THE ANNUAL BLOODSHOT BLOWOUT SALE IS HERE! THAT'S ALL YOU GOOD MUSIC FANS! We've had our eye on you, but unlike that OTHER GUY, we don't care if you
THE ANNUAL BLOODSHOT BLOWOUT SALE IS HERE!
THAT'S ALL YOU GOOD MUSIC FANS!
We've had our eye on you, but unlike that OTHER GUY, we don't care if you've been naughty or nice, as long as you dig good music at great prices
We’ve got over 80 releases discounted! Over 40 as little as $6, some as low as $5!
+ apparel & GIFTS GALORE FOR THE MUSIC GEEK IN YOUR LIFE---(even if that's YOU)
So, stay cool and avoid the crowds and the malls. After all, this time of the year is better spent hanging with friends, family and lending a hand to others in the spirit of the season!
Who needs to waste it standing in line to buy a cheapo toaster while that insidious barking dog Jingle Bells plays over the PA?
To celebrate the beginning of our 20th year (!!??), we’ve put together this nifty monthly calendar.
Each month features an artist full color ACTION photo takenat our infamous Yard Dog party at South By Southwest in Austin TX.
There’s the Waco Brothers, Old 97s, Justin Townes
Earle, Split Lip Rayfield, Lydia Loveless and more---favoritesold and new.
In addition, there’s all sorts of whimsical and historical dates,listings of all our Yard Dog lineups over the years and other tidbits to catch your wandering gaze while you are killing time in whatever office, cubicle or cell
you may find yourself in.
"The Bottle Rockets Bottle Rockets/The Brooklyn Side"
Bottle Rockets and The Brooklyn Side are collected here as a remastered two-CD deluxe reissue set of the long out-of-print albums,
---Additional 19 previously unreleased tracks. ---Extensive 40-page booklet detailing the band in full context of the ‘90s alt- scene, with editorial contributions from respected peers and fellow musicians such as Steve Earle, Patterson Hood,Lucinda Williams, and many others.
Both reissued albums and bonus material have been meticulously remastered under the supervision of famed producer and musician Eric “Roscoe” Ambel.
"This reissue of the first two Bottle Rockets albums from '93 and '94 brings back with startling clarity how in tune Henneman was with the times, lyrically foreshadowing the decline of the middle class amid the rise of urban sprawl and taking well-aimed shots at unchecked racism and political correctness, all while leading his band like Warren Zevon fronting Crazy Horse." --Exclaim
Bottle Rockets was originally released in 1993 and was the first true showing of the band’s signature country-aware, rough and ragged rock ‘n’ roll style, matched with Henneman’s blue-collar songwriting skills, with lyrics depicting the life, struggle and dark humors of everyday people. The eponymous album notably features back-up vocal performances from former members of Uncle Tupelo:Jeff Tweedy (now of Wilco) and Jay Farrar (Son Volt). Bonus tracks include original demos from Henneman, both solo and backed by the members of Uncle Tupelo, acoustic demos, and Chicken Truck/pre-Bottle Rockets-era recordings.
In 1994, The Brooklyn Side came out to a relatively greater amount of significant success, marked both by its stature in the now burgeoning alt- movement and as The Bottle Rockets’ most popular effort to date. Following the album release, the band later signed with major label Atlantic Records, toured widely, and reached a national audience with an appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Bonus songs for The Brooklyn Side reissue include acoustic demos, unreleased tracks from the album sessions, and live recordings from the era.
"Barrence Whitfield is the Barrence Whitfield of real R&B."-- Andy Kershaw, BBC
"Thrilling comeback by Boston belter with ire in his belly…a ferocious blast of distorted guitar riffs, skronking sax and explosive testifying. 4 out 5 stars."--Mojo UK
A wealth of atomic-powered, sock it to me R&B and rock & roll hoodoo. Dipping their gut-bucket deep into the well of America’s dirty musical soul, Barrence & the Savages’ sound is a sweaty elixir that enlivens, exorcises, and energizes. Together, Barrence & the Savages lay down a groovy racket that’s so thick and greasy, you need moist towelettes near the hi-fi.
"One spin of Dig Thy Savage Soul and I was hooked!…[It's] one of the most high energy, butt shakin', punky-soul-garage-rock records in recent memory. The 12-cut CD doesn't let up for a minute, from the opener "The Corner Man" to the Yardbirds-inspired "Hangman's Token." This is sweaty, dance till you fall down raucous stuff that I imagine could tear your head off live." --Ink 19
Available on BLACK FRIDAY (November29th--remember? That's the day you push old ladies out of the way to get your hands on the last Tommy The Singing Tuna thingy to give as a heartfelt present...)
On sale at special Independent Retailers, and we've squirreled away a few for you die-hard Biram-heads.
It's a 2-sided teaser slab from his Feb 2014 album Nothin' But Blood. Biram goes primal and spooky. He digs deep with platinum and brimstone shovel and uncovers the spirits beneath it all.
But act fast....
LYDIA LOVELESS LIMITED EDITION EP "BOY CRAZY"
OUT NOW thru us and VERY select indie retailers.
Or digitally on itunes OR AMAZON
After recording her forthcoming, highly anticipated full-length album (due in early 2014), Lydia's creative floodgates kept 'a-flowing. Who are we to get in the way of that? Thus, we're releasing this little thematic gem to tide all you Loveless fans out there through the winter.
Boy Crazy is a collection of sun-washed, rebel-powered pop songs presenting a conversation about judgment and loss of innocence, as one transitions from good old American naivete to you-should-know-better "wisdom." These five songs see Lydia and her band roping in their signature twangy, pedal-steel-laden rock beat-em-ups and tying them tightly with the crisp Southern air of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Damn the Torpedoes and the snarling-but-sweet delivery of Juliana Hatfield's heyday. It's a summer set that arrives a little tardy this year, just in time to prolong those long, buzz-chasing July days when you hang out where you know you aren't supposed to. This time, you just don't care about getting caught.
Let's let Lydia describe the whole rapid genesis of this little beauty:
"I came up with the idea for the song "Boy Crazy" when myself and the band were all drinking at SXSW and I was reminiscing for a bit about how a friend and I used to like to go to my little brother's baseball games and flirt with all the boys on the team and people would call us Boy Crazy. When you're young you don't know why you like someone, you just have all this energy, but when you grow up there is less innocence and you get called all kinds of horrible names like "slut" if you go around dating a baseball team's worth of dudes. It gets increasingly difficult to navigate relationships/friendships with others as you grow older especially as a woman. I wrote the rest of the songs in the month or so after that discussion, except for the song "Lover's Spat" which I had originally written about Jeffrey Dahmer for my side project. We rehearsed for about a week and then went into the studio with a couple thirty packs and knocked it out. It's my rock and roll tribute to baseball pants and youth."
Gone Away Backward is as hopeful as it is dark, modern as it is historical, foreign just like it’s familiar. It’s autobiographical and all-embracing storytelling. Compassionate while cold-shouldered. City and country. MP3 and dusty 45.
"There are many good living songwriters. But then you hear a new Robbie Fulks record, and you can’t remember who they are." --CHICAGO READER
"On Gone Away Backward Fulks has taken that iconoclastic history and processed it through the filter of gorgeous Americana. The result: an album where he sounds more like himself than ever before. For a guy with nothing left to prove, Fulks sure seems determined to show off." --PopMatters
"The album, produced by Steve Albini, sounds incredible, full of air and tangible spaces between the instruments. This is the country music of old: unapologetically simple in construction but never shallow, full of common people and their problems." -- Ink 19
"There may be flashier songwriters than Robbie Fulks, but there are none better. His new album is a sneaky triumph. Hobos and miscreants rub shoulders with nostalgic old-timers and lonely lovers. The musicianship on the album kicks ass, but the real star is the brilliant pile of songs Robbie has amassed for his return to the great Bloodshot Records." – Rhett Miller (Old 97s)
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