http://countyourluckystars.bandcamp.com/

At the end of the week, the winners of the free CYLS shirts will also be announced. Like us on Facebook for a chance to be one of the winners!

Also, eBay auctions are ending tonight! Rare records and test presses galore! Bid on them here: http://www.ebay.com/sch/cylsrecords/m.html?_nkw&_armrs=1&_from&_ipg&_trksid=p3686

In case you missed any of the streams or debuts, here is a list of where you can find each one:

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) When the Sea Became a Giant at Alternative Press.

Football, etc./Plaids split at Property of Zack.

Perfect Future Irrational, Malleable, Inevitable at Punk News.

Texas Instruments Neither Here Nor Thayer at Revolver.

Warren Franklin & the Founding Fathers Every Letter and Souvenir at Absolute Punk.

Pre-Order all those suckers here!  There are less than 10 left of Empire! Empire!’s When the Sea Became a Giant in black, so if that’s your fancy then you best get on it!

http://countyourluckystars.bigcartel.com/

See you all Monday, and hopefully with all the pre-orders unlocked!

But that’s not all!  We’re celebrating new releases every day of the week!  We will kick it off by launching pre-orders on Monday for 5 new records.  Each day of the week, Monday-Friday, we will be streaming a new record at a different site.  Here is what the schedule looks like:

Monday: Football, etc./Plaids split 7″- streaming at Property of Zack (co-release with strictly no capital letters)

Tuesday: Perfect Future Irrational, Malleable, Inevitable 7″- streaming at Punknews.org

(co-release with Not Only One Side, Man of 1000 Masks, Sea of Tranquility)

Wednesday: Warren Franklin & the Founding Fathers Every Letter and Souvenir 7″- streaming at Absolutepunk.net

Thursday: Texas Instruments Neither Here Nor Thayer- streaming at Revolver (co-release with Texas Is Funny Records)

Friday: Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) When then Sea Became a Giant [Remixed/Remastered] 10″ vinyl release- streaming at Alternative Press.

WE’RE HAVING A SALE TO CELEBRATE!  All week, Monday-Friday, we will also be having a sale on all CYLS releases and goods (including the CYLS shirts), but will NOT include the new pre-orders or distro/sale items.  Just put in “ANNIVERSARY” at check-out for 20% off!

THAT’S NOT EVEN ALL!  We will also be setting up a special account on eBay to sell test pressings and some rare out-of-print variants of some of your favorite records!  Almost every record we have ever done will be up, including Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)‘s What It Takes to Move Forward.  We will post the listings on Monday (our username is cylsrecords).  This is your shot to get some of the rarest of rare records!

AND NOW FOR THE GRAND FINALE:  You are all amazing fans and we feel so lucky for your support and to that we get to work with such an amazing roster of bands that we want to give back to you.  So we are going to give you guys a chance to download OUR ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHY FOR A WEEK FOR FREE/PAY-WHAT-YOU-WANT.  Unlimited downloads, no first come/first serve.  Here how this is going to work.  On Monday, we will post a status on our Facebook/Tumblr/Twitter/Instagram for you to like/share.  For every 100 shares we get, 10 releases are going to be up for FREE download for a week.  The first 10 releases will be CYLS 001-CYLS 010.  For each 100 additional shares of said status, you unlock 10 more releases.  If we reach 500, ALL 50+ RELEASES WILL BE FOR FREE.  This will include the releases past 50 we have already put out as well.  If we reach 750, we will even put up all 5 of the records on pre-order for free!  You have a week to accomplish this, all free downloads will start the following Monday the 12th for a week.  We will also be giving a free CYLS shirt away for each medium, so make sure you like/follow us on that medium or you won’t be eligible to win! 

Phew, that’s a lot to get through but thanks for reading it all!  We can’t wait for Monday.  Thanks for being here with us all these years!

http://countyourluckystars.bigcartel.com/

http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/video_premiere_warren_franklin_the_founding_fathers_every_letter_and_souven

http://polls.riverfronttimes.com/polls/stl/musicawards2013/index.php

On the way back from our glorious SXSW Showcase with Topshelf Records and Light & Noise, we had to switch some shows around in order to get Joie De Vivre back to work on time.  So we moved our Kansas City show to Saturday instead of Sunday.  There was already a show going on that day, and we were lucky enough to get them both combined.  It turned out to be very fortuitous indeed, because otherwise we wouldn’t have shared the stage with St. Louis natives, Foxing.  And we would have missed out on an incredible band.  Foxing sounds like if Anathallo were an emo band.  Filled with trumpets, amazing vocals, melodic guitars, and the tightest rhythm section I’ve seen in a long time, Foxing are going to be (heck, they already are) something very special.  From the very first notes of their set, I knew I was going to sign them.  Our friends at Carucage records recently released a split with Foxing and Send Away Stranger and we were able to grab a few from them to put in our webstore.  Grab them here now.  Foxing are already in the midst of recording their debut LP, and it will be out later this year on CYLS.

Texas Instruments have been friends of ours for a long time, and we’ve kept an eye on them for years.  The time has finally come to pluck them up and add them to our ranks. WE COULDN’T WAIT ANY LONGER, THEY ARE TOO GOOD.  HOT DAMN, SON.  With our friends at Texas Is Funny Records, we are co-releasing their debut LP Neither Here Nor Thayer this spring.  In fact, we’ve already sent it off to the pressing plant!  Hailing from Independence, Kansas, Texas Instruments fits nicely with our heavier side of the roster, and can be placed alongside your Reptilian, Cloudmouth, and Innards records.  Think heavy meets awesome.

2013 = the best year ever!

All dates: http://www.facebook.com/events/137492979748919/?ref=ts&fref=ts

3/1 – Columbus, Ohio
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3/2- Pittsburgh, PA
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3/3- Salisbury, MD
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3/4- Richmond, VA
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3/5- St. Augustine, FL
https://www.facebook.com/events/322574314508965/

3/6- Orlando, FL**

3/7- Birmingham, AL
http://www.facebook.com/events/261634037303434/

3/8- Atlanta, GA**

3/9- Bloomington, IN
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Time for you all to choose the contest winner for today!  The contest was officially over and the last day to enter was technically Thursday, but since you have all been so amazing we have decided to extend the contest throughout the entire weekend!  So keep those submissions coming, but keep in mind that they have to in by Saturday at midnight EST to count.