From quimpersound at lists.olympus.net Sat Jul 1 11:41:28 2006 From: quimpersound at lists.olympus.net (quimpersound@lists.olympus.net) Date: Sat Jul 1 10:44:41 2006 Subject: [Quimpersound] Quimper Sound Is Open! Message-ID: <62eb3b8e0607011041y1bbf070evbdbaca4318f29af3@mail.gmail.com> 'Morning! Just a quick reminder that the new and improved Quimper Sound & The Analog Lounge is now open. Today (Saturday the 1st) is our Grand Re-Opening and all espresso/tea drinks are 50% off - and Vickie Townsend and Spouse will be playing around noon and George Rezendes & the Dwyer Family will be playing in the afternoon as well. Also, today is the first day of our new expanded hours - we'll be open 'till 10pm Sun-Thu. and *midnight* Friday and Saturday. Speaking of midnight - come in today and pick up your *free* ticket to see a midnight showing of High Fidelity at the Rose tonight. Whew - it's been quite a month. I hope you all enjoy the new space and services as much as we do. We'll return with our regular email newsletter next week. Thanks, as always, for listening! -Steve -- Quimper Sound W.Washington's Oldest Independent Record Store Shop Independent Any Time! http://www.quimpersound.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.olympus.net/pipermail/quimpersound/attachments/20060701/f8b3bb48/attachment.html From quimpersound at lists.olympus.net Sun Jul 16 15:52:11 2006 From: quimpersound at lists.olympus.net (quimpersound@lists.olympus.net) Date: Sun Jul 16 14:53:33 2006 Subject: [Quimpersound] Quimper Sound Newsletter 7/16 Message-ID: <62eb3b8e0607161452i1e72d8bfj81d37f0db9a1b4fb@mail.gmail.com> Quimper Sound & the Analog Lounge W. Washington's Oldest Independent Record Store Newsletter Vol.3 No.21 7/16/06 ------------------------------ Greetings from Quimper Sound & the Analog Lounge. Whew! We're finally open in our new space. It's been two weeks now and the response and feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. We've gotten great press (for those of you who didn't catch the Leader article, it's archived here) and a lot of folks who might never have set foot in the old store have come in to see what all the fuss is about. Please, tell your friends - and if you haven't been in yet yourself - please come see what we've built, we're quite proud of it and we want it to be a place you can be proud of too... Finally, a reminder that we are now open late, late, late. From 9am-10pm Sun-Thurs and 9am-MIDNIGHT on Fri and Sat. All Espresso and Tea drinks are 1/2 price from 6pm-10pm Mon-Thurs. For a full list of new features click here <#new_features>. As always, feedback is much appreciated - keep it coming to: feedback@quimpersound.com - thanks! And now, on with the show . . . ------------------------------ -Contents- *1. New Releases Coming 7/18 <#nr>* *2. Special Orders We've Filled <#_-special_orders_Filled->* *3. Best Selling CDs <#_-Quimper_Sound_Top_10_Best_Selling_CD>* *4. Best Selling DVDs <#_-Quimper_Sound_Top_10_Best_Selling__DV>* *5. Local Tickets On Sale <#_-Local_Tickets_For_Sale_This_Week*->* *6. New Features of Quimper Sound & The Analog Lounge! <#new_features>* *7. Useful Links <#useful_links>* *8. Privacy Statement <#_-Privacy_Statement-> * *9. Sound Off * ------------------------------ -Selected New Releases of Note: 7/18-* <#nr> *-CDs:* *1. Alien Ant Farm: Up In The Attic[Rock] * *2. Los Lonely Boys: Sacred[Rock] * *3. Bruce Cockburn: Life Short Call Now[Rock] * *4. Billy Ray Cyrus: Wanna Be Your Joe[Country] * *5. Lisa Germano: In The Maybe World[Rock] * *6. Helmet: Monochrome[Rock] * *7. John Pizzarelli: Dear Mr. Sinatra[Jazz] * *8. Third Eye Blind: Collection[Rock] * *9. Trojan: Motor City Reggae[Reggae] * *-**DVDs:* *1. Pee-Wee Herman Show[TV] * *2. Spongebob Squarepants: Karate Island[Childrens] * *3. Tsotsi[Feature Film] * *4. Del Tha Funky Homosapien: 11th Hour DVD[Documentary/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: Over 1600!*** (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. Knopfler/Harris: All The Roadrunning * *2. Thom Yorke: Eraser * *3. Johnny Cash: American V * *4. Gnarls Barkley: St. Elsewhere ** * *5. Red Hot Chili Peppers: Stadium Arcadium * *6. Dixie Chicks: Taking The Long Way * *7. Phyl Sheridan: That's When I Knew* *8. Bruce Springsteen: We Shall Overcome * *9. Band Of Horses: Everything All The Time * *10. Nelly Furtado: Loose * ------------------------------ -Quimper Sound Top 5 Best Selling DVDs- *1. Neil Young: Heart Of Gold[Feature Film/Concert Video] * *2. 3 Feet Under: Digging Deep [Geoduckumentary]* *3. Gram Parsons: Fallen Angel * *[Rockumentary]* *4. Minutemen: We Jam Econo[Rockumentary] * *5. Jack Johnson: Weekend At The Greek **[Concert Video]* ------------------------------ -Local Tickets For Sale This Week*- *1. A Dog Called Shakespeare * - Saturday, July 22nd, 7pm - Port Townsend Senior Community Center ? 360-266-0901 or 360-379-6806 *2. Chirgilchin; Master Tuvan throat-singers! ? Hot Club Sandwich ? The Dwyer Family Band ? Runnaway Girl ? KlapaDooWopella * - Sunday, July 23rd, 2-9pm ? $3 - $12.00 advance, $14 at the gate, youth under 18 $10, youth under 12 free - The Dragon's Nest: 1620 S. Discovery Road, PT, WA 98368 *3. Centrum Jazz/Blues Festivals * - See Centrum Listings for Time and Artists - Jazz/ Blues or call the Centrum Ticket Office at 360.385.3102 ** *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. ------------------------------ -Quimper Sound & the Analog Lounge now features:- *1. Full Service Espresso Bar -* complete with a fine selection of Teas, Chai, Sodas and Candaces Cookies and Biscotti* -* featuring gourmet fair trade, shade grown organic coffee & espresso from Grounds For Change. In fact, all the espresso/coffee/tea and dairy (w/the exception of the whipped cream) is organic.* * *2. Expanded CD/DVD inventory *- about 30% new titles *3. Vinyl Vault - *So many new titles on vinyl that we had to buy a new rack! *4. Listening station - *we now have two turntables and two CD players set up in the Vault for your listening pleasure. *5. Great place to hang out 'cause: ** **a) *Open late: 9am-10pm Sun-Thurs 9am-MIDNIGHT Fri & Sat* ** **b) *Tables, Chairs, Couch, Love seat...* ** **c) *"Kiddie Mosh Pit" - including books, toys and a DVD player ------------------------------ -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@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* 230 Taylor St. Port Townsend, WA 98368 www.quimpersound.com (360)385-2454 *Open 7 Days A Week*. Summer Hours: Sunday through Thursday: 9-10 Friday - Saturday 9-Midnight -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.olympus.net/pipermail/quimpersound/attachments/20060716/51119fe2/attachment.html From quimpersound at lists.olympus.net Sun Jul 23 18:45:13 2006 From: quimpersound at lists.olympus.net (quimpersound@lists.olympus.net) Date: Sun Jul 23 21:03:36 2006 Subject: [Quimpersound] Quimper Sound Newsletter 7/23/06 Message-ID: Quimper Sound Music & Media W. Washington's Oldest Independent Record Store Newsletter Vol.3 No.22 7/23/06 _____ Greetings from Quimper Sound & the Analog Lounge. A lot of great new releases this week. Also, it's PT Jazz Festival week. We've stocked up on a ton of great jazz titles - including most of the available titles by Proper, the outstanding British label that reissues exquisitely remastered classic jazz in inexpensive box sets. Come check it out in-store or at our tent at the festival. If you want a free taste of what Centrum has to offer throughout the summer come join us for Quimper Sound's Free <> Fridays at the Fort. Finally a reminder that we are now open late, late, late. From 9am-10pm Sun-Thurs. and 9am-MIDNIGHT on Fri and Sat. All Espresso and Tea drinks are 1/2 price from 6pm-10pm Mon-Thurs. After 6pm there's plenty of parking both for your car outside and your tush inside! For a full list of new features click here <> . As always, feedback is much appreciated - keep it coming to: feedback@quimpersound.com - thanks! And now, on with the show . . . _____ -Contents- 1. New Releases Coming 7/25 <> 2. Special <> Orders We've Filled 3. Best <> Selling CDs 4. Best Selling DVDs <> 5. Local Tickets On Sale 6. New Features of Quimper Sound <> & The Analog Lounge! 7. Useful Links <> 8. Privacy <> Statement 9. Sound Off _____ -Selected New Releases of Note: 7/25-* -CDs: 1. Jurassic 5: Feedback [Hip-Hop] 2. Tom Petty: Highway Companion [Rock] 3. Pharrell: In My Mind [Rap/R&B] 4. Flogging Molly: Whiskey On A Sunday [Punk] 5. Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians: Stranger Things [Rock] 6. Dead Prez & Outlawz: Can't Sell Dope Forever [Rap/Hip-Hop] 7. Michael Franti & Spearhead: Yell Fire! [Hip-Hop] 8. Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (Soundtrack) [Rock] 9. Old Crow Medicine Show: Down Home Girl EP [Folk] 10. Putumayo Presents: Blues Around The World [Blues] 11. Ali Farka Toure: Savane [World] -DVDs: 1. Beastie Boys: Awesome I Shot That [Concert Video] 2. Michael Franti: I Know I'm Not Alone [Documentary] *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: Over 1700! (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. Knopfler/Harris: All The Roadrunning 2. Thom Yorke: Eraser 3. Johnny Cash: American V 4. Gnarls Barkley: St. Elsewhere 5. Red Hot Chili Peppers: Stadium Arcadium 6. Dixie Chicks: Taking The Long Way 7. Phyl Sheridan: That's When I Knew 8. Bruce Springsteen: We Shall Overcome 9. Band Of Horses: Everything All The Time 10. Nelly Furtado: Loose _____ -Quimper Sound Top 5 Best Selling DVDs- 1. Neil Young: Heart Of Gold [Feature Film/Concert Video] 2. 3 Feet Under: Digging Deep [Geoduckumentary] 3. Gram Parsons: Fallen Angel [Rockumentary] 4. Minutemen: We Jam Econo [Rockumentary] 5. Jack Johnson: Weekend At The Greek [Concert Video] _____ -Local Tickets For Sale This Week*- 1. Chirgilchin; Master Tuvan throat-singers! - Hot Club Sandwich - The Dwyer Family Band - Runnaway Girl - KlapaDooWopella - Sunday, July 23rd, 2-9pm - $3 - $12.00 advance, $14 at the gate, youth under 18 $10, youth under 12 free - The Dragon's Nest: 1620 S. Discovery Road, PT, WA 98368 2. Centrum Jazz/Blues Festivals - See Centrum Listings for Time and Artists - Jazz / Blues or call the Centrum Ticket Office at 360.385.3102. Bring your friends and enjoy a free sampler of Centrum's summer performances on the lawn in front of the Commons at beautiful Fort Worden State Park. Seating is provided, and the entertainment is free. Fridays at the Fort is sponsored by Quimper Sound & The Analog Lounge, Washington's oldest independent record store. Shop independent at www.quimpersound.com. 2006 Schedule All events start at noon. July 7: The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes July 14: The Port Townsend Slide & Steel Experience July 21: Readings from the Port Townsend Writers' Conference July 28: Jazz Port Townsend August 4: The Port Townsend Country Blues Festival August 11: Dances from the Bill Evans Summer Dance Intensives . *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. _____ -Quimper Sound & The Analog Lounge now features:- 1. Full Service Espresso Bar - complete with a fine selection of Teas, Chai, Sodas and Candaces Cookies and Biscotti - featuring gourmet fair trade, shade grown organic coffee & espresso from Grounds For Change. In fact, all the espresso/coffee/tea and dairy (w/the exception of the whipped cream) is organic. 2. Expanded CD/DVD inventory - about 30% new titles 3. Vinyl Vault - So many new titles on vinyl that we had to by a new rack! 4. Listening station - we now have two turntables and two CD players set up in the Vault for your listening pleasure. 5. Great place to hang out 'cause: a) Open late: 9am-10pm Sun-Th. 9am-MIDNIGHT Fri. & Sat. b) Tables, Chairs, Couch, Love seat... c) "Kiddie Mosh Pit" - including books, toys and a DVD player _____ -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@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 230 Taylor St. Port Townsend, WA 98368 www.quimpersound.com (360)385-2454 Open 7 Days A Week. Summer Hours: Sunday through Thursday: 9-10 Friday - Saturday 9-Midnight -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.olympus.net/pipermail/quimpersound/attachments/20060723/4e28793f/attachment.html