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STRUMMERJAM CLASH/JOE STRUMMER LIVE BENEFIT FOR BOISE HIVE AUG. 4!

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August 3, 2016 - Live Shows , Live@RX , The Record Exchange Blog - by - No Comments

strummerjam-facebook-headerThe Record Exchange (1105 W. Idaho St., Boise) is honored to host StrummerJam Boise, a live Clash/Joe Strummer benefit for Boise Hive, at 6pm First Thursday, Aug. 4. As always, this Record Exchange in-store event is free and all ages.

BoiseHiveLgoClrOL_PThe event features live covers of Clash and Joe Strummer songs performed by Boise musicians. Guests will have an opportunity to donate directly to Boise Hive and purchase raffle tickets for a Clash prize pack, with proceeds from the raffle also going to Boise Hive.

Scheduled to perform:

Jimmy Sinn and the Bastard Kinn
Groggy Bikini
The Weary Times
Boise Rock School

StrummerJam Boise is part of StrummerJam – Rocking Locally, Acting Globally, a monthlong fundraising campaign in honor and memory of Joe Strummer to mobilize musicians, venues, promoters and music fans around the world to unite under a single banner and raise funds for local music nonprofit. StrummerJam runs Aug. 1- 31 (Joe’s birthday month). See all StrummerJam events on a global map HERE.

The objective of StrummerJam is, as Steve Mullen campaign coordinator and digital media manager for the Joe Strummer Foundation says, “…about keeping the spirit and memory of Joe Strummer alive and to mobilize the troops to unite under a single banner and raise funds for their local music nonprofits. We wanted to unite local music scenes, connect the dots, put venues, bands and local music nonprofits on the map for all to discover and explore.”

All funds collected for each event will be reported by the organizers and added to the StrummerJam Funds Barometer on the StrummerJam website to demonstrate the total results of the collective efforts of all the organizers. The global target has been set at £15,000 GBP.

ABOUT BOISE HIVE

The mission of Boise Hive, a nonprofit musicians resource center, is to provide a safe, all-ages, sober space for fostering a supportive, creative musicians community in Idaho. Boise Hive empowers musicians, and other artists, through access to mental health services, business tools and other resources to thrive. This donor-funded, volunteer-run community space aims to provide a facility where artists come to practice and hone their craft.

ABOUT THE JOE STRUMMER FOUNDATION

The Joe Strummer Foundation was formed by family and close friends a year after Joe’s passing. Their mission has always been to give opportunities to musicians and support to projects around the world that create empowerment through music.

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MCCALL JAZZ RETURNS AUGUST 3-6!

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August 3, 2016 - Live Shows , The Record Exchange Blog - by - No Comments

large-curtMcCall Jazz returns with three nights of jazz with Curtis Stigers and Friends, including a special kickoff concert in Boise at the historic Egyptian Theatre! Click on the links below for tickets and info:

Aug. 3: Jazz In The City at Egyptian Theatre, Boise

McCall Jazz in the City presented by Albertsons features Curtis Stigers, Emily Braden, The Sneider Brothers, Paul Wells, Cliff Schmitt, Matthew Fries and more. Doors at 7pm, concert at 8pm. Assigned seating: Main Floor $45.00 / Balcony $35.00

Aug. 5:  Jazz By The Lake at Rupert’s/Hotel McCall, McCall

Jazz on the Lake at Rupert’s includes Snake River Farms appetizers and a chance to meet, mingle and enjoy some jazz with Curtis Stigers and the McCall Jazz Musicians. Cinder Wine and a full bar available for sale at the event. $100.00

Aug. 6:  Jazz On The Mountain at Jug Mountain Ranch, McCall

McCall Jazz on Jug Mountain featuring Curtis Stigers and Friends includes Emily Braden, Matthew Fries, The Sneider Brothers, Cliff Schmitt, Paul Wells and more.  Jug Mountain is a beautiful location for this fourth-year benefit event. Attendees will be seated under a tent and chairs will be provided.  Gates will open at 4pm. Chairs are first-come, first-served. Food and beverage, including wine and beer, will be available for sale. The music will begin at 5:30pm with Rob Harding and Clay Moore. Curtis Stigers and Friends will perform at 6:30pm. No outside food or beverage will be permitted into the event site.

All proceeds to benefit Interfaith Sanctuary Shelter, The Shepherd’s Home, McCall Education Foundation, McCall Arts & Humanities, McCall Music Society, McCall Folklore Society and The Alpine Playhouse.

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TOP 5 OF 2016 (SO FAR): JOHN O.

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July 14, 2016 - People , The Record Exchange Blog , The Vinyl Word - by - 2 Comments

IMG_7339We’re midway through the year in music and liking what we’ve heard so far. We’re excited for what’s to come, but here at the midpoint, we’re taking pause to talk about our favorite releases of the first half of 2016.

Here’s John O’s picks:

1. Porches – Pools
2. Hayes Carll – Lovers And Leavers
3. Elizabeth Cook – Exodus Of Venus
4. Wax Idols – American Tragic
5. Margo Price – Midwest Farmer’s Daughter

I am not the biggest fan of midyear best-of lists, but I thought it would be interesting to stop and take stock a little bit. First of all, I can’t believe we are halfway through the year already. And, despite the usual death knells being sounded for the music industry, there is more great stuff being released than ever! So, I am grateful for that.

1. Porches: I saw them at Treefort this year, and this album has gotten heavy play ever since. It’s synth-heavy, kind of intimate, like you are eavesdropping on this guy singing to himself in his room through a paper-thin wall. It’s gauzy that way. It’s an eighties sounding record, without sounding archaic. Well, at least the eighties music I used to like.

2. Hayes Carll: This is a masterpiece, by a modern-day master. He’s an heir apparent to Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt. The words are heavy, and repeated listening reveals more layers and surprising twists.

3. Elizabeth Cook: Speaking of heavy, this record is a monster. I’ve always been a fan, but she has jumped several levels here, channeling Emmylou and heartbreak. But not giving in.

4. Wax Idols: Another band I loved at Treefort. So much swagger! This touches on glam rock, with gothic echoes, and tons of attitude.

5. Margo Price: There are touches of country and country rock in her record, but it’s unmistakably her songs, and her sound. Memorable, catchy and heart-wrenching all at once. So looking forward to her show at the Olympic in October.

I have to mention a.k.a. Belle.’s I Hear It Now. It’s an EP, but 4 of their songs are worth 10 of most people’s songs. I am not very objective when it comes to their work. I feel very close to it, and to them. The song “Mustangs” brings tears to my eyes. Also, Thomas Paul released Singalongs this year, and I am not very objective about him either. Complex music from a complex writer, thinker and musician. Thomas and Catherine are lifers. They humble me with their talent and genius.

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NEW RELEASE FRIDAY: AVALANCHES, CAR SEAT HEADREST, APHEX TWIN, HEART, GONE IS GONE AND MORE!

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July 7, 2016 - The Record Exchange Blog , The Vinyl Word - by - No Comments

new release fridayHere’s a quick look at the bright and shiny new releases this week at The Record Exchange:

CD

The Avalanches – Wildflower

Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial

Aphex Twin – Cheetah

Heart – Beautiful Broken

Gone is Gone – Gone is Gone

Switchfoot – Where the Light Shines Through (deluxe edition also available)

Inter Arma – Paradise Gallows

Frankie Lee – American Dreamer

Larkin Poe – Reskinned

Roisin Murphy – Take Her Up to Monto

The Julie Ruin – Hit Reset

Spellcaster – Night Hides the World

David Bowie – Hours

David Bowie – Outside

Yung Verb – Just Getting Started

Frameworks – Smother

Nonpoint – Poison Red

Boris – Pink

J Dilla – Diary Instrumentals

Big Business – Command Your Weather

PWR BTTM – Ugly Cherries

Masked Intruder – Love and Other Crimes

Vanna – All Hell

Chevelle – North Corridor

Sarathy Korwar – Day to Day

Mark Chesnutt – Tradition Lives

Various Artists – Cafe Society Soundtrack

TTNG – Disappointment Island

Nine Days – Snapshots

Radio Moscow – Live in California

Biffy Clyro – Ellipsis

Bernz – See You on the Other Side

Boys Night Out – Black Dogs

Miroslav Vitous – Music from Weather Report

Kenny Garrett – Do Your Dance

Porcupine Tree – Signify

Jon Anderson and Roine Stolt – Invention of Knowledge

Circa – Valley of the Windmill

VINYL

Aphex Twin – Cheetah

The Avalanches – Wildflower

Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial

The Julie Ruin – Hit Reset

Badbadnotgood – IV

Minus the Bear – Interpretaciones del Oso

Boris – Pink

Frameworks – Smother

Gone is Gone – Gone is Gone

Modest Mouse/764-Hero – Whenever You See Fit

Misfits – Friday the 13th

Whitechapel – Mark of the Blade

Masked Intruder – Love and Other Crimes

Kaytranada – 99.9

Soren Juul – This Moment

Cibo Matto – Stereotype A

Miles Davis – Miles Ahead Soundtrack

Dead Can Dance – Dead Can Dance

Dead Can Dance – Into the Labyrinth

Dead Can Dance – Spleen and Ideal

Rogue Wave – Descended Like Vultures

All-American Rejects – When the World Comes Down

John Lee Hooker – Great

Lightnin’ Hopkins – Lightnin’ and the Blues

Lightnin’ Hopkins – Sings the Blues

Brownie McGhee – Back Country Blues

Leann Rimes – Blue 20th Anniversary Edition

The Honorary Title – Anything Else But the Truth

Direct Hit – Wasted Mind

Radio Moscow – Live in California

Roo Panes – Little Giant

Chevelle – North Corridor

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A.K.A. BELLE RELEASE PARTY JUNE 23; FREE PAYETTE BREWING CO. BEER!

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June 22, 2016 - Live Shows , Live@RX , The Record Exchange Blog - by - No Comments

I Hear It Now EP cover squareThe Record Exchange (1105 W. Idaho St.) is honored to host the a.k.a. Belle “I Hear It Now” Release Party at 6:30pm Thursday, June 23. “I Hear It Now” will be available for purchase at the party. Free Payette Brewing Co. will be served beginning at 6pm. As always, this Record Exchange in-store event is free and all ages.

In March, a.k.a. Belle released the “I Hear It Now” track “Mustangs” as a benefit single for Wild Love Preserve, a 501(C)3 nonprofit whose mission is to rescue, protect and preserve Idaho’s wild horses. “I Hear It Now” features a guest appearance from Snakes/Caustic Resin/Built to Spill/Earth guitarist and wizard Brett Netson.

ABOUT A.K.A. BELLE

Belle Treefort main pica.k.a. Belle ride fiercely in a no man’s land where intimate vocals sneak into bed with wild guitar serenades and wrestle with beats from a bygone era.

The seedlings of a.k.a. Belle began in a land far, far away called Los Angeles, where Sam and Catherine Crooks Merrick, Boise, Idaho, natives, found themselves sharing a flat in pursuit of musical greatness. They didn’t know it then, but their paths would cross many times over subsequent decades and eventually their lives would converge in a very personal and musically magical way. In 2008, after Catherine returned home to Boise from living and performing under the moniker of Belle of Les Bois in Manchester, England, she reunited with her former roomie (and soon to be husband). a.k.a. Belle was born.

Catherine grew up in Boise amongst some major musical talents. She played alongside Doug Martsch (Built to Spill) in Suiciety and in the B-sides with Curtis Stigers. Merrick’s overflowing with instrumental chops and is most often seen wailing on guitar or banjo, but it’s her voice that audiences find most captivating:

“… When you are blessed with a vocalist like Catherine Merrick, you’re light years ahead of the game. The singer and multi-instrumentalist for a.k.a. Belle has an alluring, lovely voice – the kind that stands out in any genre.” – Michael Deeds, The Idaho Statesman

Between L.A. and 2008, Sam was met with major musical success. He toured the US and Europe with The Leaving Trains (SST Records) and signed a multimillion dollar contract in blood with L.A. band The Nymphs (Geffen Records). He’s also played badass guitar and lent vocals to a variety of musical projects based in the US.

a.k.a. Belle’s eclectic sound is elevated by the creative musical minds of Johnny “Bongos” Townsend (percussion) and Shlomo Kostenko (standup bass), who hear and interpret Merrick’s songs intuitively.

The band have released two albums – Disappearing Night (2012) was in the Top Ten Best Selling Local Albums at independent record store The Record Exchange, coming in a sweet #6; and The Devil Loves You, released in February 2014, entered the Top Ten Best Sellers at #3 and remained in the top twenty several weeks after its release. Tracks from The Devil Loves You are particular favorites of local radio stations KRBX and KBSU (“Mess You Up,” “HG Wells is Alive and Well” and “Collecting Songbirds” being the most played).

The band are highly championed by DJ Tim Johnstone of 94.9FM The River, as well as being favorites of Carl Scheider, DJ at (NPR affiliated) KBSU. Living Room Radio, a Friday afternoon show on 89.9FM Radio Boise, listed Disappearing Night as one of their top albums of 2014.

a.k.a. Belle is a rock band that’s not afraid to play with different genres to get the desired effect in creating well-crafted, thoughtfully constructed songs. Collectively, these four musicians, playfully coined “The Magic Four,” have collaborated with and supported some big names in music, including: John Doe and Exene Cervenka from L.A. band X, Iggy Pop, Elizabeth Cook, Holly Golightly, Lydia Loveless, Curtis Stigers, Bill Kirchen, Doug Martsch from Built to Spill and many more.

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