[Quimpersound] Quimper Sound Newsletter 4/16/06

Sun Apr 16 11:21:30 PDT 2006

Quimper Sound Music & Media
W. Washington's Oldest Independent Record Store
Newsletter Vol.3 No.14 4/16/06

Greetings from Quimper Sound! What a beautiful week! This week, in celebration of the coming Sweeter Than The Day concert (tickets are going fast!) on Saturday, we're putting all Wayne Horvitz CDs in the store on sale at *30%* off - heck bring up any CD Wayne plays on and we'll give you the discount. Selected titles are marked as on sale on the website (and I'll manually discount those that aren't before you are charged). For more details about Sweeter Than The Day and Wayne Horvitz see below - if you're curious you can hear a 'taste' here and here: 
Quimper Sound is proud to present Wayne Horvitz and his band Sweeter Than The Day live at the Upstage on Saturday April 22nd! Mr Horvitz is world renowned as a composer, pianist and bandleader and his recordings with his latest ensemble have garnered rave reviews both here and abroad:
"Horvitz' understanding of country, blues, folk and even singer-songwriter-type music is made quite plain on this CD. None of these elements are represented in an obvious way, and that's perhaps the main reason why this disc appeals so strongly. The strength of the music lies in Horvitz' beautifully crafted compositions. Like Monk and Herbie Nichols, Horvitz is able to create memorable and distinctive melody lines from seemingly disparate, even mundane, motifs and phrases."     - Dave Wayne, Jazz Weekly
"... towards a quietly powerful chamber modernism full of eclectic composerly acumen that makes dreamlike reference to jazz, country, folk and hymn-like material. Delightful and original."      - Chris Ingham, Mojo (UK)
...and on and on. Tickets are only $15 and are available at the store. We expect there will be a lot of folks coming into town from Seattle, etc. to see this show so we recommend that you get your tickets early. Please join us for this very special event.
As always, feedback is much appreciated - keep it coming to: feedback at quimpersound.com - thanks! And now, on with the show . . .

-Contents-
1. New Releases Coming 4/18
2. Special Orders We've Filled 
3. Best Selling CDs
4. Best Selling DVDs
5. Local Tickets On Sale
6. Useful Links
7. Privacy Statement 
8. Sound Off

-Selected New Releases of Note: 4/18-*
-CDs:
1. Drive-By Truckers: Blessing & A Curse [Rock]
2. People Under The Stairs: Stepfather [Rap/Hip-Hop] *George Clinton guests
3. NOFX: Wolves In Wolves' Clothing [Rock] *They Say: "...filled with songs that will make you think, alongside songs that go good with drink!"
4. Karrin Allyson: Footprints [Jazz]
5. Disco Biscuits: Wind At Four To Fly [Rock] *They Say: "...continue to delight audiences around the globe with their unique fusion of rock, electronica and classical music."
6. Mac Dre: Uncut [Rap/Hip-Hop] 
7. Putumayo Presents: Paris [World]
8. Thank You For Smoking Soundtrack [Soundtrack - Various] *Features Kingston Trio, Otis Redding, Patsy Cline, Tex Williams, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, etc.
9. Tosca: Souvenirs [Dance/Electronic] 
10. John Zorn: Moonchild [Jazz]
-DVDs:
1. Coachella Festival [Concert Video]
2. John Fahey: Live In Santa Monica [Concert Video] 

*These titles are scheduled to be released on this day but sometimes release dates are pushed back with little or no advance warning.  Use this list at your own risk...

-Special Orders We've Filled-
Special Orders Filled So Far in 2006: 1025
(if there is anything you've been itching to get but haven't seen, don't hesitate to ask us about it. We fill most special orders within a couple of days (often "next day") and never charge a fee.)

-Quimper Sound Top 10 Best Selling CDs-
1. Ben Harper - Both Sides Of The Gun
2. Jack Johnson - Curious George
3. Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
4. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
5. Rascal Flatts - Me & My Gang
6. Prince - 3121
7. Gotan Project - Lunatico
8. Neil Young - Prairie Wind 
9. Feist - Let It Die
10. Killers - Hot Fuss

-Quimper Sound Top 5 Best Selling DVDs-
1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [Feature Film]
2. Johnny Cash - Live From Austin, Texas [Concert Film]
3. Harold and Maude [Feature Film]
4. Bob Dylan - No Direction Home [Rockumentary]
5. Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music [Rockumentary]

-Local Tickets For Sale This Week*-
Note: Season Passes and Individual Lectures for the School of Athens are sold out
1. Paul Green & Straight Shot
      - Saturday, April 15th - $10 - The Upstage Restaurant
      - call for dinner seat reservations - 360-385-2216 - upstage at olympus.net
2. Wayne Horvitz and Sweeter Than The Day
      - Saturday, April 22nd, 8pm - $15 - The Upstage Restaurant
      - call for dinner seat reservations - 360-385-2216 - upstage at olympus.net
3. Key City Players - The Threepenny Opera
      - April 22nd, 23rd, 28th-30th, May 4th-7th, 11th-14th, 18th-20th
      - 8:00pm Thursdays through Saturdays, Sundays 2:30pm – $10 General, $8 Student 
      - 419 Washington St, Port Townsend – www.keycityplayers.org – (360) 385-7396
4. United States Air Force Jazz Band of the Golden West - Chimacum Highschool Jazz Band
      - Thursday, April 27th, 7pm - free
      - Chimacum Highschool Auditorium
5. Hummel, Hartman & The Blues Survivors 
      - Monday, April 27th - $20 - The Upstage Restaurant
      - call for dinner seat reservations - 360-385-2216 - upstage at olympus.net 
6. Johnny Winter
      - Wednesday, June 7th - $100 - The Upstage Restaurant
      - call required 5 days prior to show for dinner seat reservations - 360-385-2216
      - upstage at olympus.net 

*This is a list of local events to which Quimper Sound is currently selling tickets. Quimper Sound sells tickets to local events as a community service and never charges a fee. Because we give all the proceeds back to the performers we can only accept cash or checks made out to the performers themselves. All tickets are General Admission unless otherwise noted.

-Useful Links-
http://www.quimpersound.com
http://www.ptguide.com (city guide to Port Townsend - Historic Victorian Seaport)
http://musicmavericks.publicradio.org/  (Your tax dollars at work - in a good way!)
http://www.centrum.org/ (Washington's home for the arts and creative education)

-Privacy Statement-
Quimper Sound collects email addresses on a voluntary basis and only for the purposes of sending you this newsletter or other store-related updates.
Except for some friends, family and select business associates (whom I took the liberty to sign up myself) every email address used was submitted on a form at Quimper Sound. If you think there has been some mistake, send email to steve at quimpersound.com and I will personally see that your address is removed - I hate spam as much as you do.
Your address will never be sold, given away or hinted at. We respect your privacy.

Your Rose Theatre ticket stub may now be redeemed at Quimper Sound for $1 off any purchase of $10 or more. This offer is valid for one month from movie date, one stub per purchase. While it's not valid on gift certificates or tickets - there are no other restrictions. 

Quimper Sound
901 Water St.
Port Townsend, WA 98368
www.quimpersound.com 
(360)385-2454

Open 7 Days A Week.
Winter Hours:
Monday - Thursday 9-6pm,
Friday - Saturday 9-7pm
Sunday - 10-6pm

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