USPS Increases Shipping Rates

Mail order customers, please note that as of Sunday, January 27, the United States Postal Service has raised its shipping rates. For customers living in the United States, the difference will be minimal, but international orders will notice a significant cost increase.

NPR spoke to Brian, from the Dischord office, about the rate hikes and their effect on record labels during a segment on Morning Edition. Listen to that here.

The Evens Postpone Baltimore Show

Due to a bout with the flu, The Evens must postpone their performance at 2640 Space in Baltimore on Saturday, January 26th. Not to worry: The show has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 9th. Same venue, same ticket price ($5), and it's still all ages. All tickets for the 1/26 show will be honored. New tickets are still available at Red Emma's Bookstore and Cafe, Charmington's Cafe, Celebrated Summer Records, and Missiontix.com. Questions and Concerns can be sent to info@monozine.com.

Deathfix Announce Tour Dates

In March, Deathfix will embark on a two-week tour throughout the East Coast and the Midwest, including stops in Pittsburgh, Chicago, Boston, and Brooklyn. The group’s self-titled debut record will be out on February 25th. You can listen to the album’s closing track, “Transmission,” here. View the full list of dates below or on out tours page.

3/8 Pittsburgh PA - The Mr. Roboto Project

3/9 Cleveland OH - Now That's Class

3/10 Chicago IL - Schubas Tavern

3/11 Detroit MI - Magic Stick Lounge

3/12 Toronto ON - Wrong Bar

3/13 Montreal QC - Il Motore

3/14 Cambridge MA - TT The Bears

3/15 Philadelphia PA - Johnny Brenda's

3/16 Brooklyn NY - Knitting Factory

3/17 Washington DC - Black Cat Backstage

Recent records by new (or new-ish) D.C. bands

Priests - Radiation b/w Personal Planes

Washington, D.C. riot-surf trio Priests follow up their debut cassette with this two song 7". Features Chain & the Gang’s Katie Alice Greer on the mic. Check out the songs here or catch them on tour.

Hume – Phasing EP

The final release by Baltimore-via-D.C. experimentalists, Hume. Last year, the quartet cloistered itself in a rented house in upstate New York, hoping to write and record a full-length record. These two songs – “Phasing” and “Camwood on the Leaves” – are the only two tracks ever to see the light of day from those sessions. They provide a peek at the band as it shifted gears, switching from prog-riffage toward ambient trance music built from interlocking loops. Includes remixes by Doldrums, Dustin Wong (Ponytail), and Glass Window (Aaron from D.C.’s Protect-U).

America Hearts – Be My Jones

The four-song debut single from America Hearts, which is lead by E.D. Sedgwick drummer Jess Matthews. You can preview the songs here.