Easy Street Opens Pop-Up Shop At KEXP's New Home On Record Store Day!
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For Record Store Day 2016, KEXP will partner with Easy Street Records for a special pop-up shop at the Grand Opening of its New Home at Seattle Center on Saturday, April 16. “You can’t open on Record Store Day and not have records to buy,” says Easy Street owner Matt Vaughan. Stocked with an assortment of RSD exclusives plus new and old titles, the Easy Street pop-up will be open Saturday, April 16 from noon to 9:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
This marks our return to Uptown; as you know, our Queen Anne store operated until 2013 just one block away from the site of KEXP’s New Home at Seattle Center. “It’s exciting to have Easy Street back in the neighborhood,” says Kevin Cole, KEXP Chief Content Officer and Afternoon Show host. “They’ve been instrumental in helping us support and champion new artists in the Pacific Northwest since 1988.”
KEXP also issues two Record Store Day 2016 titles of its own to celebrate the big day:
· The Sonics’ Live at Easy Street, a Record Store Day 2016 exclusive vinyl-only LP, commemorating the Sonics’ 2015 New Home benefit at Easy Street in West Seattle;
· KEXP presents Raw Power – A Tribute to Iggy and the Stooges Live from the Rooftop of Pike Place Market August 23, 2015, another vinyl-only RSD offering featuring Mike McCready, Duff McKagan, Mark Arm, and Barrett Martin.
KEXP will have its own General Store for the New Home Grand Opening, offering a select inventory of souvenirs, including:
· The KEXP Sound Bar, a 70-percent dark chocolate with locally-sourced sea salt, crafted just for this occasion by Seattle’s Theo Chocolate;
· Six limited-edition screen-printed posters, created in partnership with the Vera Project, and designed by locals including Barry Blankenship, Jeff Kleinsmith, and Victor Melendez to showcase artists participating in Grand Opening and the interactive exhibit Inside the Music of KEXP;
· New Home T-shirts and hoodies;
· Limited quantities of two previous KEXP vinyl-only RSD releases, Shabazz Palaces’ Live at KEXP EP (2012) and On Top: KEXP Presents Mudhoney Live on Top of the Space Needle (2014), both of which are out-of-print and highly collectible.
KEXP’s New Home Grand Opening features live performances from Bob Mould, Strand of Oaks, Hey Marseilles, Deep Sea Diver, and many more, on two stages. The free, all-ages celebration also includes the unveiling of Inside the Music of KEXP, an interactive installation powered by Microsoft; activities with Seattle Center partners including the Vera Project, SIFF, and Pacific Science Center; food trucks and a beer garden.
For complete details and updated information, please visit KEXP.ORG.
For Record Store Day 2016, KEXP will partner with Easy Street Records for a special pop-up shop at the Grand Opening of its New Home at Seattle Center on Saturday, April 16. “You can’t open on Record Store Day and not have records to buy,” says Easy Street owner Matt Vaughan. Stocked with an assortment of RSD exclusives plus new and old titles, the Easy Street pop-up will be open Saturday, April 16 from noon to 9:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
This marks our return to Uptown; as you know, our Queen Anne store operated until 2013 just one block away from the site of KEXP’s New Home at Seattle Center. “It’s exciting to have Easy Street back in the neighborhood,” says Kevin Cole, KEXP Chief Content Officer and Afternoon Show host. “They’ve been instrumental in helping us support and champion new artists in the Pacific Northwest since 1988.”
KEXP also issues two Record Store Day 2016 titles of its own to celebrate the big day:
· The Sonics’ Live at Easy Street, a Record Store Day 2016 exclusive vinyl-only LP, commemorating the Sonics’ 2015 New Home benefit at Easy Street in West Seattle;
· KEXP presents Raw Power – A Tribute to Iggy and the Stooges Live from the Rooftop of Pike Place Market August 23, 2015, another vinyl-only RSD offering featuring Mike McCready, Duff McKagan, Mark Arm, and Barrett Martin.
KEXP will have its own General Store for the New Home Grand Opening, offering a select inventory of souvenirs, including:
· The KEXP Sound Bar, a 70-percent dark chocolate with locally-sourced sea salt, crafted just for this occasion by Seattle’s Theo Chocolate;
· Six limited-edition screen-printed posters, created in partnership with the Vera Project, and designed by locals including Barry Blankenship, Jeff Kleinsmith, and Victor Melendez to showcase artists participating in Grand Opening and the interactive exhibit Inside the Music of KEXP;
· New Home T-shirts and hoodies;
· Limited quantities of two previous KEXP vinyl-only RSD releases, Shabazz Palaces’ Live at KEXP EP (2012) and On Top: KEXP Presents Mudhoney Live on Top of the Space Needle (2014), both of which are out-of-print and highly collectible.
KEXP’s New Home Grand Opening features live performances from Bob Mould, Strand of Oaks, Hey Marseilles, Deep Sea Diver, and many more, on two stages. The free, all-ages celebration also includes the unveiling of Inside the Music of KEXP, an interactive installation powered by Microsoft; activities with Seattle Center partners including the Vera Project, SIFF, and Pacific Science Center; food trucks and a beer garden.
For complete details and updated information, please visit KEXP.ORG.
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Saturday, April 16 at 12 PM - 9 PM in PDT
472 1st Ave N, Seattle, Washington 98109
Details
On Saturday, April 16th, KEXP opens the doors of its New Home at Seattle Center to the public with a free, all-ages celebration from Noon until 9:00 p.m. at 472 1st Ave North (at the corner of Republican).
#KEXPNewHome
SCHEDULE:
Noon – Short solo sets by Grace Love, Sera Cahoone, Mark Pickerel, DoNormaal, David Bazan (Gathering Space)
12:30 PM – Strand of Oaks (Gathering Space)
1:30 PM – Interview with King County Council Member Joe McDermott (Gathering Space)
2:00 PM – Vita Radionova from Teatro ZinZanni Seattle (Gathering Space)
2:20 PM – Interview with Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw, representing District 7 (Gathering Space)
3:00 PM – TBA (Courtyard)
3:40 PM – Samaris (Gathering Space)
5:00 PM – Bob Mould (Courtyard)
6:30 PM – Hey Marseilles (Gathering Space)
7:10 PM – Deep Sea Diver (Courtyard)
8:30 PM – Car Seat Headrest (Gathering Space)
All live performances will be broadcast on KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle and KEXP.ORG
Additional activities
• Free tours of the New Home every 15 minutes
• “Inside the Music of KEXP” interactive installation, powered by Microsoft
Our new Seattle Center neighbors have plenty of activities planned for Grand Opening weekend:
• Pacific Science Center is hosting a KEXP laser light show, featuring DJ Riz, at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday
• The Vera Project will have free performances by Beverly Crusher and Charms during the day Saturday, and a ticketed show (presented with Wo’ Pop) with Algerian desert rock sextet Imarhan in the evening
• SIFF has events all weekend, including a screening of Storefront Hitchcock on Thursday and the SYNC Music Video festival on Friday, both at SIFF Cinema at the Uptown
• The SIFF Film Center (next to Vera Project) will be open and free to the public during the day Saturday, showing highlights from its extensive collection of Seattle music videos
• Teatro ZinZanni Seattle contortionist & hula-hoop artist Vita Radionova will also be performing at Grand Opening.
Refreshments:
• The La Marzocco café & showroom in the Gathering Space will be open for business
• Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream will be selling a special “Cheryl Waters Middae Sundae” (vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, candied hazelnuts, whipped cream and a cherry)
• Greek fare from Athena's Greek Food Truck
• Beer garden in collaboration with Redhook Brewery, proceeds benefit KEXP.
Souvenirs:
• Limited-edition Theo Chocolate KEXP Sound Bar, 70-percent dark chocolate and locally sourced sea salt (organic, vegan, fair trade)
• Six different screen prints, created in partnership with the Vera Project, including Strand of Oaks (by Barry Blankenship (Barry The Art Guy)) and the big poster by Jeff Kleinsmith (Sub Pop Records)
• Two special KEXP/ Record Store Day album releases: The Sonics’ Live at Easy Street and KEXP presents Raw Power: A Tribute to Iggy and the Stooges Live from the Rooftop of Pike Place Market August 23, 2015.
More info at: http://blog.kexp.org/grandopening/