Company is playing at Hopscotch fest in North Carolina this fall, the festival lineup is looking fantastic.  Company has a new EP in the works that will be out soon,  there's a couple songs from it streaming at the festival link above. They're also opening for Band of Horses at the Filmore in Charlotte, NC May 10th & 11th !

Company is playing Friday night 3/15 at 8:30pm in Austin at the Vulcan Army Booking showcase.  Swing through if you're at SXSW !

Extra Medium Pony's new album 11868 is out today !   Check it out here. 

Happy New Year !   We're in the works on a new website.  It should be live in a few months.   

Herzog is recording their new record upstate at Marcata Studios
More details on the that as things continue to come together.

The reissue of 15-60-75 ( The Numbers Band ) Jimmy Bell's Still In Town is in the works,  should be out this spring.

The new Chomp LP is out and ready for you to toss on your turntable.  Grab one here.

The Numbers Band 15-60-75  " Jimmy Bell " Vinyl reissue is in the works for next year.  More on all of that soon !

Chomp is opening a string of dates for the Cloud Nothings.  The Chomp vinyl is in the works at the plant now and should be finished soon !

Chomp Dates with Cloud Nothings
Fri-Sep-14 Dekalb, IL - Otto's
Sat-Sep-15 Ames, IA - Iowa State University
Sun-Sep-16 Minneapolis, MN - Amsterdam Bar
Tue-Sep-18 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
Wed-Sep-19 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall

Chomp Only Dates :
Thurs-Sep-20 Columbus, OH - Tree Bar
Fri-Sep-21 Brooklyn,NY - Cameo Gallery
Sun-Sep-23 in Cleveland, OH - Now That's Class

Company is having their LP release show tonight at the Tin Roof in Charleston, SC.   Check out this article in the Charleston weekly on the band. 

Check out some of great press Company has been getting lately.

A nice piece on Co. from the alt-country-ish blog Twangville. probably the best RIYL we've ever come across!

From the Charleston City Paper.  Company will be playing an LP release show at the Tin Roof on June 16th with pals Filmstrip.
         

Check out Company talking about their hometown, Charleston, SC, on CMJ.com.

Company was also featured in an article about Record Store Day in the Charleston City Paper.


The new Company LP - Dear America, will be out at the end of May, so keep an eye out for it !! 

Company is playing at Arlene's Grocery on the Lower East Side tonight at Midnight !

Check out a Herzog on the Alt Press site, and this review from Scotland.

Cartoon Violence is out March 20th,  but if you're sneaky I bet you can find it now.

The new Chomp record is just about to be back from mastering!  In the mean time check out Joe with Cloud Nothings on their current tour.

Welcome to 2012.   It's looking like an exciting year is in store for all things ESR !

The new Herzog record " Cartoon Violence "  is slated for release March 20th. 

Company's new record " Dear America, " is back from mastering and just about to head to press.

Chomp is in the studio now working on their new LP.

The Numbers Band reissue of "Jimmy Bell's Still In Town " is moving along and just about to head into production. 

HotChaCha is gearing up for a March tour down to Austin and then back up through NY before heading home to Cleveland. 

Check out Herzog on NPR's All Songs Considered Year In Music 2011.   Silence was included as one of four songs of the year!  

Herzog's new record Cartoon Violence is slated for a March 2012 release, in the mean time grab Search on LP or Digital here.

Exit Stencil is excited to announce the signing of Chomp---the side project from Joe Boyer of Cloud Nothings and Total Babes with Jason Gerycz (Cloud Nothings / Total Babes) on drums and Chris Brown (Total Babes) on bass.

While this is just a demo version, check out the track Done Waiting, below and see what we're so excited about....

http://soundcloud.com/exit-stencil-recordings/done-waiting

Chomp is working on recording their new full length right now! 

Company is opening for Band of Horses this Thursday Oct 27th at the 40 Watt in Athens,Ga ! 

HotChaCha got a mention in the New York Times Magazine this weekend! 

The article is about Gotta Groove Record Pressing in Cleveland where we've had several records made including HotChaCha's Fantastic Static and The Hardest Working Telescope and the Violent Birth of Stars. 

HotChaCha and Summer People are just about to wrap up their current tour.   If you're in upstate New York or Cleveland catch them here:

Wednesday, October 12 - Rochester, NY - BugJar
Thursday, October 13 - Fredonia, NY - BJ’s Fredonia
Friday, October 14 - Buffalo, NY
Saturday, October 15 - Cleveland, OH

Otherwise grab Do It  on LP and keep an eye out for more news from both bands soon.

Herzogs' Cartoon Violence is at press right now.  Aiming for a November release on it.

The original 15-60-75 ( the Numbers Band ) tracks from Jimmy Bell's Still in Town have been pulled from the master tapes and is prepping for a remaster.  Exit Stencil is working on a LP reissue for this classic album.

The new Herzog Record - Cartoon Violence is finished and at press!    Aiming for a November release on it.

Company has finished recording Dear America,  Look for that one after the new year.

HotChaCha and Summer People's  new one Do it.  is out now.  Order one here and or go see them get down live :

Friday, September 16 - Athens, GA - Caledonia Lounge
Saturday, September 17 - Atlanta, GA - Club 529
Saturday, September 18 - Charleston, SC - Tin Roof
Tuesday, September 20 - Wilmington, NC - The Whiskey
Wednesday, September 21 - Chapel Hill, NC - The Nightlight
Thursday, September 22 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter
Friday, September, 23 - Norfolk, VA - Belmont
Saturday, September 24 - Washington, DC - SOVA
Thursday, September 29 - Brooklyn, NY - Lulu’s
Friday, September 30 - Brooklyn, NY - Bruar Falls
Saturday, October 1 - Northport, NY - Haircut Haus
Sunday, October 2 - Boston, MA - O’Briens
Wednesday, October, 5 - Annandale-on-Hudson, NY -Bard College
Thursday, October 6 - Middletown, CT -Wesleyan College
Friday, October 7 - Purchase, NY - SUNY Purchase
Saturday, October 8 - Binghamton, NY - Bazooka Bazooka
Sunday, October 9 - Ithaca, NY - Culture Shock!
Tuesday, October 11 - Albany, NY - Club Monika
Wednesday, October 12 - Rochester, NY - BugJar
Thursday, October 13 - Fredonia, NY - BJ’s Fredonia
Friday, October 14 - Buffalo, NY
Saturday, October 15 - Cleveland, OH