Like a scene from some sort of alternative universe Albert Square, 14 of the finest Irish independent labels will be setting out their stalls on Curved Street this Saturday as part of the Hard Working Class Heroes festival.
Axis Of release their debut LP Finding St Kilda this week and have lined up a 5 date Irish tour to make sure you know about it.
Smalltown America mark their first 10 years with Public Service Broadcast #10, their 10th compilation CD.
The new single from And So I Watch You From Afar - their first on their new label The Richter Collective - is out now & the band are running a couple of competitions in advance of its physical release in April.
Belfast's LaFaro, whose new album Easy Meat will be released in September, play a sold out Whelans's show next Monday to kick off a short Irish tour. Meanwhile, you can stream the album's title track and first single right here.
January is Independence Month at Crawdaddy, and the first gig to be announced is a Smalltown America night on January 13th with LaFaro, Fighting With Wire, Former Monarchs & more.
LaFaro have just added a Dublin gig to their tour in support of their new album Easy Meat, due for release on October 3rd.
Smalltown America records mark 10 years on the go with their 10th Public Service Broadcast compilation.