The Record Exchange - Culture Spot

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[ New Releases ]

INTERPOL
Interpol
SARA BAREILLES
Kaleidoscope Heart
THE THERMALS
Personal Life
ANBERLIN
Dark is the Way. Light is a Place
REHAB
Welcome Home
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[ New Vinyl ]

INTERPOL
Interpol
SARA BAREILLES
Kaleidoscope Heart
THE THERMALS
Personal Life
TERA MELOS
Patagonian Rats
BORN RUFFIANS
Nova-Leigh
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[ rx exclusives ]

BLAKROC
Blakroc
ZAC BROWN BAND
Live From Bonnaroo
DJ SHADOW
In L.A. 10-31-09
OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW
Greetings From Wawa

JOSH RITTER
Live at the Record Exchange

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[ rx top 10 ]

rx top 10

1. GOD WILLIN' AND THE CREEK DON'T RISE
Ray LaMontagne
2. JUNKY STAR
Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses
3. ASYLUM
Disturbed
4. FOUNDLING
David Gray
5. HEAR ME NOW
Secondhand Serenade
6. THE SUBURBS
Arcade Fire
7. I'M HAVING FUN
Jenny & Johnny
8. BROTHERS
The Black Keys
9. CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY
Esperanza Spalding
10. WARP RIDERS
The Sword

[ New Music Tipsheet ]

[ alive after five ]

alive after five

The Alive After Five summer concert series has returned to Downtown Boise! Hear great touring bands and Go Listen Boise local openers every Wednesday on the Grove Plaza from 5 to 8 p.m.

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[ go listen boise ]

first saturday buskers!

Go Listen Boise is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization with the mission of fostering a vibrant and diverse musical culture in the Boise area. Learn about GLB's Alive After Five local openers, Grand Ol' Time square dance at the Linen Building and First Saturday Buskers on the Record Exchange sidewalk!

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[ treasure valley rollergirls ]

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The Record Exchange is a proud sponsor of the Treasure Valley Rollergirls, an all-girl flat track roller derby league based in Boise. The Rollergirls are currently in their third season of derby action, competing at their new home, Qwest Arena. Purchase tickets to every home bout at The Record Exchange!

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[ digital store ]

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Did you know The Record Exchange has its own online digital music store through ThinkIndie?

You can download high-quality (320kb), DRM-free digital files, score free music, listen to full album streams and shop with the good feeling of knowing your favorite independent record store benefits, not some behemoth corporate fruit.

Click HERE to enter, or punch the sheep in the head. With your mouse. Don't punch your computer with your hand. Please.

[ rx in-store player ]

rx in-store player

Want to know what all the cool kids are listening to? Take a look at The Record Exchange weekly In-Store Player.

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[ new video ]

THE BEATLES
The Complete Ed Sullivan Shows
THE OFFICE SEASON 6
LEONARD COHEN
Bird on a Wire
MACGRUBER
MEGADETH
Rust in Peace Live Blu-ray
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[ Bands In Town ]

9 / 8LUBRIPHONICThe Bouquet
9 / 8SUCKERSNeurolux
9 / 9LIGHTS OVER PARISThe Venue
9 / 9THE STARLINGSThe Record Exchange
9 / 10DAVID BAZANNeurolux
9 / 10SALEMThe Reef
9 / 11MAGIC KIDSVisual Arts Collective
9 / 13TITUS ANDRONICUSNeurolux
9 / 15JJ GREY AND MOFROKnitting Factory
9 / 15CROOKED FINGERSNeurolux

[ ticket giveaways ]

ticket giveaways

Win tickets to John Prine, Lydia and more from your friends at The Record Exchange!

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[ the right price ]

the right price at the rx

Think local. Think indie.

That's the spirit of the Right Price program, which offers you great deals on new releases at The Record Exchange and keeps money in your pocket while keeping you away from the mall.

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[ Store Pics ]

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[ bodacious bargain bin ]

bodacious bargain bin

Totally free stuff from The Record Exchange. No strings attached. Because we love you.

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[ sell your stuff ]

sell us your music

Need cash? Want some RX store credit? Sell us your CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs and vinyl records!

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[ special orders ]

special orders

Can't find it in the store? The Record Exchange does special orders!

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[ free stuff ]

free stuff

New freebies this week at The Record Exchange: Sleigh Bells and Tokyo Police Club 7-inches, Paul Thorn numbered lithograph, Jackie Greene signed CD booklet!

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[ INFOTAINMENT ]

September 8th, 2010

BODACIOUS RX BARGAIN BIN: DOZENS & DOZENS OF $10 AND UNDER NEW 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. In many cases, that’s the price we’re giving you right off the truck on New Release Tuesday.

September 8th, 2010

CIMS RECOMMENDS: RYAN BINGHAM, COLOUR REVOLT, DIRTY HEADS, JOHN MELLENCAMP – AVAILABLE AT THE RX!

Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses
Junky Star
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Bingham wraps his hoarse, well-worn voice – the aural equivalent of Marlboros and Levis 501s – around a collection of barroom folk songs that, musically and thematically, cast back to vintage Dylan and, more specifically, Nebraska-era Springsteen.

September 8th, 2010

NEW DVD/BLU-RAY: ‘OFFICE’ SEASON 6

BUY THE DVD HERE

Experience the ultimate way to enjoy “…TV’s best comedy” (Alex Pappademas, GQ), The Office, with this must-own five-disc set that includes every Season Six episode, plus an uncensored original digital short, hours of deleted scenes and much more!

September 8th, 2010

THE VINYL WORD: LIMITED-EDITION INTERPOL 45-RPM VINYL LP, FREE ADAPTER WITH PURCHASE!

Interpol has a new album out, and The Record Exchange has two vinyl versions — the standard 33-RPM version and the limited-edition 45-RPM double LP!

The standard version is available online, but you can only get the 45-RPM version in the store — and it comes with a free Interpol 45 adapter!

September 8th, 2010

SARA BAREILLES AND OTHER NEW CD RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE RX

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BUY VINYL HERE

Kaleidoscope Heart is certainly lovable, showcasing the down-to-earth emotional side of the 30-year-old songbird Sara Bareilles in a set that loosely chronicles a break-up while firmly arguing for the kind of practical self-reliance many young women see as the feminist ideal in this post-liberationist age. Though Bareilles takes a semi-confessional approach, her warm alto and hard-working piano arrangements strongly suggest conversation; she incorporates the stops and starts of casual speech into her singing, and she has a way of deepening simple, almost clichéd language just by changing the weight of a syllable.

September 8th, 2010

NEW RELEASE OF THE WEEK: INTERPOL RETURNS TO FORM WITH 4TH ALBUM

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BUY VINYL LP HERE
FREE GIFT WITH PURCHASE OF LIMITED 45-RPM VINYL (IN-STORE ONLY)!

After releasing a stellar debut in 2002 and a slightly lesser follow-up in 2004, Interpol seemed to misplace their focus on 2007′s muddled Our Love to Admire. They’ve reversed that downward slide at last with their fourth album, Interpol. The riffs here are grander, the rhythms more limber, and the melodies more memorably moody than they’ve been in years. Lapsed fans may be surprised to find themselves reminded of why they loved this band in the first place. — Entertainment Weekly

September 8th, 2010

NEW FEATURE: $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. In many cases, that’s the price we’re giving you right off the truck on New Release Tuesday.