Ryan Singer is a comic’s comic who electrifies mainstream audiences with material that is both uncompromising and unpretentious. He’s been seen on IFC, ScFy and has released 4 full-length comedy albums, FREE LOVE (2018), IMMORTAL FOR NOW (2015), COMEDY WONDER TOWN (2012) and HOW TO GET HIGH WITHOUT DRUGS (2010), …
Throwing Muses’ lynchpin, Kristin Hersh’s prolific career has seen her heralded queen of the alternative release. In 2018 she announced a new partnership with Fire Records that made possible the release of her tenth studio album, ‘Possible Dust Clouds’. “I’m thrilled to find some like-minded teammates in the shifting paradigm …
Blue Cactus, the North Carolina duo of Steph Stewart and Mario Arnez, make Cosmic Americana: a blend of grit, glitz, groove, and twang that evokes a celestial soundscape of mid-century heartbreak. Following their critically acclaimed 2017 debut and a string of singles in 2020 their evolution is made plain on …
When the first Superorganism music was uploaded in 2017, the reaction was anything but tepid. The group’s in-your-face aesthetic — a post-everything mishmash of psychedelic indie pop and fizzy, funky electronica — quickly began to resonate; inaugural track “Something For Your M.I.N.D.” was co-signed by Frank Ocean less than a …
The combination of art rap pioneers Billy Woods and ELUCID, duo Armand Hammer carved their way into rap’s underground with thought-driven lyricism and experimental production styles. A consistent fixture alongside their solo careers, the Armand Hammer moniker produced three albums in the 2010s, winning the pair significant critical praise with …
While touring europe in 2019, we had a show in stockholm that had been booked in the back of an ttalian restaurant instead of a typical venue. To match a certain lack of production we pivoted the show into our own improvisatory take on a dj set and ended up …
“Nothing ever really disappears,” Cassandra Jenkins says. “It just changes shape.” Over the past few years, she’s seen relationships altered, travelled three continents, wandered through museums and parks, and recorded free-associative guided tours of her New York haunts. Her observations capture the humanity and nature around her, as well as …
I. “This is a photograph.” The story begins with Kevin Morby, absentmindedly flipping through a box of old family photos in the basement of his childhood home in Kansas City. Anything to take his mind off the events of earlier that day. Just hours before, at a family dinner, his …
Whoever Allan Rayman is, he’s made a hell of a body of work so far. The Wyoming born, Toronto based artist has delivered one head-scratching, hypnotic and heavenly project after another, including Hotel Allan [2016], Courtney EP [2017], Roadhouse 01 [2017], Harry Hard-On [2018], and CHRISTIAN [2020]. Along the way, …
Luis Dubuc was looking for a change of pace when he started his dance/electro-soul act, Mystery Skulls in 2011. And what started off as a new passion project quickly turned into something larger than life. Fans were quickly enchanted by the upbeat, groovy sounds Mystery Skulls was producing. As fans …
“I am terrified of spiders,” says Shannon Shaw. “My mom always told me that they’re drawn to me. Like, they would drop down and dangle in my face as a baby, or they’d get in my bed.” But the powerhouse singer-bassist of retro-rock band Shannon & The Clams had bigger …
2019 Grammy Nominated Artist Danielle Nicole is impossible to compare to other artists. As a founding member and bass player of Kansas City blues-rock band Trampled Under Foot, Danielle Nicole Schnebelen spent years growing her fan base worldwide. Her powerful vocals and dynamic stage presence have played a major role …
Black Bouquet is a six-piece post-punk outfit hailing from Raleigh, NC. Since their formation in 2017 the band has played extensively across North Carolina and solidified themselves as Triangle heavy hitters. In 2020 Black Bouquet released their EP, “Haunt Me Once More,” featuring top single “Just Kids.”
Originally born in Seoul, South Korea, Sean Park mostly pursued and performed classical music ever since growing up in Ohio from grade school. However, he always had a genuine passion for R&B and soul and started singing during his time at Duke. Now, as an artist and multi-instrumentalist at Small …
TGBEAM is a rapper, singer, songwriter from Olathe, Kansas. TGBEAM released his first track, Summertime Luv, in 2018 and has been on the rise ever since, adding tracks like “Ride”, “Day Trip”, “Curse”, and “Future Vision” into his collection. TGBEAM speaks emotions and feelings in his music. His verses are …
Ila Amiri is a singer/songwriter from Los Angeles, CA. She began playing the piano at five years old and later picked up the flute, guitar, and drums. Some of her vocal influences include P!NK and Sam Smith, with writing influences including dodie, Lizzy McAlpine, JP Saxe, and Sara Bareilles.
Owen & Lucas is an indie rock duo who came from opposite coasts before meeting on the Duke cross country team. Owen Mackenzie, who comes from Los Altos, California, is influenced by artists such as Cat Stevens, OCMS, and Nirvana. Lucas Wiley calls Asheville, North Carolina home, and his musical …
Back home in San Diego, California, singer-songwriter Jack Taylor spent his weekends doing gigs at the local farmers’ market and uploading covers and original songs onto his YouTube channel. With musical influences like Mariah Carey, Tori Kelly, Emeli Sandé, and Astrid S, he weaves his love for R&B and soul …
From Atlanta, Georgia, djay looks to communicate through his music and let his words speak for themselves. With diverse musical influences such as J. Cole and Anderson .Paak, djay creates an authentic sound with purposeful and passionate verse.
LOGAN is a singer, songwriter, and musician from Winston Salem, NC. She remembers listening to Frank Sinatra, Etta James, and Ella Fitzgerald with her parents growing up, and contributes her love of jazz to the constant music around the house. Combining her passion for music and her advocacy through it, …
About Small Town Records Small Town Records is a record label and full recording studio in Durham, NC. Based out of Duke University, Small Town Records is completely student-run, offering artist and label services to young musicians. STR signs several new artists each year, cycling our roster to help kick-start …
He’s been described as a Chicano Flannery O’Connor playing chiptune Ministry, the Sleaford Mods of the American Southwest, Suicide for the 21st Century and Ghostmane meets darkwave synthpunk dashed with early Ween’s glue-huffing pop. Lyrically, his sometimes romantic, oftentimes violent storytelling tunes lean toward Narcocorrido, the bloody ballads of Mexican drug cartels. It sounds dark on the surface, but really N8NOFACE’s …
The atmosphere is full of chemicals and tension. Cynicism and mistrust are at a record high. The whole societal order is teetering on the brink of collapse. What better time could there possibly be for a new Ho99o9 (horror) album? When the duo of Yeti Bones and theOGM kicked in …
The BEST DANCE PARTY of the Triangle is coming SOON! Now in its 8th Edition, the CARNAVAL OF ALL RHYTHMS is the destination for those who want to dance and have an authentic Brazilian Carnaval experience without flying to Brazil! This Carnaval will be very special and focused on the …
In the beginning, there was Light, and Darkness, a creation of perfect Balance. But as time passed, evil spread over the land like a plague, slowly consuming everything in its path. In the final moments, before Light was lost to the Shadow for all time, a weapon of infinite power …
Dance With The Dead is a music duo from Orange County, CA.
At first sight … he may just seem like someone who just wants to make a scene Someone who likes to reek havoc and cause disorder for kicks and giggles You may find him dangling from the rafters at a show Or convincing people to dive headfirst off of platforms …
