We always say that we release records along with the ebb and flow of our community here in Washington, DC

We always say that we release records along with the ebb and flow of our community here in Washington, DC. This idea will be well illustrated after a year of relative calm with a VERY active release schedule planned for the second half of 2006. IN 2005 and 2006 the DC punk scene has taken a turn back to the underground and we are now beginning to see the fruits of this period of introspection with forthcoming albums from Channels, Soccer Team, The Evens, Joe Lally, French Toast, The Aquarium and possibly Antelope.

Dischord will be releasing a Make Up DVD later this fall

Dischord will be releasing a Make Up DVD later this fall. The DVD, titled "The Make Up: In Film/ On Video" will feature the film "Blue is Beautiful" by James Schneider with audio commentary by Ian Svenonius; videos for "Save Yourself", "White Belts", "Call Me Mommy", "Little Black Book"; and 43 minutes of videotaped performances from various venues.

Antelope is planning on recording a full-length to be released later in '06 or early '07

Antelope is planning on recording a full-length to be released later in '06 or early '07. They will be touring with Joe Lally is September so check on the tour page for upcoming details.

Beauty Pill are touring in the Mid-West in July

Beauty Pill are touring in the Mid-West in July. Check the tour page for details. Devin Ocampo and Chad Molter from Medications will be joining Chad, Basla, Drew and Jean for these shows.

Channels, featuring J

Channels, featuring J. Robbins, Janet Morgan and Darren Zentek, have finished recording a full-length titled, "Waiting For the Next End of the World," which will be released on August 28th. They should be playing some shows around the release of the album but with a baby at home J. and Janet will not be available for extensive touring. For more information on Channels go to their website at http://www.channelstheband.com

Dischord will be introducing a full-length CD from The Aquarium, a duo featuring Jason Hutto on keyboards and vocals and Laura Harris on drums, in October

Dischord will be introducing a full-length CD from The Aquarium, a duo featuring Jason Hutto on keyboards and vocals and Laura Harris on drums, in October. The Aquarium have been playing shows around DC for a couple years and have crafted a hypnotizing set of instrumental and vocal compositions often accompanied live with random movie clips culled from Jason's library collections. As well as performing with The Aquarium Laura plays drums for Benjy Ferree's band and has played with the short-lived and much loved DC quartet, The Threads. Jason previously played guitar with the the incomparable Motor-Cycle Wars (who's number 1?).

Joe Lally (Fugazi) has also finished recording his first solo album, "There to Here," which we hope to release in October

Joe Lally (Fugazi) has also finished recording his first solo album, "There to Here," which we hope to release in October. "There to Here" was recorded by Ian MacKaye and Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studios and by Ian at the Dischord House. The album features Lally's compositions with contributions from Eddie Janney (Rites of Spring, One Last Wish), Jason Kourkounis (Hot Snakes, Delta 72, etc.), Jerry Busher (French Toast), Guy Picciotto (Fugazi), Danny Frankel, Ian Mackaye (The Evens, Fugazi), Amy Farina (The Evens), Scott (Wino) Weinrich and Antonia Tricarico. Joe has been playing regional east coast dates with Don Zientara, toured in Italy and will be touring the states with Antelope in the fall of 2006.

French Toast have finished recording their new album, "Ingleside Terrace" with Brendan Canty of Fugazi

French Toast have finished recording their new album, "Ingleside Terrace" with Brendan Canty of Fugazi. This is their first new material as a three piece and we are looking to release it in early October. The band has recently completed tour dates in Spain, France, and Germany and are planning a full US tour to coincide with the release of the album. Please check our tour page for current dates.

Ian and Amy are in the process of recording what they hope will be a new Evens full-length for release this Fall

Ian and Amy are in the process of recording what they hope will be a new Evens full-length for release this Fall. They have instruments and recording equipment spread throughout the basement and the living room and are recording this project entirely themselves. This recording project follows a 3 week tour in the UK and Ireland which was very encouraging despite a bout of food poisoning which sidelined Ian and led to the cancellation of one gig.

The Dischord catalog is now available on EMusic , a digital subscription service that focuses on independent labels and music

The Dischord catalog is now available on EMusic , a digital subscription service that focuses on independent labels and music. The catalog is also available on Downloadpunk.com , itunes, and Microsoft Music We've done our best to balance wide availability and format options with quality independent options so people can make informed decisions as to where to spend their money. We are also working toward one day offering digital download sales directly on this site.