Touch and Go Records

Punk Rock 

The Crosses Break from the Shadow of Die Kreuzen 

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Daniel Kubinski, Die Kreuzen, Husker Du, Outlier, Rushmor Records, Spectragram Records, The Crosses, Touch and Go Records, Triple Eye Industries

Debut EP, Outlier, out April 17

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Records 

The ALBUM Section: May 2024

May 29, 2024June 5, 2024 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Billie Eilish, Camera Obscura, Girl and Girl, Kate Hudson, Look to the East Look to the West, Mdou Moctar, Merge Records, Shellac, To All Trains, Touch and Go Records

Digging into some of the month’s best new titles

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Indie Rock Noise Punk Remembrance Rock 

Choose Your Steve Albini

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 Raymond Cummings 0 Comments Big Black, Bob Weston, Budd, Bulldozer, Chicago, Rapeman, RIP, Scratch Acid, Shellac, Steve Albini, The Jesus Lizard, Todd Trainer, Touch and Go Records, Two Nuns and a Pack Mule

The late Chicago-based engineer played guitar and sang for three primary bands: Big Black, Rapeman and Shellac

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Hard Rock Noise Post-Hardcore Post-Punk Rock 

WATCH: Rated Eye Horse Around in Video for “Mia Demon II”

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Amphetamine Reptile, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Portland, Rated Eye, Touch and Go Records, Wax Donut Records

The Pittsburgh noise rockers’ eponymous debut out May 10th on Wax Donut Records

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Indie Rock Noise Post-Punk Rock 

Shellac Reveal First New Album in a Decade

March 20, 2024March 20, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Bob Weston, Shellac, Steve Albini, To All Trains, Todd Trainer, Touch and Go Records

To All Trains comes out on May 17th via Touch & Go Records

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Experimental Indie Rock Surf 

On the Spectrum

November 26, 2020November 27, 2020 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 2000, 20th Anniversary, A Spectrum of Infinite Scale, Gerry Rafferty, Man Or Astroman?, Steve Albini, Surf guitar, Touch and Go Records

Man or Astroman’s forever drummer Birdstuff talks turkey about their undersung, Albini-produced 2000 album A Spectrum of Infinite Scale at 20

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Punk Remembrance 

R.I.P. Pierre Kezdy, 1962-2020: Goodbye to a Good Guy

October 26, 2020October 29, 2020 Jack Rabid 2 Comments Chicago, Naked Raygun, Pegboy, Pierre Kezdy, Punk, Satyricon, Steve Diggle, Strike Under, The Buzzcocks, The Jam, The Ruts, Touch and Go Records

Jack Rabid pays homage to a friend and essential figure in Chicago punk

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Punk 

Unpacking Big Black in the Age of #MeToo

October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 Cole Hill 0 Comments Big Black, Bob Weston, Noise, Steve Albini, Touch and Go Records

Can One of Noise Rock’s Nastiest Albums Save Us From Ourselves?

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