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Wednesday 19.06.2013 2:05 pm

Upcoming events

Thuringia and Saxony... (exhibition) Saxony and Thuringia, Germany, Sun, 13/01/2013
Bruce Nauman (exhibition) Göteborg, Konstmuseet Göteborg, Sweden, Sat, 02/03/2013
Modernism. Belgian... (exhibition) Ghent, Belgium, Sat, 02/03/2013
Constable, Delacroix,... (exhibition) Dresden, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Germany, Sat, 16/03/2013
Good vibrations | BACA... (exhibition) Nürnberg, Neues Museum, Germany, Fri, 22/03/2013
His master's voice... (exhibition) Dortmund, Hartware MedienKunstVereinDortmund, Germany, Sat, 23/03/2013
Passion, function and... (exhibition) Weimar, Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Germany, Sun, 24/03/2013
Follow Ghent's... (exhibition) Ghent, Belgium, Mon, 01/04/2013
DOCOMOMO celebrates Van... (festival) Belgium, Mon, 01/04/2013
Jan Fabre. Insect... (exhibition) Recklinghausen, Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Germany, Sun, 21/04/2013
Summer at the seaside,... (exhibition) Caen, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, France, Sat, 27/04/2013
Koenraad Dedobbeleer.... (exhibition) Middelburg, De Vleeshal, Netherlands, Sat, 27/04/2013
Mike Kelley (exhibition) Paris, Centre Pompidou, France, Thu, 02/05/2013
Robbrecht & Daem... (exhibition) Krefeld, Germany, Sun, 26/05/2013
Mark Manders. Room with... (exhibition) Venice, La Biennale di Venezia, Italy, Sat, 01/06/2013
The 1:1 Scale Model – a... (lecture) Krefeld, Germany, Sun, 02/06/2013
Francis Bacon (exhibition) Toyota, Aichi, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Japan, Tue, 04/06/2013
Atlas of the unbuilt... (exhibition) London, United Kingdom, Fri, 07/06/2013
Satire - Irony -... (exhibition) Bern, Zentrum Paul Klee, Switzerland, Fri, 07/06/2013
Joëlle Tuerlinckx: World... (exhibition) München, Haus der Kunst, Germany, Sun, 09/06/2013
bOb Van Reeth: Architect (exhibition) Brussels, Bozar, Belgium, Thu, 13/06/2013
Schimmern aus der Tiefe (exhibition) Schwerin, Staatliches Museum Schwerin, Germany, Fri, 14/06/2013
Viviane Spanoghe (concert) Japan, Tue, 18/06/2013
Berlin - Tagfish (performance) Mainz, Mainzer Kammerspiele, Germany, Wed, 19/06/2013
Damaged Goods - Violet (performance) München, Muffathalle, Germany, Wed, 19/06/2013
Axelle Red (concert) Nantes, Cité des Congres, France, Wed, 19/06/2013
Puggy (concert) Le Mans, 24H du Mans, France, Wed, 19/06/2013
Berlin - Tagfish (performance) Mainz, Mainzer Kammerspiele, Germany, Thu, 20/06/2013
Float Fall (concert) Brooklyn, NYC, Glasslands Gallery, United States, Thu, 20/06/2013
The Bony King of Nowhere... (concert) Saguenay, Le Sous-Bois, Canada, Thu, 20/06/2013
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Music

Record Store Day gains a firm foothold in Flanders

Since 2007, the third Saturday of April has been known as Record Store Day. It is the one day when all 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 various countries across the globe give special appearances and performances.

The idea of Record Store Day was conceived in the US five years ago. The fall in CD sales and competition with large store chains and online stores finished off more and more independent businesses. As a result, in some cities no more record stores are to be found. To give a powerful signal and help boost the independent sector, some music fans and music industry professionals took the initiative of launching a Record Store Day and helped it grow into an annual tradition in a short period of time.

On April 23 2012, hundreds of limited editions are being released and will only be available in the participating record stores. On the menu this year are exclusive releases by Bob Dylan, Black Keys, Gorillaz, James Brown, Metallica, Iggy Pop, White Stripes, Lee Hazlewood, Beach House and many others. Click here for a full list.

Last year, Flanders / Belgium participated on a large scale for the first time under the impulse of Music Mania in Ghent. Other participating record stores are to be found in Antwerp, Brussels, Hasselt, Leuven, Bruges, Ostend and elsewhere.

This year, the Flemish contribution is bigger than ever. The following vinyl releases have already been announced:

Drums Are For Parades -  IMPERIVM (Picture Disc LP)
Mauro - Grown Savage (10'')
Triggerfinger - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy (10'')
Love Like Birds(10'')
Absynthe Minded - Space (12'' maxi)
Intergalactic Lovers - Feel For You (12'' maxi)
Tiny Legs Tim - One man blues(LP)
2 Many DJ's - As Heard On Radio Soulwax (LP)
The Hickey Underworld – The Hicky Underworld LP
The Hong Kong Dong – Sweet Sensations LP
Creature with the Atom Brain – The Birds Fly Low LP
Flying Horseman - Twist (2LP)
Milow: North & South LP
Black Cassette/ LPG (nl) (split 7'' single)
Oscar & The Wolf / Love Like Birds - The AB Sessions (split 7'' single)

Some of the participating stores have already announced several in-store concerts. For an updated programme, check www.recordstoreday.be

 

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