Hey all -

First off, a big thank you to everyone who came down for last week's big used sale and also the myriad of folks who swung by in costume for this year's Boo & Brew celebration — a fun time was had by all! And speaking of fun, tonight at 5PM we will be hosting a listening party and costume contest for the brand new Florence & the Machine album Everybody Scream (out today)! The label is sending us the prizes and giveaway shwag, but we'll have the music and the space for fans to come down and enjoy the new record. As usual, no need to RSVP, just come on down, and we'll kick off the music right around 5PM! And with that in mind, we've got another listening party coming up next week — on Wednesday November 5th we will be previewing the new Hayley Williams album Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party! This early listening party precedes the 11/7 release of the album by a couple days and we've gotten special permission from the label to sell the record early at the event! As always, we will be kicking off the music right around 5PM, we'll have limited freebies to give away while supplies last, and there's no need to RSVP, just come on down and enjoy the music and be the first on your block to take home the new Hayley Williams album!

And the following week, we have something that I'm personally very excited about. Our pals at Denver-based Flatiron Recordings and Label 51 Recordings reached out to me a while back about helping curate a record of the cream of Denver's indie music scene, and after much work putting it together, Notes from the Underground Vol. 2: Denver is going to be officially released on both CD and “Dive Bar Smoke” blue/black vinyl on Friday November 14th! The album's 12 tracks feature such local stalwarts as Pink Fuzz, Bluebook, Barbara, bellhoss, Strange Americans, and more, and the record has been crafted to flow as a total listening experience, not just a random sampler. To celebrate the album release, we will be hosting a listening party at the legendary Lion's Lair from 5 — 8PM to give it a couple spins, and we'll have copies of the album on hand to sell (please help us give it a push by RSVPing to the event HERE). We'd love to see you there to enjoy this little local labor of love, but if your interest is piqued and you can't make the event, you can pre-order the album for in-store pickup HERE.

And rather than inundate you with info about RSD Black Friday every week here, we've moved all the critical info HERE, so whether you need a refresher on how RSD events work or you're new to attending them at our store and want to know the fundamentals, check out the page. And as always, feel free to give us a call with any further questions you have outside of this FAQ. Stay tuned to this space for updates about Black Friday and any other upcoming events!

And as Denver keeps changing, the ongoing BRT Bus Line construction project has moved even further east on the Colfax Corridor and we've got this little page on our website HERE that will house all the latest information about what's happening and provide links to many of our favorite local business neighbors on this stretch of Colfax — and it's now newly expanded past Colorado Blvd to keep up with the construction. Please make an extra effort to support all these local businesses during this construction project to ensure that Colfax keep its always-unique and fascinating flair!

We've got a batch of several big new releases but you'll see that the reissues are the stars of the show this week — read on! Brooklyn afrobeat collective Antibalas return with Hourglass, an indie exclusive LP (CD out November 14), packed with their signature horn-driven energy and politically charged grooves; art-rock innovators Devo issue Energy Dome Frequencies: Songs from the Devo Documentary on CD and LP, featuring new and archival tracks that accompany their upcoming film; Irish rap trio Kneecap follow their breakout debut with the limited-edition 12” single Sayōnara / The Recap, a collaboration with Paul Hartnoll of Orbital that fuses hip-hop and electronic experimentation; and Denver's own doom metal powerhouse Primitive Man unleash Observance on CD and indie exclusive gold/black vinyl LP — a punishing, atmospheric record that cements their place among the heaviest bands working today.

And in this week's reissues and archival releases, it's yet another sweet batch of goodies; Blondie's underrated 1999 comeback album No Exit returns on clear vinyl LP; alt-rock mainstays Buffalo Tom mark 30 years of Sleepy Eyed with an expanded edition on CD and LP; The Cars' glossy 1984 pop masterpiece Heartbeat City gets a deluxe LP/4CD box set treatment; funk legend Bootsy Collins reissues his 1997 record Fresh Outta 'P' University on CD and LP, featuring a who's who of P-Funk alumni and late-'90s hip-hop collaborators; Depeche Mode revisit four titles from across their catalog on CD and LP; Bob Dylan adds to his celebrated archival series with The Bootleg Series Vol. 18; indie favorites Grizzly Bear reissue four LPs on colored vinyl; the Hamilton: 10 Shots original soundtrack arrives on CD and indie exclusive purple vinyl LP; Kenyan musician Joseph Kamaru's compilation Heavy Combination collects work from the 1960s through 2007, showcasing the 79-year-old's remarkable range; New Order reissue four classic LPs; Outkast's Stankonia celebrates its 25th anniversary with a 3LP purple vinyl edition; Phantogram's Nightlife EP gets a purple vinyl reissue; the Ramones' Pet Sematary returns as a limited red vinyl 12” for Rocktober; Rilo Kiley's Under the Blacklight is newly available on LP; The Stooges' Fun House (Alternate Version) gets a black-and-white Rocktober vinyl edition; The Who's Who Are You expands across multiple formats, including a deluxe 2CD, super deluxe 7CD/Blu-ray box, half-speed master LP, and a 4LP box featuring their 1979 U.S. live recordings; Chelsea Wolfe's Abyss resurfaces on CD and indie exclusive blue/black/silver vinyl LP; Warren Zevon's Excitable Boy returns as part of both the Rocktober and Rhino Reserve programs; and ZZ Top close out the list with five LP reissues — one under the Rhino Reserve banner and four as part of the Rhino Hi-Fidelity series.

This week home video releases are percolating again, and we've got some gems. Here's what's out that's exciting this week: Shout Factory brings us a lovely Blu-ray box set of the spooky, mystical Chinese Ghost Story trilogy; from Criterion we've got a couple releases of note – Mexican director Arturo Ripstein's 1996 crime thriller Deep Crimson is out on both Blu-ray and 4K UHD/Blu-ray combo, while Guillermo Del Toro's remake of the noir classic Nightmare Alley is out in a UHD/Blu-ray combo; Vinegar Syndrome as always steps up to the plate with a few releases — a Blu-ray issue of the 1968 London-centered drama The Strange Affair, starring Michael York and Susan George, and also UHD/Blu-ray combo packs of both Larry Fessenden's horror film Wendigo and the Lovecraftian horror of Dan O'Bannon's Resurrected; Radiance Films gives us a Blu-ray of the oddball 1971 fantasy/horror film Malpertius; Arrow Films has a busy week with limited releases on both Blu-ray and UHD of the cult classic Ms. 45, a limited edition UHD issue of John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness, and the hit horror anthology film Trick R Treat. Also out on Blu-ray this week we have the 1987 Nick Nolte drama Weeds, the 1989 crime comedy We're No Angels and in a Blu-ray/UHD combo we've also got Elaine May's New Hollywood classic A New Leaf.

Outside the store, Itchy-O celebrates their annual Hallowmass weekend concerts both tonight and Saturday November 1st, and you can get the info you need for the Halloween show HERE or the Saturday show HERE! And kicking off tonight our neighbors at the Denver Film Society present this year's Denver Film Festival, taking place at the Sie and other locations from Friday October 31st through Sunday November 9th. Passes and individual screening tickets are available now — read more and get your tix for the screenings on Denver Film Society's website HERE! Looking to next Saturday November 8th, Sunny Jain of the superb Brooklyn-based bhangra band Red Baraat will be appearing at DU's Newman Center. You can read more about the event and get your tix HERE! On Thursday Nov. 13th King Princess will be bringing her queer indie pop/rock to the Ogden Theater in support of her new album Girl Violence. You can get all the deets and your tix HERE! And as noted above, on Friday Nov. 14th we'll be taking over the Lion's Lair from 5-8PM for our Listening Party for Notes From the Underground Vol. 2: Denver. Hang with us and the bands, pink up your copy, and support the legendary Lion's Lair all in one fell swoop! And if you wouldn't mind giving it a push by RSVPing to the event you can do so HERE! And the day after, once the Denver Film Society has had a little post-festival rest, they kick events off again the weekend of the 15th with the return of Scream Screen and a special 35MM screening of the Hong Kong cult classic Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky! It'll be screening on Saturday Nov. 15th at 7PM and if you've never seen this film, it cannot be missed! And as a special bonus, Scream Screen will be teaming up once again with Bienvenidos Food Bank of North Denver and patrons are encouraged to donate food items. For a list of needed items, more details, and tickets click HERE.

And when they are rested and ready, the Sie continues their Sie-Saw repertory film programming with November's series, Killer Kurosawa, features seven classic films from the Japanese master director, starting on the 15th with Stray Dog and running through the 29th with Ikiru. Check all the details of the films showing and get your tix for them HERE! If you're looking for a unique experience in a unique place, eccentric guitarist Buckethead will be performing at the historic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park for two nights on Saturday and Sunday November 15th/16th. Having seen many shows there over the years, I can vouch for the experience being well worthwhile, and this should be a blast! Read more about the show and the venue and order tix HERE! And then on Tuesday November 18th, our pals at Creative Music Works close out their Fall 2025 season with a concert by Brìghde Chaimbeul, master of the Scottish smallpipes (a bellows-blown, mellower cousin to the famous Highland bagpipes). If your musical tastes run to the adventurous and experimental, this show will tick all the right boxes. It's taking place at the Bug Theater and you can read more about it, give her music a listen, and reserve your tix HERE! Later in the month local stand-up comedy hero Adam Cayton-Holland will be doing a show at the tiny Skylark Lounge on Saturday November 22nd. This will surely sell out, so if you're interested check on the info and get your tix HERE fast! And lastly for the month, back at the Sie on Nov. 26th (Thanksgiving Eve) the French crime drama Diva opens for a one week run. This stylish 1981 film moved away from the grit of 70s filmmaking toward the burgeoning New Wave visual style and opened the doors for a spate of breezy, colorful thrillers. Read about it and get your tix HERE!

Be sure to stay safe and healthy out there. Please feel free to take advantage of our complimentary masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer while shopping to help keep yourself and your community healthy!

Cheers,
Patrick