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4onthefloor 7-inch release party performance & signing
Tuesday, May 22nd, 7:00 p.m.
The Electric Fetus welcomes 4onthefloor for an in-store performance celebrating the release of their new 7-inch! Join us for some great music and chat with the band while they sign afterwards.
Okee Dokee Brothers in-store performance - ST. CLOUD
Come join us at our St. Cloud store for a very special in-store performance by the Okee Dokee Brothers on Sunday, May 20th at noon. This will be a lot of fun for the entire family, so bring the kids.
BEACH HOUSE WEATHER IS HERE
The new Beach House record, BLOOM, is out today. They also took part in Record Store Day 2012, releasing a special 7” single, only available at indie record stores. The A-side, “Lazuli” is on BLOOM, but we’ve got a special stream of the B-side of the single, “Equal Mind” which you can only get on the Record Store Day single. Check it out and then scoot on down to the store and pick up BLOOM.
Beach House and Best Coast listening party
Hear the new releases from Beach House and Best Coast on Tuesday, May 15th from 7-8pm.
Freebies with purchase and prizes from Sub Pop (must be present to win).
Dylan Hicks in-store performance and CD & book release party
Tuesday, May 8th, 7:00 p.m.
Please join The Electric Fetus in welcoming Dylan Hicks for an in-store performance and signing to celebrate the release of his new album, "Dylan Hicks Sings Bolling Greene," and his new book, "Boarded Windows."
Subway Music at the Zoo Concert Tickets
Subway Music in the Zoo Tickets go on sale Monday, April 30th at 9:00 a.m.
At 8:00 a.m. we'll handout numbers to those in line.
4 ticket limit per person per show.
Tickets will only be available at our Minneapolis store.
Click here for more info.
* Please note: Due to scheduling conflicts, the B-52's show has been cancelled.
Quietdrive in-store performance & signing - DULUTH
Thursday, April 26th, 5:00 p.m.
Please join us at the Duluth Fetus for an in-store performance by Quietdrive. The band will be doing a special acoustic set and signing copies of their new album, Up or Down.
A.Wolf & Her Claws in-store performance & release party
Tuesday, April 17th - 7:00 p.m.
Please join fans and friends at The Electric Fetus for an in-store performance by Aby Wolf & Her Claws to celebrate the release of their new self-titled album! Hear some great live music and stick around to have the new album signed by Aby and the band after their performance.
Music New Releases 5-15-12
Squarepusher - UfabulumNew CD: $14.99 Widely heralded as a 'return to form' legendary electronic artist Squarepusher has designed his latest LP as the next stage in his iconic lineage and as an awe inspiring live show. From the inception of Ufabulum, he has worked simultaneously on sound and picture. The project features a development of a longstanding aspect of his live work since 2005, the bespoke ''video-synthesiser'' that generates imagery according to control data and audio input. |
Best Coast - Only PlaceNew CD: $12.99 Digital: $1.29 The Only Place is the follow-up to the acclaimed Crazy For You and finds Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno maturing in both sound and perspective. This album finds front woman Cosentino transitioning into adulthood, with the feeling of uncertainty and self-doubt at the emotional center of the album. As with all of Best Coast's previous recordings, on The Only Place Cosentino handles all songwriting, lyrics, vocals and rhythm guitar, while multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno plays lead guitar, bass and drums. What's new this time is their decision to work with producer and composer Jon Brion. |
Meiko - Bright SideNew CD: $14.99 The Bright Side, Meiko's second solo release and Fantasy Records/Concord debut, is an intimate, fearless song-cycle about risk, regret, tenderness and love. |
Mewithoutyou - Ten StoriesNew CD: $12.99 Digital: $9.99 mewithoutYou returns with their 5th studio album, Ten Stories. Helmed by producer Daniel Smith (Sufian Stevens) and mixed by Brad Wood (Smashing Pumkins), Ten Stories is an allegorical coellection of songs that, at first listen, follows a winding narrative about a circus train crash in 19th century Montana. Long time fans will know that although we are introduced to a talking elephant, fox and tiger there is always more then meets the eye. |
Beach House - BloomNew CD: $13.99 Bloom is the fourth full length album by Baltimore-based Beach House. It builds on 2010s Teen Dream to further develop their distinctive sound yet stands apart as a new piece of work. Bloom is meant to be experienced as an ALBUM, a singular, unified vision of the world. The many layers of Bloom are uncomplicated and meticulously constructed to ensure there is no waste. Bloom was recorded in 2011 at Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, TX and mixed at Electric Lady in NYC. The band co-produced the record with Chris Coady. |
Jazzanova - Funkhaus Studio SessionsNew CD: $14.99 Funkhaus Studio Sessions marks Jazzanova's third album release contains all of their smash single. An album that will please every hardcore Jazzanova fan with an affinity for warm, soulful, deep and genuine muscianship it captures the feel of a live recording but without any flaws. |
Occupy This Album - Occupy This AlbumNew CD: $19.96 "Occupy This Album: a compilation of music by, for and inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement and the 99%". Proceeds will go directly towards the needs of sustaining this growing movement. 99 Artists, 99 Tracks, for The 99%, a Soundtrack for the movement, Occupy This Album is a work that gives your voice back to music. |
Shadows Fall - Fire From The SkyNew CD: $13.99 2012 release from the American Metal outfit. Fire From The Sky was recorded at Zing Studios in Westfield, Massachusetts with longtime friend, producer/engineer and Killswitch Engage/Times Of Grace guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz. Adam D., was also intimately involved in the writing of the new material. |
Lisa Presley Marie - Storm & GraceNew CD: $14.99 The Memphis-born Presley reclaims those roots on her new album Storm and Grace — an Americana-inspired showcase for her songwriting talent and smoldering alto voice. Produced with elegant restraint by 12-time Grammy Award-winner T Bone Burnett, Storm and Grace is a marked departure from Presley’s previous albums, 2003's gold-certified To Whom It May Concern and 2005's Now What, which both debuted in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart, “I love the songs, but I think I was hiding behind a lot of sonic layers because it was scary to go out there,” Presley says. “It’s easier to bury yourself in the noise so you don't stand out. This album is a lot more stripped-down and naked, both musically and lyrically.” |
Killer Mike - R.A.P. MusicNew CD: $13.99 Over a decade deep in the rap game, Mike has released critically hailed records and won a Grammy for best Rap Collaboration with Outkast for the song "The Whole World." But, in no uncertain terms, Mike will tell you that R.A.P. Music is his finest accomplishment to date. He'll even call it a "classic." Of course, every rapper calls every one of their albums a classic. The only difference is that Mike's right. |
Movie New Releases 5-15-12
- One For The MoneyNew Blu-Ray: $39.99 Katherine Heigl stars as Stephanie Plum in this broad comedy, based on the best-selling novel from Janet Evanovich. |
- War: A Ken Burns FilmNew Blu-Ray: $129.99 The War will be a seven - episode series, produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, that will examine the myriad ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America. By telling the stories of ordinary people in four quintessentially American towns – Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and the tiny farming town of Luverne, Minnesota – the series will portray this enormous worldwide catastrophe on an intimate, human scale. |
- GreyNew Blu-Ray: $34.98 Liam Neeson (Schindler's List, Taken) stars as the unlikely hero Ottway in this undeniably suspenseful and powerful survival adventure. After their plane crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness, a roughneck group of oil drillers is forced to find a way back to civilization. As Ottway leads the injured survivors through the brutal snow and ice, they are relentlessly tracked by a vicious pack of rogue wolves that will do anything to defend their territory. Adrenaline-fueled, action-packed and loaded with some of the most intense and brutally realistic attack scenes ever filmed, The Grey is being hailed as "a thriller you can sink your teeth into!" (The Washington Post). |
- ChronicleNew Blu-Ray: $39.99 Clear your thoughts for a "mesmerizing mind-bender" (Rolling Stone) that'll blow you away! Seen through the lens of a troubled teen's video camera, yet filled with eye-popping action and jaw-dropping special effects, Chronicle is as real as it gets. When three ordinary high school friends make an extraordinary discovery, they acquire amazing abilities beyond their understanding. But as their powers develop, so do their darker sides. |
- Being John MalkovichNew Blu-Ray: $39.95 Have you ever wanted to be someone else? Or, more specifically, have you ever wanted to crawl through a portal hidden in an anonymous office building and thereby enter the cerebral cortex of John Malkovich for fifteen minutes before being spat out on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike? Then director Spike Jonze (Adaptation) and writer Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) have the movie for you. |