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2011 will always be remembered fondly by all of us here at Drag City, and not just because it turned out to be last year before The Great Disaster. As always, there are many amazing records we've been so psyched to put out this year (in fact, about twice as many as usual) - but certainly one of the most mind-bending release for us has been the Mickey Newbury reissue set, An American Trilogy. I mean, these are records that first came out... (read more)

WE JUST BLEW YOUR MINDS

But there’s no time to crow now – we’re fixing to do it agin’. When it comes to the totally insane half-dozen of new release items thrown down from our Ivory Bunker in July, we’re truly pleased with the effects of all them cumulatively on the human sensibility - and we trust you are as well. But can we really trust you? Did you actually buy the Singer, Carol Kleyn, Joanna Newsom, O’Rourke & Heemann, Nicholas... (read more)

Ty-A-Roni! A satisfying treat, wouldn't you think? Only made exponentially better with a main course consisting of amplified, roast-ful tunes from Goodbye Bread, the latest from Ty Segall, naturally! Drag City dinner bells are still in production, but let's pretend we gots one - DING DONG: to fill your needy belly, Ty Segall is playing 2 last minute shows in the bay area this week!!! Grab a spoon, and get in line at one of the following places, 'k?

First he'll hit... (read more)

We thought we'd heard the last of Neil Hamburger, but that freakin' creep keeps turning up! Fortunately, it's far from our headquarters; seems he's isolated for a while over in Edinburgh, Scotland. ...aw shit, who are we kidding?! We love us some Hamburger more than just about anyone, and we're happy to hear the Scots get a taste of real, honest to goodness America's $1 meat-laff along with their "meat" pies. From now til the 28th, Hamburger will be all up in the... (read more)

Holy shit — Drag City gots its hands on some sealed beef! That is, original, sealed copies of an insane(ly collectible) LP from the insane(ly talented cult hero) Biff Rose, called Roast Beef! Not so far off the track from Randy Newman or Van Dyke Parks (but way more BEEFY!), Biff hit the scene in 1965, a folky with a heart full of Leher-esque satire. Early career highlights included gag writing for TV variety shows with George Carlin; a string of... (read more)

Aha, this Sic Alps thing is on a real roll, friends. Tours across the USA, solo performances, 7" EPs and 7" singles in the last two months - train keeps a-chooglin' and we're all aboard. Now, the laddies pick it up and schlepp themselves over to Europe for what stands to be a monster tour, beginning at the olde standby, das Green Man Festival, this Friday. Wee-ow, 'round and 'round the UK they go, up through Scandinavia, hopscotching through Berlin and Prague,... (read more)

Yes, The Nig-Heist is in! The world wasn't ready the first time around to burden itself with perhaps the filthiest, vile group of condom busting fucks, but it's 2011 now, so we're all mature enough to handle the load, right? Aw, take that stick out of your ass, make room for Nig-Heist!

Back in 1998.. not wait, let's go further. Back in the early 80s, a group of sexually depraved Black Flag roadies and SST hangers-on formed a band called Nig-Heist. Though they... (read more)

Hay man, upon which frequency do your guts currently vibe? Recently, ours have gone explosively harmonious with the sounds and tones emitting from Sun Araw, the collected consciousness of Cameron Stallones. Sun Araw provide the heady jams and heavy grooves we're oft attracted to in dramatic fashion. These cosmic sprawls are present and spectacular on the new Sun Araw double LP, Ancient Romans-- which drops August 23rd on his own Sun Ark label. But how will Sun Ark get Ancient Romans to... (read more)

Hey buddy, Ty Segall is going all the way! Across America, that is - in classic touring fashion. This means that no matter where you are, he's coming your way! Yep, some people still work for a living, and beginning this Friday, our man-dude be all up in the every which-wang corner of seemingly e'ry dang state of the union. What is the actual state of the union anyway, you ask? Well if you're asking us, this whole downgrade from AAA to AA+ means in... (read more)

As promised, our epic Sean O'Hagan / Van Dyke Parks Skype-hang rolls on with big Part Two — and this episode's gonna twist your knickers! Song Cycle freaks need to drop in, just to see Van Dyke brandish a precious item from his archives: Randy Newman's hand-written score for his classic tune "Vine Street" (immortalized by VDP on his first record, Song Cycle) !!!!!!!!! Sean goes deep into his own back-story and reveals his unlikely roots playing in "punk-funk" bands (until hearing the... (read more)