New MP3s:

Numbers - Mind Hole

They Shoot Horses Don't They - A Place Called LA

Mary Timony - Sharpshooter

Elliott Smith - High Times

Recent Releases

Deerhoof - Matchbook Seeks Maniac picture disc 7" $5
Deerhoof are on a roll! In the past year they've toured with The Flaming Lips and Radiohead as well as headlined multiple tours of their own across the globe. They've recorded and released their most successful album to date: Friend Opportunity, performed at a children's ballet version of Milk Man in Maine, and collaborated with actor Justin Theroux (Mulholland Drive, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, etc) on his directorial debut Dedication (starring Mandy Moore + Billy Crudup). Deerhoof composed original pieces for the film as well as gave the movie use of several songs - many off of 2002's Reveille. The final credits will feature "Matchbook Seeks Maniac", a song originally written with the hopes of being included in the movie and then included onto Friend Opportunity. This picture disc 7" features the Dedication mix of the song. Think Phil Spector and Deerhoof melding in a perfect reverb-y daydream of a song about the corrupting influence of power. Add a b-side called Makko Shobu about sperm whales in love (previously only available on iTunes) and original art for the picture disc by Scottish artist David Shrigley and you have the single of the year.

Numbers - Now You Are This CD $12
Butterfly caught in a spiderweb. Shattered stained glass windows. Three legged dogs. A black eye on your best friend. There isn't an easy comparison for the dire, wounded poise of this record, a secret pact between beauty and fear. The songs are pensive and worry-stained, all minimal, bluntly entrancing riffs, insistent drumming, and tense, reverberant synthesizers. The futuristic propulsion of Kraftwerk filtered through the raw-knuckled roughness of Suicide?

Stereo Total - Paris-Berlin CD $12
This is Punk, this is Rock'n'Roll, this is modern Music! After Oh Ah, Monokini, Juke-Box-Alarm, My Melody, Musique Automatique, and Do The Bambi, now coming up is Stereo Total's new record: Paris-Berlin. Paris-Berlin is both - a Rock'n'Roll- and a Chanson-Album. At the same time it's more dynamic as well as more romantic than Stereo Total's previous productions. The songs are for the most part very melodic, the lyrics deal with topics like LOVE, REBELLION and NOSTALGIA.

They Shoot Horses Don't They - Pick Up Sticks CD $12
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? clearly state their intentions on ÒOne Last Final PushÓ Ð the opening salvo of sophomore album Pick Up Sticks. Amidst an engaging racket, vocalist/guitarist Nut Brown cries, ÒWe go on marching forward; Through all the silent faces; Sing! This noise! This drum! Well, here we come!Ó While often likened to a marching band, the six-member group actually shares a greater affinity with a nomadic, conquering horde.

Elliott Smith - New Moon 2CD /2LP $14
Arguably the most gifted song-writer of his generation, Elliott Smith produced a large body of work that includes five solo albums, as well as From a Basement on the Hill (2004), a collection of songs completed before his death in 2003. On May 8, 2007, Kill Rock Stars will release a double CD of music by Elliott Smith entitled New Moon. The album contains 24 songs recorded between 1994-1997, a prolific time in Smith's career, when he recorded his self-titled album and Either/Or (both also released by Kill Rock Stars).

The Mary Timony Band - The Shapes We Make CD $12
The Shapes We Make, the Mary Timony Band's debut on Olympia's Kill Rock Stars, represents the latest stage in the evolution of one of the most important voices in underground music. Flowing from the mystic prog laced veins that have informed her art for the past decade, "The Shapes We Make" builds upon the stark rebellious austerity of 2005's Ex Hex and imbues it with warmth and formidable urgency.

Xiu Xiu - Remixed & Covered 2CD $14
Xiu Xiu, now a three-piece featuring Jamie Stewart, Caralee McElroy, and Ches Smith, crafts a sickeningly intimate art that is equally sensual and icy. With damaged, wraithlike dance-beats and grim electro minimalism, it cuts you like nails across bare thighs but, just the same, it will brush your hair back from your face, look deep into your pretty eyes, and say, "I feel the same way as you sometimes. We're not too different, are we?" Xiu Xiu and friends do this and more on a new double-CD set of covers and remixes. Trivia: This is the last record we have scheduled to come out on 5RC.

Marnie Stern - In Advance of the Broken Arm CD $12
Ok. Let's get this out of the way. Marnie Stern can shred. She's a better guitar player than you, or me, or probably 99% of the people who have ever looked at a guitar. There. That's done. Marnie came out of nowhere, or the Upper East Side of Manhattan to be exact. She didn't listen to "good" music (her words) until she was 23. The first thing she heard that made her head spin was Sleater-Kinney, followed a few years later by Hella, Boredoms, Melt Banana, etc. A Don Caballero video introduced her to the finger-tapping technique she now uses expertly. For the last several years she has played guitar for "at least" three hours a day because she feels guilty when she doesn't play.

Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity CD/LP $13
Just when you think you're too jaded to swoon over anything, or clasp your hands to your chest and just smile and say "Yes!" out loud when it gets to your favorite part of a song, well, throw on Friend Opportunity and give it a few spins so it sinks in.

Deerhoof - Poster Pack Posters $5
Limited Edition promo posters from Reveille, Milkman, Apple-O. and Friend Opportunity. This item available with another item only. Available while supplies last. (Ignore the Runner's Four poster in the photograph, it is out of print.)

The Decemberists - A Practical Handbook DVD $15
Decemberists are firmly established as a completely original happening in the world of contemporary indie rock: sold out tours across the nation, widespread popular and critical acclaim, and an aesthetic all their own. This DVD captures the Decemberists in the midst of their rise to prominence with a live recording of the band in concert at the Roseland Theatre in Portland, Oregon on November 4, 2005.

Macromantics - Moments in Movement CD $12
"Australian rapper and word weaving wizard macromantics took the heartbeat she was born with, and turned it into music. From an early age, she was drawn to the world of sine waves. At the age of 15, she was asked to tour with Ben Lee's teenage pop-punk pack Noise Addict, as a guitarist and it was during this journey that she discovered the essence of Hip Hop.

BARR - Summary CD $12
After growing up in Reagan-era Berkeley, Brendan Fowler's parents moved him across the country to the sticks outside Baltimore when he was nine, leaving him culture shocked and having to scour for memos from the outside world. Finding inspiration in skateboarding, fanzines, and his cool older goth friends who were into The Cure, he played music in high school with friends (who would eventually become Animal Collective) and in college in New York City and studied free jazz percussion.

 

 

 

 

Update for November 18, 2007

• Holiday Shopping: 2007 release Deals, T-Shirts, CD Packs, Sarah Utter Bags, and more!
• New MP3s: Numbers, They Shoot Horses Don't They, Mary Timony, Elliot Smith
• Recent Releases: Deerhoof, Numbers, Stereo Total, They Shoot Horses Don't They...
• Recent Restocks: Sarah Utter Tote Bags!
• New Distro Items: Calvin Johnson and the Sons of the Soil CD/LP, The Paper Chase CD, Holly Golightly CD/LP, XBXRX CD/LP...

Holiday Shopping

Part One
Check out our this week's T-Shirt Sale, All Decemberists Shirts $10, regularly $13:

The Decemberists - Brigadier T-Shirt $10

 

The Decemberists - Vine logo T-Shirt $10

 

The Decemberists - Woodsman T-Shirt $10

 

 

Part Two
Check out these T Shirt Packs of 2007 releases on Kill Rock Stars and 5 Rue Christine:

Deerhoof - Dog T-Shirt and Picture Disc 7" $15

 

Mary Timony - The Shapes We Make CD Pack $23

 

Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity T-Shirt and CD $23

 

Marnie Stern - In Advance of the Broken Arm T-Shirt and CD $23

 

Xiu Xiu - 2007 T-Shirt and CD Pack $25

 

The Decemberists - Woodsman/A Practical Handbook T-Shirt and DVD $25

 

Elliott Smith - New Moon T-Shirt and CD $25

 

 

Part Three
Check out CD packs by these KRS5RC artists:

Bikini Kill - All CD Pack $45

 

Sleater-Kinney - All CD Pack $45

 

Gossip - All CD Pack $45

 

Decemberists - All CD Pack $45

 

Xiu Xiu - All CD Pack $45

 

Deerhoof - All CD Pack $45

 

 

Part Four
Check out our new Kill Rock Stars bags and T-Shirts, designed by Sarah Utter:

Kill Rock Stars - Sarah Utter Whale Bag Aqua on Navy $23

 

Kill Rock Stars - Sarah Utter Whale Bag Aqua on Navy $23

 

Kill Rock Stars - Sarah Utter Whale Bag Aqua on Navy $23

 

Kill Rock Stars - Sarah Utter Whale Bag Aqua on Navy $23

 

 

Part Five
Check out these new T Shirts for Mary Timony and Deerhoof:

Deerhoof Dayglo Dog T-Shirt $13

 

The Mary Timony Band Robot T-Shirt (Brown/Pink) $13

 

The Mary Timony Band Robot T-Shirt (Blue/Yellow) $13

 

 

Recent Restocks

Kill Rock Stars - Sarah Utter - Record Player Tote Bag $12

 

Kill Rock Stars - Sarah Utter - Happy Whale Tote Bag $12

 

Kill Rock Stars - Sarah Utter - Headphones Tote Bag (Silver on Black) $23

 

Kill Rock Stars - Sarah Utter - Headphones Tote Bag (Red on Asphalt) $23

 

Limited Edition. We have a small number of these bags left and then they will be going out of print:

Kill Rock Stars - Sarah Utter - Headphones Tote Bag (Black on Yellow) $23

 

Kill Rock Stars - Sarah Utter - Headphones Tote Bag (Black on Orange) $23

 

Kill Rock Stars - Sarah Utter - Headphones Tote Bag (White on Navy) $23

 

 

New Distributed Items

Calvin Johnson and the Sons of the Soil - S/T CD $8

The Paper Chase - cntrl-alt-delete-u CD $8
With the inactive status of original label Divot Records, Gilead Media has re-released the out-of-print 2001 EP from THE PAPER CHASE. Based on man's obsession with achieving a godlike status through technology, the recording still stands as some of the most unsettling and moving Paper Chase material. Features new layout from the original source files in a deluxe digipak.

Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs - You Can't Buy A Gun When You're Crying CD/LP $13
The debut album from THE BROKEOFFS--HOLLY GOLIGHTLY and LAWYER DAVE. A winding, dirt track of a record, pitted with potholes over which Holly and Dave walk with a stumbling ease.

XBXRX - Wars CD/LP $13
The latest from high-energy combo XBXRX finds the band expanding their musical boundaries, incorporating a wider palette of textures, rhythm and structure as well as gaining a newfound clarity in the vocals. Never wishing to repeat themselves, the band has made a conscious effort to move beyond the nonstop blastbeat/screaming assault of previous releases, while retaining the vigorous exhilaration that their fans expect.

Two TearsLittle Tear - Little Tear CD $13
Kerry Davis is a rock and roll queen. From her time in the seminal Red Aunts who were among the most influential of the early 90's all girl rock bands to her collaboration with the brilliant Beehive And The Baracudas Kerry Davis's voice, guitar style and personality has set her apart from the rest of the modern garage rockers. Her new group Two Tears is nothing short of sublime with songs of heart ache, love, friends and Paris to shatter your sould and leave you wanting more.

Liquid Liquid - Dig We Must 12" $12.50
Another chance to purchase this essential Liquid Liquid record.. Put out on the infamous 99 Records label born out of the record store of the same name in NYC.

Liquid Liquid - Successive 12" $12.50
Originally out in 1981 on the infamous 99 Records, this is another chance to own a copy of the killer 'Sucessive Reflexes' track. add to basket Tracks: 1 Lock Groove (In) 2 Lock Groove (Out) 3 Push 4 Zero Leg 5 Eyes Sharp

Various Artists - Imagine the Shapes CD $13
A comprehensive collection of New York's What's Your Rupture label. The first four vinyl EPs collected onto one disc. From the opening screams of Love Is All, to the treble calamities of caUSE co-MOTION!. The dizzying heights of The Long Blondes to the bitter optimism of Comet Gain. Imagine The Shapes will introduce you to the beautiful, erratic, and sublime. Trickling into the ears of America, be the first to hear these outrageous sounds.

Various Artists - Halleluwah LP $13
This LP was made for the "Halleluwah" arts fest held in Portland, OR last Labor Day, and includes unreleased music by Deerhoof, Michael Hurley, Tara Jane ONeil, Sir Richard Bishop, Alela Diane, Yacht, and others; all tracks are exclusive with the exception of a Vashti Bunyan song. See http://www.myspace.com/halleluwahfestival for full track listing and to hear some of the songs. The LP sounds awesome, has a stunning heavy plastic cover, and the pressing was limited to 600 copies. Vinyl Only.

Xiu Xiu - Live in Denton, TX DVD $15
Xiu Xiu-live in Denton, TX: wolfe-stone is a video production team in Denton, TX. Our primary focus has been on live music video production of local and touring bands. All live videos are shot with three to four Sony PD-150 professional cameras, then edited by evan flournoy or julie mckendrick on either of wolfe-stone's two video editing workstations.

Deerhoof - Milkman Ballet DVD $14
On October 23rd and 24th, 2006, a group made up of students and community members from North Haven, Maine, put on a performance of Deerhoof's 2004 album, Milk Man. It was part ballet, part surreal performance art, and part rock show. The album was transcribed and arranged by Courtney Naliboff, the music and drama teacher at North Haven Community School. The school, which is the smallest K-12 public school in Maine, is located on an island 12 miles off the coast, in Penobscot Bay.

Xiu Xiu - Live CD $13
This live album from July, 2004 that was mastered by Keith Vogelsong (the Blue Hour, Goodnight Recordings) and packaged in a five-inch record picture disc sleeve. This ten-song CD features many fine songs including “Crank Heart,” “Fabulous Muscles,” “Over Over,” “Ale,” ”Jennifer Lopez,” “I Love The Valley,” “Sad Pony Guerilla Girl” and others.

Joey Casio - Attack Decay CD $13
Electro Hardcore Philosophic and hypnotic. It will make you dance and make you think.

Romanteek - Dancing Discotheque 12" Single
Soulful Bass Heavy love jams from the most romantic band in the northwest. Featuring guest appearance by cindy Wonderful.

Microscope Dragons - S/T CD $13
Science Fiction concept rap album. Good vs. Evil. Dragons vs. Corperations. Featuring members of Log Hog, Timezone La Fontaine, Scream Club, Compost, and Glimpse.

Lisa Ganser - Welcome to my Bedroom DVD $15
Welcome To My Bedroom- Short Movies by Lisa Ganser. 1999-2006. The Creator of the Flaming Film Festival brings you mini documertaries from Homocore Minneapolis, Punky Bruiser, and Scream Club plus various music videos.

VIKI - S/T CD $10
THIS CD IS A REAL TREAT. A KILLER COLLECTION OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED AND EARLY/RARE VIKI SONGS FROM 1999-2004. INCLUDES SONGS FROM THE 'TRIPLE X' CASSETTE, THE 'VIXEN HOTT' AND 'FULL TIME' CDR'S, AS WELL AS THE HIT SINGLE 'PERFECT STRANGERS'. ALSO INCLUDED ARE A LARGE CHUNK OF SONGS FROM ABORTED/CANCELLED RELEASES. 15 ELECTRO-INDUSTRIAL TRACKS TO GET YOUR FACE SHAKING AND YOUR MOUTH WATERING FOR THE DEBUT VIKI FULL LENGTH COMING IN 2007 ON ADR.

Strip Mall Seizures - No English LP $12
Snake eyes Gypsy Damage from Oakland. Taraf De Haidhouks, The Screamers, and Sparks can give you a reference but the sound and music is theirs. Blood Red Vinyl with righteous hand-screened color covers. LIMITED TO 300. Get into it!!!! "Pure Noise Acid Punk". EdEnd

The Wipers - Is This Real LP $17
Unquestionably Portland's most well-loved punk group, THE WIPERS formed in the late 1970s and in 1980 released their debut LP, Is This Real?-- twelve songs of stabbing, jittery guitar, snapped vocals, and unabashed teen angst. Full of desperation and yearning, the LP has stood as a blueprint for wretched youth for over 25 years

Bongo Randy - Digs Deep Ladies Cassingle $3

ESG - Come Away with Me CD $16.50
"Amazing 2nd album by ESG available for the first time on CD and super-loud double vinyl. Soul Jazz Records are re-releasing this classic album by ESG originally issued on 99 Records in New York in1983. The album features classic tracks such as 'Moody (Spaced Out ),' 'The Beat' and 'Dance,' and many more.

To Live & Shave in LA - Noon and Eternity CD $13
"For this album TL&SILA return with it's core unit, with the show being run by Tom Smith and fellow captains Rat Bastard (bass) and Ben Wolcott (oscillator), but added 5 additional members: Don Fleming (guitar), Chris Grier (guitar), Thurston Moore (guitar), Mark Morgan (guitar), Andrew W.K. (drums). Um, wow.

The Gossip - Austrailian Tour CDEP $10
1. Standing in the Way of Control 2. Mere Today, Gone Tomorrow 3. Sick With It 4. Standing in the Way of Control (Le Tigre remix)

Various Artists - Voices From the Siren Nation CD $13
"Voices from the Siren Nation" is compilation of some of Portland's finest women musicians, made in collaboration with Cherchez La Femme, Sarah Dougher's indie record label. All proceeds from the compilation will go to support the Siren Nation Women's Music and Art Festival in Portland OR.

Kerri Koch - Don't Need You: The Herstory of Riot Grrrl DVD $15
Don't Need You is a documentary film that tells the story of the origins of Riot Grrrl in the American independent music scene of the 1990's, and how this feminist movement evolved into a revolutionary underground network of education and self-awareness through music, writing, activism and women-friendly community