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms CD (One Label)
Timely reissue (Neon Indian will be hitting the road with Prefuse 73) adds a few extras, including remixes from Toro Y Moi, The Antlers, YACHT, Javelin, DNTEL, and Bibio.

Compilations, Best Of's & Sundry Collections...

Bruce Haack - Farad: Vocoder Music 1969-82 CD (Stone's Throw)
"Like a number of his contemporaries, including Mort Garson, Gershon Kingsley, Beaver & Krause and Jean-Jacques Perry, Haack saw a spiritual dimension to the sounds coming out of his circuits. However, no one else expressed that vision in such complex terms." -- Wire

Buck Owens - All-Time Greatest Hits CD (Time Life Entertainment)
Includes over a dozen #1 tracks plus many of his best-known songs that didn't reach as high on the charts, such as "Under Your Spell Again," "Above & Beyond," and "Crying Time" (originally a B-side, and later a big hit for Ray Charles).

Various Artists - Yo Gabba Gabba! Music Is Awesome Volume 2 CD (Filter)
New compilation of songs featured on the popular kid's show. Tracks by Weezer, Hot Hot Heat, Datarock, MGMT, Jimmy Eat World, The Apples In Stereo, The Ting Tings, and more.

Vinyl...

Brandon Jazz & His Armed Forces - Radical Luv / Vultures 7" (AFMF)
Colored vinyl. Includes MP3 download.

Malkaus - Electric / Sunshine 7" (Native Plane Records)
First release for the brand new Nashville label Native Plane. This all-analog production features Grimey's own Dylan Simon. Crunchy psych-pop on one side with more meandering, experimental rock on the other. Numbered, limited edition of 300.

Black Crowes - Croweology 3xLP (Silver Arrow/Megaforce)
Recently released on CD -- now available on vinyl. Double album of acoustic material. This title should be here by the weekend.

Boris - Absolutego 2xLP (Southern Lord)
Boris - Amplifier Worship 2xLP (Southern Lord)
First time available on vinyl. Originally released in 2001, Absolutego is Boris' debut, followed later that year with Amplifier Worship.

Outrageous Cherry - Outrageous Cherry LP (Microfiche)
Reissue of legendary Detroit indie-pop/garage rockers 1994 debut. Primal VU style drumming, noisy guitars, catchy hook after catchy hook, a certain individual psychedelic sheen, and great songs. White-swirl vinyl.

Florence + The Machine - Lungs LP+MP3 (Universal Republic)
Vinyl version of the popular 2009 record -- now available.

Jon Hopkins - Remixes 12" (Domino)
Two remixes of Jon Hopkins tracks taken from his recent album, Insides. Includes a remix by Kieran Hebden (Four Tet).

Doozer - Great Explorers LP (Siltbreeze)
Sophomore album from UK one-man band that bears an almost uncanny vocal resonance to past legend Syd Barrett, as well as a knack for cobbling together occasional found-tape narration with string-strum and hypnotic percussive plonk not unlike The Shadow Ring.

DJ Nate - Hatas Our Motivation 12" (Planet Mu)
The soulful "Ima Burn Him" unfolds at half-speed but adds double-time drum fills and a haunting vocal sample, "Back Down" offers robotic hip hop vibes, and the murky, chopped-to-hell "We Can Work This Out" is reminiscent of old rave.

DVDs...

Jane's Addiction - Live Voodoo DVD (Eagle Rock)
Filmed live on Halloween night 2009 at Voodoo Experience in New Orleans, Live Voodoo sees the reunion of the classic Jane's Addiction line-up of Perry Farrell (vocals), Stephen Perkins (drums), Eric Avery (bass) and Dave Navarro (guitar).

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.lightning100.com

playlist for Saturday, August 28th:

Jenny & Johnny - Big Wave (I'm Having Fun Now, Warner Brothers)
Lissie - In Sleep (Catching A Tiger, Fat Possum)
Black Mountain - The Hair Song (Wilderness Heart, Jagjaguwar)
Eels - This Is Where It Gets Good (Tomorrow Morning, E Works Records)
Ra Ra Riot - Too Dramatic (The Orchard, Barsuk)
Magic Kids - Hey Boy (Memphis, True Panther Sounds)
Ray LaMontagne - For The Summer (God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise, RCA)
Dylan LeBlanc - If Time Was For Wasting (Paupers Field, Rough Trade)
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Snake Song (Hawk, Vanguard)
Jon Langford & Skull Orchard - Self Portrait (Old Devils, Bloodshot)
Blue Giant - Blue Sunshine (Blue Giant, Vanguard)
Los Lobos - On Main Street (Tin Can Trust, Shout! Factory)
Cotton Jones - Somehow Keep It Going (Tall Hours In The Glowstream, Suicide Squeeze)

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 including some live radio appearances. Check listings below for details.

Tuesday August 31
Black Mountain @ Fallon, NBC
Merle Haggard @ Letterman, CBS
Norah Jones @ Leno, NBC
Surfer Blood @ Daly, NBC*
Wednesday September 1
Karen Elson @ KCRW (1:15PM CST)
a performance from "Yo Gabba Gabba" @ Fallon, NBC
Goo Goo Dolls @ Leno, NBC
Ozzy Osbourne @ Kimmel, ABC*
Kate Nash @ Daly, NBC*
Thursday September 2
School Of Seven Bells @ KCRW (1:15PM CST)
Karen Elson @ Letterman, CBS
Herbie Hancock, Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks @ Leno, NBC
Heart @ Fallon, NBC
T.I. @ Kimmel, ABC*
Friday September 3
Sara Bareilles @ Leno, NBC
Never Shout Never @ Fallon, NBC
Spoon @ Letterman, CBS*
Five Finger Death Punch @ Kimmel, ABC*
Saturday September 4
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings & Carolyn Wonderland @ Austin City Limits, PBS*
Justin Bieber @ SNL, NBC*
Monday September 6
Truth & Salvage Co. @ Kimmel, ABC*

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.

Colour Revolt*The Cradle (Dualtone)
The Oxford, MS, band dubbed a "Band To Watch" by Stereogum and the "best edge-of-your-seat energy since The Arcade Fire" by Paste -- have crafted their strongest statement to date with The Cradle, a 10-song album that focuses the band's wild-eyed, textured, standing at the edge of the world rock.

Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses*Junky Star (Lost Highway Records)
Produced by T Bone Burnett, Junky Star is the new album from acclaimed singer/songwriter Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses. Bingham recently won the Oscar and Golden Globe for "The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)", which he co-wrote with Burnett. All 12 songs on Junky Star were written by Bingham and range from Sticky Fingers-era Stones ("Depression"), to introspective confessionals ("Hallelujah), to narratives with vivid imagery ("The Poet").

!!!*Strange Weather, Isn't It? (Warp)
Following in the footsteps of artists like David Bowie, Iggy Pop, and Depeche Mode, !!! traveled to Berlin to produce a record that is simultaneously brooding and somehow their poppiest, most immediate record yet. Strange Weather, Isn't It? is filled with deep, galvanizing grooves that protrude from a dark undercurrent, resulting in an album that perfectly captures the aura of Berlin while still retaining accessibility on the dance floor.

Soap&Skin*Lovetune For Vacuum (PIAS America)
Few musical discoveries in recent years have been as staggering as that of Soap&Skin, aka Anja Plaschg. The sheer force this twenty-year-old artist injects into her compositions almost defies belief, her songs consuming every last drop of her with no regard for peace. At other times the 14 deeply melancholic piano compositions, plus a cover version of Franz Schubert's Im Dorfe' that make up her debut album sometimes resemble crackling electronica under her unique vocals, which oscillate between a whisper and a scream. All of the songs, however, are drenched in Plaschg's beauty and grace.

Dirty Heads*Any Port In A Storm (Executive Music Group)
Dirty Heads represent a lifestyle, both musically and emotionally. It's a lifestyle that is felt and adopted by fans of reggae, ska, and hip hop. It's about good times, summer, fun with your friends and generally the rally cry of youth, which is all about postponing the inevitable responsibilities of adulthood for one more party. Dirty Heads pulls from a wide range of influences including rock, vintage reggae, underground hip-hop, skate punk lyrics, and weaves them together seamlessly to create a sound that is both familiar, yet unique unto themselves.

The CHART!
Ray Lamontagne manages to hang onto the top position for a 2nd week, staving off Arcade Fire by a hair. Magic Kids boast the highest debut, at #4, with Eels, The Sword, Dylan LeBlanc, Ra Ra Riot and JJ Grey all debuting in the top 10, moving things around quite a bit this week. Click here to see the chart

Grimey's Incredibly Fantastic Trade-in of Unwanted Presents
(or GIFT-UP) Program*
In case you didn't know, we do this goofy thing where we will trade you a happy Grimey's Gift Certificate for one of the crappy ones you got for whatever occasion from some unknowing, but well-meaning, relative or friend. We actually do this gift card exchange thing all through the year because we don't stop caring about you once December ends, but I only bring it up now because it's, you know, that time of year when people are in a gift-giving frenzy but are short on time/energy/ideas, etc. While Grimey's can't do anything about that sweater with reindeers on it or that smelly candle in the shape of an evergreen or those tins of stale nougat, we can help with those unwanted corporate gift cards*.

If you've received some corporate gift cards* that you don't want, stop by the store and we'll take them and turn them into something you can use -- a GRIMEY'S GIFT CERTIFICATE. (One of our awesome gift certs will be issued for an amount equal to the current value of the competitor's gift card upon verification.) Just bring your unwanted gift card to the front counter before you start shopping, and we'll have a Grimey's gift cert (or store credit) waiting for you when you're ready to check out.

* Yes, of course, there's a catch or three. (1a) The gift card must be from a chain competitor -- we don't trade on other indie stores' gift cards because we encourage you to support them too. (1b) Sorry, but we cannot accept gift cards from any retailer that has announced going out of business. Also, the chain competitor must at least sell recorded music in physical formats. So we won't except iTunes gift cards(seriously?). (2) The gift card's value must be verifiable via phone or the internet. That means that we can only accept a competitor's gift card if it has an 800-number or website where the value of the card can be confirmed -- see the back of your card if you're not sure. (3) The competitor's gift card must not expire for at least 6 months from the date of exchange. That's it.