http://www.dischord.com/ 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. en-us Fri, 16 May 2008 07:11:45 -0400 http://www.dischord.com/news/228 Fort Reno, the park in Northwest DC which is home to the Fort Reno Summer Concert Series, has been closed "immediately and Indefinitely" by the US Park Service due to the discovery of high levels of arsenic in the soil. Until further testing is complete it is unclear what this means for this summer's concert schedule. However, there have been free concerts every summer in Fort Reno for over 30 years and the volunteers who manage the concert series still need your support, be it to fund this year's concerts as scheduled, to find another venue, or to plan something altogether different. Read more about the closure in this Washington Post blog Donate to Fort Reno here Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dischord.com/news/228 http://www.dischord.com/news/227 The Aquarium will be playing a show with Los Campesinos and Pash at the Black Cat in Washington, DC on Friday May 16th. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dischord.com/news/227 http://www.dischord.com/news/226 Joe Lally will be playing US shows, accompanied by Ricardo Lagomasino and Jonathan Morris, beginning on May 16th. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dischord.com/news/226 http://www.dischord.com/news/225 Pancake Mountain, Volume 5 (Episodes 9 and 10), is now available from our web-store. Pancake Mountain is a Washington DC cable access dance party for kids. These episodes feature appearances and performances by: Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins, Guster, Nellie McKay, PSAPP, Scissor Sisters, Robert Randolph and the family Band, Pylon, Tilly an the Wall, Wayne Coyne, Built to spill, Meat Puppets, X, Iggy Pop. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dischord.com/news/225 http://www.dischord.com/news/224 We have recently received several vinyl re-pressings of titles that have been unavailable for some time, including: Minor Threat, First Demo 7 Inch, Fugazi, End Hits LP, Nation Of Ulysses 13 Point Program LP (on colored vinyl), and Dag Nasty Wig Out at Denko's LP (on colored vinyl). Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dischord.com/news/224 http://www.dischord.com/news/223 Dischord Records will have a table at the MACRoCk (The Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference) Label Expo in Harrisburg, VA on Saturday April 5th. We'll have regular items from the Dischord catalog, slightly damaged (and reduced) stuff, free posters and other goodies. Come on by and say hello! The Label Expo will be housed at the Masonic Temple: 114 S. Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dischord.com/news/223 http://www.dischord.com/news/221 Lungfish and Pupils collaborators Daniel Higgs and Asa Osborne will be exhibiting artwork together at the Mountain Fold Gallery in New York City beginning on Friday March 14th. The exhibition runs from March 14th - April 26th, with an Opening Reception on Friday, March 14th, from 7-9pm. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dischord.com/news/221 http://www.dischord.com/news/222 The Minor Threat EPs, Out of Step and 2 Old Seven Inches, are both back in stock on vinyl. We also have Fugazi In On The Kill Taker LPs and a very limited amount of the Daniel Higgs Atomic Yggdrasil Tarot LPs back in stock. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dischord.com/news/222 http://www.dischord.com/news/220 We have a limited supply of the 'green cover' Banned In DC books available for sale, as well as most of the Cynthia Connolly's postcard sets. Banned In DC is currently out of print and we don't expect the copies we have to last very long. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dischord.com/news/220 http://www.dischord.com/news/219 Burn To Shine: Seattle, the 5th volume in a DVDs series produced by Brendan Canty (Fugazi) and directed by film maker Christoph Green is now available from our web-store. This DVD is curated by Benjamin Gibbard (of Death Cab For Cutie) and features: Spook the Horse, Harvey Danger , Tiny Vipers, Blue Scholars, Dave Bazan, Benjamin Gibbard, Eddie Vedder, Minus the Bear, The Cave Singers, The Long Winters, Kinski, The Can't See, Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter. Find more about the Burn to Shine series at: www.trixiedvd.com Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dischord.com/news/219