[Quimpersound] Quimper Sound Newsletter 3/10/06

Fri Mar 10 19:24:00 PST 2006

Quimper Sound Music & Media
W. Washington's Oldest Independent Record Store
Newsletter Vol.3 No.9 3/10/06

Greetings from Quimper Sound! This week we've had the new Matisyahu and the new Van Morrison on sale. Next week we'll keep the Matisyahu and add the new Donald Fagen. We've put a couple of new specials up on the website as well. We're always looking for good recommendations - so send us your top 5 *whatever* lists and we'll publish them here or on the site or in the store - or all three. 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 3/14
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: 3/14-*
-CDs:
1. Donald Fagen: Morph The Cat [Rock] *Supposedly the best Steely Dan album in, like, 30 years.
2. E-40: My Ghetto Report Card [Rap]
3. Shedaisy: Fortuneteller's Melody [Country] *Includes the smash hit "God Bless The American Housewife"
4. DJ Icey: Y4K [Dance/Electronic]
5. Etta James: All The Way [Blues] *They say: "With a range of material that would render most singers helpless..."
6. Willie Nelson: You Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker [Country] *They say: "...could be likened to a country version of 'Stardust'..." 
7. NOFX: Never Trust A Hippy [Rock] *Wins 'Best Title of the Week' award 
8. William Parker: Long Hidden: The Olmec Series [Jazz] *They say: "...expands on the ancient DNA/cultural codex that connects West Africa to Middle America..."
9. Frisell/Driscoll/Baron: Live [Jazz] *Finally. A new Bill Frisell record.
-DVDs:
1. Good Night & Good Luck [Feature Film]
2. History Of Violence [Feature Film]
3. Jim White: Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus [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: 704
(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. Jack Johnson - Curious George
2. Neil Young - Prairie Wind
3. KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope
4. Van Morrison - Magic Time 
5. The Derek Trucks Band - Songlines
6. John Rutter - Requiem & Magnificat 
7. Van Morrison - Pay the Devil
8. James Blunt - Back To Bedlam 
9. Matisyahu - Live At Stubbs
10. Il Divo– Ancora

-Quimper Sound Top 5 Best Selling DVDs-
1. 3 Feet Under [Geo Duckumentary]
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [Feature Film]
3. Walk The Line [Feature Film]
4. Frank Zappa - Dub Room Special [Concert Film]
5. Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson Uncensored! [Comedy]

-Local Tickets For Sale This Week*-
Note: Season Passes and Individual Lectures for the School of Athens are sold out
1. Key City Presents: The Tenth Annual Port Townsend Playwrights Festival
      - March 10-12th
      - 7:00pm Thursdays through Saturdays, Sundays 2:30pm - $10 General, $8 Student 
      - 419 Washington St, Port Townsend - www.keycityplayers.org - (360) 385-7396 
2. 71st Annual Rhododendron Festival Coronation
      - Saturday, March 18th, 5pm - $5
      - Chimacum High School Auditorium
3. Centrum Presents - Pianist William Doppman 
      - Saturday, April 1st, 3pm - $185
      - Wheeler Theater Ft Worden State Park - www.centrum.org 

*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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