saki newsletter 5/13/14!

Hey, guys! Wow! What a weekend! We had another Once In A Lifetime at Comfort Station where we got to see Kaley Cuoco in a fat suit and Caroline Rhea totally pretending to be her aunt for that sweet Lifetime paycheck. PLUS we had an in-store/record release party with Chris Kramer from Slushy and Luke Tokyo Drifter (Kenny from Magic Milk). We were celebrating the release of Slushy's new LP and cassette on Grabbing Clouds. You can now purchase that record, plus a few other Grabbing Clouds tapes from saki! Also, we had pizza! PIZZA, you guys!

This weekend we have in-store with Royal Pines and Crippled Masters featuring a reading by Leslie Parry from her new book Church of Marvels! You don't even have to read it. She'll read it TO YOU.

We're beyond excited to announce that saki is presenting a show with Nat Baldwin and Pillars and Tongues at Constellation on May 29th! If you've followed saki for a while now you know we're BIG fans of Pillars and Tongues. It's just a cherry on top for us that Nat Baldwin (from Dirty Projectors) is headlining this show! Nat's new solo record In The Hollows has been on repeat around here and we were big fans of his older records, People Changes and MVP, as well! If you purchase any of Nat's or Pillars and Tongues' records we can add you do the guest list while our spots last! Buy a record, see an awesome show for FREE. We are hooking the freak UP.


This week's vlogcastisode features music from Cretin Stompers, Heavy Times and Epicycle in celebration of Hozac Blackout Fest this weekend at The Empty Bottle! ALL Hozac titles are 20% off at saki this week! Also, we did not PLAN on wearing all back for Blackout Fest. It just happened that way. We're goth as heck, mannnn.



Upcoming Events:

Sunday, May 18th @ 4pm
In-store with Royal Pines and Crippled Masters feat. a reading by Leslie Parry!

Thursday, May 29th @ 9:30pm
saki presents Nat Baldwin with Pillars and Tongues at Constellation!

Sunday, June 22nd @ time TBA
In-store with The Martha's Vineyard Ferries!

Friday, July 11th @ 6pm
Morgan Sims opening reception!

New releases:

A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Atomos VII LP
Acid Mothers Temple and The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. - Astrogasm from the Inner Space LP
Amen Dunes - Love CD and LP
Kishi Bashi - Lighght CD and LP
Big Boys - Lullabies Help the Brain Grow LP
Big Boys - No Matter How Long the Line at the Cafeteria, There's Always a Seat LP
The Black Keys - Turn Blue LP
Chain and the Gang - Minimum Rock n Roll LP
Chromeo - White Women LP
Clientele - Suburban Light CD and LP
Cousins - Halls of Wickwire CD and LP
Darkmatter - S/T LP
Devonian Gardens - Solar Shifting CD
Ned Doheny - Separate Oceans CD and LP
Eastlink - S/T LP
Fis - Iterations LP
Flesh Wounds - Bitter Boy 7"
Guided by Voices - Cool Planet CD and LP
Hiss Tracts - Shortwave Nights CD and LP
Hunterchild - S/T CD
Jawbox - Novelty LP
La Sera - Hour of the Dawn CD and LP
K. Leimer - A Period of Review 1975-83 CD and LP
Craig Leon - Nommos CD
Little Dragon - Nabuma Rubberband LP
Mirah - Changing Light CD
Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Days of Abandon LP
Prurient - Cocaine Death LP
Dylan Shearer - Garagearray LP
Swans - Burning World LP
Swans - To Be Kind LP, CD and deluxe CD
Tobacco - Ultima II Massage CD and LP
Watery Love - Decorative Feeding LP
Yo La Tengo - Fakebook LP
Young Widows - Easy Pain LP

This week, to celebrate Hozac Blackout Fest, we're offering ALL Hozac titles for 20% off! Here are just a few we recommend...

The People's Temple - Musical Garden CD and LP

A collective of songs put together w/ vastly different styles, due to the sheer abundance of material, yet an impressively cohesive arrangement of their always expanding musical strains.

Ruined Fortune - S/T CD and LP

Heavy-glitter/garbage punk moves from members of SOUTHERN COMFORT, BED WETTIN' BAD BOYS, CIRCLE PIT, MODEL CITIZEN, and countless more. An album that has an agenda similar to LIVE, SINGLES, UNRELEASED-era ROYAL TRUX or the first couple of ALTERNATIVE TV records in its love of rock'n'roll while simultaneously aiming for something beyond.

Epicycle - You're Not Gonna Get It: 78-81 CD and LP

Like a snotty bottle rocket shout out of The Damned's dressing room and straight into the gut of Cheap Trick, these sorely underappreciated teen punk pioneers were angry, young, and unstoppable. This comp presents the original punch the band was trying to deliver w/ 3 incredible singles and tracks from their sole LP, along with some pre-razored demos from their earliest sessions.



Empty Bottle ticket giveaway!

It's that time again! The Empty Bottle has a bunch of killer shows coming up and we want to get you in fo' free! Just purchase a record from an artist on the bill and we can add you to the guest list for the show.

Mount Carmel, Uh Bones 5/21
Trans Am, Cave 5/25
Swearin' @ SubT 5/29
Ex-Cult, Running 5/29
Allah-Lahs 6/14
Crystal Stilts, Jaun Wauters 6/18
Radioactivity, Bad Sports 6/20

Hurry up! We only have a limited number of spots for each show!