harvestsum

01/08/2024

Here’s the new Roger Bryan and the Orphans video for “Control” shot by Nate Paraccini.

01/03/2024

Most of the gang 7/25/2010.
L-r: Colin Roberts, Matt Smith, Roger Bryan, Jeff Pietrzak, Mike Sobieraj, Sonny Baker, Bill Fulton, Joey Mcintosh, Nikki Mcintosh, Ryan Besch, Bill Nehill, Chris Groves, Rob Pusateri, Andy Vaeth, Ray Fulton, Mark Nosowicz, Jay White, Dave Calos
📸: Jessica Petrella

01/03/2024

Harvest Sum No.20 show poster. 2010.

01/02/2024

Harvest Sum No. 20
HS20
2010

With four releases in 2010, an opportunity to celebrate arose and the No. 20 compilation was put together for a July showcase at Mohawk Place. The comp featured songs from recent records from Bearhunter, (At Sea), and Johnny Nobody along with new tracks from upcoming releases from Nick Gordon, Roger Bryan & the Orphans, On Beta, and Wooden Waves(WW would see their records release on the One Percent Press label).

Art & Design by Ryan Besch

12/25/2023

12/21/2023

Further adventures of Santa at Mohawk Place.

12/21/2023

When Santa helped out at the merch table for the “Wolves” release show.

12/20/2023

A Xmas show throwback flyer for Soundlab. 2010.

12/19/2023

WBFO On The Border Christmas broadcast with “Dee Adams & Friends. Dec 2008. Featured a variety of guest singers including Roger Bryan, Michele Buono, Sonny Baker, Joelle Labert, and more.

12/18/2023

Harvest Sum Acoustic Xmas Show 12/20/08. Mohawk Place small stage. Micah & Shane from were in town with HS support from The Lochs, Besnyo, Semi-Tough and Tracy Morrow.
📸: Jessica Petrella

12/11/2023

HS019
Bearhunter
“Still Life Terrarium
2010

There’s more fuzz and more hurt than I could ever fit in to songs from home.
I was trapped.
We captured a moment of myself grappling with being a dad at home with his very young family.
Mark Nosowicz let me get away with so many guitar layers it was pretty much ridiculous.
I remember being quite ill and canceling recording a couple of times. Leaving the fam to record for hours was also not the best choice.
I threw my back out right before doing the drums with Mike at the Adam Mickiewicz library.
Mike and Poos really stepped up to bat and crushed their takes. We also had fun in Mark’s studio doing a really silly group vocal at the end of Been a Year.
This album was personal and recording it was painful but cathartic.
Mark captured all of it. Ryan Besch created the perfect artwork for the album.
Writing music really be can be a therapeutic Time Capsule.

- Dave Calos ~ October ‘23

Art and Design by Ryan Besch

12/09/2023

Sean Mikula before an (At Sea) show at 9th Ward September 2010.
📸: Colleen Gould Mikula

12/07/2023

HS018
(At Sea)
“A Flight To Budapest”
2010

After Besnyo disbanded, Sean Mikula started the Worrywort project with Sean Murty which evolved into (At Sea) in 2009. The band featured James Warren, John Henry Donner, Kevin Hammond, and Ian Belknap and they released the 5 song EP “A Flight To Budapest” in 2010.

Recorded by Mark Nosowicz at Harvest Studios.
Original and 2022 redesign Art by Ryan Besch

12/05/2023

rbatorphans at Mohawk Place January 2010 w/ and The Audience
📸: Meghan Ralston

12/01/2023

(At Sea) show crowd at early 2010. We can see Chris Groves and Jessica Petrella in there near the front.
Credit: unknown(let us know who you are!)

11/29/2023

The other day we crossed the 1st year mark of the Harvest page and 19 years as a label/not a label. The big 20 next year! It’s been a cool stroll through the past and re-remembering things we completely forgot about and unearthing all this stuff to put it all together. Thanks to all the band members who have contributed recollections, pics and audio commentary. Special thanks to Jessica Petrella for the wealth of video and pics taken when no one was looking which has made up the bulk of the documentation here.
We’re just getting our first snow here today so it looks like it’s time to get into the holiday spirit and dig up some good stuff from that old christmas stocking.
As always, thank you for throwing some attention our way. More new good stuff coming next year!

Ho Ho Ho,
Team Harvest Sum

11/28/2023

Sean Mikula and At Sea recording at Harvest Studios with Mark Nosowicz. Aug 2010.

11/25/2023

Another holiday classic from Mark Nosowicz. 2012.

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving folks! Hope you have a good holiday. Here at HS HQ we’re thankful to still be operating and that anyone noticed us in the first place.
Here’s a classic poster by Mark Nosowicz from 2007.

11/16/2023

Bearhunter 2010.

11/14/2023

at Mojo’s. Jamestown, NY January 2010 w/ and The Audience

11/13/2023

A look back at part of the gear wall at Matt Smith’s Hi/Lo studios.

11/10/2023

Andy and Colin on the Nick Mendola show 2010 promoting the release of “We Were Wrong All Along” on AM 1230 WECK.

11/08/2023

Wigginstock 2010.
📸: Fred Rockwood, Daniel Tribble

11/06/2023

Fourem
“Hunting and Gathering”
HS-017
2010

For over 20 years I’ve had an outlet outside of any band I’ve been in to write and produce music as myself; Fourem being the live band version of that. Hunting & Gathering was written out of my love for music tech and artists who use it to enhance what a band can sound like. Everything written for this EP was intended to be played live with the help of a sequencer (Ableton Live) to keep everything together. We played out a bunch with Mark Nosowicz handling drums, Chris Gangarossa (Lazlo Hollyfeld) on bass & synth and me on guitar/synth/ableton. We had the good fortune to open for some pretty big acts; Bonobo, Tortoise, Martin Dosh, and a few others. The music itself was an early attempt to emulate a sound I had in my head, marrying lo-fi hip-hop with instrumental post-rock. Artists who I was really into at the time were across the board on Ninja Tune records, Morr Music, Thrill Jockey, etc.. What we were able to do was put out something melodic with a good beat and interesting production and I’m proud of it.

- Chris Groves
October 2023

11/02/2023

Breakfast at the Paris cafe NYC 2010.

10/31/2023

have a live split 7” out on their bandcamp. Short run clear lathe cut 7” by that sounds great.

10/27/2023

Spy cam catches in NYC 2010.

10/17/2023

Still shots from video shoot for “Alcohol & Smoke”. Filmed at their Mohawk Place practice space by Mike Sobieraj 2010.

10/17/2023

Show poster by Mark Nosowicz for the CD release of “We Were Wrong All Along” at Mohawk Place w/Chylde/Handsome Jack/Roger Bryan and the Orphans
2010