BELINDA BOWLER ALBUM RELEASE PREVIEW IN-STORE FIRST THURSDAY, NOV. 5; PAYETTE BREWING CO. BEER

7B7C3591_2Belinda Bowler will perform a special album release party preview in-store at The Record Exchange (1105 W. Idaho St.) at 6pm First Thursday, Nov. 5. Enjoy free Payette Brewing Co. beer and purchase Bowler’s new album “Trumpet Vine”! As always, this Record Exchange in-store event is free and all ages. Belinda Bowler’s official album release party is Thursday, Nov. 12 at the El Korah Shrine, 1118 W. Idaho St.

ABOUT BELINDA BOWLER AND ‘TRUMPET VINE’

BINDYTYPEFINALCROPBelinda Bowler began her singing career in elementary school. When she was in the fifth grade, her plan to play guitar and sing for her class lured the principal out of his office and into the classroom to watch the performance. She didn’t understand the look on his face until later, when her sister explained to her the real meaning of House of the Rising Sun. She has been singing ever since, in clubs, concerts, overseas and as a teacher in her own elementary classroom.

Now, for the first time in 20 years she has a recorded a new CD. It is a mix of songs she loves to sing, written by favorite songwriters that speak to life’s journey of love, loss, wonder, and healing. With the help of her producer and engineer Rich Brotherton and other talented friends this CD, called Trumpet Vine, is ready to be shared.

THE SLANTS LIVE AT THE RECORD EXCHANGE WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4 (6PM)

The Slants 2015 Press PhotoThe Record Exchange is excited to welcome back The Slants for a live performance at 6pm Wednesday, Nov. 4. The Slants are performing at the WavePop House later that evening. As always, this Record Exchange in-store event is free and all ages.

ABOUT THE SLANTS

Portland’s The Slants are the first and only all-Asian American dance rock band in the world. They offer up catchy dance beats, strong hooks, and a bombastic live show that is “not to be missed” (The Westword). The Willamette Week says “While the band may well be best experienced live, Slants releases always promise a few blistering, note-perfect singles.” The music is the perfect combination of ’80-driven synth pop with hard-hitting indie, floor-filling beats, which fans affectionately dub as “Chinatown Dance Rock.”

They’ve been featured on Conan O’Brien, BBC, NPR, NBC, VICE, Huffington Post, MTV and over 1,500 radio stations, TV shows, magazines and websites across 82 countries.

Eighteen international tours, including appearances in 46 of 50 U.S. states, have led to headlining showcases at major festivals such as SXSW, MusicfestNW, San Diego Comic-Con and Dragon Con. The band has also provided support for The Decemberists, Mindless Self Indulgence, Girl Talk, Apl.De.Ap (of Black Eyed Peas), Blind Pilot and Shonen Knife. In 2011, The Slants worked with the Department of Defense for a series of shows at U.S. and NATO bases in Eastern Europe, dubbed “Operation Gratitude.”

Every one of their last seven music videos have gone viral, gaining tens of thousands of views within days. Their hit single, “You Make Me Alive,” has nearly 350,000 views.

Two recent music videos feature martial arts choreography by Sammo Hung (The Matrix, Ip Man, and Enter the Dragon) and feature international stars Daniel Wu and Shu Qi.

They’ve won “Album of the Year” and “Editor’s Choice” from dozens of magazines, including Willamette Week, LA Weekly, Shojo Beat, Village Voice, City Beat and Rockwired.

Whether rocking music halls, anime conventions, maximum-security prisons, colleges or army bases, it’s clear that The Slants’ infectious brand of “so damn good” music will leave you wanting more” (MRU Magazine).

VINYL TUESDAY: EMMYLOU HARRIS, AZEALIA BANKS AND THE SOPRANOS, PLUS GET $5 IN FREE USED VINYL!

It’s Vinyl Tuesday! Record Exchange customers receive up to $5 in used vinyl* with every $25 in new vinyl purchased and have access to early and exclusive releases. This week’s releases:

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EMMYLOU HARRIS – Profile: Best of Emmylou Harris
Profile: Best of Emmylou Harris is a compilation of hits by Emmylou Harris from her first four Reprise/Warner albums: Pieces of the Sky, Elite Hotel, Luxury Liner and Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town.

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AZEALIA BANKS – Broke With Expensive Taste
The long awaited vinyl release of Azealia Banks’ debut album. Gatefold 2LP on standard vinyl, limited to 1,000 copies.

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VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Sopranos – Music From the HBO Series
Available on vinyl for the first time ever! Mastered for vinyl and lacquers created by Kevin Gray, pressed on 180 gram. Imagine an album that could contain tracks by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Elvis Costello, as well as Frank Sinatra, Cream, and Van Morrison. That’s part of the lineup on this various-artists sampler of music used in the television series The Sopranos, music that dates from each of the last five decades of the 20th century, from Bo Diddley’s 1950s hit ”I’m a Man” to Eurythmics’ ”I’ve Tried Everything” from their 1999 reunion album, Peace. Familiar songs like Sinatra’s ”It Was a Very Good Year” are given a new flavor by being sequenced between very different yet oddly complementary songs. The most interesting moments, however, come with the less familiar material — cast member ”Little Steven” Van Zandt and the Disciples of Soul’s ”Inside of Me,” Elvis Costello & the Attractions’ live take on ”Complicated Shadows,” Wyclef Jean’s rap over Sly & the Family Stone’s ”Family Affair” on ”Blood Is Thicker Than Water,” which refers specifically to the mafia family story line of the show. The result sounds like an hour with the radio station of your dreams, which is what this kind of album aspires to be.

ABOUT VINYL TUESDAY

With the move to a global Friday street date in July, Vinyl Tuesday was established to celebrate music in physical form and give record store customers access to early and exclusive releases. For artists, it’s a chance to showcase special releases on a special day and not get lost on the increasingly crowded Friday/weekend.

* Must be redeemed at time of purchase. Offer valid during regular business hours (10am-9pm) on Tuesdays only. The Record Exchange will not issue store credit for any unused portion of the Vinyl Tuesday used vinyl bonus.

NEW RELEASE FRIDAY: BUILT TO SPILL, PUSCIFER, RYAN ADAMS, SHARON JONES, STEVE MARTIN/EDIE BRICKELL

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

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Ryan Adams – 1989

Beach House – Thank Your Lucky Stars

Puscifer – Money Shot

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell – So Familiar

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – It’s a Holiday Soul Party

Deerhunter – Fading Frontier

Fall Out Boy – Make America Psycho Again

Imagine Dragons – Smoke + Mirrors Deluxe Edition

The Neighbourhood – Wiped Out

Sam Smith – The Writing’s on the Wall

Trey Anastasio – Paper Wheels

Otis Redding – Soul Manifesto 1964-1970

G. Love and Special Sauce – Love Saves the Day

Van Morrison – Astral Weeks Expanded Edition

Van Morrison – His Band and Street Choir Expanded Edition

Escape the Fate – Hate Me

Bryan Adams – Get Up

Martin Courtney – Many Moons

Gems – Kill the One You Love

Son Volt – Trace Expanded Edition

Mark Kozelek and Nicolas Pauls – Dreams of Childhood

Jerry Garcia and David Grisman – Extra Large Pizza Tapes

Drive-By Truckers – It’s Great to Be Alive

Peter Case – Hwy 62

Will Johnson – Swan City Vampires

Jeffrey Lewis and Los Bolts – Manhattan

Velvet Underground – Loaded 45th Anniversary Edition

Elvis Presley – If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Pete Seeger and Roger McGuinn – Bottom Line Archive Series: In Their Own Words

Roots Manuva – Bleeds

Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill Deluxe Edition

Joan Osborne – Relish 20th Anniversary Edition

Marc Scibilia – Out of Style

Seth MacFarlane – No One Ever Tells You

Cheatahs – Mythology

Foxing – Dealer

Beach Slang – Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us

All Them Witches – Dying Surfer Meets His Maker

Boogarins – Manual

Wolf Eyes – I Am a Problem: Mind in Pieces

The Jack Moves – The Jack Moves

Styles P – A Wise Guy and a Wise Guy

Sam Phillips – The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll

Sun Ra – Gilles Peterson Presents to Those of Earth and Other Worlds

Various Artists – A Stoner Rock Salute to Black Sabbath

Marshall Tucker Band – Live in the UK 1976

Gentle Giant – Octopus: Steven Wilson 5.1 Remix

Whitechapel – Brotherhood of the Blade

October Project – Book of Rounds

Porcupine Tree – Recordings

Anathema – A Sort of Homecoming

Pinkish Black – Bottom of the Morning

Twisting Tongues – Disharmony

Saxon – Battering Ram

Circa Survive – Juturna: 10 Year Anniversary Edition

Alberta Cross – Alberta Cross

Inquisition – Into the Infernal Regions of the Ancient Cult

Birds in Row – You, Me and the Violence

Abominable Putridity – The Anomalies of Artificial Origin

Crown the Empire – Resistance: Deluxe Edition

Draconian – Sovran

Erimha – Thesis Ov Warfare

Skindred – Volume

Kenny Barron – At the Piano

Chris Janson – Buy Me a Boat

Various Artists – Now That’s What I Call Music 56

VINYL

Built to Spill – There’s Nothing Wrong With Love

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – It’s a Holiday Soul Party

Ugly Casanova – Sharpen Your Teeth

Trey Anastasio – Paper Wheels

Big Grams – Big Grams

The Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre

Martin Courtney – Many Moons

Peter Gabriel – Peter Gabriel 1

Peter Gabriel – Peter Gabriel 2

Peter Gabriel – Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel – Peter Gabriel 4

Grateful Dead – Dick’s Picks Vol. 6: Hartford Civic Center 10/14/83

Sun Ra – Gilles Peterson Presents to Those of Earth and Other Worlds

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell – So Familiar

Graeme Revell – The Crow Original Motion Picture Score

G. Love and Special Sauce – Love Saves the Day

The Eels – Various Reissues

Zomby – Let’s Jam EP 1

Dogs on Acid – Dogs on Acid

The Internet – Ego Death

Beach Slang – Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us

Boogarins – Manual

Peter Case – Hwy 62

Jeffrey Lewis and Los Bolts – Manhattan

Paisley – Cosmic Mind at Play

H.P. Lovecraft – Live May 11, 1968

Napalm Death/Voivod – Napalm Death/Voivod

Graveyard – Innocence and Decadence

Helloween – Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 1

Helloween – Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 2

Crebain – Night of Stormcrow

Black Breath – Slaves Beyond Death

Escape the Fate – Hate Me

DVD/BLU-RAY

Frank Zappa – Roxy the Movie DVD and Blu-ray

Rolling Stones – From the Vault: Live at the Tokyo Dome 1990 DVD and Blu-ray

Katy Perry – Prismatic World Tour DVD and Blu-ray

Black Stone Cherry – Thank You: Livin’ Live Birmingham, UK DVD

ALL THEM WITCHES’ ‘DYING SURFER MEETS HIS MAKER’ OUT OCT. 30 – ALSO OPENING FOR THE SWORD THAT NIGHT!

418456889921All Them Witches‘ new album Dying Surfer Meets His Maker will be available at The Record Exchange on CD and LP on Friday, Oct. 30 – the band also is opening for the Sword that evening at Neurolux and we have tickets for sale at the store!

Heavy, heady and hypnotic, All Them Witches concoct a powerful and potent psychedelic sound that fuses bluesy soul, Southern swagger and thunderous hard rock.