Cincinnati noisepunk band Gazer’s “Double EP” will be available very soon from Phratry Records. The Fake Bulbs EP was engineered and mixed by Will Allard at Missed Connections. The Phone Commercial EP was engineered by John […]
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Record Highlight — The Core Trio Featuring Matthew Shipp
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 […]
Label Spotlight: Mind Cure Records
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 […]
Record Highlight — Troy Schafer
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 […]
Record Highlight — Andy The Doorbum
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 […]
Record Highlight — Flesh Wounds
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 […]
Record Highlight — Folkicide
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.
Record Highlight — Amanda X
Hailing from the Kensington area of Philadelphia (home to infamous gangs such as the Yo’s, Twerks and Fuzzies), Amanda X imperviously sallys forth, creating an oasis of bedroom pop and post-punk among a landscape of […]
Record Highlight — The Howlin’ Brothers
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 […]
Record Highlight — Surachai
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 […]