Rock n’ Roll just got the hardest kick to the head since the Stones. For serious, we’re talking bonfires at the office party. Relative was tipped a couple months ago over at Ending East and I have been digging everything I have been finding on this band. This is exactly what the […]
alright so i got the first Podcast done and let me tell you it was a pain in my ass. Garageband said it was going to be easy - click here and create your new podacast episode - well that was 10 hours ago. I am not going to get into all the […]
Sample the new Brightblack Morning Light in it’s ENTIRETY here.
See what Relative Theory has been excited about.
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by the way we forgot to mention in the update that we have matt […]
I read a fun article in Anthem today about Tristeza (one of those bands I love everything I have ever heard by but for some reason know very little about them). The article was about how they are blazing trails in Tijuana - Mexico that is. I have always heard it is a […]
Somewhere between the soft elegance of Sigur Ros, the ominousness of Mogwai and the mesmeric gaze of Slowdive - lies Mar.
A few Americans in Iceland, Mar, have an inherent ability to create lush and hypnotic soundscapes, full of hope and promise.
We will be caring Mar’s debut LP, The Silence, sometime in the next week. […]
His record, Mighty Ocean & Nine Dark Theaters, dropped this Tuesday and as always, he’s on the road. We just got an email from him asking for a last minute show. So this coming Thursday, June 1st, Astronautalis will be having a record release party at Relative Theory.
Get pumped!
Think of five things you want […]
hey kids and grown-ups!
look to the right for our new feature. further right. keep looking. now down. back up just a little. do you see? Papa do you see?
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Brian Posehn’s (Mr. Show, Just Shoot Me, and numerous Comedy Central appearances) Live In: Nerd Rage reveals the hilarious observations of a self-professed nerd and life-long fan of heavy metal. At times it’s personal, nasty, dry, and absurd, but it’s always funny. Brian muses on being a teenage heavy metal fan, marriage, his dog Ernie, […]
“Haunting”, “ethereal” and “oozing with soul” are just a few of the words we’ve heard used to describe the music of Alabama-Kentucky- to-Northern Cal transplants BRIGHTBLACK MORNING LIGHT. Backed by a crack ensemble, the duo of Nathan Shineywater and Rachael Hughes’ transcendent brand of super-spooky, carefully crafted music for many moods is the genre-blurring […]
Friday night at Relative it will be time to put on your pop shoes and wander through the chocolate factory. Ah I wish Relative had a chocolate factory - maybe we will just have to settle for a chocolate fountain. A chocolate fountain! Mother, have you heard how Polyvinyl is looking for […]
we are working on getting this thing as complete as possible and there is already quite a bit ready so we are going to unveil it now. If you click the link under our Upcoming Show listing for Past Show Archive you can see how we are doing this. We will be archiving […]
On June 13, Matt Pond PA will be coming to The Norva.
This makes us happy. And when we our happy, we run through a dew covered knoll, holding hands, as the sun kisses are cheeks. If you are unfamiliar with mpPA, they have been melding elegiac and bittersweet lyrics with soft harmonies and warm […]
Asobi Seksu’s new record Citrus, comes out, May 30. They will be playing select dates up and down the east coast through out the month of June and will be stopping by Relative on June 10. Here is a track off their album and if you visit their Myspace Page, you can cop another one. […]
On July 4, Animal Collective will be releasing a limited (only 500 copies) edition white label seven inch.
The song is Polly (yes, it’s a Nirvana cover) b/w Purple Bottle.
Relative could only get a limited quantity and these will go extremely fast, so if you’re interested, email us HERE.
Also, check out the one […]
On May 23rd, Sub Pop will be bringing back all the Earth catalog into print on both CD and LP.
1991 - Extra-Capsular Extraction CD / LP
1993 - Earth 2 LP | sample |
1995 - Phase 3: Thrones and Dominions LP
1996 - Pentastar: In the Style of Demons CD / LP | sample |
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this is a re-post for all the sleepyheads!
we are damn lucky! Guess who’s coming to Relative?
MAY 15TH
Michael Showalter
Eugene Mirman
Leo Allen
last night i learned that bad comedy is just as funny as good comedy. but rest assure that on May 15th you will laugh really damn hard. tears baby. tears.
Michael Showalter - […]
