Record Store Day 2013

Stephen Malkmus & Von Spar‘s performance of Can‘s iconic 1972 album was originally released as a Record Store Day 2013 exclusive. You an also watch a documentary about it featuring late Can drummer Jaki Liebezeit.

So how did you fare on Record Store Day 2013? I was surprised that I found most of my big wants, including Ty Segall‘s Ty Rex 2 (found at Academy Annex in Williamsburg), the Trouble in Mind four-way split and Stephen-Malkmus-plays-Can 12″ (acquired at Cake Shop), the first two Orange Juice albums (Turntable Lab) and Pulp‘s “After You” 12″ (Co-Op 87 at midnight)…

today in Chicago * Jim James, Cold Specks @ the Vic * Bonobo, Shigeto @ House of Blues * The Besnard Lakes, Suuns @ Schubas * Wax Idols, TV Ghost, Radar Eyes @ Empty Bottle * Bear Claw, Buildings, The Paver, The Columbines @ Township * onYou, Songs of Gods, ARU BBJr, Windbreaker @ The Burlington * Vitek, New Constellations, A Light Sleeper @ Cole’s Bar (Free Show) * Tim Kinsella, JC Brooks (acoustic), Hound Mouth @ Reckless Records (Lakeview) * Fake Limbs, Pink Avalanche, The Beets, The Oarsman, Twin Peaks @ Saki Records * Speck Mountain, Jar’d Loose, Lair of the Minotaur @ Reckless Records (Wicker Park) * Wax Idols, TV Ghost, The Soupcans, Sros Lords, The Hecks, Verma, Matchless, Gel Set @ Permanent Records Follow @bvChicago on Twitter, “Like” us on Facebook…

Iceage @ Portland’s Star Theater, March 2013 (more by Autumn Andel) Quintron & Miss Pussycat @ Emo’s 2012 (more by Tim Griffin) today in NYC * The Quavers @ Barbes * Shuggie Otis @ B…

As you are probably aware, this Saturday (4/20) is Record Store Day. We’ve already told you some of our picks from the myriad #RSD13 exclusives, but many of NYC’s record stores are having special events that day…

Nomi Ruiz, who was one of the vocalists on Hercules & Love Affair’s 2008 breakthrough and is a current member of Jessica 6, is set to release her second solo album, , on May 14 as a free download via Clocktower Gallery’s website. Y…

Dan Deacon has been branching out lately into all sorts of other media. His iPhone and Android apps have become a large component of his live shows, and he now has collaborated with filmmaker Tom Kuntz on an multimedia exhibition titled “Bugs,” which is currently on display at Sonos Studios in Los Angeles till May 5:”Bugs” is a multimedia installation featuring a bizarre band of insects brought to life by filmmaker Tom Kuntz in collaboration with electronic musician Dan Deacon…

We’re excited to announce that we have once again joined forces with Saki Records to bring you a full day of in-store performances on Record Store Day 2013 (Saturday, April 20)…

and Andrew Sacher Ex Cops DJing at Other Music, RSD 2012 (more) We’re about a week out from Record Store Day 2013. When it began in 2008, RSD was a celebration of brick-and-mortar stores in the face of digital downloads, offering up exclusive releases to get people out to stores…

Old 97’s @ Webster Hall, Oct. 2012 (more by Dominic Mastrangelo) Alt-country vets Old 97’s spent much of 2012 celebrating the 15th anniversary of their 1997 album Too Far to Care (like at Webster Hall in October)…