THE HELD NOTE!

Posted on September 8, 2025September 8, 2025 Posted in SIGHTINGS, THE LABELTagged asentimentalsong, Benjamin Mauch, Church Of The Covenant, honeybrandy, HSAL, Lodge of the Fishermen, Lynchburg, paratextures, Silence & The Unwinking Minds, The Held Note, VirginiaLeave a comment

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:

Saturday, October 4th: paratextures w/ asentimentalsong
Saturday, November 8th: honeybrandy w/ Lee Mattox (honeybrandy LP release!)
Saturday, December 6th: Benjamin Mauch w/ Silence & the Unwinking Minds

HSAL #67 (BANDCAMP EXLUSIVE)

Posted on April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 Posted in RELEASES, THE LABELTagged asentimentalsong, bandcamp, Columbus, compilation, Fainting Couch, honeybrandy, HSAL, indie rock, Lost In Space Camp, Lynchburg, music, new-music, news, Philadelphia, Plastic Hacks, reviews, Roanoke, rock, RVA, Sacramento, Sheetrock, Steve Scott, Stilyagi, Times Tables, TLVS, Virginia Beach, Young HierophantLeave a comment

RELEASE: HSAL #67
RELEASE DATE: April 1, 2025

AVAILABILITY: DIG
ARTWORK: Courtesy of Stilyagi
STREAM/DOWNLOAD: HSAL bandcamp

This, our ninth compilation, is a total “family & friends” affair. We’ve seen many artists come and go since dreaming this all up back in 2009. Consider this collection of tunes as a random card you get in the mail one day from a long-forgotten friend. It is steeped in nostalgic references and mile-markers from their journey that they think will at least hold your interest and at most rekindle a connection.

Here’s a track-by-track description of the compilation:

Track 01 – Fainting Couch, “So Long”: new single from the guitar half of “Powerviolet,” who we featured on HSAL #65.
Track 02 – Lost In Space Camp, “Aquatone (Attic Session)”: Instrumental take on a track that may include vocals on a future release…
Track 03 – honeybrandy, “Closed For Learning”: new track from upcoming album, “File Under Contemplative Protest,” due out later this year.
Track 04 – Plastic Hacks, “Slow Glow”: new single from the forthcoming album, “Fabulously Melancholy,” due out Spring 2025 on Friend Club Records.
Track 05 – Young Hierophant, “From A Room Forever”: this track is an unreleased composition from the sessions for his STELLAR 2024 album “Return To The Healing Church.”
Track 06 – Sheetrock, “Herald”: new single from RVA members of Toan Team.
Track 07 – asentimentalsong, “The Calm Before The Calm”: new piece presented by Joe from TLVS. #dronelife
Track 08 – Times Tables, “Zoom Meeting”: new single from Roanoke’s faux-midwestern emo sons. EP drops later this month.
Track 09 – TLVS, “Honey From Every Wind”: only track from last year’s split with Powerviolet that’s never been played live.
Track 10 – Steve Scott, “On A Personal Note (Stilyagi Drone Mix)”: Per Steve, this is a rough sketch of something being worked on.

HSAL #57 IS LIVE!

Posted on April 14, 2020 Posted in COVID-19, RELEASES, THE LABELTagged asentimentalsong, Benjamin Mauch, From Overseas, Good Joe, HSAL, HSAL #57, lovedefeatsfear, Lucid You, Oahu, Opin, ourlynchburg, PJ Sykes, Stilyagi, Toan Team, Virginia, Young HierophantLeave a comment

Given how difficult it’s becoming to readily acknowledge which day of the week it is any more, we went ahead and pushed HSAL #57 out this morning. Truth be told, we know what day it is (March eleventeenth, right?) – we just couldn’t wait to deliver this collection to you all. Birthed out of the myraid feelings isolation has caused / is causing, this set presents over an hour of introspective, contemplative pieces loveingly crafted by some incredible Commonwealth-based artists. Each act has not only provided music, they have written out what this season and this project has done in and around them. Take some time to read through the content with each track. Oh, the download comes with bonus material as well (extra track, videos).

Above all, we hope HSAL #57 will provide head / heart space to work through feelings and land at a posture of peace. There’s no need to fear. LOVE DEFEATS FEAR!

STREAM / DOWNLOAD “ISOLATION”