YOU CAN'T HANDLE THIS MUCH ROCK

24 JANUARY 2008

Last February, we here at the Rev put on a rock show so epic, it could not be contained in just one year. Thus we are proud to announce the second annual Unreasonably Awesome Show will be held Friday, February 1 at Valentine's! This year, we've expanded the show to both floors, bringing you even more rock, but still for the ridiculously low price of just $5! If you can think of a reason to miss this, we'd sure like to hear it, right before we talk you out of it. Check out events section for the long and absurdly great list of performers.

LIKE A MASQUERADE BALL BUT LESS FORMAL

24 OCTOBER 2007

Here at the Rev, we never pass up an opportunity to dress funny. You can imagine, then, how excited we are about Halloween coming up. We decided to focus this excitement in a constructive forum, specifically, Revealed. Thus, for this month's installment, we encourage you to not only come rock out to the musical stylings of Matt McWatters and Cultural Relativity, but also to dress in your Halloween best for a full-on COSTUME CONTEST, complete with special guest Celebrity Judges! Dress to impress, because there will be vaulable prizes on the line. October 30, 8:00PM as ever. Details in events.

NO SHIRT NO SHOES NO SERVICE

22 SEPTEMBER 2007

Attention customers! The Rev Records Webstore is now open for business! If you head over there right now, you can not only order a copy of our latest release, Ashley Pond's debut DALA, which will be delivered to your door the day it is released (this Tuesday), but you can also grab a copy of our other releases, Whiskey & Springtime and Empty Pockets, should you have thus far missed an opportunity to do so. We'll be putting up our official T-shirts and buttons, so you can display your love for us, just as soon as we, you know, take photographs of them.

DALA IS COMING

20 SEPTEMBER 2007

The Rev's third release, Ashley Pond's amazing debut DALA, will be released this Tuesday, September 25! For all of you who can't wait to get your hands on the disc (we can't blame you one iota) fear not: it will be available for purchase in the Rev Store this weekend! If you'd like to be notified when you can place your order, just click here. No need to fill in the body of the email, we'll know what to do.

PARDON OUR DUST

17 SEPTEMBER 2007

You are looking at the brand new virtual home of the Rev Records! Unfortunately, websites are not among those myriad objects that come out of the box shiny - it's going to take some time before things stop creaking and cracking around here. We are on top of it; if you see something that's not working, please do tell us. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy our addition to the series of tubes.

DEJA

1 JULY 2007

The Rev Records is absolutely giddy to announce that we have acquired the rights to distribute Krysta Dennis' brilliant debut album, Empty Pockets. Self-released by the Albany singer-songwriter in January of last year, Empty Pockets is now the second addition to our little catalogue, and Ms. Dennis the newest member of our little family.

QUIET ROCKING

25 MAY 2007

The Rev has cooked up yet another way for you to enjoy Albany music on a monthly basis. This one is called Following Friday, and will be held the second Friday of every month at Point 5, the headquarters of the Capital District Federation of Ideas. The premise is simple: the artist rocks it out, acoustic, with no mics and no amps of any kind. You watch. Then, we make the recordings available absolutely for free right here on our website. The first installment will feature our very own Bessam Sam and take place on June 8, 2007. Get there early, we start at 8:00 sharp.

MUSIC=POETRY, VICE VERSA

4 APRIL 2007

Our good friends over at Albany Poets Inc. are getting ready for their annual festival, Albany Word Fest, which is coming up the weekend of April 20. Held every year in honor of National Poetry Month, Word Fest is a two-day, multi-venue event that highlights local poets while also bringing in elements of music and art. The Rev will be duly represented at this year's proceedings, with our very own Tom McWatters performing at Psycho Cluster F&%k, the aptly named weekend-closing event. Head over to the Albany Word Fest website for more information.

THE REV RECORDS SELLS SUGARY TREATS

2 MARCH 2007

The Rev Records has announced plans for its latest crackpot scheme. To raise funds for future releases, the Rev will be staging a rock concert and bake sale at the Lark Tavern on Sunday, March 25 at 8 PM. The show will serve as the unofficial-official kickoff to the Rev's new series at the Tavern, and feature seven (count 'em, SEVEN) the Rev artists. Check out the Events section for more details.

A SHOW FOR THE AGES

15 JANUARY 2007

The Rev Records had a crazy idea for a new tradition: a show so full of rock it would literally spill over the sides of... something. We hope you will all join us for the First Annual Unreasonably Awesome Show. The Rev artist Jared Funari will be joined onstage by fellow Albany rockers Scientific Maps and The Sense Offenders (itself containing two The Rev artists, the McWatters brothers), as well as Fire Flies from New York City and the Grownup Noise from Boston. How much would you pay for a night so unreasonable? Don't answer that, because you're already wrong: all this is only FIVE DOLLARS! And it all goes down on Groundhog Day, to boot. Have you ever had an excuse to celebrate Groundhog Day? We think not. Valentine's, upstairs, February 2, 7:00 doors. Don't be the only one to miss it, you'll feel awfully silly.

CITY OF BROTHERLY ROCK

12 DECEMBER 2006

Mrs. McWatters must be so proud: The Rev Records announces albums by both Tom McWatters and Matt McWatters. Tom, lead singer of the Sense Offenders, is working on a handful of solo acoustic and piano tunes. Matt, who plays bass in the Sense Offenders, is plotting a full-band album with shows to match. Both releases should be out later this year.

THE GROOVE STARTS HERE

19 NOVEMBER 2006

Today marks the release of Laura Boggs' album Whiskey & Springtime, and with it, the launch of The Rev Records! We couldn't be happier with Laura's album, a really beautiful piece of pop-folk (or Alt-Folk Indie Americana, if you prefer) made with great care by a bunch of friends, and we can think of no better way to start down our road. Join us tonight at Tess' Lark Tavern in Albany to celebrate!

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