Wax Trax Records' blog with news from our little block in the city and the music our staff are into right now.
Ryan- Black Flag - The First Four Years "Last Saturday marked the 45th anniversary of the inaugural show for BLACK FLAG. Featuring an absolutely feral but equally ferocious Keith Morris on vocals, now is the perfect time to revisit their early recordings, aptly named FIRST FOUR YEARS. Pre-Rollins L.A. punk squalor at its finest." Nick- Quelle... Continue Reading →
By Simone Fohrman Ishmael Butler, lead MC for Digable Planets, addressed a crowd at their performance at the Ogden Theatre last month with an intensity hard to come by in the current internet age. He scanned the entire audience, waving to the people on the balcony and every corner of the theater in an attempt... Continue Reading →
As you may have heard, over the Christmas months Wax Trax joined up with supreme thrifters Lady Lazarus and the Vintage Vamp to open a vinyl/vintage pop-up over the winter called the Wax Trax Broadway Bazaar. It’s the first time Wax Trax has had a second location since 1997, and the Baker/South Broadway/Speer communities have... Continue Reading →
By Duane Davis RollerCoaster: “Now Is Different” (Reglar-Daddy Academy, 2023) CD, Spotify, Bandcamp, iTunes “... a prophet hath no honour in his own country.” John 4:44 RollerCoaster is a Denver-based duo; Mike Chappelle, vocals and lyrics, and Henry 'Broz' Rowland, backing vocals and music. They just put out a 4 track CD, but Mike has... Continue Reading →