Today is the BIG release for local darlings the Blue Scholars! The new record Bayani is AMAZING! We are proud to have the boys here at Easy Street Records on Queen Anne for an in-store tonight at 11PM with a signing, and the the record going on sale at midnight! We have also painted our big garage door for the occasion and it came out really cool. Come by and check it all out!

The incomparable John Doe has his latest A Year in the Wilderness out too. He will be stopping by for an in-store @ 3pm this Saturday, 6/16.

Sarah Borges, who I was recently turned onto by my friend Kyla, has a new record out entitled Diamonds in the Dark. She's one of those artists that once I discovered her, I couldn't believe I hadn't heard more about her before. I've only heard the songs on her MySpace from the new record, but I like what I hear! She'll be at the Tractor on 7/9 as well.

And there's more!

BLUE SCHOLARS, Bayani
PAULA COLE, Courage
DANZIG, The Last Tracks
DATA ROCK, S/T
DMX, The Definition of X
DYNAMITES featuring Charles Walker, Kaboom!
JOHN DOE, A Year In The Wilderness
FABOLOUS, From Nothin To Somethin
JOAN AS POLICEWOMAN, Real Life
SARAH BORGES, Diamonds In The Dark
SONIC YOUTH, Daydream Nations (Expanded)
TRAVELING WILBURYS, multiple configurations (Wilbury Music/Rhino)
TUATARA, East Of The Sun (Barrett Martin/Peter Buck/Scott McCaughey
experimental group)
TUPAC, Beginning: The Lost Tapes
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, Era Vulgaris
WOODEN WAND, James & The Quiet