January 2009
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SATURDAY JANUARY 24 - STARS LIKE FLEAS WITH AU IN...
If we had one chance to Star-Trek-beam ourselves anywhere in the world this Saturday night, we’d beam it to New York City. Stars Like Fleas is playing with our favorite hometown (that’s Portland) band, Au! This show is going to rip - and you have to go, rock out, bring back stories, and send us pictures. Saturday January 24 (Le) Poisson Rouge 158 Bleecker St. in NYC 7pm sharp - $12...
Jan 23rd
FRIDAY JANUARY 23 - THE CARIBBEAN IN DC
The Caribbean play a hometown show tonight. And let’s admit it: as of Tuesday, DC just got a whole lot cooler. Let’s do this. Solly’s - 1942 11th St, NW - Washington, DC @ 7pm The Caribbean with Mittenfields Mariageblanc
Jan 23rd
Pattern Is Movement's "All Together" LP: Now at a...
Pattern Is Movement’s LP version of “All Together” is pretty insane. The outer packaging continues to fool even us in its real-life woodiness. The inner sleeve is heavyweight and printed(!). The vinyl itself is, well, awesome (with green labels to match the inner color on the CD version). And the insert —— that’s where things get downright ridiculous, with a...
Jan 22nd
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What do Brad Laner's shoes look like?
Nice article over at XLR8R called “Vapour Trails: Revisiting Shoegaze,” with some interview excerpts from our own Brad Laner. 
Jan 9th
Jan 7th
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Happy New Year from Megafaun!
Jan 5th
A new year. And Stars Like Fleas, caught in time.
That transition from December to January is always a funny thing for Hometapes. When you make records, you are constantly thinking and living a few months in advance. Trying to plan your moves in an increasingly wacky world. Setting aside cash to press something new into vinyl and to really make it count. Writing flashes of ideas down for tour posters that you know you will probably design six...
Jan 5th