The DIY Music Thread

OP band list in progress, just wanted to get the thread up. You know what it is if you're here. Discuss the best scene in music right now. Lots of overlaps between these categories, obviously

The scene transcenders:
Mitski
Frankie Cosmos
Porches
Waxahatchee


Exploding In Sound Records:
Palm
Two Inch Astronaut
Stove
Leapling
Big Ups
Soft Fangs
Washer
Swings

Double Double Whammy/The Epoch
LVL Up
Eskimeaux
Told Slant
Bellows
Florist
Quarterbacks
Yowler

DC/Baltimore Music
Outer Spaces
Other Colors
Bad Moves
Polyon

 

Bellows and Told Slant on the Hotelier tour, hopefully this means new Told Slant very soon

 

I'm seeing Diet Cig tonight

 

Wtf people post in here
Horse Jumper Of Love record is really good, seeing them tonight

 

Told Slant recorded a new album recently i know, so i'm sure that'll get a release date soon.

 

Yeah I'm very willing to bet we get an album before the tour

 

that's v good. snatched immediately

 

Told Slant - Going By (Double Double Whammy; 2016 • forum.chorus.fm

knew new told slant would be out soon

 

The New Alternative Music Festival - Tickets - Convention Hall - Asbury Park, NJ, September 16, 2016 | Ticketfly

Holy crap this lineup

Day One: California X, Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band, DUSK, Giant Peach, Kindling, Longings, Moor Mother Goddess, Nude Beach, Ought, P.S. Eliot, Pinkwash, The Rememberables, Sammus, Screaming Females, Tenement



Day Two: Aye Nako, Mal Blum, Downtown Boys, Dyke Drama, Girlpool, Izzy True, Amy Klein, Outer Spaces, Shellshag, Laura Stevenson, Try The Pie, Upset, Vagabon, Worriers



Day Three: Antibodies, Daniel Bachman, Basement Benders, Big Eyes, Chain And The Gang, Jamie Kilstein and The Agenda, The Max Levine Ensemble, Mikey Erg, Mirah, Painted Zeros, Puff Pieces, Radiator Hospital, Roadside Graves, Selector Dub Narcotic, Trophy Wife

 

Only knew four names out of those. Severely out of touch with DIY scenes.

 

Which ones?

 

screaming females, laura stevenson, mikey erg, radiator hospital

 

Ought is amazing, really excellent canadian post-punk band that put out a top ten record for me last year. P.S. Eliot is the old band of the Crutchfield sisters (waxahatchee/swearin). Tenement/Downtown Boys are super hypey in DIY punk right now. Aye Nako is a great queer punk act, same with Mal Blum (whom I just fell in love with last week). Girlpool headlined over Alex G and Eskimeaux, and also Frankie Cosmos last year, so they're getting really big. Chain And The Gang is Ian svenonius of Nation of Ulysess. Max Levine Ensemble, The Rememberables, and Outer Spaces are really great DC/Baltimore bands. Dyke Drama is the lead singer of G.L.O.S.S's other project.

I've heard of a bunch of other ones but I don't really know much about them, but this is a really really excellent lineup.

 

bump for the newbies

 

I doubt ill buy anything, but im way to excited to see what type of shenanigans derrick came up with this year for the BWM april fools sale tonight. Its gotten more insane year after year.

 

omg ps eliot reunion

 

god i hope they play more shows. i need to hear asphalt and watch on mute live before i die

 

Had a ticket to Alex G/Porches for tonight but Im feeling low-key sick so im bailing on it to heal up for BWM fest. This fucking sucks.

 

Idk if it was just the venue sound or what but apparently Alex G's show here on this tour was hands down his worst performance he's done here. And that's out of a lot over a long period of time.

 

that makes me feel better about it then aha. Hes playing one of my least favourite venue's in toronto (which is one of the main reasons im cool skipping the show) so im sure they wont sound any better here.

 

Maybe it was an off night because he's been great when I've seen him, but I heard from a lot of people that it wasn't good.
Don't feel that much better though, apparently porches killed it, haha

 

ugh, why did you tell me that!

I actually feel Porches is gonna have a much more responsive crowd than Alex G here. He seems to have gotten a ton of hype recently. I know a ton of people who dont pay attention to this scene at all who are going just for him.

 

That asbury park festival posted above is siiiiiiick. I probably won't get tickets for a while because idk where I'll be in September, but if I'm still in the area I'll definitely be there.

 

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