Tag Archives: Criminal Records

Record Review: Venice is Sinking – Sand & Lines

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Rube Ambler

By Erik Stefan If a band plays live in a theatre, and no one was there to hear them… I’ve been told that summertime is not the optimal time to visit Venice. The canals double as open sewers and the … Continue reading →

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Today is Free Comic Book Day

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Rube Ambler

We love comics!  Get yours for free today. Check out the big event at Criminal Records with artists and authors signing books, and live music from An Horse and Local Natives or head out to Oxford Comics, Book Nook, or … Continue reading →

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Record Store Day is April 17

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Rube Ambler

Saturday is Record Store Day. We’ve been saving our nickels for this weekend. We hope you have been too. The good folks at Criminal Records have put together quite a line-up of live performances with Janelle Monae, Carolina Chocolate Drops, … Continue reading →

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Ticket Giveaway: Surfer Blood

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Rube Ambler

Once more with Surfer Blood.  (We just can’t get enough of that Discovery Channel album cover). We’re giving away one pair of tickets to tomorrow night’s Surfer Blood show at the Drunken Unicorn.  The only way to get the tickets is to … Continue reading →

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Tonight: Preservation Hall Listening Party at Criminal Records

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Rube Ambler

It’s Fat Tuesday and we’re not in New Orleans, but you can get a little taste of the Big Easy tonight at Criminal Records. It’s a listening party to celebrate the release of a new record to benefit the historic … Continue reading →

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Girls – Free In Store, Feb. 5 at Criminal Records UPDATED

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Rube Ambler

Girls will play the EARL on Friday night, but that show is sold out.  You might find some tickets on craigslist, but (to borrow the words of Craig Finn) “save yourself the hassle” and catch them for free at Criminal Records … Continue reading →

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Tonight: Heavy Trash at the EARL

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Rube Ambler

Jon Spencer is back and gosh are we happy.  Plastic Fang (by Jon’s old group) might be one of our forgotten favorites of the decade.  With Matt Verta-Ray, Jon is ready to explode back onto the scene as Heavy Trash.  … Continue reading →

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Today is National Bookstore Day

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Rube Ambler

Grab a new book, an old book, a used book, a blue book. Following in the footsteps of Record Store Day, Publisher’s Weekly is one of the players behind today’s first National Bookstore Day.  If it’s not obvious enough, the … Continue reading →

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The Other Sound Festival, Sept. 19, L5P

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Rube Ambler

SCHEDULE UPDATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 14. [[ UPDATE  Sept. 11:  There is nothing better than getting lucky (we try to do it at least once a week) and that’s sorta what happened to the Other Sound folks.  It also helps … Continue reading →

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Record Review: David Bazan – Curse Your Branches

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Rube Ambler

Reviewed by Alex Brenner Curse Your Branches is the first full length solo release by former Pedro the Lion and Headphones front man David Bazan.  A perfect follow up to 2006’s Fewer Moving Parts EP, Bazan is at the height … Continue reading →

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