Sigur Ros - Valtari Hour May 17th 2012
Along with streaming the new album, we’ll also be having a draw for a Sigur Ros silk screen poster!! Come down, have a listen, and put your name in the draw, it’ll be fun!!
featured releases
Victoria Jazz Fest
We really gotta hand it to the Victoria Victoria Jazz Society this year – the 2012 Jazz Fest lineup is stunning! We’ve enjoyed the last couple of jazz fests, but wow, we’re extra excited for this year. The things that jump out are Destroyer & Janelle Monae – it’s really nice to see Jazz Fest stretching out to incorporate outside sounds to its programming. We have tickets for many of the Jazz Fest events… below are a few things to watch out for…
Janelle Monae
A Kansas City native, Monae is the quintessential renaissance woman in 2012. Her recent album ArchAndroid tapped funk, jazz, New Orleans vibes & cabaret energy, folding it all up into an amazing splash of modern urban pop. THink james Brown meets Andre 3000 meets Erykah Badu. Her reputed live show at the Royal Theater on June 28 is highly anticipated.
Destroyer
Dan Bejar released one of 2011’s best records – Kaputt saw him move from his traditional stripped down post-Dylan aesthetic into the warm, loungey climes of yacht-pop. Tapping Steely Dan & Boz Scaggs, Bejar essentially reinvented himself – his Jazz Fest appearance will be the first since the release of Kaputt. SHould be a great show.
Wayne Shorter Quartet
Wayne Shorter’s name is synonymous with many big moments in jazz history. From playing alongside Herbie Hancock as part of one of Miles Davis’ infamous quintet lineups to forming the legendary Weather Report, Shorter is a pivotal figure. Easily the biggest jazz name this year, this is a must for jazz fans of any age.
Jill Barber
Jill Barber’s smokey, soulful voice has made her one of Canada’s most revered jazz-pop singers. 2011’s Mischievous Moon featured some of Barber’s best work to date, packed with loungey pop & smouldering torch songs. Her cute-as-hell delivery & range (Pasty Cline-esque country rears its head here & there) makes her live show one to check out.
Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Robert Randolph’s swampy mix of blues, jazz, funk, gospel & rock combined with his virtuoso pedal steel guitar skills make for one hell of a live show. His Family Band is an impressive mix of sessioners & on stage they run from groove to groove building a powerful
Jose James
Jose James returns to Victoria after his brilliant 2010 appearance. James’ 2010 album Black Magic featured production from Flying Lotus & saw James adventure through a brilliantly diverse set of r&b hybrids, from left-leaning jazz vamps to more traditional jazz standard fare. A powerfully diverse vocalist, this will be one of Jazz Fest’s sleeper shows.
Ska Fest 2012
Tickets to this year’s stellar lineup for Ska Fest have just gone on sale. This year’s schedule boasts another great selection of artists across the reggae/ska/rocksteady spectrum.
Complete festival passes are $144.50 – check our ticket listings for individual shows.
Leroy ‘Heptone’ Sibbles
Legendary reggae vocalist & bassist Leroy Sibbles rose to fame fronting the Heptones. Starting in the 60s, the Heptones went on to influence the entirety of reggae & rocksteady music, producing countless hits. A massive event for reggae fans in Victoria!
Toots & The Maytals
This legendary reggae group plays the inner harbour on Tuesday July 10. For nearly forty years, Tots & his crew have defined what reggae means to multiple generations. This is not a show to be missed.
Katchafire
Hamilton, New Zealand’s kings of laid-back summer reggae vibes, Katchafire have a strong Victoria following that is no doubt stoked to see them return for another Sk Fest.
FREE SHOWS
As always, Ska Fest brings a handful of killer events that come at no charge… this year, Tequila Mockingbird, Blackberry Wood, Natural Flavas, Blitz The Ambassador, Rocky Mountain Rebel Music, Easy Big Fella, Bachaco & Monkey will all play free shows.
RSD TITLES IN STOCK!
HERE IS THE FULL LIST OF TITLES THAT WE HAVE READY TO GO FOR TOMORROW MORNING…
Abba – Voulez-Vouz: Extended Dance Remix 12″
Alexis On Fire – Math Sheets Demo 10″
Animal Collective -Transverse Temporal Gyrus 12″
Arcade Fire -Sprawl Ii 12″
Arctic Monkeys -R U Mine? 7″
Atmosphere & The Uncluded 10″
Battles – Dross Glop 4 12″
Beach House – Lazuli 7”
Black Angels – Watch Out Boy I’d Rather Be Lonely 7″
Black Keys – El Camino Lp + 7Inch + DVD + CD
Black Prairie -Vol. 1-Singers: Portland 7″
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Howl 2LP
Blitzen Trapper – Hey Joe 7″
Bonnie Prince Billy- Hummingbird 10”
Bowie, David – Starman 7″
Brad – Water’s Deep 7″
Bragg, Billy & Wilco – Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions (3CD/DVD)
Brown, James – Live At The Apollo 7″
Buckner, Richard – Willow 7″
Bush, Kate – Lake Tahoe / Among Angels 10”
Byrds -It’s No Use/I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better 7″
Calexico – Flor De Muertos DVD
Captain Beefheart – Diddy Wah Diddy/Who Do You Think You 2X7″
Childish Gambino -Heartbeat Single 7″
Clark Jr.,Gary -Vol. 1-Presents Hwul Raw Cuts 12″
Cohen, Leonard -Live In Frederiction 12″
Cult- For The Animals 7″
Davis, Miles – Forever Miles LP
Death From Above 1979 – You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine LP
Death Grips – The Money Store LP
Deerhoof/ Of Montreal Split 7″
Del Rey, Lana -Born To Die/Blue Jeans Remixes 7″
Destroyer – Destroyer’s Rubies LP
Devo – Live In Seattle 1981 – LP
Doomrider/ Sweet Cobras Split 7″
Dr. John – Locked Down LP
Earle, Justin Townes – Nothing’s Going To Change 7″
Elson, Karen – Milk And Honey 7”
Empire Records – Soundtrack LP
Evans, Bill-Selections From Live At Art D’ Lugoff’s Top Of The 10″
Fallon,Jimmy – Tebowie/Reading Rainbow 7″
Farrar/Johnson/Parker/Yames – Let’s Multiply 7″
Flaming Lips/Mastodon -Spoonful Weighs A Ton 7″
Flaming Lips – Lips And Heady Fwends 2LP
Fleetwood Mac – S/T LP
Florence And The Machine – Shake It Out (Remix) 7″
Foster The People – Broken Jaw/ Ruby 7″
Garbage – Blood For Poppies 7″
Gallagher, Noel – Songs From The Great White North… 12”
Gorillaz – Doyathang 10″
Grateful Dead – Dark Star: Europe ‘72 Olympia Theatre-Paris France LP
Hazlewood, Lee – LHI Years: Singles Nudes & Backsides 1968-71 2LP
Horrible Crowes -Live From Fingerprints 7″
Iggy & The Stooges – Raw Power 2Lp Remaster LP
Joplin, Janis – Highlights From The Pearl Sessions 2X10”
LCD Soundsystem – Losing My Edge 12”
Little Richard -Here’s Little Richard LP
Mastodon/Feist – Mastodon/Feist Split 7″
Mc5/Afrika Bambaataa – Side By Side: Kick Out The Jams 7″
Mccartney,Paul – Another Day/Oh Woman Oh Why 7″
Mclusky – Mclusky Do Dallas LP
Metallica -Beyond Magnetic 12”
Misfits – Walk Among Us (Coloured Vinyl) LP
Mynah Birds -It’s My Time 7″
Nobunny – Maximumrocknroll 7”
O’Connor, Sinead – How About I Be Me (And You Be You) LP
Odd Future – Vol. 2- Of Tape LP
Of Monsters & Men – Into The Woods Ep 10″
Osbourne,Ozzy – Ozzy Live LP
Osbourne,Ozzy – Believer/Goodbye To Romance 7”
Paré, Jessica/ Rjd2 – Zou Bisou, Bisou/ A Beautiful Mine (Mad Men Theme) 7”
Pharcyde – Bizzare Ride Ii The Pharcyde: Singles Collection 7″ Box Set
Pussy Galore – Feel Good About Your Body 7”
Pop,Iggy & The Stooges – Raw Power 2LP
Redding, Otis & Aretha Franklin – Side By Side: Respect 7″
Reed, Lou -Transformer LP
Refused -Shape Of Punk To Come Color LP
Ringworm – Justice Replaced By Revenge LP
Shabazz Palaces – Live At Kexp 12″
Sigur Rós – Hvarf-Heim LP
Simon, Paul – Graceland: 25th Anniversary Edition LP
Small Faces
Small Faces – Tin Soldier 7”
Smith,Patti – Horses Lp
Snapcase – Progression Through Unlearning LP
Esperanza Spalding – Radio Music Society LP
Spektor,Regina – Prayer Of François Villon (Molitva) 7″
Springsteen,Bruce – Rocky Ground 7″
St. Vincent – Krokodil 7″
Tallest Man On Earth – King Of Spain 12”
Tegan & Sara – Get Along LP
Tinariwen – Tassili LP
Tomahawk -Eponymous To Anonymous 3LP
Townshend,Pete – Quadrophenia Demos 2 10″
Ugly Custard – S/T LP
Uncle Tupelo – Still Feel Gone LP
Uncle Tupelo – March 16-20 1992 LP
Uncle Tupelo – No Depression LP
Uncle Tupelo -Seven Inch Singles (4 7-Inch Single Box)
Van Zandt,Townes -At My Window LP
V/A – Arts & Crafts 12”
V/A – Eight Trails, One Path LP
V/A – Rough Guide To Psychedelic Africa LP
V/A – Rough Guide: African Roots Revival LP
V/A – Sacred Bones Presents: Todo Muere Vol.2 LP
V/A – Smugglers Way Zine/Flexi Discs Feat. Dirty Projectors, Real Estate, Cass Mccombs, John Maus, And Villagers
V/A – Trouble In Mind 2012 Record Store Day 4 Way Covers Split 7”
Ward, M. – Primitive Girl 7″
Watt, Mike & The Missingmen/The Chuck Dukowski Sext – Sweet Honey Pie 7″
The White Stripes – Hand Springs/Red Death At 6:14″ 7″
Steven Wilson – Catalogue/Preserve/Amass LP
Wool – Lunar Momento Lost Rancho Sessions 1 LP
Xiu Xiu/Dirty Beaches – Xiu Xiu/Dirty Beaches 7”
Zomby – Where Were U In 92? LP
Record Store Day 2012 ➜ THIS SATURDAY!!!
Another year, another RSD! After the overwhelming response last year, we’re gearing up for another crazy day this Saturday. We’ve already been fielding calls re: RSD titles & many of you likely have questions about what will be available etc. We cannot guarantee stock on any of the RSD titles, but we appreciate all of you who emailed & messaged us with requests – it has made our ordering process a lot more accurate. As always, the RSD exclusive list is MASSSSIVE – we still have a few days until the weekend, so we’re going to wait to tell you what we actually have. Needless to say, we’ve already received some great titles, but some of the bigger releases have still yet to show up. So we’ll update you on that later this week!
Below are a few points that hopefully answer some general questions any of you might have pertaining to RSD 2012:
- We’ll be opening at 9am (maybe earlier!) & staying open a bit later than usual
- We’ve got some live music scheduled! Leading the way there will be Kathryn Calder, plus some other guests that we’ll announce closer to Saturday ;)
- We’re going to be putting out a large selection of used records – so if you enjoy digging through the “New Arrivals” bin, RSD2012 is going to be all the more fun for you on Saturday
THE MORNING OF APRIL 21st…
By now many of you know the deal – the morning of Record Store Day can be pretty busy, so let’s review how things will go down on Saturday::
- every RSD title we receive will be in a browsable box at our counter/till area
- the lineup at the door will be honoured meaning, the person at the front of the line will get to browse the RSD titles first
- duplicate purchases will not be allowed (ie/ multiple copies of the same title)
BOMBINO LIVE - Sunday April 22
Sunday April 22, Bombino lands in Victoria – this is an amazing show not to be missed by fans of great guitar. Born near the desert town of Agadez, Omara “Bombino” Moctar was raised during an era of armed struggles for Tuareg independence and violent suppression by government forces. Bombino’s electrifying jams capture the spirit of resistance and rebellion while echoing with guitar riffs reminiscent of fellow Africans Tinariwen and Ali Farka Touré not to mention rock and blues icons such as Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Page.
Already a superstar in the Tuareg community, with the release of Agadez on Cumbancha Discovery, Bombino’s stature as one of Africa’s hottest young guitarists is undeniable.
Bombino plays the Victoria Event Center on Sunday April 22 – we have tickets on sale. This will be a killer show, something that Victoria doesn’t get to see very often.
RECORD STORE DAY ➜ APRIL 21 2012!!!
Sooooo excited for RSD2012 – last year’s spectacle was CRAAZY & we’re thinking that this year won’t be any different. As always, there will be a horde of exclusive 7“s, 12“s, LPs & other bits and bobs, so please, email us or Facebook us to let us know what you’d really like.
The quantities we receive do depend on our orders, so the sooner we know about special orders, the more likely we are to get what you’re after.
The finer details of the day itself are still developing, but we’ll keep you posted with all the special things we have planned ;)
Mark Lanegan Listening Party!
On Saturday February 4th we’ll be having a listening party for the newest Mark Lanegan album Blues Funeral. The album – Lanegan’s first in eight years – will be released on CD & vinyl Feb. 7th via 4AD, but eager fans will have the opportunity to listen to the album at Ditch on the 4th via a special test pressing that we’ll be getting of the album. Here’s the deal…
- we’ll be playing the test pressing of Blues Funeral in store on Feb. 4th
- people who special order copies of Blues Funeral on CD/vinyl will pay a special one-time low price
- all special orders will be entered in a draw to win the test pressing of the full length
- the first 5 special orders will be given a FREE 7”
Pretty exciting stuff! We’ll only be accepting special orders at the store, not via Facebook, Twitter or email.
Hawk & Steel Video Shoot In Ditch!
The lovely fellas in Hawk & Steel recently shot a lil’ performance video in our shop, check it out…
Hawk & Steel- Wood & Wires Session from Adrian Vieni (Wood & Wires) on Vimeo.
Merry Xmas!
Hey all! Thanks so much for making this holiday season so great. This year has been a big one for us with the move tp our larger Fort St. location – we really appreciate all the support. It’s so great to see so many people really excited about giving music as gifts this holiday season.
BOXING DAY
We’ll be open 10am-5pm on Dec. 26 – there will be no tax on all purchases!
See you there.
Love,
Ditch Staff