Hey Mercedes - Hey Mercedes / Unorchestrated - Yellow - VINYL LP

Hey Mercedes, formed from members of Chicago's emo band Braid, included Bob Nanna, Todd Bell, Mark Dawursk, and Damon Atkinson. They debuted with a self-titled EP (Polyvinyl Records) in 2000 and followed up with extensive touring and two full-length albums Everynight Fire Works (Vagrant Records) in 2001 and Loses Control (Vagrant Records) in 2003 along with two more EP's The Weekend EP (Vagrant Records) in 2002 and Unorchestrated (Grand Theft Autumn) in 2004. Dawursk left at the end of 2001 and was replaced by Mike Shumaker. After 359 shows and several releases, the band disbanded in April 2005. They played a reunion show in 2007 and celebrated the 15th anniversary of Everynight Fire Works in 2016 with a remastered re- and select live performances. In 2025, the band made their live comeback at Las Vegas's second annual Best Friends Forever Festival and will continue to play more shows in 2026. In March 2026, Polyvinyl Records will reissue the complete Hey Mercedes catalog. With several EPs and albums currently out of print, this will provide Hey Mercedes fans with the opportunity to obtain every Hey Mercedes title on vinyl.

David Murray's passionate commitment to musical truth and excellence, so consistently expressed in his recordings and concerts the world over, continues with his new quartet recording with strings, WALTZ AGAIN. Joining the ten person string section are long time collaborators Jaribu Shahid on bass, Hamid Drake on drums as well as young Baltimore pianist Lafayette Gilchrist, whose playing David Murray has championed for many years.

Limited green vinyl LP pressing. 2023 . Vredensdal, founded 2018 by The Goblin Reaper in Green Bay, Wisconsin - with the intention to alter the typical expectations of what Black Metal can be, integrating multiple influences into a single dynamic force to call out the primal desire within all to look deeper into our own inner shadow. Dubbed InchN.W.O.U.S.B.M.Inch by fans, the music features styles both, the familiar and the unknown, which weave a tapestry of homages to the masters of yesteryear and explore new takes on the genre, most often in a thrashing & grooving madness. Fans of both the classic and contemporary Black Metal sound will find this outstanding act warrants repeated listening.