- Photo by Cynthia Connolly
- Faith at The Chancery by Malcom Riviera
- Black Eyes by Shawn Breen
Jawbox & Gray Matter Re-Issues Now Available
11.23.09
The Jawbox re-issue of For Your Own Special Sweetheart (on CD, LP & MP3) and the Gray Matter vinyl re-issues (+MP3) of Take It Back and Food For Thought are all available in stores and directly from the Dischord website.
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Hoover "Self Titled" Slowdime EP Now Available To Download
11.17.09
Hoover's posthumous Self Titled EP, originally released on CD and vinyl on Slowdime in 1997 (and now both out of print), is now available to Download in MP3 form from the Dischord web-store.
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Re-cut Editions of Fugazi "Margin Walker" & "Furniture" Single Out Now
10.19.09
With the release of the newly re-cut editions of Margin Walker and the Furniture single we are now very close to having the entire Fugazi catalog re-issued on vinyl. The only album remaining is the Instrument Soundtrack which will be re-issued in December.
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Pre-Order Jawbox "For Your Own Special Sweetheart" Now
10.15.09
On November 24th Desoto and Dischord will team up to release a new, completely re-mastered and re-packaged, edition of the Jawbox album, For Your Own Special Sweetheart -- a masterpiece long lost in the weeds of major label limbo. The new edition CD and LP was re-mastered by Bob Weston of Chicago Mastering Service and features all new artwork by Jason Farrell. The CD includes 3 extra tracks from the Savory + 3 EP and the LP features a free MP3 download of the album (including the extra tracks).
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Gray Matter "Take It Back" and "Food For Thought" LP Re-Issues
10.15.09
On November 24th Dischord will re-issue Gray Matter's second album, Take It Back. This new edition has been expanded into a full-length LP (on colored vinyl) with 4 extra tracks from the band's 1991 double seven inch and will feature an MP3 download. Take It Back was first issued as a six song EP in the direct aftermath of the "Revolution Summer" renaissance of the DC punk scene in 1985. Although the songs are available on a Maxi-CD, the vinyl fell out of print long ago.
To Pre-Order "Take It Back" now click here (orders will ship a week before the release date)
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Updated "Dance of Days" Book Back In Print & Now Available
10.07.09
Mark Anderson & Mark Jenkin's book, Dance of Days, has been re-issued with updated content and a new color cover on Akashic Books. Dance of Days takes a look at the DC punk scene from the political and historical perspectives of the book's authors and offers first-hand insight to the workings of a scene that produced Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Fugazi, Tsunami, Bikini Kill and many others.
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"Edge" Movie To Premiere at St. Stephen's in DC On Oct 9
10.06.09
Positive Force is sponsoring the October 9th DC premiere of a new German documentary called, Edge: Perspectives On Drug Free Culture. Postive Force's Mark Andersen writes, "EDGE features interviews with PF allies like Ian MacKaye, Ray Cappo, and Kent McClard among others...with focus not simply on straight edge as narrowly understood, but animal rights and other forms of political activism."
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DC Record Fair Sunday October 4th
10.01.09
Som Records, The Vinyl District, DC Soul Recordings and Comet Ping Pong are hosting a record fair on Sunday, October 4, from 10AM-4PM at Comet (5037 Connecticut Ave NW). Admission is $2.
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Second Installment Of Story/Stereo Continues Oct 2
09.30.09
The second installment of the Story/Stereo series continues at The Writer's Center in Bethesda, MD on Friday October 2nd with writers Srikanth Reddy (Facts for Visitors) and Alexander Chee (Queen of the Night) and music from Bluebrain.
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Upcoming Shows
Joe Lally 11.29.09 The Fighting Cocks: London-Kingston, England
Andalusians 12.04.09 Gillies: Blacksburg, VA
Edie Sedgwick 02.06.10 Cake Shop: New York, NY
Featured Releases
ja53 Jawbox For Your Own Special Sweetheart
125c Various Artists 20 Years Of Dischord: Rare & Unreleased MP3s
035 Fugazi Margin Walker
163 Title Tracks Every Little Bit Hurts
Bands on Tour
About Dischord Records
Dischord Records was created in 1980 to document the music coming out of the Washington, D.C. punk community. The label has put out the work of over 40 bands, and has distributed hundreds of other releases connected to the D.C. area. We will continue our work as long as this community continues to create music that speaks to us. Thanks.
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