CTD Press Update 6/28/11!

CTD Press Update 06/28/2011

Now Available Exclusively/Semi Exclusively from CTD:

Please note: CTD will be closed Friday, July 1st, reopening for regular business hours on Tuesday, July 5th.

FEATURED:

Cliffie Swan

“Memories Come True”

Drag City: dc451

PITCHFORK 7.3!!:

“Just as the disc's knotty pop lead-in often calls to mind Fleetwood Mac without ever quite going full McVie, there's something about this mid-LP mix of vocal serenity and bleary guitar crunch that suggests they've been rummaging around in the mid-90s buzzbin. But they've gotten so good at couching even their more obvious influences in threads of ambling melody that any easy comparisons seem somehow beside the point. That's a big shift from Rites, an album that seemed most impressive for the derring-do of its genre-stacking. Echoes of everything from the Breeders to Black Sabbath may ring throughout Memories now and again, but there's a serenity and self-possession driving these tunes that isn't on loan from any other band.”

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15573-memories-come-true/

COMING SOON!

Com Truise

“Galactic Melt”

Ghostly International: gi138

XLR8R Preview of “Polyhurt”:

http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2011/04/polyhurt

PITCHFORK Forkcast of “Polyhurt”:

“...Seth Haley, aka Com Truise, is gearing up to release the "Fairlight" single via new label Ghostly International on May 3. "Polyhurt" is one laser-cut slice from it.”

http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/15677-polyhurt/

URB - TOP 10 DETROIT ACTS YOU HAVEN’T HEARD:

“...now is a great time to be catching Seth Haley’s Com Truise project. His mix of downtempo breaks with some of the spaciest synths to be found produces auditory sci-fi.”

http://www.urb.com/2011/05/16/top-10-movement-detroit-acts-you-havent-likely-heard/

LOS ANGELES TIMES:

“It conjures a Macintosh nostalgia for futures dreamed up decades ago. Synthesizers bright as lasers and drums loose as dust....Ideal summer music.”

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/04/com-truise-flash-beta-eyes-set-to-release-debut-on-ghostly-international.html

PITCHFORK Forkcast of “Cathode Girls”:

http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/15727-cathode-girls/

New Releases @ saki 6/28!!!

Apache Dropout "Show Down" 7''

Avi Buffalo "How Come'' 7''

Black Vatican "Oceanic Feelin'" LP

Meredith Bragg/Donny Hue & The Colors "Split" 7''

Circuit Des Yeux "Portrait" LP

Clams Casino "Rainforest" LP

Com Truise "Galactic Melt" CD

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. "It's A Corporate World" LP

Deerhoof "Milk Man" LP (re-issue)

Garotas Suecas "Codinome Dinamite" 7''

Gold-Bears "Are You Falling In Love?" LP

Handsome Furs "Sound Kapital" LP/CD

Jonsi "Go Out" EP

Kristiansen, Jon "Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries" (book)

Lean Left "The Ex Guitars Meet Nilssen-Love/Vandermark Duo" CD

Lungfish "The Unanimous Hour" LP (re-issue)

John Maus "We Must Become..." LP/CD

Percy Mayfield "My Jug & I" (re-issue) LP

Pylon "Cover+Remix" 7''

The Night Beats "S/T" LP/CD

SBTRKT "S/T" LP

Starfuckers "Metallic Diseases" LP/CD

The Thing w/ Otomo Yoshihide "Shinjuku Crawl" CD

The Thing w/ Jim O'Rourke "Shinjuku Growl" CD
Twin Sister "Vampires with Dreaming Kids" LP

Wax Museums "Eye Times" LP/CD

Zomby "A Devil Lay Here/Basquiat" 7''

Aw No. Hell, NO.

Do you think she wore this during her cover version of "Thirsty and Miserable"?

Morning Star Farm

Here are a few pics from our wondrous evening at our friend Elaine's lovely ranch house last night.
http://m.flickr.com/photos/pkmonaghan/sets/72157626932036239/

Sorry there aren't more and sorry they're only phone pix. I promise to bring my SLR next time & do a proper photo essay—and, lord willing, a telescope.

Location:Midland, Texas

saki will be closed this Thursday!

Hey all, we'll be closed this coming Thursday, June 30th for store inventory! We apologize for the inconvenience. Just save all your money for the weekend!

Love, saki

Cliffie Swan + Pitchfork = 7.3

Not sure how that math works, but thank the lightning and tornado filled skies it does!

Long ago, there was a band called Lights. They changed their name to Cliffie Swan (lots of people change their names, so clam it, bub!) and Drag City have released Memories Come True on LP/CD. Pitchfork awoke from a lengthy Bon Iver induced slumber, and gave it a 7.3, among other accolades ~

"Memories' first three songs prove its most immediately ingratiating; after 'Chain', the husky 'Soft and Mean" gets a little snarl going -- Knapp's cooly delivered kiss-off of, 'you know, your attitude, it really wrecks my mood,' cuts to the quick-- and the Cars-like 'Yes I Love You' strips things back so far the hook can't help but jut out. They may be making fewer moves on these lean, chorus-heavy tunes than they did flitting between styles on Rites, but they seem more confident in each one."

"Just as the disc's knotty pop lead-in often calls to mind Fleetwood Mac without ever quite going full McVie, there's something about this mid-LP mix of vocal serenity and bleary guitar crunch that suggests they've been rummaging around in the mid-90s buzzbin. But they've gotten so good at couching even their more obvious influences in threads of ambling melody that any easy comparisons seem somehow beside the point. That's a big shift from Rites, an album that seemed most impressive for the derring-do of its genre-stacking. Echoes of everything from the Breeders to Black Sabbath may ring throughout Memories now and again, but there's a serenity and self-possession driving these tunes that isn't on loan from any other band."

"Cliffie Swan's airy melodic excursions might be several degrees less daring than Lights' exploratory pop-psych, it's both easier to like and easier to grok."

I'll give anyone a dollar who will define "grok". **

** one Monopoly dollar.

Bleached 7"

New Art Fag single forthcoming from former members of California punk combo Mika Miko.

"Bleached carries on the MM tradition of freewheeling punk spirit with a nu slant toward the 60s and Ramones style bubblegum. "

Think of You by Art Fag Recordings

Sounds goo ooo ooo ood to me.

I heart Mekons. I really do.

If there's anything that is undeniable in this life, is that rain is most certainly wet, and that the MEKONS are one of the best, longest running, self-contained bands in history. Dependably incredible (and I mean incredible) live, and thoroughly educating to see how they operate 30 years into their career, they've announced a new album....and they're relaunching the Sin Records Label they ran between 1985 & 1988! Hot damn!

Can. Not. Wait.

CTD Press Update 6/21!

CTD Press Update 06/21/2011
Now Available Exclusively/Semi Exclusively from CTD:

FEATURED:

Segall, Ty
“Goodbye Bread”
Drag City: dc479
PITCHFORK 8.1!:
“In Goodbye Bread, his first full-length for Drag City, Segall has embraced singer-songwriter craft wholeheartedly. While garage rock O.G.s like the Troggs and the Stooges continue to be an influence, Segall has turned in a relatively calm effort here, choosing to downshift into slower tempos and cleaner sounds, evoking instead the work of John Lennon, Neil Young, and Marc Bolan. Heavyweights. But what makes Goodbye Bread such a success is that we get an even keener sense of what a Ty Segall song sounds like and what that means.”
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15557-goodbye-bread/

COMING SOON!
Com Truise
“Galactic Melt”
Ghostly International: gi138
XLR8R Preview of “Polyhurt”:
http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2011/04/polyhurt

PITCHFORK Forkcast of “Polyhurt”:
“...Seth Haley, aka Com Truise, is gearing up to release the "Fairlight" single via new label Ghostly International on May 3. "Polyhurt" is one laser-cut slice from it.”
http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/15677-polyhurt/

URB - TOP 10 DETROIT ACTS YOU HAVEN’T HEARD:
“...now is a great time to be catching Seth Haley’s Com Truise project. His mix of downtempo breaks with some of the spaciest synths to be found produces auditory sci-fi.”
http://www.urb.com/2011/05/16/top-10-movement-detroit-acts-you-havent-likely-heard/

LOS ANGELES TIMES:
“It conjures a Macintosh nostalgia for futures dreamed up decades ago. Synthesizers bright as lasers and drums loose as dust....Ideal summer music.”
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/04/com-truise-flash-beta-eyes-set-to-release-debut-on-ghostly-international.html

PITCHFORK Forkcast of “Cathode Girls”:
http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/15727-cathode-girls/

STILL FRESH & OUT NOW!
Nadler, Marissa
“S/T”
Box of Cedar: boc001
NPR FIRST LISTEN STREAMING “S/T”:
“Marissa Nadler has drawn a big response...Her dreamy, fragile folk songs are revered among an assortment of tastemakers, but they haven't yet broken through to a larger audience. Her new self-titled album should help change all that.'”
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/05/136829503/first-listen-marissa-nadler-marissa-nadler

welcome back, Idaho

Jeff Martin's first new album since 2005's The Lone Gunman is out next week!

Ty Segall "Goodbye Bread" gets 8.1 on Pitchfork

We here at Saki/CTD, Ltd. have been familiar with Ty Segall for a while now, from his albums & 7-inchers on Goner, Trouble In Mind and a host of others, to his new album on Drag City, "Goodbye Bread"....and wouldn'tcha know it, Pitchfork.com, just awarded an 8.1 to our boy, Ty.

Here's what the Fork has to say ~

"In Goodbye Bread, his first full-length for Drag City, Segall has embraced singer-songwriter craft wholeheartedly. While garage rock O.G.s like the Troggs and the Stooges continue to be an influence, Segall has turned in a relatively calm effort here, choosing to downshift into slower tempos and cleaner sounds, evoking instead the work of John Lennon, Neil Young, and Marc Bolan. Heavyweights. But what makes Goodbye Bread such a success is that we get an even keener sense of what a Ty Segall song sounds like and what that means."

"Goodbye Bread is filled with such rich, breathtaking moments, and Segall, who plays every instrument here, sounds as though he's savoring every part of process. On the slightly creepy 'You Make the Sun Fry', there's joy in how he rhymes 'love me still' with 'your Coupe De Ville.' Same goes for the way he locks together the chiming guitar licks that carry 'I Can't Feel It' home and the thundrous drum fills that punctuate 'My Head Explodes'. It sounds like he's having a blast, excited with every sound and riff he finds, even as he slows down to zoom in on the details."

Look cool, save money!

It took way too long, but we finally got our new t-shirts and tote bags in! Both are black with white print and the design pictured. The totes are sturdy and just the right size for your LPs, and the shirts are printed on super comfy American Apparel sheer 50/50 T's!

If their mere existence isn't enough for you, we're offering 5% off to anyone who sports their tote or t-shirt when shopping at saki! That's right, just where your t-shirt or tote bag when you're shopping and we'll give you a discount!

Look cool, save money!

Also, keep an eye out for some upcoming limited edition bags and T's from some of our favorite local artists...

New Releases @ saki 6/21/11!

Atomic Bitchwax - Local Fuzz CD & LP
Axis:Sova - (I Feel Like) Laying Low 7"
Sorry Bamba - Vol. 1 1970-79' CD & LP
Barn Owl - Shadowland 12"
Beastie Boys - Hotsauce Committee Part 2 LP
Bon Iver - S/T CD & LP
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - There Is No God 10"
Brute Heart - Lonely Hunter LP
Clash - Black Market Clash 10" reissue
Cliffie Swan - Memories Come True CD & LP
Diamond Rings - Special Affections CD
Father's Children - Who's Gonna Save The World CD & LP
Get Up Kids - Simple Science EP CD
The Howling Hex - Victory Chimp, A Book 4xCD Audio Book
Iceage - New Brigade LP
Jeff The Brotherhood - We Are The Champions CD & LP
K-X-P - S/T LP
Madeline - Black Velvet CD & LP (in-store @ saki this Saturday!)
Jim O'Rourke - Old News #5 LP
Pontiak - Comecrudos LP
Ty Segall - Goodbye Bread CD & LP
Tallest Man On Earth - S/T LP reissue
The Show Is The Rainbow - S/T LP
These Trails - S/T CD & LP
Tunabunny - Solar Sister 7"
Rudolph Wurlitzer - Slow Fade softcover book (hardcover available for special order!)
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi present: Rome LP, starring Jack White & Norah Jones

Don't see what you're looking for on this list? Stop in or give us a call at 773-486-3997. We'll find it for you!

Last Kind Words @ saki Tonight!!!

saki is privileged to kick off our 1st anniversary party with an exclusive performance from guitar/mandolin duo Last Kind Words! Comprised of Geoff Farina (Karate) and Kenneth Rainey (Tangleweed/Golden Horse Ranch Band), 'their modest aim is neither orthodoxy or artistry, it is enjoying America's finest melodies over coffee on a sunny Sunday morning.' A performance not to be missed, especially for conoisseurs of folk, bluegrass, and Americana! Starts at 7pm. More info here: http://thelastkindwords.com/about/

Marissa Nadler "S/T" LP/CD receives Pitchfork 8.1!!

Let me take you back in time. I promise it won't hurt.

Several months ago, I arrived at work, and within the first few minutes of coffee-chugging and email checking, I received a phone call.

"Hello, this is Marissa Nadler. I'm looking for someone to carry my new record...."

As you probably can imagine, my thought was only "THEE Marissa Nadler?!?!". I'm not immune to such calls, but with only a few sips of coffee at that point, I was a tad, er, uh, surprised. Thankfully, (several sips of coffee later), Marissa and CTD had forged a relationship to carry her label, Box Of Cedar, and her new Kickstarter funded album. Now, Pitchfork.com (who have been no stranger to Marissa's new offering), have given her an 8.1. I love it when things work out **just so**.

Here's what they say ~

"Her looks at love have grown increasingly intricate, subtle and-- most importantly-- realistic since her 2004 debut. Her songs are now much too considered to be only elegiac, too complex to be simply sad. That idea translates musically as well."

"Once again... Nadler has maintained and etched out yet another album of cold, stony truths about the ways we love, or fail to."

"Nadler's songs are frank, careful examinations of all the ways a relationship can grow cold. Her music sounds as somber as ever here, and her distant air remains one of the most absolutely haunting things you're likely to find anywhere near indie rock."

YOU! THERE! IN THE CROWD! WITH THE IPHONE! STOP FILMING THAT CONCERT!

(Pic above of industry big wig who still hasn't figured out that turtlenecks are L-A-M-E.)

In a crazy turn of events (and one I whole heartedly support), iPhone users may soon be stopped from filming at concerts with their iPhones....by Apple technology. Typically, those with phones in the audience, filming it - those lonely souls - should just have their phones knocked out of their hands by other concert goers who's line of sight is blocked by someone with an iPhone. Sure, there are other phones that do this, but at least Apple has officially said what everyone already knows:

"YOU, WITH THE PHONE....YOU ARE ANNOYING. AS IN ANNOYING EVERYONE IN THE ROOM. EVEN THE BAND. PLEASE, GO AWAY. FAR AWAY."

(Tip courtesy of the dailyswarm.com. Pic courtesy of dailytech.com)

Trivia Night & Beer Draft @ saki 6/24!

Join us at saki on Friday, June 24th from 7-9pm for our first ever Beer Draft and Trivia Night! Now, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking Beer Draft, yeah, I know what that is, but what's this Trivia thing you speak of? Or is it the other way around. Yeah, it's the other way around. Let me explain!

The Beer Draft is the bastard cousin of the beer exchange. Each participant brings one beer to contribute to the draft field. You most likely won't be drinking the beer you bring, so pick something that you think others might like! When you enter your beer, you will draw a number. That number will be your picking position in the draft. Now hang out and answer some trivia questions and wait your turn! When the time comes you can pick any beer you like from the draft field and enjoy!

To cap off this awesome night we'll have a performance from Dey Industries' Bob Dey's Tank Engine Man.

Let's recap: Beer Draft, Trivia Night and live music! What could be better?

Trouble In Mind!

We couldn't be more psyched to announce that Chicago label Trouble In Mind is now distributed exclusively through CTD! T.I.M. is one of our favorite local labels among saki & CTD employees & customers, and we've always done our best to have all of their available titles in stock, but now you know that saki is THE place to go to for T.I.M. titles!

If you're unfamiliar we recommend checking out Liminanas, Personal & The Pizzas, Hollows & Hex Dispensers first!

CTD Press Update 6/14!

CTD Press Update 06/14/2011

Now Available Exclusively/Semi Exclusively from CTD:

THE REALLY BIG NEWS:

CTD is happy to announce that as of...RIGHT NOW(!) we are exclusively distributing Chicago label, TROUBLE IN MIND, home to The Paperheads, Wax Museums, Night Beats, Liminanas and more!

FEATURED:

Diskjokke

“Sagara”

Smalltown Supersound: sts204

NEW YORK TIMES Preview of Sagara:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/12/arts/music/new-cds-by-bbc-woods-diskjokke-and-youssou-ndour.html?_r=2

PITCHFORK FORKCAST OF “Pantup”:

http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/15679-panutup/

EXCLAIM!:

“...if the lead track "Panutup" is like the rest of the album, it will be one unique listening experience.”

http://exclaim.ca/News/diskjokke_returns_with_sagara_lp

SOME KIND OF AWESOME:

“I don't know what the heck is going on in Norway but I do not care. The electronic music that comes out of that country is RIDICULOUS!.”

http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/2011/4/22/download-diskjokke-panutup.html

V/A

“Wallahi Le Zein: Wezin, Jackwar & Guitar Boogie From The Islamic Republic of Mauritania”

Locust/Latitude: latitude07

PITCHFORK 8.0!!:

“"Wallahi Le Zein" is somewhat similar to a Sublime Frequencies radio or field recording release, except that this has a much deeper interest in the musicological, historical, and cultural underpinnings of what's going on here. Lavoie isn't just putting this stuff out there for you - the liner notes are an educational document reflecting years of research and real, focused passion for the subject matter, rather than a basic interest in otherness. This is in some ways this compilation's greatest gift - this is the first curated collection of unfiltered Mauritanian guitar music ever, and I'm glad it's been introduced with such thoroughness and care.”

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15470-wallahi-le-zein-wezin-jakwar-and-guitar-boogie-from-the-islamic-republic-of-mauritania/

Yes, CongraTulations. You did it. By "it", I mean "nothing"

A pic taken on my drive over lunch today.

CongraTulations are in order, indeed. CongraTulations to Chicago area high school graduates, you are officially dumber than the class of 2010. You did it! Pat yourselves on the back and live out the summer of (what will be) the apex of your existence.

The Spend: Mild Peril LP

The Spend played at saki this past weekend with Shaina Hoffman & Heartichoke. Essentially a solo vehicle of Chicagoan, Matt Shaw, The Spend specializes in the kind of cathartic, spaced out folk songs that skew way more towards space than the earthy Americana that we usually call folk.

Think: Mark Kozelek, think it really, really hard, because The Spend's album Mild Peril certainly owes a huge debt to the Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon progenitor. Rather than being derivative, The Spend creates it's own, ahem, space in the modern folk world. Just trust me, if you like Kozelek, you'll like The Spend.

You can also see (as pictured above) that no expense was spared in the packaging department. It comes in a silk-screened, die-cut jacket, and includes a CD copy in a smaller die-cut, hand-stamped jacket. Listen to the whole album here, and buy it here, or at the shop!

Free Junior Boys, Archers of Loaf & Blonde Redhead tickets!

Junior Boys' new LP It's All True comes out tomorrow! Pick it up at saki and we'll get you on the guest list for their 6/24 show at the Metro!

Don't forget that we've still got spots for both Archers of Loaf shows at The Bottom Lounge on 7/8 and 7/9 and Blonde Redhead at Bottom Lounge on 7/19!

Same deal as Junior Boys - buy it at saki, see it for FREE!

New Releases @ saki 6/14/11!

Radiohead - Supercollider 12"
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - S/T LP reissue
Junior Boys - It's All True CD & LP (buy it at saki for a free ticket to their show at Metro on 6/24!)
Madlib - Medicine Show #9 LP
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - The Delivery Man LP 10th anniversary reissue
Skeletons - People LP
Vetiver - Errant Charm CD & LP
Marissa Nadler - S/T CD & LP
Woods - Sun & Shade CD & LP
Go Sailor - S/T LP
Matt Valentine (MV & EE) - What I Became LP
Diskjokke - Sagara CD
Sebadoh - Bakesale deluxe CD & LP reissue
Art Museums - Dancing With A Hole In Your Heart 7"
Clean Plate - S/T LP
Kindest Lines - Covered In Dust LP

Don't see what you're looking for? Give us a call at 773-486-3997! It's probably here or on its way!

Bill Fox is coming!

Perhaps this has happened before and I shouldn't be so excited, but I'm from the east coast, where shit like this just doesn't happen... BILL FOX, the elusive and enigmatic songwriter from Cleveland is coming to Chicago on July 2nd!

Bill was the frontman for a supposedly legendary Cleveland rock band in the mid-80's called The Mice. The few people who followed them or saw them play compare them to Guided By Voices or The Replacements in their prime, but their stuff is hard to track down so we'll take those random people's word for it. What can be proven is that Bill's solo records Shelter From The Smoke and Transit Byzantium are absolute gem's of the lo-fi singer/songwriter and jangle-pop varieties. This might sound hyperbolic, but if you're a fan of Bob Dylan, Big Star, The Mountain Goats or Guided By Voices, you'll dig Bill's solo stuff.

Come pick up Shelter From The Smoke if you don't already own it, and we'll see you at Uncommon Ground on July 2nd!

Nethfriends: Angry East Coast 7"

Come pick up a copy of Netherfriends' Angry East Coast 7"! This is (I think) the first collection of songs from Netherfriends' ultimate goal of touring the entire United States on bike, and writing a song for each state.

Angry East Coast includes songs for PA, DC (not a state, but whatever), and motherfriggin' Delaware! The 7" comes packaged in an informational booklet with photos and details about stops on the tour.

Mail order the 7" here and Netherfriends' Barry & Sherry LP here, OR pick them up at the shop any ol' time.

An American Trilogy: Mickey Newbury Pitchfork Best New Reissue

Nashville and country music in general owe a huge debt to Mickey Newbury. Pitchfork.com understands this - and demonstrates the knowledge about Drag City's truly amazing 4xCD box set An American Trilogy by awarding it with and 8.6 review and their Best New Reissue tag. A few choice words ~

"...An American Trilogy reveals Newbury's complex approach to songwriting and album sequencing: Every word or line or stanza or song complements the others and shades their meanings, contributing crucially to the whole. On all of these albums, his songs shift and melt into other songs, creating thoughtful medleys and often devastating juxtapositions"

"These three LPs are all heady concept albums of a sort, sequenced to create and sustain a particular mood of grievous loss and precarious composure. Newbury conceived them specifically as a trilogy examining his own romantic past as well as the country's contentious history, and 40 years later, they sound just as imaginative, evocative, and emotional as ever."

And FEAR NOT(!) compact disc haters ~ you can bask in the glory of Mickey Newbury's America on LP as well. Sold individually, Drag City has also released these **absolute classics** on vinyl:

Looks Like Rain, Frisco Mabel Joy, Heaven Help The Child, and Better Days.

It's no Ludacris rapping at the Country Music Awards, that's for sure....and thankfully so!

Carrot Top Artists on WBEZ

Over the last couple months, two of our favorite CT artists were featured on Chicago's own WBEZ 91.5! Listen to interviews with The Bitter Tears and Tara Key's Antietam here:

Althea Legaspi interviews Rick Rizzo and Tara Key and Liz Bustamante talks with The Bitter Tears.

Battles "Wall Street" live

Check out Battles playing "Wall Street" Live.

This track is one of many gems that can be found on their newest album "Gloss Drop".

come pick it up at Saki today!

Yet another reason Buzz from the Melvins is a genius

A few notable quotes from Buzz Osborne, he, of one of the greatest bands in history (go ahead, argue this point, everyone has to be wrong sometime), THE MELVINS ~ courtesy of Impose magazine, via the dailyswarm.com, who are some good peoples.

"I hate the old and feeble anyway and I REALLY hate them on airplanes. I hate children anyway and I REALLY hate them on airplanes. I hate the handicapped. I hate the fact that they can get on the plane before me but I love that they have to get off last. Ha! I hate babies. I hate people who make babies. I hate airport mom. I hate airport dad. I hate public breast feeding. I hate baby food. I hate strollers. I hate kids running wild in airports. I hate kids on kid leashes. I hate airport crying. I hate the constant screaming. I hate that parents can't beat their heathen children to death if need be in airports."

Someone get this man on the presidential ballot for 2012. I **really** like his views. A LOT.

New Releases @ saki 6/7!

31 Knots - Trump Harm LP
Arctic Monkeys - Suck It & See LP
Chris Bathgate - Salt Year CD
Battles - Gloss Drop CD & LP
Big Youth - Screaming Target LP reissue
Black Lips - Arabia Mountain LP & deluxe LP
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum pic disc LP
Boris - Attention Please & Heavy Rocks LPs
Brute Heart - Lonely Hunter CD
Friendly Fires - Pala CD
Fucked Up - David Comes To Life CD & LP
Happy Thoughts - S/T CD & LP
Mickey - Rock 'n' Roll Dreamer CD & LP
Joker - Vision (Breath In) 12"
Chris Mills - Heavy Years: 2000-2010 CD
Radio Dept. - Pet Grief & Clinging To A Scheme LP reissues
Reatards - Teenage Hate LP reissue
Rosebuds - Loud Planes Fly Low CD & LP
The Undertones - S/T LP

Antietam by Dmitry Samarov

Dmitry Samarov is a modern renaissance man - artist, blogger, cab driver, and all of those things it seems, he does well. What makes a good cab driver? I would say someone who knows how to get you where you're going at the cheapest rate and doesn't scream into his own blue tooth while he gets you there. A good artist? Well, that's subjective, I suppose, but we certainly like Dmitry's work! And a good blogger... that takes consistency, humor, and at least a remedial command of the written word. Dmitry's blog, HACK: Stories From A Chicago Cab, is one of the best reads you'll find online. Soooo, check, check, and CHECK!

Keep your eyes peeled for a possible upcoming art show by Dmitry at saki sometime in the fall, and for now, check out his sketches, including this one from last nights Antietam record release show at the almighty Hideout.

Intuit turns twenty!

Intuit: The Center for Intuitive & Outsider Art are celebrating their 20th anniversary at The Hideout on June 10th! You know they've been around for a while because they managed to snatch up the domain art.org... you can't sleep on that one!

Help Intuit celebrate 20 years of promoting and showcasing the work of self-taught and outsider artists with musical guests Lord of the Yum-Yum, Casts Spells and Bottomless Pit! Make sure you enter the raffle for a chance to win some saki gift certificates!

We don't really need excuses to go to The Hideout, but if you do, this is one of the best ones we can think of.

This album was made for Sundays

If you don't own Cass McCombs' A on vinyl, you don't deserve to listen to music. Shawn from Netherfriends picked it up from us yesterday. Shawn, we salute you. The rest of you, hop to it.

Obits Live on WFMU this Saturday

Obits

live on WFMU's

Cherry Blossom Clinic

Saturday 6/4/11 3pm-6pm

wfmu.org

Personal anecdote and/or rant after the jump...

The Tree of Life

Go see The Tree of Life this weekend!

saki presents: Michael Lux & The Bad Sons @ The Bottom Lounge!

Join us at The Bottom Lounge on June 10th for saki presents: Michael Lux & The Bad Sons with Absinthe & The Dirty Floors and saki alumnus, Bigcolour!

We'll be there enjoying the show with the rest of you. We're bringing some of our favorite records to sell, including local bands and some of our prized used pieces! Make sure you find us because we'll also be handing out 15% off coupons that will be good for our entire anniversary weekend, June 17th through June 19th! You can only get these discount coupons at The Bad Sons show!

Yes, we will see you there.

Got weekend plans?

Got plans this weekend? We've got some ideas:

Official Opening: ELEMENTAL by Tara Key
Friday, June 3rd @ 6pm
Beverages and hors d'oeuvres provided by saki!


White Mystery, M.O.T.O., Ornery Little Darlings & Chicago Stone Lightning Band @ saki!
Saturday, June 4th @ 3pm


Antietam (record release show) w/ Rizzo/Key & The Horse's Ha @ The Hideout
Saturday, June 4th @ 9pm


Don't forget about these other upcoming events at saki!

Saturday, June 11th @ 4pm
Hemmingbirds w/ The Field Auxiliary!

Friday, June 17th to Sunday, June 19th
saki's first anniversary celebration w/ in-stores and DJ sets all weekend long!
Performances by Last Kind Words (Karate/Secret Stars/Kennett Brothers/Tangleweed)
Great Society Mind Destroyers
Tiger Bones
Heavy Times
Grey Ghost
Astronomer
Blue Ribbon Glee Club
Architecture & much more!

Friday, June 24th @ time TBD
Michael Lux & The Bad Sons w/ guest TBA

Saturday, June 25th @ 3pm
Madeline, Colony Park & The Elements of Style!

Sunday, June 26th @ time TBD
Nude Sunrise w/ Billy Crystal Meth!

Tara Key is on a roll!

Musician and visual artist, Tara Key is on a roll as of late. She's got an amazing new show going up at saki right now - the official opening is tomorrow night - and a show with her band's Antietam and Rizzo/Key at The Hideout on Saturday!

The opening of ELEMENTAL by Tara Key starts at 6pm tomorrow night with beverages and hors d'oeuvres provided by saki. Come see how Tara has transformed our space onto a living, breathing, piece of art.

Then join us on Saturday for Antietam's record release show at The Hideout with Rizzo/Key and The Horse's Ha!

Basically, Tara is going to stream roll the Chicago art and music scenes, so brace up! Check out what Greg Kot has to say about Tara's work here.

Astronomy Tonight

Astronomy tonight at Sunken Gardens Park 8:45. We have a date with Saturn. Come by.
More info at Chicago Astronomer.