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Easy Street Queen Anne closing

RKCNDYRKCNDY Seattle, WA Posts: 31,013
edited January 2013 in The Porch
RIP Easy Street QA

Great place to catch all the free shows.

Wonder if they will have any cool deals...

http://easystreetonline.com/blog/8560/e ... ry-18-2013
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    CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 9,160
    :(
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    H.ChinaskiH.Chinaski Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,596
    Sucks. I guess i have no reason to ever go to Queen Anne... :cry:
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    KnZiE94KnZiE94 Posts: 158
    I'm so sad about this... :cry:
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    jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Favorite radio stations calling it quits and records stores closing their doors.

    They hurt me somewhat equally and they are never good things.
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    jjflashjjflash Posts: 4,841
    Sad news indeed. Long live the West Seattle store!
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    DischordVisionDischordVision SEAttle by way of WNY Posts: 532
    this seriously sucks. I read awhile back that PJ were instrumental (no pun intended) in helping keep Easy Street alive. Well, I guess times have changed....oh no wait, the space is being taken over by Chase Bank who can somehow afford the higher cost lease....FUCK YOU PLUTOCRATS...I swear these motherfuckers are in every inch of the world....
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    ekwiptekwipt Vancouver Posts: 315
    Horrible news. Went to my first Record Store Day there. It's gonna be hard to justify my daytrips down the i5 for Paseo's sandwiches without being able to go to Easy Street Queen Anne too :-(
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    Jean Louise FinchJean Louise Finch Posts: 82
    H.Chinaski wrote:
    Sucks. I guess i have no reason to ever go to Queen Anne... :cry:

    This is awful news. And indeed, now there's totally no reason to ever go to Queen Anne. Except maybe Sushiland, but that is a horrendously poor substitute for Easy Street. Boo.
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    kramer73kramer73 Posts: 2,604
    my wife and I were there at the end of October as part of our Seattle trip. Terrible news for a great record shop :(
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    jamburgerjamburger Posts: 1,775
    From 2002 - they were in the process of painting the Riot Act artwork on the side of the building. Wasn't there for the completion though.

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    soundgirl1978soundgirl1978 Posts: 24
    I am devastated... Was there last November for the RNDM in-store... :cry:
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    mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,385
    damn :(
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    quasiquasi Posts: 492
    At least they just signed a long time lease on their West Seattle store. But, I'll miss being able to stop by the Queen Anne Store. Hopefully Silver Platters a mile or so away will be able to hang on.
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    ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    this is the way of the future... soon their will be no record stores left.
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    whispering handswhispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Zoso wrote:
    this is the way of the future... soon their will be no record stores left.
    No don't speak that way!! I feel for all of you!
    When Streetside Records in KC MO closed we were
    all devastated!!! Now, if I lost Independent or Earth
    Pig records I think I would cry!! It's kinda like losing
    a friend!
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    HinnHinn Posts: 1,517
    Zoso wrote:
    this is the way of the future... soon their will be no record stores left.
    I'm rather spoiled here in London. It's REALLY sad to hear about this closure, but at the same time, it's also quite positive to hear there's a 15 year lease signed up for West Seattle.

    Fond memories of times spent here on my trips in 08 and 09. Especially in 09, with the Avocado release party in WS, the shows at the Key with the preparty, lets face it, it was just divided between the pub and the store, then the in-store here at the QA store, then the Alice show at the Moore.

    RIP. Matt's a great guy, to be sure. Met him once and had a really good chat about music cultures, local and global.
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    JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,432
    this is an example of why it is important to support indie record stores, even if you pay a few extra dollars to do so.
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    DURPDURP OhighO Posts: 2,180
    This sucks. This was the store i visited while i was in Seattle in May of last year. Now i will hold on to my tee shirt forever from this store.
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    monkeewrenchmonkeewrench Posts: 946
    Sad sad sad. Does that mean RNDM was the last band for an in-store performance there?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaqYy6VfGNU
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,851
    Easy Street Records Queen Anne Store Public Auction Preview #1

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... dxvWSCwE8#!

    As you know, we are closing our Queen Anne store this Friday after an epic blowout in-store by Yo La Tengo at 7pm. But we can't take it with us...in fact, we are selling everything in the store (including the back door signed by Lou Reed, the Nirvana stage garage door, the stage itself, which has been graced by many world famous bands. Heck, even the street lights on posts are going!). We will be holding a spectacular public liquidation auction at the store on Sunday, January 20, at 11am. Previews will take place on Saturday, 1/19, from 4-7pm and Sunday, 1/20, 9-11am

    What's up for auction? Virtually everything you see on the store walls and everything you don't see in our back room stash...in other words, a huge amount of memorabilia such as framed posters (some signed), loose posters, original lithographs, (regular size, 2’ x 2’, 3’ x 3’, and 4’ x 4’ squares), 100+ one-of-a-kind billboard banners, merchandising racks, cd/dvd/lp bins, store signage, light fixtures, office equipment, point-of-sale equipment, general record store necessities, and virtually everything else in the entire place.

    Check out some of the large foamcore posters that will be available in the video above. Photo slideshow coming soon!

    Come on down and get yourself a piece of Easy Street history!

    ...

    Huge PJ posters!!!

    0:19 ... Lost Dogs
    4:15 ... Rearview Mirror
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    RKCNDYRKCNDY Seattle, WA Posts: 31,013
    A local weekly paper interviewed employees of Easy Street:

    Memories That Will Stay with Me Like a Thousand Locked Grooves

    http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/memo ... d=15751997

    JODY MCKANE (various positions/vinyl buyer, 2004—2008)

    Best thing about working there? Obviously, the records. Feeding the vinyl habits of myself, my coworkers, and our clientele. Large collections of records were constantly coming in off the streets, and after they were purchased, it was very satisfying to know what kind of records everyone was looking for so I could pull a piece aside and surprise somebody with a platter they'd been looking for. That being said, the community was a very close second—both the record-buying public and all the extremely talented and creative people I worked with.

    Worst thing about working there? Having to hear Pearl Jam on a hangover. Nothing personal, fellas.

    :lol:
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    travhaytravhay Posts: 76
    monkeewrench wrote:
    Sad sad sad. Does that mean RNDM was the last band for an in-store performance there?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaqYy6VfGNU

    Nope. Yo La Tengo is performing there on its last day of business (Jan. 18).
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,851
    How much did those big Lost Dogs & Rearview Mirror posters auction off for?
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    RKCNDYRKCNDY Seattle, WA Posts: 31,013
    demetrios wrote:
    How much did those big Lost Dogs & Rearview Mirror posters auction off for?

    bidding started at $80, I think they went for around $200-300.

    Live at Easy Street framed went for $300.

    There was soooooooo much stuff. It was really sad to see it all go.
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
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    Jdub5521Jdub5521 Posts: 123
    How about the EV ITW banner? Any other PJ related items go?
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,851
    RKCNDY wrote:
    demetrios wrote:
    How much did those big Lost Dogs & Rearview Mirror posters auction off for?

    bidding started at $80, I think they went for around $200-300.

    Live at Easy Street framed went for $300.

    There was soooooooo much stuff. It was really sad to see it all go.

    Only $300 for the Easy Street framed? Man, would of loved that one.
    Jdub5521 wrote:
    How about the EV ITW banner? Any other PJ related items go?

    $2500 for the EV ITW banner.
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    RKCNDYRKCNDY Seattle, WA Posts: 31,013
    Jdub5521 wrote:
    How about the EV ITW banner? Any other PJ related items go?

    there were:

    8.5"x14" Ten Redux posters (2)

    EV Ukulele Songs posters-one was 24x24, and another was 36x36

    PJ20 Posters-a bid dinged up (set of 3-went for $80)

    EV Signed Kozik:
    IS.php?id=182204&t=mi
    (Ed dropped it off the night before-framed and matted)
    I want to say it went for $900

    EV Kenyon Hall-unsigned:
    IS.php?id=96189&t=mi
    went for $850

    some stuff was going for crazy prices...

    EDIT: oh, did ask Matt about the PJ mobile, Matt looked at it, and just said, "ummm....no, I can't sell that"
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,851
    RKCNDY wrote:
    Jdub5521 wrote:
    How about the EV ITW banner? Any other PJ related items go?

    there were:

    8.5"x14" Ten Redux posters (2)

    EV Ukulele Songs posters-one was 24x24, and another was 36x36

    PJ20 Posters-a bid dinged up (set of 3-went for $80)

    EV Signed Kozik:
    IS.php?id=182204&t=mi
    (Ed dropped it off the night before-framed and matted)
    I want to say it went for $900

    EV Kenyon Hall-unsigned:
    IS.php?id=96189&t=mi
    went for $850

    some stuff was going for crazy prices...

    EDIT: oh, did ask Matt about the PJ mobile, Matt looked at it, and just said, "ummm....no, I can't sell that"

    Whoa! :shock:
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