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Record Store Day
This was my second year of experiencing Record Store Day at Looney Tunes CDs in West Babylon. I have been a customer of the store since High School (before many of you were born, when it was still a single store front and Karl Sr. ran it!).
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Initialize
Initialize – May»Welcome to the May issue of Aural Fix. Well last month was out of control. The big news this month is the notorious Aural Anniversary Party is back on! After a grass roots revolt Mr. Beery’s will have live music once again, so come join us for an entire day of celebrating our independents!
Gigs
Night out with The J»
Saturday April 3rd I attended Will Forthman’s 21st Birthday show at Sinclair’s in West Babylon. Will Forthman is one of the co-founders of the indie label/promotion company Dinosaurs’ In Vietnam. The first performer of the night was Tom Moran. Moran is usually known for playing bass and singing in the band Exemption. Tonight he was performing songs from his solo albums.
PROfiles
Music and Politics»
Now as most of you have heard our big 10 Year Anniversary Party was cancelled last month due to the Town of Oysterbay shutting down local music venue Mr. Beery’s. Armed with a squad of inspectors and citing numerous safety violations town officials made a dramatic gesture in proving their power. However in their zeal to demonstrate that power one of the inspectors made the mistake of overstepping his authority and proclaimed that the venue would NEVER have live music EVER again. It might as well be the shot heard around the world.
DISCovery
STARK – RACE TO THE FLOOR»
NYC female-fronted trio Stark unleashes a pretense-free slab of snarling yet simple rock directly from the gut on their latest nine-track excursion RACE TO THE FLOOR.
Transmission
Wes Houston Presents»Here’s the JUNE 2010 line up for Wes Houston Presents, Cable TV’s Best Local Area Music Show!
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Songtalker»YEAH, I know all that. Bands have to be careful how to promote their CD’s if they’re not Radiohead or Prince. BUT who’s to say that lesser known bands, can’t get lesser known brands (local and national) to sponsor them. Smirnoff won’t do it, the Colas won’t do it BUT a bakery or jewelry store or any retail or service brand just might
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Blameshift Fan Fundraising Video»Our good friends in Blameshift are using kickstart to gather the funds needed for their next full length album. We here at Aural Fix love these hard working, constantly touring kids…
