Coheed and Cambria are on some other shit.

NEVERENDER is an event created by the band in which this progressive rock juggernaut will, for the first time ever, perform live over four nights all four of their concept records in their entirety. The albums will be played in order from beginning to end. Each night’s production will be specifically catered to the record being performed. Tickets for the shows go on sale on Friday July 18 at 1pm EST through Ticketmaster. A special, limited VIP package will be offered via the band’s ticket site. The package includes tickets for all four nights, early entry to the shows, a VIP laminate, an intimate acoustic performance, an exclusive poster and a meet and greet with the band. These tickets go on sale Tuesday, July 15 at 1pm EST. The full NEVERENDER itinerary is below.

“NEVERENDER came about because the band wanted to celebrate the end of the Coheed and Cambria saga in a special way,” says Coheed frontman Claudio Sanchez. “We wanted to come up with an idea that paid proper respect to this phase of our career, while at the same time gave our fans something truly unique and different. Many of these songs have never been played in front of an audience before so I think we’re going to be freaking out at the same time our fans are. It’s going to be a major challenge. We’re psyched our fans have been so loyal and amazing. We figured they deserved this.”

NEVERENDER is the culmination of 10 months of touring the world (including a month of US arena dates opening for Linkin Park this past winter) in support of the band’s latest record, No World for Tomorrow. The record represents the final chapter of The Amory Wars, the brutally tragic sci-fi tale of Coheed and Cambria Kilgannon and their family, a story that wraps all of the band’s concept albums into one.

“We’re really looking forward to going deep and revisiting not only the songs, but also the story,” Sanchez offers. “Interestingly enough, us going over all the old material seems to be influencing our writing of the next record, which we’re sort of doing simultaneously. And to me, that seems appropro since the next story is the prequel to The Amory Wars.”

The NEVERENDER dates are as follows:

New York - Terminal 5

Oct 22
The Second Stage Turbine Blade

Oct 23
In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3

Oct 24
Good Apollo…

Oct 25
No World For Tomorrow

Los Angeles - The Avalon

Nov 5
The Second Stage Turbine Blade

Nov 6
In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3

Nov 7
Good Apollo…

Nov 8
No World For Tomorrow

I try not to talk about my vinyl collection much. One, collecting vinyl has taken on an indie-snob edge over the last few years, and I try my best to curb that kind of attitude. Two, my collection pretty much sucks anyway. Dollar bins and thrift stores can only produce so many scratched Genesis concept albums…
I remember when The Make-Up came and played our local community theatre back in 2000 or so, and on a lark I decided to buy their then-current album Save Yourself on vinyl instead of CD, as I had just received a turntable. Their merch person (maybe it was their guitarist?) was stoked that I asked for the vinyl instead of the CD. It made me feel extra cool, for no apparent reason. I still more often buy CDs than vinyl when given the chance for a number of reasons, but the idea of vinyl records is still quite romantic. Perhaps that romance is the main reason why vinyl has undergone a serious resurgence over the last few years, re-entering the market place and targeting folks who will actually sit down and listen to two sides of a record as the sole function of that hour instead of using music just as a background to fold laundry to.

From Boston.com:

Mike Dreese, cofounder and chief executive of the New England music store chain Newbury Comics, says his company’s vinyl sales, which had been increasing at an annual rate of about 20 percent over the past five years, are 80 percent higher than they were at this time last year.

“Right now, we’re selling about $100,000 a month worth of vinyl,” Dreese says.

But why vinyl and why now, especially when even CD sales have plummeted 40 percent since 2005? Dreese blames the sterility of technology. “I think there are a lot of people who are looking for some kind of a throwback to something that’s tangible,” he says. “The CD was a tremendous sonic package, but from a graphic standpoint, it was a disaster. People still want a connection to an artist, and vinyl connects them in a way that an erasable file doesn’t.”

Or maybe it’s just to accumulate on scene points. “Oh, you have the Dukes of Stratosphear comp I see. Yeah, that’s cool I guess. I got Psonic Psunspot on vinyl…”