Wednesday’s Presales: March 20, 2013

Dawes at Central Park Summerstage Photo: Chris Becker Jr. Mar 31 The Jeffrey Lewis & Peter Stampfel BandBuy TicketsAmex presale ends:Fri, 03/22/1311:00 AM Mercury LoungeNew York, NY06:30 PM Buy TicketsAmex presale ends:Fri, 03/22/1311:00 AM Apr 8 Gin WigmoreBuy TicketsAmex presale ends:Fri, 03/22/1311:00 AM Mercury LoungeNew York, NY07:00 PM Buy TicketsAmex presale ends:Fri, 03/22/1311:00 AM Apr…

“New” Rodriguez Album Out Now, Bowery Show Ticket Giveaway Contest

Rodriguez – Coming From Reality DOWNLOAD: “Heikki’s Suburbia Bus Tour” – Rodriguez (mp3) DOWNLOAD: “Sugar Man” – Rodriguez (mp3) Last September I was one of the few folks fortunate enough to catch the first ever NYC performance of the newly rediscovered Sixto Diaz Rodriguez over at Joe’s Pub. Since then Rodriguez’s profile has only risen,…

LITA Update: Rodriguez at Bowery, Doug Randle, Serge Gainsbourg Reissues

Last year Seattle’s archive specialists, Light In The Attic Records, released Cold Fact, the long out of print debut album by 60’s cult icon Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, (otherwise known as Rodriguez). Aside from it being meticulously reissued in a gorgeous package with expanded liner notes and a deluxe digipak, Cold Fact was a real musical…

Rodriguez at Joe’s Pub, “That’s a Cold Fact!”

Rodriguez DOWNLOAD: Rodriguez – “Sugar Man” (mp3) Sixto Diaz Rodriguez is playing his first ever NYC show Wednesday (September 3) at Joe’s Pub. You may recall that Light In The Attic Records just meticulously reissued Rodriguez’s classic 1970 debut, Cold Fact two weeks ago. Bumpershine chief music critic, Drake Lelane, referred to it as “a…

Drake’s Take: New Releases 08.19.08

This week (or last week as the case may be) Drake takes a deep look at Light In The Attic‘s stellar reissue of Rodriguez‘s Cold Fact, fawns over Swedish pop-star Lykke Li, and tries to be fair and balanced about Jaguar Love. -ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 08.19.08 It’s a deep week for releases, topped…