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Tape Swap Radio returned to the Ice House in Bethlehem on Saturday, April 19 for the 2025 Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market. This was our fifth LVPRFM overall, and it was certainly our biggest. We broke our previous attendance record for LVPRFMs, with over 1,000 people stopping by the Ice House throughout the day. Thank you to everyone who attended who made this a rad event!
We also want to give a big thanks to our vendors. Huge amounts of creativity, artistry, and unique creations were on display, and we couldn’t be more blown away by the community. This year, over 50 vendors participated, which was also a new record for our LVPRFMs — helped in part by the new, expanded outside area.
Check out some photos taken during the vendor sales below courtesy of Derick Fiedler aka @tumbleweed_photographer.
After vendor sales ended, Tape Swap partnered with IceHouse Punk & DIY for a free, four-band punk show: World Breaker (Lehigh Valley hardcore), Pucker Up! (Scranton punk), My Messy Hands (Slatington punk), and Sin Bin (Lehigh Valley hardcore). Check out some photos from Ryan Susko from IceHouse Punk & DIY.
Also at the LVPRFM, we held a supply drive for Valley Youth House’s The Synergy Project Street Outreach Program, which offers assistance to runaway, homeless, nomadic, and street youth — including individuals on or around the outskirts of Sand Island in Bethlehem.
Valley Youth House’s Sarah Pammer has her car filled with items donated for homeless youth at the Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market.
The community certainly showed up, packing a car full of good-quality supplies. Donated items included: socks, bug spray, sunblock, flashlights with batteries, shelf-stable food, headphones/earbuds, Dove body wash, shampoo/conditioner, toothbrushes, deodorant, period products, and makeup.
Tape Swap Radio’s next Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market is scheduled for Saturday, September 6, 2025 at the Ice House. Keep an eye on our website and social media pages for updates on that event.
The 2025 Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market is coming up on Saturday, April 19th at the Ice House in Bethlehem, PA, and we couldn’t be more excited. The free event will feature over 50 community vendors selling everything from vinyl records to handmade chainmaille to wood burning art. There promises to be unique gifts and curositities of all kinds — and far too many for us to mention individually. The complete vendor list is below. Of course, vendors are subject to change.
Vendor sales will take place form 10 AM to 4 PM. While vendors sales are happening, Lehigh Valley-based DJ Warlock who will be playing a mix of punk, power pop, glam, and soul music. We will also be showing a montage of skate videos on the large screen.
After vendor sales end at 4 PM, there will be a 4-band show that will also be free to attend through a partnership with the IceHouse Tonight Punk and DIY Collective. The bands playing are:
* Sin Bin (Lehigh Valley hardcore) (ex-Ballistics)
- World Breaker (Lehigh Valley hardcore) (members of Carrousel)
- My Messy Hands (Slatington screamo)
- Pucker Up! (Scranton punk)
Plus, during the PRFM, Tape Swap Radio will be collecting items for Valley Youth House’s The Synergy Project Street Outreach Program, which offers assistance to runaway, homeless, nomadic, and street youth — including individuals on or around the outskirts of Sand Island in Bethlehem. Attendees are encouraged to bring items to donate, including: socks, bug spray, sunblock, flashlights with batteries, shelf-stable food, headphones/earbuds, Dove bodywash, shampoo/conditioner, toothbrushes, deodorant, period products, and makeup.
Find more information about the 2025 Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market at its official page here.
Allentown, PA-based psych-punk band Pale Fang joined us on the roof of Bethlehem’s Flatiron Building in October, 2024 for our first nighttime Rooftop Session. The city’s skyline at night was a fitting backdrop for the band whose sound is certainly dark itself. Wailing guitars cut through driving garage-punk rhythms as singer D.D. Moon weaved tales of criminals, searching for lost promises of paradise, and personal let-downs. In addition to Moon on vocals and guitar, the band is made up of former Tape Swap Radio guests Chad Huntington on guitar (Poor Luther’s Bones), Lee Romich on drums (Fake Cult, L.A. Fastlife), and Josh Maskornick (VoirVoir, Broski), who sometimes plays a second drum kit in Pale Fang — although he only assisted with engineering on this session. New to the Tape Swap series is Nick Pokrivchak on bass, who has previously played in Valley bands like The Great White Caps and the short-lived Dinosorcerer. Nick also put together this great mixtape for us back for our very first show in 2013 under his White Caps alter ego Sylvester Seaweed.
Pale Fang performed four songs, with two of them coming from their new EP Lose It, which was just released earlier in October. “Nothing There for Me” and “Lose It” feature the same relentless, dark, and twisted sound you’ve come to expect from the group, and they find the band refining their sound to laser-quality precision. Meanwhile, the other two songs in the session, “Paradise” and “Criminal”, are among the band’s stand-out tracks in their catalogue.
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Show #73This show premiered on WDIY 88.1 FM — Lehigh Valley Public Radio in early November, 2024. We featured the Rooftop Session from Pale Fang. We also featured a Halloween mix of DIY, punk, and indie bands (a few days late). Listen to the session and band pick below. Check back on this page for a Spotify and Tidal playlist of the other songs featured on the radio broadcast that will be posted soon.
- Nothing There for Me
- Lose It
- Paradise
- Criminal
- Interview
BAND PICK: The Redos - Ba-Boom
We welcomed Bethlehem, PA-based indie rock band Food Truck onto the roof of the city’s Flatiron Building in August, 2024. With their influences planted firmly in the ‘90s alternative rock era, the trio delve into earnest songwriting about friendship, love loss, and the tribulations of navigating your 20s — all with guitar, bass, and drums leaving a satisfying ringing in your ears. Food Truck’s second and newest album, Pure Gold, was just released a week before the recording of this session, and four out of the five songs they performed are from this latest release. As we found out, the open space of the Flatiron Building roof provided an ideal setting for the band to showcase their sharpened songwriting and performance skills.
Show #72This show premiered on WDIY 88.1 FM — Lehigh Valley Public Radio in August, 2024. We featured the Rooftop Session from Food Truck. We also featured a mix of bands playing DIY shows coming up in the Lehigh Valley, Philly, and NEPA areas — and in lieu of material from the newly-formed band Now Is Never, who will be performing a couple of upcoming Velvert Underground tribute sets, we include three live songs from VU’s iconic 1993 live album. Listen to the session below or the songs we played in the Spotify and Tidal playlists below.
- So Distant
- Anything for You
- Prettiest Thief
- Chemical
- Friend
- Interview
BAND PICK: The Redos - Make It Three
Complete list of songs featured on the radio broadcast:
Raavi - Take Me - Take Me [Single] (2024)
Sister. - Colorado - Colorado [Single] (2024)
Small Mess - Feeling Better - New Body (2018)
Christina Giacoletti - 22 (Over Soon) - What’s Left Here for Me (2023)
Snail Mail - Madonna - Valentine (2021)
Glitterer - The Same Ordinary - Rationale (2024)
Giant’s Despair (fka Gypsy) - Sleep Well - Giant’s Despair (2011)
OK Buddy - Third Degree - Strays [EP] (2024)
—FOOD TRUCK ROOFTOP SESSION—
So Distant
Anything for You
Prettiest Thief
Chemical
Friend
Interview
BAND PICK: The Redos - Make It Three
The Velvet Underground - Guess I’m Falling - Live MCMXCIII (1993)
The Velvet Underground - Venus in Furs - Live MCMXCIII (1993)
The Velvet Underground - The Gift - Live MCMXCIII (1993)
RA!D - Faceless - Faceless [Single] (2024)
Arklight - Half-Life - Exorcisms (2023)
Advance Base - Little Sable Point Lighthouse - Little Sable Point Lighthouse (2022)
William H. Travis - Vermont - Vermont [Single] (2024)
Time Being - Mantra - Would You Rather Have a Ceiling? (2024)
D. Spaulding - Bulldozer - Jilt Matrimonial Turkey Heartland Desert Classic Jubilee (2024)
Creekwater - Weird Year - Wish & Learn [EP] (2015)
Brother JT - California - Shaky Jet Loner (2023)
Live shows mentioned in this episode
On the latest WDIY 88.1 FM broadcast, we featured the Rooftop Session from Bethlehem, PA-based indie rock band Food Truck, recorded in August, 2024. With their influences planted firmly in the ‘90s alternative rock era, the trio delve into earnest songwriting about friendship, love loss, and the tribulations of navigating your 20s — all with guitar, bass, and drums leaving a satisfying ringing in your ears. Food Truck’s second and newest album, Pure Gold, was just released a week before the recording of this session, and four out of the five songs they performed are from this latest release. As we found out, the open space of the Flatiron Building roof in southside Bethlehem provided an ideal setting for the band to showcase their sharpened songwriting and performance skills.
- So Distant
- Anything for You
- Prettiest Thief
- Chemical
- Friend
- Interview
BAND PICK: The Redos - Make It Three
Also on the radio broadcast, we featured a mix of bands playing DIY shows coming up in the Lehigh Valley, Philly, and NEPA areas — and in lieu of material from the newly-formed band Now Is Never, who will be performing a couple of upcoming Velvert Underground tribute sets, we include three live songs from VU’s iconic 1993 live album. Listen to the songs played from the broadcast in the Spotify and Tidal playlists below.
Complete list of songs featured on the radio broadcast:
Raavi - Take Me - Take Me [Single] (2024)
Sister. - Colorado - Colorado [Single] (2024)
Small Mess - Feeling Better - New Body (2018)
Christina Giacoletti - 22 (Over Soon) - What’s Left Here for Me (2023)
Snail Mail - Madonna - Valentine (2021)
Glitterer - The Same Ordinary - Rationale (2024)
Giant’s Despair (fka Gypsy) - Sleep Well - Giant’s Despair (2011)
OK Buddy - Third Degree - Strays [EP] (2024)
—FOOD TRUCK ROOFTOP SESSION—
So Distant
Anything for You
Prettiest Thief
Chemical
Friend
Interview
BAND PICK: The Redos - Make It Three
The Velvet Underground - Guess I’m Falling - Live MCMXCIII (1993)
The Velvet Underground - Venus in Furs - Live MCMXCIII (1993)
The Velvet Underground - The Gift - Live MCMXCIII (1993)
RA!D - Faceless - Faceless [Single] (2024)
Arklight - Half-Life - Exorcisms (2023)
Advance Base - Little Sable Point Lighthouse - Little Sable Point Lighthouse (2022)
William H. Travis - Vermont - Vermont [Single] (2024)
Time Being - Mantra - Would You Rather Have a Ceiling? (2024)
D. Spaulding - Bulldozer - Jilt Matrimonial Turkey Heartland Desert Classic Jubilee (2024)
Creekwater - Weird Year - Wish & Learn [EP] (2015)
Brother JT - California - Shaky Jet Loner (2023)
Live shows mentioned in this episode
Tape Swap Radio returned to the Ice House in Bethlehem on Sunday for the second and final edition of the 2024 Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market. For those keeping track, this was our fourth LVPRFM overall. This latest edition, though, featured our best turnout yet with around 1,000 attendees passing through the Ice House over the course of six hours. Thank you to everyone who stopped by!
We also want to give a huge thanks to our vendors. The amount of creativity, artistry, and unique creations on display was amazing. If you needed a reminder of just how strong our community is, there was no better example than Sunday. Our well-wishes go out to the vendors who had to cancel last-minute due to illness or unforeseen plans. And another round of thanks go to WDIY 88.1 FM, Lehigh Valley Public Radio, for sponsoring the event.
Check out some photos from the event below. We’ll see you at the next one!
On the latest WDIY 88.1 FM broadcast, we featured the Shards Session from Brooklyn-based post-punk band Matte Black recorded in June 2023. From the doom metal feel of their 2015 album Dust of This Planet to the psychedelic touches in 2019’s Psyche to the addition of synthesizers on their new album, 2023’s Portrait, Matte Black has never been afraid to evolve wherever the music takes them. Listen or download the session below.
- Beyond the Sun
- Dead
- Cage
- Pontifica
- Interview
Bank Pick: Goat Wizard - Camp Crystal Lake
Also on the broadcast, we feature an all-Lehigh Valley local mix of bands who have shows coming up in the area or new releases Listen to the songs played from the broadcast in the Spotify playlist below or listen on Tidal here.
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On our WDIY 88.1 FM broadcast from May 26, 2023, we featured a set of '80s punk, a set of '90s punk, recent releases, Lehigh Valley DIY artists, and more. Listen to a Spotify playlsit of songs from the show below or listen on Tidal here. Tape Swap Radio's Rooftop Session from Lehigh Valley noise punk band Tile was also re-aired on the radio broadcast.
Brooklyn’s Matte Black have been making swirling, heavy rock since 2012. Their time together has been anything but musically stagnant, though. From the the doom metal feel of 2015’s Dust of This Planet to the psychedelic touches in 2019’s Psyche to the addition of synthesizers on their new album, 2023’s Portrait, Matte Black has never been afraid to evolve wherever the music takes them.
The three members of the band — Matt (guitar, vocals), Fidel (drums), and Steve (bass) — joined us at Shards in Bethlehem, PA in July of 2023 after wrapping up a set at the well-known dive bar and late night musical oasis, The Funhouse. The band had just released a pair of albums that are a companion to one another, the aforementioned Portrait and the ambient soundscape-filled Landscape.
SHOW #71 1. Beyond the Sun
2. Dead
3. Cage
4. Pontifica
5. Interview
Bank Pick: Goat Wizard - Camp Crystal Lake
Back by popular demand, Tape Swap Radio is throwing one more Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market in 2024 on Sunday, September 1st at the Ice House in Bethlehem.
Vendor registration has just opened up — and spaces is limited. More information and the vendor registration form can be found on the LVPRFM page here.
Tape Swap Radio returned to the Bethlehem Rose Garden on Saturday, May 13th to kick off our dates in the city’s Live in the Garden concert series. Lehigh Valley roots reggae band Trouble City All-Stars performed two hour-long sets to a packed crowd of about 300 attendees.
The band was made up of vocalist/drummer Todd Juknevic, guitarist Matt Juknevic, bassist Seth Juknevic, and keyboard/sax player Aaron Kravette. And while the Juknevic brothers have appeared at some of Tape Swap’s live events and sessions before (Rumplestiltskinz & The Dumpster Full O’ Sound, The Insidious Rays, Thundr Villain, Goat Wizard), this is the first appearance from Trouble City All-Stars at one of our events. The show was free and open to the public. The music kicked off at 6 PM and lasted until 8:30 PM. Check out some photos below.
We want to thank everyone who came out as well as Michael Harper for running sound. Live in the Garden runs every Saturday from 6 to 8:30 PM from now until July 1st. Tape Swap is presenting three more dates in the series, so we encourage you to come out to see some of the best that the Valley’s punk and DIY scene has to offer:
• 5/27 - Service Dog (indie rock, Bethlehem) | Lunch Trucks (rocksteady, Allentown)
• 6/12 - Sun Bus (surf rock, Emmaus) | Hexting (ambient/krautrock, Lehigh Valley)
• 6/24 - Pale Fang (punk/psych rock, Allentown) | Cnidarian (ethereal grunge, Lehigh Valley)
Check out photos and a write-up of Tape Swap’s stage from Live on the Greenway in Bethlehem — which included performances from Catatonic Suns, Service Dog, The Living Things, and more.
This show features the Shards Session from Allentown, PA-based psych rock band Catatonic Suns recorded in March 2022. The band is made up of Jakob Christman, Patrick Shields, Caleb Strobl, and LJ Llaguri. They’ve been refining their their lush and noisy sonic template since beginning in 2018. They performed wo songs from the band's latest album, 2022's Saudade, and two songs from their first album, 2019's Aphelion.
- Melted Mind (0:03)
- Acid Wash (2:53)
- Electric Plain (6:36)
- Tangerine Dayglo (10:28)
- Interview (15:34)
- BAND PICK: Laurel Canyon - Daddy's Honey (22:40)
Watch video from the Shards Session by Allentown psych rock band Catatonic Suns recorded in March 2022.
Tape Swap’s first show of 2022 premiered in April on WDIY 88.1 FM and featured the Shards Session with Laurel Canyon. The four-piece band is a new addition to the Lehigh Valley music scene, having recently releasing their debut EP, Victim, in January 2022. Laurel Canyon is made up of guitarists Nicholas Gillespie and Serg Cereja, bassist Dylan Loccarini, and drummer Egan Miller. The band joined us in March 2022, fresh off a recording session with famed producer Steve Albini in Chicago.
Watch video from the Shards Session by Allentown grunge band Laurel Canyon recorded in March 2022.
Tape Swap Radio returned to the Bethlehem Rose Garden for our second show in the city’s Live in the Garden concert series on Saturday, with Easton psych rocker Brother JT and Bethlehem vaudeville artpunk collective This Way to the Egress. Check out photos and more details.
Tape Swap Radio has partnered with Bethlehem to curate some of the dates in the city’s new Live in the Garden concert series, taking place in the Rose Garden Park.
A documentary that filmed Tape Swap Radio and Shards in 2019 is premiering at the 2021 SouthSide Film Festival in Bethlehem.
The Jawnstowne Standard may be one of the Lehigh Valley’s newest punk bands, but the four members all have long histories playing loud and raucous DIY music. After the break-up of Valley punk band Twin 55, Bruce, Brock, and Matt regrouped under the banner As Years Pass, whose name they would eventually change to the Jawnstowne Standard in 2019 with the addition of former Road Sodas drummer A.C.. The Jawnstowne Standard delivers an earnest style of straightforward, melodic punk rock whose songs deal with “real life, real situations, the good times, and the bad times,” according to the band’s bio. The Jawnstowne Standard released their debut EP 'Punxsutawney' in October 2019, recorded by Matt Molchany at Shards.
The four members of the band joined us on the roof of the Flatiron Building on Bethlehem’s south side on a hot day in August 2020 for this Rooftop Session. This session debuted on WDIY 88.1 FM in September 2020.
HE JAWNSTOWNE STANDARD ROOFTOP SESSION 1. Silver Linings (0:04) 2. As Years Pass (3:54) 3. Matty and Me (6:53) 4. Something Better (10:04) 5. Interview (12:33) 6. BAND PICK: Bad-Ups - South Philly Bop (21:21)
Watch videos from the Hairdo Rooftop Session: www.tapeswapradio.com/news/the-jawnstowne-standard
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Watch video from the Rooftop Session by Allentown punks The Jawnstowne Standard recorded in August 2020.
Shamus and Maggie premiere the Rooftop Session from Hairdo, a three-piece band from Kutztown, PA. The band was recorded in August 2020 and was the first recording Tape Swap has done on the Flatiron Building in Bethlehem, PA in August 2020. This session debuted on WDIY 88.1 FM later that month. They also catch up with fellow Tape Swap collaborator Matt Molchany for an interview on how he has been continuing his work at the Shards recording studio in Bethlehem amid the coronavirus precautions.
HAIRDO ROOFTOP SESSION 1. Business Accumen 2. Duplex 3. Vultures 4. Brown Slime 5. Interview 6. BAND PICK: Bleeders - Gates of Steel (Devo Cover)
MATT MOLCHANY INTERVIEW: 1. Hugs - Bed 2. Under the Clothesline - 11 3. Poor Luther's Bones - Janky Ass 4. Tile - Swing Away
THE MEGA YEAH SHARDS SESSION ---> The Mega Yeah - Pineapple Pie (0:03) ---> The Mega Yeah - Stereo Silence (3:36) ---> The Mega Yeah - North Star (8:17) ---> The Mega Yeah - Moon Face (12:45) ---> The Mega Yeah - Interview (16:11) ---> BAND PICK: Victor Traps - Borderline (27:17)
DAVE ALLISON INTERVIEW + MIXTAPE ---> Dave Allison - Interview Pt. 1 (30:27) ---> Static Daydream - Seconds (32:26) ---> Last Remaining Pinnacle - Lies (35:23) ---> Dave Allison - Interview Pt. 2 (39:12) ---> Matt Kelly - Surpassing Fancy (41:08) ---> Dave Allison - Interview Pt. 3 (43:45)
Tape Swap Radio is selling solidarity stickers for $5 to raise money for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the National Black Justice Coalition. Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations and Homebase Skateshop are also going to hook up one random person who donates with a shirt and hoodie!
Watch video from Lehigh Valley hip-hop group The Xenomorph along with members NyteXing (GR3YS0n) and Johnny Five.
Lehigh Valley-based hip-hop group, The Xenomorph, join us for a Shards Session recorded in November 2019. The two members of the group are Bethlehem rapper NyteXing and Allentown artist and producer Johnny Five. And if all of those names didn’t clue you in, you can expect lots of references from comics, movies, cartoons, and gaming in their music, especially from NyteXing who says he’s a “gamer not a gangster.” It’s important that we mention that since we recorded this session, NyteXing changed the name he makes music under to GR3YS0N, so make sure you follow his new moniker.
For this session, the duo perform a song together and both members perform their own solo material. It’s three sessions in one on this edition of Tape Swap Radio!
---------PART ONE--------- Introduction (0:37) Great Wave - Garlic & Sage (2:27) Scruft - Happy Day (5:37) Service Dog - Looking Up [Demo] (9:14)
---------PART TWO--------- NyteXing - Civil War (14:46) NyteXing - Player One (17:56) NyteXing - Playin 4 Keeps (20:35) The Xenomorph - War Is Raw (23:15) The Xenomorph - Interview Part 1 (27:41) Johnny Five - Erron Black (32:35) Johnny Five - Abigail & The Gravemaker (35:47) Johnny Five - Trouble with the Devil (40:57) The Xenomorph - Interview Part 2 (44:50) GROUP PICK: CapCizza - Real Recognize Real (49:06) GROUP PICK: Pentley Holmes - Shape Up (52:54)
---------PART THREE--------- Arch of Love - Remain in Light (58:23) The Joint Chiefs of Math - World Beyond (1:02:44) The Jawnstowne Standard - As Years Pass (1:06:41)
Tape Swap Radio’s concert series returned to the Ice House in Bethlehem on January 31, 2020 featuring Philly’s Lovelorn and Arch of Love, plus new Kutztown synth punks Hairdo who played their first show.
Shamus McGroggan talked to Lehigh Valley Style for a spotlight in their October issue. Check out the article online.
For our latest show, we talked with Scranton-based community organizer Jess Meoni. Watch a clip of our interview.
Check out photos and a write-up of Tape Swap’s LV Fall Bash, held at the Ice House in Bethlehem on November 9, 2019, featuring Lou Rogai, The Beings, Transkam, and Grayling.
Discounted pre-sale tickets are now avaiable and will come with an LV Fall Bash show poster. The event is happening on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at the Ice House in Bethlehem, PA.
On this show, we premiere the Shards Session from Philadelphia-based band Booze Radly, recorded in August 2019. The five members of Booze Radly, who are all originally from the Lehigh Valley, have just self-released their debut album Haunted Mind, an energetic mixture of raucous pop-punk and emo whose songwriting explores singer and guitarist Alex Manescu’s personal family struggles.
We also explore the DIY music scene of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Our guest is community organizer Jess Meoni, one of the founders of the Scranton DIY Punk Collective who hosts the annual Weird and Wired Punk Bazaar, a combination punk rock flea market and zinefest for the Scranton area. Jess also keeps herself busy by booking shows, organizing movie screenings, running a screen printing business with her friend, drumming in the (awesomely-named) Wife Swamp, and more. She put together a mixtape of Scranton bands to play and talked to us about the music scene that she calls home.
---------PART ONE--------- Introduction (0:44) Booze Radly - Empty Rooms (2:01) Booze Radly - Riptide (4:28) Booze Radly - Interview Part 1 (9:36) Booze Radly - Glass (13:34) Booze Radly - Haunted Mind (17:58) Booze Radly - Interview Part 2 (23:50) BAND PICK: Run for the Whales - Sunny Daze (29:13)
---------PART TWO--------- Jess Meoni - Interview Part 1 (32:26) Standoff - Freedumb (35:32) Lily Mao - Sour Grapes (37:33) Jess Meoni - Interview Part 2 (41:30) Family Animals - Toad Warrior (43:46) Pity Party - Cold Day in July (45:51) Jess Meoni - Interview Part 3 (50:38)
Bands slated to perform are: Lou Rogai (of Lewis & Clarke), The Beings, Tranksam, and Grayling. The show will take place at the Ice House in Bethlehem, PA on November 9, 2019, and will raise funds for Hope Lodge NYC.
Run from the Radio perform a bonus song from their Rooftop Session in our second ever 360° VR video.
Watch videos from Easton alternative/punk band Run from the Radio’s Rooftop Session recorded in June 2019.
We’re from Antarctica perform a bonus song from their Rooftop Session in our very first 360° VR video.
---------PART ONE---------
Run from the Radio: An Introduction (0:39)
LV Girls Rock Interview
----> Jen and Felicia introductions (2:06)
----> What is LV Girls Rock? (2:41)
----> Why did they start LV Girls Rock? (4:04)
----> Discussing former campers Space Is Crunchy (5:29)
Space Is Crunchy - Safe Space (6:40)
Small Mess - Feeling Better (10:25)
LV Girls Rock Interview
----> Discussing the workshops (13:11)
----> When is camp this year? (13:56)
----> What they love about the showcase (14:11)
Georgia Foreman - Baby Eyes (16:42)
Cheap Pop - Wrestlemania III (18:56)
LV Girls Rock Interview
----> The future of LV Girls Rock (22:09)
----> The camp theme song (24:04)
Space Is Crunchy - LV Girls Rock Theme Song (25:02)
---------PART TWO---------
Run from the Radio - Afterglow (26:48)
Run from the Radio - Desperate Times (30:34)
Run from the Radio: Interview
----> Bandmember introductions (33:58)
----> History of the band (34:41)
----> What someone can expect coming to a Run from the Radio show (35:16)
----> Is the band influenced by punk music? (35:57)
Run from the Radio - Time Bomb (37:36)
Run from the Radio - At War (40:13)
Run from the Radio: Interview
----> Connection to Easton house venue Live at 13 (44:12)
----> Playing outside of the Lehigh Valley (45:55)
BAND PICK: Food Truck - Saturday (48:57)
BONUS: The band tries out their boy band vocals (53:36)
Watch videos from the Rooftop Session with Lehigh Valley indie pop band We’re from Antarctica.
A ROOFTOP SESSION WITH WE’RE FROM ANTARCTICA AND A MIXTAPE BY THE DEAD MILKMEN’S JOE JACK TALCUM
On this show, we premiere the Rooftop Session with We're from Antarctica. The five-piece alternative indie pop band joined us on the roof of the Cigar Factory in June 2019.
Also on the show, we feature a mixtape put together by Joe Jack Talcum from legendary punk band The Dead Milkmen. Shamus sat down with Joe during a tour stop at The Alternative Gallery to talk about his recent live gigs.
---------PART ONE--------- We’re from Antarctica: An Introduction (0:52) The Dead Milkmen - Dean's Dream (2:05) Joe Jack Talcum - Thunder Moon (4:07) Joe Jack Talcum: Interview ----> Previous times playing in the Lehigh Valley (7:02) ----> Playing at places like the Alternative Gallery (7:53) Teenage Halloween - Moving Song (8:59) The Mega Yeah - Pineapple Pie [Demo] (12:21)
---------PART TWO--------- Joe Jack Talcum - Anxiety (16:34) Joe Jack Talcum: Interview ----> What type of songs are you playing on your tour? (17:44) ----> Playing with the Tough Shits (17:59) ----> Playing with Josh Gray (18:28) The Tough Shits - Babes of the Abyss (19:33) Josh Gray - Midnight Rendezvous (21:44) Joe Jack Talcum: Interview ----> Listening to different kinds of music (25:58) ----> Thoughts on the DIY music scene (26:10) We're from Antarctica - Colourblind (28:17) We're from Antarctica - Empty Shorelines (31:11) We're from Antarctica - Interview ----> Thoughts on playing on the roof (34:41) ----> Music influences (35:32) ----> Jess joining the band (37:16) We're from Antarctica - Boulder (38:18)
---------PART THREE--------- We're from Antarctica - It's Not Me (42:02) We're from Antarctica - Interview ----> Discussing the new album (45:58) ----> Where are the band members from? (48:13) ----> Thoughts on playing music in the Lehigh Valley (48:58) ----> Discussing the band pick (50:12) BAND PICK: Food Truck - Dog (51:22)
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Watch videos from Expert Timing’s Shards Session. The three-piece Orlando band stopped by Shards in May 2019.
We’re going full Florida for this show. We unveil the Shards Session with Orlando three-piece 'bubblegrunge' band Expert Timing, recorded in May 2019. The band combines melodic punk and energetic indie rock to create a catchy and powerful sound.
Also, on the show, we talk with Amanda Starling, host of the weekly podcast Angry Grrrl Music of the Indie Rock Persuasion based in Tampa. She picks out her favorite Florida D.I.Y. bands to play.
A SHARDS SESSION WITH EXPERT TIMING PLUS, A MIXTAPE OF FLORIDA D.I.Y. BANDS FROM AMANDA STARLING
---------PART ONE--------- Expert Timing: An Introduction (1:02) Snacking - Genius, Actually (4:20) Sleepless - Soft Tissue (6:58) Gutless - Growing Apart (14:32) Boston Marriage - Man Who Wasn’t There (17:18)
---------PART TWO--------- Expert Timing - Never See Me Again (23:21) Expert Timing - Classic Case of Narcissism (26:35) Expert Timing - Interview Part 1 ----> Returning from Canada (30:08) ----> How is the tour going? (31:12) ----> What to expect at an Expert Timing show (31:51) ----> Katrina was nervous to sing in front of Carly of Slingshot Dakota at the band’s first show (27:21) ----> Gibran joining the band (33:28) Expert Timing - Sleep (34:13) ---------PART THREE--------- Expert Timing - Cement (38:08) Expert Timing - Interview Part 2 ----> The D.I.Y. scene and how it played a part in the band members picking up instruments (43:20) ----> Florida’s D.I.Y. scene is connected statewide (44:13) ----> Discussing the band pick (45:48) BAND PICK: Woolbright - Clean (47:13)
See photos from Tape Swap Radio’s Grill & Chill event in the Eskandalo backyard on Saturday, June 1, 2019; including performances of North Carlolina’s Sarah Blumenthal (Alright), Lehigh Valley’s Food Truck, and Brooklyn’s Sandy Beamer.
The next event in our concert series will be a free outdoors cookout and concert held at SouthSide Bethlehem’s Eskandalo on Saturday, June 1, 2019. Live performances include a solo electric set from Sarah of North Carolina fuzz pop band Alright, Brooklyn psych rockers Sandy Beamer, and Allentown grunge-y alternative band Food Truck.
---------PART ONE---------
L.A. FASTLIFE: An Introduction (0:37)
Slingshot Dakota - Louder (2:29)
Pretty Lousy - People You May Know (6:00)
Pool Radio - Real Life Hero (8:57)
---------PART TWO---------
L.A. FASTLIFE - Beach Party (14:26)
L.A. FASTLIFE - Killbot (17:32)
L.A. FASTLIFE - Ersatz (20:04)
L.A. FASTLIFE - Interview Part 1
----> Practicing at Shards (23:50)
----> Bands that inspire them (25:54)
----> Doing cover bands for Wire and the Stooges (26:29)
----> Becca on joining the band (27:21)
L.A. FASTLIFE - Therian (28:00)
L.A. FASTLIFE - Pin (30:09)
L.A. FASTLIFE - Interview Part 2
----> Lo-Fi recording approach on their first album (33:07)
----> Mixing their album in Lee’s car (33:38)
----> Discussing the band pick (35:57)
BAND PICK: The Men - Gates of Steel [Devo Cover] (37:02)
---------PART THREE---------
The Lushpockets - Baby Says (41:11)
Raindeer - R U a Dancer? (44:18)
Cora Sone - White Hat (47:18)
War on Women - Silence Is the Gift (49:37)
See photos from the 2019 Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market that was held in Bethlehem, PA on Saturday, April 27th.
Austin, TX post-punk band Beth Israel stopped by Shards on their tour in October 2014 to record this Shards Session. The band had just released their album Dental Denial on the indie record label Dull Tools, a label run by Parquet Courts’ Andrew Savage which was receiving some national attention. This session’s files were originally thought to be lost after a hard drive at Shards crashed shortly after the recording. Recently, we were able to recover the files, so we’re thrilled to be able to bring you this Shards Session with Beth Israel, albeit 4.5 years later. In honor of Beth Israel’s Shards Session we also take a look at some recent releases from Dull Tools; plus, we take a look at some upcoming DIY shows in the Lehigh Valley. This show premiered on WDIY 88.1 FM Lehigh Valley Public Radio in March 2019.
Tape Swap Radio is excited to announce the second year of the Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market. Coming to the Ice House in Bethlehem on Saturday, April 27, 2019.
---------PART ONE---------
The Curls - Hit Em Where It Hurts (3:18)
You & Your Whatever - Heart Breaks in Three (6:34)
Horrible Charlie - Browning Out (9:52)
---------PART TWO---------
Line Leader - Premonition (12:12)
Line Leader - Gemini Divide (16:08)
Line Leader - Bubblegum (20:54)
Line Leader - Interview Part 1
----> Band introductions (22:57)
----> Experience playing live (23:22)
----> Beginning of the band (24:26)
----> Other bands or artists that are reference points for understanding Line Leader (25:10)
Line Leader - Soft Spot (27:15)
Line Leader - Through the Ringer (30:40)
Line Leader - Skin Changer (33:56)
Line Leader - Interview Part 2
----> What can people expect at a Line Leader show? (37:51)
----> Memorable live shows (38:20)
----> Discussing the band pick (39:59)
BAND PICK: Arthur Shea - Hell Yah (41:31)
---------PART THREE---------
Matt Saincome - Interview Part 1
----> Starting The Hard Times (43:58)
----> Gulch is excited to be in the Bay Area DIY music scene (48:22)
Gulch - E.P.T.S. (49:15)
High Pressure - Foreign Policy (51:47)
Matt Saincome - Interview Part 2
----> Matt grew up with the members of High Pressure (54:58)
----> Keeping up with the Bay Area DIY music scene (56:37)
----> How many articles has The Hard Times written? (58:08)
----> Favorite Hard Times headlines (59:02)
----> Upcoming Hard Times projects (1:01:29)
----> The Old Firm Casuals make Oi! music that’s tough yet melodic (1:02:38)
The Old Firm Casuals - Pendulum (1:04:44)
Nazareth punk band The Road Sodas are no strangers to controversy. The night before recording this Rooftop Session with us in October 2018, the band had an annual benefit show in their hometown shut down by the police. Simply put, the four members of the Road Sodas know how to put on a memorable show. In their interview, they describe playing live as their favorite part of being a band and they brought that enthusiasm to the Cigar Factory roof for our session. The band powered through four songs and didn’t stop before launching into a fifth. Enjoy that bonus track not heard on the on-air broadcast.
Also on the show, we preview songs from the bands coming to the next event in the Tape Swap Presents concert series at Lit Roastery in Bethlehem on February 7, 2019: Philadelphia synth pop outfit Pool Radio, fellow Philly artist Lexi Campion of Grayling, and Jordan from Kutztown aka The Most Beautiful Images. We wrap up the show with Shamus’ interview with Jamie Holmes, the owner of Double Decker Records in Allentown. They discuss Double Decker’s 22 year journey from underground DIY punk meeting place in the late 90’s to the current wave of vinyl resurgence in the 2010’s. Jamie also picks out songs to listen to from some of his favorite Lehigh Valley DIY bands throughout the years.
Check out photos and details from Tape Swap’s first show of 2019 at the Ice House in Bethlehem.
Tape Swap Radio’s next show in our concert series takes place on Thursday, January 24, 2019 and is raising money for the Center for Animal Health & Welfare in Easton.
Tape Swap held the final show of 2018 in our concert series with Ghost Lily, Daytime Cleaners, Teenage Halloween, and Soft Idiot. See photos from the show.
Philadelphia garage rockers RunHideFight blast through a Rooftop Session; plus we listen to a mix of new music from some of our DIY favorites including Teenage Halloween, The Retinas, Soft Idiot, Georgey V, and more.
Carly Comando, Expert Timing, Ghost Lily, and Controller joined us for our show at 2nd Base Vintage in Easton. Check out some pictures.
A lot of bands like to turn up the volume when they play live, but Spirit Of… have become known for their high volume live performances and towering amp set-up. Brooklyn musicians Frederick Nicholson and Mikael Tarkela use volume as one of the tools in their musical palette as they paint soundscapes with guitars, keys, vocals, and samples. After discovering Spirit Of… last year, we had to include their album Glossolalia on our list of Favorite DIY Releases of 2017. In March 2018, we invited them to Bethlehem to play one of our Tape Swap Presents shows at Lit Roastery, and they joined us afterwards at Shards to record this session.
We also mark the occasion of the Tape Swap Radio Stage returning for this year’s Allentown ArtsFest, which runs September 28-30, 2018. Matt and Shamus pick out music from some bands and artists coming to the Tape Swap Radio Stage, then ArtsFest Creative Director Brandon Wunder joins us with a mix of music from bands playing the Main Stage.
We also mark the occasion of the Tape Swap Radio Stage returning for this year’s Allentown ArtsFest, which runs September 28-30, 2018. Matt and Shamus pick out some bands and artists coming to the Tape Swap Radio Stage to listen to, then Brandon Wunder joins us with a mix of music from bands playing the Main Stage.
Spread across Northeast PA and the Lehigh Valley are the four members of Under the Clothesline, a sleazy garage psych band who have begun to make an impression on the Valley’s music fans in the last couple of years. Under the Clothesline wear their music’s grime on their sleeves, sounding dirty and dingy with a disarmingly relaxed vocal style that seems to hint at something sinister lurking just beneath the surface. The band has previously performed at one of Tape Swap's shows at the Ice House in Bethlehem and our stage at Allentown ArtsFest. The band joined us on the Cigar Factory roof on a cold, windy day in April 2018.
We also feature interviews and song selections from some of the young up-and-comers behind new ventures in the Valley's DIY music scene. First, Chandler Davis, Zak Gerhart, and Pat Lilly from multi-media production company Lab Two Twelve stop by. Then, later in the show, we pick up on that conversation with Chris Kennedy from DIY Easton show space Live at 13.
Watch video from Brother JT’s Rooftop Session featuring songs off of his new album Tornado Juice on Thrill Jockey Records.
Watch video from Allentown punk/noise band Tile’s Rooftop Session recorded in June 2018. Featuring songs off of their new album Come On Home, Stranger on Limited Appeal Records.
Easton psych/garage rock musician Brother JT joins us for a Rooftop Session; plus, we talk with radio DJ/producer Neil Hever who picks out records from his collection to trace the lineage of the Lehigh Valley’s garage rock past.
Allentown noise rock/punk band Tile perform a Rooftop Session; plus, we listen to a mixtape from Poconos punk band Cheap Pop.
Professional wrestling and DIY music came together at National Sokols in Bethlehem on July 20, 2018 for Let's Hang Out, a co-production of LVAC and BWA. Tape Swap Radio was on hand to handle sound for the event, and we're excited to bring you the full audio and commentary. The event featured five matches as well as performances from Cheap Pop, Spirit of the Beehive , and Mannequin Pussy. The event was MC'd by "Party Tsar" Vlad Radinov with commentary by "Diamond" Joe Leonard.
Watch video from the Philadelphia experimental glam rock band’s Shards Session, recorded in August 2017.
Philadelphia experimental glam rock band Cerulean Blue perform a Shards Session; plus Michigan City, Indiana music promoter Tim Bauer discusses the Northwest Indiana DIY music scene and picks out some of his favorite area bands and artists to play.
Watch video from the Wilkes-Barre psych rock/lo-fi collective’s Rooftop Session, recorded on a cold spring day in April 2018.
We kick off a new year of Rooftop Sessions by welcoming Wilkes-Barre's Doghouse Charlie & The Buck Knife to the Cigar Factory building in Allentown. The band's session was recorded on a cold and windy day in April 2018. We also dig into recent submissions from regional bands and spotlight a few of our favorites.
This show premiered on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's NPR station) on May 25, 2018.
---------PART ONE---------
Doghouse Charlie & The Buck Knife - An Introduction (0:37)
The Front End - Hey God (2:31)
L.M.I. - Salamander (6:07)
We're from Antarctica - I Don't Care (8:15)
---------PART TWO---------
Doghouse Charlie & The Buck Knife - A Rooftop Session (12:10)
----> Friend of the Season (12:59)
----> True Blue (15:57)
----> Interview Part 1 (19:03)
----> Come Back as a Tree (23:34)
----> Interview Part 2 (29:45)
BAND PICK: Mind Choir - Chatter (33:03)
---------PART THREE---------
The Quality of Mercury - Breathe in Stereo (38:01)
Steel City Ruins - Finite (43:14)
Thanks to the sponsors of this Rooftop Session:
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Watch video from Transkam's performance of "Indicator" from their Shards Session. The three-piece Tokyo, Japan minimal band describes their music as "junk" and joined us for a Shards Session during their first U.S. tour.
On this show, minimal junk three-piece band Transkam from Tokyo, Japan joins us for a Shards Session. The band recorded their session during their tour stop in Bethlehem in October 2016 before their set at the Funhouse. We also talk with Transkam's tour manager Michael Young from Baltimore who brought Transkam to the U.S. for their first tour of the country. We'll be playing a mix that Michael put together with his favorite Japanese punk, indie, psychedelic, and experimental bands.
This show premiered on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's NPR station) on March 2, 2018.
---------PART ONE--------- Transkam: An Introduction (0:37) Michael Young Interview (2:18) ----> Beginnings of his Japan/U.S. connection (2:52) ----> Baltimore's Japan/U.S. arts history (4:58) ----> Alan Smithee's Mad Universe (6:24) Alan Smithee's Mad Universe - Solid I (6:46) Michael Young Interview (13:14) ----> Playing dates on the tour (13:49) ----> DADARAY (16:23) DADARAY - 少しでいいから殴らせて [Sukoshideiikara Nagurasete] (16:03)
---------PART TWO--------- Transkam - Fairchild (23:48) Transkam - ⌘F (31:00) Transkam Interview Part 1 (33:10) ----> What to expect at a Transkam show(33:37) ----> The band's eclectic music tastes (34:11) ----> The meaning of junk (34:59) ----> The start of the band (35:38) ----> The tour so far (36:30) Transkam - Giant Steps(37:09) Transkam - Inidcator (42:14) Transkam Interview Part 2 (48:24) ----> Thoughts on the U.S. and Japanese music scenes (48:29) ----> Band picks (50:25) BAND PICK: The Great Depression - Purple Skirt (51:49) BAND PICK: Rita Fishbone - Stubborn (54:31)
---------PART THREE--------- Michael Young Interview (58:38) ----> The band gets international driver's licenses (58:50) ----> Otori (1:00:00) Otori - 反転 [Hanten] (1:00:49) P-iPLe - Starbucks' Curse (1:05:02) Michael Young Interview (1:07:38) ----> P-iPLe (1:07:53)
Tape Swap returns to the Ice House on February 3 with Psychic Teens and Lit Roastery on February 16 with Service Dog. We also launch the first-ever Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market at the Bethlehem Public Library on February 17 featuring a massive music sale. Full details included.
On this show, we have a Shards Session with Daytime Cleaners, a four-piece garage rock/jangle pop band from Bethlehem, PA. The band is made-up of Don, Ben, Bill, and Earl, who have played in Lehigh Valley bands like Narrow Lover, Poor Diet, and The Under Sixteens. The band joined us to record this session in May 2017.
We also talk with Ramona Córdova, an experimental artist currently based in Philadelphia, who's playing our next Tape Swap Presents live show at Lit Roastery in Bethlehem on January 11, 2018. Ramona talks about traveling the world, discusses the inspiration behind the new album On Paper, and picks out music from some of their favorite recent DIY/independent releases.
This show premiered on WDIY (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on January 5, 2018.
---------PART ONE--------- Daytime Cleaners: An Introduction (0:37) Ramona Córdova - Secret Prayer (2:55) Ramona Córdova Interview (8:00) ----> Lehigh Valley and Philly connections (8:10) ----> Growing up and moving across the U.S. (8:46) ----> Returning to the U.S. to record the new album (9:36) ----> Wheatie Mattiasich (11:08) Wheatie Mattiasich - This Way (12:37) Sarah M. - Control (15:03) Ramona Córdova Interview (17:03) ----> Sarah M. (17:24)
---------PART TWO--------- Daytime Cleaners - Sleep Debt (19:56) Daytime Cleaners - Bonnie Brown (23:31) Daytime Cleaners Interview (26:38) ----> How long they've been playing (26:38) ----> The name of the band (27:12) ----> Musical influences (27:27) ----> Current demo EP and future release plans (28:07) ----> Lyrical approach (28:42) ----> Musical approach (29:07) Daytime Cleaners - Limerance (29:59) Daytime Cleaners - Fields (34:13) Daytime Cleaners Interview (37:08) ----> The Lehigh Valley music scene (37:18) ----> Band pick (40: 22) Honey Radar - Fort Wayne Mermaids (41:27)
---------PART THREE--------- Ramona Córdova Interview (44:54) ----> The new album, 'On Paper' (45:02) ----> Gaspar Claus (47:02) Marion Cousin & Gaspar Claus -Madona De Sa Cabana (48:38) Ramona Córdova Interview (49:51) ----> M.I.A. (50:14) M.I.A. - Finally (51:24) Ramona Córdova - Printemps (51:40)
On this show, we welcome Beaver Falls, PA indie pop band Captain the Sky for a Shards Session. Recorded in May 2017 during the band's weekend in eastern PA, the four members of Captain the Sky drove north to Shards after playing a show in West Chester. The band had just released their new EP "Lions and Foxes" two months prior.
We also present our year-end retrospective. Six of the Tape Swap team members give their pick for "Best DIY Release of 2017." Matt Molchany, Shamus McGroggan, Eddie Mackavage, Caroline Hanna, James Ravelle, and Andrew Rutledge each spotlight a favorite release from artists that span from New York to the Lehigh Valley to Philadelphia.
---------PART ONE--------- Captain the Sky: An Introduction (0:37) Best DIY Releases of 2017: Matt Molchany (3:34) Spirit Of... - Mania (5:19) Best DIY Releases of 2017: Caroline Hanna (10:37) Shannen Moser - Alex [282] (12:24) Best DIY Releases of 2017: Andrew Rutledge (15:38) Soft Idiot - Brother, Pt. 1 (17:41)
---------PART TWO--------- Captain the Sky - Redwoods (21:40) Captain the Sky - Shorelines (25:42) Captain the Sky: the beginning of the band (30:32) Captain the Sky: the sound of the band (31:59) Captain the Sky: Aaron's lyrical approach (33:50) Captain the Sky - Canopies (34:51) Captain the Sky - Mythomania (39:05) Captain the Sky: the Beaver Falls music scene (43:48) Captain the Sky: band pick (48:42) Primer & Grayscale - Passion Play (49:30)
---------PART THREE--------- Best DIY Releases of 2017: Eddie Mackavage (55:58) Small Mess - Carter (57:12) Best DIY Releases of 2017: James Ravelle (59:45) Swimmer's Lungs - Final Jeopardy (1:01:26) Best DIY Releases of 2017: Shamus McGroggan (1:03:56) Fool Heavy - Canada Dry (1:05:05)
Originally aired on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on December 22, 2017.
Tape Swap has announced its December 2017 and January 2018 shows at Lit Roastery and Bakeshop in Bethlehem. December 15th will see Sing, Bird of Prey and Local Spirit perform. Slated for January 11th is Ramona Córdova and Sarah M. with Jacob Norman Chainsaw-Arm. Full details included.
On this show, we welcome up-and-coming Bethlehem sad jammers Small Mess to Shards for a session. We also mark the release of the band's first 5" single on Square of Opposition Records by talking with Square of Opposition founder Chris Rejec and listening to some selections he brought from the label's catalogue. Square of Opposition Records has been an enduring presence in the Lehigh Valley's DIY punk community since it began in 2001, and Square of Opposition's release of the new Small Mess Out the Window/Fourth of July 5" single is only the latest in a 16-year history supporting DIY music in the Lehigh Valley and beyond.
---------PART ONE--------- Small Mess: An Introduction (0:37) Chris Rejec: Before Square of Opposition Records (2:13) The Insurgent - Murdock and Electric (6:41) Chris Rejec: Sticking with Square of Opposition for 16 Years (9:11) Chris Rejec: The Business Side of Square of Opposition (12:06) Spraynard - Airports and Prank Calls (14:36)
---------PART TWO--------- Small Mess - Out the Window (18:07) Small Mess - Another Hit (20:40) Small Mess: Becca Moving from a Solo Performer to a Full Band (23:38) Small Mess: Mitch, Jordan, and Jared on Playing in Small Mess (24:30) Small Mess: Origin of the Name 'Small Mess' (25:43) Small Mess: Becca's Songwriting Topics (26:49) Small Mess - Untitled (27:29) Small Mess - More Than Miles (29:34) Small Mess: Experience Playing Live (34:23) Small Mess: Impression of the Lehigh Valley Music Scene in 2017 (35:30) Small Mess: Becca's Work with Lehigh Valley Girls Rock (36:11) Small Mess: Becca on Women in Music (36:49) BAND PICK: Georgia Foreman - I'll Figure It Out (37:28)
---------PART THREE--------- Chris Rejec: Working with Secret Art Space (41:54) Chris Rejec: Did He Have a Plan? (44:10) Yo Man Go! - Life Lessons (45:20) Chris Rejec: His Stand-Out Moments of the Last 16 Years (48:56) Snowing - Big Weed (51:03)
Square of Opposition Records: www.squareofopposition.com/
Small Mess: smallmess.bandcamp.com/
Georgia Foreman (Band Pick): georgiaforeman.bandcamp.com/
Tape Swap returns to the Ice House on November 3 and Lit Roastery and Bakeshop on November 17, 2017. Full details announced.
This show features our second-ever Rooftop Session with long-time eclectic Bethlehem rock band The Insidious Rays. We also play a handful of tracks from artists who are performing at our stage at this year's Allentown ArtsFest including exclusive first-listens of songs from Ironhead's Devils Pit Blues Cult and Mike Teknology. Originally aired on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on September 22, 2017.
The Wildlings - Genie's Last Wish (2:21) Ironhead's Devils Pit Blues Cult - You Are Your Own Threat (6:09) Daytime Cleaners - Cowboy Song (11:07) Captain the Sky - Canopies (15:02)
The Insidious Rays - The Black Lagoon Boogie (22:11) The Insidious Rays - Rock & Roll (24:19) Interview Part 1 (26:11) The Insidious Rays - Time for Two (30:17) The Insidious Rays - The Wind (35:14) Interview Part 2 (38:40) Matte Black - Fuzz (43:33)
This Way to the Egress - Going Home Again (48:28) Mike Teknology - Urban Hippie (52:46) Bad American - Black Cloud Ron (56:40) Nate Marks - 99.9 The Hawk (59:13)
This show features a Shards Session with Oley, PA garage/psych rock band Poor Luther's Bones and a mix of new music. Originally aired on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on September 8, 2017.
Weakened Friends - Hate Mail [feat. J Mascis] (2:00) Spur - Wilt [Demo] (4:37) El Silver Cabs - Shrink (8:00) Radiator Hospital - Dance Number (10:31)
Poor Luther's Bones - Driving Wheel (14:04) Poor Luther's Bones - I'm Not a Braggart (16:44) Interview Part 1 (19:46) Poor Luther's Bones - Sinking Ship (22:19) Poor Luther's Bones - M.T. (24:30) Poor Luther's Bones - Last Ego Sapien (26:49) Interview Part 2 (31:00) Brother JT - Sweatpants (32:52)
Selector Dub Narcotic - Hotter Than Hott (39:27) Secret Cities - Paradise (43:45) The Big Drops - Boyfriend Talk (48:33) Spirit Of... - Mania (50:43) HDLSS - Wonderloss (55:46)
This show features our Shards Session with Allentown hardocre punk band Bad American and a mix of bands that played the Lehigh Valley in the month of August. Originally aired on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on August 25, 2017.
Anticitizen - Bricks Not Ballots (1:23) The Plumcocks - Run to Me (2:48) The Clap - Look Before You Leap (6:28) Full Walrus - Full Walrus (9:44)
Bad American - Feel the Slime (14:35) Bad American - Absentee Debate (18:05) Interview Part 1 (20:42) Bad American - I'm Still Waiting (25:37) Bad American - Shards (26:45) Interview Part 2 (30:05) The Cloth - Kinghit (35:23)
Baus - Rut (40:17) Manikineter - Mannequin Eater (42:12) Gun Outfit - Gotta Wanna (45:29) Admit Nothing! - Boredom & Loss (49:26) Great White Caps - First Wave (51:25 Fog Cult - The Dying Sun (54:10)
TAPE SWAP RADIO STAGE AT ALLENTOWN ARTSFEST
Friday, Sep. 29 - Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017Cedar Beach Park - Allentown, PATape Swap Radio returns with our own stage at Allentown ArtsFest 2017. We will have three days of free concerts open to the public (and under a tent). We'll be featuring many of the bands that recorded recent sessions and a few new favorites as well.
LIBRARY AFTER HOURS II WITH CALVIN JOHNSON
Selector Dub NarcoticSecret CitiesVoirVoirTuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 - 8 PMBethlehem Area Public LibraryLegendary Beat Happening frontman and K Records founder Calvin Johnson brings his new band, Selector Dub Narcotic, to our second "Library After Hours" show at the Bethlehem Area Public Library.
Supporting is NYC/D.C. psych pop band Secret Cities and Bethlehem indie rockers VoirVoir playing their first full-band show in over a year.
All Ages, 21+ to drink.
$10; $8 with valid student ID.
Proceeds benefit the bands and the library.
Ticket Pre-Sale
All pre-sale orders include a free 11x17 show poster!
On this show, Bethlehem's Gypsy punk/vaudeville troop This Way to the Egress perform our inaugural Rooftop Session on the Cigar Factory building in Allentown. Our staff picks for this show highlight artists who played in the Lehigh Valley during July including local indie pop band Doctor Ransom and Brooklyn folk punk group Out of System Transfer. Originally aired on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on July 14, 2017.
Doctor Ransom - Hook and Cross Ronnie Rock & The Trendsetters - Trendsetter (Alternate Studio Take) Crooked Spine - Clair 2 Beach Bod - Nathan Kinda Looks Like a Ham
This Way to the Egress - What Do You Want? This Way to the Egress - Mark of the Beast Interview Part 1 This Way to the Egress - See No Evil This Way to the Egress - Southbound Interview Part 2 The Ford Theatre Reunion - New American Standard
Travis J & The Rhinestones - Goth Beach The Wildlings - Arabian Lap Dance Ratboys - GM Out of System Transfer - The Horse (and his boi-sterous hatred for all forms of earthly authority)
Bethlehem, PA's This Way to the Egress can only begin to be described as a concoction of gypsy, vaudeville, punk rock, and circus music. Even that description doesn't do them justice. Maybe a better way to put it is, they are simultaneously the circus' main attraction and P.T. Barnum's outlandish showmanship rolled into one. The Lehigh Valley showmen and women admit they did the usual band trajectory backwards, starting with hitting the road soon after forming in 2008 and only recently focusing on building a solid local prescence to grow roots in their hometown. With Egress' fourth studio album, Onward! Up a Frightening Creek, set to be released in September 2017, the band is making strides to grow those local roots, performing at at a slew of LV venues in the summer and fall of 2017 including the new One Centre Square venue in Easton, The Funhouse in Bethlehem, Allentown ArtsFest, and this session for Tape Swap Radio recorded in June 2017.
This session marks Tape Swap Radio's first Rooftop Session and we're thrilled to be able to bring bands up to the roof of the four-story Cigar Factory building in Allentown. The building is home to the Alternative Gallery, Coffee House without Limits, Inkhound Press, and more. The Cigar Factory has been host to a lot of live music in the LV's DIY community throughout the 90's and early 2000's, so it is fortuitous that our project has ended up on the roof of this same building. Roots run deep.
Bethlehem, PA band This Way to the Egress performing live on the Cigar Factory's roof in Allentown, PA for Tape Swap Radio in June 2017. This session aired on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on July 14, 2017.
Bethlehem, PA band This Way to the Egress performing live on the Cigar Factory's roof in Allentown, PA for Tape Swap Radio in June 2017. This session aired on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on July 14, 2017.
Bethlehem, PA band This Way to the Egress performing live on the Cigar Factory's roof in Allentown, PA for Tape Swap Radio in June 2017. This session aired on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on July 14, 2017.
Bethlehem, PA band This Way to the Egress performing live on the Cigar Factory's roof in Allentown, PA for Tape Swap Radio in June 2017. This session aired on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on July 14, 2017.
An interview with Bethlehem, PA band This Way to the Egress on the Cigar Factory's roof in Allentown, PA for Tape Swap Radio in June 2017. This session aired on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on July 14, 2017.
- What Do You Want? (0:03)
- Mark of the Beast (4:21)
- See No Evil (8:14)
- Southbound (11:52)
- Interview (16:33)
- Band Pick: The Ford Theatre Reunion - New American Standard (25:33)
The Ford Theatre Reunion (Band Pick):
http://www.thefordtheatrereunion.com/
This Way to the Egress:
http://thiswaytotheegress.com/
We'd like to introduce you to a new live series that Tape Swap Radio will be launching on Friday, July 14, 2017 called "Rooftop Sessions". We've partnered with The Alternative Gallery to record original live sessions on the roof of the four-story Cigar Factory building in Allentown. The Rooftop Sessions will feature HD video including aerial drone footage courtesy of our friend George Wacker.
Our first Rooftop Session is with Lehigh Valley gypsy/vaudeville/punk-inspired band This Way to the Egress and is set to premiere this Friday on WDIY 88.1 FM with video available online on Sunday, July 16th. The next ‘Rooftop Session’ will feature up-and coming Wilkes-Barre indie rock band Doghouse Charlie & The Buck Knife, set to premiere in August.
The Alternative Gallery director and Cigar Factory building superintendent, Brandon Wunder, has worked with Tape Swap Radio in the past and will be allowing Tape Swap exclusive access for recording on the Cigar Factory's roof.
“This project is the culmination of several years of collaborative foundation building efforts by Tape Swap Radio, the Alternative Gallery, and an assortment of unique creators in the area. Setting the performances against Allentown’s changing skyline serves as the perfect metaphor for the strengthening of the arts in our area. These sessions are a special way to exhibit the vibrant art and music community in the Lehigh Valley and literally raise them to a new platform.”
— Brandon Wunder, The Alternative Gallery
“[The Cigar Factory] is a building with deep roots in the Lehigh Valley’s music scene. From touring bands to local bands, the walls of this building have seen a lot of live music throughout the 90’s and early 2000’s. I think it’s interesting that a project like this would find a home on the roof of this particular building.”
— Matt Molchany, Tape Swap Radio
“We’re always looking for new and exciting ways to showcase the music of the Lehigh Valley’s thriving D.I.Y. and independent music scene. We’re hoping that our Rooftop Sessions will expose these bands to a wider audience.”
— Shamus McGroggan, Tape Swap Radio
Other fourth anniversary initiatives launched by Tape Swap Radio include a redesigned website which will now serve as an archive for all 40+ sessions that Tape Swap Radio has recorded over the past four years, a quarterly zine documenting the Lehigh Valley music scene which will debut at LV Zine Fest on August 19th at 2nd Base Vintage in Easton, and a new season of bands recorded at the Shards recording studio in Bethlehem. Guests for Tape Swap Radio’s upcoming ‘Shards Sessions’ include Lehigh Valley bands Bad American, Poor Luther’s Bones, Daytime Cleaners, Small Mess, Goodnight Stars Goodnight Air, and more.
Tape Swap Radio's 4th anniversary kicked off last month with a handful off new projects. One of our efforts has been the expansion our Tape Swap Presents concert series. We want to be able to bring you more live events at more venues in the Lehigh Valley. To help make that happen, we are excited to begin working more closely with two great musicians and all-around good people, Eddie Mackavage and Andrew Rutledge. Eddie has already been helping out with Tape Swap operations, so we are glad to have him aboard in a much bigger capacity. Eddie plays in Lehigh Valley bands Georgia Foreman and Swimmer's Lungs. Andrew is new to the Tape Swap team. He plays in LV bands Doctor Ransom and Blood Moon.
We have three July shows lined up in Bethlehem:
Saturday, July 15, 2017
The Funhouse
- Doctor Ransom
- Small Mess
- Georgia Foreman
- Blood Moon
10:00 PM - 1:30 AM
Cover Charge TBA
21+
Event page
Thursday July 27, 2017
Lit Roastery & Bakeshop
- Small Mess
- Beach Bod
Doors: 6:00 PM; Music: 6:30 PM
$3 to $5 donation for bands
All ages
Event page
Friday, July 28, 2017
The Ice House
- Matt Kelly
- Poor Luther's Bones
- The Wildings
Doors: 7 PM; Music: 8 PM
$10; $8 with current student ID
Proceeds benefit Allentown ArtsFest 2017
All ages; 21+ to drink
Complimentary cup of beer or wine with admission plus free pizza and snacks while they last
Event page
New Orleans' U.S. Nero stopped by Shards to record a session in September 2015 while they were in the middle of their tour. U.S. Nero stands in stark contrast to the jam bands and cover bands you'll find in tourist areas of New Orleans. Jazz, punk, garage, and surf collide into a heady mix to make U.S. Nero's sound and, like so many other bands in NOLA's DIY scene, its members split their time between other area bands.
New Orleans, Louisiana band U.S. Nero performing live at Shards in Bethlehem, PA for Tape Swap Radio in September 2015. This session aired on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on June 16, 2017. U.S. Nero: https://usnero.bandcamp.com/ Tape Swap Radio: https://www.tapeswapradio.com/
New Orleans, LA band U.S. Nero performing live at Shards in Bethlehem, PA for Tape Swap Radio in September 2015. This session aired on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on June 16, 2017.
- Lost to Stay (0:03)
- Race to the Bottom (3:18)
- Banned from the Mall (6:33)
- Who's Coming Out? (9:10)
- Benefiting from Imperialism (12:10)[BONUS WEB-ONLY SONG]
- Interview (14:44)
- Band Pick: Hot Blood - Rust (23:19)
Hot Blood (Band Pick): https://hotbloodnj.bandcamp.com/
U.S. Nero: https://usnero.bandcamp.com/
Tape Swap Radio: http://tapeswapradio.com/
- Lost to Stay (0:03)
- Race to the Bottom (3:18)
- Banned from the Mall (6:33)
- Who's Coming Out? (9:10)
- Benefiting from Imperialism (12:10) [BONUS WEB-ONLY SONG]
- Interview (14:44)
- Band Pick: Hot Blood - Rust (23:19)
Hot Blood (Band Pick):
hotbloodnj.bandcamp.com/
U.S. Nero:
usnero.bandcamp.com/
We're turning the spotlight on New Orleans and Hawaii with this show. New Orleans' U.S. Nero stopped by Shards to record a session in September 2015 while they were in the middle of their tour. U.S. Nero stands in stark contrast to the jam bands and cover bands you'll find in tourist areas of New Orleans. Jazz, punk, garage, and surf collide into a heady mix to make U.S. Nero's sound and, like so many other bands in NOLA's DIY scene, its members split their time between other area bands.
For our staff picks, we decided to do some scene archeology into the DIY music coming out of Hawaii. Its completely unique structure piqued our interest but its members' passion for the scene is what won us over. A big part of the music in Honolulu and surrounding areas is Failed Orbit Records started by Ray Farias and Kevin Tit. In 2014, Rawb Cunningham, Eduard Panen, Will and Jo Adair, and Jhune Liwanag joined Failed Orbit with the goal of using label to book shows that featured mainland bands. From throwing fundraiser shows to flying bands over to the islands, Failed Orbit has injected the Hawaii scene with new life in the last three years.
Playlist:
Rotten Blossom - Shut It Down (1:58) Beaman - Eggs in a Basket (3:16) The Bougies - Talk to You (4:22) Strangers with Kandy - Missing the Bell (9:18) The Anime Club - Rick & Morty (12:20) Poncho - Green Apple (15:38) _________________________________ U.S. Nero - Lost to Stay (22:49) U.S. Nero - Race to the Bottom (26:06) U.S. Nero - Interview Pt. 1 (29:02) U.S. Nero - Banned from the Mall (33:26) U.S. Nero - Who's Coming Out (36:17) U.S. Nero - Interview Pt. 2 (39:21) BAND PICK: Hot Blood - Rust (43:43) _________________________________ T.V. Microwave - Roshi (46:48) T.V. Microwave - Barles Charkley (47:56) Aura Bora - Whatever (49:32) Aura Bora - Falling Out of Love (50:38) Jonny Eureka - Zettner Girls (53:48) Alive & Swell - Delayed (55:48) Feeble - Bloo (58:39)
Tape Swap would like to thank Mariana Timony of Bandcamp Daily and her excellent article on the Hawaii DIY music scene, the DIYHawaii Tumblr page, and Failed Orbit Record's Bandcamp page for proving information and material for this show.
Tape Swap Radio returned to the Ice House in Bethlehem last Friday for the latest show in our Tape Swap Presents concert series with Manbeast, Swimmer's Lungs, and Iron Lung. The show was a huge success, raising $730 for Tabor Children's Services' youth mentoring program in the Lehigh Valley, so thank you to everyone who came out and tipped generously for food and drinks!
There was a last-minute line-up change where Burglary Years was removed from the bill after several people contacted us with multiple allegations of abuse towards a member of the band. We take a zero-tolerance policy towards abuse at our shows. We encourage anyone to contact us with any concerns they may have about our events. We'd just like to add our thanks to the guys in Swimmer's Lungs who stepped in the day-of to fill the slot.
Lehigh Valley locals Manbeast and Swimmer's Lungs have both played at our previous Ice House show last August with Tile and Couch Slut. While Manbeast has been a mainstay in the LV scene for almost 5 years now, Swimmer's Lungs are still relative newcomers. This performance saw the band even more laser-focused and unrelenting compared to their last appearance with us 8 months ago. The difference might just be the recording of their debut album, No Expectations, which was released earlier this year.
Seattle's Iron Lung were making their first Lehigh Valley appearance since playing at Jan's Room in Allentown in 2007. For this show, Iron Lung performed songs off of their latest album, White Glove Test, as well as older material. Their short between-song banter consisted of apologizing for being late after being stuck in traffic coming from New York, as well as seeing a police car hit a pedestrian in the confusion.
Check out some photos of Manbeast and Swimmer's Lungs courtesy of Laura Lippey Photography below. Our next Tape Swap Presents show will take place at the Ice House on Friday, July 28, 2017 and will be raising funds for Allentown ArtsFest 2017. See you then.
Jersey City, NJ band Wax Darts joined us at Shards in August 2015 while they were in Bethlehem to play a show at The Funhouse. Violent pop, post-proto punk, whatever you want to call them. Maybe it's best to just quote the band who describe themselves as "The Three's Company of rock and roll."
- Smile (0:12)
- Sketchy (2:16)
- Devomagnon (4:52)
- Battle (6:37)
- Interview (8:27)
- Band Pick: Sunshine & The Rain - Little Rag Doll (19:56)
Sunshine & The Rain (Band Pick):
sunshineandtherain.bandcamp.com/
Wax Darts:
waxdarts.bandcamp.com/
Long Island, New York band Crow Bait recorded live at Shards in June 2014.
- Pretty Good Things(0:03)
- If I Could (3:19)
- The Ocean(7:25)
- 83 (11:14)
- Interview (14:46)
- Band Pick: Outta Gas - Hell-Man (23:11)
Outta Gas (Band Pick):
outtagas.bandcamp.com/
Crow Bait:
Our thanks to Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations for sponsoring this Shards Session. Custom screen printing and other services based in the Lehigh Valley.
Barcelona, Spain band Elora recorded live at Shards in October 2015.
- Tú (0:07)
- Cada Día Es Así (2:34)
- ¿Quién Eres? (5:46)
- Fuego (8:32)
- Interview (10:55)
- Band Pick: Tilde - Acuerdo (16:43)
Tilde (Band Pick):
tildebanda.com/
Elora:
elorafuzz.bandcamp.com/
Our thanks to Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations for sponsoring this Shards Session. Custom screen printing and other services based in the Lehigh Valley.
Buffalo, NY band Unwelcome Guests performing live at Shards in September 2016.
- Villain (0:07)
- Caution Will Be the Death of Me (2:37)
- Handle (5:35)
- Nothing Better (8:37)
- Interview (13:22)
- Band Pick: Bad Magic - Punx Not Dead (But I Heard You Were)(19:38)
Bad Magic (Band Pick):
badmagic.bandcamp.com/
Unwelcome Guests:
unwelcomeguests.bandcamp.com/
Lansing, MI band Red Teeth recorded this session in August 2016 during their tour with fellow Lansing band The Plurals. Brothers Ryan and Rael Andrews also filled in on guitar and bass for the Plurals at all their dates, pulling double duty as they would open the shows with Red Teeth first.
- Light Bender, Sound Bender (0:18)
- Tas Papas (5:05)
- Elephant Graveyard (7:29)
- 134mps (11:25)
- Interview (14:28)
- Band Pick: Minus9 - Green Inferno (21:08)
Minus9 (Band Pick):
minus9.bandcamp.com/
Red Teeth:
redteeth.bandcamp.com/
Lansing, MI band The Plurals recorded this session at Shards in August 2016 during their tour. They were joined by fellow Lansing musicians Ryan and Rael Andrews of Red Teeth. They jokingly referred to themselves as "Some Plurals" with this new band set-up.
- Greg Ginn (0:02)
- Prolly Knot (3:45)
- Plurality (6:25)
- How About the Weather? (11:25)
- Interview (14:19)
Honah Lee (Band Pick):
https://honahleemusic.com/
The Plurals:
gtgrecords.net/theplurals/
Rome, Italy band Jaguanera joined us at Shards in September 2016. The band was on their first U.S. tour.
- OGLE 2005 (0:03)
- Did You Know? (3:27)
- Karmatronic (7:58)
- Electro Cowboy (12:20)
- Interview (16:25)
The Valeries (Band Pick):
www.facebook.com/Thevaleriesrebel/
Jaguanera:
jaguanera.bandcamp.com/
- Witness (0:03)
- Borrow Your Stuff (3:34)
- Fourth of July (7:01)
- Someone Else (11:06)
- Interview (13:55)
Sweet Talk:
http://sweettalkaustin.com/
Baseball Camp Nurse (Band Pick):
youtu.be/SUv1aPLUWaQ
Recorded October 2015 in Bethlehem, PA.
- Travelogue (0:02)
- Winter Is Why (6:28)
- Not Enough (12:28)
- Disappearing (17:51)
- Interview (23:27)
Overlake:
https://www.overlakemusic.com/
Recorded November 2015 in Bethlehem, PA.
- Devil's Claw (0:03)
- The Witch's Hand (4:01)
- Beyond the Stars (10:07)
- Dragon Sword (15:51)
- Interview (22:01)
Goat Wizard:
https://goatwizard.bandcamp.com/
Recorded June 2016 in Bethlehem, PA.
- Turkey Warrior (0:02)
- Balltoe (1:56)
- Jesus Sneakers (3:56)
- Blue Ruin (7:29)
- Interview (9:50)
Bat Zuppel (Band Pick):
https://batzuppel.bandcamp.com/
Ugly Zoo:
https://uglyzoo.bandcamp.com/
Recorded January 2015 in Bethlehem, PA.
- Sloth (0:08)
- Lust (5:08)
- Pride (12:19)
- Wrath (18:35)
- Interview (22:39)
Fat History Month (Band Pick):
https://fathistorymonth.bandcamp.com/
Walking Distance:
https://www.facebook.com/walkingdistance666/
Recorded January 2015 in Bethlehem, PA.
- Painted Horses (0:09)
- There's Too Much Noise (4:21)
- We Can't Be Rivals of God (8:20)
- Flashing Lights (13:17)
- Interview (18:22)
BAND PICK:
Clustersun
Recorded in April 2016 at Shards in Bethlehem, PA.
- Blind Pigs (0:19)
- MSP2 (5:10)
- Big Box Law Enforcement (7:39)
- Waiting (9:42)
- Interview (12:56)
Recorded May 2015 in Bethlehem, PA
- A Ghost Walks into a Supermarket (0:03)
- New Front Porch (3:03)
- It's Okay to Carrot (5:34)
- Frozen Moo Cow (9:27)
- Interview (12:19)
BAND PICK: zekibird
Recorded December 2014 in Bethlehem, PA.
- RDS (0:03)
- Lazy Flames (3:30)
- I Lust What I Lust (7:13)
- Sweat Hound (11:35)
- Interview (20:56)
Recorded in August 2014 in Bethlehem, PA.
Bethlehem band Explorers, recorded in September 2014.
- Bear (0:03)
- Lysis (6:19)
- Add Vices (8:40)
- Saltwater Testaments (12:21)
- Interview (17:44)
H O R S E (Band Pick):
https://whorse.bandcamp.com/
Explorers:
https://soundcloud.com/theexplorers