NEW RELEASES
New releases this week include Kanye West, The National, My Chemical Romance, Jay-Z, Sting, Kesha, The Doors, Robyn, Danzig, Nine Inch Nails plus BLACK FRIDAY EXCLUSIVES!
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NEW DVD/BLU-RAY RELEASES
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RX TOP SELLERS
Hellogoodbye
Kottonmouth Kings
Bruce Springsteen
Rihanna
Mumford & Sons
The Birthday Massacre
Kings of Leon
Cee Lo Green
Brian Eno
Elton John and Leon Russell
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LIVE AT THE RX
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE!
BONUS CLUB SALE
Monday, Dec. 6 (5-9 p.m.)
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BANDS IN TOWN
RISING LION
Reef 11.26
MINIATURE TIGERS
Neurolux 11.26
DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH
Knitting Factory 11.27
MICHAEL MCLEAN
Morrison Center 11.27
NO AGE
Flying M Coffeegarage 11.29
OAK RIDGE BOYS
Morrison Center 12.02
CLICK HERE FOR FULL CONCERT CALENDAR!
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FREE TICKETS!
The Record Exchange is giving away tickets like the Pope on payday. To enter to win tickets to No Age, Apple Horse and many more shows, click HERE.
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RECOMMENDED
ELTON JOHN/LEON RUSSELL
ELVIS COSTELLO
PAUL MCCARTNEY AND WINGS
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RECOMMENDED
LEONARD COHEN
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RECOMMENDED
SANTANA
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RECOMMENDED
SARA BAREILLES
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BLACK FRIDAY EXCLUSIVES: U2, METALLICA AND MANY MORE, PLUS $7.99 CDs & OTHER SALES!
While all the yahoos over at the mall are opening at 5 a.m. to sell Snuggies and bad sweaters, The Record Exchange is celebrating Black Friday like badasses, extending the insanity to a full weekend — staying open until 10 p.m. on Nov. 26 and 27 — and offering you killer deals all over the store plus a sleigh-filling assortment of vinyl and CD exclusives.
Call it Record Store Day 2.0. Black Friday exclusive releases include titles from Metallica (Live at Grimey's CD and double 10-inch LP), U2 (Wide Awake in Europe 12-inch with 3 live tracks, including 1 previously unreleased) and many more artists.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL LIST OF EXCLUSIVES AND SPECIAL BLACK FRIDAY SALES AT THE RECORD EXCHANGE.
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RX BONUS CLUB SALE DEC. 6!
 The Record Exchange annual Bonus Club Sale will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 6. Come enjoy snacks and beer on us and start your local holiday shopping with storewide savings!
This festive evening features giveaways, raffle prizes, special guests and DJs from the Vinyl Preservation Society of Idaho. If you're not already a member of the RX Bonus Club, you can sign up at the Bonus Club Party and start saving!
As a Bonus Club member, you get $10 in store credit every time you accrue $120 in store purchases. If you want to sign up for the RX Bonus Club prior to the sale, visit The Record Exchange and ask a clerk for a free membership form!
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IN MEMORIAM: BOB OVERAND
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Bob Overand passed away last week, and I think we should all take a moment to reflect on how an individual’s passion for an art form can impact a community.
Bob had a long history in the state, including running both the Saratoga Hotel in Caldwell and the Miners Exchange in Idaho City. I met him after that, when he started promoting shows in Boise. His company was called Big O Productions and Idaho Concerts, and he put on shows at various venues around the Treasure Valley, including The Winery at Eagle Knoll, Egyptian Theatre, and The Bouquet, as well as in Sun Valley and North Idaho.
Bob often came off as cranky and opinionated, and that was fine with me — it was part of his charm. He knew what he liked and he believed in authentic music performed by real musicians, and he dismissed everything else as fluff. The Record Exchange partnered with Bob on many shows, and we were proud to help him promote the fine list of artists he brought to Idaho.
I don’t believe he ever made much money at his shows; his real payoff was how he changed the musical landscape of our city and state, and I believe we all owe Bob a debt of gratitude for that. The next time you think of a great musical experience you had at one of his shows, think of Bob. He was one of a kind and we miss him. — Michael Bunnell
This is a partial list of the artists Bob Overand brought to Idaho:
Asleep at the Wheel, BeauSoleil, Cowboy Junkies, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Los Lobos, Nickel Creek, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Son Volt, The Swell Season, The Frames, The Greencards, The Waybacks, They Might Be Giants, Wilco, Joan Baez, David Bromberg, Greg Brown, Junior Brown, Alison Brown, Sam Bush, Neko Case, Kasey Chambers, Guy Clark, Vassar Clements, Jerry Douglas, Steve Earle, Justin Townes Earle, Alejandro Escovedo, Patty Griffin, Nanci Griffith, David Grisman, Emmylou Harris, Robert Earl Keen, Leo Kottke, Alison Krauss, Taj Mahal, Delbert McClinton, Del McCoury, John McEuen, James McMurtry, Keb’ Mo’, Allison Moorer, Tim O’Brien, Carrie Rodriguez, Jake Shimabukuro, Ricky Skaggs, Chris Thile, Richard Thompson, Tony Trischka, Dale Watson, Dar Williams, Keller Williams, Rosalie Sorrels, BR549, David Wilcox.
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RX EXTENDED HOLIDAY HOURS!
Starting on Black Friday, The Record Exchange will have extended holiday hours on the weekends through New Year's Eve.
We'll be staying open until 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights so you don't end up at the mall buying some crap at the last minute. Plus, if there's a show at Neurolux or something, you'll be that much closer to pouring more alcohol down your gullet.
And just to make it easy on you, here are the days and hours of extended holiday shopping sweetness:
Friday, Nov. 26: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 27: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 3: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 4: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 10: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 11: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 17: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 18: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 24: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 31: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 1: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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IT'S NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S CHRISTMAS IN THE GIFT SHOP
Here at Downtown Boise's Biggest and Best Gift Shop, we may champion the unconventional, but that doesn't mean we're a Scrooge about the holidays.
No, we like to celebrate the season, and celebrate it the only way we know how — funktastically. And that means unique, kooky, sometimes blush-inducing ornaments, decorations and greeting cards. And the Nightmare Before Christmas.
Now, as for gift-giving, there's a reason it's call a gift shop, and ours is chock full of ideas, including rock 'n' roll calendars, music tees and collectibles, jewelry, home wares, books, stocking surprises, goofy office gifts, action figures (now including Big Lebowski!), toys (including organic and BPA-free items!), board games, posters, stickers and much much more.
We have traditional stuff, too — so don't let Jack Skellington or that Christmas card with the f-bomb scare you or Grandma away.
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RECORD EXCHANGE BLUE AND ORANGE FOOTBALL SALE!
Like football? So do we. And with the new Record Exchange Blue and Orange Sale, every Sunday has been a super Sunday this fall.
All season long, all of our used CDs, DVDs and vinyl LPs are on sale the day after a Boise State football victory. Five times thus far, customers have enjoyed 40% off used — and it could happen again.
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NEW RELEASE OF THE WEEK: KANYE WEST'S 'MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY' (10.0)
BUY THE DELUXE EDITION CD HERE
Kanye West's last album, 2008's 808s and Heartbreak, was heavy on the Auto-Tune and stark synths, but relatively light on grandiose ideas. It was a necessary detour that expanded his emotional palette; a bloodletting after a harsh breakup and the passing of his mother that manifests itself in My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy's harshest lows.
But musically, the new album largely continues where 2007's Graduation left off in its maximalist hip-hop bent, with flashes of The College Dropout's comfort-food sampling and Late Registration's baroque instrumentation weaved in seamlessly.
As a result, the record comes off like a culmination and an instant greatest hits, the ultimate realization of his strongest talents and divisive public persona. And since the nerd-superstar rap archetype he popularized has now become commonplace, he leaves it in the dust, taking his style and drama to previously uncharted locales, far away from typical civilization. — Pitchfork (10.0 out of 10.0 review)
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THE VINYL WORD: FIRST SWELL SEASON ALBUM NOW ON WAX!
Through everything — endless years of being labeled the "next big thing," tours to all the remotest corners of this country and many others, the disintegration of record deals — frontman Glen Hansard has always kept faith with The Frames. As a result, The Swell Season — a collaborative project with Czech singer/pianist Marketa Irglova — is his first album independent of the band.
OTHER NEW VINYL RELEASES:
XTC Skylarking
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THE NATIONAL'S HIGH VIOLET EXPANDED AND OTHER NEW RX CD RECOMMENDATIONS
The National's limited-edition expanded version of High Violet features two CDs packaged with an O-card. The bonus disc contains eight tracks, including an alternate version of "Terrible Love," two brand new songs ("Wake Up Your Saints" and "You Were A Kindness"), two b-sides and three live recordings.
Bonus disc track listing:
1. Terrible Love (Alternate Version)
2. Wake Up Your Saints
3. You Were a Kindness
4. Walk Off
5. Sin-Eaters
6. Bloodbuzz Ohio (Live on The Current)
7. Anyone's Ghost (Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music)
8. England (Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music)
OTHER NEW RX CD RECOMMENDATIONS
Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine (remastered)
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NEW DVD/BLU-RAY: LENNON NYC
Lennon NYC is the story of one of the most famous and influential artists of the 20th Century, and how he found redemption not in the public adoration he craved as a youth, but in the quiet and simple pleasures of fatherhood. And, though he wasn't a typical immigrant, his story is certainly an immigrant's tale.
OTHER NEW DVD/BLU-RAY RELEASES:
Charlie Chaplin Chaplin at Keystone DVD
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RX THINKINDIE DIGITAL STORE: A BLAST OF PURE PUNK WITH OUR EXCLUSIVE OFF! PRE-RELEASE
 NEW RELEASES:
For more digital store goodness, including exclusives, freeloads and more, click HERE.
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GIVE THE GIFT OF MUSIC AT RX!
While you're thinking of what to get the music-loving loved ones on your list, remember this: You can't wrap an MP3. But you can Give the Gift of Music at The Record Exchange.
This holiday season, The Record Exchange has hundreds of new CDs, including dozens of 2010 best sellers, sale-priced at $9.99 or less. See, 10 bucks still does go a long way.
See a partial list of Record Exchange Give the Gift of Music titles HERE.
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CELEBRATE SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY NOV. 27 AT THE RX!
Saturday, Nov. 27, is the inaugural Small Business Saturday, and you can celebrate this national buy-local day by shopping The Record Exchange and other independent businesses in Downtown Boise and throughout the Treasure Valley.
Small Business Saturday is a day to come together in support of the small businesses we love. The shops and restaurants that employ our neighbors and reinvest our money close to home. The businesses that are the heartbeat of our communities and local economies.
As an added incentive to support Small Business Saturday, American Express is rewarding card members with $25 when they use their card on Nov. 27 at small businesses like The Record Exchange.
Here at Idaho's largest independent record store, we're grateful for your rockin' support each and every day of the year. Join us Saturday in supporting our community by shopping local.
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BANG YOUR HEAD AGAINST THE HEADBANGER'S WALL AT THE RX
Do you like it hard and heavy?
Then come to The Record Exchange and visit The Headbanger's Wall, a listening station devoted to some of today's best bands pummeling you with raw power and raw emotion.
The Headbanger's Wall currently features Therion, Intronaut, Arson Anthem, Firewind, Daath, Forbidden, Kylesa, Melechesh, Dimmu Borgir and Evile. Come melt your face with us.
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SERVING SUPERB SUSHI AT RX!
Idaho's largest independent record store just got a little bit tastier with the arrival of Superb Sushi lunch boxes. The boxes include nine pieces of assorted sushi of the day, inari pocket (tofu pocket filled with veggies and rice), Asian slaw and a cup of miso soup all for $7.99! (Miso soup also is available separately for $1.99.) Vegetarian? There's a meatless box for you, too!
In the future, we may be able to take special orders to be delivered to the Edge — so if you're interested, let us know!
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BUY STUFF, GET FREE STUFF: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN LITHO!
 At The Record Exchange, you give a little, you get a little, and we have tons of free stuff to give away when you slap your dirty money down on the barrelhead.
NEW FREEBIES THIS WEEK:
• Black and white 8x10 lithograph with purchase of Bruce Springsteen's The Promise — indie store exclusive!
TONS MORE FREEBIES HERE
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RX INDIE STORE EXCLUSIVES: KEEF RICHARDS MEMOIR, DEAD WEATHER, DJ SHADOW, MORE!
What is a Record Exchange exclusive? It's a CD, vinyl LP, 7-inch, DVD or other product you can only find at the RX — no big box, corporate record store chain or uncle's basement will have it.
NEW EXCLUSIVES:
Dead Weather/Third Man vinyl: Tons of new 7-inches, 12-inches and full-length LPs from Jack White's label, including six Dead Weather titles as well as new cuts from Jack White, Dex Romweber Duo, Conan O'Brien, Carl Sagan, Dan Sartain, Wanda Jackson, Jon Wayne and Secret Sisters.
Keith Richards Life book
Scott Miller Christmas Gift CD
MORE EXCLUSIVES HERE
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BODACIOUS RX BARGAIN BIN: DOZENS OF $10 AND UNDER CDs!
 Yeah, so times are tough. You're on a tight budget. We get that. Which is why The Record Exchange is giving you the good stuff for a good price.
Whether you shop in the physical store or online, you can find dozens of $10 and under CDs at The Record Exchange. And these are new, sealed, recently-released $10 and under CDs.
READ MORE HERE
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FRIEND US, FAN US, FOLLOW US
The Record Exchange is all over that thar Interweb. If you're not already a friend, fan or follower, what are you waiting for? The RX staff sends multiple daily dispatches to the Web to keep you up to date on our store events, new releases and quarterback rating.
Here's where to find us:
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