Not every gig for THE ARMOIRES is a Big Stir Extravaganza, and when the chance comes along to play along one of our all time favorite bands, THE LIVING DOLLS, and the amazing PAT TODD & THE RANKOUTSIDERS at The Park Bar in our hometown of Burbank... we're in! And we hope you will be too! 

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We are immensely proud to welcome ADDISON LOVE to the Big Stir Records family with the release of his debut solo album: Thoughts On Lunch?

Huntington Beach, CA native Love is a founding member of The Yorktown Lads alongside Orange County's pop maestro and his former teacher Michael Simmons (Sparkle*Jets UK) and frequent member of OC pop collective Popdudes. His first album under his own name is a collection of twelve modern pop rock gems, retro in feel but up-to-the-minute in presentation, performed and produced almost exclusively by Addison himself. 

“My first teachers were John, Paul, George and Ringo”, says Love, and the track “Like The Beatles” (featuring guest vocals from Simmons) shows he's learned his craft very well. What sets Addison apart from the many other power poppers who might make the same claim is his age: despite his already impressive resume, Love turned 22 just prior to the release of Thoughts. 

The absolutely infectious lead single “Wee & Nancy Lee” also displays that deep affinity with the Fab Four, and the Southern California coastal roots of The Beach Boys permeate the record as well. They're evident in the Pet Sounds-inspired arrangements and harmonies of the lovely “The Other Angels”, dedicated to Addison's wife Madison (“rhyming names for your convenience” according to the artist) and the delicate “She”. That the melodies and sentiments of the songs stand up to their inspirations is one of the album's many charms. 

The record's sound isn't just rooted in the '60s, though: rockers like “Anything's Right” and the tightly wound “Blinds” evoke the whole history of hook-propelled pop rock from the heyday of The Cars to best of Fountains of Wayne. The acidic Ray Davies-worthy character sketch “The Ballad of Dr. Minard” is framed as a modern day sea shanty. And the album is peppered with intimate piano and acoustic guitar based ballads, from the opening “Just One Minute” to the deeply touching closing track “Marquita”. 

Thoughts On Lunch? is more than just a promising debut – it's the sound of a young artist already well in command of his craft, spinning everyday concerns into a collection of tunes that are at once funny, moving, and instantly memorable. Big Stir Records is delighted to share it with you!

Order Addison Love: Thoughts On Lunch? here!

Southern California Pop People: Big Stir is back at Joe's Great American in Burbank with a BIG global lineup in September! 

-THE FAST CAMELS, Scotland's premiere freakbeat/psych-pop band, on tour in California for the first time ever! 

-ADDISON LOVE, the newest star on the Big Stir Records roster, celebrating the release of his amazing new record "Thougts on Lunch?" 

-PLASTICSOUL, BSR's own masters of sheer rock majesty, in a rare LA appearance! 

-MICHAEL SIMMONS, the OC's master of all things pop, closing out the season with tunes from his celebrated "First Days of Summer" LP! 

-DJ JOHN BORACK, author of the definitive power pop guidebook "Shake Some Action", spinning the classics between sets! 

FREE as always -- bring some cash for the merch table and the Big Stir Bucket of Love to show these brilliant artists that their music matters! 

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It's the first ever Big Stir Downtown, as the Fast Camels (Glasgow, Scotland's premiere pop-psych rockers) join The Armoires and Leslie Pereira & the Lazy Heroes, for this Shake Some Action! co-production featuring all-vinyl DJ sets from the many they can only call Power Pop Jeff. FREE as always, but bring some cash for the Big Stir Bucket to keep the Camels roadworthy as their California tour continues!

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International Pop Overthrow San Francisco is always a family reunion for the artists of BSR and our friends in the global pop universe!

Friday, Night 2 of IPO in San Francisco features many of the leading lights of the Big Stir family, and you should be there! The first PLASTICSOUL performance since main man Steven Wilson's move to Northern California, and our great pal from LA, JASON BERK, plus some of the Bay's very finest -- TRIP WIRE, THE WELL WISHERS, and much much more!

Saturday, the final night of IPO SF, is just plain Bigstirrific! Our very own BLAKE JONES & THE TRIKE SHOP and THE ARMOIRES on tour from Fresno and Burbank respectively, plus fantastic Bay Area mainstays like THE BOBBLEHEADS, SEAN O-BRIEN & HIS DIRTY HANDS, THE CLARENCES (whom we love and support!) and much much more! We shall see you there, and THANK YOU, FRIENDS!

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More global pop fun in California as Big Stir presents a last chance to catch SPYGENIUS before the return to the UK, with stellar support from JASON BERK, MOD HIPPIE, and THE ARMOIRES, at Maui Sugar Mill Saloon in the fair city of Tarzana! 

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Big Stir invades the Orange County Fair with seven terrific artists from around the globe! Rising star KRISTA MARINA, THE JEREMY MORRIS BAND all the way from Michigan, OC natives POPDUDES, Big Stir's own SPYGENIUS over from Canterbury England, your hosts THE ARMOIRES out of Burbank, ADDISON LOVE & THE PEOPLE MOVERS with a preview of a sensational new album, and local legend MICHAEL SIMMONS with tunes from his celebrated LP "First Days of Summer". 

The show is free with fair admission ($12 adults, $7 kids, FREE for kids under 5) so make a day of it -- the Fair is a great day out for the family!

The totally free and fabulous DON'T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU FESTIVAL at Tower District Records in Fresno, California closes out on August 5 with more from the Big Stir Family! 

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Kicking off at 11 with gospel from Ray Moore & Keysha Burns Isler, continuing at 12:30 with Dave, Brian & the Forty Hour Work Week, the Big Stir crew rounds things of with our very own THE ARMOIRES at 2:00 and San Francisco's mind-boggling THE BOBBLEHEADS at 3:30! 

Part of a wonderful event which also includes BLAKE JONES & THE TRIKE SHOP, SPYGENIUS, and ROCKFORD on Saturday. All five days are FREE and ALL AGES with refreshments on hand, and Tower District Records is amazing and deserves all of your support. Make it a Fresno weekend with Big Stir!

Another brilliant summer festival for the Big Stir crew: introducing the DON'T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU FESTIVAL at Tower District Records in Fresno, California! The BSR family is invading the weekend, and here's what Saturday August 4 includes: 

5:00 VICTOR SOTELO of Fresno's own Sparklejet! 

6:30 Our dear friends ROCKFORD up from Long Beach! 

8:00 BSR's own BLAKE JONES & THE TRIKE SHOP rocking their hometown! 

9:30: All the way from Canterbury, England, it's over very own SPYGENIUS! 

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More on Sunday as the festival closes with THE ARMOIRES and THE BOBBLEHEADS. All five days are FREE and ALL AGES with refreshments on hand, and Tower District Records is amazing and deserves all of your support. Make it a Fresno weekend with Big Stir!

Every night at IPO LA is amazing! We at Big Stir direct your attention to the Thursday show at The Silver Lake Lounge featuring, all the way from Canterbury, England, our very own SPYGENIUS, plus one of our favorite discoveries from this year's live shows, THE EX TEENS! Plus, The Motion, Twenty Cent Crush, Evil Maria, and Drool Brothers. The Big Stir British Invasion has begun! 

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