Hammerbox 7" announced!
The Ladybird Unition
5 Song EP – LPR008
Western State Hurricanes
Through With Love LP – LPR007
Carrie Akre & Old Friendly
Split 7″ – LPR006
Rose Blossom Punch
Sorry to Disappoint You EP – LPR005
Black Happy
Peghead – LPR004
Black Happy
Friendly Dog Salad – LPR003
Goodness
Goodness – LPR002
Small
Finished One – LPR001
Hammerbox Announcement
Hammerbox has always been one of those pivotal bands for me. They were the first NW band that really resonated with me when I moved to Eastern Washington from Southern California in the early 90s. Their songs were dynamic and driven and emotional in a way that just spoke to my angst-ridden heart (I mean, they were a much better band than I’m describing… I was just moody as f**k at 17)
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LPR008 – The Ladybird Unition – 5 Song EP
So way back in December of 1994, The Ladybird Unition recorded a handful of songs. These songs were circulated to a handful of folk and that was about it. Until now. While this release was originally intended to be support the Loudermilk / The Ladybird Unition / Dust...
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Western State Hurricanes debut LP announced
When I started the label, I made a list of five records I was hoping to see on vinyl (and, fingers crossed bands reunited) Now the list has grown since then but, today marks the announcement of the fifth of those original ideas and I'm so excited to announce the...
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Carrie M Akre & Old Friendly Announcement
LPR006 is here! Well, the announcement for it is anyway. A split 7" between Carrie M Akre & Old Friendly. Both songs are previously unreleased and both songs are fantastic! Carrie's track, "For Kaia" comes from the transitional songwriting period between Hammerbox...
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Rose Blossom Punch Announcement
I can't remember when I first met Aaron Sprinkle. We've talked about this and he can't remember either so, I'm not going to feel bad about tagging him in this post and calling that out. What I do know is that it was more than a few years ago that we met and I can...
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Black Happy Campaign Announcement
Pretty sure it was somewhere in '91 that I first heard about Black Happy. Probably in some sort of awed, hushed whisper in the hallways between classes... in that way you do when you want to impart the gravity of the situation on someone. "Have you heard Black Happy?...
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