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Nazareth punk band The Road Sodas are no strangers to controversy. The night before recording this Rooftop Session with us in October 2018, the band had an annual benefit show in their hometown shut down by the police. Simply put, the four members of the Road Sodas know how to put on a memorable show. In their interview, they describe playing live as their favorite part of being a band and they br...

Philadelphia garage rockers RunHideFight blast through a Rooftop Session; plus we listen to a mix of new music from some of our DIY favorites including Teenage Halloween, The Retinas, Soft Idiot, Georgey V, and more.

A lot of bands like to turn up the volume when they play live, but Spirit Of… have become known for their high volume live performances and towering amp set-up. Brooklyn musicians Frederick Nicholson and Mikael Tarkela use volume as one of the tools in their musical palette as they paint soundscapes with guitars, keys, vocals, and samples. After discovering Spirit Of… last year, we had to include...

Spread across Northeast PA and the Lehigh Valley are the four members of Under the Clothesline, a sleazy garage psych band who have begun to make an impression on the Valley’s music fans in the last couple of years. Under the Clothesline wear their music’s grime on their sleeves, sounding dirty and dingy with a disarmingly relaxed vocal style that seems to hint at something sinister lurking just b...

Easton psych/garage rock musician Brother JT joins us for a Rooftop Session; plus, we talk with radio DJ/producer Neil Hever who picks out records from his collection to trace the lineage of the Lehigh Valley’s garage rock past.

Allentown noise rock/punk band Tile perform a Rooftop Session; plus, we listen to a mixtape from Poconos punk band Cheap Pop.

Professional wrestling and DIY music came together at National Sokols in Bethlehem on July 20, 2018 for Let's Hang Out, a co-production of LVAC and BWA. Tape Swap Radio was on hand to handle sound for the event, and we're excited to bring you the full audio and commentary. The event featured five matches as well as performances from Cheap Pop, Spirit of the Beehive , and Mannequin Pussy. The event...

Philadelphia experimental glam rock band Cerulean Blue perform a Shards Session; plus Michigan City, Indiana music promoter Tim Bauer discusses the Northwest Indiana DIY music scene and picks out some of his favorite area bands and artists to play.