MOUNT CARMEL - Free In-Store Thurs Sep 30th 7pm























MOUNT CARMEL
Free In-Store @ Vacation
Thursday September 30th. 7pm

The trio of Matthew Reed, Patrick Reed and Kevin Shubak--heretofore known as Mount Carmel--hails from Columbus, Ohio, but if you're expecting lo-fi, greaser's palace pop a la Psychedelic Horseshit or Times New Viking, think again. Mount Carmel is a straight-up blues rock power trio. And by straight-up we mean sans revisionist three-dollar currency, Sub Pop grunge hybridization or ironic posturing. These guys have been weened on a diet almost steadfastly consisting of British blues/rock innovators: Peter Green-era Bluesbreakers, Cream and Ten Years After are immediately recognizable in their sound (in fact, the latter's "Hear Me Calling" is covered on here). This isn't a lark or something these guys are doing between noise projects--it's their life. Good, old-fashioned rock 'n' roll, plain and simple. Some folks never made time for punk, just like you've always snubbed your nose at the drum solo. Hard to believe, right? But just because you didn't live through it the first time doesn't mean you're not doomed to repeat it. The piquancy of '70s-era redbud fusing with the aroma of banana- (or strawberry-) scented paper burning and hanging in the air, the sweet cascade of Ripple hitting the back of your throat, the blurry exotica of Rorer's ubiquitous 714... it's all here, undeniably, unpretentiously and unwittingly realized. In fact, their sound is so genuine, you'll swear you were dead! Or at the very least unborn. Dig it.

MOUNT CARMEL Free In-Store
@ Vacation Thursday September 30th. 7pm
Thanks to
SILTBREEZE
and Colt 45

TONIGHT: DJ Tonearm @ Vacation Wed Sep 22nd.























TONIGHT!
DJ Tonearm from the
VERY BE CAREFUL show
@ the FIVE STAR BAR will be spinning records
@ Vacation on Wed. the 22nd from 7-9pm

WHITE HILLS - In-Store Sun Sep 26th 4pm


















WHITE HILLS
Free In-Store @ Vacation
Sunday September 26th. 4pm

A label like "space-rock" deserves music that's as nuanced and limitless-feeling as space, and space-rock deserves a band like White Hills. Not only do they add urgency to familiar psychedelic rock templates, but they pay just as close attention to the quiet moments as the raging ones-- each track on their self-titled Thrill Jockey debut displays a careful layering of sounds and atmospheres. - Pitchfork

WHITE HILLS
Free In-Store @ Vacation
Sunday September 26th. 4pm
Thanks to
THRILL JOCKEY
and Colt 45




TORCHE: SONGS FOR SINGLES LP/CD Pre-Order!


Starting today, and running while supplies last, you can step into the lovely new Vacation Vinyl store to pre-order
Torche's new CD/LP, Songs For Singles!

The album is available for pre-order on both CD and LP. The LP version comes in 5 colors as listed below. The most limited color (which should be 'teal' but we'll have to just wait and see how it comes out) is practically exclusive to Vacation Vinyl and is currently not available for order anywhere else.

This is a one-per-custumer, first-come-first-serve sorta deal, and is available to in-store customers only. You are welcome to order one copy of each color while supplies last…
just not two of each color.

And if that were not exciting enough, there's more! When you stop by to pre-order the new album, please enter your name to win a test press copy of Songs For Singles.*

Vacation Vinyl has moved to Los Angeles' Sunset Junction!
We are no located at 3815 W Sunset Blvd, LA, CA 90026.


*No purchase necessary. Just come in and put your name on a ballot. It's that easy. There are two test presses to win, so you got a decent shot. Go for it. Get it done.

NIGHT HORSE IN-STORE Friday Aug 20th

NEXT FREE IN-STORE
FRIDAY AUGUST 20th



Night Horse exploded on to the Los Angeles rock scene in 2008, playing their first live show ever, while mixing their debut EP The Dark Wont Hide You for Tee Pee Records. Since then, Night Horse has caught the ears and eyes of critics and fans alike with their unique ability to blend the classic sounds of hard rock and blues music with a much needed breath of contemporary fresh air. “If Sonic Youth had been immersed in an ocean of Allman Brothers inspiration, or Soundgarden had been steeped in late 60s Fleetwood Mac, then they might have turned out something like this. Night Horse take traditional blues-rock, spark it up with riotously noisy flashes and drag the rhythms through an early-90s grunge experience. Moreover, they’re cohesive, charismatic and compelling.”

Night Horse return with their highly anticipated sophomore effort Perdition Hymns, produced and mixed by Matt Bayles (Pearl Jam, Mastodon, The Sword). Perdition Hymns is a patent demonstration of a group that has quickly become a well-refined song-writing machine. The band has chiseled the six-minute jam style songwriting of The Dark Wont Hide You into the hook-laden gems that comprise Perdition Hymns; with riff driven catchiness and soaring melodies that stick.

FREE IN-STORE @
VACATION
(NEW LOCATION!)
3815 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
THIS FRIDAY AUG 20th
7pm

NEXT FREE IN-STORE Monday Aug 9th: NAILS + BLACK BREATH

NEXT FREE IN-STORE
MONDAY AUGUST 9th
LIVE SOUTHERN LORD SHOWCASE w/
+
+

BXI
(Boris + Ian Astbury)
Listening Party
+
DJ Set by GREG ANDERSON
- SUN))) + GOATSNAKE -

Monday August 9th 7pm
at the NEW Vacation Vinyl Location:
3815 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(In The Sunset Junction next to Secret Headquarters)

SCION METAL w/ IRON AGE. F*CK the FACTS. FIGHT AMP

The SCION METAL RSVP LIST is now open at Vacation.
Limited spaces available for guaranteed entry.
Come in. Sign up. You are all set.

Sunday Aug 15th
IRON AGE
F*CK the FACTS
FIGHT AMP
@
The ROXY
9009 Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood 90069

SCION

VACATION MOVING ALERT

Yes! The move is on.
We think Vacation will be a bit of a mess on Friday the 30th
but feel free to stop by either location as we get this move under way bright and early.
Consider us open during the move.
Any question give a call to Vacation @ 323.666.2111
or SHQ (next to the new Vacation Location) @ 323.666.2228

ROSETTA Free In-Store Friday July 23rd

NEXT FREE IN-STORE:
FRIDAY JULY 23rd

ROSETTA
Friday July 23rd 7pm
CINDER
Rosetta is a democratic collective, and writes and performs as a unit. It formed in June 2003. Its members are: Michael Armine, David Grossman, Bruce McMurtrie Jr., and James Matthew Weed.

"Metal for astronauts": not meaning a programmatic soundtrack to spaceflight itself, but more a sonic expression that might be found especially enjoyable by the particular type of person whose occupation or preoccupation has taken them -- physically or metaphysically -- out of the Earth's atmosphere. The Galilean Satellites is about one such space man.

We oppose the "music industry" and its exploitative treatment of unsuspecting artists. DIY is an ethic that works. We oppose "music criticism" and hype-filled magazines that set themselves up as arbiters of taste. We support grindcore. We support Paul Stanley. We oppose silly names for musical microgenres that begin with "post-". We oppose artwork composed of dead trees, flaming skulls, or dead naked women. We support symbolic exchange and the existence and pursuit of real Meaning.
Colt45 Sponsored

SHOW CHECK: LA APPROVED

EVENT: LA Approved
DATE: Sunday July 18th
LOCATION: Melody Bar & Grill
(across from In N' Out Burger at the foot of LAX Runway #24R)
COST: Free
PERFORMANCES FROM:
Signals, Dunes, Pity Party, Foot Village, Future Ghost,
Manhattan Murder Mystery, Kissing Cousins and Monstro

TIME: 1PM-10PM

OTHER: All Ages, Part of the LA Record 100 Festival, Outdoor Show, Colt 45 Drink Special, Limited to capacity

MOBILE STORE AND ALBUM SELECTIONS IN BETWEEN BANDS FROM:
VACATION VINYL
INDOOR KXLU DJ STAGE
SYNCH SPACE TABLE

EVENT PARTNERS:
Origami Vinyl, Vacation Vinyl, Hello My Name Is Records, L.A. Record, Ovrcast Collective, Yab Yum, KXLU, Death & Taxes, Synchronicity Space, Hang The DJs and Vlad the Retailer
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