Tape Swap Presents July Shows

Tape Swap Radio's 4th anniversary kicked off last month with a handful off new projects. One of our efforts has been the expansion our Tape Swap Presents concert series. We want to be able to bring you more live events at more venues in the Lehigh Valley. To help make that happen, we are excited to begin working more closely with two great musicians and all-around good people, Eddie Mackavage and Andrew Rutledge. Eddie has already been helping out with Tape Swap operations, so we are glad to have him aboard in a much bigger capacity. Eddie plays in Lehigh Valley bands Georgia Foreman and Swimmer's Lungs. Andrew is new to the Tape Swap team. He plays in LV bands Doctor Ransom and Blood Moon.

We have three July shows lined up in Bethlehem:

Saturday, July 15, 2017
The Funhouse

• Doctor Ransom
• Small Mess
• Georgia Foreman
• Blood Moon

10:00 PM - 1:30 AM
Cover Charge TBA
21+

Event page

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Thursday July 27, 2017
Lit Roastery & Bakeshop

• Small Mess
• Beach Bod

Doors: 6:00 PM; Music: 6:30 PM
$3 to $5 donation for bands
All ages

Event page

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Friday, July 28, 2017
The Ice House

• Matt Kelly
• Poor Luther's Bones
• The Wildings

Doors: 7 PM; Music: 8 PM
$10; $8 with current student ID
Proceeds benefit Allentown ArtsFest 2017
All ages; 21+ to drink

Complimentary cup of beer or wine with admission plus free pizza and snacks while they last

Event page

U.S. Nero

New Orleans' U.S. Nero stopped by Shards to record a session in September 2015 while they were in the middle of their tour. U.S. Nero stands in stark contrast to the jam bands and cover bands you'll find in tourist areas of New Orleans. Jazz, punk, garage, and surf collide into a heady mix to make U.S. Nero's sound and, like so many other bands in NOLA's DIY scene, its members split their time between other area bands.

1. Lost to Stay (0:03)
2. Race to the Bottom (3:18)
3. Banned from the Mall (6:33)
4. Who's Coming Out? (9:10)
5. Benefiting from Imperialism (12:10) [BONUS WEB-ONLY SONG]
6. Interview (14:44)
7. Band Pick: Hot Blood - Rust (23:19)

Hot Blood (Band Pick):
hotbloodnj.bandcamp.com/

U.S. Nero:
usnero.bandcamp.com/

Show Recap: Manbeast, Swimmer's Lungs, Iron Lung

Tape Swap Radio returned to the Ice House in Bethlehem last Friday for the latest show in our Tape Swap Presents concert series with Manbeast, Swimmer's Lungs, and Iron Lung. The show was a huge success, raising $730 for Tabor Children's Services' youth mentoring program in the Lehigh Valley, so thank you to everyone who came out and tipped generously for food and drinks!

There was a last-minute line-up change where Burglary Years was removed from the bill after several people contacted us with multiple allegations of abuse towards a member of the band. We take a zero-tolerance policy towards abuse at our shows. We encourage anyone to contact us with any concerns they may have about our events. We'd just like to add our thanks to the guys in Swimmer's Lungs who stepped in the day-of to fill the slot.

Lehigh Valley locals Manbeast and Swimmer's Lungs have both played at our previous Ice House show last August with Tile and Couch Slut. While Manbeast has been a mainstay in the LV scene for almost 5 years now, Swimmer's Lungs are still relative newcomers. This performance saw the band even more laser-focused and unrelenting compared to their last appearance with us 8 months ago. The difference might just be the recording of their debut album, No Expectations, which was released earlier this year.

Seattle's Iron Lung were making their first Lehigh Valley appearance since playing at Jan's Room in Allentown in 2007. For this show, Iron Lung performed songs off of their latest album, White Glove Test, as well as older material. Their short between-song banter consisted of apologizing for being late after being stuck in traffic coming from New York, as well as seeing a police car hit a pedestrian in the confusion.

Check out some photos of Manbeast and Swimmer's Lungs courtesy of Laura Lippey Photography below. Our next Tape Swap Presents show will take place at the Ice House on Friday, July 28, 2017 and will be raising funds for Allentown ArtsFest 2017. See you then.

Wax Darts

Jersey City, NJ band Wax Darts joined us at Shards in August 2015 while they were in Bethlehem to play a show at The Funhouse. Violent pop, post-proto punk, whatever you want to call them. Maybe it's best to just quote the band who describe themselves as "The Three's Company of rock and roll."

1. Smile (0:12)
2. Sketchy (2:16)
3. Devomagnon (4:52)
4. Battle (6:37)
5. Interview (8:27)
6. Band Pick: Sunshine & The Rain - Little Rag Doll (19:56)

Sunshine & The Rain (Band Pick):
sunshineandtherain.bandcamp.com/

Wax Darts:
waxdarts.bandcamp.com/