ARCADE FIRE FOR $9.99 RIGHT PRICE! ENTER TO WIN A MERGE PRIZE PACK!

Arcade Fire‘s eagerly-anticipated third album The Suburbs hits The Record Exchange on Tuesday (that’s tomorrow, Aug. 3), and we’ll have it for the $9.99 Right Price for ONE WEEK ONLY!

STREAM THE ENTIRE ALBUM HERE.

Purchase The Suburbs (read Pitchfork’s review HERE) during Right Price Week (through Monday, Aug. 9) and be entered to win a Merge Prize Pack that includes:

• The super-rare Arcade Fire “Month of May” 12-inch vinyl EP
• Arcade Fire Mirror Noir DVD
• Arcade Fire postcard
• Merge Records vinyl tote bag
• Merge discography book (photo of every Merge release from its first 20 years)
• Merge Records sticker

The winner will be randomly selected and notified on Tuesday, Aug. 10.

FIRST THURSDAY: TREASURE VALLEY ROLLERGIRLS MEET AND GREET!

Join the Treasure Valley Rollergirls at The Record Exchange on First Thursday for a meet-and-greet from 6 to 8 p.m.! The Record Exchange is located at 1105 W. Idaho St. in downtown Boise. As always, this Record Exchange event is free and all ages.
The Rollergirls, in the middle of their third season of all-girl flat-track roller derby action, will be signing autographs and posing for photographs (in full uniform). The Record Exchange will have a limited number of posters to give away for autographs. Bring your cameras!
The Record Exchange will give away tickets to the Roller Girls’ next bout (Saturday, Aug. 7, at Qwest Arena) and the Vans Warped Tour (Friday, Aug. 13, at the Idaho Center).
We also have in stock official 2010 Treasure Valley Roller Girls shirts — the only place in town besides bouts where you can get them!
It’s also First Thursday, and that means special sales at The Record Exchange, including $2 off any used CD or DVD $5.99 and above, $2 12-ounce espresso drinks and $2 off sale gift items over $5.99!
The Record Exchange is a proud sponsor of the Treasure Valley Rollergirls, an all-girl flat track roller derby league that started in February 2006. The Rollergirls are currently in their third season of derby action and have been accepted as a WFTDA apprenticeship team!
This season, the Rollergirls are competing at their new home, Qwest Arena, and you can purchase tickets to every home bout at The Record Exchange! Tickets are $10 for adults and $4 for children — $2 off the price at the door!
The Record Exchange is also the official Rollergirls merchandise seller! We have men’s and women’s shirts in black and gray featured a brand new 2010 design!

For more information, visit therecordexchange.com/treasurevalleyrollergirls.

RECORD EXCHANGE THINKINDIE DIGITAL STORE: PAPER BIRD EXCLUSIVE, NEU! BOX SET FOR ONLY $17.99, MUCH MORE

• NEW RELEASES:

Paper Bird When the River Took Flight
William Fitzsimmons Derivatives ON SALE FOR $6.99!
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan Come Undone
Menomena Mines
Neu! Digital Box ONLY $17.99 FOR THE BOX!
LCD Soundsystem I Can Change
Street Sweeper Social Club Paper Planes
Vampire Weekend Holiday
Robert Plant Angel Dance
Seu Jorge and Almaz Seu Jorge and Almaz
MORE HERE

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30% OFF COUPON FOR NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS GOOD THIS WEEKEND!

If you’re a subscriber to The Record Exchange eTales newsletter, this week’s issue includes a coupon good for 30% off one used CD, DVD or vinyl LP priced $30 or less.

That’s a killer deal that we don’t offer any old day, so if you want to take advantage of this golden opportunity, open up the newsletter, click on the coupon, hit print and bring it in this weekend (the coupon is good through Sunday).

Now, let’s say you’re not currently a newsletter subscriber but you want the coupon. Right on. Just send an email with the subject “newsletter coupon” HERE anytime before 7 p.m. Sunday, and we will add you to our newsletter mailing list and email you the 30% off coupon.

FROM THE FINE PRINT DEPARTMENT:

The Record Exchange will never share or sell your email address to a third party. We will, however, add you to our mailing list. That’s a good thing — you’ll receive store event and new release news, exclusive coupons and weekly mirth. No spam, man. Promise.

RECORD EXCHANGE THINKINDIE DIGITAL STORE: FREE SUMMER MP3 MIXTAPE, FULL ZOROASTER ALBUM STREAM!

• NEW RELEASES:

These United States What Lasts
Department of Eagles Archive 2003-2006
Kristin Hersh Crooked
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Dirty Old Town
Panda Bear Tomboy
The Triffids Wide Open Road: The Best Of
Japandroids Younger Us/Sex and Dying in High Society
Toro Y Moi Leave Everywhere
Four Tet Angel Echoes + Remixes
The Brian Setzer Orchestra Don’t Mess with a Big Band (Live)
MORE HERE

• GET A FREE SUMMER INDIE POP MIXTAPE!

Visit the CIMS Mixtape listening station inside The Record Exchange and grab a card for a free download of a summer indie rock mixtape! The sampler includes tracks from New Pornographers, Delorean, Vampire Weekend, She & Him, Beach House, Avi Buffalo, Teenage Fanclub, Arcade Fire and more!

• NEW METAL SALE PROGRAM KICKS OFF WITH $6.66 ZOROASTER

Look, metal rules, okay? Yeah, some of it is dumb, some of it is lame, but a lot of it kicks major ass. Even hipster turds keep a couple of metal bands in their back pocket for when some sad bastard band like Belle and Sebastian just ain’t feelin’ right.

This week, ThinkIndie is launching a new metal sale program, which will give you great deals on great new metal bands on a regular basis. First up is psych-metal stalwarts Zoroaster‘s sophomore album Matador for the great devilish price of $6.66. And it has great metal song titles like “Ancient Ones,” “Old World,” “Odyssey II,” and our personal favorite, “Trident” (and no, they’re not talking gum here; an actual freaking three-pronged, evil-doin’ trident).

Want to hear it first? Listen to a full album stream HERE. Want to thank us? Simply throw your devil horns in the air. We’ll feel them no matter where you are.
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE

• INDIGO GIRLS LIVE ALBUM WITH EXCLUSIVE BONUS TRACK!

Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers celebrate their long-standing passion for live performance with Staring Down the Brilliant Dream, which includes the ThinkIndie exclusive bonus track “Yield” — 32 songs in all!

The album features songs hand-selected by the Grammy-winning duo to capture the most memorable moments of their 2006-2009 shows. The release reflects the spontaneity of a typical Indigo concert and includes a mix of solo performances and other numbers backed by their full band, plus vocal collaborations with such guests artists as Brandi Carlile and Jill Hennessey.
BUY THE ALBUM HERE

• LABEL SPOTLIGHT: PARK THE VAN

Started in 2004 and formed on the idea of liking a band, Park the Van represents everything good about the music business. By loving what they release, and having a clear vision and style, it made it easy for music fans and record store clerks to talk up this new label.

Park the Van has a new series of releases from bands they think need your attention. The series is called Delicacies, and we have a few choice titles on sale, including early Dr. Dog albums. We have also added some of their classic label catalog to fill out the page. Dig in; it’s delicious.
CLICK HERE

• JOHN NOLAN EXCLUSIVE!

John Nolan is the guitarist/co-vocalist of Taking Back Sunday and the lead singer/guitarist of Straylight Run. On Thursday, June 17, 2010, John stopped by Looney Tunes in West Babylon, N.Y. Looney Tunes is one of the country’s leading indie CD stores. John played an amazing 47-minute acoustic set. The performance is available to you today on high quality 320 MP3.
BUY THE ALBUM HERE

• A FEAST OF FABULOUS FREELOADS!

One of the coolest things about the Record Exchange ThinkIndie Digital Store is the crazy amount of free downloads.

Seriously, each week new freebies are added to the Freeloads section, and these aren’t just streams — we’re talking fully downloadable and burnable 320KB DRM-free files.

Here’s a look at some new additions:

The Walkmen Stranded
Asleep at the Wheel feat. Willie Nelson Truck Driver’s Blues
Julian Lynch Just Enough
Mondo Generator Dog Food
Steel Train Turnpike Ghost
The Innocence Mission The Happy Mondays
William Fitzsimmons You Still Hurt Me
Many more HERE

• OTHER GOODIES:

The Fall Your Future Our Clutter full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE

Radio Dept. Clinging to a Scheme full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE

Trampled By Turtles Palamino full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE

Marco Benevento Between the Needles and the Nightfall full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE

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