RECORD STORE DAY EVERY DAY.

Down in my computer/music/art room, I've got a nice little turntable setup where I keep my vinyl collection. similar to my musical instruments down there, I like the kids to know they're welcome to play around down there and look through records, listen to 'em, and mess with knobs... as long as they're respectful :) I'm hoping that it helps instill an appreciate of music and record collecting when they get a little bigger. 

we'll see!

this past weekend Cooper and I decided to celebrate Record Store Day with a trip into the craziness up to Fingerprints record store in Long Beach. Although we missed the complete craziness when the store opened up at 6am, we made it up around 4pm. Our good friend Robb was nice to enough to get us in to see Jimmy Eat World play an acoustic set. 






We each decided to pick a record up to commemorate the day. I grabbed the new Kurt Vile LP, and I may have convinced Coop that the cover art on the Night Marchers / Mrs. Magician split 7" for Record Store Day was a good thing to grab. 

Coop dug the first song Jimmy Eat World played, but was soon askin "are we gonna leave soon?" honestly, i'm just glad that he decided to go with me! so we grabbed our records, picked up a milkshake (a reward for being awesome, in addition to the 7" of course) and hit the road back home. Someday, when he's older it'll be cool to remind him... "remember when you were 5, and we went to go see Jimmy Eat World on Record Store Day?"

Makin memories. 



oh, and here's a rad video teaser for the new Kurt Vile record. His kid is in it, too!

*top pic of me and Coop by Jen MacLean!

BORN IN THE BASEMENT

do you remember Lookout Records? Lookout was the home to a handful of bands that made me really love music. Screeching Weasel, Green Day, The Hi-Fives, Groovie Ghoulies, The Queers, Mr T Experience... 
The Groovie Ghoulies were and ARE one of my favorite bands. the good news for me and my little dudes and YOURS is that KEPI GHOULIE has just released a new record called KEPI FOR KIDS.  Here's a song from the record called "Days that end in Y"! 

The record is coming out on a new imprint called  FUN FUN RECORDS.  Mike Park, who also played in Skankin' Pickle and runs Asian Man Records, is responsible for the label, and he's putting out a handful of rad, kid friendly records. I'm excited to see what he does! Currently his roster included Kepi Ghoulie, Dan Potthast (of MU330), Play Date (featuring Greg Attonito of the Bouncing Souls), Happy Wags (with Jesse Wagner of the Aggrolites), and Mike Park himself! Mike Park will also be out as the super music friend on the YO GABBA GABBA LIVE! show til the end of March! here's a list of the dates!

03.01.13-Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
03.02.13-Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
03.03.13-Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds at Rose Garden
03.04.13-Sacramento, CA @ Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
03.05.13-San Jose, CA @ San Jose Civic
03.07.13-Fresno, CA @ William Saroyan Theatre
03.08.13-Santa Barbara, CA @ The Arlington Theatre
03.09.13-San Diego, CA @ San Diego Civic Theatre
03.10.13-Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
03.11.13-El Paso, TX @ The Plaza Theatre
03.13.13-Midland, TX @ Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center
03.14.13-Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
03.15.13-Dallas, TX @ Music Hall at Fair Park
03.16.13-San Antonio, TX @ Majestic Theatre
03.17.13-Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
03.18.13-New Orleans, LA @ Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts
03.20.13-Orlando, FL @ Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre
03.21.13-Sarasota, FL @ Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
03.22.13-St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
03.23.13-Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Broward Center for the Performing Arts
03.24.13-Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Broward Center for the Performing Arts

SO MUCH GOOD STUFF.