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  The Examiner.com wrote a good review of the All People record. You can check it out here: http://www.examiner.com/article/new-orleans-all-people-treat-cynicism-with-ska Here are some of our favorite quotes: “Synthesizers keep the mix from veering into prototypical stoner rock and add to the … Continue reading

You can now mailorder the debut record for the band Dead Legends out of New Orleans Louisiana! Members of Fatter Than Albert, A Billion Ernies, The Lollies, and Samurai Deli. Check out some of the tunes here: http://deadlegends.bandcamp.com/ Community Records Release #033 … Continue reading

Donovan Wolfington has had a nice review / interview posted on IDOTEQ.com. It is fairly in-depth and totall worth your time. Check it out HERE.

About release #033 released March 17. 2013 Dead Legends is quickly emerging from the rubble of several local ska/punk heroes, and their debut EP, Lunga, is proff that good things do come in small packages. These six high energy tunes are … Continue reading

I’m in a good mood. Today we are launching pre-orders for a 7 inch split between New Orleans grunge / punk / friends HEAT DUST and Texas based loud / shoegaze / noise friends JOY SORES. It’s a limited press … Continue reading

BLOCK PARTY 2013 IS JUST ABOUT 3 WEEKS AWAY! 1) We are giving away 5 sets of tickets that you can win. 2) Street Team Envelopes go out soon (sign up below)  ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 1) How To Win Tickets? A) ONLINE: … Continue reading

  TUESDAY MARCH 19TH @ THE BIG TOP We are helping to present an all too rad show with 2 California bands plus a Florida band and 3 local fringe rock bands. Astronomical- 4 piece emo band with members of … Continue reading

Catch 2 Community Records Bands at SXSW 2013 in Austin Texas coming up in just a few days. If you have any friends that are in or headed to SXSW, tell em to come hang out with us. /////////////////////////////////////////////////// DONOVAN … Continue reading

Dead Legends debut album release this Sunday with Less Than Jake! click here to stream 3 tracks off “Lunga“ ———————————————————————– SUNDAY, MARCH 17TH at The Maison (508 Frenchmen St., New Orleans) LESS THAN JAKE DEAD LEGENDS (album release for “Lunga“) JOYSTICK … Continue reading

We are incredibly excited to announce that next Thursday March 21 we will be launching pre-orders for a split 7 inch release between Heat Dust (New Orleans Friends) and Joy Sores (Texas Friends). The 7 inch will be a co-release with … Continue reading

ALL PEOPLE will be playing our first out of town dates this weekend in Florida and next week in Texas for SXSW. We are beyond excited to bring this music to our friends over in Florida and to be a … Continue reading

Sammy Kay spent his younger days on tour with Westbound Train, The Slackers, The Skatalites and many others. Sprung from the suburban wasteland of NJ then exported to the concrete jungle of Brooklyn, he now spends his days drunk on … Continue reading

This Sunday, March 10th, from 12 pm to 3 pm at 1780 Prytania St. there will be activities relating to Tibetan culture and tradition. There are many aspects of Tibetan culture that can resonate deeply here in New Orleans. Tibetans … Continue reading

GET PUMPED. Block Party 2013 is coming up on April 13th, so we want to feed you burritos and give you flyers to pass around town. If you’re in a band playing block party, or a friend that wants to … Continue reading

CHINQUAPIN RECORDS PRESENTS: A BENEFIT FOR WTUL NEW ORLEANS 91.5 FM Sunday, March 3rd at The Big Top (1638 Clio St.) Leaving – Baton Rouge to NOLA nomadic ghouls Caddywhompus – Experimental noise-pop band | **free download** Habitat – The band you’ll love more than … Continue reading

Hey Friends. Otto Splotch (the artist of the community records dog logo, compilations, 1,2, & 3, Head Above Water, Block Party 2013, Veggie Oil Van, Etc. Etc. Etc.) Has a kickstarter going! WITH ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT. Help him get … Continue reading

We just posted this Donovan Wolfington shirt in the web-store today.  Classic black shirt with white ink. Drawing was by our friend Kim www.radwings.tumblr.com. This shirt design is exclusive to the “stop breathing” release & community records. Com Rec Dog Logo … Continue reading

Free mixtapes with the next 15 mailorders! The lights are back on over here at communityrecords.org. Our main man Alex Hertz has gotten this baby working again. While dusting off the site we got some ideas for improvement, so hopefully … Continue reading

(bear with us) Hey Friends, So it seems as if the functionality on our store is not working properly. It is having trouble “adding items to the cart” and such. We just figured out that this problem has been happening most of … Continue reading

DOWNLOAD DAY SIX! Thursday February 14th  Marks 5 years of Community Records & Download Day Six. Feb. 14th 2008 our label was born with the release of Public Access – Hindsight EP, and now…. On this day 5 years later, we shall … Continue reading