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FIDLAR will be on Origami Vinyl's radio show, Coup D'etat, this Sunday at 3pm on Moheak.com--and if you don't know now you know. Coup D'etat is in it's third week and features bands that in essence "take over"  by selecting songs they like and also debuting some of their very own material. FIDLAR will premiere two new songs, as if this show wasn't cool enough, you get exclusives on top of it all like a cherry on a sundae. They also will be chugging beers and talking shit, FUCK IT DOG LIFE'S A RISK.

get familiar: http://fidlar.bandcamp.com/

and please tune in to Coup D'etat: http://www.moheak.com/

The Getty is already beautiful--now add music at sunset--MIND BLOWING. Saturdays Off the 405 is a summer concert series at The Getty that you need to familiarize yourself with, like yesterday, but you are not too late to get in on the action. Tomorrow, Saturdays Off the 405 return to kick off the summer (we're in LA so it's summer, don't argue with me) with the Dum Dum Girls and our beloved Neil Schield of Origami Vinyl to DJ before and after the Dum Dum Girls' set! Neil owns your favorite record shop, so you best believe he will be bringing the jams! Come support Neil as he melts your face off with his impeccable music selection while the the sun sets and your brain explodes from all the weird beauty that is LA. Did I mention it's FREE?! The fun starts at 6pm!

For more details and other upcoming Saturday Off The 405 shows at The Getty Museum go HERE

I love community events, reminds me that Los Angeles is real--anyways before I start to get sentimental--this Saturday May 19 is Echo Park PDA (public displays of art) Art Walk and your favorite community record shop (OV duh) is participating in the fun! There is going to be SO MANY cool things to do/see so make sure to pick up a map and enjoy all the great things about a neighborhood event! Heck, even make an all day party out of it and spend sometime getting to know your local businesses while celebrating all aspects of art! Origami Vinyl will be having an in-store performance by Alexandra and the Starlight Band at 8pm, a delightful and soulful way to end your night (or continue the fun)! Also artwork from Owleyes will be on display inside the shop and maybe even a guest appearance by Mr.Owleyes himself?? We love being part of this community and look forward to tomorrow!

Some more info to get you pumped: Echo Park Art Walk Website
Alexandra and the Starlight Band
Owleyes Website

Today is a very special day! We have the incredible pleasure of new music from Sigur Ros!!  At 7pm, at Origami, we're going to be listening to an advance copy of their highly anticipated new album Valtari. We've got the usual shwag...posters, high fives, camaraderie. Come down and join us for what will definitely be an incredible listen.

Now if you're like us and CRAZY BUSY then you may not be able to make it down here...which is okay...we'll miss you but we understand. In order to help you out we're going to be having a virtual listening party right here!! At 7pm, instead of throwing on your clogs and high five hand, tune in right here (here being the OV blog) and you'll find a fun little widget that will give you a private sneak peak into your favorite hopelandic gangs latest outing.



Valtari!! Valtari Valtari!!

That's right folks! Come check out what your neighbors think are cool! We'll be playing their select choices as well as some of our own!. If ya wanna partake in a future one, just come High Five us at that bar and we'll hand ya the sign-up sheet. As a bonus we'll buy ya a beer or glass of wine for participating!
LA Deets:Origami Vinyl Presents Record Club LAEvery Tuesday Night at 9pm 'til 1am@ El Prado  1805 W. Sunset Blvd Across the Street from OrigamiNY Deets:Origami Vinyl Presents Record Club NYCEvery Tuesday Night at 9pm 'til 1am@ Kinfolk  90 Wythe Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11211
Hope to see you tonight!

Big day for new music! Look what we've got in ~

Beach House - Bloom



Best Coast - The Only Place



Sugarman 3 - What The World Needs Now



Hot Water Music - Exister



Birthmark - Antibodies



Japandroids - The House That Heaven Built 7" (Clear Vinyl)



Flogging Molly - Swagger



Bad Religion - The Empire Strikes First

Join us tonight Monday, May 14 in-store at 8pm for our premiere party of Bloom! How hyped is this new album, especially after the critically acclaimed and beloved Teen Dream?! Well you have a chance to hear Beach House's new album, Bloom, in it's entirety before it is even released! This is gonna be a grand ol' time, do not miss out, plus we'll have some two boots and cold beverages for you too!

Also, Sub Pop has pressed a very limited color 7" just for these listening events. They won't be for sale anywhere and there are only 300 in existence. We'll be raffling that off after we play the album in it's entirety plus two other additional prize packs?! whaaat. This event just gets better and better! See you tonight!


Here is a little tease:

If you haven't heard...WE STARTED A RADIO SHOW!!

Every Sunday at 3pm Neil will be hosting "Origami Vinyl's Coup d'etat" on Moheak.com. The premise of your new favorite radio show will be simple, glorious, and fun -- for one hour on Sundays, bands will "overthrow" Moheak to play some of their current favorite songs and songs that have influenced their music, as well as perform two acoustic songs in the studio.

Today it's Soft Metals (http://capturedtracks.com/artists/softmetals/)



Upcoming:
5/20 - FIDLAR (fidlar.tumblr.com)
More TBA!

Tune in today at 3pm PDT!! You can listen HERE!!

Ahh yeeeaaah. Get em while they're hot!

!!! - Me & Giuliani Down By The Schoolyard (A True Story) 12" Promo VGAgent Orange - When You Least Expect It…            GoodArchers Of Loaf - Vitus Tinnitus 10"                        VGBad Brains - I Against I          VGThe Beach Boys         Best Of…       VGThe Beatles - 1962-1966        VGBeatles            Revolver          VGBlack Flag - Slip It In GoodBlack Flag - In My Head        VGBlack Sabbath - S/T    VGBlue Ontario - New Frequencies        VGBoys Life / Christie Front Drive - Split 10"   VGButterglory - Are you Building          VGButterglory - Rat Tat Tat       VGCamper Van Beethoven - Key Lime Pie         VGCan - Prehistoric Future         VG-SealedChristie Front Drive - S/T      VGColosseum - Those Who Are About To Die  VGCome - String 10"       VG-SealedCrackerbash - Tin Toy 10"     VGCreeper Lagoon - Wonderfu l Love    VGCreeper Lagoon - I Become    VGDandy Warhols - Thirteen Tales Of Urban Bohemia VGDEVO - Duty Now For The Future  VGDonovan - Greatest Hits        VGEcho & The Bunnymen - People Are Strange 12”     VGEmbrace - ST  VGFrank Black - The Black Sessions      VGGalaxie 500 - On Fire              GoodGore - Mean Man's Dream     GoodGossip - Music For Men       VGLenny Bruce - The Real Lenny Bruce            GoodLenny Bruce - I Am Not a Nut          VGRob Crow - Living Well          VGSebadoh - Smash Your Head   VGShellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound            VGSpiritualized - Amazing Grace 12"     VGThe Darkness - Permission To Land  VGThe Darkness - One Way Ticket        VGThe Grifters - Full Blown Possession            VG-SealedThe Grifters - The Kingdom 10"        VGThe Grifters - Eureka EP        VG

check it out!


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January 1, 2012 was not just the beginning of the new year, but also the day Backseat Bingo successfully met their goal on Kickstarter to finish their debut self-titled EP. A trio that hails from all parts of the USA, met in Downtown LA to form what was described as "the pervy Ocasek-indebted dance punks." Bob from VA, Mitch from WA, and Max from IL complete this trifecta of awesome that will be on display for all to see tonight in the loft! Join us for some jams and we'll see you tonight!

Check out their bandcamp
or
See them in action here performing "I Just Might"

The Driftwood Singers are celebrating their brand new 7" release on Trailer Fire Records with a live performance tonight in our loft @ 7pm!
The “I Don’t Live Here Anymore” 7” features the wonderful A-side streaming below backed with the David Mayfield recorded/produced B-side “If I Take That Notion.”  The B-side comes from the upcoming The Driftwood Singers full length. The 7” will be available at the shop tonight!“They always look like they’ve escaped church to make-out somewhere in Sunday clothes from 1933, and sing sinful songs about sinful deeds, sinful music, sinful love and occasional murder. Pearl Charles’ voice is warm and innocent as milk, and Kris Hutson’s is high and strange, and stirred with a sharp knife.”-Daiana Feuer LA RECORD

Caught up in a tough bind? We got some new records that our bound to get you out of a pinch...

OFF! "OFF!


Silversun Pickups "Neck of the Woods" (comes w/ FREE 7"!)

DROKK (Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury) "Music Inspired by Mega-City One"


Here We Go Magic "A Different Ship"


S. Carey "Hoyas"

Willis Earl Beal "Acousmatic Sorcery"

Plus these!
 - Royal Headache "S/T"
 - Sun Araw & M. Geddes Gengras "FRKWYS Vol. 9"
 - Nobunny "La La La Laa Love You" 7"
 - The Funkees "Dancing Time: The Best of Eastern Nigeria's Afor Rock Exponents 1973-77"
 - K-Holes "Dismania"
 - Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang "An Letah"
 - Rusko Songs "S/T"
 - Ike Reiko "You, Baby" (Reissue)
 - Turing Machine "What is the Meaning of What"
 - V/A "The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond"
 - Led Er Est "The Diver"
 - Moon Duo "Mazes Remixed"
 - Wax Idols "Schadenfreude" 7"
 - JJ - jj nº 4 7"

Kick Evrything is a Vancouver-based post-folk electro band that formed in 2008. They have been compared to the Kills, ESG, Tom Waits, Pulp, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. KC and PK share a background in visual art and Kick Evrything is an extension of their interdisciplinary practices.  They have released two albums, This I is Demented and Possibly Deceased (2008), and Stay In/Slow No (2010), on Party Hat Records. See you tonight!

Music Video: Motion Man
Check out their Tumblr

Tell all your friends, WE'RE ON THE RADIO! Every Sunday at 3pm, starting this Sunday May 6, Neil will be hosting "Origami Vinyl's Coup e'etat" on Moheak.com, which is a strong up-and-coming online radio station based in our very own city, Los Angeles. For those that do not speak French and are sitting there perplexed because you do not know what coup e'etat means, do not worry my loves I will explain. The premise of your new favorite radio show will be simple, glorious, and fun--for one hour on Sundays, bands will perform two acoustic songs in the studio as well as play some of their current favorite songs and songs that have influenced their music, hence the "takeover" idea. We all know how influential radio, especially alternative programming, is to many artists, industry professionals and really anyone else who cares for the advancement of non-Top 40 music. Moheak radio is the place that incubates and facilitates this type of spirit and we are so thrilled to be working with them so that we can please all your souls with sweet sweet sounds over the air.

Upcoming artists on Origami Vinyl's Coup e'etat:
5/6 - NO (http://www.nomusicfor.me/)
5/13 - Soft Metals (http://capturedtracks.com/artists/softmetals/)
5/20 - FIDLAR (fidlar.tumblr.com)
More TBA!

Tune in this Sunday May 6 at 3pm PDT!!

Yep, we're pretty much going to claim bragging rights with this one. Josh Tillman aka Father John Misty performed in the OV loft January 9, 2011--now more than a year later, his debut album, Fear Fun, is gaining much praise and we love it!! You might also recognize J Tillman as the former drummer of Fleet Foxes (which he decided to leave as he pursued his solo ventures) from 2008-2011, but what you might not know is that he has released solo recordings and even toured since the early 2000's. Now with the backing of Sub Pop records, Father John Misty is playfully seducing ears and eyes on the screens of TV's everywhere when he performed on David Letterman a few days ago. He is performing tonight at Los Angeles' very own Natural History Museum for the First Fridays series! If that album artwork alone is not enough for you to take a listen, then you should definitely look at his performance in the OV loft:

SO AWESOME. Since you are going to want more, check out the music video for Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings which features Aubrey Plaza (for all you Parks & Rec fanatics)

We've got another in-store for ya! Come on down tonight at 7pm for a free show by France's own, Le Couturier!

Le Couturier is a solo project by Marchadier Yann, an introspective way to record, play, & edit music. Coming all the way from Toulouse, France, Yann has already garnered a name for himself having been involved in the "DJ Shadow Remix Project." His first EP "Le Couturier" is a tribute to the music of the 70's and features samples of : Eloy, Premiata Forneria Marconi, Bob Seger, Laurie Anderson, Amon Düül, and Banco del Mutuo Soccorso. Le Couturier released his newest EP "Songs about Redneck Innocence" back in March and is available to download for free on his Bandcamp.

Come on down to the loft tonight for some sweet jams! Free/All Ages/7pm.

<p><p><a href="http://lecouturier.bandcamp.com/album/songs-about-a-redneck-innocence">Songs about a redneck innocence by Le Couturier</a></p></p>

In-store in-store in-store!! Come on down to your local Origami Vinyl TONIGHT for a free all-ages performance by Carina Round! The show is going on at 7pm sharp!
 Carina Round has carved a singular path in music with her inimitable voice and stirringly varied compositions. Her uncompromising vision and thrilling versatility has garnered an immensely passionate fan base including a myriad of highly regarded musicians.  Hailing from England, Carina had an innate determination and passion for music from an early age, which led her to record and self-release her first two albums, ‘First Blood Mystery’ and ‘The Disconnection’ (later re-released on Interscope). The former shaped by erratic yet engaging sounds drawing from her love of legends Patti Smith, Tom Waits and Jeff Buckley. The latter took those influences into much more powerful and personal realms. Carina’s new album, “Tigermending,” is being released May 1st 2012 through her label Dehisce* and distributed through The Orchard. Produced with Grammy nominated writer Dan Burns, Carina collaborated with some notable champions including the legendary Dave Stewart, Brian Eno, and Smashing Pumpkins’ front man Billy Corgan.  She released ‘The Last Time’single featuring Sierra Swan along with a Puscifer remix of ‘Girl and the Ghost' on Limited Edition 7” Vinyl at the end of last year.  
So we'll see you tonight at 7pm! Have a great day.... 

JUST ANNOUNCED! Origami Vinyl's High Five Fest + Pop-Up Shop @ The Ace Hotel & Swim Club in Palm Springs on July 6th, 7th, and 8th!!

 LETS PARTY IN THE DESERT!

The Ace Hotel & Swim Club in Palm Springs has asked us to come down and throw a little party at their place on July 6th, 7th, and 8th and PARTY we will! We are still working on confirming music but here's what we have so far:

July 7th - Poolside :: Noon 'til 6pm
Allah-Las (DJ Set)
Tijuana Panthers (DJ Set)

July 7th - Amigo Room :: 9pm 'til 2am
Nite Jewel (DJ Set)
more TBC

July 8th - Poolside :: Noon 'til 6pm
Pangea (DJ Set)
more TBC

We will also be setting up an Origami Vinyl pop-up record shop in the space near the pool, so you can get your record shopping on! Our pop-up shop will be open from Noon 'til Midnite on Friday and Saturday and from Noon 'til 6pm on Sunday.

We're getting the word out early because rooms at the ACE are bound to sell out and we want our buddies there to help us make this go off!

We do have a discount code that gets you a 15% discount on rooms. Go HERE and make sure to type ORIGAMI in the corporate/promotion code section of the reservation.

This is gonna be one of the best weekends of the year. PROMISE!

*plus it's NEIL's birthday weekend, so there is that too!

More details to be announced in the coming weeks so stay tuned!