saki newsletter 10/28/14!

Thanks to everyone who came out for our Freak Happening Rave on Friday! Turns out it was not a rave at all, but just another Freak Happening show. Who knew!? Regardless, we all got to hear that Eiffel 65 song like a million times, and there was glowsticks and candy. Not a bad night!

We had a nice busy weekend after that, so thanks to all you folks who came out and spent your dough with us. We'll put it to good use, ie. buy more records. If there are any particular records you'd like to see us spend that money on, you just let us know, ok!

Don't forget to read the rest of this newsletter for info on events, new releases, our weekly 20% off picks, and to find out which upcoming shows we have guest list spots for. We want you to have those spots! Everyone deserves a free show once in a while. We recommend Ben Frost and Cleared at Constellation on Halloween!

Here's some other stuff that went down this week, according to our Instagram feed (@sakistore)...

Ryan Duggan dropped off some prints for us to sell! We'll
change them out every other month or so (or as they sell
out). Look out for more artists coming soon too!

We got some new records in (plus some restocks) and
guess what, they're ALL good. Nothin' but the best for
YOU GUYS

We acquired this Walter Payton promotional single from
KFC in the 80's! It sounds.... pretty much like it looks. 

We had a huge used vinyl buy with mostly surf, garage
and rockabilly gems! 

A few of the pieces from our used buy were on the pricey
side. We've got them on display behind the counter for a
few bucks cheaper than they are on Discogs. They might
be expensive, but they're a great deal if you buy
 them in the store!

We heard the new Outrageous Cherry record and we
got very excited. It's so good!

Upcoming events:

Friday, December 12th @ 6pm
Bill Connors' Opening Reception!

New Releases:

The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen LP
Ausmuteants - Order of Operation LP
Balmorhea - S/T LP
Bell Gardens - Slow Dawns For Lost Conclusions LP and CD
Blind Shake - Breakfast of Failures CD
Dan Bodan - Soft CD
Bulbous Creation - You Won't Remember Dying LP
Cherry Glazer - Had Ten Dollaz/Nurse Ratched 7"
Cut Hands - Festival of the Dead LP
The Field - From Here We Go Sublime LP
Chris Forsyth and the Solar Motel Band - Intensity Ghost LP and CD
Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight LP
Grave Walks - She's A Suicide/Teresa, I Love You 7"
Homeshake - In the Shower CD
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness - Dust LP
Philip Johnson - Youth in Mourning LP
Fern Jones - The Glory Road LP
Mark Lanegan Band - Phantom Radio LP
Led Zeppelin - IV LP
Lily and Madeleine - Fumes CD
Local Customs: Cavern Sound - V/A LP and CD
LVL UP - Hoodwink'd LP
Medicine - Home Everywhere CD
Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice LP
Modest Mouse - This Is A Long Drive... LP
Modest Mouse - White Lies, Yellow Teeth/Buttons To Push the Buttons 7"
Mono - The Last Dawn LP and CD
Mono - Rays of Darkness LP and CD
Mucca Pazza - L.Y.A. LP
Mysteries - New Age Music Is Here CD
Ocean Blue - Waterworks CD
Ought - Once More With Feeling 10"
Run the Jewels - 2 LP and CD
The Shivas - You Know What To Do LP and CD
Slim Twig - A Hound at the Hem CD
Souls of Mischief - There Is Only Now LP
Nick Storring - Gardens CD
Throwing Muses - Purgatory/Paradise LP
The Twilight Sad - Nobody Wants to Be Here... LP and CD
Ultimate Painting - S/T LP

20% off this week at saki:

We've got Daughn Gibson, Blonde Redhead, The Mallard, Tamaryn, The
Martha's Vineyard Ferries, and Paul McCartney for 20% off this week! If
these sell out we'll pick new ones, so keep an eye on our Instagram,
Twitter, Facebook, etc. throughout the week!

Ticket Giveaways:



Buy a release from any band playing an upcoming Empty Bottle, Schubas or Lincoln Hall show and we can add you to the guest list. Here are a few we recommend!

10/31 Rubblebucket at Metro
10/31 Ben Frost and Cleared at Constellation
11/1 Paperhead, Verma and Heaters at The Empty Bottle
11/2 Allo' Darlin at Schubas
11/3 Blonde Redhead at Bottom Lounge
11/4 Mark Lanegan Band at Bottom Lounge
11/12 Natural Child with Grosse Pointe and Rabble Rabble at The Empty Bottle
11/13 Avi Buffalo at The Empty Bottle
11/13 My Brightest Diamond at Lincoln Hall
11/18 Alex Clare at Metro
11/23 An Evening With... Sloan at Bottom Lounge

Don't forget, our spots are not limited to these shows, so don't hesitate to ask us about a particular show!

Spotify listening station:

These days record stores don't get a ton of promos from bands and labels like the good ol' days, but we know that you still want a chance to listen to a lot of things before you make the decision to buy. To help you out with that we've created a Spotify Listening Station in the store. Sounds fancy, right? It's not. We just bought a burner phone that has WiFi and we created a Spotify account for the store.

If you find yourself flipping through the racks and you realize that you'd like to listen to something before you buy it, just ask at the counter and we'll pull out some headphones and Burnice (that's what we named our burner phone) so you can have a listen!