I was driving by Hastings this afternoon and I caught a glimpse of its always informative reader board.

I use the reader board at the corner of Chelan and Ninth as a way to stay current on what has been released in the world of books, movies, CDs and video games. This week’s new releases weren’t memorable at all, except for one local release that caught my eye.

East Wenatchee metal band Wide Eyed Coma, the band for which the annual ComaFEST was named, had its name along the bottom of the new release list. If you’ll recall, Applesauce blogged about Wide Eyed Coma around Apple Blossom time, so it was pretty cool to see a local band getting some massive distribution by a major retailer like Hastings.

I haven’t heard the new record so I will reserve critical comment on the band’s music (in fact, I’ll leave that type of writing up to our resident music blogger), but I’m guessing the band is thrilled to have its albums sold at Hastings.

According to the group’s MySpace page, along with records being available at Hastings there are also T-shirts for sale at the retailer. Also the group has two songs that are getting heavy radio play in Spokane on that city’s 94.5 FM. So congrats Wide Eyed Coma.

If you want to see what Wide Eyed Coma is all about you can catch the band performing at Hastings July 4 at 1:30 p.m. and then again at Walla Walla Point Park that same day at 4:30. The group will also be at The Raven July 5 at 9 p.m. All shows are free.