August 2014 marked the ten year anniversary for Phratry Records, and to celebrate, the label is hosting two nights of music October 17-18 at the Southgate House Revival in Newport, KY featuring many regional bands from the Phratry roster and several special guests. The show is All Ages and just $5 each night.
Since 2004, Phratry Records (Cincinnati, Ohio) has built a catalog of nearly 50 releases and a roster of touring bands from the United States, Canada and Europe. Uninterested in being a genre-specific record label, Phratry boasts a diverse catalog -- everything from rock, punk, metal and noise to folk, indie-rock and contemporary classical -- by artists who share decidedly non-mainstream ethos. Phratry Records is an underground record label focused on art and community. It continues in the tradition of DIY, independent record labels and owes a considerable debt to imprints such as SST, Touch & Go, Dischord, Amphetamine Reptile and more.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17
@Southgate House Revival
111 E. Sixth Street
Newport, KY 41071
Doors @ 7 p.m.
All Ages
$5
THISTLE
(Cincinnati, OH)
First show back in three years! For fans of SST-era Dinosaur Jr.
GAZER
(Cincinnati, OH)
Gazer plays aggressive, intelligent post-punk at a hardcore tempo; DEVO meets Dropdead
TYRANNY IS TYRANNY
(Madison, WI)
Post-noise rock for fans of Light Bearer, Isis and Amphetamine Reptile Records releases
COVINGTON
(Cincinnati, OH)
For fans of Moving Targets, Pegboy, Government Issue
THE SHANKS
(Toronto, Ontario)
Tribal arena-rock played on a basement floor. For fans of The Dead Boys, Alice Cooper, Stranglers, Big Business
MAD ANTHONY
(Cincinnati, OH)
Garage rock/punk for fans of Queens Of The Stone Age, Stooges, Misfits, Dead Boys
SATURDAY SUPERCADE
(NYC / Cincinnati, OH)
Special guests Saturday Supercade reunited for the first time in five years! Melodic, pop-punk for fans of Big Drill Car and Dave Smalley-era ALL
A.M. NICE
(Cincinnati, OH)
Special guest Adam Nice. For fans of the Big Wheel Recreation Records catalog
ULTRASPHINX
(Akron, OH)
Special guests Ultrasphinx play grinding bass and buzzing guitars on top of relentless, energetic drumming. For fans of The Party of Helicopters, rock and metal
NEW THIRD WORLDS
(Cincinnati, OH)
Special guests New Third Worlds play an exciting mix of rock, dub and reggae. For fans of early Clash, Leatherface, King Tubby, Fugazi
JONATHAN LOHR & THE ANGEL SHALE
(Cincinnati, OH)
Special guest Jonathan Lohr. Alt-country featuring former members of Phratry Records' Caterpillar Tracks.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 18
@Southgate House Revival
111 E. Sixth Street
Newport, KY 41071
Doors @ 7 p.m.
All Ages
$5
AMPLINE
(Cincinnati, OH)
For fans of 1980s-era Powell Peralta skate-rock, Mission Of Burma, Agent Orange
ED FROMOHIO
(Pittsburgh, PA)
Former guitar player / vocalists from SST Records' fIREHOSE. Ed joined the Phratry roster in 2012 with his newest band FOOD
MALA IN SE
(Cincinnati, OH)
A deconstruction of post-punk/thrash/avant-garde/nosie/math-rock/free-jazz
SMOKE SIGNALS...
(Cincinnati, OH)
Prog-rock played by a Midwestern hardcore band
APERIODIC
(NYC / Chicago / Dayton)
Aperiodic can "best" be described as a combination of Xenakis, Cecil Taylor, MEV, and the Jesus Lizard disfigured beyond recognition
KNIFE THE SYMPHONY
(Cincinnati, OH)
Knife The Symphony has consistently released energetic, abrasive, rhythmic-work garnering comparisons to Hüsker Dü, Drive Like Jehu, Jawbox, and Unwound. Bring your earplugs.
STATE SONG
(Cincinnati, OH)
For fans of Sunny Day Real Estate, early Radiohead, Ziggy Stardust, 1990’s era Indie/Alt-Rock, 1970’s Album Oriented Rock
SWEAR JAR
(Cincinnati, OH)
Abrasive, bombastic punk-rock for fans of Shellac, NoMeansNo, Minutemen
HEEVAHAVA
(Roanoke, VA)
Special guests Heevahava for fans of Mule, The Cows and Amphetamine Reptile Records releases
EAST ARCADIA
(Cincinnati, OH)
Special guests East Arcadia reunion show featuring members of Phratry Records' Arms Exploding
THE SCRUBS
(Cincinnati, OH)
Special guests, The Scrubs. Pop-punk for fans of The Mr. T Experience, Jawbreaker, early Lookout Records releases
*****RECENT PHRATRY RECORDS FEATURE / AUDIO INTERVIEW ON WVXU 91.7 CINCINNATI*****
http://wvxu.org/post/phratry-records-celebrates-10-years-underground
