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Jawbreaker Weekend at Giant Robot
Saturday, April 3 - Sunday, April 4, 2010

Giant Robot
2015 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
secure.giantrobot.com
(310) 478-1819

GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276

GRSF
618 Shrader Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
gr-sf.com
(415) 876-4773

Giant Robot
437 East 9th Street
Between 1st Ave.& Ave. A, in the East Village
New York, NY 10009
grny.net
(212) 674-GRNY(4769)

Jawbreaker was not only one of the best indie punk bands to ever get in a van, but they were also friends of Giant Robot magazine. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the much-loved trio's debut album, Unfun, and its re-release on Blackball Records, the Giant Robot stores are holding their inaugural Jawbreaker Weekend, which will entail a ton of great music blasting on the stereos (Jawbreaker and related groups such as forgetters, Horace Pinker, J Church, Jets to Brazil, The Moons, Mutoid Men, Shore Birds, Thorns of Life, and Whysall Lane) both days and special "merch" including free buttons and a limited-edition T-shirt for sale.

In addition, copies of the newly remastered Unfun CD will be given to the first die-hard fans who go to the stores and do one the following:

* Bring a Jawbreaker mix CD. These will be added to the store's musical rotations over the weekend and beyond. (2 at GR/Sawtelle, 2 at GRSF, 1 at GRNY)

* Show a Jawbreaker tattoo. (2 at GR/Sawtelle, 2 at GRSF, 1 at GRNY)

One more CD will be given to the Jawbreaker/GR fan who uploads the best Jawbreaker karaoke video to YouTube. The winner will be selected by Blake, Chris, and Adam themselves, and the latter promises to send bonus goodies. To enter, please tag the video with "Giant Robot Store/Jawbreaker Contest" and send a link to info@giantrobot.com.

For more information about Jawbreaker Weekend, the Giant Robot stores, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311

Labels: Contest, Giant Robot, Giant Robot Magazine, Giant Robot New York, Giant Robot San Francisco, GR2, GRLA, GRNY, GRSF, Jawbreake, Unfun

It's shaping up to be a really great weekend at all the Giant Robot stores. GRNY's Metal Mad show is open to online sales with loads of amazing pieces available.

For you Bay Area people, GRSF is having the opening reception for Rob Sato's new gallery show, Junk History. The preview images are gorgeous, kind of make me think of Kong's Skull Island and Laputa. This looks like it will be a hell of a show. Not to be missed!

Then at GR homebase in LA is the fantastic group show Year of the Tiger and pet adoption event. GRLA's Michelle Borok is an animal lover of the highest order, so I know that this event is near and dear to her heart. In fact, GR's own Eric Nakamura adopted his cat Kika at the last adoption event. We just took in the orange stray cat that's been living on our porch at the beginning of this year, so it's a little bit Year of the Tiger for me in NYC as well.

And of course, there is no better place than Giant Robot for you to find that last minute, unique and wonderful Valentine's Day gift. As always, we appreciate your support. Get out there and support metal madness, junk history, the year of the tiger and animals who will love you unconditionally if you take them home.

Labels: Giant Robot, Giant Robot Magazine, Giant Robot New York, Giant Robot San Francisco, GR2, GRNY, GRSF, Junk History, Metal Mad, Pet Adoption, Rob Sato, Year of the Tiger

Giant Robot loves our fans. It's true. You guys helped us turn a photocopied fanzine into a pop culture phenomemon. You proudly fly the GR colors, support our artists and our stores. Now it's time for us to reciprocate. Starting this Saturday, January 16th ALL Giant Robot locations are participating in a storewide sale. Merchandise will be discounted at least 20% (more on certain items). This is our way of saying thank you for 15 years of loyalty and support. GR fans are the greatest.

Labels: Giant Robot, Giant Robot Magazine, Giant Robot New York, Giant Robot San Francisco, GR1, GR2, GRLA, GRNY, GRSF, Sale, Storewide