Category: SIGHTINGS

THE HELD NOTE!

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THE HELD NOTE CONCERT SERIES is a curated collection of soothing sounds created by artists from all over the eastern United States. Over six shows, HELD NOTE will present sonics and visuals that could be tagged as “folk,” “ambient,” “primitive,” “spoken word,” “drone,” “electronic,” and more. All shows will be held at the Lodge of the Fishermen in the Boonsboro neighborhood of Lynchburg, Virginia in cooperation with Church of the Covenant. For each show, $10 at the door supports this series and the artists who perform.

The series has been split into three fall shows and three spring shows. Here’s everything that’s been confirmed for the fall:

HONEYBRANDY’S BACK IN LYH!

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Thrill Jockey artists Magic Tuber Stringband are playing a bunch of east coast dates in support of their STELLAR 2024 album, “Needlefall.” Having fallen hard for them after their collaboration with fellow NC’ers Weirs (they live tracked a session in the Crozet tunnel!), we reached out to see if they would be able to camp out in the hill city for a date. THANKFULLY, the stars have aligned! Come soak in an early spring evening with us at the Lodge. Our own honeybrandy will provide local support.

Music should happen at 7:30 PM. Hope to see many, many friends out for this one…

DETAILS

  • DATE: Saturday, March 22nd
  • COVER: $10 at the door (cash, card, and Venmo accepted)
  • DOORS: 7:00 PM
  • MUSIC: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
  • ARTISTS: Magic Tuber Stringband (from NC), honeybrandy (from LYH)
  • VENUE: The Lodge (on the campus of Church of the Covenant – 4415 Boonsboro Rd, 24503)

TLVS / SOPORUS RECAP

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TLVS @ Infinite Repeats, Charlottesville (PC: Office Of Creativity)

TLVS are back home after a weekend of dates with Philly’s Soporus. Thanks to everyone who came out to the LYH show. It was a great turnout for their first show at a new venue. Here’s to continued success for the Music Hall at 722 Commerce and the Academy Center of the Arts at large. Also, super thrilled to see longtime bud Thomas Dean’s Infinite Repeats Worldwide thriving up in Charlottesville. Here’s to future engagements with a swell arts scene up that way.

For these shows, the band invited Aaron from L.A. Dies to sit in on second guitar and percussion. Turned out really great. Up next – TLVS is going into the studio to track some new pieces that debuted this weekend. If all goes well, they will show up on wax before 2025’s done…

HONEYBRANDY SHOW IN LYH!

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Our Czech friends over at Stoned To Death turned us onto this Swiss instrumentalist who creates serenity with layer upon layer of acoustic guitar, synth washes, and field recordings. NATURALLY, we snagged a date on his US east coast tour. Come soak in a special autumn evening with us at the Lodge. Our own honeybrandy will provide local support.

Music will start at 8:00 PM sharp. Don’t be late. We’re taking donations at the door to ensure our traveling musician is taken care of while in the Hill City.

DETAILS

  • DATE: Thursday, October 10th
  • MUSIC: 8:00 PM – 9:15 PM
  • ARTISTS: Son of Buzzi (from Switzerland), honeybrandy (from LYH)
  • VENUE: The Lodge (on the campus of Church of the Covenant – 4415 Boonsboro Rd, 24503)

TLVS Tour Update!

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The recent mid-Atlantic run was a smashing success for TLVS. Shows in Lynchburg, Norfolk, and Durham proved to be the perfect way to celebrate the physical release of HSAL #65! Super swell performances by Philly’s Soporus as well as Nashville’s Silence & The Unwinking Minds to boot. The band still has a few copies of the new split cassette in the merch box if you are itching for some interesting, energetic rock music sans vocals. Next up is a local show with labelmates L.A. Dies on the 24th at Rivermont Pizza.

Upcoming TLVS Tour!

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TLVS is back to work in support of HSAL #65 (split release with Friend Club, may they rest in peace). In a few weeks, they will be taking their unique instrumental rock stylings around the mid-Atlantic with some wonderfully talented friends in tow. Check out the details on each date over at the shows page and, if you’re able to catch one of these dates, be sure to tell Will from Soporus/HYMY Industries how swell these screen-printed tour posters are!

HUGE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT!

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L.A. Dies is heading back down to Norfolk this summer for “Grilled Out,” one of many large -scale parties hosted by Lava Presents this summer. The lineup also includes good buds Long Division and other incredible Virginia action. Tickets are on sale now. SIDENOTE – L.A. Dies is cooking up something rad for the back half of 2023…STAY TUNED!

HSAL > COVID-19 (part one)

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Your friendly neighborhood record label REFUSES to hand life over to an unseen force that threatens our very well-being. That said, we are also 100% on board with measures (be they responsibly insituted or culturally mandated) to stop the spread of said unseen force. As such, we are beginning this series of posts to reinforce what the HSAL family is doing amidst the COVID-19 scare. Last week, we ran a “social distance” sale – thanks to everyone who jumped in on it. Orders were shipped on Monday, so keep a close eye on your mailbox.

Elliott’s streaming a live set this Saturday night!

As parts of the HSAL family get creative with their isolation output, we will share the ways to stay connected here. This weekend, Elliott from You’re Jovian will be streaming a live acoustic set from his tidewater confines. #1 – you should check out the set. #2 – if possible, throw him the coin you’d hand the door guy if Jovian were playing your favorite haunt (NOTE: Elliott’s a venmo guy).

UPDATE: February 2020

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So, we’re already a month into the new year and your friendly neighborhood record label has a few things stirring:

HONEYBRANDY

This week, Joey and Nathan will sonically whitewash the gallery spaces down at the Academy Center for the Arts for February’s installment of “First Fridays.” Among the exhibits will be a collection from five faculty members of the James Madison University School of Art, Design and Art History. The duet will continue to work out ideas in the live setting that (hopefully) will translate to a new album in 2020. They’ll be back at the Art Rat in Roanoke next month with Hypnagogue. Here’s a track honeybrandy posted to soundcloud several moons ago…

GRAVEN IMAGE

Thanks to a quick turnaround from the factory, HSAL #52 should be shipping before the February 21st street date! If you on a first name basis with these two, feel free to hit them up for a copy. The uninitated may purchase a cassette copy from us through bandcamp (we have less than 10 unaccounted for – don’t sleep on this one). The sample below displays an EP that fits in nicely with the long line of minimal, textured ambience for which HSAL has become known the world over.

Starting 2020 Off Proper!

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Hope you and yours made the holidays special in unique ways. We took the downtime to exhale in preparation for all that the new year will swing our way. Here’s what we know right now:

L.A. DIES ON WNRN!

PC: V. Coleman

The Commonwealth’s widest reaching independent radio station, WNRN, has just picked up “Feels Really Small” from the four-piece’s HSAL debut for regular rotation. We supremely proud of this record, so it’s swell to learn of it capturing the ears of others.

HSAL #52 IS ABOUT TO DROP!

Cover image for HSAL #52 created by James Wood.

Our next release comes courtesy of Blacksburg’s Graven Image. This EP, the first proper recording for the cello/synth + voice duet, was tracked at the Old City Cemetery Chapel right here in Lynchburg back in November. Joey from honeybrandy sat in on the session as well. The result is a really dark ethereal pair of long-form compositions that feel akin to the work of Julianna Barwick or Richard Skelton. The band is going to end up with most of cassette run, but we will have a handful to sell once the release drops in February. Stream a sample from the EP here.

OUR BANDS OUT & ABOUT!

Most of our acts are hitting stages in the coming weeks. Here are the dates we know about (follow the bands directly for the most up-to-date information):

  • L.A. DIES / TLVS: 01/10 @ Taphouse (Norfolk)
  • YOU’RE JOVIAN: 01/24 @ Fuzzy Cactus (Richmond)
  • L.A. DIES: 01/25 @ Nicky’s House (Richmond)
  • TLVS: 01/25 @ Speakertree (Lynchburg)
  • YOU’RE JOVIAN: 01/31 @ Meridian (Williamsburg)
  • YOU’RE JOVIAN: 02/01 @ Tea Bazaar (Charlottesville)
  • HONEYBRANDY: 02/07 @ The Academy Center (Lynchburg)

Do the bands a solid – dance, sing along and buy some merch!