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Hereโ€™s a small sampling of vinyl ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—–๐—ž๐—ฆ we received today, Monday, 11/04/24! Donโ€™t see something in stock? Be sure to check back for โ€œdaily-ishโ€ restocks or new arrivals. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ€ข#EmpireOfTheSun - Walking on a Dreamโ € โ€ข#LanaDelRey - Blue Banistersโ € โ€ข#MGMT - Oracular Spectacularโ € โ€ข#TheStrokes - Is This Itโ € โ€ข#Drake - If Youโ€™re Reading This Itโ€™s Too Lateโ € โ€ข#TameImpala - Currentsโ € โ€ข#TheRedClayStrays - Moment of Truth (Translucent Seaglass Vinyl)โ € โ€ข#MarvinGaye - Whatโ€™s Going Onโ € โ€ข#FallOutBoy - From Under The Cork Treeโ € โ€ข#GunsNRoses - Greatest Hits (Double 180-gram Black Vinyl)โ € โ€ข#AliceInChains - Faceliftโ € โ€ข#Blink182 - Take Off Your Pants And Jacketโ € โ € โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #houstonvinyl #houstonvinylstore #houstonrecordstore #indieisbetter #cactusmusic โฃโฃ#nowspinning #vinylrecord #shoplocalhouston #shopsmallhouston
Quincy Jones, the musical polymath who contributed to remarkable albums in jazz, soul, and funk as well as several of the biggest pop LPs of the century โ€” most notably producing Michael Jacksonโ€™s Off the Wall, Thriller, and Bad albums โ€” died at his home in Bel Air, California, on Sunday, Nov. 3. He was 91 years old. โ € โ € โ€œTonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jonesโ€™ passing,โ€ the family said in a statement, via the Associated Press. โ€œAnd although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him.โ€โ € โ € Jones was at home in nearly every branch of popular music: During a career that spanned seven decades and included work as a trumpet player, composer, arranger, producer, conductor and scorer, his work touched on big-band jazz, bebop, gospel, blues, soul, funk, Quiet Storm R&B, disco, rock, and rap. He is best known for his involvement with Jackson, which brought an unparalleled level of musical dexterity to several of the most popular albums of all time and helped redefine what it meant to be a pop star.โ € โ € But by the time Jones got to Jackson, he had already carved a path through jazz and early Sixties bubblegum pop and numerous film scores, studied with the famous classical composition teacher Nadia Boulanger, arranged records for Ray Charles and conducted Frank Sinatraโ€™s band. Few musicians in history have enjoyed such a richly varied career and success in as many arenas. Speaking with Rolling Stone in 2017, Jones presented his creative restlessness as part of a life-long commitment to learning as much about music as he possibly could. โ€œYou gotta hope you can make all the mistakes you can so you learn,โ€ he said. โ€œI made all the mistakes. All of โ€™em.โ€
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธCalling all Houston area @TalkingHeadsOfficial fans! Roll up to @Cactus_Music ๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿณ๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿฒ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— , to have an early listen to their remastered debut album โ€˜๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ด: 77โ€™ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿด๐˜๐—ต via @Rhino_Records. โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ€ขThe event is free to attend! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ€ขFree special limited 18x24 concert posters (specially made only for events!) ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ตโ €โ €โ € โ€ข๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ Include pizza from @StarPizzaHoustonTX and drinks from @SaintArnoldBrewing ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿป โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒโ€ผ๏ธ โ €โ €โ €โ € โ € The debut album from New York-based Talking Heads is a slice of brilliant schizophrenic pop. #DavidByrne (guitar and vocals), #TinaWeymouth (bass), #ChrisFrantz (drums), and #JerryHarrision (keyboards and guitar) create their own unique sound on classic TH tracks like โ€œPsycho Killerโ€ and โ€œUh-Oh, Love Comes to Town.โ€ โ € โ € The urgency of the music heralds the beginnings of the new wave era. Talking Heads: 77 shows a band at the forefront of a movement, unwilling to conform while making a statement with their sound.โ € โ €โ € โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ € #houstonvinyl #houstonvinylstore #houstonrecordstore #indieisbetter #cactusmusic #shoplocalhouston #shopsmallhouston #talkingheads77 #rhinorecords
Our friends at the Houston Cinema Arts Festival are kicking off their 16th year of celebrating and illuminating the vitality of one of Americaโ€™s most diverse cities by connecting audiences and artists with public, educational, and career-advancing film and arts programming.โ €โ € โ €โ € ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿณ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—น๐˜† ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐Ÿฎ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ-๐—”๐—–๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†! โ € โ €โ € ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—— ๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฆ โฌ‡๏ธ to win โ €โ €โ € โ € 1. Like this post โœ…โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € 2. Comment your full legal name โ € 3. Follow us @cactus_music AND @CinemaSocietyHTX โ €โ € 4. Tag a friend ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™‚๏ธโ € 5. Drawing Tuesday, November 5th at 7 PM โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ € HCAF 2024 will feature a variety of curated feature films focusing on the diverse cultural community of Houston, Texas.โ €โ € โ € HCAF 2024 will also mark the tenth Anniversary of #CineSpace, our annual short film competition with #NASA, and the fifth annual regional short film competition Borders | No Borders.โ €โ € โ €โ € Our full festival lineup has been announced. Check out the schedule to discover the incredible films, performances, and special guests we have in store! โ € โ € ๐˜พ๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™  ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™—๐™ž๐™ค ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™™๐™ช๐™ก๐™š! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #thingstodoinhouston #livemusic #livemusichouston #freeconcerttickets #houstonmusic #houstonthingstodo #houstonnightlife #houstonlivemusicscene #houstonlivemusic