Lehigh Valley-based The Living Things have been playing their garage-psych rock blend since forming in 2019. Started by singer-guitarists Nick Petrella and Isaac Breininger along with drummer Kristian Hilbert, the band’s most recent personnel addition is bassist Randy Artman. The now-four-piece band released their third album Reverie in 2025, recorded at Shards Recording Studio.
The band returned to Shards in December 2025 for this session for Tape Swap Radio. The band kicks things off with a new, unreleased song (“Takin’ Out the Trash”), hurtles through two songs from Reverie (“Wake Up” and “Moody”) and finished with one of the band’s early earworms from 2020 (“Sonic Demonic”). The session premiered on WDIY 88.1 FM in February 2026.
Show #78
Wake up for the premiere of the Shards Session from Lehigh Valley garage-psych rock band The Living Things. We also listen to live sets recorded at the IceHouse Punk & DIY show from January 10, 2026 from Lunar Pools, Concourse, and Public Beach. Finally, we talk with Frank FOE, who has been supporting punk rock in the Lehigh Valley for 40+ years, including publishing the well-known FOE zines. We ask Frank tells us about some of his favorite punk and metal shows he's gone to in the area, and we'll listen to music from the bands involved.
This show premiered on WDIY 88.1 FM in February 2026.
Lunar Pools - Live at the Ice House 1/10/2026
—THE LIVING THINGS: A SHARDS SESSION—
Takin’ Out the Trash
Moody
Wake Up
Sonic Demonic
BAND PICK: Formless - Koss - Formless Demo [EP]
Concourse - Live at the Ice House 1/20/2026
Frank FOE - Interview
The Faction - Skate & Destroy - No Hidden Messages
Motörhead - Ace of Spades - Ace of Spades
Dead Kennedys - Let's Lynch the Landlord - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
GWAR - Sick of You - Scumdogs of the Universe