in-store meet & greet action...
ATMOSPHERE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 @ 7:00PM / LUNA music MIDTOWN/BROAD RIPPLE (52nd & College)
File under: SOMETHING FOR THE PEOPLE!
Hearing that quite a few, under the age of 21, can't get into their shows (if you are over 21, definitely check them out later that night at
The Vogue!), the MNPLS crew drop by the 52 to shake some hands and sign some sweet swag!
Expect a low-key vibe, with the possibility of picking up their tour-only CD! Thanks for calling us guys, we can't wait to have you!
Need to get amped for the meet & greet? Download a BRAND NEW Atmosphere track here!
in-store listening party...
OF MONTREAL 'False Priest' LISTENING PARTY!
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 @ 7:00PM / LUNA music MIDTOWN/BROAD RIPPLE (52nd & College)
Stop by the 52 on Tuesday, 14 September and preview the new release from Of Montreal, 'False Priest'!
Available on CD and 2xLP + MP3 (and we still have a few of the cassettes!), the CD and LP formats come with a 20 page booklet featuring art from David Barnes and Gemini Tactics.
In that Of Montreal way--'False Priest' will also be available as a Black American T-Shirt (designed by David Barnes) + an MP3 Download.
We will have some nice enter-to-win items, such as: a copy of the 'False Priest' CD, 'FP' buttons and posters, a 'Skeletal Lamping' CD and the rare 'Early Four Track' LP and the CD version will be super sale priced at $9.99! Whoot!
in-store performance magic...
MARGOT AND THE NUCLEAR SO AND SO'S
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 @ 6:00PM / LUNA music MIDTOWN/BROAD RIPPLE (52nd & College)
We are super, super stoked to have local heroes Margot And The Nuclear So And So's play the 52!
Not only is it rad that the band is playing the shop for the first time, but everyone attending will have an opportunity to buy their new album, 'Buzzard,' six days before the official release date!
And because the band and label have been so generous to allow us to sell their new release early, we ask that you support the band and purchase 'Buzzard' to gain admittance to the in-store. You're going to buy it anyway, right?
We expect to max out on capacity, so best to arrive early for a prime spot! Whoot!
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 @ 6:00PM / LUNA music MIDTOWN/BROAD RIPPLE (52nd & College)
On the road supporting his still-warm-to-the-touch new release (out September 14), 'Harlem River Blues,' Justin Townes Earle stops by the 52 for an intimate in-store performance. Mr. Earle is becoming quite an Indianapolis favorite (how many times has he played to packed crowds here?) and we are honored he is taking the time to pop into the Broad Ripple shop, before he heading over to Radio Radio later that evening.
the LUNA pick-of-the-moment...
>>>Dylan Leblanc - Paupers Field CD (Rough Trade)
On Dylan's debut LP, a lost world is brought to life - both in the carefully sculpted songs and rich well of country soul from which those songs emerge. Although the Golden era of Alabama's fabled Muscle Shoals sound had passed by the time Dylan was born, his ancestral roots connected him to one of the most significant sources in the rich tapestry of American music. His father's position as a session player and songwriter meant that early in life Dylan was privy to the sights and sounds of an unvarnished, vanishing epoch.
this week's new essentials...
>Carl Broemel - All Birds Say CD/LP (ATO)
An intimate collection from My Morning Jacket guitarist Carl Broemel. Think Ron Sexsmith, Neko Case, Neal Casal, Andrew Bird, Mose Allison, and early Boz Scaggs singing an orchestrated chorus of breezy ballads and waltzes.
>Sonny & The Sunsets - Tomorrow Is Alright CD (Fat Possum)
Vintage-style West Coast pop songs that tell sordid tales of distant travels, heavenly visions and otherworldly despair.
>Bobby Bare Jr. - A Storm, A Tree, My Mother’s Head CD (Thirty Tigers)
For this record, Bobby Bare, Jr. again enlisted the help of Tom Blankenship, Patrick Hallahan and Carl Broemel (all of My Morning Jacket). After much rehearsal, the entire album was recorded in two days. “I figured after doing my last record in one day, that if I spent two days on this record, it's gonna sound twice as good, right?” says Bare.
>Clientele - Minotaur CD (Merge)
30-minute mini album featuring eight new tracks.
>Miles Davis - Bitches Brew [40th Anniversary Legacy Edition] 2xCD+DVD (Sony)
Originally released in 1970, Bitches Brew became Davis' first gold album. This 40th Anniversary three-disc package offers the original album on two CDs plus rare bonus audio material and a DVD of the entire previously unreleased Copenhagen performance from November 4, 1969.
>Jenny & Johnny - I'm Having Fun Now CD/LP+CD (WB)
Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice have been collaborating on and off for years, each contributing to the other's solo records and live shows, but with this record they had a different intention: using their two voices in close harmony and playing practically every instrument themselves. The result is an eleven-song thirty-five minute blast of whip-smart rock & roll.
>Madlib - Medicine Show No. 8: Advanced Jazz CD (Madlib Medicine Show)
A step deeper than the Steve Kuhn and Weldon Irvine albums that he first enjoyed as he was first delving into his Yesterday’s New Quintet project Angles Without Edges in 2001.
>Philip Selway - Familial CD/LP+CD (Nonesuch)
Debut solo album from Radiohead drummer Philip Selway is a collection of sublimely fragile, haunting, and heartfelt songs that will surprise many -- and not only because drummers traditionally don't do this kind of thing. Familial is so persuasively good, it sounds like Selway has always been a singer/songwriter.
>Richard Thompson - Dream Attic CD/LP (Shout! Factory)
A collection of 13 brand-new songs recorded in front of live audiences during a February 2010 West Coast tour. By recording Dream Attic on stage, Thompson was able to capture the interaction between himself and his band members, who between them add acoustic guitar, mandolin, violin, sax, bass and drums into the mix.
>Tiesto - Kaleidoscope Remixed CD (Ultra)
A reworking of Kaleidoscope, his fourth artist album that includes a stunning collection of songs written and recorded in collaboration with a variety of music talents from the worlds of dance, pop and rock. Featured artists include Jónsi (Sigur Rós), Kele Okereke (Bloc Party), Nelly Furtado, Calvin Harris and Emily Haines (Metric), to name a few.
>!!! - Strange Weather, Isn't It? CD/2xLP (Warp)
Following in the footsteps of artists like David Bowie, Iggy Pop, and Depeche Mode, who have flocked to Berlin in order to mainline the city's legendary dark energy, !!! traveled to the German capital to produce a record that is simultaneously brooding and somehow their poppiest, most immediate record yet.
>Antony & The Johnsons - Thank You For Your Love CDEP (Secretly Canadian)
Advance EP supporting the upcoming full-length Swanlights (due 10/12). Two original tracks as well as covers of Bob Dylan's "Pressing On" and John Lennon's "Imagine" in collaboration with avant-garde composer William Basinski.
>Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime… Moi Non Plus [Reissue] CD/LP+7” (Light In The Attic)
Remastered edition of this 1969 classic from French singer, songwriter and entertainer Serge Gainsbourg and his muse, British vocalist and actress Jane Birkin. Vinyl includes a bonus 7” (with picture sleeve) featuring non-album single “La Chanson de Slogan” b/w “Orang Outan.”
>James Blackshaw - All Is Falling CD/LP+MP3 (Young God)
Comprised of one slowly evolving, shifting piece of music in eight parts, replete with swirling string cycles and wind instruments augmenting his extended pointillist flurries with clouds of sound, sometimes adding delicate counter-melodies but just as often feeding the implicit waves of overtones until they cascade in an all-enveloping onslaught.
>Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Hawk CD/LP (Vanguard)
Since departing the celebrated Scottish indie-pop outfit Belle & Sebastian in 2002, Isobel Campbell has built a singularly impressive body of work, one that contains several solo albums as well as critically acclaimed collaborations with former Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan. Here they return with a gorgeous collection of atmospheric roots tunes.
>Eels - Tomorrow Morning CD/LP (E-Works)
Last in Mark Oliver Everett’s trilogy of concept albums. Deluxe CD version due next week (8/31).
>Efterklang - Tripper + Springer [Reissue] 2xCD (Leaf)
>Efterklang - Parade + Under Giant Trees [Reissue] 2xCD (Leaf)
Special double CD editions of the first two full-length Efterklang albums, together with their accompanying EPs. 2004’s Tripper is paired with the five-track Springer mini-album that preceded it in 2003, while watershed second album Parades is joined by the long out-of-print Under Giant Trees mini-album.
>Fennesz/Daniell/Buck - Knoxville CD/LP (Thrill Jockey)
Documents the collaboration between Christian Fennesz, David Daniell and Tony Buck for the 2009 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN. Minimalist drum passages scatter over the top of textured layers of guitar and subsumed melodic sequences, eventually giving way to warm beds of evolving, tactile drones.
>JJ Grey & Mofro - Georgia Warehouse CD (Alligator)
JJ returns with eleven new original songs including one co-written with songwriting icons Chuck Prophet and Angelo Petraglia (Kings Of Leon). Also joining JJ for a track on this album is Grey's long-time musical hero and reggae icon Toots Hibbert, who sings with Grey on the "The Sweetest Thing."
>Jon Langford & Skull Orchard - Old Devils CD/LP+MP3 (Bloodshot)
Starting with the premise that for many, punk is roots music, Langford and his band evoke the British hippie folk re-inventions of Richard Thompson, a muscular barrelhouse Rockpile and Lennonesque orchestrations. Vinyl version contains download card with two bonus songs.
>Mogwai - Burning/Special Moves CD+DVD/2xLP+MP3+DVD (Mogi LTD)
The first concert film from Glasgow, Scotland's post-rock stalwarts. Culled from footage shot during their April 2009 three-night stint at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, Burning was directed by Vincent Moon and Nataniel La Souanec and captures Mogwai's visceral live show in high-contrast black and white. Companion live record Special Moves adds extra songs that were not included in the film.
>Ra Ra Riot - The Orchard CD/CD+DVD/LP+MP3 (Barsuk/Redeye)
“In The Orchard, an album of transition, Ra Ra Riot continues to create beauty of its chamber pop soundscapes but the band appears to be in lyrical limbo when compared to its previous LP, The Rhumb Line -- and understandably so.” -- Indieshuffle.com. Limited deluxe edition includes a DVD with a beautiful 38-minute impressionist behind-the-scenes documentary on the writing and making of The Orchard.
>Slowdive - Just For A Day [Reissue] 2xCD (Cherry Red)
Digitally remastered and expanded double CD edition of the British shoegaze outfit's 1991 debut featuring a disc of B-sides and a Peel session.
>Slowdive - Souvlaki [Reissue] 2xCD (Cherry Red)
Digitally remastered and expanded double CD edition of their 1993 album featuring a disc of B-Sides and a special mixes.
>Slowdive - Pygmallion [Reissue] 2xCD (Cherry Red)
Digitally remastered and expanded double CD edition of their 1995 album featuring a whole disc of previously unreleased demos.
>The Tallest Man On Earth - The Tallest Man On Earth [Reissue] CDEP (Dead Oceans)
>The Tallest Man On Earth - Shallow Grave [Reissue] CD (Dead Oceans)
The Tallest Man On Earth released one of 2008's most powerful records, Shallow Grave, an album that Pitchfork praised, calling Kristian Matsson "a natural-born folksinger, earnest, clever, and comforting."
>>>24 AUGUST and more essentials...
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more new release freshness...
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sweet new vinyl gems...
>Eels - Tomorrow Morning LP+7” (Cobraside/E Works)
Last in Mark Oliver Everett’s trilogy of concept albums. This vinyl version (available a full week before the CD!) features a 7" containing the four bonus tracks that will be a part of the deluxe CD package.
EGGSELENT COLOURED VINYL RESTOCK IN...
We just got restock on more classic titles, that are pressed on super nice/super rare coloured vinyl from: Joy Division, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Nirvana, Goblin and more.
>>>more sweet vinyl love...
cassette culture...
DIG OUR YOUR OLD DECK--CASSETTES ARE BACK!
Seriously. Loads of exclusive sounds have been making their way to the shops via good old fashioned magnetic tape!
At the forefront is Bton's Magnetic South!--Aaron and Seth have been dropping TDK smart bombs for a few years now and we couldn't keep the Washed Out cassette in, when we could get 'em.
Our kid Jookabox just dropped his new plastic joint--so, stop by the 52 and dig in, with our stateoftheartcirca1983 Walkman listening system!
upcoming My Old Kentucky Blog shows/tix...
>Emily Wells
>Saturday September 11
>White Rabbit Cabaret
>$8 Adv. / $10 Day of Show
>Girl in a Coma
>Saturday September 11
>Radio Radio
>$10
>The Glitch Mob
>Monday, September 13
>The Vogue
>$13
>>>click for the complete listing of shows (loads have just been added) and deets...
>>>tickets are available at both LUNA locations (with no service fees) and online HERE.
future shock!
We will have have copies of the Interpol deluxe, indie retail-only edition 45 rpm 2xLP with Large Hole and the Deluxe CD with O-Card and poster!
Welcome back (to Matador), fellas!
Even more indie retail-only action! This time from Blonde Redhead!
>>>more upcoming magic...
speaking of vinyl...
Do you sell turntables and vinyl accessories? Yes, we do!
But not hundreds of oodles of models. Just a few essential decks--and nice ones, at that. A good mix of quality, affordability, and capability.
We also stock Poly Outer Sleeves, Paper Inner Sleeves, Discwasher D4 kits, Headphones, slipmats, and LP Frames.
Get yourself (back) into the wonderful world of vinyl...
NEEDLE fever? Yes, we do!
We've recently started carrying an assortment of replacement cartridges and needles. If you are having trouble finding a local spot for your stylus needs--stop in (at the 52) and have us get you sorted out...
AUDIO TECHNICA AT-LP2D, with USB output
This is our best seller. Due mainly to the simple set up, the clean design, and the ability to play it either through your stereo or into your computer -- allowing you to preserve those rare vinyl-only sides you found in Grandma's attic or in our racks.
The sweet AT-LP2D package contains: state-of-the-art recording software—Cakewalk (for PC use) and Audacity (for MAC or PC); an integral dual-magnet Audio-Technica phono cartridge; and a USB cable and adapter cables.
>>>THIS IS THE NICE BIT: The turntable also features a built-in switchable phono/line preamp that allows connection to a stereo system equipped with either a phono or line-level input.
PRO-JECT DECKS
We carry a few essential models of these superb next level decks. Spare design and audiophile quality! Featuring a pre-mounted Ortofon OM-5E moving magnet phono cartridge.
LUNA LP CRATES
Get your super nice LP storage on with these LUNA poplar crates! Handmade right here in the city, these wooden lovlies are stackable, functional and great looking!
new art, urban vinyl, and cultural curiosities for the mind...
FRESH restock, just in! Come get all your Lomo needs (LUNA is your only Indianapolis source) and check out the new Holga 120!
NIGHT OWL WOOD GOODS
Back in are those completely cool wooden postcards and greeting cards! Come by and check out the spinner!
BOX FRESHNESS ON THE BOOK SHELF THIS WEEK, TOO!
That Todd Oldham/Charley Harper book is a B-E-A-U-T!
free love...
Click the banner for a preview of the new J & J!
We've got some super nice AUTOGRAPHED posters, FREE for you, when you purchase the latest full length(s) from Juan Maclean and Local Natives!
we need used vinyl lps and cds. you may need some $$$...
We are always looking to give you CASH for your scratch-free, pre-loved CDs and Vinyl LPs! So stop by and let us $$$ you out!
features of the month! check out the playa...
>>>Colour Revolt - The Cradle
The Oxford, MS, band dubbed a "Band To Watch" by Stereogum and the "best edge-of-your-seat energy since The Arcade Fire" by Paste -- have crafted their strongest statement to date with 'The Cradle,' a 10-song album that focuses the band's wild-eyed, textured, standing at the edge of the world rock.
>>>Soap & Skin - Lovetune For Vacuum
Few musical discoveries in recent years have been as staggering as that of Soap & Skin, aka Anja Plaschg. The sheer force this twenty-year-old artist injects into her compositions almost defies belief, her songs consuming every last drop of her with no regard for peace. At other times the 14 deeply melancholic piano compositions, plus a cover version of Franz Schubert’s Im Dorfe’ that make up her debut album sometimes resemble crackling electronica under her unique vocals, which oscillate between a whisper and a scream. All of the songs, however, are drenched in Plaschg's beauty and grace.
>>>Dirty Heads - Any Port In A Storm
Dirty Heads represent a lifestyle, both musically and emotionally. It’s a lifestyle that is felt and adopted by fans of reggae, ska, and hip hop. It’s about good times, summer, fun with your friends and generally the rally cry of youth, which is all about postponing the inevitable responsibilities of adulthood for one more party. Dirty Heads pulls from a wide range of influences including rock, vintage reggae, underground hip-hop, skate punk lyrics, and weaves them together seamlessly to create a sound that is both familiar, yet unique unto themselves.
>>>!!! - Strange Weather, Isn’t It?
Following in the footsteps of artists like David Bowie, Iggy Pop, and Depeche Mode, !!! traveled to Berlin to produce a record that is simultaneously brooding and somehow their poppiest, most immediate record yet. 'Strange Weather, Isn’t It?' is filled with deep, galvanizing grooves that protrude from a dark undercurrent, resulting in an album that perfectly captures the aura of Berlin while still retaining accessibility on the dance floor.
>>>Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses - Junky Star
Produced by T Bone Burnett, 'Junky Star' is the new album from acclaimed singer/songwriter Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses. Bingham recently won the Oscar and Golden Globe for “The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)”, which he co-wrote with Burnett. All 12 songs on Junky Star were written by Bingham and range from Sticky Fingers-era Stones (“Depression”), to introspective confessionals (“Hallelujah), to narratives with vivid imagery (“The Poet”).
fresh love in the shops...
Fresh up your decks--the new LUNA slipmats are in!
Felt meets 382 on this, a rising Takashima robot!
Super cheep--$7.99 for 1 or 2 for $11.99 or
FREE with a vinyl lp purchase of $150.00 or more!
Fresh new LUNA totes are here, just in time for Summer!
Take yr pick! Lovelies, this time around, are from: Yukinao Takashima, iwant, and Nat Russell.
Only $7.99 or FREE with a vinyl purchase of $150.00 or more.
the 2010 LUNA music t-shirt!
Japanese art-don, Yukinao Takashima, drops the friendliest robot on this side of planet Earth!
Superb side-printing, on a soft, ring-spun American Apparel T, keeps it fresh on either a grass green shirt w/lime ink, white shirt w/black ink, or navy blue shirt w/gold ink!
Get yours now, only $15 or FREE with a vinyl purchase of $100.00 or more!
super nice promotions...
SUPER NICE SUB POP SALE AND A KILLER ETW!
>Dig these specially priced titles!
Wolf Parade "Expo 86"
Foals "Total Life Forever"
Blitzen Trapper "Destroyer of the Void"
David Cross "Bigger & Blackerer"
CocoRosie "Grey Oceans"
Male Bonding "Nothing Hurts"
Avi Buffalo "Avi Buffalo"
Dum Dum Girls "I Will Be"
Happy Birthday "Happy Birthday"
Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore "Dear Companion"
The Album Leaf "A Chorus of Storytellers"
Beach House "Teen Dream"
>Dig these prize packs goodies:
1. Out of print singles – TBC but will be extremely rare collectors items and Wolf Parade EXPO 86 sealed test pressing!
2. Sub Pop swag pack: Sub Pop Skate Deck, Limited Edition Nike’s, Sub Pop Logo Shirt, Cap.
3. Pack of the 7 2010 Record Store Day releases!
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