I don't usually post about concerts because I rarely get out much anymore and we don't sell tickets at the store. However, some wonderful things at the Music Gallery over the next little while.

I'm very excited to be seeing Grouper play this Wednesday. Regulars to the shop will have heard me playing her music. Much of her stuff is put out on limited edition vinyl, which we carry whenever we can, and we also try to stock whatever CDs of hers are in print. We've currently got a few copies of her extraordinary Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill on disc and the recent re-release of Wide on vinyl. Liz was also super sweet to have sent us some stuff for the Record Store Day raffle. She's the one artists I regret not being able to include on the Vortex-only CD we put out (she wanted to participate but was on the road when I was curating the tracks). I've posted a few of her tracks via youtube vids below.

Opening for Grouper will be cellist Julia Kent. We used to stock her Delay CD but I think it's out of print now. A live video of her is below as well.

Next week, at the same venue, William Basinski will be playing. I'll be checking him out as well as I've never seen him play.

I'll see what I can pick up from each of the artists at the concert and bring in the store to resell.

Grouper







Julia Kent


William Basinski

Should be getting a shipment later today which will include AC/DC's Dirty Deeds, Highway to Hell, and Back in Black, all on 180g vinyl. Also in the box is Bob Marley's Legend and Exodus. These titles sell right away whenever we get them in used so we thought we'd bring in some new copies.

I also brought in one copy of Robert Gordon & Chris Spedding's last record--I know some of you went to the concert last Saturday night.

I think there's also some Octopus Project and a copy of Neil Young's Harvest on vinyl and a lone CD: Jacaszek's Treny, which we've done well with on vinyl and I've been asked repeatedly for on compact disc.

I spoke briefly with 12-string guitarist James Blackshaw tonight after his wonderful set at the Drake. He autographed the last three copies of All Things are from Him, through Him, and in Him that he had available for sale. The CD is his first collaboration with lutenists Josef van Wissem. The duo call themselves Brethren of the Free Spirit. I couldn't find a review online of this recording, but here's one of their followup: The Wolf Shall Also Dwell With The Lamb. I'm keeping one. The others are 14.99 each.

We expect copies of Blackshaw's most recent album, The Glass Bead Game, on vinyl very soon. Listen to an interview with Blackshaw on BBC Radio 4.