Master of (English) Muffins

Further proof that The Vegetarian Librarian rules all!!! Watch here how VL and company recreate the Hewhocorrupts video for Master of Profits…while making English muffins?!?!?!

Harpoon Set To Embark On Mini-Tour

Chicagoan grindcore unit HARPOON sets out on a week long rampage this week. Hitting towns between their Midwest stomping grounds and the Northeast US they’ll be supporting SUNN O))), EAGLE TWIN, UNEARTHLY TRANCE, THE HUMAN QUENA ORCHESTRA, LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR and more along the way.

• 7/10/2009 House Cafe - Dekalb, IL w/ Sunn O))), Eagle Twin
• 7/12/2009 O’Brien’s - Boston, MA w/ To The Wolves, In The Shit, Mast
• 7/13/2009 Lit Lounge - New York, NY w/ Unearthly Trance, Casket Architects
• 7/14/2009 The Charleston - Brooklyn, NY w/ We Are All Savages, Hunter/Gatherer
• 7/15/2009 The Smiling Moose - Pittsburgh, PA w/ Microwaves, The Human Quena Orchestra
• 7/16/2009 Now That’s Class - Cleveland, OH w/ Total Abuse
• 7/17/2009 Zanies - Indianapolis, IN / DudeFest After-Party @ Zainies Too w/ 7000 Dying Rats, Lair of the Minotaur, Christ Beheaded
• 8/01/2009 The Mutiny - Chicago, IL w/ Lord Mantis, Czar

Locrian / Summer Tour - July 2009

• July 2nd - Frankie’s Basement / Toldeo, OH w/ Hive Mind and Jason Zeh
• July 3rd - STALAG IX / Lucky Cheng’s Fortune Cookie Cabaret / NYC, NY w/ Lussuria, Sleep Museum & Shallow Waters
• July 5th - Show No Mercy Presents / Public Assembly / Brooklyn, NY w/ Anal Cunt, Fuck the Facts, Gwynbleidd & Copremesis
• July 6th - Velvet Lounge / Washington, DC w/ Teething Veils, Our Brother the Native, Kohoutek & Religious Girls
• July 7th - Nara Sushi / Richmond, VA w/ Wrnlrd, Head Molt & Twilight Memories of the Three Suns
• July 8th - Talking Head Club / Baltimore, MD w/ The New Flesh, Corporeal & Nocnitsa
• July 9th - The Khyber / Philadelphia, PA w/ Woe, T.O.M.B., Panther Modern & God Willing
• July 10th - Garfield Artworks / Pittsburgh, PA w/ Requiem, D.O.T.S. & Casual Approach
• July 11th - Skylab / Columbus, OH w/ The Human Quena Orchestra & Day Creeper
• July 12th - Dayton Dirt Colelctive / Dayton, OH w/ The Human Quena Orchestra, Envenomist, Teeth Collection & John Moloney
• July 13th - The Empty Bottle / Chicago, IL w/ The Human Quena Orchestra, Anatomy of Habit & Pharmakon

Change in Operating Procedures…

As some of you may have noticed we’ve been pretty quiet lately (ie less news updates, signings, etc). However, while things may seem less active from the outside, on the inside we’ve been putting in a lot of thought on the future of the label given how much the selling of music has changed since our inception. Do we keep doing the label as is? Stop completely? Change our approach and continue? While thinking through these options we reflected on what we like and don’t like about running a label. In summary – we like helping bands we enjoy and we don’t like or necessarily feel the need to spend money doing so anymore given the many ways one can release, distribute, and promote music today.

After thinking about these things – we’ve decided to change how the label operates. After releasing HWC023 “Locrian / Harpoon” split 7” we will cease releasing music on physical formats. Instead – we will transition to a digital-only release model. This model will no longer focus on releasing “records” but rather individual tracks or a group of tracks. The two more unique elements of this model will be its “name your price” and “charity” aspects. To clarify – we will be using a newer web application called Band Camp to allow those interested in our releases the opportunity to set their own price for the tracks they want to download. Furthermore, any band that releases a track or tracks on the label will be asked to pick a charity that will be the sole recipient of all money collected from the release. This means no money will be passed on to the label or band – only to a predetermined charity.

We are excited to announce that our friends in THE PSALMS will be our first release under this model. 97-SHIKI had the pleasure of playing with THE PSALMS in SINGAPORE on our SE ASIA tour in Fall of 2008 and we’ve been dying to do something with them ever since. More news to come…

97-shiki “S/T” 7″ Out Now!

97-SHIKI’S “S/T” debut 7″ / dropcard is officially out now!! The record is available via our MERCH STORE and DIGITAL PROVIDERS, is limited to 500 copies, and features silk screen artwork along with a dropcard with a bonus track not on the 7″. This is a split release with our friends at STATIC STATION.