RSVP to the Suburban Home Records’ 15th Anniversary Celebration on Facebook

If you are on facebook and are planning on attending Suburban Home Records’ 15th Anniversary Celebrations, please visit the event page I created for the weekend and RSVP. You can find the event page here.

And if you want to do me a solid, please post the event on your own facebook page and or email the link to some people who you think might be interested. Thanks kindly.

See some of you as early as 1 week from today!

138 VC/SH Records Being Auctioned at Limited Pressing (bidding starts at 99 cents, Metallica,Limbeck,Foxy Shazam)

138 Auctions End Today! Take a look, you might find at least a few things that will stoke you out.

Each and every week, I have been posting a hundred plus records on Limited Pressing. Every auction starts at 99 cents. In addition to a majority of the Vinyl Collective/Suburban Home vinyl back-catalog, I have been digging out records that were once carried in our store. This week, I pulled out some records by Metallica, Limbeck/Motion City Soundtrack, Mars Volta, Foxy Shazam, Propagandhi, Postal Service, Screeching Weasel, TheTakers, Minus the Bear test pressing, and much, much more.

Take a look at the list, you might be surprised at what is being offered. While some records end up at pretty high prices, there are always lots of records available for 99 cents to a couple bucks. The auctions end on TODAY/TONIGHT!

Bad Astronaut “Acrophobe” LP (available in Whiskey Coke and Black vinyl)

Bad Astronaut “Acrophobe” LP (Set of all 4 Colors)

While I have been talking about this for quite some time, I am very proud to say that the pressing for Bad Astronaut’s “Acrophobe” is finally happening. I was really hoping to have them done in time for the Bad Astronaut shows in July, but unfortunately, that did not happen. I received the test pressings late last week and spent a lot of time with them over the weekend. The test pressings are approved and if all goes well, I will have finished records by the end of September. I will be sure to keep you posted.

The pressing info is as follows:

150 on transparent brown (whiskey coke colored vinyl, Vinyl Collective Exclusive)
250 on white vinyl (Hot Topic Exclusive Color)
300 on solid baby blue (light blue) (Joey Cape/Bad Astronaut exclusive color, available from Joey Cape)
300 on black vinyl (represses will be on black vinyl)

Before anyone freaks out about the exclusive colors and your ability or lack of ability to get each variant, I have worked it out with Joey and Hot Topic to offer 50 sets of all 4 colors through our store. But after those sets are sold out, the only way to get White is at Hot Topic and the only way to get Solid Baby Blue is from Joey Cape.

I will be offering a test pressing contest for all who pre-order the record; good luck. I am really honored to have something to do with this album. While I am planning on releasing the other Bad Astronaut records in the future, there is no timeline for when these will come out.

While I have been talking about this for quite some time, I am very proud to say that the pressing for Bad Astronaut’s “Acrophobe” is finally happening. The pre-order for this record will be on Thursday, September 2nd (sometime during the A.M.). I was really hoping to have them done in time for the Bad Astronaut shows in July, but unfortunately, that did not happen. I received the test pressings late last week and spent a lot of time with them over the weekend. The test pressings are approved and if all goes well, I will have finished records by the end of September. I will be sure to keep you posted.

The pressing info is as follows:

150 on transparent brown (whiskey coke colored vinyl, Vinyl Collective Exclusive)
250 on white vinyl (Hot Topic Exclusive Color)
300 on solid baby blue (light blue) (Joey Cape/Bad Astronaut exclusive color, available from Joey Cape)
300 on black vinyl (represses will be on black vinyl)

Before anyone freaks out about the exclusive colors and your ability or lack of ability to get each variant, I have worked it out with Joey and Hot Topic to offer 50 sets of all 4 colors through our store. But after those sets are sold out, the only way to get White is at Hot Topic and the only way to get Solid Baby Blue is from Joey Cape.

I will be offering a test pressing contest for all who pre-order the record. I am really honored to have something to do with this album. While I am planning on releasing the other Bad Astronaut records in the future, there is no timeline for when these will come out.

Pre-order will happen on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 sometime in the A.M. (MST)

With less than 2 weeks from our 15th Anniversary weekend, I figured I would put together a post with everything going on over the long weekend. I am very excited to have a beer with each and every one of you. I am so thankful that so many of you have decided to fly into Colorado from all parts of the United States. I guarantee a fantastic weekend.

Thursday, September 9th at Sputnik (7 South Broadway)
My good friend, Mike Howard, spins records every Thursday night at Sputnik. Since there are a handful of folks coming into town on Thursday, September 9th, I will be joining Mike that night to spin records. I will play some of my favorite Suburban Home tracks, as well some of my favorite Punk, Country, Indie, Pop, and Gangsta Rap. Sputnik has incredible food, a full bar, and some tasty beers (on top and in bottles/cans). Everyone is welcome to hang out early, but we won’t be playing music til around 10pm.

Friday, September 10th at 3 Kings Tavern (60 South Broadway) BUY TICKETS
DRAG THE RIVER (full band)
TWO COW GARAGE
I CAN LICK ANY SONOFABITCH IN THE HOUSE
JOSH SMALL
CHAD PRICE
ROB COE (of the Enablers)

Doors open at 7pm with an Art Show/Screenings/Readings in the basement of 3 Kings. Rob Coe will start things off at 8pm.

Saturday, September 11th at The Lobby (22nd and Arapahoe) at 10am – HANGOVER BRUNCH
Charles Sinden is a good buddy of mine and happens to be one of my favorite Chefs at one of my favorite restaurants, The Lobby. Charles has agreed to put together a special brunch complete with bloody mary’s for all who make it out. I know that 10 am is early, but it will be worth it and gives everyone an excuse to get out of bed in time for our Beer Tour.

Saturday, September 11th starting at noon – Craft Beer/Whiskey Distillery tour RESERVE A BUS SPOT
Every year for our Anniversary weekend, we get a lot of out of towners. It was mentioned this year that we should consider putting together a Craft brewery tour for those folks and that is exactly what is happening. A 55 passenger bus has been chartered, but due to the high expense of the bus, spots are being sold. Things will start at noon at Great Divide brewery which is across the street from The Lobby. Great Divide actually agreed to open up 2 hours early for our crew and will be giving a tour of the brewery. From Great Divide, we will visit Wynkoop which isn’t a household name (yet), but make some of the greatest beers. From The Wynkoop, we will be going to Stranahans Colorado Whiskey Distillery. Stranahans will only be able to give 30 people a tour since that is their cap so we will let the out of towners have first shot at this. From Stranahans, we will visit Oskar Blues in Longmont. From Oskar Blues, we will had to Avery in Boulder. I will be giving reminders to everyone to pace themselves. Especially out of towners need to be warned that drinking a mile high is not like drinking at sea level. And the beers at most of these places (and the whiskey) are all of higher ABVs. The tour will go from noon to 7pm. (I recommend a disco nap before the show on Saturday night)

Saturday, September 11th at 3 Kings Tavern (60 South Broadway)BUY TICKETS
TIM BARRY
THE GAMITS
JON SNODGRASS
AUSTIN LUCAS
MICAH SCHNABEL
LIZZIE HUFFMAN

TWO COW GARAGE WILL BE BACKING A NUMBER OF THE BANDS ON SATURDAY NIGHT!

Doors open at 7pm with an Art Show/Screenings/Readings in the basement of 3 Kings. Lizzie Huffman will start things off at 8pm.

Sunday, September 12th at 2pm at Berkeley park (46th and Tennyson) – BBQ and Washer’s Tournament
Every year, we wrap up the weekend with a BBQ and everyone is invited. Since the schedule is a bit different than last year, I will be asking our artists to bring their guitars so that we could have some acoustic performances while we eat and drink. Bring a side dish or some meat and some beer; there will be a grill, and I will be securing the picnic area so there will be plenty of seating. We always do a washer’s tournament so bring your A game! And last year, someone brought Stump which could be one of the greatest games ever. Come hang out with all of us and we can recount all the things that happened over the weekend.

Sunday, September 12th at Surfside 7 (Ft Collins) – Tim Barry
Jon Snodgrass recently took over the Surfside 7 and has been getting so many incredible artists to play here. On the Sunday after most of our festivities, Tim Barry will be playing an intimate set at the Surfside. I’m not yet sure that I will be making it out for this show, but if you can, I highly recommend it.

If you are in need of a hotel, remember that we have a special rate secured at Towne Place Suites which is the closest hotel to 3 Kings. Use this link to book your room (but do so soon).

NINEBULLETS.NET AUGUST 2010 PODCAST: DENVER PREVIEW EDITION:

With the Suburban Home Records’ Anniversary less than 2 weeks away, our good friends at Nine Bullets have just published a new Podcast featuring a preview of our big weekend. I highly recommend everyone visit the Nine Bullets’s and either stream or download the podcast. Nine Bullets, I’m looking forward to having at least a few beers with you and enjoying what should be one hell of a weekend. Thanks for making the trip out again this year. And thanks for all the support.

August 2010 Track Listing:

Josh Small – Come Down [00.00.00]
Micah Schnabel – Cut Me Mick [00.05.32]
Autopsy IV Commentary [00.08.40]
Tim Barry (w/Josh Small) – Thing of the Past [00.10.12]
Two Cow Garage – Burn In Hell [00.13.56]
I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In The House – Bad Days Ahead [00.18.48]
Drag The River – Get Drunk (Live) [00.22.58]
Autopsy IV Commentary [00.25.02]
Possessed By Paul James – Feed Your Family [00.27.01]
American Graveyard – Common Ones [00.29.05]
Left Foot Sally – Second Wind [00.32.46]
Matthew Dean Herman – Soule Lake Hotel [00.36.00]
Autopsy IV Commentry [00.40.26]
Gill Landry – Careless Hotel [00.42.55]
The Waifs – Vermillion [00.46.46]
Counting Crows – Good Time [00.50.32]
Autopsy IV Commentary [00.54.45]
Thunderband – Battle Bums [00.57.05]

The rules: Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen albums you’ve heard that will always stick with you. List the first fifteen you can recall in no more than fifteen minutes. Tag fifteen friends, including me, because I’m interested in seeing what albums my friends choose. To do this, go to your Notes tab on your profile page, paste rules in a new note, cast your fifteen picks, and tag people in the note.

Nada Surf “Let Go”
Lifter Puller “Fiestas and Fiascos”
Lemonheads “Come on Feel the Lemonheads”
Green Day “Kerplunk”
Lenny and the Piss Poor Boys “Cambridge Port Saloon”
Lucero “That Much Further West”
Jawbreaker “Dear You”
Portugal the Man “The Satanic Satanists”
DJ Quik “Born and Raised in Compton”
Rx Bandits “Mandala”
Scared of Chaka “Scared of Chaka”
Titus Andronicus “The Monitor”
Joe Pug “Messenger”
Justin Townes Earle “The Good Life”
The Black Keys “Attack and Release”

138 VC/SH Records Being Auctioned at Limited Pressing (bidding starts at 99 cents, Metallica,Limbeck,Foxy Shazam)

Each and every week, I have been posting a hundred plus records on Limited Pressing. Every auction starts at 99 cents. In addition to a majority of the Vinyl Collective/Suburban Home vinyl back-catalog, I have been digging out records that were once carried in our store. This week, I pulled out some records by Metallica, Limbeck/Motion City Soundtrack, Mars Volta, Foxy Shazam, Propagandhi, Postal Service, Screeching Weasel, TheTakers, and much, much more.

Take a look at the list, you might be surprised at what is being offered. While some records end up at pretty high prices, there are always lots of records available for 99 cents to a couple bucks. The auctions end on Thursday, September 2nd.

120 VC/SH Records on Auction at Limited Pressing (Copyrights,Revival Tour almost OOP)

I’ve got 120 auctions ending today. I guarantee there will be lots of great deals and I can assure you that there are plenty of incredible records to pick up.

A few things to keep an eye out are the Copyrights “Learn the Hard Way” which is very close to being out of print. I have interpunk sending 25 of their 28 copies to the band and I have probably 6 copies left. I don’t plan to repress this record so get one while you can. Same goes for the Revival Tour LP which I only have a few of. Good luck getting those as well as records by Mars Volta, Pinhead Gunpowder, Tim Barry, Frank Turner, Chad Price, Minus the Bear, and lots more.

Take a look, I bet you find something that would fit in nicely with your collection.

Today, in Tallahassee, Florida, Look Mexico starts a short tour with O’Brother. If you are anywhere around the dates listed below, do yourself a favor and see these cats live. Additionally, the guys are playing with Drag the River and Cory Branan in Austin on September 3rd. Wish I could be down there for that.

8/26/2010 Tallahassee, FL at Club Downunder
8/27/2010 Jacksonville, FL at Jack Rabbits
8/28/2010 Tampa, FL at Summer Jam 6 @ New World Brewery
8/29/2010 Orlando, FL at Backbooth

9/3/2010 Austin, TX at Red 7 w/ Drag the River and Cory Branan

If you haven’t heard Look Mexico’s latest, “To Bed To Battle”, you are truly missing out. Listen to their album in our listening station.