BETH HIRSCH RETURNS TO TAMPA
 For Our Listening Pleasure

THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, May 11th, 9pm: BETH HIRSCH will return to town and play live at Vinyl Fever!

Beth Hirsch may be best known as the voice & co- writer behind the French band Air's internationally successful debut album, 'Moon Safari' with their classic hit, "All I Need". She is often compared to Beth Orton, Sarah McLachlan, and Joni Mitchell, but really must be experienced and we're lucky to be able to help facilitate this!
Her latest solo effort, 'WHOLEHEARTED' is now being considered her best work to date, thanks to the stellar production of Jez Colin, Phillippe Balatier & Pascal Reva along with the fine musicianship of keyboardist Deron Johnson (Miles Davis, Seal), guitarist Jaime Kime (Jewel, Michelle Branch) and trumpetist Enzo Villaparedes (Earth, Wind & Fire) among many others.

Hear Beth Here 

 CONTESTS & GIVEAWAYS
 Concert Tix & High Quality Swag

to WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS to see BLOC PARTY on 5/28, write to us at blocparty@vinylfevertampa.com and give us your name and phone number. TRIPLE YOUR CHANCES by purchasing any Bloc Party cd (or LP) here! We'll stuff the entry box with your name THREE TIMES!
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a winner will also get a very nice Dakine bag featuring the Bloc Party logo!

the new WILCO album comes out on May 15th and we've been given a two- track bonus disc to give to those of you who buy the album here. The track listing is: 1. One True Vine (previously unreleased, recorded at Wilco's loft in Chicago);
2. Theologians (live) (previously unreleased, recorded at The Vic Theater in Chicago as part of the Live in Chicago series of shows that the Kicking Television album came from. This version was not on Kicking Television!)

an Elvis Costello picture sleeve 7" of unreleased demos can be had by the folks to buy one of the reissues or compilation cd that came out May 1

We Thank You and So Does Jeff Tweedy 

 LEGENDARY CHARLIE LOUVIN WILL PERFORM HERE!
 Sunday, June 3rd, With His Band!

Sunday, June 3rd, 2pm:
THE LEGENDARY CHARLIE LOUVIN- RIGHT HERE WILL BE HIS ONLY TAMPA APPEARANCE!
Man are we excited! There aren't many country music icons left nowadays and the few there are don't allow for many retail music visits. On June 3rd, Vinyl Fever Tampa is truly honored to be hosting an in-store performance AND meet and greet with the legendary Charlie Louvin of the Louvin Brothers.

Born in 1927 (that's right, he will be 80 years old in July), Charlie Louvin and his brother Ira started performing in 1940 and soon were recording for Apollo, Decca and MGM Records. The group's progress was stopped twice as Charlie left the group to fight in both World War II AND the Korean War. Soon after, the Louvins were made members of the Grand Ole Opry, toured with Elvis Presley as their OPENING act and signed with Capitol Records where they would remain until 1963. Ira Louvin was tragically killed in an auto accident in 1965.

The music and legend of the Louvin Brothers has lived on as generations of Americana/ Roots musicians have discovered and paid homage to the Louvin's music. Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, The Byrds, Uncle Tupelo and current indie rockers The Raconteurs are just a few who have covered The Louvin Brothers' music.

2007 has brought the first solo release from Charlie Louvin in 10+ years and it is a monster which features guest performances with George Jones, Elvis Costello, Jeff Tweedy, Tom T. Hall and Bobby Bare Jr. as well as members of Bright Eyes, Lambchop and Superchunk.

Don't miss American musical treasure and hero Charlie Louvin when he performs live at Vinyl Fever on Sunday, June 3rd at 2:00pm.

If space becomes limited, then those folks who purchase the Charlie Louvin cd in advance will be given priority entrance. Mr. Louvin will be signing copies of his new cd, 'Charlie Louvin' after the performance.

This will be his ONLY appearance in Tampa!

Charlie Talks About Cheap Trick & More! 

 MAY FEATURES
 April Showers have brought May Flowers

Bright Eyes *Cassadaga
Conor Oberst chronicles his travels around the country and articulates his sense of history in the landscape. Oberst's impassioned prose is still recognizable in every track and the songs are rich with elaborate production, cinema-sized orchestration, and, at times, sprawling, psychedelic atmospherics.

Madlib *The Other Side-Los Angeles
The fifth installment in the series features Madlib for an audio tour of the City of Angels and on the dvd, Stones Throw's own Peanut Butter Wolf is the visual guide for your LA tour. The dvd includes a full length interview with PB Wolf about the 10 year anniversary of Stones Throw as well as videos from several other Stones Throw artists.

Tori Amos *American Doll Posse
Tori Amos has led the charge in rejuvenating the era of the female singer songwriter and continues to be one of the most intriguing and respected artists of our time.

Feist *The Reminder
When not helping her friends, Feist, who had spent her teenage years in a Calgary punk band singing so hard that she damaged her vocal cords, was recording songs of her own. The material did not sound much like the noisy, epic songs she had been playing in Toronto as a member of the Broken Social Scene. --Sasha Frere Jones

Nine Inch Nails *Year Zero
"This record is much more of a sound collage than recent efforts from me. A lot of it was improvised. It will sound different after a few listens. You can think about it and it will reveal more than you were expecting. You can dance to a lot of it. "--Trent Reznor