Vinyl Fever is not only open today, but hosts a Memorial Day listening party of Veckatimest, Grizzly Bear's third and latest album (due out tomorrow, May 26). In honor of the listening occasion, the store also offers a sale of used CDs and records, and gives away lithos with the purchase of new Green Day, Tori Amos and/or Grizzly Bear albums. Buy enough music stuff and put it all in a Record Store Day tote (while supplies last). The listening party begins at 2 p.m. Regular store hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m.. Vinly Fever is located at 4110 Henderson Blvd., Tampa.
On that note, I'd just like to say that David Letterman has jumped the shark. Grizzly Bear's appearance last week got bumped for — get this — GM's Bob Lutz, who talked so much that there wasn't time for a string quartet-assisted "Ready, Able." Yeah, bumped for Lutz, and I watched the whole damn episode, and boring Lutz (who gave away a car or some such bullshit), just to find out I'd wasted an hour (well, less than an hour as I DVR'd it and fastforwarded through the commercials and Letterman's routine). So, for your viewing pleasure, here's the Bear on Letterman from last July playing "Two Weeks."
This article appears in May 20-26, 2009.