Record Label Spotlight: Reticulum Records

Reticulum Records
Reticulum Records is an indie label based out of Wyoming that covers death metal bands Cavernlord, DungeonCult, and Natanas. Their core values of sharing and DIY speak to our own, which was why I sought them out after reading about them in a Reddit thread. I’ve found that they’re very similar to us, often sharing equipment and taking on recording and distribution duties amongst themselves.

You can read their responses (mostly coming from Nathaniel) from our email correspondence below.

Are you an indie label or artist? Wanna chat? Shoot me an email at june@villainsrecords.com.

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Interview with Roy Silverstein of Rarefied Recording

Coming up in a little under a month on Saturday, December 13, 2014, Handmade Holiday is a fundraiser held in the courtyard of the new San Diego Central Library (330 Park Boulevard) between 9:30am-4pm. They’ll be featuring over 30 local artists, designers, and vendors “to get a jumpstart on the holiday shopping.”

But why are we talking about it? Because of the afternoon entertainment!

Starting at noon, four local musicians — hand-picked by Villains friend Roy Silverstein of North Park’s Rarefied Recording — will hit the auditorium stage.

The four artists are lounge singer and pianist Normandie Wilson, banjo-and-ukulele shoegrass band Kalashnikov My Wife, indie rockers The Gift Machine, and solo artist Erik Canzona of The Heavy Guilt.

Below, you can read a little about Roy’s thought process in choosing these musicians and his thoughts on the music and art communities.

(And if you want to read more about the musicians, I’ll be posting interviews from each on the Handmade Holiday blog in the coming weeks.)

Click to read the interview below.

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Beta Lion, Mariel, and The Voveri @ The Tin Can (10/25/2014)

Beta Lion‘s first show since they released their Written in Sand, Mariel‘s first show since before the summer, and The Voveri‘s first show EVER? It was a series of firsts at the Tin Can last Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014.

To those of you who showed up, THANK YOU!! Not only did you help us hit capacity, you brought so much energy and excitement into the room!

Check out these photos grabbed from Shane Doherty, Mark Fulinara, and Instagram friends.

Crowd during The Voveri

The crowd during The Voveri. Photos by Mark Fulinara.

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