21/09/2023
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We’re a full-service indie label in Philly. Working under an “artist friendly, socially consciou The Giving Groove is not your typical record label.
Operating under the motto “artist-friendly, socially conscious,” we were founded in Philadelphia in 2015 by local musicians and studio owners, with the mission to help artists realize their musical vision while giving back to the community. We are a full-service independent label offering artist support at every step of the album release process—from development, recording, and distribution, to st
unning package design, to international promotion. We host an expanding roster of local and national acts: Our current family includes The Dead Milkmen, OOLALA, Hoots & Hellmouth, and DECONTROL, with new bands joining us this spring. Our organization is fueled by a lifelong passion for great music and decades of industry experience. Cofounders Matt Teacher and Mike Lawson have been friends and bandmates since sixth grade, growing up together in Philadelphia, jamming in their parents’ basements and recording on their cassette decks. They took separate paths in their college years—Teacher at Berklee College of Music in Boston and Lawson in the Audio Technology program at American University—but gravitated back to Philadelphia, and in 2005, seeing an emerging renaissance in the city’s music scene, partnered with longtime Bon Jovi recording engineer Obie O’Brien to found Sine Studios in the city’s vibrant Rittenhouse historic district. Over the past decade, Sine Studios has thrived by taking a boutique approach that offers state-of-the art technology and acoustic design, yet feels like home. The facility has hosted artists ranging from Bon Jovi to Boyz II Men, The Fray, Steven Tyler, Natasha Beddingfield, Karmin, mewithoutYou, and Gavin DeGraw. After years of successes making and promoting music and amassing a broad community of artists and industry partners, we felt like launching a record label was the natural next step. At the same time, we knew that we wanted to make a difference. It's a confusing business, and a confusing time, and it just hasn’t seemed fair to a lot of artists. We asked ourselves, "How can we help?"
Matt took a cue from his father and stepmother, who operated a cookbook publishing company, Burgess Lea Press. “They were printing high-quality, beautiful cookbooks, and 50 percent of all after-tax profits would go directly to the author of the book and the other 50 percent would go to a food-related charity that the authors are passionate about,” he says. “I started thinking, ‘I should try to adapt this for the music industry.’” At the end of 2015, Matt and Mike, along with our philanthropy director, Katie Barbato, and lead designer, Randi Lawson, launched the Giving Groove. Philanthropy is at the core of our label’s mission: Under the Giving Groove model, half of all of our album proceeds after taxes go to the artist, and half are donated to a music-related 501(C)3 nonprofit of the artist’s choice. Our team collaborates with each artist to pair them with charities that champion the causes they are passionate about. The label’s charity partners include MusiCares, which was established by The Recording Academy to provide a safety net of critical assistance for music makers in times of need; Girls Rock Philly, a volunteer-based organization dedicated to empowering girls, women, and trans and gender non-conforming people through music education and activities that foster leadership skills, creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration; and Art Sphere, Inc., a Philadelphia-based non-profit established to teach art to inner-city, low-income youth. Everyone at The Giving Groove, from our staff to our artists, is devoted to giving back, because, as Randi says, “Music and the arts matter more than ever—they are what bring us together when so many aspects of the world may divide us.” And Katie tells us that she’s continually inspired by our artists’ dedication to their chosen causes. “Whether it is a local nonprofit in need of funding for a children's music teacher, a rock camp for teens, or a national organization that provides support and care for musicians in need, our artists continue to be involved on a personal level, visiting originations, attending events, and seeing firsthand how their art is inspiring and helping others through the joy of music." OOLALA, who are partnering with MusiCares, are inspired by our new brand of record label. “It feels good to be part of a business model that can give back to organizations such as MusiCares,” says drummer Korey Jones, who was able to experience that charity’s services firsthand after his gear was stolen out of his van and MusiCares helped fund replacements. “It helps out not only musicians in similar situations, but also future musicians, through education services that they support.”
“I've always learned that you stick with good people in the music business,” adds OOLALA’s frontman, Rumi Kitchen. “When you find people with good hearts, you gotta stick together and do good things.”
15/09/2023
Tickets on sale now
01/09/2023
Official, Exclusive, Limited to 300.
20/08/2023
Seats available
11/08/2023
Long time in the making - Eat Your Paisley Skate Decks! With artwork by our pal and produced by - Limited to 100 screen printed 8.25’ skate decks. Each one is hand signed and numbered by Chris. https://bifocalmedia.com/product/dead-milkmen-shary-skateboard/
10/08/2023
2023 Hamtramck Labor Day Festival The 43rd Annual Hamtramck Labor Day Festival will be held September 2, 3, and 4, 2023. AS ALWAYS ADMISSION IS FREE! 2022 Hamtramck Labor Day Festival artwork, by CJ Carpenter (http://klexocreative.com/) Welcome to the city of Hamtramck. For the past four decades we....
02/08/2023
Astral Dad is here!
From the new Dead Milkmen album Quaker City Quiet Pills
31/07/2023
Dean finally gets the drum set of his dreams in this exciting show-and-tell video! After 46 years a new drum kit arrives and we get a tour and a little playi...
14/07/2023
Show The New Wave Music Podcast, Ep The Dead Milkmen Including An Interview With Drummer Dean Clean - Jul 2, 2023
10/07/2023
Ep 41: The Dead Milkmen Interviews (Part 1) w/ John Ross Bowie (Rodney/Joe) The Dead Milkmen is an American punk rock band formed in 1983 in Philadelphia. Their original lineup consisted of vocalist and keyboardist Rodney Linderman ("Rodney Anonymous"), guitarist and vocalist Joe Genaro ("Joe Jack T...
08/07/2023
Assemble a band (or a duo) from existing musicians (who are not currently in a band together) and describe the music they would make. That's Dean's prompt fo...
01/07/2023
What musical instruments have members of The Dead Milkmen invented, if any? Or, which instruments would they invent if they had the ability? These are the qu...
17/06/2023
The Dead Milkmen field viewer questions about their 10th studio album, "Pretty Music for Pretty People", recorded in four sessions from 2012 to 2014, and rec...
16/06/2023
New Dead Milkmen!! 🐄
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15/06/2023
15/06/2023
The Dead Milkmen's new album "Quaker City Quiet Pills" was just released on CD and indie exclusive orange vinyl!
[Available in-store only.]
12/06/2023
In an era of unparalleled stupidity, political dysfunction, and societal collapse, couldn’t we really use a new Dead Milkmen album? After nearly nine long years, that wish has been granted. This summer, the Dead Milkmen will return with their long-awaited 11th studio album, Quaker City Quiet Pills...
11/06/2023
Cooking, woodworking, electronics, gardening, knitting, origami, coin collecting, video making - these are all non-music-related hobbies that have occupied t...
09/06/2023
All label profits to Rock to the Future!
The Dead Milkmen's new album is out now via The Giving Groove!
08/06/2023
The Giving Groove – 09 Jun 2023 An excellent callback to the early days You'd be hard pressed to find anyone who hasn't heard “Punk Rock Girl.” The song that landed The Dead Milkmen on the map also put them on a path to major label-stardom. Or, at least, that's what should have happened if eve...
26/05/2023
USA based punk rock collective, THE DEAD MILKMEN present their new single, Philadelphia Fe**om, the second advance from their upcoming album, Quaker City Quiet Pills, out 9th June through The Givin…
23/05/2023
This is the 2nd single from our new album "Quaker City Quiet Pills" to be released June 9, 2023! Listen to "Philadelphia Fe**om" on all the streaming sites ...
23/05/2023
OUT NOW: The Dead Milkmen's new single/music video for official single, "Philadelphia Fe**om" (new album 'Quaker City Quiet Pills' out 6/9/23 via The Giving Groove!)
20/05/2023
More often than not, the older a band gets the more they suck. There are some bands however who have bucked this trend and have continued to produce good mus...
13/05/2023
What's your favorite live album? Do you have one? Maybe you don't like live albums at all. Dean sparks a lively discussion when he asks the band what they th...
10/05/2023
We're playing at Laurel Hill Cemetery this Summer! Friday, July 7th. Get tickets and details on parking and more here: https://laurelhillphl.com/event/dead-milkmen/
06/05/2023
Dan wants to know who his band mates' favorite "outsider musicians" are and what they think of the term "outsider musician". Well, they unanimously dislike t...
05/05/2023
13 track album
29/04/2023
How did an automobile accident and an often overlooked 80s teen romantic comedy alter the course of The Dead Milkmen's debut album? Find out in this week's e...
22/04/2023
Rodney devised a new rock & roll game show for this episode in which he asks his band mates questions about their favorite artists. Joe gets questioned about...
19/04/2023
Audio: The Dead Milkmen – “Grandpa’s Not A Racist (He Just Voted For One)” From Quaker City Quiet Pills, out June 9 on Giving Groove. You can’t even imagine how much I…
15/04/2023
The band discusses their new album, "Quaker City Quiet Pills", knowing full well that most people won't be able to hear it until June 9 except for digitally ...
14/04/2023
VIA PRESS RELEASE | In an era of unparalleled stupidity, political dysfunction, and societal collapse—couldn’t we all really use a new Dead Milkmen album? After nearly nine long years, …
14/04/2023
‘Quaker City Quiet Pills‘ is The Dead Milkmen‘s first album in nine years and will be out June 9.
13/04/2023
Appreciate the The Dead Milkmen write up Slicing Up Eyeballs.
All label profits donated to Rock to the Future.
The Dead Milkmen are back with their first new album in nearly a decade -- Quaker City Quiet Pills -- and they've just debuted lead-off single.
12/04/2023
Philadelphia’s satirical punk legends The Dead Milkmen have announced their new album Quaker City Quiet Pills will be released 6/9 via The Giving Groove),
12/04/2023
Big thanks to BrooklynVegan!
All label profits from The Dead Milkmen “Quaker City Quiet Pills” to Rock to the Future
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‘Quaker City Quiet Pills‘ is The Dead Milkmen‘s first album in nine years and will be out June 9.
11/04/2023
We ❤️ Rock to the Future
A new Dead Milkmen record, 'Quaker City Quiet Pills,' is now available for pre-order from the Giving Groove website! (Link in bio). Last year, The Dead Milkmen and The Giving Groove raised over $12,000 from re-releasing their "Metaphysical Graffiti" album, with all proceeds directly going to Rock to the Future and our mission to provide free music education to Philadelphia students!
With the release of their new album, all label profits will again be donated to Rock to the Future!
Thank you, Dead Milkmen and The Giving Groove, for making a difference in our community! We are incredibly grateful for your support and generosity! The Giving Groove The Dead Milkmen
The new project ships on June 9th, but pre-order now and get the first single off the album immediately!
The single will be on all the streaming services tomorrow, but you can hear it today on the Consequence of Sound website. https://consequence.net/2023/04/the-dead-milkmen-grandpas-not-a-racist-origins/ (link in bio)
11/04/2023
The new record is now available for pre-order from the Giving Groove website! (Link in bio). Ships on June 9th but order now and get the single "Grandpa's Not a Racist (He Just Voted for One)" right away. The single will be on all the streaming services tomorrow but you can hear it today exclusively on the Consequence of Sound website. All label profits to
Also be sure to reach out to your local record shop and request they stock the Philly Orange variant—offered exclusively to indie record shops through our wonderful distributor MVD Entertainment Group Out June 9th.
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