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Happy Villaintine’s Day!

Villaintines Day compilation 2014 cover

Our fourth annual compilation releases TONIGHT! After hours of mixing, mastering, and sequencing, Villains and company present to you an eclectic mix of dream pop, folk, electronic, and more.  We were hard at work hand screening CDs, CD sleeves, and posters all week, and we are excited — quite an understatement — to finally have physical copies!

The album is available exclusively to those who join us tonight at the CD release party at The Griffin, with a digital release on Bandcamp TBA this weekend.

To jumpstart the Villains 3-day mini tour tonight, local acts Mariel, Muscle BeechPrivet, and LA’s Sullen Ray will join together at The Griffin.  This will be Privet’s debut of their new audio-visual performance and Sullen Ray’s debut of the new band.

Albums will be available at the subsequent Ventura and Los Angeles shows.

We can’t wait to see you all there!

14th: MUSCLE BEECH, Privet, Sullen Ray, Mariel @ The Griffin (1310 Morena Blvd, San Diego) [Facebook event page]

15th: ANDREW SAKS, Tarah Who?, Sullen Ray, Mariel @ The Dragon Room (The Golden China, 760 S. Seaward Avenue, Ventura) [Facebook event page]

16th: TARAH WHO?, Sullen Ray, Mariel @ The Down & Out (501 South Spring Street, Los Angeles) [Facebook event page]

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Villaintine’s Day is coming!

Villaintines Day release party poster - february 14thHoly Guacamole! We’re getting down to the wire for the 2014 Villaintine’s release. Tracks from several artists are coming in left and right. CDs and sleeves are on their way from the Great Ether. Screens are being prepped in the garage.

Are you guys ready?

First show to kick off the release party is on February 14th!

Announcing the Villaintine’s Day release and tour

Villaintines Day compilation 2014 coverIt’s that time of year again! Villains and friends are coming together to release the annual Villaintine’s Day compilation on February 14th.

Everything about the record exemplifies the independent, autonomous nature of us villains, from the recording of the songs to the DIY nature of the CD sleeve covers. This year, we’ll have tracks from Sullen Ray, Beta Lion, Katey Sullivan, Privet, and more!

And for the first time ever, we’ll have a Villaintine’s release party – nay, a three-DAY party, starting in San Diego at The Griffin. The party starts on Villaintine’s Day, February 14th.

14th: MUSCLE BEECH, Privet, Sullen Ray, Mariel @ The Griffin (1310 Morena Blvd, San Diego)

15th: ANDREW SAKS, Tarah Who?, Sullen Ray, Mariel @ The Dragon Room (The Golden China, 760 S. Seaward Avenue, Ventura)

16th: TARAH WHO?, Sullen Ray, Mariel @ The Down & Out (501 South Spring Street, Los Angeles)

And check out our site calendar. From there you can copy events to your own Google calendar or export to iCal!