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Bethlehem, PA indie rock band Food Truck join Tape Swap Radio on the roof of the Flatiron Building in their hometown in August 2024, one week after the release of their sophomore album 'Pure Gold'.

Brooklyn's Matte Black have been making swirling, heavy rock since 2012. Their time together has been anything but musically stagnant, though. From the the doom metal feel of 2015's Dust of This Planet to the psychedelic touches in 2019's Psyche to the addition of synthesizers on their new album, 2013's Portrait, Matte Black has never been afraid to evolve wherever the music takes them. The three members of the band — Matt (guitar, vocals), Fidel (drums), and Steve (bass) — joined us at Shards in Bethlehem, PA in July of 2023 after wrapping up a set at the well-known dive bar and late night musical oasis, The Funhouse. The band had just released a pair of albums that are a companion to one another, the aforementioned Portrait and the ambient soundscape-filled Landscape.

This show features the Shards Session from Allentown, PA-based psych rock band Catatonic Suns recorded in March 2022. The band is made up of Jakob Christman, Patrick Shields, Caleb Strobl, and LJ Llaguri. They've been refining their their lush and noisy sonic template since beginning in 2018. They performed wo songs from the band's latest album, 2022's Saudade, and two songs from their first album, 2019's Aphelion. 1. Melted Mind (0:03) 2. Acid Wash (2:53) 3. Electric Plain (6:36) 4. Tangerine Dayglo (10:28) 5. Interview (15:34) 6. BAND PICK: Laurel Canyon - Daddy's Honey (22:40)

Tape Swap's first show of 2022 premiered in April on WDIY 88.1 FM and featured the Shards Session with Laurel Canyon. The four-piece band is a new addition to the Lehigh Valley music scene, having recently releasing their debut EP, Victim, in January 2022. Laurel Canyon is made up of guitarists Nicholas Gillespie and Serg Cereja, bassist Dylan Loccarini, and drummer Egan Miller. The band joined us in March 2022, fresh off a recording session with famed producer Steve Albini in Chicago.

The Jawnstowne Standard may be one of the Lehigh Valley’s newest punk bands, but the four members all have long histories playing loud and raucous DIY music. After the break-up of Valley punk band Twin 55, Bruce, Brock, and Matt regrouped under the banner As Years Pass, whose name they would eventually change to the Jawnstowne Standard in 2019 with the addition of former Road Sodas drummer A.C.. The Jawnstowne Standard delivers an earnest style of straightforward, melodic punk rock whose songs deal with “real life, real situations, the good times, and the bad times,” according to the band’s bio. The Jawnstowne Standard released their debut EP 'Punxsutawney' in October 2019, recorded by Matt Molchany at Shards. The four members of the band joined us on the roof of the Flatiron Building on Bethlehem’s south side on a hot day in August 2020 for this Rooftop Session. This session debuted on WDIY 88.1 FM in September 2020. HE JAWNSTOWNE STANDARD ROOFTOP SESSION 1. Silver Linings (0:04) 2. As Years Pass (3:54) 3. Matty and Me (6:53) 4. Something Better (10:04) 5. Interview (12:33) 6. BAND PICK: Bad-Ups - South Philly Bop (21:21) ------------------ Watch videos from the Hairdo Rooftop Session: www.tapeswapradio.com/news/the-jawnstowne-standard Special Thanks: - Lab Two Twelve - www.labtwotwelve.com/ - Stone House Group - www.theshg.com/

Shamus and Maggie premiere the Rooftop Session from Hairdo, a three-piece band from Kutztown, PA. The band was recorded in August 2020 and was the first recording Tape Swap has done on the Flatiron Building in Bethlehem, PA in August 2020. This session debuted on WDIY 88.1 FM later that month. They also catch up with fellow Tape Swap collaborator Matt Molchany for an interview on how he has been continuing his work at the Shards recording studio in Bethlehem amid the coronavirus precautions. HAIRDO ROOFTOP SESSION 1. Business Accumen 2. Duplex 3. Vultures 4. Brown Slime 5. Interview 6. BAND PICK: Bleeders - Gates of Steel (Devo Cover) MATT MOLCHANY INTERVIEW: 1. Hugs - Bed 2. Under the Clothesline - 11 3. Poor Luther's Bones - Janky Ass 4. Tile - Swing Away

THE MEGA YEAH SHARDS SESSION ---> The Mega Yeah - Pineapple Pie (0:03) ---> The Mega Yeah - Stereo Silence (3:36) ---> The Mega Yeah - North Star (8:17) ---> The Mega Yeah - Moon Face (12:45) ---> The Mega Yeah - Interview (16:11) ---> BAND PICK: Victor Traps - Borderline (27:17) DAVE ALLISON INTERVIEW + MIXTAPE ---> Dave Allison - Interview Pt. 1 (30:27) ---> Static Daydream - Seconds (32:26) ---> Last Remaining Pinnacle - Lies (35:23) ---> Dave Allison - Interview Pt. 2 (39:12) ---> Matt Kelly - Surpassing Fancy (41:08) ---> Dave Allison - Interview Pt. 3 (43:45)

Lehigh Valley-based hip-hop group, The Xenomorph, join us for a Shards Session recorded in November 2019. The two members of the group are Bethlehem rapper NyteXing and Allentown artist and producer Johnny Five. And if all of those names didn’t clue you in, you can expect lots of references from comics, movies, cartoons, and gaming in their music, especially from NyteXing who says he’s a “gamer not a gangster.” It’s important that we mention that since we recorded this session, NyteXing changed the name he makes music under to GR3YS0N, so make sure you follow his new moniker. For this session, the duo perform a song together and both members perform their own solo material. It’s three sessions in one on this edition of Tape Swap Radio! ---------PART ONE--------- Introduction (0:37) Great Wave - Garlic & Sage (2:27) Scruft - Happy Day (5:37) Service Dog - Looking Up [Demo] (9:14) ---------PART TWO--------- NyteXing - Civil War (14:46) NyteXing - Player One (17:56) NyteXing - Playin 4 Keeps (20:35) The Xenomorph - War Is Raw (23:15) The Xenomorph - Interview Part 1 (27:41) Johnny Five - Erron Black (32:35) Johnny Five - Abigail & The Gravemaker (35:47) Johnny Five - Trouble with the Devil (40:57) The Xenomorph - Interview Part 2 (44:50) GROUP PICK: CapCizza - Real Recognize Real (49:06) GROUP PICK: Pentley Holmes - Shape Up (52:54) ---------PART THREE--------- Arch of Love - Remain in Light (58:23) The Joint Chiefs of Math - World Beyond (1:02:44) The Jawnstowne Standard - As Years Pass (1:06:41)

On this show, we premiere the Shards Session from Philadelphia-based band Booze Radly, recorded in August 2019. The five members of Booze Radly, who are all originally from the Lehigh Valley, have just self-released their debut album Haunted Mind, an energetic mixture of raucous pop-punk and emo whose songwriting explores singer and guitarist Alex Manescu’s personal family struggles. We also explore the DIY music scene of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Our guest is community organizer Jess Meoni, one of the founders of the Scranton DIY Punk Collective who hosts the annual Weird and Wired Punk Bazaar, a combination punk rock flea market and zinefest for the Scranton area. Jess also keeps herself busy by booking shows, organizing movie screenings, running a screen printing business with her friend, drumming in the (awesomely-named) Wife Swamp, and more. She put together a mixtape of Scranton bands to play and talked to us about the music scene that she calls home. ---------PART ONE--------- Introduction (0:44) Booze Radly - Empty Rooms (2:01) Booze Radly - Riptide (4:28) Booze Radly - Interview Part 1 (9:36) Booze Radly - Glass (13:34) Booze Radly - Haunted Mind (17:58) Booze Radly - Interview Part 2 (23:50) BAND PICK: Run for the Whales - Sunny Daze (29:13) ---------PART TWO--------- Jess Meoni - Interview Part 1 (32:26) Standoff - Freedumb (35:32) Lily Mao - Sour Grapes (37:33) Jess Meoni - Interview Part 2 (41:30) Family Animals - Toad Warrior (43:46) Pity Party - Cold Day in July (45:51) Jess Meoni - Interview Part 3 (50:38)

---------PART ONE---------Run from the Radio: An Introduction (0:39)LV Girls Rock Interview----> Jen and Felicia introductions (2:06)----> What is LV Girls Rock? (2:41)----> Why did they start LV Girls Rock? (4:04)----> Discussing former campers Space Is Crunchy (5:29)Space Is Crunchy - Safe Space (6:40)Small Mess - Feeling Better (10:25)LV Girls Rock Interview----> Discussing the workshops (13:11)----> When is camp this year? (13:56)----> What they love about the showcase (14:11)Georgia Foreman - Baby Eyes (16:42)Cheap Pop - Wrestlemania III (18:56)LV Girls Rock Interview----> The future of LV Girls Rock (22:09)----> The camp theme song (24:04)Space Is Crunchy - LV Girls Rock Theme Song (25:02)---------PART TWO---------Run from the Radio - Afterglow (26:48)Run from the Radio - Desperate Times (30:34)Run from the Radio: Interview----> Bandmember introductions (33:58)----> History of the band (34:41)----> What someone can expect coming to a Run from the Radio show (35:16)----> Is the band influenced by punk music? (35:57)Run from the Radio - Time Bomb (37:36)Run from the Radio - At War (40:13)Run from the Radio: Interview----> Connection to Easton house venue Live at 13 (44:12)----> Playing outside of the Lehigh Valley (45:55)BAND PICK: Food Truck - Saturday (48:57)BONUS: The band tries out their boy band vocals (53:36)

A ROOFTOP SESSION WITH WE’RE FROM ANTARCTICA AND A MIXTAPE BY THE DEAD MILKMEN’S JOE JACK TALCUM On this show, we premiere the Rooftop Session with We're from Antarctica. The five-piece alternative indie pop band joined us on the roof of the Cigar Factory in June 2019. Also on the show, we feature a mixtape put together by Joe Jack Talcum from legendary punk band The Dead Milkmen. Shamus sat down with Joe during a tour stop at The Alternative Gallery to talk about his recent live gigs. ---------PART ONE--------- We’re from Antarctica: An Introduction (0:52) The Dead Milkmen - Dean's Dream (2:05) Joe Jack Talcum - Thunder Moon (4:07) Joe Jack Talcum: Interview ----> Previous times playing in the Lehigh Valley (7:02) ----> Playing at places like the Alternative Gallery (7:53) Teenage Halloween - Moving Song (8:59) The Mega Yeah - Pineapple Pie [Demo] (12:21) ---------PART TWO--------- Joe Jack Talcum - Anxiety (16:34) Joe Jack Talcum: Interview ----> What type of songs are you playing on your tour? (17:44) ----> Playing with the Tough Shits (17:59) ----> Playing with Josh Gray (18:28) The Tough Shits - Babes of the Abyss (19:33) Josh Gray - Midnight Rendezvous (21:44) Joe Jack Talcum: Interview ----> Listening to different kinds of music (25:58) ----> Thoughts on the DIY music scene (26:10) We're from Antarctica - Colourblind (28:17) We're from Antarctica - Empty Shorelines (31:11) We're from Antarctica - Interview ----> Thoughts on playing on the roof (34:41) ----> Music influences (35:32) ----> Jess joining the band (37:16) We're from Antarctica - Boulder (38:18) ---------PART THREE--------- We're from Antarctica - It's Not Me (42:02) We're from Antarctica - Interview ----> Discussing the new album (45:58) ----> Where are the band members from? (48:13) ----> Thoughts on playing music in the Lehigh Valley (48:58) ----> Discussing the band pick (50:12) BAND PICK: Food Truck - Dog (51:22) ---------------------------- SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS HELPS TAPE SWAP RADIO CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE DO. CHECK OUT THE SPONSOR FOR THIS ROOFTOP SESSION WHO HELPED MAKE IT POSSIBLE: Eskandalo! http://www.eskandalohair.com/ A laid back hair salon in Southside Bethlehem. Eskandalo!, pronounced es-KAN-da-lo, means something EXCITING is happening! They are obsessed with making your hair look and feel great in a way that suits your personal style. Eskandalo! is a destination salon people travel for miles to experience, as well as the hometown salon for their local clientele.

We’re going full Florida for this show. We unveil the Shards Session with Orlando three-piece 'bubblegrunge' band Expert Timing, recorded in May 2019. The band combines melodic punk and energetic indie rock to create a catchy and powerful sound. Also, on the show, we talk with Amanda Starling, host of the weekly podcast Angry Grrrl Music of the Indie Rock Persuasion based in Tampa. She picks out her favorite Florida D.I.Y. bands to play. A SHARDS SESSION WITH EXPERT TIMING PLUS, A MIXTAPE OF FLORIDA D.I.Y. BANDS FROM AMANDA STARLING ---------PART ONE--------- Expert Timing: An Introduction (1:02) Snacking - Genius, Actually (4:20) Sleepless - Soft Tissue (6:58) Gutless - Growing Apart (14:32) Boston Marriage - Man Who Wasn’t There (17:18) ---------PART TWO--------- Expert Timing - Never See Me Again (23:21) Expert Timing - Classic Case of Narcissism (26:35) Expert Timing - Interview Part 1 ----> Returning from Canada (30:08) ----> How is the tour going? (31:12) ----> What to expect at an Expert Timing show (31:51) ----> Katrina was nervous to sing in front of Carly of Slingshot Dakota at the band’s first show (27:21) ----> Gibran joining the band (33:28) Expert Timing - Sleep (34:13) ---------PART THREE--------- Expert Timing - Cement (38:08) Expert Timing - Interview Part 2 ----> The D.I.Y. scene and how it played a part in the band members picking up instruments (43:20) ----> Florida’s D.I.Y. scene is connected statewide (44:13) ----> Discussing the band pick (45:48) BAND PICK: Woolbright - Clean (47:13)

---------PART ONE---------L.A. FASTLIFE: An Introduction (0:37)Slingshot Dakota - Louder (2:29)Pretty Lousy - People You May Know (6:00)Pool Radio - Real Life Hero (8:57)---------PART TWO---------L.A. FASTLIFE - Beach Party (14:26)L.A. FASTLIFE - Killbot (17:32)L.A. FASTLIFE - Ersatz (20:04)L.A. FASTLIFE - Interview Part 1----> Practicing at Shards (23:50)----> Bands that inspire them (25:54)----> Doing cover bands for Wire and the Stooges (26:29)----> Becca on joining the band (27:21)L.A. FASTLIFE - Therian (28:00)L.A. FASTLIFE - Pin (30:09)L.A. FASTLIFE - Interview Part 2----> Lo-Fi recording approach on their first album (33:07)----> Mixing their album in Lee’s car (33:38)----> Discussing the band pick (35:57)BAND PICK: The Men - Gates of Steel [Devo Cover] (37:02)---------PART THREE---------The Lushpockets - Baby Says (41:11)Raindeer - R U a Dancer? (44:18)Cora Sone - White Hat (47:18)War on Women - Silence Is the Gift (49:37)

Austin, TX post-punk band Beth Israel stopped by Shards on their tour in October 2014 to record this Shards Session. The band had just released their album Dental Denial on the indie record label Dull Tools, a label run by Parquet Courts’ Andrew Savage which was receiving some national attention. This session’s files were originally thought to be lost after a hard drive at Shards crashed shortly after the recording. Recently, we were able to recover the files, so we’re thrilled to be able to bring you this Shards Session with Beth Israel, albeit 4.5 years later. In honor of Beth Israel’s Shards Session we also take a look at some recent releases from Dull Tools; plus, we take a look at some upcoming DIY shows in the Lehigh Valley. This show premiered on WDIY 88.1 FM Lehigh Valley Public Radio in March 2019.

---------PART ONE---------The Curls - Hit Em Where It Hurts (3:18)You & Your Whatever - Heart Breaks in Three (6:34)Horrible Charlie - Browning Out (9:52)---------PART TWO---------Line Leader - Premonition (12:12)Line Leader - Gemini Divide (16:08)Line Leader - Bubblegum (20:54)Line Leader - Interview Part 1----> Band introductions (22:57)----> Experience playing live (23:22)----> Beginning of the band (24:26)----> Other bands or artists that are reference points for understanding Line Leader (25:10)Line Leader - Soft Spot (27:15)Line Leader - Through the Ringer (30:40)Line Leader - Skin Changer (33:56)Line Leader - Interview Part 2----> What can people expect at a Line Leader show? (37:51)----> Memorable live shows (38:20)----> Discussing the band pick (39:59)BAND PICK: Arthur Shea - Hell Yah (41:31)---------PART THREE---------Matt Saincome - Interview Part 1----> Starting The Hard Times (43:58)----> Gulch is excited to be in the Bay Area DIY music scene (48:22)Gulch - E.P.T.S. (49:15)High Pressure - Foreign Policy (51:47)Matt Saincome - Interview Part 2----> Matt grew up with the members of High Pressure (54:58)----> Keeping up with the Bay Area DIY music scene (56:37)----> How many articles has The Hard Times written? (58:08)----> Favorite Hard Times headlines (59:02)----> Upcoming Hard Times projects (1:01:29)----> The Old Firm Casuals make Oi! music that’s tough yet melodic (1:02:38)The Old Firm Casuals - Pendulum (1:04:44)

Nazareth punk band The Road Sodas are no strangers to controversy. The night before recording this Rooftop Session with us in October 2018, the band had an annual benefit show in their hometown shut down by the police. Simply put, the four members of the Road Sodas know how to put on a memorable show. In their interview, they describe playing live as their favorite part of being a band and they brought that enthusiasm to the Cigar Factory roof for our session. The band powered through four songs and didn’t stop before launching into a fifth. Enjoy that bonus track not heard on the on-air broadcast.Also on the show, we preview songs from the bands coming to the next event in the Tape Swap Presents concert series at Lit Roastery in Bethlehem on February 7, 2019: Philadelphia synth pop outfit Pool Radio, fellow Philly artist Lexi Campion of Grayling, and Jordan from Kutztown aka The Most Beautiful Images. We wrap up the show with Shamus’ interview with Jamie Holmes, the owner of Double Decker Records in Allentown. They discuss Double Decker’s 22 year journey from underground DIY punk meeting place in the late 90’s to the current wave of vinyl resurgence in the 2010’s. Jamie also picks out songs to listen to from some of his favorite Lehigh Valley DIY bands throughout the years.

Philadelphia garage rockers RunHideFight blast through a Rooftop Session; plus we listen to a mix of new music from some of our DIY favorites including Teenage Halloween, The Retinas, Soft Idiot, Georgey V, and more.

A lot of bands like to turn up the volume when they play live, but Spirit Of… have become known for their high volume live performances and towering amp set-up. Brooklyn musicians Frederick Nicholson and Mikael Tarkela use volume as one of the tools in their musical palette as they paint soundscapes with guitars, keys, vocals, and samples. After discovering Spirit Of… last year, we had to include their album Glossolalia on our list of Favorite DIY Releases of 2017. In March 2018, we invited them to Bethlehem to play one of our Tape Swap Presents shows at Lit Roastery, and they joined us afterwards at Shards to record this session. We also mark the occasion of the Tape Swap Radio Stage returning for this year’s Allentown ArtsFest, which runs September 28-30, 2018. Matt and Shamus pick out music from some bands and artists coming to the Tape Swap Radio Stage, then ArtsFest Creative Director Brandon Wunder joins us with a mix of music from bands playing the Main Stage. We also mark the occasion of the Tape Swap Radio Stage returning for this year’s Allentown ArtsFest, which runs September 28-30, 2018. Matt and Shamus pick out some bands and artists coming to the Tape Swap Radio Stage to listen to, then Brandon Wunder joins us with a mix of music from bands playing the Main Stage.

Spread across Northeast PA and the Lehigh Valley are the four members of Under the Clothesline, a sleazy garage psych band who have begun to make an impression on the Valley’s music fans in the last couple of years. Under the Clothesline wear their music’s grime on their sleeves, sounding dirty and dingy with a disarmingly relaxed vocal style that seems to hint at something sinister lurking just beneath the surface. The band has previously performed at one of Tape Swap's shows at the Ice House in Bethlehem and our stage at Allentown ArtsFest. The band joined us on the Cigar Factory roof on a cold, windy day in April 2018. We also feature interviews and song selections from some of the young up-and-comers behind new ventures in the Valley's DIY music scene. First, Chandler Davis, Zak Gerhart, and Pat Lilly from multi-media production company Lab Two Twelve stop by. Then, later in the show, we pick up on that conversation with Chris Kennedy from DIY Easton show space Live at 13.

Easton psych/garage rock musician Brother JT joins us for a Rooftop Session; plus, we talk with radio DJ/producer Neil Hever who picks out records from his collection to trace the lineage of the Lehigh Valley’s garage rock past.

Allentown noise rock/punk band Tile perform a Rooftop Session; plus, we listen to a mixtape from Poconos punk band Cheap Pop.

Professional wrestling and DIY music came together at National Sokols in Bethlehem on July 20, 2018 for Let's Hang Out, a co-production of LVAC and BWA. Tape Swap Radio was on hand to handle sound for the event, and we're excited to bring you the full audio and commentary. The event featured five matches as well as performances from Cheap Pop, Spirit of the Beehive , and Mannequin Pussy. The event was MC'd by "Party Tsar" Vlad Radinov with commentary by "Diamond" Joe Leonard.

Philadelphia experimental glam rock band Cerulean Blue perform a Shards Session; plus Michigan City, Indiana music promoter Tim Bauer discusses the Northwest Indiana DIY music scene and picks out some of his favorite area bands and artists to play.

We kick off a new year of Rooftop Sessions by welcoming Wilkes-Barre's Doghouse Charlie & The Buck Knife to the Cigar Factory building in Allentown. The band's session was recorded on a cold and windy day in April 2018. We also dig into recent submissions from regional bands and spotlight a few of our favorites. This show premiered on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's NPR station) on May 25, 2018.---------PART ONE---------Doghouse Charlie & The Buck Knife - An Introduction (0:37)The Front End - Hey God (2:31)L.M.I. - Salamander (6:07)We're from Antarctica - I Don't Care (8:15)---------PART TWO---------Doghouse Charlie & The Buck Knife - A Rooftop Session (12:10)----> Friend of the Season (12:59)----> True Blue (15:57)----> Interview Part 1 (19:03)----> Come Back as a Tree (23:34)----> Interview Part 2 (29:45)BAND PICK: Mind Choir - Chatter (33:03)---------PART THREE---------The Quality of Mercury - Breathe in Stereo (38:01)Steel City Ruins - Finite (43:14)Thanks to the sponsors of this Rooftop Session:Homebase 610The Lehigh Valley's local skateshop2nd Base VintageSell, trade or consign vintage + designer clothingLehigh Valley Apparel CreationsCustom screen printing based in the Lehigh Valley

On this show, minimal junk three-piece band Transkam from Tokyo, Japan joins us for a Shards Session. The band recorded their session during their tour stop in Bethlehem in October 2016 before their set at the Funhouse. We also talk with Transkam's tour manager Michael Young from Baltimore who brought Transkam to the U.S. for their first tour of the country. We'll be playing a mix that Michael put together with his favorite Japanese punk, indie, psychedelic, and experimental bands. This show premiered on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's NPR station) on March 2, 2018. ---------PART ONE--------- Transkam: An Introduction (0:37) Michael Young Interview (2:18) ----> Beginnings of his Japan/U.S. connection (2:52) ----> Baltimore's Japan/U.S. arts history (4:58) ----> Alan Smithee's Mad Universe (6:24) Alan Smithee's Mad Universe - Solid I (6:46) Michael Young Interview (13:14) ----> Playing dates on the tour (13:49) ----> DADARAY (16:23) DADARAY - 少しでいいから殴らせて [Sukoshideiikara Nagurasete] (16:03) ---------PART TWO--------- Transkam - Fairchild (23:48) Transkam - ⌘F (31:00) Transkam Interview Part 1 (33:10) ----> What to expect at a Transkam show(33:37) ----> The band's eclectic music tastes (34:11) ----> The meaning of junk (34:59) ----> The start of the band (35:38) ----> The tour so far (36:30) Transkam - Giant Steps(37:09) Transkam - Inidcator (42:14) Transkam Interview Part 2 (48:24) ----> Thoughts on the U.S. and Japanese music scenes (48:29) ----> Band picks (50:25) BAND PICK: The Great Depression - Purple Skirt (51:49) BAND PICK: Rita Fishbone - Stubborn (54:31) ---------PART THREE--------- Michael Young Interview (58:38) ----> The band gets international driver's licenses (58:50) ----> Otori (1:00:00) Otori - 反転 [Hanten] (1:00:49) P-iPLe - Starbucks' Curse (1:05:02) Michael Young Interview (1:07:38) ----> P-iPLe (1:07:53)

On this show, we have a Shards Session with Daytime Cleaners, a four-piece garage rock/jangle pop band from Bethlehem, PA. The band is made-up of Don, Ben, Bill, and Earl, who have played in Lehigh Valley bands like Narrow Lover, Poor Diet, and The Under Sixteens. The band joined us to record this session in May 2017. We also talk with Ramona Córdova, an experimental artist currently based in Philadelphia, who's playing our next Tape Swap Presents live show at Lit Roastery in Bethlehem on January 11, 2018. Ramona talks about traveling the world, discusses the inspiration behind the new album On Paper, and picks out music from some of their favorite recent DIY/independent releases. This show premiered on WDIY (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on January 5, 2018. ---------PART ONE--------- Daytime Cleaners: An Introduction (0:37) Ramona Córdova - Secret Prayer (2:55) Ramona Córdova Interview (8:00) ----> Lehigh Valley and Philly connections (8:10) ----> Growing up and moving across the U.S. (8:46) ----> Returning to the U.S. to record the new album (9:36) ----> Wheatie Mattiasich (11:08) Wheatie Mattiasich - This Way (12:37) Sarah M. - Control (15:03) Ramona Córdova Interview (17:03) ----> Sarah M. (17:24) ---------PART TWO--------- Daytime Cleaners - Sleep Debt (19:56) Daytime Cleaners - Bonnie Brown (23:31) Daytime Cleaners Interview (26:38) ----> How long they've been playing (26:38) ----> The name of the band (27:12) ----> Musical influences (27:27) ----> Current demo EP and future release plans (28:07) ----> Lyrical approach (28:42) ----> Musical approach (29:07) Daytime Cleaners - Limerance (29:59) Daytime Cleaners - Fields (34:13) Daytime Cleaners Interview (37:08) ----> The Lehigh Valley music scene (37:18) ----> Band pick (40: 22) Honey Radar - Fort Wayne Mermaids (41:27) ---------PART THREE--------- Ramona Córdova Interview (44:54) ----> The new album, 'On Paper' (45:02) ----> Gaspar Claus (47:02) Marion Cousin & Gaspar Claus -Madona De Sa Cabana (48:38) Ramona Córdova Interview (49:51) ----> M.I.A. (50:14) M.I.A. - Finally (51:24) Ramona Córdova - Printemps (51:40)

On this show, we welcome Beaver Falls, PA indie pop band Captain the Sky for a Shards Session. Recorded in May 2017 during the band's weekend in eastern PA, the four members of Captain the Sky drove north to Shards after playing a show in West Chester. The band had just released their new EP "Lions and Foxes" two months prior. We also present our year-end retrospective. Six of the Tape Swap team members give their pick for "Best DIY Release of 2017." Matt Molchany, Shamus McGroggan, Eddie Mackavage, Caroline Hanna, James Ravelle, and Andrew Rutledge each spotlight a favorite release from artists that span from New York to the Lehigh Valley to Philadelphia. ---------PART ONE--------- Captain the Sky: An Introduction (0:37) Best DIY Releases of 2017: Matt Molchany (3:34) Spirit Of... - Mania (5:19) Best DIY Releases of 2017: Caroline Hanna (10:37) Shannen Moser - Alex [282] (12:24) Best DIY Releases of 2017: Andrew Rutledge (15:38) Soft Idiot - Brother, Pt. 1 (17:41) ---------PART TWO--------- Captain the Sky - Redwoods (21:40) Captain the Sky - Shorelines (25:42) Captain the Sky: the beginning of the band (30:32) Captain the Sky: the sound of the band (31:59) Captain the Sky: Aaron's lyrical approach (33:50) Captain the Sky - Canopies (34:51) Captain the Sky - Mythomania (39:05) Captain the Sky: the Beaver Falls music scene (43:48) Captain the Sky: band pick (48:42) Primer & Grayscale - Passion Play (49:30) ---------PART THREE--------- Best DIY Releases of 2017: Eddie Mackavage (55:58) Small Mess - Carter (57:12) Best DIY Releases of 2017: James Ravelle (59:45) Swimmer's Lungs - Final Jeopardy (1:01:26) Best DIY Releases of 2017: Shamus McGroggan (1:03:56) Fool Heavy - Canada Dry (1:05:05) Originally aired on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on December 22, 2017.

On this show, we welcome up-and-coming Bethlehem sad jammers Small Mess to Shards for a session. We also mark the release of the band's first 5" single on Square of Opposition Records by talking with Square of Opposition founder Chris Rejec and listening to some selections he brought from the label's catalogue. Square of Opposition Records has been an enduring presence in the Lehigh Valley's DIY punk community since it began in 2001, and Square of Opposition's release of the new Small Mess Out the Window/Fourth of July 5" single is only the latest in a 16-year history supporting DIY music in the Lehigh Valley and beyond. ---------PART ONE--------- Small Mess: An Introduction (0:37) Chris Rejec: Before Square of Opposition Records (2:13) The Insurgent - Murdock and Electric (6:41) Chris Rejec: Sticking with Square of Opposition for 16 Years (9:11) Chris Rejec: The Business Side of Square of Opposition (12:06) Spraynard - Airports and Prank Calls (14:36) ---------PART TWO--------- Small Mess - Out the Window (18:07) Small Mess - Another Hit (20:40) Small Mess: Becca Moving from a Solo Performer to a Full Band (23:38) Small Mess: Mitch, Jordan, and Jared on Playing in Small Mess (24:30) Small Mess: Origin of the Name 'Small Mess' (25:43) Small Mess: Becca's Songwriting Topics (26:49) Small Mess - Untitled (27:29) Small Mess - More Than Miles (29:34) Small Mess: Experience Playing Live (34:23) Small Mess: Impression of the Lehigh Valley Music Scene in 2017 (35:30) Small Mess: Becca's Work with Lehigh Valley Girls Rock (36:11) Small Mess: Becca on Women in Music (36:49) BAND PICK: Georgia Foreman - I'll Figure It Out (37:28) ---------PART THREE--------- Chris Rejec: Working with Secret Art Space (41:54) Chris Rejec: Did He Have a Plan? (44:10) Yo Man Go! - Life Lessons (45:20) Chris Rejec: His Stand-Out Moments of the Last 16 Years (48:56) Snowing - Big Weed (51:03) Square of Opposition Records: www.squareofopposition.com/ Small Mess: smallmess.bandcamp.com/ Georgia Foreman (Band Pick): georgiaforeman.bandcamp.com/

This show features our second-ever Rooftop Session with long-time eclectic Bethlehem rock band The Insidious Rays. We also play a handful of tracks from artists who are performing at our stage at this year's Allentown ArtsFest including exclusive first-listens of songs from Ironhead's Devils Pit Blues Cult and Mike Teknology. Originally aired on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on September 22, 2017. The Wildlings - Genie's Last Wish (2:21) Ironhead's Devils Pit Blues Cult - You Are Your Own Threat (6:09) Daytime Cleaners - Cowboy Song (11:07) Captain the Sky - Canopies (15:02) ---------------- The Insidious Rays - The Black Lagoon Boogie (22:11) The Insidious Rays - Rock & Roll (24:19) Interview Part 1 (26:11) The Insidious Rays - Time for Two (30:17) The Insidious Rays - The Wind (35:14) Interview Part 2 (38:40) Matte Black - Fuzz (43:33) ---------------- This Way to the Egress - Going Home Again (48:28) Mike Teknology - Urban Hippie (52:46) Bad American - Black Cloud Ron (56:40) Nate Marks - 99.9 The Hawk (59:13)

This show features a Shards Session with Oley, PA garage/psych rock band Poor Luther's Bones and a mix of new music. Originally aired on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on September 8, 2017. Weakened Friends - Hate Mail [feat. J Mascis] (2:00) Spur - Wilt [Demo] (4:37) El Silver Cabs - Shrink (8:00) Radiator Hospital - Dance Number (10:31) -------------- Poor Luther's Bones - Driving Wheel (14:04) Poor Luther's Bones - I'm Not a Braggart (16:44) Interview Part 1 (19:46) Poor Luther's Bones - Sinking Ship (22:19) Poor Luther's Bones - M.T. (24:30) Poor Luther's Bones - Last Ego Sapien (26:49) Interview Part 2 (31:00) Brother JT - Sweatpants (32:52) -------------- Selector Dub Narcotic - Hotter Than Hott (39:27) Secret Cities - Paradise (43:45) The Big Drops - Boyfriend Talk (48:33) Spirit Of... - Mania (50:43) HDLSS - Wonderloss (55:46)

This show features our Shards Session with Allentown hardocre punk band Bad American and a mix of bands that played the Lehigh Valley in the month of August. Originally aired on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on August 25, 2017. Anticitizen - Bricks Not Ballots (1:23) The Plumcocks - Run to Me (2:48) The Clap - Look Before You Leap (6:28) Full Walrus - Full Walrus (9:44) ------------------------------------------------ Bad American - Feel the Slime (14:35) Bad American - Absentee Debate (18:05) Interview Part 1 (20:42) Bad American - I'm Still Waiting (25:37) Bad American - Shards (26:45) Interview Part 2 (30:05) The Cloth - Kinghit (35:23) ------------------------------------------------ Baus - Rut (40:17) Manikineter - Mannequin Eater (42:12) Gun Outfit - Gotta Wanna (45:29) Admit Nothing! - Boredom & Loss (49:26) Great White Caps - First Wave (51:25 Fog Cult - The Dying Sun (54:10)

On this show, Bethlehem's Gypsy punk/vaudeville troop This Way to the Egress perform our inaugural Rooftop Session on the Cigar Factory building in Allentown. Our staff picks for this show highlight artists who played in the Lehigh Valley during July including local indie pop band Doctor Ransom and Brooklyn folk punk group Out of System Transfer. Originally aired on WDIY 88.1 FM (Lehigh Valley's Community NPR Station) on July 14, 2017. Doctor Ransom - Hook and Cross Ronnie Rock & The Trendsetters - Trendsetter (Alternate Studio Take) Crooked Spine - Clair 2 Beach Bod - Nathan Kinda Looks Like a Ham -------------------------------------- This Way to the Egress - What Do You Want? This Way to the Egress - Mark of the Beast Interview Part 1 This Way to the Egress - See No Evil This Way to the Egress - Southbound Interview Part 2 The Ford Theatre Reunion - New American Standard -------------------------------------- Travis J & The Rhinestones - Goth Beach The Wildlings - Arabian Lap Dance Ratboys - GM Out of System Transfer - The Horse (and his boi-sterous hatred for all forms of earthly authority)

We're turning the spotlight on New Orleans and Hawaii with this show. New Orleans' U.S. Nero stopped by Shards to record a session in September 2015 while they were in the middle of their tour. U.S. Nero stands in stark contrast to the jam bands and cover bands you'll find in tourist areas of New Orleans. Jazz, punk, garage, and surf collide into a heady mix to make U.S. Nero's sound and, like so many other bands in NOLA's DIY scene, its members split their time between other area bands. For our staff picks, we decided to do some scene archeology into the DIY music coming out of Hawaii. Its completely unique structure piqued our interest but its members' passion for the scene is what won us over. A big part of the music in Honolulu and surrounding areas is Failed Orbit Records started by Ray Farias and Kevin Tit. In 2014, Rawb Cunningham, Eduard Panen, Will and Jo Adair, and Jhune Liwanag joined Failed Orbit with the goal of using label to book shows that featured mainland bands. From throwing fundraiser shows to flying bands over to the islands, Failed Orbit has injected the Hawaii scene with new life in the last three years. Playlist: Rotten Blossom - Shut It Down (1:58) Beaman - Eggs in a Basket (3:16) The Bougies - Talk to You (4:22) Strangers with Kandy - Missing the Bell (9:18) The Anime Club - Rick & Morty (12:20) Poncho - Green Apple (15:38) _________________________________ U.S. Nero - Lost to Stay (22:49) U.S. Nero - Race to the Bottom (26:06) U.S. Nero - Interview Pt. 1 (29:02) U.S. Nero - Banned from the Mall (33:26) U.S. Nero - Who's Coming Out (36:17) U.S. Nero - Interview Pt. 2 (39:21) BAND PICK: Hot Blood - Rust (43:43) _________________________________ T.V. Microwave - Roshi (46:48) T.V. Microwave - Barles Charkley (47:56) Aura Bora - Whatever (49:32) Aura Bora - Falling Out of Love (50:38) Jonny Eureka - Zettner Girls (53:48) Alive & Swell - Delayed (55:48) Feeble - Bloo (58:39) Tape Swap would like to thank Mariana Timony of Bandcamp Daily and her excellent article on the Hawaii DIY music scene, the DIYHawaii Tumblr page, and Failed Orbit Record's Bandcamp page for proving information and material for this show.