Matador Records

As recently mentioned, Black Friday is also now Record Store Day so music nerds can have fun on the busiest shopping day of the year too. One place you might go, if you’re in NYC, is Other Music who write:For those of you who are spending your holiday in New York City, Other Music will be participating in Record Store Day‘s second annual Black to Black Friday (Friday, November 23), and this year there will be an even bigger variety of limited RSD-only pressings plus some great advance releases exclusive to independent shops. You…

Iceage at LPR, July 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG) Iceage have announced that Matador will release their new LP on February 19th (it comes out on Escho in Denmark)…

AC Newman is set to follow his 2009 sophomore LP, Get Guilty, with a third in 2012, which is currently untitled and due out this fall via Matador…

‘– Lee with Sarah from Talk Normal at MHOW in 2009 (more by Lori Bally) As mentioned Lee Ranaldo will release his solo album, Between the Time and the Tides on March 20 via Matador…

Ceremony @ ABC No Rio in 2010 (NYC) (more by Lionel Bergeron) Bay Area hardcore outfit Ceremony are set to release their new LP, Zoo, on March 6th via Matador Records…

Matador Records has been profiling and interviewing record stores on its blog, and today’s feature is on Austin establishment End of An Ear…

OBN IIIs at Fun Fun Fun Fest (more by BBG) Rising Austin band OBN IIIs have three local shows coming up soon, including one TONIGHT (12/28) at Emo’s with Video and Wiccans…

Yo La Tengo Hanukkah @ Maxwell’s 12/22/2011 (via TheRealYLT) The Lee Ranaldo Band and comedian Ted Alexandro opened the third night of Hanukkah for Yo La Tengo at Maxwell’s…

The Men at Bowery Ballroom in November (more by BBG) Matador Records is presenting the Singles Going Home Alone Subscription Series for 2012, where you will get6 subscription only 7″es every other month in 2012, plus a special secret bonus item, a tote bag and 10% off all year long on the Matador Store (which cannot be combined with other discounts, email with code will arrive around time of the first single)The first installment is a split 7″ between Stephen Malkmus and L…

Matador label-mates James McNew of Yo La Tengo and Ted Leo both have December 2011 Maxwell’s shows coming up and both contributed ‘Best of 2011’ lists to Matador Records for the label’s annual big list of lists…