Local music shop celebrated the long-awaited release of the new movie musical
By OLIVIA HOKR — city@theaggie.org
On Nov. 22, Armadillo Music invited “Wicked” fans to come together and enjoy a free listening party dedicated to the new movie musical adaptation. The Davis-favorite music shop gave away prizes during the event and those who purchased a “Wicked” vinyl or CD were given a free poster.
Armadillo Music in Downtown Davis is known for their welcoming atmosphere and events. Hosting listening parties is a staple event for Armadillo: Some of the recent parties were for Linkin Park’s “From Zero,” Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet” and Remi Wolf’s “Big Ideas.”
With the excitement surrounding that week’s public premiere of the new “Wicked” movie, starring Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Armadillo provided the free event for fans to get together and appreciate the soundtrack.
To inform the community of upcoming festivities, Armadillo Music is active on Instagram and shares details about all of their events. For the “Wicked” listening party, they provided an on-theme flyer with information about what attendees can expect.
“We will play the soundtrack in the store and give away prizes to many in attendance, including Wicked tote bags & turntable slipmats,” Armadillo said in an Instagram post. “We also have full-sized Wicked posters to give away with purchase of the CD or the vinyl, while supplies last!”
Attendees were encouraged to dress for the occasion by wearing green or pink, a representation of the two witches. Many guests dressed accordingly, and some took it to the next level. Alejandra, a fourth-year linguistics major, dressed up as Elphaba by painting herself green.
“I am dressed as, obviously, Miss Witch,” Alejandra said. “We were actually going to watch the movie after the listening party so we just wanted to come listen to the soundtrack, really appreciate it in all its glory and then see the visuals paired with the soundtrack later on. We’re just really excited, we’re really big fans and we’ve been waiting for a movie since the musical isn’t shown all the time.”
Her friend, Allison Keleher, a fourth-year managerial economics major, dressed as Glinda to complete the duo and bring the vision of the two witches to life.
“I heard they were giving out free stuff, and I wanted to see the movie,” Keleher said. “So I’m wearing an ensemble with a pink t-shirt and a pink blanket so it’s like a dress, and my face is painted pink.”
During these listening parties, Armadillo’s bar, known as The Bootleg, is always open for 21+ listeners to enjoy. The record store also hosts events throughout each month such as Suds & Sounds and Bikes and Beats for community members to mingle and show appreciation for their music taste.
Written By: Olivia Hokr — city@theaggie.org
