The members of Faraquet have announced plans to re-unite for a Brazilian tour this September and are gathering recordings from their various singles to look into re-issuing them onto a CD compilation

The members of Faraquet have announced plans to re-unite for a Brazilian tour this September and are gathering recordings from their various singles to look into re-issuing them onto a CD compilation. The Brazilian shows will feature a line-up featuring original members, Chad Molter and Devin Ocampo -- but not Jeff Boswell. However, the band hopes to play DC area shows upon the release of the CD with the full original line-up. Faraquet tour dates will be posted on the tours page as soon as they are confirmed.

Fans of Medications, fear not. According to the band members, the Faraquet reunion (Chad and Devin are in both Medications and Faraquet), and news of drummer Andy Becker's recent departure, do not spell the end of Medications. Chad and Devin will continue to move forward with their writing and hope to record a new Medications album later this year or early next.

Meanwhile, Andy Becker has started a new label called What Delicate Recordings which will make its debut with releases from avant - rockers, The Rude Staircase and Condor Moments in September and October respectively.

Mingering Mike: The Amazing Career of An Imaginary Soul Superstar by Dori Hadar is now available from the Dischord Web-store

Mingering Mike: The Amazing Career of An Imaginary Soul Superstar by Dori Hadar is now available from the Dischord Web-store.

Mingering Mike is longtime resident of Washington DC, who from 1968 until 1977 created hundreds of hand drawn album covers, singles, even movie sound-tracks, chronicling his imaginary career as a musical superstar, record producer and record label mogul.

His intricate and beautiful covers remained completely unseen until DJ Dori Hadar discovered and rescued several bins of them while shopping at a local flea market. Hadar, who is also a private investigator, eventually tracked down and befriended Mingering Mike, helped compile his artwork for exhibition and helped free a star from his imagination.

The long out of print releases from Deadline, "8/2/82", and Rain, "La Vache Qui Rit", will both be re-issued onto CD for the first time on Peterbilt/Dischord in early September 2007

The long out of print releases from Deadline, "8/2/82", and Rain, "La Vache Qui Rit", will both be re-issued onto CD for the first time on Peterbilt/Dischord in early September 2007.

The Peterbilt Label was founded in 1988 by Guy Picciotto. Over the years Peterbilt issued records by DC bands such as Happy Go Licky, Rain, Deadline, and The Black Light Panthers, all packaged in the distinctive manila envelopes that became the graphic signature of the label. Though all the original vinyl releases are long out of print, more recently, Peterbilt has partnered with Dischord to bring out Compact Discs of archival material from Happy GO Licky and One Last Wish, as well as CD re-issues of Rain and Deadline.

Find all the Peterbilt releases we carry, here: Peterbilt

The Four Old Seven Inches LP, first released in 1984, compiled four early Dischord EPs (by then already out of print) from Teen Idles, SOA, Government Issue and Youth Brigade (DC)

The Four Old Seven Inches LP, first released in 1984, compiled four early Dischord EPs (by then already out of print) from Teen Idles, SOA, Government Issue and Youth Brigade (DC). The later CD edition added the first two Minor Threat EPs to the mix. By the early 1990s the vinyl edition of this compilation had fallen out of print but it has been re-pressed, re-issued and now features clear vinyl and updated artwork.

Daniel Higgs' new book and CD combination, "Atomic Yggdrasil Tarot" has been released on Thrill Jockey Records and is available here on the Dischord web-store

Daniel Higgs' new book and CD combination, "Atomic Yggdrasil Tarot" has been released on Thrill Jockey Records and is available here on the Dischord web-store. The book includes a CD and the LP is sold separately.

"On Atomic Yggdrasil Tarot, Higgs weaves meditative, casually ruptured drones using acoustic and electric guitar, upright pianos, banjo and jew's harp, recorded entirely at home on cassette recorder. He pairs the music with a series of paintings that call to mind religious iconography passed through the disfiguring surrealism of Miro." -Thrill Jockey

Find Daniel Higgs' solo releases, here: Dan Higgs
Find Lungfish releaes, here: Lungfish

The new self-released CD from The Washington Social Club, Bigger Than Your Boyfriend, is now available on our webstore

The new self-released CD from The Washington Social Club, Bigger Than Your Boyfriend, is now available on our webstore.

Find the album by clicking, here: Bigger Than Your Boyfriend
Or by going to: STUFF WE SELL>ALSO FROM DC

From the Australian re-issue label, Afterburn, comes The Vile Cherubs "The Man Who Has No Eats has No Sweats" CD, a lost document from the late 80's Washington DC Punk Underground

From the Australian re-issue label, Afterburn, comes The Vile Cherubs "The Man Who Has No Eats has No Sweats" CD, a lost document from the late 80's Washington DC Punk Underground. Existing for only a short space of time, The Vile Cherubs came, confused, endeared, and powered out their homage to warped 60's garage psych in chaotic and unique style before imploding into the abyss, leaving an odd LP (split w/ Dischord Records) and a mini legion of fans in their wake. This 14-track CD release collects the best of their studio recordings and adds FIVE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS, with a info booklet of notes, photo's and band history tree from then till now. Members of the Vile Cherubs have been in/currently reside in bands such as the NATION OF ULYSSES, CONCENTRICK, THE QUAILS, CIRCUS LUPUS, CAPITOL CITY DUSTERS, GOLDEN BEARS, THE FUCKING CHAMPS and more! This is a small slice of DC history which is worthy of staying in print for all willing ears.

Buy the CD from our web-store, here: The Man Who Has No Eats Has No Sweats

We now have several new local DC labels' releases from artists including Don Zientara, Garland of Hours, Daniel Higgs, Tulsa Drone and more, that are definitely worth your attention

We now have several new local DC labels' releases from artists including Don Zientara, Garland of Hours, Daniel Higgs, Tulsa Drone and more, that are definitely worth your attention.

Don Zientara, Clocks and Watches CD, on Northern Liberties
Garland of Hours, The Soundest Serum CD, on Nobel Task Records.
v/a, Phoning It In CD, on West Main Development, featuring Daniel Higgs, Don Zientara and The Caribbean.
Tulsa Drone, Songs From a Mean Season CD, on Perpetual Motion Machine Records.

Find all Daniel Higgs' solo releases, here: Daniel Higgs
Find Lungfish releaes, here: Lungfish
Find all Don Zientara's solo releases, here: Don Zientara
Find all Garland of Hours releases, here: Garland of Hours

On Sunday July 15th at 4PM the neighborhood organization 'Hear Mount Pleasant', will present the last in a series of mini-festivals in Lamont Park in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington DC, featuring:
LILO GONZALES Jr (of Machetres)
PASO NUEVO: Black and Brown Voices of Home (the re-mix) - A preview of the upcoming performance at the Gala Theater at the Tivoli

On Sunday July 15th at 4PM the neighborhood organization 'Hear Mount Pleasant', will present the last in a series of mini-festivals in Lamont Park in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington DC, featuring:
LILO GONZALES Jr (of Machetres)
PASO NUEVO: Black and Brown Voices of Home (the re-mix) - A preview of the upcoming performance at the Gala Theater at the Tivoli.
Come check out the voices of a new generation of Black and Latino Youth. Guest performances from the production's co-directors, Quique Aviles and Sage Morgan-Hubbard.

Lamont Park is located at Mount Pleasant and Lamont Streets NW, in Washington, DC.

Over the last ten years a private citizens group has pressured all the restaurants and bars in Mount Pleasant to give up their right to host live (even acoustic) music, in an exchange for a pledge not to launch expensive challenges their liquor licenses. Now a range of artists, musicians and community groups are fighting back and trying to overturn the ban and bring back the ability of restaurants to host music in a responsible way.

'Hear Mount Pleasant' is organizing a series of mini-festivals this year to build support for the campaign and to showcase the contributions musicians and artists make to building vibrant communities.

For more information, email: add_hider('hearmtp', 'Hear Mt. Pleasant',"gmail.com").

We finally have copies available of the Daniel Higgs album, "Ancestral Songs", (on CD and LP) from Holy Mountain Records

We finally have copies available of the Daniel Higgs album, "Ancestral Songs", (on CD and LP) from Holy Mountain Records.

According to Holy Mountain ..."Ancestral Songs is comprised of apocalyptic tunes, a banjo raag, mellifluous birdsong, and the sci-fi-sounding duet of a searing Jew's harp and toy piano. "Are You of the Body?" brings out the electric tamboura tone and an accompanying acoustic guitar to melt the spine. A distorted motorik guitar riff propels Ancestral Songs to a close by focusing on the consistent tone and vibration that flows throughout the album." -- and we believe them!

Find Daniel Higgs' solo releases, here: Daniel Higgs
Find Lungfish releaes, here: Lungfish