ENTER TO WIN TICKETS TO SEE GOJIRA AUG. 8 AT KNITTING FACTORY!

Gojira is performing at Knitting Factory on Tuesday, Aug. 8, and The Record Exchange has a pair of tickets to give away!

To enter the drawing, send an email* with the subject “Gojira” HERE by midnight Thursday, Aug. 3. We will draw a name and notify the winner on Friday, Aug. 4.

Gojira’s MAGMA took the #1 spot on Billboard’s ‘Hard Rock Albums’ chart upon debut last summer, making Gojira the first French band to hold the #1 spot on the chart in its nine year existence. The release of MAGMA marked the highest chart debuts of Gojira’s career, landing them at #4 on Billboard’s ‘Top Rock Albums’ chart, #6 on Billboard’s ‘Tastemaker Albums’ chart and Top 25 on the ‘Billboard 200.’ MAGMA staked its claim amongst the best albums of 2016, earning Metal Hammer’s coveted “Album of the Year” title while also landing on Rolling Stone’s “Top 20 Metal Albums of 2016,” Consequence of Sound’s “Top 50 Albums of 2016” / “Top 10 Metal Albums of 2016” lists, and Pop Matters’ “Best Metal of 2016” recap. MAGMA also earned Gojira their first ever Grammy nominations for ‘Best Metal Performance’ and ‘Best Rock Album.’

*One entry per person, NOT per email address.

ENTER TO WIN TICKETS TO BEACH FOSSILS (JULY 14 AT NEUROLUX) PLUS A SIGNED POSTER AND GOODIE BAG WITH ENAMEL PIN AND GUITAR PICK!

Beach Fossils are performing at Neurolux on Friday, July 14, and The Record Exchange has a pair of tickets to give away, plus an autographed poster and goodie bag with enamel pin, guitar pick and more!

To enter the drawing, send an email* with the subject “Beach FossilsHERE by midnight Tuesday, July 11. We will draw a name and notify the winner on July 12.

*One entry per person, NOT per email address.

ENTER TO WIN TICKETS TO SEE CHK CHK CHK JUNE 29 AT THE OLYMPIC!

Chk Chk Chk (!!!) is performing at the Olympic on Thursday, June 29, and The Record Exchange has tickets to give away!

To enter the drawing, send an email* with the subject “Chk Chk ChkHERE by midnight Tuesday, June 27. We will draw a name and notify the winner on June 28.

New album Shake The Shudder is a product of !!!‘s DIY punk roots, presenting a harder edge lyrically and sonically while incorporating trans-Atlantic electronic music influences. Regularly enlisting the aid of talented female vocalists to elevate their sound, this new album is no exception with the inclusion of up and coming talents Lea Lea and Meah Pace showcasing “energetic breakout performances that only hints at what they do live.” And Nic Offer is no easy frontman to keep up with on stage.

*One entry per person, NOT per email address.

ENTER TO WIN TICKETS TO SEE CUT/COPY AT KNITTING FACTORY JUNE 19!

Cut/Copy is performing at Knitting Factory on Monday, June 19, and The Record Exchange has tickets to give away!

To enter the drawing, send an email* with the subject “Cut/CopyHERE by midnight Thursday, June 15. We will draw a name and notify the winner on June 16.

In the past decade, Cut/Copy has truly become an international act. Touring across the world, headlining massive sold-out shows, and slated on prime slots of prestigious festivals worldwide like Coachella, Ultra Music Festival, and Lollapalooza in the US; Europe’s Pitchfork Paris; Japan’s Summer Sonic; Australia’s Big Day Out. They’ve released four critically praised albums and accumulated a few hundred (and counting) tour dates in the process, the majority of which to sold out audiences.

Cut/Copy’s high-energy live show is matched only by the beautiful complexity of their songs. Layers that have parts with melody, sections with dissonance, nods to many genres like both disco and post-punk, all cleverly packaged into a present of a pop song. There is a Cut/Copy song for everyone. Their songs tend to be ageless – suitable for both teenage angst and cocktail parties.

*One entry per person, NOT per email address.

PAYETTE BREWING CO. PRESENTS BANJOS AND BEER FRIDAY, APRIL 28: JASON HOMEY AND GARY ELLER LIVE, FREE PAYETTE BREWING CO. BEER!

Payette Brewing Co. and Boise Weekly present Banjos and Beer, an evening of live banjo music and craft beer, at 6pm Friday, April 28 at The Record Exchange (1105 W. Idaho St.). As always, this Record Exchange in-store event is free and all-ages.

Please join us as well-known Treasure Valley five-string banjo players Jason Homey and Gary Eller strut their stuff. Jason (a British Columbia native) and Gary (a native West Virginian) have over 80 years combined banjo experience and have won numerous banjo contests. We’ll have free beer courtesy of Payette Brewing Co. (21+ with valid I.D.).

Jason currently has about fifty banjo students and with Gary has run an acclaimed three-day bluegrass banjo camp at Weiser for four years. Gary and Jason will highlight banjo music they have played since childhood, as well as in their current CDs and bands Clumsy Lovers, Chicken Dinner Road, The Story Tellers and the Idaho Songs Project.