Album covers inspired by Blue Note Records.
This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists in the United States and in various countries across the globe make special appearances and performances.
Motley Crue occupies a peculiar space in the media landscape: Despite selling over fifty million albums, at least three members of the band are more famous on their own than all of the songs they’ve recorded as a group. It’s hard to imagine another band who could publish three bestselling books about themselves without really mentioning their music at all.
Girl Trouble played live at the Commencement Bay Coffee Company in Tacoma last Friday with The Plastards and Skangst. I missed the opening act. Call me fashionably late if you will. The CBCC is in an old warehouse downtown on Jefferson. This was the first live show they’ve put on in the venue. Though the show was all ages, there were libations available for the over 21 crowd. Here are some photographs from the gig.