We at Suburban Home and Vinyl Collective are excited for the 4th of July weekend and wanted to share that excitement with you, our friends through music. Starting today, July 3rd and ending on Monday, July 6th, your purchase over $50 will get you $10.00 off your subtotal and your purchase over $100 will get you $25.00 off.

The purchase must be made between July 3rd and July 6th and the purchase must be completed between these dates (money order is not accepted as a payment option).

If you are spending over $50, use the coupon code AMERICAFYEAH and you will receive $10.00 off your subtotal.

If you are spending over $100, use the coupon code TEAMAMERICA and you will receive $25.00 off your subtotal.

Have a safe and fun 4th of July weekend. I will be in New Orleans for one of my closest friend’s bachelor party. Wish me luck, this will be my first time to New Orleans.

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Looks like some boozing happened at this year’s Insubordination Fest. We got a couple of calls from Matt Ramone and another Matt who apparently has Wolf Tits and can feed his young during Dillinger Four’s set with them. Got a couple of singers calling in singing an Ergs song and one who called singing about things that are Home Grown. Thanks for all the calls, and for those of you who still haven’t called, put our Drunk Dial Hotline in your phone, the number is 303-800-6384; and then keep checking back to our site as we will continue to post our favorite drunk dials.

JON SNODGRASS/ CORY BRANAN split LP sun colored vinyl
JON SNODGRASS/ CORY BRANAN split LP moon colored vinyl
JON SNODGRASS/ CORY BRANAN split CASSETTE

Friends, we are so excited to share with you this split recording from Jon Snodgrass and Cory Branan. Jon should need no introduction as he has been writing and recording some of the greatest records with Drag the River, Armchair Martian, and on his own. Cory is one of my favorite singer/songwriters not on Suburban Home and am so honored to be able to put out this record. These 7 songs were recorded in Colorado with Jon and Cory playing on each other’s songs. Cory contributes 3 originals, Jon contributes 2 originals and 2 covers. The record is absolutely amazing. I hope you enjoy the stream and if you do, please consider sharing it with a friend. Post it on your blog, on Myspace, and if you don’t mind, please retweet this.

Remember that there is no CD version of this release. We are only doing LP, Cassette, and digitally. The LP and Cassette come with a download coupon. The LP is out of an edition of 1,000 copies (500 on Sun Colored Vinyl, 500 on Moon colored vinyl) and the cassette is out of an edition of 200 copies. For the time being, you will get a poster with your purchase. We have the cassettes in stock and will have the vinyl mid week next week. Get this before they are all gone.

Here is the info:
WHEN: TODAY at 2pm
WHERE: Angelo’s Littleton, 1500 W Littleton Blvd # 100, Littleton, CO (303) 798-6378
WHAT: Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground are playing an in-store and will be playing for like 2 hours
WHY: Kay Kay are one of the greatest, small bands on the planet and they love to play music. They want to play everything they know for you.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD AND FOR YOU WORKING STIFFS, FAKE SICK AND LEAVE WORK EARLY SO YOU CAN GO TO THE INSTORE!

Our good buddy and busy freelance writer, John Moore, just published an interview he did for Yesterday’s Ring. Yeserday’s Ring recently released “Diamonds in the Ditch” on Suburban Home and John spoke with Hugo of YR about how they approach songwriting for Yesterday’s Ring and how that might be different than he writes for Sainte Catherines. Check out the feature and find out the future plans of Sainte Catherines and Hugo’s thoughts on why so many punk rockers have taken to Country/Americana leanings.

“I Don’t Wanna Grow Up”, Yesterday’s Ring Interview [Blurt]

STREAM THE ENTIRE ALBUM, SHARE THE STREAM WITH OTHERS:

Mike Hale in Toronto from Ben Conoley on Vimeo.

Two of my favorite people on the planet, Mike Hale and Coody from Ninja Gun, gets interviewed while on tour in Toronto for Exclaim magazine. Check it out, the video is pretty short and you get some nice insight from both Mike and Coody.

IN THE RED/ANCHOR DOWN/BASTARDS OF YOUNG/DRUNKEN BOAT split 7″ red vinyl cherry cover PO
IN THE RED/ANCHOR DOWN/BASTARDS OF YOUNG/DRUNKEN BOAT split 7″ red vinyl grey cover PO
IN THE RED/ANCHOR DOWN/BASTARDS OF YOUNG/DRUNKEN BOAT split 7″ red vinyl canary cover PO
IN THE RED/ANCHOR DOWN/BASTARDS OF YOUNG/DRUNKEN BOAT split 7″ red vinyl ivory cover PO
IN THE RED/ANCHOR DOWN/BASTARDS OF YOUNG/DRUNKEN BOAT split 7″ black vinyl cherry cover PO
IN THE RED/ANCHOR DOWN/BASTARDS OF YOUNG/DRUNKEN BOAT split 7″ black vinyl grey cover PO
IN THE RED/ANCHOR DOWN/BASTARDS OF YOUNG/DRUNKEN BOAT split 7″ black vinyl canary cover PO
IN THE RED/ANCHOR DOWN/BASTARDS OF YOUNG/DRUNKEN BOAT split 7″ black vinyl ivory cover PO

As most of you know, Mike Hale has dedicated his life to the road. Most of that time will be spent performing solo, but whenever possible, In the Red, will also be touring. While Mike was wrapping up a tour with Ninja Gun, we had been talking about finding a good tour for In the Red to do in July and as fate would have it our friends in Anchor Down were putting together a tour with Bastards of Young and Drunken Boat. The routing we had planned ran into their tour so it came up why not do the tour together. Luckily for us, the bands on the tour were ok with adding another band and as the tour got finalized, we also discussed the possibility of a tour 7″. It really is amazing that all 4 bands either had a song or were recording a new song and that this all came together as quickly as it did. The In the Red track, “Here We All Die” was from a session in between the recordings of Volume 1 and Volume 2. As you might guess, the sound fits somewhere in between, too. The other tracks were recorded recently specifically for this 4 way split and let me say that all 4 songs are fantastic. I had already been a big fan of Anchor Down and their track is excellent. I wasn’t as familiar with Bastards of Young or Drunken Boat, but their songs are amazing and they can both count me as a fan now. This is an excellent record.

The pressing info is a little confusing. Let me start by explaining that there are 4 different colors of jackets for the silk-screened jackets (250 of each). Each band picked a color of paper : In the Red (Cherry), Anchor Down (Grey), Bastards of Young (Ivory), and Drunken Boat (Canary). The vinyl will be pressed out of an edition of 1,000 copies (300 on red vinyl, 700 on black vinyl). So for you mathletes out there, the breakdown will be

75 Red vinyl on Cherry paper, 75 Red vinyl on Grey paper, 75 Red vinyl on Ivory paper, 75 Red vinyl on Canary Paper
175 Black vinyl on Cherry paper, 175 Black vinyl on Grey paper, 175 Black vinyl on Ivory paper, 175 Black vinyl on Canary Paper

Understand that we did not do this to make people buy more than one version (or 8 variants), but it was suggested that on the tour, it would be cool if each band had their own version of the record. I opted not to sell a set with all 8 variants either because I did not want to encourage buying all 8. I do encourage you buy one copy as the record is bad ass.

Track Listing:
In the Red “Here We All Die”
Anchor Down “All Perfume”
Bastards of Young “Earthquake Weather”
Drunken Boat “Hell Freezes Over”

Pre-order this record and enter for a chance to win a test pressing. We should have copies of the vinyl by late July, early August.

JOSH SMALL “Tall by Josh Small” double LP frosty green vinyl

I still remember the first time I saw Josh Small jamming in Jon Snodgrass’ garage with Jon and Tim Barry. I was blown away as he song parts of songs that would eventually make up “Tall”. And since the release of “Tall”, Josh has been keeping super busy. He has toured all over in support of this album and currently, he is on tour in Europe with Mike Hale and Austin Lucas. When he gets home, he will begin recording a new album and if the demos I have are any indication, this is going to be an incredible album.

When we first pressed “Tall”, we did a pressing of only 200 copies. We put it out not because we thought it would be a big seller, but because we loved the album and wanted to have a copy on wax. That first pressing sold out even at the really high price we had to set because of how small the pressing was. This new repress is out of an edition of 500 copies on Frosty Green Vinyl. We are splitting the pressing with our friends at Hometown Caravan so we will have 250 copies. The price has gone down and the color of vinyl should match the silk-screened jacket. Pre-order this album and enter for a chance to win a test pressing. Good luck.

If you missed out on the original pressing, no problem. You should make sure though that you get a copy of this pressing. Take a listen to the full album stream below and if you dig it, please share it with others. This is a beautiful album that sounds like it was made in the 70’s folk scene.

VINYL COMES WITH A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD COUPON AND WE SHOULD HAVE COPIES BY NEXT WEEK.

KAY KAY AND HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND “S/T” dbl LP frosty translucent blue vinyl w/ CD and poster
KAY KAY AND HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND “S/T” dbl LP frosty translucent blue vinyl
KAY KAY AND HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND “S/T” CD

We have so much Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground news to share with you. First of all, we set up a streaming player for their self-titled album and we urge you to take a listen. If you dig what you hear, please help us out by sharing the stream with others. Just click Embed and post the streaming player on your blog, your myspace, or anywhere you can post html. And please consider retweeting this post.

We just got the vinyl in yesterday and it looks absolutely amazing. We will be sharing photos with you shortly.

Kay Kay starts their tour with MeWithOutYou and Dear Hunter tonight in Portland, Oregon. On their day off after their Denver date, the band are doing an instore at Angelos Aurora. The instore is at 2pm and there is no cost. Denver/Aurora folks, please come out. Here are the tour dates:

6/25/2009 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater Buy Tickets
6/26/2009 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
6/27/2009 Boise, IA @ The Venue
6/28/2009 Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theater Buy Tickets
6/29/2009 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
6/30/2009 Aurora, CO @ Angelos Cd’s and Tapes IN STORE! FREE!
7/1/2009 Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
7/2/2009 St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
7/4/2009 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
7/5/2009 Chicago, IL @ Metro
7/6/2009 Cleveland Heights, Oh @ Grog Shop
7/7/2009 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Smalls
7/9/2009 Brookyln, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
7/10/2009 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
7/11/2009 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs

Austin Lucas is playing MusicfestNW in Portland Sept 16-19. The lineup is incredible. Here is some of the incredible lineup:

* Sunny Day Real Estate
* Explosions in the Sky
* Girl Talk
* Bad Brains
* The Get Up Kids
* Will Sheff (of Okkervil River)
* Mudhoney
* Dillinger Four
* John Vanderslice
* Portugal. The Man
* The Builders & The Butchers

That looks like an amazing lineup. Find out more info, buy tickets, and all that good stuff on the Music Fest Northwest site.

If you haven’t yet heard the album, here is a full album stream of “Somebody Loves You”. Check it out and if you dig what you hear, please embed it on your site and myspace page.