So so so so much going on in Chop Shop Land right now! Follow along closely or you might miss out on some vital information…

Our artists, Scars on 45 and Anya Marina are on tour…TOGETHER!! It’s the first headlining tour for Scars and Anya is traveling with a full band. They already played a SOLD OUT show in Portland, OR and tickets are going fast at all the dates throughout the US. Awesome show. Do. Not. Miss. It.

Scars on 45 + Anya Marina Tour Dates
Jan 31   The Solid Dove Underground   Denver, CO
Feb 02   Varsity Theater   Minneapolis, MN
Feb 03   Schubas Tavern   Chicago, IL
Feb 04   The Winchester Tavern & Music   Cleveland, OH
Feb 07   Joe’s Pub   New York, NY
Feb 08   Brighton Music Hall   Allston, MA
Feb 09   The Marva Theater   Pocomoke City, MD
Feb 11   Rams Head On Stage   Annapolis, MD
Feb 11    The Southern   Charlottesville, VA

After the Anya dates…Scars will be going out and playing some dates with The Fray! How cool is that? Super excited about it. Dates are below and who knows, maybe THIS will happen again?

Scars On 45 + The Fray Tour Dates
Feb 16   House Of Blues   San Diego, CA
Feb 18   Silver Legacy Casino   Reno, NV
Feb 20   Fox Theater   Oakland, CA
Feb 21   Cascade Theatre   Redding, CA
Feb 22   Crystal Ballroom   Portland, OR
Feb 24   Knitting Factory   Boise, ID
Feb 25   Knitting Factory   Spokane, WA
Feb 26   Orpheum   Vancouver, Canada
Feb 28   Paramount Theatre   Seattle, WA

Still following? Ok. Good. After the Scars shows, Anya will be playing several shows of her own. You should go to these as well.

Anya Marina Tour Dates
Feb 13   The National Underground   Nashville, TN
Feb 14   Proud Larry’s FREE SHOW   Oxford, MS
Feb 17    Stubb’s Junior    Austin, TX
Feb 18   The Prophet Bar   Dallas, TX
Feb 21    Hotel Cafe   Los Angeles, CA
Feb 22   The Casbah   San Diego, CA
Feb 23   Hotel Utah   San Francisco, CA

Aaaaaand just for kicks, you should probably know that Scars on 45 will also be playing a show a the Troubadour in LA on March 5th. Mark it down.

If you made it all the way to the end of this post, you deserve a cookie. Unfortunately, I can’t provide cookies for you all…but I can provide this amazing YouTube video. Enjoy!

For more info visit scarson45.com &/or anyamarina.com

Not buying into Rachel Bilson as a doctor on Hart Of Dixie? Well, she has some thoughts for all her critics out there. This video will blow your mind. So good.

WARNING: There is a little bit of NSFW lingo on this, so turn the speakers down or watch with headphones…or if your work is cool with the F bomb, then turn it up!

Make sure you check out Hart Of Dixie on Monday nights at 9/8pm central on The CW.

Mackintosh Braun – “The Same” (Unreleased B-Side)

Last week, this tasty little ditty from Mackintosh Braun was featured in Grey’s Anatomy! It is an unreleased B-side from the Where We Are sessions. If you missed the episode, check it out onthe video above or on Mackintosh Braun’s YouTube channel.

Enjoy!

Happy New Year everyone! 2012 is going to be a great one and it’s starting off with great news for the Scars on 45 camp as Scars on 45 have been nabbed as VH1′s You Oughta Know: Artist On The Rise! They will also be hitting the road on their first headlining tour with fellow Chop Shop artist, Anya Marina (more info on that soon!).

Head over to VH1.com for exclusive videos, photos, and more info about Scars on 45!

1. Adele – 21
2. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
3. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
4. Death Cab For Cutie – Codes And Keys
5. Jessie J – Who You Are
6. The Joy Formidable – The Big Roar
7. Matt Nathanson – Modern Love
8. Elbow – Build A Rocket Boys
9. The Black Keys – El Camino
10. Matt Kearney – Young Love

Follow Scars on 45 on Twitter: @scarson45

Youth Lagoon – The Year of Hibernation
Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
Washed Out – Within and Without
Feist – Metals
Radiohead – King of Limbs
Middle Brother – Middle Brother
James Blake – James Blake
Bon Iver – Bon Iver
Other Lives – Tamer Animals

Follow Milo Greene on Twitter: @MiloGreene

Ben

1. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
2. Holy Ghost! – Holy Ghost!
3. The Joy Formidable – The Big Roar
4. Fredrik – Flora
5. Washed Out – Within And Without
6. The Horrors – Skying
7. Millionyoung – Replicants
8. Kaputt – Destroyer
9. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Belong
10. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs

Ian

1. Holy Ghost! – Holy Ghost!
2. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
3. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
4. Washed Out – Within And Without
5. Feist – Metals
6. Justice – Audio, Video, Disco
7. Duran Duran – All You Need Is Now
8. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
9. Tom Waits – Bad As Me
10. Foster The People – Torches

Follow Mackintosh Braun on Twitter: @MackintoshBraun

1. Stephen Malkmus – Mirror Traffic
2. Telekinesis – 12 Desperate Straight Lines
3. Feist – Metals
4. Portugal. The Man. – In The Mountain In The Cloud
5. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
6. Handsome Furs – Sound Kapital
7. Radiohead – King Of Limbs
8. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
9. Mister Heavenly – Out Of Love
10. tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l

Follow Anya on Twitter: @AnyaMarina

New album FELONY FLATS out 2/14/2012!

Anya Marina – “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas”

Just in time for the holidays! Anya Marina has recorded her very own version of the quirky Christmas classic, “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas”. It’s pretty great!

Listen.

Download (for FREE)!!

Share with your friends & family.

Enjoy!

Also…be on the look out for Anya’s new album ‘FELONY FLATS’ available on Feb. 14th!!

Anya Marina ‘I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas’ by ATL REC

But before we turn the page to 2012, we thought we’d get our Top 10 season underway…

We have our annual lists of Top 10 albums from all of our staff, as well as some of the bands on the Chop Shop Record label in the coming days/weeks, but first we thought we’d kick it off with an old Chop Shop Blog favorite: Who We Are!

If you are familiar with this Blog, you know that every so often everyone on staff at Chop Shop compiles a small list of things they are digging on at the moment in our Who We Are section. This is essentially your chance to stalk us. Plus, it’s a perfect way for our friends and family members (& Santa if you are reading this) to know what to get us for Christmas!

Enjoy!

>>> CHECK OUT WHO WE ARE HERE <<<