April 24, 2009

RSD09 - Recap

Record Store Day 2009 Recap

Wow. RSD09 was incredible and we just wanted to thank all of you who came down, picked through the exclusives, watched some of the great live music, or just stopped in to say hello. It was such a fantastic day and we really appreciate all of you who enable us to keep doing this thing we do. For anyone who couldn't make it, here's a little run down of our day:

10:00am - We opened with lines at both doors

Noon - Crystal Antlers blew the roof off the place - absolutely stunning live show and much more rock and roll than our usual fare. We said "that's the loudest we've ever had it in here" they said "That's the quietest we've ever played." - ah, middle ground.

2:00pm - The guards showed up with the Bob Dylan advance. With only a distracted listen, I'm gonna say more ballads and less rockers, but his voice sounded good, and what I heard of the lyrics were strong. It's definitely one I'm looking forward to spending a little time with. We still have a handful of lithos left for anyone who places a pre-order this week.

5:30pm - The Bird and the Bee took the stage for a very high energy set of songs from Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future and a sneak preview of their upcoming Hall & Oates covers album. It was definitely a house-party.

7:00pm - Matt Costa took the stage for a 45 minute solo set of new songs and choice covers. He's a friend of the store and has been here before, but this was my favorite, so far. Simply awesome. Watch for his next album, he's in a great place right now.

After Matt, we worked our way into a slow wind-down to total collapse. It was a long day, but there is nothing better than watching so many of you head out with so many cool records (or CDs, or...)

Thanks again.