The Core Trio was part of the the avant garde quartet Rosta. After the break up of the that group, The Core Trio formed in 2004. With the line up of Seth Paynter-saxes, Richard Cholakian […]

2013-2014 been a whirlwind for Mind Cure Records – 12 singles by 12 Pittsburgh bands, 12 original songs, 12 cover songs not to mention videos about each band. It seemed like a bookend was needed […]

Having just finished up a grueling Master’s degree in Sound at the School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago, it’s impressive, but unsurprising that spirited Chicagoan violin prodigy, sound designer, and composer Troy Schafer has […]

Andy the Doorbum is Music and Art…a Man and a Band…a Concept and a Project…a Movement of one life trying to prove its own existence and affirm its perception and interpretation of the world around […]

Laura’s long-lost punk band Thee Scab Eaters got shelved when its other founding member had kids, so she recruited new guys for a loud rock band. Montgomery only knows chords and shrieks and really likes […]

Ultra-blues? misanthropop? despair-core? What exactly is Folkicide? Agreed, it fits all these categories yet it is much more-possibly a genre all its own.  

The Howlin’ Brothers are a three-piece string band that brings heart and passion into every performance. Their upbeat shows are heavy with original and traditional music, featuring the sounds of slide banjo, harmonica and old-time […]

The following excerpts are from Surachai’s Trash Audio interview about his new album – Ritual. Pre-Production After several years of creating complex arrangements and aurally dense albums, I decided to simplify the tools and work with its […]

Four years after the band’s last release,  the Austerity Program are just about to release Beyond Calculation, an 8-song full length record. The record comes out in a few weeks but you can put in a […]