What's Going on With Dischord Records?

3.10.06

The Evens are playing shows in the UK and Ireland in March and April. Please check the tour page for details.

Joe Lally is going to be touring the east coast with Don Zientara in March. Details are on the tour page, and on Joe's new website; http://alkem.org/joelally/

French Toast are also about to embark on a short tour, this time to Canada playing shows on the east coast of the States along the way. Dates are on the tour page.

2.08.06

Channels, featuring J. Robbins, Janet Morgan and Darren Zentek have recorded a full-length that will be coming out on Dischord. We don't yet have a solid release date in mind but hope to have it out close to summertime. For more information on Channels go to http://www.channelstheband.com

Dischord will also be releasing a record from Soccer Team, a new collaboration fronted by Ryan Nelson (Routineers, ex-Beauty Pill, ex-Most Secret Method) and Melissa Quinley. Over the last year Ryan has been recording all kinds of bits and pieces, songs and vignettes in his basement, often inviting Melissa to help him flesh out and contribute ideas. Although these recordings were intended more for private enjoyment than commercial release once the tapes were shared with us it became clear that this collaboration should see the light of day. Like the Channels release, we don't yet have a definitive schedule in place for this release.

French Toast recently returned from two weeks of shows with Supersystem. They are currently writing songs as a newly expanded three piece and will continue playing on the east coast. Check out the tour page for upcoming shows.

The Evens spent most of January writing and are hoping to have enough material to begin working on a new album in the near future.

Medications are home after spending most of the second half of 2005 on tour in The states and Europe. They are playing some individual dates but have not yet chartered a course for 2006.

Antelope is playing a rare show on February 26th in Washington DC. Check the tour page for details.

Joe Lally (Fugazi) has been writing and performing solo sets and recently played a handful of shows with Don Zientara along the east coast. Joe has also been recording and hopes to release an album of this material in the future.

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.

The Fugazi Live Series website has added another 10 shows to the series (Volume 21-30). You can find these and the first set of shows (Volume 1-20) at the Fugazi Live Series website: http://www.fugaziliveseries.com.
The newly added second set comprises of the following shows; Gainesville, FL - March 1990, Sydney, Australia - October 1991, Bordeaux, France - May 1992, Washington, DC - August 1993, Kansas City, KA - August 1993, Geneva, Switzerland - October 1999, New Orleans, LA - March 2002, Birmingham, England - October 2002, Leeds, England - October 2002 and London, England - November 2002.
Please note that these cds are not available from the Dischord website or indeed from any record stores. They are available only from the Fugazi Live Series website: http://www.fugaziliveseries.com

We are now selling the first 3 DVD volumes of "Pancake Mountain," the Washington D.C. cable access children's show created by Scott Stucky and Monkey Boy Studios which has featured collaborations, performances and appearances by a wide range of artists including: The Evens, Ted Leo, Thievery Corporation, The Arcade Fire, MIA and many more. The DVDs are available on the website here.

"Pancake Mountain" Volume One - contains episodes 1 and 2 and features appearances and performances by: The Evens, Anti-Flag, Vic Chestnut, Thievery Corporation and more!

"Pancake Mountain" Volume Two - contains episodes 3 and 4 from the cable access show and features appearances and performances by: Fiery Furnaces, Arcade Fire, Henry Rollins, Niki Barr, Scissors Sisters, George Clinton and more.

"Pancake Mountain" Volume Three - contains episodes 5 and 6 from the cable access show and features appearance and performances by: Ted Leo, Shonen Knife, Weird War, Rick Derringer and more!