THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013
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VINYL SALE
Love Garden Sounds to celebrate Record Store Day
LYNDSEY HAVENS
lhavens@kansan.com
Record Store Day has quickly caught on as a celebration that thousands choose to be a part of. Taking place on the third Saturday of April each year, Record Store Day falls on this coming Saturday, April 20.
Love Garden Sounds, 822 Massachusetts St., will host an event for Record Store Day, which is an annual holiday celebrating locally owned music stores.
The official website for the "holiday" eloquently states that the day simply intends for independently owned record stores to come together with artists and fans to celebrate the art of music.
Since its launch in 2007, Record Store Day has grown over the years to involve more than 700 independently owned record stores in the U.S. and Lawrence's local Love Garden Sounds. 822 Massachusetts St., is one of them.
LYNDSEY HAVENS/KANSAN
Kelly Corcoran,
manager of Love
Garden, has been
hard at work to
ensure the day
"Ultimately, it's not that complicated. In the end, I think every store should participate."
will be a success. Love Garden has been an active participant from the start. "It was a low stakes affair at first, and now it's grown into a pretty big deal," he said.
Love Garden sees around 2,000 people throughout the entirety of the day. Last year, one anxious guy arrived at the store at 2:30 a.m. to reserve his first place spot in line. The line starts to form at 6 a.m. and by 9 a.m., most people are in line.
"We've developed a pretty assiduous formula to keep people pretty limited to what they can get, though," Corcoran said. "Everyone in line can only get five items and they can't get duplicates. In theory, the Record Store Day stuff is readily available to everyone."
Corcoran sent out a list to Love Garden's email subscribers last Friday announcing all the specialty items and promotions that the store will have to offer. A Facebook page has also been created for the event. Corcoran explained that he is updating the page daily as he checks new items in. He is also using the Facebook page to house accurate information
KELLY CORCORAN
Love Garden manager
in one place and address any questions regarding the day.
One question on the minds of many customers is if there will be a special performance or appearance by a musical guest on the day
of the event. Corcoran confirmed that although there will be none, the decision was made with good intentions. "It's so bananas on this day that I don't see the point of having bands play. It's really driven by people wanting this limited, exclusive stuff," he said. "I also feel like it's derogatory to the bands to have to play on that day. The band gets better publicity if they can play on their own. All in all, it's better for everybody."
Corcoran did say, however, that Love Garden does offer "in stores" (in store performances) fairly often.
Corcoran is not alone in wanting to keep, this one day centralized around the idea of appreciating records. In the past six years, Record Store Day has gained a strong following of music lovers and afficionados from all facets. The day has proven
capable of promoting core values within the music industry of supporting artists and bands, as well as local businesses.
Lawrence is lucky to have a lush lineup of eclectic local stores, Love Garden included. Love Garden has been a full service record store since 1990 and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
Corcoran believes that from an economic standpoint, it is necessary for record stores to contribute to the cause and offer exclusive deals. "People want it, we should have it, 'cause we'll sell it,' he said. "I think every store should participate."
ebrate, and you should enable them to do that," Corcoran said. "The day reminds people that this place has value, that people should care about it. We should be happy that people want to celebrate at our store — and we are."
"More importantly, the day is meant to celebrate the existence of record stores. People want to cel-
Edited by Hayley Jozwiak
ON THE ROAD
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Jukebox the Ghost in the middle of tour
LYNDSEY HAVENS
lhavens@kansan.com
The group consists of Ben Thornewill (vocals, piano), Tommy Siegel (vocals, guitar) and Jesse Kristin (drums). Since their formation in 2003, the band has had its share of monumental experiences. From touring with Ben Folds, appearing on The Late Show With David Letterman, and playing at Lollapalooza to name a few, Jukebox the Ghost is anxious and willing to take on whatever comes its way.
The pop-rock trio Jukebox the Ghost released its third studio album titled "Safe Travels," last June. Since then, the band has experienced just that — safe travels — as they tour relentlessly. Tonight, their travel have laid them to Lawrence, where they will play a show at the Jackpot Saloon.
With the release of the third album came acclaim for the group's apparent growth. According to the band's bio, the album "marks a period in the band's career that's steered in change, both personally and professionally."
The most notable change of all was to relocate from the band's Philly roots to Brooklyn. Once in Brooklyn, the group spent months
"In the past, Ben and Tommy sometimes wrote from various fictional perspectives," Kristin shared in the bio. "The songs on this album feel closer, more personal and steeped in actual life experiences."
in the studio writing and recording new material.
"It felt like the music was finally growing with us, songs that relate to who we are as people right now" he said. "The record feels a little more personal."
Offering some explanation to the juxtaposition between the darker
Siegel voiced his thoughts as well.
lyrics paired with light and upbeat music, Siegel said, "In the grand scheme of things, it's certainly not a downer record but you need pain to get joy, and joy to get pain; they're inseparable."
Tonight, fans will be able to experience both the pain and joy of Jukebox the Ghost's music for themselves.
Tickets can be purchased at the door and will be sold for $10 for those 21 and older, and for $12 for those 18 and younger. Doors open at 9 p.m.
Edited by Megan Hinman
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