Record Store Day - My Recap of Thrice

So for Record Store Day I only made it to one Record Store, Zia in Chandler for their in store with Thrice. I had planed to go to Stinkweeds after but had to make it to Modified for the start of the Lymbyc Systym show.

The Thrice acoustic set at Zia was completely unlike any Thrice set I had seen before, and I have seen Thrice a few times. It was only Dustin and Teppei preforming, and with the only exception of Stare At The Sun at the end of the set, they only played songs on their vol. III & IV of The Alchemy Index. They also only played with a room mic and did not mic the vocals or the guitars. This meant it was very quiet, but if you were up font it could not have sounded better.

This is one of the shows that highlights why Thrice is as amazing as they are. Most people, only having heard their singles and knowing the majority of the kids that listen to them, have a very band idea of what Thrice is really all about. They have a depth and a range that sets them apart from almost all other heavier bands playing today. The mix of influences could not be more chaotic, and Thrice could not melt them together any more perfectly.

I manged to get two videos of them playing. These songs are the last tracks on the Air & Earth disks respectively.

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THRICE - SILVER WINGS (on Air) [VIDEO]


THRICE - CHILD OF DUST (on Earth) [VIDEO]

Only the Best Day Ever! It's Like Rex Manning Day!

Record Store Day is almost here. National Record Store Day is this Saturday, April 19th and is a celebration of the independent record stores. All across the country mom and pop record stores will be having sales, in stores, signings, give aways and a tone of other cool things to celebrate the art of physical music. Go to their website to find what is going on all over the country and read what artists like Bruce Springsteen, Henry Rollins, Paul McCartney and many more have to say about record stores.

I decided it would be a good idea to profile what is going on in Phoenix to celebrate the day.

Stinkweeds
12 W. Camelback Road
www.stinkweeds.com

Stinkweeds has a ton of neat things going on, sales and give aways a plenty, and limited 7"s from Death Cab For Cutie, REM, Black Keys, Built To Spill, Breeders, Vampire, and a Stephen Malkmus 10".

Stinkweeds is also teaming up with Sound Tree Records to have four great local bands playing acoustic at 3:00 PM with Neba, Dust Jacket, Sleep Like A Robot, and Out Of Reverie. They are also having a BBQ with free food and even an iPod give away loaded with music from Sound Tree Records.

Zia
www.ziarecords.com

Chandler:
Zia Records Chandler location will be hosting Thrice for a special acoustic set. For those of you who have not seen Thrice play acoustic this a must. Seeing them play their songs in this setting will change your mind of Thrice in a huge way. If you never liked them this will probably prove that they are not the band you think they are, if you are already a fan it will make you appreciate just how talented and versatile they really are.

Revolver Records
4214 N. 7th Avenue
myspace.com/revolver_records

If you are a fan of vinyl, Revolver has the steel of the day. Select records in their already low $1 bin will be sold at a retardedly low price of 3 only $1.


I will be posting more here later today! So come back.

A Alchemy Teaser

Thrice have posted a teaser video for their new album The Alchemy Index. No word on when the album is due out since they are curently label-less after they Island earlier this year.

This video makes me even more curious to see what they recorded. It sounds like nothing they have done before. This record will likely confuse a lot of people who do not know what to make of it. It is a shame that Thrice are stuck making some of the most innovative music out there while being mistakenly categorized into a genera known for being incredibly non innovative and increasingly generic. It would not surprise me if in 10 years Thrice will have evolved so much that it will be little more than trivia that they ever were a hardcore band.