LOTSA FREE IN-STORE PERFORMANCES
 From All Around The World

The performance by Giddy-Up, Helicopter! will be THIS Saturday night, September 22nd at 9:30pm (after hours).
In their own words: giddy-up, helicopter! writes murder ballads, living room music with a front porch, LOUD, depressing quality. enjoy and grab a tissue (or a beer). Curtis Ross from The Tampa Tribune called their new full length record, "One of the best albums - not just local albums - of 2007." Free admission (as always).

We're honored to be hosting Scotland's Battlefield Band on Sunday, October 7th- the day after their gig at the Palladium in St. Pete.
Under their banner Forward with Scotland's Past, Battlefield Band has been performing on the international scene for more than three decades, inspired by their rich heritage of Celtic music and fired by the strength of the modern Scottish cultural scene. The band, who pioneered the integration of bagpipes with fiddle, keyboards, guitar and voice, mix old songs with newer, self-penned material, playing them on a unique fusion of ancient and modern instruments: bagpipes, synthesizers, fiddles, guitars, cittern, bass, whistles, and bouzouki.
Named after the Glasgow suburb of Battlefield, where the group was formed by four student friends, Battlefield Band has broken down barriers and pioneered new directions. Their music is angry, joyful, raucous, contemplative and, most importantly, accessible to all.

DON'T MISS THIS: JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE (pictured above- can you guess whose kid he is and who he's named after?) will be playing at Skipper' s Smokehouse on Tuesday, 10/23 (Happy Birthday Helena!) and he will be treating us to a preview at 5:30 that night. Justin's talent goes beyond his pedigree. Listen here and we're sure you will agree.

Justin Townes Earle 

 FRESH FREEBIES
 while supplies last, of course-

Our friends at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center gave us a last-minute pair of tickets to give away to the Henry Rollins' performance THIS COMING MONDAY NIGHT. Provoked with Henry Rollins incorporates Rollins' commentary on politics, pop culture and stories from his career. Write to us at contest@vinylfevertampa.com, put *ROLLINS* in the subject line, include your name and a phone number and we'll pick a winner. Something entertaining in the body of your email wouldn't hurt your chances either, We'll be picking the winner FRIDAY, so act now, act now,...!

we have a BLACK LIPS live, 5-track DVD to give away with purchase;

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE non-LP track ("Because"- Adam 12 Remix);

IRON & WINE two-track bonus disc;

Buy FOO FIGHTERS' Echoes Silence Patience & Grace (next week) and get a FREE limited 7";

SEA WOLF/ EULOGIES split 7" (nice pic sleeve too!) with purchase of either of their respective releases;

SHOUT OUT LOUDS EP with purchase of their new CD, Our III Wills;

ARTS & CRAFTS sampler CD with purchase of Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew CD;

.50 has a DVD for us to give away as he vies with Kanye for your hip-hop $

Ani DiFranco gave us a handful of CDs with 11 tracks (!!) from her Official Bootleg Series to give away with the purchase of her new 2-CD retrospective, out now;

 

 BIRTHDAYS
 9/23 sure is a great day to be born!

Slam Stewart - 9/21/14
John Coltrane - 9/23/26
Ray Charles - 9/23/32
Bruce Springsteen - 9/23/49
Shel Silverstein - 9/25/32
George Gershwin - 9/26/1898
Bud Powell - 9/27/24
Josh Graves - 9/27/28
Kenny Kirkland - 9/28/55
Jean-Luc Ponty - 9/29/42

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 SEPTEMBER FEATURES
 NEW and NOW on our listening posts -

Bob Marley and the Wailers* Roots, Rock, Remixed
"Retains the songs and the spirit of the original Wailers - a great dance party record." - Chris Blackwell (Founder, Island Records)

Architecture In Helsinki* Places Like This
This six-piece outfit of musical chameleons has developed a large, loyal fan base and a reputation for sensational live shows. They've hit the ground running with their third record - ten songs fizzing with electrical currents, channeling calypso rhythms and tropical flavors with lashings of percussion a-go-go. Pop effervescence hasn't sounded this fresh in ages.

Minus The Bear* Planet Of Ice
"Minus The Bear's brightly appealing indie-pop may be dispensed with remarkable technical prowess -- complete with precise guitar work and complex time changes -- but it also benefits from the band's sweetly personal lyrics and flair for writing power-pop hooks. Planet of Ice maintains an organic quality that allows the songs' innate catchiness to shine through" - - *NPR WORLD CAFE*

Okkervil River* The Stage Names
Riddled with characters real and fake, with the relics of high culture and the crumpled up trash of low culture, *The Stage Names* is a cinemascopic take on the meaning of entertainment in the modern world. Reverberant with echoes of Motown snap and girl group pop, redolent with ripe whiffs of dirty rock 'n' roll, shining with the shimmy of Bo Diddley, the shimmer of the Velvets, the swagger of the Faces, and with a glittery sprinkling of cheap perfume to disguise the stink, *The Stage Names* is a relentlessly paced and ruthlessly thrilling journey.

M.I.A.* Kala
"There are bird calls, Indian drummers, rapping Aboriginal children and eerie glitch-and-grind beats that'd make Thom Yorke puke with envy." - Rolling Stone

 

 *NEW MUSIC NOW* AT VINYLFEVERTAMPA.COM
 THIS WEEK'S FEATURE: HOT HOT HEAT

While HAPPINESS LTD. retains HOT HOT HEAT's trademark playful melodies and witty wordplay, what started out as a modest, live-sounding effort ended up being the band's most adventurous and experimental album yet. Lyrically, the album is about struggling to hold on to optimism and innocence in the wake of having your heart crushed. There are lots of twists and turns and unpredictable arrangements and instrumentation choices. Happiness LTD. Is also available as a Special Edition CD+DVD. The DVD contains Making Of The Record: Harmonicas & Tambourines - a 45 minute film containing exclusive, behind the scenes footage. You can hear a few tracks in our pop-up jukebox at vinylfevertampa .com.

Sample MP3s, audio / video streams, and e-cards by clicking on the NEW MUSIC NOW banner at vinylfevertampa .com. This week:

RED FEATURE: JESCA HOOP - watch behind the scenes vid footage of KISMET;
FONTANA FEATURE : RAMMSTEIN - Enjoy "Du Hast" from VOLKERBALL 2CD / 2DVD;
CAROLINE FEATURE: JOSE GONZALEZ -- Look & listen to IN OUR NATURE (out 9/25);
ANI DIFRANCO: Sample tracks from her 2- CD retrospective, CANON;
ATHLETE: Get the scoop on the Brit's anthemic latest, BEYOND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD;
BIFFY CLYRO: Watch "Life is a Problem" from their new release, PUZZLE;
SCOTT MATTHEWS: get to know this PASSING STRANGER NOW;
VHS OR BETA: Get the scoop on their new release, BRING ON THE COMETS;
A LIFE ONCE LOST: Get the scoop on IRON GAG, the latest from these Philly rockers;
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: Watch "Peacebone" from STRAWBERRY JAM, out now;
BEN LEE: Get the word on Ben's latest, RIPE;
BLACK FRANCIS: Watch "Threshold Apprehension" from BLUEFINGER, from the Pixies frontman!;
BLACK LIPS: Watch videos, get tour dates for GOOD BAD NOT EVIL;
COUNTING CROWS details on the 2-CD deluxe edition of AUGUST & EVERYTHING AFTER;
CRYSTAL METHOD: Sample the 2-CD deluxe edition of VEGAS;
EDDIE VEDDER: Enjoy "Hard Sun" from MUSIC FOR INTO THE WILD;
EULOGIES: Listen to "One Man" from their self-titled debut;
FOO FIGHTERS: Enjoy "The Pretender" from ECHOES, SILENCE, PATIENCE & GRACE (out 9/25);
HEZEKIAH: Look & listen to tracks from I PREDICT A RIOT, available now;
HIGH ON FIRE: Get into the heavy supersonics of DEATH IS A COMMUNION;
HIM: Sample "Kiss of Dawn" from their brand new CD, VENUS DOOM;
HORSE: This Scottish singer makes her American debut with RED HAIRED GIRL;
IRON & WINE: Listen to "Boy with a Coin" from THE SHPEHERD'S DOG (available 9/25);
JOHNATHAN RICE: Listen to "We're All Stuck" from FURTHER NORTH, available now;
KT TUNSTALL: Watch "Hold On" from KT's new release, DRASTIC FANTASTIC;
MARK KNOPFLER: Sample tracks from his latest, KILL TO GET CRIMSON;
MARY GAUTHIER: Sample tracks from BETWEEN DAYLIGHT & DARK;
PEARL JAM & DANNY CLINCH: Watch the trailer for IMMAGINE: LIVE IN ITALY DVD (coming 9/25);
PINBACK: Listen to "From Nothing to Nowhere" from AUTUMN OF THE SERAPHS;
QUI: Enjoy "Freeze" from LOVE'S MIRACLE, available now;
ROGUE WAVE: Watch behind the scenes vid footage for ASLEEP AT HEAVEN'S GATE;
SECRET STEALH: iDJ calls HOOKED ON YOU "an aural love-in of cosmic proportions";
THE A-SIDES: On tour with Pinback and Ted Leo! Sample SILVER STORMS;
THE SIMPSONS: All your fave show tunes are on TESTIFY! Best. Soundtrack. Ever;
THE WAR: Watch the preview, get the soundtrack's track list for this Ken Burns doc.;
TURBONEGRO: Watch vids and get tour dates for their latest, RETOX, out now

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