Is a white man playing the blues a quiet cultural appropriation?
Record Archive
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Calendar preview: Adieu, August
This week ends August with celebratory flair, including events for Women’s Equality Day, Record Store Day, and ice cream.
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The F Word: Major record labels engage in one-day music shutdown
In solidarity with the black community in light of recent police brutality, music industry leaders have hit the pause button.
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The F Word: Record Archive still spinning
Record Archive has been selling recorded music in all its forms for 45 years. And co-owner Alayna Alderman, who’s been there for 35 of those years, is eyeing the store’s reopening.
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The F Word: Grandpa Presley
Celebrating what would have been Elvis Presley’s 85th birthday this past week, it’s getting harder and harder to keep up his legacy amid the fried banana and peanut butter sandwiches, and virtually everything from his square movie catalogue.
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Album review: ‘It’s Going Down’
Some Ska Band ‘It’s Going Down’ Self-released someskaband.com Here’s some real ska-jump-and-jive-soul for ya, sluggo. Think The Slackers, with a smirk. With ska-meister Charles Benoit – he of the poison pen and the savage saxophone – driving the bus and producer Sam Polizzi keeping said bus from driving over the cliff, tension runs high and […]
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I Scene It: Dangerbyrd at the Record Archive
Lemme tell you, it’s hard to be loose without sounding sloppy. It’s kind of like when the doctor tells you to relax while slapping on the rubber gloves. Well, last night Dangerbyrd slapped on the guitars and proceeded to rock steady and loose at the Record Archive’s weekly happy hour. Two guitars together requires a […]
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Abilene and Record Archive announce 3-day bash
Della Mae, Jennifer Westwood and the Handsome Devils, and Hayes Carll to headline at Abilene Bar & Lounge.
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Concert Review: Some Ska Band, Break of Reality, 5 Head, metal at the Montage
It was my first-ever trip to The Thirsty Turtle in Victor to dig some ska band called Some Ska Band, led by the stingy-brimmed man of the saxophone and poison pen, Charles Benoit. The place was packed and pleasant as the band rocked steady at a comfortable gallop and volume. More than a few in […]
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Concert Review: Sycamore Four at Lovin’ Cup, Sharon Jones listening party at Record Archive
Ventured out in the cold in search of hot rock ‘n’ roll Friday night with the old lady and found what we were looking for at Lovin’ Cup. Not even a year old, Sycamore Four was there putting four on the floor when we arrived. Though a little less breakneck than some of the members’ […]
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Concert Review: Eddie Clendening, Mike Graham, Jason Smay, Danielle Ponder at Record Archive
This is a band so new, it ain’t got a name yet. It got slapped together after Denver, Colorado, strummer and crooner Eddie Clendening sat in for an impromptu jam at Abilene with The Lustre Kings. Clendening is here on business. It just so happens that rockin’ is his business, and business is good. He’s […]
