It’s a special week on WLVU: The Sound of The Underground, as we prepare to host guests who have performed anywhere, from Warped Tour to the rooftop of Allentown’s Cigar Factory. Learn more about what’s coming, and be sure to tune in (at the times listed below or anytime) right here.
After a special edition of The Quinn Spinn on Monday night that recapped Maverick da Roninn’s WLVU Summer Concert Series-opening performance, The Sound of The Underground keeps things rolling through midweek.
As festival season works into its middle stages, you’re guaranteed more great times out on the scene this week in a variety of forms.
You can go to a delicious festival, listen to some hometown heroes, chill out in a record store, and much more. See below for our…
Tape Swap Radio is celebrating its fourth anniversary recording bands and hosting concerts in the Lehigh Valley with the launch of a new live series dubbed, ‘Rooftop Sessions.’ Tape Swap Radio, started by Lehigh Valley residents Matt Molchany and Shamus McGroggan in 2013, has partnered with The Alternative Gallery in Allentown to record live sets from bands on the roof of the four-story Cigar Factory Artist Studios building in South Allentown.
You heard Tape Swap Radio last night on WLVU. On July 15, you’ll have your next chance to spend the night at one of their live showcases.
It’s Monday, which means it’s the start of your weekly indie music journey with WLVU: The Sound of The Underground. Read on to see what’s coming up…
Tape Swap Radio is about to get heavy on Friday, May 26.
Last night, I concluded Super Saturday by heading over to Bethlehem’s historic Ice House for the final concert of the summer in Tape Swap Radio’s IceHouse Tonight series. The night featured four hardcore bands — Swimmers Lungs, Manbeast, Tile, and Couch Slut — making for, frankly, the heaviest night of music I’ve ever experienced.
Last night’s show, as well as all of Tape Swap Radio’s efforts, was completely DIY and took a village to make a reality. The series was started by local residents Matt Molchany (whom you might know as the frontman of indie rock band Voirvoir) and Shamus McGroggan. The pair, as well as a host of local musicians and music supporters, make it their mission to showcase a different genre at each Tape Swap Radio show.
I also found it interesting to learn that Tape Swap Radio does more than produce live events. Tape Swap is also a music and video series that exclusively features DIY and independent bands. The show airs every other Friday at 11 p.m. on 88.1 WDIY FM, the Lehigh Valley’s NPR station.
On behalf of Lehigh Valley Underground, I want to send congratulations to Tape Swap Radio for a job well done on last night’s show, and a sincere “Thank You” for their efforts in making our music scene that much more vibrant. You can learn more about Tape Swap Radio online and on Facebook.
