April 23, 2010

Avi Buffalo -- FREE INSTORE

Avi Buffalo - Free In-Store Performance
Monday, April 26th - 7:00pm

If you ask the folks at Sub Pop about Avi Buffalo, they start getting all giddy and excited. You see Avi is more than just a local kid done good, he's on the verge of becoming a phenomenon; he's already done sessions at Daytrotter and numerous radio stations, the blogs seem to be suitably excited, and the word we're hearing is they've got a Greek Theatre show this summer (we can't say who they're supporting, because it's not announced yet - but it's cool). Anyway, we are also very excited about Avi, so it is with great pleasure that we announce this Release Day Eve Party.

Musically, Avi Buffalo's influences run deep, somewhere in Avi's 18-year old head is an old guy that spent his whole youth listening to albums by mid-period Beach Boys and The Kinks, yet on a more visceral level it feels like he's digging Grizzly Bear and even some of the more experimental side of Nels Cline, and it's where those two parts meet that the mixture makes magic.

I believe the band all graduated from Millikan High, so the local connection is strong. You might have seen them playing The East Village on New Year's Eve, at Buskerfest last year, or sneaking in for a short set here at the shop prior to this year's Soft Pack in-store.

If none of those ring any bells, click over to the Myspace listening post or the Youtube virtual VCR and expose yourself.

The full album is also streaming here.
**Please note; through the generosity of our pals at Sub Pop, we will have the same bonus disc of extra tracks when you purchase Avi Buffalo here at the in-store, as well as a spiffy poster.

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