Happy Birthday, Johnnie Munger of Dead Western Plains!

Dead Western Plains, forever!

Digging around the ol' YouTube this weekend, we stumbled on this great live video of Dead Western Plains from February 20, 2010.  We believe the venue was Plush in Tucson, Arizona, but we are not 100% sure.  The song performed is "We Are Destroyers," which was never released as a proper recording, so enjoy this concert footage instead: 

ANDREW COLLBERG - NEW VIDEO

Our friend Andrew Collberg has been busy working on a new record, Mind Hits, due out on Le Pop Musik this summer.  Here is a brand new video for the track "Rich," made by the folks over at Studio In The Sun:



You can still order Andrew Collberg's 7inch record for "Dirty Wind" direct from us, over there on the right side of your screen--->


Enjoy!
FLR

(AND NOW) THE VINYL SCOUT PRESENTS...

Fort Lowell Records is now partnering with The Vinyl Scout to host our 2013 Celebration!  We will be at Borderlands Brewing Co. on Friday, May 17 from 4-7pm with ...music video? and Tracy Shedd doing DJ Sets of some of their favorite music, followed by fairweatherfriend's acoustic debut and the Fort Lowell Records Happy Hour from 6-7pm with two-for-one 7inch and 12inch records on sale!  Then, join us down the street at Solar Culture starting at 8pm for a full Fort Lowell Records Showcase, featuring rock-n-roll performances by La Cerca, fairweatherfriend, and Saint Maybe, as well as intimate performances by Andrew Collberg and Tracy Shedd!  The Vinyl Scout will be out in full-effect promoting their website and our love for wax!  It is going to be an awesome night altogether celebrating Tucson musicians and vinyl records; don't miss it! 

Borderlands Brewing Co. | 4-7pm | Free
http://borderlandsbrewing.com/ | 119 East Toole Avenue Tucson AZ 85701
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/427053700721652/

Solar Culture | 8pm-12am | Five Dollars
http://www.solarculture.org/ | 31 East Toole Avenue Tucson AZ 85701
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/551378481600337/

2013 CELEBRATION - MAY 17

We are so excited to announce our next event for Fort Lowell Records! Come celebrate the debut of fairweatherfriend, as well as the successes of Tucson musicians from the past few years! We will be at Borderlands Brewing Co. on Friday, May 17 from 4-7pm with ...music video? and Tracy Shedd doing DJ Sets of some of their favorite music, followed by fairweatherfriend's acoustic debut and the Fort Lowell Records Happy Hour from 6-7pm with two-for-one 7inch and 12inch records on sale!  Then, meet us down the street at Solar Culture starting at 8pm for a full Fort Lowell Records Showcase, featuring rock-n-roll performances by La Cerca, fairweatherfriend, and Saint Maybe, as well as intimate performances by Andrew Collberg and Tracy Shedd!  It is going to be an awesome night altogether celebrating Tucson musicians; don't miss it! 

Borderlands Brewing Co. | 4-7pm | Free
http://borderlandsbrewing.com/ | 119 East Toole Avenue Tucson AZ 85701
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/427053700721652/

Solar Culture | 8pm-12am | Five Dollars
http://www.solarculture.org/ | 31 East Toole Avenue Tucson AZ 85701
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/551378481600337/

BEST OF 2012 LISTS

Happy Holidays to us!  Fort Lowell Records is proud to report two 'Best of 2012' lists that our bands have been featured on this year:

Andrew Collberg - "Dirty Wind" 7inch
Turntable Kitchen's Top 7" Vinyl Singles of 2012

Saint Maybe - Things As They Are
Up On The Sun's 10 Best Things I Heard in 2012

They are both great lists to be a part of, so we are really proud of each band!  Thank you everyone for all of the support in 2012!  We look forward to bringing you more amazing music in 2013!

FLR

ANDREW COLLBERG - EUROPEAN TOUR

Our latest artist featured on 7inches of beautiful mint green vinyl, Andrew Collberg, is heading off to Europe in April!  Andrew Collberg will be touring with Luz de Vida (FLR007) artists Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta and Brian Lopez, along with Tucsonan Marianne Dissard.  The four artists collectively are out promoting the Tucson Songs compilation (Le Pop Musik), but we are sure Andrew Collberg is going to have some of his "Dirty Wind" 7inchers with him as well!

April 17 - München, Germany - Feierwerk
April 18 - Mannheim, Germany - Alte Feuerwache
April 19 - Linz, Austria - Posthof
April 20 - Lyon, France - L'Epicerie Moderne
April 22 - Freiburg, Germany - Cafe Atlantik
April 23 - Dortmund, Germany - FZW
April 24 - Berlin, Germany - Heimathafen
April 25 - Hamburg, Germany - Fabrik
April 26 - Köln, Germany - Stadtgarten
April 27 - Zug, Switzerland - Chollerhalle
April 28 - Schaffhausen, Switzerland - Kammgarn
April 29 - Chemnitz, Germany - Schauspielhaus
April 30 - Offenbach, Germany - Hafen 2

Enjoy the show!
~ FLR

MICROGROOVES + MICROBREWS

Fort Lowell Records + Borderlands Brewing Co. have partnered together to celebrate the release of Andrew Collberg's "Dirty Wind" 7inch record. Come celebrate with us on Friday, February 3rd, from 4:00pm-7:00pm. This will be a free event to the public, and Borderlands Brewing Co. will have tastings of their amazing all natural hand-crafted beers for only $3.00. In addition, we will have copies of Andrew Collberg's 7inch record for $5.00, along with other records from our catalog.

4:00pm - Doors Open
4:45pm - Young Mothers
5:30pm - Tracy Shedd
6:15pm - Andrew Collberg

Borderlands Brewing Co. Microbrews:
- Santa Rita, a refreshing amber ale
- Borderlands Lager, perfect for desert days
- La Morena, nutty, toasty, brown ale
- Noche Dulce, moonlight vanilla porter
- Ol' Loco, ol' frontier's citrus IPA
- Prickly Pear Wheat, summer's sweet bounty

Learn more about Borderlands Brewing Co. here:
http://borderlandsbrewing.com/

Learn more about Fort Lowell Records + Andrew Collberg here:
http://fortlowell.blogspot.com/
http://www.andrewcollberg.com/


PLUS...
After the show, be sure to make your way over to Plush to celebrate the 7inch record release for our dear friends... The Electric Blankets! It's going to be a supergreat night in Tucson, with everyone pressing more vinyl records for your ears to be blessed with! Can't wait to pick up The Electric Blankets on wax! Here is more information about their show... Don't miss it!:
http://www.facebook.com/events/296567900394907/

See you all at the shows!

ANDREW COLLBERG RINGS IN THE NEW YEAR

We are UBERexcited to be releasing Andrew Collberg's follow up record to his amazing 2010 release On The Wreath (Le Pop Musik)! Andrew's 7inch will feature two amazing new tracks...
"Dirty Wind" and "Back On The Shore!"

Check out the A-Side track here as an MP3 webstream...
Andrew Collberg "Dirty Wind" by FortLowellRecords

...and the video for the B-Side track!


The Pre-Order link is up on our website now... over there---> (on the right side). Order your copy now! You do not want to miss out on this awesome 7inch!

ANDREW COLLBERG SAVED MY LIFE

Monday, January 10, 2011 will always be remembered as 'The Day My Dual Died.'   My pops, Jim Tritten (yep, I'm a Junior, people!) had given me his Dual turntable from the 1970's (model 1257 for all of you techies out there) a few years back (possibly the greatest gift of a lifetime). Unfortunately, this past Monday, that Dual 1257 stopped working.  She provided an amazing listening experience, one that was well suited for approving all test pressings for Fort Lowell Records. We appreciate all the Dual did for us during our inaugural year, and will miss her dearly as Fort Lowell Records grows forward.  Rest in peace, Dual 1257.

The passing on of our Dual 1257 this week was especially hard for us because we are expecting to receive Death Kit's 7inch records in the mail, and in the coming weeks we should be working toward our test pressing for FLR006... both very important events for our lil' ol' label, that would require support of a turntable (and a good one at that) to enjoy. Fortunately for us, Tucson's own Andrew Collberg (an great musician / songwriter that you should become familiar with) came to the rescue!  He just so happened to have a Dual turntable, that his own father had passed on to him, available for us to borrow until we are able to replace our turntable.  The timing could not be more perfect!  Below is a photograph of Andrew's Dual, spinning his own 12inch On The Wreath [Le Pop Music].

While we save our pennies to purchase a Pro-Ject turntable, what will become the official listening station for all future Fort Lowell Records test pressings (and what has been a dream turntable for us for a number of years; since like 1992), we will proudly (and thankfully) enjoying testing our vinyl with Mr. Collberg's Dual turntable, and enjoying his record On The Wreath as well!

Thank you Andrew!
- James Tritten, Fort Lowell Records