Hopscotch is underway! Funny / Not Funny Records proud to have five of our artists performing at the Hopscotch Music Festival this year.  Hopscotch is held annually in the downtown Raleigh, NC area and features numerous shows at various venues each night, day parties for the early risers, panels and discussions for the intellectual crowd, and charity events for the kind hearted.  We fully back the idea that Hopscotch is trying to create a positive environment within their community! If you live in the area, be sure to check it out!

Schedules:

Thursday, September, 8th
Eternal Summers @ Kings Baracde (Day Party)
The Super Vacations @ Slim’s 
Invisible Hand @ Deep South 

Friday, September, 9th
Whatever Brains @ Kings Barcade 

Saturday, September, 10th
Whatever Brains @ White Collar Crime (Day Party)
Andrew Cedermark @ Brewmaster’s Bar (Day Party)
Andrew Cedermark @ Deep South

Eternal Summers hit the road!

Post Hopscotch the Eternal Summers are hitting the road with their wonderful friends Reading Rainbow. Along with them for the ride will be F/NF 014: The Mystic Fortress Sessions Vol. 1, a split between The Super Vacations and the Eternal Summers. Make sure to pick up a copy at one of their live shows! If you are unable to make it to one of the shows, we still have copies available in our store online.

09 / 07 / 11 - Washington, D.C. @ The Red Palace
09 / 08 / 11 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade
09 / 09 / 11 - Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn
09 / 10 / 11 - Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree Cafe
09 / 12 / 11 - Charlottesville, VA @ Tea Bazaar
09 / 13 / 11 - Harrisonburg, VA @ Blue Nile
09 / 14 / 11 - New Haven, CT @ BAR
09 / 15 / 11 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse
09 / 16 / 11 - Rochester, NY @ The Bug
09 / 17 / 11 - Cambridge, MA @ T.T. the Bear’s Place
09 / 19 / 11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands Gallery
09 / 20 / 11 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge

Funny / Not Funny Records is proud to announce the fourth installment of the reformatted Label Mixtape Series. If you missed the previous months head over to our 8tracks site where they are archived and will be available long after the download links expire. Like in the name, 8tracks only allows you to upload 8 tracks at a time and this month the mix comes from Super Vacation member, John Fogerty Impersonator, Preacher of the good word, Mr. Bladen Day. His involvement in the label comes with our latest release, a split record between his band The Super Vacations and Eternal Summers, entitled “The Mystic Fortress Sessions Vol. 1”.  Head over to our store and pick up a copy, you will not be disappointed.

Track Information:

1. The Hunches - Swim Hole
A lighter track from these weirdos. Even freaks need the healing waters on a hot summer day.

2. Fleetwood Mac - The Ledge
I wanted to do an all Fleetwood Mac mixtape, but this site wouldn’t let me. Here’s one of Buckingham’s coked-out basement bangers from Tusk.

3. Crushed Butler - Love Is All Around Me
Pretty flowery lyrics for such a heavy track. I’m okay with it. It’s summertime.

4. Eat Forever - Real Cops
36 seconds!!!

5. Spratleys Japs - Vine
I put this on because I think it sounds like a more theatrical Invisible Hand from the UK.

6. John Williams - Jurassic Park Theme
Chris Foster-Baril put some classical shit on his mix so I had to one up him.

7. Silver Pines - Travelin’ Bones
I wish these guys were playing at the healing waters all the time.

8. Flying Burrito Brothers - Older Guys
Just a real fun tune, ya know?

Download Mixtape
(If you would like your song removed from this mix please email us)

Also, we are throwing this party little tomorrow, join us?

That’s right! Only 3 days left to pre-order “The Mystic Fortress Sessions Vol. 1” a split 7” record between The Super Vacations and the Eternal Summers.  And why should you pre-order you might ask? Everyone who pre-orders the record will be entered into a contest where one lucky winner will receive the test press of this release with the custom made cover pictured above! Do not sleep on this opportunity! Pre-order here.

Still not convinced?

Here is just a sample of the nice things some have said about this release:

…a brand new treat by the wonderful Roanoke, Virginia psych pop group Eternal Summers, taken from their forthcoming split 7 inch Mystic Fortress Sessions Vol. 1 together with fellow Virginian garage outfit The Super Vacations, to be released August 2 via Funny / Not Funny Recordings. [The track] On My Honor expectedly captures simple and good vibrations for tonight’s lush barbecue, perfectly sundrenched melodies for sing-alongs and happy endings.

- No Fear of Pop

Read more! Links to what others had to say:
Stereogum, Visitation Rites, Impose Magazine, Death and Taxes, Gorrila vs Bear 

New Distro Items added!!

Borrowed Beams of Light - Stellar Hoax LP 

We recently picked a few copies of Stellar Hoax, the first full length LP released by Borrowed Beams of Light. This record was co-release by World Records and Speakertree Records.

Buy Stellar Hoax LP

Eternal Summers - Prisoner LP     +      Eternal Summers - Silver LP

We recently picked a few copies of the Prisoner and Silver LPs.  Prisoner is a 4 song EP LP co-released by Kanine Records and the Forest Family Label. Silver is the first full length LP by the Eternal Summers released by Kanine Records. 

Buy Prisoner LP     |     Buy Silver LP