Update: What's in the Works

It's been slow here over at No Guidance HQ, but we're still going -- gasping, but somehow still alive, one might say. We've been slow with the updates due to our involvement with school and other far less interesting endeavors but, rest assured, we are slowly ironing out the details for our next few releases. Long since our initial announcement, we should finally be releasing something nice for Chalk Li, currently planning the packaging and accompanying goodies for the release as they prepare to record some new songs. We've got another cassette that I'm very excited for that we'll be announcing soon and we're also hopefully going to be helping to release a split 7" between Youth Funeral and Scowler (more details soon…it's always "soon, soon, soon").

The first batch of Youth Funeral cassettes are nearly sold out, with just two or three left and in the possession of the band now. The second run (out of a 100) have been ordered, are in, and are available for purchase either online or at the band's shows. In regards to those, here's a brief itinerary of what the band currently has planned, in case you were wondering or would like to help spread word. A number of these dates are with the seminal bands Capacities and Ittō so it's assuredly going to be a really good time.

ATTENTION: CANADIAN AUDIENCES -- We're sending a batch of the Youth Funeral cassettes up to our friend Dave at Zegema Beach Records for distribution. Finally, purchasing one of these will be financially reasonable and there hopefully won't be the issue of the exorbitant costs of shipping a single cassette and zine. I'll post another update when the package goes out and another, with link, for when Dave updates his distro.

November Update

After a quiet month of October and with half of November behind us, No Guidance is finally rising from its slumber and seeing its first traces of activity. Despite some initial delays, the Youth Funeral Symptom of Time cassettes have been ordered and we are now currently waiting patiently for their arrival from the plant; more information and photos will be posted once we have them in our hands.

Meanwhile, the first visual No Guidance release has also been ordered. 50 hand-numbered posters, 11"x17" and printed on Premium 100# Glossy Cover, designed and illustrated by Raphael Bastek, will soon be available in our webstore and at live performances by assorted No Guidance bands.

New Hampshire has seen a variety of excellent releases as well. In a scene that has lately been crowded with hardcore and punk outfits, Pleasure Gap is a very unique band that blends alternative rock, folk, and many other elements to create an eclectic and charming sound. They released Tropical Barn on September 18th and it's fantastic.

November 2nd saw the release of Primitive Form by Guilt. The members of Guilt have been playing in and out of various hardcore bands in the New Hampshire and Massachusetts music scenes for the past few years and I think I speak for everyone involved that this new EP is the culmination of years of effort and growth.

That being said, I recently had the pleasure of attending FEST 12 in Gainesville, Florida with some of my best friends. It was quite an excellent showcase of punk and post-hardcore music and I had the opportunity to see some fairly impressive bands. One that particularly stood out was Ittō, a band that I had been listening to and following avidly for quite some time but just now saw live; I highly recommend them.

I unfortunately missed a fair amount of bands that I was eager to see (Wild Moth, Pile, LVL UP, United Nations to name a few) but the good certainly outweighed the bad and the warm weather was a pleasant change of atmosphere from the bitter cold of New Hampshire.

Keep posted for more information about art, music, New Hampshire, and everything else.