KAY KAY AND HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND “Diggin” 7″ clear vinyl FREE WITH PURCHASE

Keeping in the spirit of giving away free records with purchases, we are happily announcing a FREE Kay Kay 7″ with any purchase in our Vinyl Collective store. As we have been moving things around for our Warehouse Clearance Sales, we noticed a few extra boxes of this Kay Kay 7″ and thought it would make a great bonus for people who are either not familiar with the band or already have it and would like to get one to give to a friend. Only 1 per order please as we are only giving away 30 copies.

If you have not yet heard Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground, I think this single is a good place to start. I would actually recommend you pick up their debut album which we pressed as a double LP and on CD as I think it is an incredible debut. We originally released the album in January of 2008 and originally released it on vinyl only. The album has since been released on CD and the band has done tours with the Rx Bandits, MeWithoutYou, and Portugal the Man. If you are a fan of any of the previously mentioned bands, I think you might dig what these guys are doing. Kay Kay have a brand new album completed and after talking with a few bigger labels, it looks pretty likely that your friends at Suburban Home will be releasing it in 2010. We hope to make an official announcement in the near future, but until we do, familiarize yourself with this 7″ and their debut album.

DRAG THE RIVER “Primer” CD, Deluxe Sets

Now that Drag the River “Primer” is in stock, we wanted to post a full album stream to give you a chance to check out what we think is one hell of a Drag the River Mixtape. While we are waiting on the hoodies, gloves, and shot glasses which should be here by early next week, we have already begun shipping the CD. The compilation is over 1 hour of some of my favorite Drag the River songs and the collection features studio tracks from all of their albums, live tracks, and an uncreleased cover of Thin Lizzy that was recorded at our friends’ Brian and Liv’s wedding. I cannot recommend a better gift for your friends who have not yet been introduced to Drag the River. I gotta say that even though I celebrate their entire catalog, I love listening to this collection.

Get one while you can as the CD is limited to a one time pressing of 1,000 copies. We have shipped out over half of them to distributors and mailorder and don’t expect to have many left by the end of Christmas.

Take a listen with our Full Album Stream. If you like what you hear, please share the stream with others, and pick up the CD and/or the deluxe set with Hoodie, Gloves, and Shot Glass.

Friends, we are excited to announce the release of Tim Barry’s new album, “28th & Stonewall”. The album will be officially released on LP, CD, and digitally on January 26th, 2010. Tim will be touring all year long in support of the new album and plans to tour the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. We will soon be announcing the track listing, posting an mp3, announcing pressing information, and putting together a Tim Barry inspired mixtape. Here’s the official press release for 28th and Stonewall:

Promotional write-ups like this are generally loaded with hyperbole and bullshit intended to sell records and CDs and digital downloads and ringtones and all kinds of other stuff.

However, this is a press release for Tim Barry’s latest recording, a 12-song effort entitled 28th & Stonewall and it’s gonna be a little different. See, Barry, a singer-songwriter and former front man for Virginia punk stalwarts Avail, is vigorously opposed to bullshit. So the goal here is to give you an honest, hype-free introduction to 28th & Stonewall, which hits stores and the web on January 26, 2010, thanks to the good people at Suburban Home, an indie Colorado label.

Barry’s third full-length recording as a solo artist builds on the sound that’s garnered him a small but dedicated following over the past few years, weaving together folk, low-fi country, and classic rock. If you ask Barry, he’ll tell you he just got together with friends in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia and put down a bunch of fresh songs with some real talented musicians. He thinks the tunes are pretty good.

“I like the flow of it, the peaks and valleys, the way it goes up and down,” says Barry, who wrote the bulk of the songs in a three week burst while home from tour. He’s quick to give longtime collaborator and co-producer Lance Koehler props for his work on the album: “The quality of the recording is by far the best Lance has done, and the mastering is real good.”

If you ask other folks about 28th & Stonewall, they’re likely to tell you it’s one of the best things he’s done in a music career that’s spanned nearly two decades. (Yeah, we know, that borders dangerously on hype.) Words that come to mind in describing the new record: pretty, funny, honest, guarded, rockin’, sweet.

It’s also a step in a different direction for Barry. While 2008’s harrowing Manchester painted almost exclusively in shades of black, 28th & Stonewall utilizes a much wider palette of colors, moving deftly from mood to mood. Kicking off with “Thing of the Past,” an infectious country stomper built around a crisp electric guitar riff and pedal steel twang, Barry gets playful and raucous with the help of the No BS Brass Band on the bluesy “Will Travel,” and clowns around on “Downtown VCU” and “Bus Driver.”

Perhaps the biggest surprise is “Prosser’s Gabriel,” a fury-laden five-minute-long historical sketch about a failed slave uprising in Virginia. The song, featured in a recent issue of Beyond Race magazine, has already become a staple of Barry’s live performances.

Of course, this a Tim Barry record and a Tim Barry record wouldn’t be complete without some beautiful, heart-on-sleeve slow-burners. “You ain’t looked my way in months,” he laments on “Moving on Blue,” a gorgeous organ-driven chronicle of love lost, featuring Daniel Clark (a regular with Ryan Adams) on keys. On “With Ease I Leave,” Barry sits atop a hill overlooking the city, lonely and confused, watching freight trains haul coal beneath a winter sky: “I know I think too much and spend too much time alone.”

Barry, who’s maintained a relentless touring schedule over the past couple of years, recorded 28th & Stonewall in Richmond at Koehler’s Minimum Wage Studios, and tapped an array of Richmonders to back him, including his sister Caitlin Hunt on violin and guitarist Josh Small, a frequent tour mate. With the new record poised to drop, he expects to spend a very large chunk of 2010 on the road, playing everything from grimy dive bars to decent-sized theaters.

At a time when most of his contemporaries from the underground music scene have slowed down, quit playing, or found steady 9-to-5s, Barry finds himself more immersed in music than ever. “I could stay at home and make a lot more money working at the Richmond Ballet, but I wouldn’t feel fulfilled,” he says. His dedication to the craft shines through on 28th & Stonewall.

The first track and first single from “28th & Stonewall” can be heard/seen in this official video of “Thing of the Past”

We used to run a site called Super Fantastic Clothing as way to bring in extra income. Prior to starting Vinyl Collective, this company was a huge source of our income and as Vinyl Collective grew, we slowly phased out our involvement in Super Fantastic Clothing. At its peak, we were selling over 1,000 custom shirts a month.

As we make room for 6 pallets of records and cds from our former distributor, it dawned on us that we still have a lot of merchandise left over from Super Fantastic and wanted to offer this at a mint for someone interested in starting their own custom shirt business or an existing screen printer looking to get a bunch of inventory at a low price.

I am not sure how much money to ask for, but here is what you would be buying:

• HIX HT-400 Commercial Heat Press
• Our Entire inventory of blank American Apparel shirts (over 400 T-shirts/Longsleeve shirts)
• Over 40 custom made pre-printed shirts
• Shelf storage for shirts and Heavy duty plastic tubs for extra storage
• Wide variety of felt and non-felt letters/numbers/graphics all with storage cases
• Over 600 iron-on graphics in a wide variety of sizes and themes
• The url superfantasticclothing.com in the event you want to keep using the site (it is currently pretty outdated)

I would prefer to sell this to someone in Colorado, but if someone out of state is interested, let me know. I figure I have over $6,000 in all of the things we are offering to sell, but I am willing to take the best offer.

BUY SUPER FANTASTIC CLOTHING (MORE INFO AND PHOTOS OF WHAT YOU WOULD PURCHASE)

Interested parties, please email me. And if you know of a screen printer or someone interested in starting a custom clothing company, please forward this to them.

THE PLAYING FAVORITES “I Remember When I Was Pretty” LP blue w/ white speckles FREE WITH PURCHASE

ONLY 1 COPY PER PERSON PLEASE

Last week, we gave away 30 copies of the Druglords of the Avenues LP and I think it went pretty well so this week, I would like to give away 30 copies of the Playing Favorites LP, “I Remember When I Was Pretty”. For those of you who are not familiar, The Playing Favorites are: Joey Cape (Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut), Luke Tierney (Penfifteen Club), Marko DeSantis (Sugarcult, Bad Astronaut, Popsicko), Mick Flowers (The Rentals, The Lapdancers, Popsicko), and Tim Cullen (Summercamp, Popsicko). If you ask me the album is pretty much pop perfection and while it might be a tough listen listening to different singers and songwriters in one group, there are so many incredible songs. The album was pressed on 3 different variants, but all we have left is the Blue w/ White Speckles.

I am actually sitting on a 7 song double 7″ that may one day come out featuring different versions of the songs on this album and a few songs not found on this debut album. And there had been talk about doing a Playing Favorites / Limbeck Under the Influence but I am not sure when or if this will ever happen. If I get news, I will be sure to keep you posted.

If you are interested in picking up a copy of this album for free all you have to do is order $15 or more worth of records and add this to your cart using the product link above. Stream the album here:

VINYL COLLECTIVE DISCOGRAPHY

Every day this week, I will be posting records that are close to going out of print. While doing our Warehouse Clearance Sales, we have noticed a number of records that are close to out of print and figured a few of you might want to know which records.

MICAH SCHNABEL (of Two Cow Garage) “When the Stage Light Goes Dim” CD

Just did a look at our inventory and I only have 39 copies left of Micah Schnabel’s debut album, “When the Stage Light Goes Dim”. Once we sell out of those, we will be repackaging them for release on Suburban Home on CD, Vinyl, and digitally. If you are looking for a copy of this first pressing of the CD, you can buy one from us or get one from Micah on his upcoming tour. Speaking of Micah’s upcoming tour, check out the dates below and if you see date listed as HELP! get in touch with us and help us get Micah a show. He is more than willing to play house shows, club shows, shows at breweries, pretty much any place you think might be cool. I am really excited for the Colorado shows as the Denver date will feature Micah, Jon Snodgrass, and Chad Price all sharing the stage together taking turns playing songs. I am sure we will get a nice live recording of the show with help from our friend James Freeman. That show is gonna be amazing.

If you can or know someone who can help out with Micah’s open dates, please drop us a line. Thanks.

11/27/2009 St Louis, MO at Off Broadway
11/28/2009 Colorado Springs, CO at The Triple Nickel
11/29/2009 Denver, CO at the Hi-Dive w/ Jon Snodgrass, Chad Price, and Tin Horn Prayer
12/1/2009 Little Rock, AR at White Water Tavern w/ Slobberbone and Glossary
12/2/2009 HELP!
12/3/2009 HELP!
12/4/2009 Little Rock, AR at the Village w/ Lucero
12/5/2009  Hot Springs, AR at Maxines
12/6/2009 Denton, TX at Dan’s Silver Leaf
12/7/2009 Jackson, MS at the Ole Tavern
12/8/2009 Atlanta, GA at Smith’s Old Bar
12/9/2009 Raleigh, NC at Tir Na Nog
12/10/2009 Winston-Salem, NC at the Garage
12/11/2009 HELP!
12/12/2009 HELP!
12/13/2009 Chapel Hill, NC at the Cave
12/14/2009 HELP!
12/15/2009 HELP!
12/16/2009 HELP!
12/17/2009 Toledo, OH at Frankie’s Innercity
12/18/2009 Jackson, MI at TBA

If you pick up a copy through us, make sure you pick up Drag the River “Primer” which is now in stock and the Revival Tour compilation CD. All are great.

I am excited to announce that Austin Lucas and Mike Hale will soon be touring together, a tour that will reach destinations around Canada and then down the East Coast ending in Florida. These will be the final shows of 2009 for both Austin and Mike who have each played hundreds of shows this year. You will notice a number of house shows, understand that most of the home owners felt more comfortable not having their addresses published. If you are interested in attending one of the house shows, just email Austin and put the City in the subject. He will email you the address. If you live near any of the following cities, make sure you attend; I would kill to see Austin and Mike playing at someone’s house. Their music is absolutely perfect for such intimate performances.

AUSTIN LUCAS / MIKE HALE CANADIAN / EAST COAST TOUR
11/19/2009 Chicoutimi, Quebec @ Restopub Le Spag
11/20/2009 Quebec City, Quebec @ Le Scanner
11/21/2009 Montreal, Quebec @ Divan Orange
11/22/2009 Toronto, Ontario @ Wrong Bar
11/23/2009 Ottawa, Toronto @ The Grease Pit (House Show)
11/29/2009 Bloomington, IN @ House Show
12/1/2009 Columbus, OH @ House Show
12/2/2009 Pittsburgh, PA @ House Show
12/3/2009 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall
12/4/2009 Boston, MA @ Starlab
12/5/2009 Philadelphia, PA @ Greenline Locust
12/7/2009 Fredricksburg, VA @ House Show
12/8/2009 Richmond, VA @ House Show
12/9/2009 Chapel Hill, NC @ House Show
12/10/2009 Columbia, SC @ New Brooklyn Tavern
12/12/2009 Gainesville, FL @ The Atlantic
12/13/2009 Orlando, FL @ Wills Pub

Here’s a video taken last year of Austin and Mike performing “Shoulders” at the Suburban Home Warehouse:

Stream Austin Lucas’ most recent album “Somebody Loves You”

Stream Mike Hale’s most recent album “Lives Like Mine”

Anyone paying attention knows that we at Suburban Home love our food and drink and thanks to our good buddy and amazing chef, Charles Sinden at the Lobby, we can share that love by co-sponsoring the Lobby’s first ever Stranahan’s Whiskey Dinner on Saturday, November 21st. Charles will be celebrating his birthday at this event and unlike most of us, he would rather make delicious food for his friends and family than go out on the town. Lucky for us that he is like this as he has crafted a 5 course meal that will surely satisfy our appetites and with the pairing of Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey (our favorite whiskey in the world) will delight all of our other senses. Here is what you can expect:

When: Saturday, November 21, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM
What: A Five Course Meal paired with Stranahan’s Whiskey Drinks and Live Music
Where: The Lobby located at 22nd and Arapahoe (2191 Arapahoe St) across the street from Great Divide

Course 1 – House-made Lox over rye toast with spicy mustard and fresh dill – paired with Stranahans on the Rocks
Course 2 – Maple Ginger Grilled Pork Ribs glazed with whiskey barbeque sauce
Course 3 – Grilled Sword Fish served whiskey caramelized onions and served with a blue cheese cream sauce – paired with a Stranahans Whiskey Sour
Course 4 – Duo of Braised Meats – whiskey honey glazed lamb shoulder and whiskey mustard grilled short ribs served with parsnip puree
Course 5 – Whiskey brown sugar poached pear with honey thyme ice cream – paired with a Stranahans Old Fashion

Pre-purchase tickets for $55/person by calling The Lobby at 303-997-9911 or purchase in person at the restaurant.
Day of event tickets: $65

*This event is limited to the first 60 attendees, so register soon.

We are making a Whiskey inspired mixtape to give to all in attendance and our friend Scooter James (of Love Me Destroyer/Pinhead Circus) will be performing. Let me know if you are going, we might be able to set up a pre-dinner drink at Great Divide.

Jon Snodgrass and Chad Price fly into Austin, Texas to begin their leg of the Revival Tour. The 10 dates that Jon and Chad are doing are the final 10 dates of the Revival Tour. I am so bummed that the Denver date was canceled due to weather as this is one of my favorite tours each year. Don’t you dare miss this show if it comes to your neck of the woods. Jon and Chad will be selling copies of the Drag the River “Primer” CD which are being delivered to Cory Branan’s house in Austin for the tour. If you get a copy, you will be the first to listen to this incredible Drag the River mixtape as we won’t have our copies til early next week.

So if you live in Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, or Florida, you have not excuse but to go see the Revival Tour.

And the photos came courtesy of our good friend Jana Miller who took a ton of amazing photos at this year’s Fest. Jon and Chad dressed up for their performance on Halloween. If you want to see other photos from the night, visit Jana Miller’s photos on Myspace.

THE REVIVAL TOUR w/ Chad Price and Jon Snodgrass

11/13/2009 Austin. TX @ Red Seven w/ Revival Tour
11/14/2009 Dallas, TX @ The Door/Prophet Bar w/ Revival Tour
11/15/2009 Little Rock, AR @ Juanita’s Cantina w/ Revival Tour
11/16/2009 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone w/ Revival Tour
11/17/2009 Ne Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s w/ Revival Tour
11/18/2009 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree Cafe w/ Revival Tour
11/19/2009 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade w/ Revival Tour
11/20/2009 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds w/ Revival Tour
11/21/2009 St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theater w/ Revival Tour
11/22/2009 Orlando, FL @ The Social w/ Revival Tour

And if you havent’ picked up Drag the River’s “Primer”, do so now. This will make such a great Christmas present for your friends who are not super familiar with Drag the River. It is an incredible mixtape featuring live and studio tracks from all of their releases. You can pick it up by following this link. There are discounts if you buy multiple copies to encourage you to pick up copies for gifts.