Mississippi Records presents A People’s History of North American Music-Thursday, October 10, 8pm at shop
Five years back, Eric Isaacson of Mississippi Records, stopped by the shop to give his wild and entertaining talk with film accompaniment to “A Cosmic and Earthly History of Recorded Music According to Mississippi Records”. This October 10th, he returns with another night of entertainment/(dis)information with his new presentation, “A People’s History of North American Music”. The presentation starts at 8pm sharp, should last 1 1/4-1 1/2 hours, is all ages, and free. Some chairs will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own folding chair or cushion to sit on through it. Should be a gas.
A ROLLER SKATE JAM NAMED SATURDAY, SEPT. 28, 5523 St. Claude w/ DJs SEP ROCK & PRINCE PAUPER
Do you roller skate? Hope so! Letting you know that on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th, Sep Rock and Prince Pauper will be spinning four hours of vinyl goodies to roll around to. The place to be that night is the FRED HAMPTON FREE STORE(aka Family Dollar Roller Rink) located at 5523 ST CLAUDE. Starts at 8PM and ends at MIDNIGHT. $5-10 suggested donation with all proceeds to benefit SOULNOLA, a tree planting non-profit that chips in to make our city livable(https://soulnola.org/). There are a handful of extra skates available, but we could use more, so if you have extra pairs you are willing to lend, bring ’em along for the poor souls in shoes. Cash/venmo bar and snacks on hand. All ages as long as youngsters come with adult accompaniment. Floor as smooth as ice. Songs of the highest caliber. Spread the word to any skaters you know!
Siesta hours for summer time- June 16th-September 16th
For mental and physical health, the shop will be on limited hours through the summer. These are your golden days of having the option to buy some records in the morning, or sometimes late at night. What a gas! (Back to regular hours starting Wednesday, September 18th, noon-6pm)
Summer hours are
THURSDAY 10:30am-2pm & 6-9pm
FRIDAY 10:30am-2pm & 6-9pm
SATURDAY 10:30am-2pm
SUNDAY 10:30am-2pm
“JUMBO DOMINOES”-Domino Sound DJ’s at Vaughan’s Lounge, Sunday, September 29th, 2024
Come on down to Dauphine and Lesseps for some lovely records, good company, and a dance if you are feeling it. The Domino Sound stable of DJ’s (C’Est Funk, Lady Li, Lo Tide, Prince Pauper, and Precious Cargo) will be playing vinyl records through speakers located on a fine dancing floor. Sunday, September 29, from 8pm until midnight or later. Beauty after beauty after beauty.
Thank You Ali Birra for all of the beautiful music!
It is with a heavy heart that I announce that Ali Birra has passed on November 6th, 2022 after long battles with his health. A loving, warm, and very fun friend has left us, and he will be missed. The most beloved of the Oromo singers of Ethiopia, he was a star for over fifty years, and wrote songs that are the classics of the Oromo people. I consider myself so very lucky to have met him, and shared some epic conversation on a multitude of topics, as wells as some downright fun. Domino Sound, along with Little Axe, released a record of collected songs from the mid-1970’s of Ali’s music, and although it is out of print, a few of them can be listened to here- https://www.dominosoundrecords.com/label/
The world will miss you Ali Birra, the “Urji Balkkalcha” of Oromo music. Thank you for the beautiful music that you left for all of us to enjoy. Please tune into WWOZ, 90.7fm in the New Orleans area, and available worldwide at www.wwoz.org this Sunday, November 20th from 8-10pm CST for music and talk to celebrate Ali Birra’s contribution to our world. (This show has been archived by Lisa G on Mixcloud at this web address. https://www.mixcloud.com/lotide-lisag/prince-pauper-for-ali-birra-wwoz-spirits-of-congo-sq/)-Matt Knowles
