April 22, 2011
Responsible Records is proud to present ResponsibleFest 2! SATURDAY April 30th @ 8 PM at the FRAT HOUSE FREE  Nelsonvillians (New Paltz, NY) Très upbeat! The Gremlins (New Paltz, NY)NP supergroup 80’s cover band  cooltombs (New Paltz, NY)Goofball bummer tunes StadiumStatus (New York, NY)Real deal hip hop / we’re not worthy SLIME BOYZ (New Paltz, NY)Paris and Dean’s new dancey whatever  SUNDAY May 1st @ 1 PMat RHINO RECORDS FREE  Breakfast In Fur (New Paltz, NY)Independent rock music  Wingdings (New Paltz, NY)Twee’s not dead / folk’s still good  Tom Christie (New Paltz, NY)NP’s premier folky + competent backing band  Humboy (New York, NY)Simon’s electronics make you feel feelings  CLICK THE FLYER FOR MORE INFO

Responsible Records is proud to present ResponsibleFest 2!

SATURDAY April 30th @ 8 PM 
at the FRAT HOUSE 
FREE 

Nelsonvillians (New Paltz, NY)
Très upbeat!

The Gremlins (New Paltz, NY)
NP supergroup 80’s cover band 

cooltombs (New Paltz, NY)
Goofball bummer tunes

StadiumStatus (New York, NY)
Real deal hip hop / we’re not worthy

SLIME BOYZ (New Paltz, NY)
Paris and Dean’s new dancey whatever
 

SUNDAY May 1st @ 1 PM
at RHINO RECORDS 
FREE 

Breakfast In Fur (New Paltz, NY)
Independent rock music 

Wingdings (New Paltz, NY)
Twee’s not dead / folk’s still good 

Tom Christie (New Paltz, NY)
NP’s premier folky + competent backing band 

Humboy (New York, NY)
Simon’s electronics make you feel feelings 

CLICK THE FLYER FOR MORE INFO


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Filed under: responsiblefest responsible records new paltz shows 
April 14, 2011
Real deal record label Team Love recently opened their new office in New Paltz! Come out this Saturday from 7 to 9 PM to check out the space and see some rad art(+ists)!

Real deal record label Team Love recently opened their new office in New Paltz!

Come out this Saturday from 7 to 9 PM to check out the space and see some rad art(+ists)!

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Filed under: responsible records team love new paltz 
April 10, 2011
[rr07] cooltombs - “Da Bowties Pasta” cooltombs is Paris Leach and Nolan Conaway from New Paltz, NY.  ”Da Bowties Pasta” is the band’s first full length release.  Paris plays a weird sounding keyboard and Nolan pretends he’s in Blink 182.  Also: rad beats and dumb song names.  Feel the Bummer. Visit www.cooltombs.com for more recordings, news, and a real wacky layout. Download the entire release for FREE from MEDIAFIRE or BANDCAMP. SIDE A (14:04): Waiting On My Brown Crew, Nigga get Yo Shit//Up In My Mouth, Guido Dreams, Princess Diarrheez Q&A, Toucan Sam, The Master, Rocky III Side B (14:14): B<3Eatles, Da Bowties Pasta, Myspace (Home) feat. Kwe Thada, 100% Olive Garden, Prego Bites, Bernie Mac & The Chamber of Secrets, Nabisco Muerto 

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cooltombs - “Da Bowties Pasta”

cooltombs is Paris Leach and Nolan Conaway from New Paltz, NY.  ”Da Bowties Pasta” is the band’s first full length release.  Paris plays a weird sounding keyboard and Nolan pretends he’s in Blink 182.  Also: rad beats and dumb song names.  Feel the Bummer.

Visit www.cooltombs.com for more recordings, news, and a real wacky layout.

Download the entire release for FREE from MEDIAFIRE or BANDCAMP.

SIDE A (14:04):

Waiting On My Brown Crew, Nigga get Yo Shit//Up In My Mouth, Guido Dreams, Princess Diarrheez Q&A, Toucan Sam, The Master, Rocky III

Side B (14:14):

B<3Eatles, Da Bowties Pasta, Myspace (Home) feat. Kwe Thada, 100% Olive Garden, Prego Bites, Bernie Mac & The Chamber of Secrets, Nabisco Muerto 

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Filed under: responsible records release cooltombs da bowties pasta 
March 18, 2011
Two Vassar related releases have been posted to the Infinity Page! Giant Peach&#8217;s righteous first album &#8220;Glow Away, Ghetto Way&#8221; was released in late 2010.  The entire LP is free to stream and handsome hard copies cost a measly five bucks from Life On an Island. Tracklist: 1. The Moon Is The Eye Of A T-Rex Cloud (3:53) 2. Blowin&#8217; My Mind Again (4:39) 3. I Made A Mix CD (3:51) 4. Coffee Is Dead (3:17) 5. Smooth And Broken (6:37) 6. Little Freak (4:08) 7. You Have Your School (3:59) 8. Sitting On A Rock (3:26) 9. Father&#8217;s Day (3:46) 10. What Good Is That (3:21) Thea Ballard&#8217;s &#8220;Wood Road&#8221; is a folky twee EP from late 2009.  The four song release was recorded in August and October 2009 at Noteworthy in Granville, Vermont and Mother West in New York City.  Tracklist: 1. Young Eyes (3:53) 2. Find A Home (4:01) 3. Undress (2:42) 4. Close Your Eyes (4:51)

Two Vassar related releases have been posted to the Infinity Page!

Giant Peach’s righteous first album “Glow Away, Ghetto Way” was released in late 2010.  The entire LP is free to stream and handsome hard copies cost a measly five bucks from Life On an Island.

Tracklist:

1. The Moon Is The Eye Of A T-Rex Cloud (3:53)

2. Blowin’ My Mind Again (4:39)

3. I Made A Mix CD (3:51)

4. Coffee Is Dead (3:17)

5. Smooth And Broken (6:37)

6. Little Freak (4:08)

7. You Have Your School (3:59)

8. Sitting On A Rock (3:26)

9. Father’s Day (3:46)

10. What Good Is That (3:21)

Thea Ballard’s “Wood Road” is a folky twee EP from late 2009.  The four song release was recorded in August and October 2009 at Noteworthy in Granville, Vermont and Mother West in New York City. 

Tracklist:

1. Young Eyes (3:53)

2. Find A Home (4:01)

3. Undress (2:42)

4. Close Your Eyes (4:51)

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Filed under: thea ballard giant peach responsible records infinity series vassar 
March 1, 2011
Klessa - &#8220;Aloha Demons&#8221; Download the full release by clicking the cover art or the first word of this sentence. Klessa is Simon Thrasher, Kate Larson, Cheryl Ernst, and Matt Gordon from New Paltz, NY.  They are a supergroup of wonderful people who made this little town an improbably awesome musical place.  &#8221;Aloha Demons&#8221; was released in 2009 in a limited run of five hundred CDs (physical copies are still available).   &#8220;Aloha Demons&#8221; is part of the Responsible Records Infinity Series. Tracklist: Echo Mountain (5:34) Layers (4:14) Secret Plancakes (4:02) Lost Rabbit Lodge (1:05) Whiskers Will Find (5:25) The Vessel Goes &amp; Goes (5:11) She, Lady, or Daughter (1:46) Song Never Song (5:59) Wonderful Wonder (5:50)

Klessa - “Aloha Demons”

Download the full release by clicking the cover art or the first word of this sentence.

Klessa is Simon Thrasher, Kate Larson, Cheryl Ernst, and Matt Gordon from New Paltz, NY.  They are a supergroup of wonderful people who made this little town an improbably awesome musical place.  ”Aloha Demons” was released in 2009 in a limited run of five hundred CDs (physical copies are still available).  

“Aloha Demons” is part of the Responsible Records Infinity Series.

Tracklist:

Echo Mountain (5:34)

Layers (4:14)

Secret Plancakes (4:02)

Lost Rabbit Lodge (1:05)

Whiskers Will Find (5:25)

The Vessel Goes & Goes (5:11)

She, Lady, or Daughter (1:46)

Song Never Song (5:59)

Wonderful Wonder (5:50)

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Filed under: responsible records infinity series klessa aloha demons 
January 17, 2011
Honor Roll Breakfast - &#8220;This Phone Booth Is Impenetrable&#8221; Download the complete release for FREE by clicking the cover art or the first word of this sentence. &#8220;This Phone Booth Is Impenetrable&#8221; is a collection of Poughkeepsie math rock/experimental duo Honor Roll Breakfast&#8217;s two early EPs, selected live sets, and unreleased demos.  The tracks were all recorded in 2008 and 2009.  The track list is chronological. An impromptu live set from early 2008 is the first track.  Tracks two and three are from their first self-recorded EP.  Tracks four through six are from the re-recorded version of that EP.  Track seven is an hour long set from early 2008.  The last three tracks are unreleased demos. Honor Roll Breakfast also released one of Responsible Records&#8217; first releases, &#8220;Good Grades No Fun Ever,&#8221; which is free to download from our catalog. &#8220;This Phone Booth Is Impenetrable&#8221; is part of the Responsible Records Infinity Series. Track list: Tamas&#8217; Garage (26:55) Minus the Bear (4:40) Pitchfork (4:18) Hemingway ( 5:11) Minus the Bear (3:08) Pitchfork (4:16) Max&#8217;s Garage (1:00:26) HRB Variation (2:46) Explosions in the Tamas (2:55) Chill Shit That Should Be Made Into a Black Metal Song (2:14)

Honor Roll Breakfast - “This Phone Booth Is Impenetrable”

Download the complete release for FREE by clicking the cover art or the first word of this sentence.

“This Phone Booth Is Impenetrable” is a collection of Poughkeepsie math rock/experimental duo Honor Roll Breakfast’s two early EPs, selected live sets, and unreleased demos.  The tracks were all recorded in 2008 and 2009.  The track list is chronological. An impromptu live set from early 2008 is the first track.  Tracks two and three are from their first self-recorded EP.  Tracks four through six are from the re-recorded version of that EP.  Track seven is an hour long set from early 2008.  The last three tracks are unreleased demos.

Honor Roll Breakfast also released one of Responsible Records’ first releases, “Good Grades No Fun Ever,” which is free to download from our catalog.

“This Phone Booth Is Impenetrable” is part of the Responsible Records Infinity Series.

Track list:

Tamas’ Garage (26:55)

Minus the Bear (4:40)

Pitchfork (4:18)

Hemingway ( 5:11)

Minus the Bear (3:08)

Pitchfork (4:16)

Max’s Garage (1:00:26)

HRB Variation (2:46)

Explosions in the Tamas (2:55)

Chill Shit That Should Be Made Into a Black Metal Song (2:14)

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Filed under: Honor Roll Breakfast release responsible records 
January 6, 2011
Paloozah 6 is this Saturday at 5 PM with Honor Roll Breakfast Pizzza Time Tom Christie Harry and the Johnsons Click the flyer for more info.

Paloozah 6 is this Saturday at 5 PM with

Honor Roll Breakfast

Pizzza Time

Tom Christie

Harry and the Johnsons

Click the flyer for more info.

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Filed under: shows responsible records 
January 5, 2011
Responsible Records has begun cataloging zines from some rr-related artists. Dean Engle&#8217;s &#8220;Shaq On A Skateboard&#8221; and &#8220;Bookmarks On A Street Luge&#8221; and M.J.K.&#8217;s &#8220;TV Girl&#8221; have already been posted in our brand new zines section. Check them out!

Responsible Records has begun cataloging zines from some rr-related artists.

Dean Engle’s “Shaq On A Skateboard” and “Bookmarks On A Street Luge”

and M.J.K.’s “TV Girl”

have already been posted in our brand new zines section.

Check them out!

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Filed under: responsible records zines 
December 18, 2010
[rr06] Neato Fleets - &#8220;Coffee Is Dead&#8221; Neato Fleets is Frances Chang from Poughkeepsie, NY.  &#8221;Coffee Is Dead&#8221; is a collection of songs recorded before the release of her full length debut, &#8220;Reckless Tongue&#8221; (available from Life On An Island).  Frances&#8217; music is sort of shoegaze pop, with killer fuzzy guitar accompanied by vocals that range from ethereal to wailing.  Frances also releases music with her band Giant Peach.  Visit myspace.com/neatofleets for more information. Click the album cover to DOWNLOAD this release for FREE. Side A (14:54) Tenderghost, You Have Your School, I Made A Mix CD, The Moon Is The Eye Of A T-Rex Cloud Side B (14:53) Today Pills, Coffee Is Dead, Mike&#8217;s Birthday, Get Outta My Room

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Neato Fleets - “Coffee Is Dead”

Neato Fleets is Frances Chang from Poughkeepsie, NY.  ”Coffee Is Dead” is a collection of songs recorded before the release of her full length debut, “Reckless Tongue” (available from Life On An Island).  Frances’ music is sort of shoegaze pop, with killer fuzzy guitar accompanied by vocals that range from ethereal to wailing.  Frances also releases music with her band Giant Peach.  Visit myspace.com/neatofleets for more information.

Click the album cover to DOWNLOAD this release for FREE.

Side A (14:54)

Tenderghost, You Have Your School, I Made A Mix CD, The Moon Is The Eye Of A T-Rex Cloud

Side B (14:53)

Today Pills, Coffee Is Dead, Mike’s Birthday, Get Outta My Room

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Filed under: responsible records release neato fleets 
December 4, 2010
Ghost Mall - &#8220;Goons&#8221; 40 Nugs (3:11) Senile Felines (5:45) Balloon Ideas (2:41) Young Liars (5:21) Johnny Appleseed (6:20) Ghost Mall&#8217;s &#8220;Goons&#8221; EP has been posted on the Infinity Page. The album was recorded with Ninjasonik&#8217;s DJ Teenwolf in late 2009. The band, and EP, have been covered by numerous online publications including Impose Magazine, The Noise Is,  Fuck Noise Rock, Consequence of Sound, The Styrofoam Drone, and Obscure Sound. Download the complete release for FREE by clicking the album art or the first word of this sentence.

Ghost Mall - “Goons”

40 Nugs (3:11)

Senile Felines (5:45)

Balloon Ideas (2:41)

Young Liars (5:21)

Johnny Appleseed (6:20)

Ghost Mall’s “Goons” EP has been posted on the Infinity Page.

The album was recorded with Ninjasonik’s DJ Teenwolf in late 2009.

The band, and EP, have been covered by numerous online publications including Impose Magazine, The Noise Is,  Fuck Noise Rock, Consequence of Sound, The Styrofoam Drone, and Obscure Sound.

Download the complete release for FREE by clicking the album art or the first word of this sentence.

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Filed under: Responsible Records Ghost Mall release