PASADENA COMMUNITY COLLEGE RECORD SWAP
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2012
 
 
We've been clearing the back room and this will be your first crack at tons of 2 for $1 records, killer used records and we'll have a box of Hydra Head rarities, as well as some of the awesome records we keep in stock at our Sunset Junction location. Come on out and say hi!
 
 
CONVERGE "ALL WE LOVE WE LEAVE BEHIND"
PREORDER
 
 
Well, Converge played the store and despite what it might look like in the photo above, we're still standing. The band took requests, passed the mic to fans and put on a great show. They also left us with a bunch of stickers, posters and download codes available in the store if you pre-order their with us "All We Love We Leave Behind" LP out in the second half of November via Deathwish!

 
KING DUDE "BURNING DAYLIGHT" LP
 
 
We're all excited about the new King Dude LP, and we're running low on stock of this gem that is now sold out from the label. They only pressed 500 in a beautiful foil-embossed jacket. Check out his latest videos:





 


CULT OF YOUTH w/ PURE GROUND,
JACK LADDER & S U R V I V E
SUNDAY OCTOBER 28th AT LOS GLOBOS
 
 
New York's Cult of Youth will play Los Globos on October 28th with suppor from locals Pure Ground, Austin, TX's Survive and Australia's Jack Ladder & the Dreamlanders in support of their new LP "Love Will Prevail" on Sacred Bones.
 
 
EAR/SPLITTERS 3RD ANNIVERSARY
 
EARLY GRAVES
RECORD RELEASE & FREE IN-STORE PERFORMANCE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26th @ 7pm
 
 
Early Graves will play Vacation Vinyl in October to celebrate the release of their new LP "Red Horse" on No Sleep Records. Come check 'em out! Vacation Vinyl will have copies of the LP on hand for the show.
 
 

LIGHT IN THE ATTIC ROAD TRIP
STOPPED IN WITH SOME RECORDS
 
 
You can head over to the Light In The Attic blog to check out their ongoing Road Trip of record stores. They pulled in to Vacation for a visit and to stoke us with some incredible new reissues, compilations and restocks from their classic catalog!
 
 
CHECK OUT THE NEW SHIRT RACK 
 
We just got a new t-shirt rack at the shop. This wouldn't be too exciting on its own but we also got some great new band shirt designs in. They hang on the rack alongside our classic Vacation logo T and the limited edition design drawn by Mr. Aaron Turner!
 
 
"THE ART OF SELF DEFENSE" 2xLP
reissue on SOUTHERN LORD
RED vinyl, limited to 1000
"The Art Of Self Defense was initially released in 2000 by Man’s Ruin Records. Featuring the collective energies of guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike, drummer Des Kensel, and bassist George Rice with producer Billy Anderson, the record billows at the seams with Pike’s instantly recognizable guitar tone, first unleashed during his days with stoner metal behemoths Sleep. An audio hail storm of piledriving riffs, booming rhythms and Pike’s gruff vocal tirades , The Art Of Self Defense remains a staple in HIGH ON FIRE’s renowned catalog of audio greatness."
180 gram double vinyl version! Stoughton gatefold jacket, 20 page bound in 12"X12" book + printed inner-sleeves. Another meticulously packaged vinyl release from the masters of the craft! Vacation Vinyl has copies of this beautiful record on the limited to 1000 RED vinyl.

FALSE
FREE IN-STORE PERFORMANCE
On this night, the walls of Vacation will be graced by False, a black metal band from Minneapolis known for their relentless live shows. You can check out tracks from their 12" on Gilead Media over at Bandcamp
and later that night, FALSE will play with HARASSOR at the 5 STAR BAR downtown!
VACATION VINYL & FYF PRESENT
EARTH w/ FONTANELLE and STEBMO
@ EAGLE ROCK CFTA
OCTOBER 26th
Tickets are available now at Vacation Vinyl!
VACATION VINYL & FYF PRESENT
CONVERGE with TORCHE, NAILS & KVELERTAK
at the ECHOPLEX on OCTOBER 28th
Tickets are available now at Vacation Vinyl!
 

What the sign says is true! We want your previously-loved vinyl and cassettes.
We can offer cold hard cash or 1/3 more in store credit!
KILT with DINOSAURS WITH HORNS,
BORN OF RITUAL and WKSM
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th @ 9PM
at HUMAN RESOURCES
 
 
U.S. Tour kickoff show for KILT (Bob Bellerue / Raven Chacon / Andorkappen),  debut live performance of BORN OF RITUAL (Greh Holger of HIVE MIND & Pete Majors of HARASSOR), debut solo live performance of WKSM (William Strangeland of TEARIST), and DINOSAURS WITH HORNS featuring highly respected LAFMS sonic alchemists Rick Potts & Joseph Hammer
 
$5 at HUMAN RESOURCES
410 Cottage Home St
in Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
 
A SLOW UNRAVELLING: A NIGHT OF PERFORMANCE by AARON BRADFORD TURNER & WILLIAM FOWLER COLLINS with HIVE MIND, STEVE RODEN, and MARK MANNING
 
William Fowler Collins and Aaron Bradford Turner. photo by Faith Coloccia
 
 VOLUME and Vacation Vinyl present "A Slow Unraveling," a FREE evening of performances by Hive Mind, Aaron Bradford Turner and William Fowler Collins, Steve Roden, and Marc Manning. Each of these artists embrace an exploratory practice, investigating pace, dissonance, volume, and noise.
 
This event is FREE and performances start at 8PM at
HUMAN RESOURCES, 410 Cottage Home St. in Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
NEW VACATION VINYL SHIRTS
LIMITED DESIGN BY AARON TURNER
 

New limited edition Vacation Vinyl t-shirt design by Aaron Turner, two color screenprint on garment-dyed shirts in Men's sizes Small to 2X-Large!
 
You can check out more of Aaron's activities and art at his blog, Feral Pig.
 
 
FREE RECORD RELEASE PERFORMANCE
FRIDAY, AUGUST 24th @ 8PM
 
 
Gypsyhawk is four metal dudes playing rock and roll and bringing the party every time they get on stage. Revisiting the electrifying sounds of bullshit-free 70s rock, the band are a breath of fresh air compared to the endless onslaught of breakdown obsessed bands cluttering up heavy music. It's music for girls to shake their asses to and dudes to bang their heads.
 
They'll play Vacation Vinyl in support of their new LP Patience and Perserverence on Metal Blade.

As an added bonus, we'll have the Grill 'Em All truck outside the shop from 6-8PM before the performance!

 
OLD MAN GLOOM
with WILLIAM FOWLER COLLINS,
SAD VICIOUS & IDES OF GEMINI
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd 2012 at THE ECHO
 
 
Vacation Vinyl is selling hard tickets to this show for $13 each, cash only.
 
 
EYEHATEGOD
with LACK OF INTEREST, SEVEN SISTERS OF SLEEP,
FETUS EATERS & NAUSEA (CA)
 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd 2012 at LOS GLOBOS
 
 
Vacation Vinyl is selling hard tickets to this show for $22 CASH.
 
 
TWEAKBIRD with WRECH OF THE ZEPHYR
FRIDAY AUGUST 31st, 2012 at BOOM TOMB ROOM
 
 
Tweak Bird Record Release/Tour Kick-Off w/ Wreck of the Zephyr & DJ Nina Tarr + Special Guests! Come celebrate the release of Tweak Bird's new E.P. Undercover Crops!
 
This will be the only Tweak Bird show before heading out on tour w/ The Melvins for 45 of their 51 dates throughout the US during September & October (More info: http://is.gd/Civ5aa).
 
 
We are now set up to sell tickets to ALL Echo / Echoplex / Spaceland Productions shows in addition to all the great FYF shows!
CITY OF SHIPS
free in-store performance
TUESDAY, JULY 24th @ 8pm

It's heavy. It's dynamic. It's gritty yet precise, a giant wall of layered guitars and raging drums. It's a little technical and a lot melodic. This trio manages to deliver an effort of staggering thickness, congenial sadness, and wandering cosmic acceptance.
 (Label Description & Heavy Planet write-up)

HARASSOR, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, ICON OF PHOBOS,
VESICA PISCIS, INFERNATUS & SADISM
SATURDAY, JULY 28th @ the BLACK CASTLE
 
  
THE POWER OF THE RIFF
Vacation Vinyl will have a table of records for sale and we are curating the DJs for this event! Also, don't miss the Power of the Riff afterparty at Vacation Vinyl on Sunday, August 12th. Bands to be announced, plus surprise guests!

HEAVY TUESDAYS

Heavy Tuesdays happens every Tuesday at Footsies. This particular Tuesday, Pete Majors, lead vokillist of LA black metal commandos HARASSOR and manager/buyer at VACATION VINYL joins resident vinyl junkies Scott Carlson (REPULSION, CATHEDRAL), Tom Neely (Henry & Glenn Forever, The Wolf) and Jacco Maccaco (Decibel mag, IDES OF GEMINI), on the wheels of ever-hating steel. Free admission, cheap bevvies!

 
AGALLOCH
with TAURUS and OSKOREIEN
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10th at the ECHOPLEX
We will have hard tickets on sale at Vacation this Thursday, July 26th.
OLD MAN GLOOM
with WILLIAM FOWLER COLLINS,
SAD VICIOUS & IDES OF GEMINI
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd 2012 at THE ECHO
Hard tickets will be available at Vacation starting Wednesday, July 25th.
BARONESS SCAVENGER HUNT
 
 
Starting at 11AM on July 17th, stop in for clues and to join the hunt! One lucky winner will find the clear vinyl copy of Baroness' new Yellow & Green 2xLP - the prize pack includes a Baroness Logo t-shirt and a signed Baroness "Blue" flat. Thanks to Relapse Records for hooking up this fun event! Along with this special clear copy, we will have copies of the regular edition of the LP available Tuesday as well.

 
VACATION INVADES AMOEBA
FRIDAY, JULY 20th 8-9:30PM
PETE MAJORS DJ SET
 
Mandala is Amoeba's in-house DJ series featuring rotating styles from their staff and beyond. Recent special guest sets have featured the Egyptian Lover, Doc Martin and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore. Vacation Vinyl's own Pete Majors will be manning the decks and playing an all-vinyl set from his archives on Friday, July 20th. Don't miss it!
  
 
SACRIFICIAL CINEMA PREMIERE
 
 
 
Pure Ground (Holger/Short) will be DJing this event. A super awesome movie will be shown. There will be popcorn. And dancing.
 
 
N O W by DUBLAB
 
 
THIN LIZZY
"THIN LIZZY" LP REISSUE LISTENING PARTY
TUESDAY, JULY 10th 7-9PM
 Light in the Attic is doing the first official reissue of the self-titled Thin Lizzy LP from 1971. Rich in vibe and vibrations, Thin Lizzy is the type of record one hangs on to. Including certified underground classics like "Honesty Is No Excuse," "Look What The Wind Blew In," and "Return Of The Farmer's Son" one can see why original Decca copies are prized possessions. Now is your chance to enjoy this crucial music at a reasonable price. To sweeten the pot, the lowdown is as follows: It comes as a nice package with 180g vinyl remastered from the original tapes, in a deluxe gatefold with both original Decca and London covers, extensive liner notes and an 18x24" poster!
16 with IDES OF GEMINI and HARASSOR
MONDAY, JULY 9th at the SLIDE BAR
Free show tonight featuring 16, Ides of Gemini and Harssor at the Slidebar, 122 E. Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton, CA 98232
PEAKING LIGHTS 
"LUCIFER" release party & DJ set
Friday, July 6th @ 8PM
 
 If you're a Peaking Lights fan, you probably know they have a new record out and that it rips! You might also know that they are jam-seekers of the highest order, hunting down rare, weird and intense tunes. They'll be DJing at the shop to celebrate the release of LUCIFER on Mexican Summer, and we've got copies of the LP with a bonus 7" flexidisc.

SLEEP
DOPESMOKER 2xLP
green vinyl w/ screenprinted patch!
 
 
That's right, thanks to our friends at SOUTHERN LORD we are the first US store to have the latest pressing of this stoner/doom classic on GREEN vinyl and with exclusive limited screenprinted patch! This new edition also has a great live version of Holy Mountain!
 
 
 HOT VICTORY
free in-store performance
Tuesday, June 26th @ 8PM
 
 
Synth and dual drum vibes from this Portland band with releases on Vacation favorites Living Tapes and Sweating Tapes! Check them out here: http://hothotvictory.bandcamp.com/

 
 SOUTHERN LORD

 
Click on the Power of the Riff logo or the Scion Southern Lord showcase for links to more information on either event. This year at the Power of the Riff festival, Vacation will be selling records and curating DJ sets both upstairs and downstairs. Entry to the Scion showcase is entirely free with required RSVP, so click that poster and sign up!
 
 
FYF FEST!
 
It's that time of year again! The annual FYF Fest is back and better than ever. Vacation Vinyl will begin selling tickets for this festival on Friday, June 22nd at 5PM. Tickets are $79 cash only for both days. There are no single day tickets available.
 OLD MAN GLOOM
"NO" 2xLP
AVAILABLE JUNE 16th @ 11am
 
 
Vacation/Hydra Head exclusive white vinyl edition of Old Man Gloom's new full length album 'No' will be available in store only starting Saturday, June 16th.   Limited CS edition will also be available.  Free 'NO' poster with purchase! 'NO' will be available via our webstore on Saturday, June 23rd.
 
Old Man Gloom is a supergroup (containing members of Converge, ISIS, Cave In, Zozobra, Doomriders, Mamiffer, etc.), but instead of making shitty records like other "supergroups", Old Man Gloom actually makes great ones. This is Old Man Gloom's fifth album, their first in eight years. They weren't on hiatus, just busy writing the greatest album in music history. That makes them the proud progenitors of the five greatest albums of all time, "NO" being number one. "NO" is like "one", only spelled backwards and without the "E".
 
 
VACATION VINYL T-SHIRTS BACK IN STOCK
 
 
Classic Vacation logo t-shirts (as worn above by Aaron Turner) are back in stock from sizes Men's Small to XXXL and Women's Large, available both in the shop and on our webstore.
 
Keep your eyes peeled for a new Vacation shirt design by Aaron Turner coming soon.
 
 
BLACK BREATH w/ AEGES, NOMADS & MOUNTAIN OF TEETH
TUESDAY, JULY 24th at the DOWN N OUT
 

 
Tickets for this great show are being printed now and we should have them in hand and on sale soon!
 CHURCH OF MISERY
w/ HAIL!HORNET and GATES OF SLUMBER
TUESDAY, JUNE 5th 9pm at SATELLITE
VACATION VINYL is selling tickets to this show for $13 CASH and VACATION's own PETE MAJORS will be spinning vinyl between bands!
 
 
DANGEROUS BOYS CLUB w/ KING DUDE and PURE GROUND
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6th at LOS GLOBOS
 
 
Dangerous Boys Club and King Dude will be playing with Pure Ground (members of Hive Mind and Brotman & Short) at Los Globos on Wednesday, June 6th at Los Globos in Silverlake on Sunset! $7 at the door, show starts at 10PM
 
 
 
WATAIN - OPUS DIABOLI boxset
 
 
 
Since Opus Diaboli is not only Watain's first movie but also a release commemorating the 13 Years Anniversary of the band, a noble and thorough box edition will also be available for those who wish to delve deeper into the history of the band.
The 12" box comes with with embossed foil printed cover and contains the following;

*The "Opus Diaboli" movie DVD
*2x Audio CDs with the recording of the 13 Anniversary concert
*2x 12" vinyls (in sleeves) with the same recording
*A photobook containing flyers and unreleased photos (mostly off stage) from the past 13 years

 
TRENT REZNOR & ATTICUS ROSS - THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO soundtrack BOX SET
 
  • The full album on six pieces of 180 gram vinyl
  • Deluxe book package in an acrylic "ice" slip cover
  • Exclusive custom 8gb metal razor blade USB pendant, inspired by Lisbeth's razor blade necklace
  • USB drive contains the full album in high-fidelity 96k audio
  • Fold-out poster by Neil Kellerhouse
  • Numbered limited edition of 3000
  • Personally signed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
 
 
 
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