From The Bird’s Cage is HRVRD’s sophomore effort with 10 tracks including “Flaming Creatures” and “We Never Shut Up About You.” The vinyl version of this release is ultra-limited – available only from Enjoy The Ride Records direct, and soon in very limited supply from Hot Topic (licensed for vinyl from Equal Vision Records).
After numerous lauded, local efforts under an assortment of band monikers [The Easys, Big Silver, etc.] writer Isaac Alexander goes solo. The latest collection of gems from Isaac Alexander is Antivenin Suite. 180g vinyl with a printed inner sleeve. Limited edition of 300, with the first 50 on light gray vinyl. Grab one from Max Recordings now!
Ken Janssen Medical Fund and Benefit Pre-Order. IT DON’T QUIT!
Ken Janssen has long been a fixture on the Cleveland music scene. He has interacted with local and touring musicians as a booker/bartender at the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern, and enthralled audiences as a founding member of The Hot Rails and The It*Men. Before moving to Cleveland, Ken cut his teeth in Kent, Ohio, providing a crucial link between the various social and musical factions in the area. He was always willing to help the bands – whether that meant securing out-of-town gigs, or just making sure there was a well-stocked party after the show.
Now Ken needs our help. In November 2012 he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. ALS is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. Expensive treatment and surgery will be required to slow the progression of the disease.
Many have graciously offered to help in any way they can. Rather than start a foundation to simply collect donations, Ken wanted to do something fun that would provide entertainment value as well. A benefit concert is scheduled for June 1st at the Beachland. In the meantime, Janssen and friends have decided to start a new record label to preserve Ken’s legacy and passion for local music.
Stow House Records is pleased to announce the vinyl reissue of the 2004 It*Men compilation Greatest Its. The recently reunited It*Men are a garage rock band comprised of current and former members of The Dreadful Yawns, The New Lou Reeds, Volcano Fortress, and New Planet Trampoline (among others).
You can pre-order the LP and/or contribute to Ken’s medical fund via Ken’s GrooveBot campaign.
VYIE (ˈvī-ə) is the name of a darkly inspirational non-fiction character. VYIE is a four-letter word. VYIE is a band.
Stories, told through VYIE, may be histories or future perspectives, events from the past or events that haven’t happened yet, and some may be present perspectives. But for more than the entertainment of her wild, imaginative stories, Jessi Monroe and Janey Criss use VYIE as a platform for bringing deathpop (an eskimonic sub-genre characterized by its electronic backbone and layers of darker, melodic clouds) to the forefront of independent music, where sounds are reviewed, discussed and analyzed.
The goal for VYIE on record is to take each song forward, into and through various methods of design. These methods include pairing digital elements with analog ones. Joined by drummer Alec Yeager, the goal of VYIE live is to take each song backward, beyond technical construction and artistic conception, in order to explore each meaning attentively and thematically.
On February 26, SST Records will release Life is Too Short to Not Hold a Grudge, the debut album from GOOD FOR YOU, the brand new band featuring influential guitarist and bandleader Greg Ginn and professional skateboarder and musician Mike Vallely (aka Mike V). Featuring eleven uniquely distinct high-energy rock songs blistered with themes of betrayal, regret, disillusionment, resolve, determination and independence propelled by Ginn‘s distinctive, stun-gun guitar, Life is Too Short to Not Hold a Grudge sets a new course for both musicians and delivers a strong statement of intent that begs to be heard.
Recorded at Ginn‘s Casa Destroy Studios in Taylor, TX, the album teams the singular guitarist — named as one of Rolling Stone’s ”100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” — with the creative, aggressive Vallely for the first time since BLACK FLAG‘s 2003 reunion shows in Los Angeles where Mike V performed the entire My War album from start to finish with the world renowned punk rock band at the invitation of Ginn.
As the founder, guitarist and driving influence behind BLACK FLAG, Greg Ginn defined the west coast punk sound and the DIY ethos of punk rock. In many ways, Vallely is the perfect frontman to lead Ginn‘s first hard rock band since the dissolution of BLACK FLAG. A strong-willed, determined, intense and inspirational figure, Vallely (owner and creative mind behind Elephant Brand Skateboards) has earned a devoted, worldwide following over the course of his two decade plus career as a professional skateboarder and years fronting the bands Mike V and The Rats and Revolution Mother. The vocalist first saw BLACK FLAG perform at City Gardens in Trenton, New Jersey in 1984, crediting it as a life changing experience. Greg and Mike first met in Long Beach, CA in May 2003 when Mike V And The Rats started a supporting run of shows for Greg that would eventually lead to the guest vocal spot at the BLACK FLAG reunion shows. A friendship was formed and the two have kept in touch through the years with the intention of collaborating on new music at some point. In February 2012, Ginn presented Vallely with new music and the singer spent the next five months filling notebooks with lyrics. The duo’s intense songwriting chemistry generated both a solid set of dynamic songs that would become Life Is Too Short To Not Hold A Grudge and the formation of an entirely new band: GOOD FOR YOU. Rarely is rock so pure and hard-hitting.
It’s Not Night: It’s Space is self-described as being the sense of dawn beneath pretense of an order of darkness; dissolving boundaries; fortifying culture; and remaining human. Their new album is Bowing Not Knowing To What, and is available on an ultra-limited edition pressing of 100 records on completely random colors.
First time on vinyl! This first edition pressing of Chicago’s Sleeping At Last Storyboards (2009) was remastered for Vinyl and includes a digital copy of the album, via a download card inside. Expansive artwork included as well. Grab a copy from the band today!
Like Lions‘ debut album – All Be Fine – is all pressed up on 150 Gram 12″ vinyl and ready for pre-orders to ship! Illustrations and Design by Payton Meyer. Grab one before they are gone!
Be sure to watch Sige Records for updates on their newest LP release – Vilke by Daniel Menche.
In a genre known for its randomness and chaotic structure, Daniel Menche has established himself as a musician with an uncharacteristic sense of focus and determination. Rather than creating “noise,” he strives for order and cohesiveness. Aural intensity is not a representation of confusion or the chaotic, but a concerted effort to provoke and stimulate the listener’s imagination by generating intensely powerful sounds and music.
Athens, Ohio rock ‘n’ roll band Hex Net is finally releasing their debut album – Future Holds on vinyl. The underwent some lineup changes shortly after releasing the record in 2012, but grungy guitars and vocals continue to power the group’s sound, with influences drawn from classic rock and small town living.