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Destruction Unit releasing the next 'Live In San Francisco' installment on Castle Face (stream a track)

The next installment of Castle Face’s Live In San Francisco series comes out on February 23 and features raging Arizona psych-punks Destruction U…

Thee Oh Sees are here, playing Bowery, Warsaw (& DbA?); Jack Name readies new LP for Castle Face (stream a track)

Thee Oh Sees at Death by Audio in June (more by PSquared) Thee Oh Sees are in town for two announced NYC shows with Los Angeles’ Jack Name: Bowery Ballroom tonight (11/18) and Warsaw on Friday (11/21)…

OBN IIIs released 'Third Time to Harm,' releasing live album on Castle Face (streams)

OBN IIIs @ Irving Plaza, 2013 (more by Ebru Yildiz) Texas bruisers OBN IIIs just released their new album, Third Time to Harm, via Tic Tac Totally…

Dan Melchior releasing new compilation LP on Castle Face (stream a track), playing NYC this month

The first time I heard Dan Melchior I felt betrayed that no one had turned my ear to his strange sounds before then. The LP was called and it starts with the line “I once did mushrooms with Bjork…

Burnt Ones releasing new album on Castle Face, going on tour including SXSW and NYC (dates & track stream)

San Francisco’s Burnt Ones are flying a freak flag particular to that part of the country — one that is scuzzy and prolific. After numerous singles, EPs and LPs on a variety of imprints — including Burger — the band have landed at John Dwyer’s Castle Face Records who will release their third full-length, Gift, on March 25…

Warm Soda releasing second LP in March (stream a track)

Oakland, CA’s Warm Soda released their debut LP last year which ended up being one of my Favorite Albums of 2013. The band are back with their second album, Young Reckless Hearts, which will be out March 11 on Castle Face…

Castle Face releasing records by POW! and The Traps in January (stream a track from both)

While Thee Oh Sees are taking a well deserved break, frontman John Dwyer is not as his very active label Castle Face continues to put out records…

San Francisco's The Herms releasing singles/demos compilation on Castle Face (stream it in full)

John Dwyer is a busy guy these days, what with his band Thee Oh Sees cranking out records and him designing guitar pedals. But his label, Castle Face, has gone from releasing a couple records a year to full-on force in 2013, not just with new records (like Warm Soda and The Blind Shake) but also a bunch of cool reissues too…

Thee Oh Sees announce tour; The Blind Shake releasing a new LP on Castle Face (dates & stream)

The Blind Shake @ Bruise Cruise, SXSW 2013 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder) Thee Oh Sees, whose latest album, Floating Coffin, came out back in April, are getting ready for a fall tour that includes what is their biggest headlining NYC show yet: Irving Plaza on October 29…

Warm Soda (ex-Bare Wires) released their debut LP, going on tour (dates, stream)

After an onstage meltdown during SXSW 2012, Bay Area band Bare Wires called it quits, though their final record, Idle Dreams, didn’t come out till December…
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