Slow Start Records

05/06/2024

BIG NEWS! Catch our very own Jen Scaffidi of BLUNDERBUSST on tour with Puppeteers for Fears, June 13th through July 20th! And if that's not enough Solo BLUNDERBUSST for ya, you can catch Jen playing bass for Puppeteers for Fears, after her set. Shows are selling out quick, so get the f' on it!

Also, BLUNDERBUSST tour kickoff show is at No Fun, in Portland, OR, is tomorrow night, June 6th!

June 13: St. Paul, MN… (SOLD OUT)
June 15: Madison, WI…
June 16: Milwaukee, WI…
June 18: Chicago, IL…
June 19: Indianapolis, IN…
June 20: Westland, MI…
June 23: Pittsburgh, PA… (SOLD OUT)
June 24: Buffalo, NY…
June 26: Concord, NH… (Low Ticket Alert)
June 27: Providence, RI…
June 28: Lowell, MA…
July 1: Brooklyn, NY…
July 2: Asbury Park, NJ…
July 3: Richmond, VA…
July 5: Raleigh, NC…
July 6: Greenville, SC…
July 7: Charleston, SC…
July 9: Atlanta, GA…
July 10: Nashville, TN…
July 11: Louisville, KY…
July 13: Knoxville, TN…
July 15: Kansas City, MO…
July 16: St. Louis, MO…
July 18: Denver, CO… (Low Ticket Alert)
July 20: Salt Lake City, UT…

15/12/2023

Grab some whiskey & gumbo, & get your eye's on the premiere of The High Desert Playboys' video for "Cold Cold Ground" in Nanobot Rock!

To quote Rod Serling, “You’re travelling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s the signpost up ahead – your next stop” The High Desert Playboys.

15/12/2023

Check out J Hacha De Zola making album of the year lists, with his breakthrough "Without A Tribe!"

I hope you’re ready for some of the best music the year had to offer, because it’s time for my must-hear albums of 2023! A few quick notes...

02/12/2023

New The High Desert Playboys single “Cold Cold Ground” out now!

“‘Cold Cold Ground’ is a story born of old black and white Twilight Zone episodes, where fiction toys with the ordinary and the mundane. In this episode, our wayward character finds himself at a backyard party in New Orleans sharing drinks and gumbo with friends who had died in years past. Slowly realizing they are accompanying the Grim Reaper, and are there to help ease his passing, he pleads for a reprieve for as long as there’s whiskey and gumbo to go around. But everyone knows the cold, cold ground always wins in the end…” say Clark Andrew Libbey of the new track.

by The High Desert Playboys

07/08/2023

"The record leans into dark corners of the psyche... Some of the uplift comes from the artist's singular delivery—a distillation of a sober Jim Morrison and less surreal Screamin' Jay Hawkins."

J Hacha De Zola chats with Jedd Beaudoin of Strange Currency about 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦, J's latest album out now!

Music J Hacha de Zola finds belonging on 'Without a Tribe' KMUW | By Jedd Beaudoin Published August 3, 2023 at 4:53 PM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Adrian Buckmaster "Most of my life, I felt like I never really belonged anywhere," says New Jersey's J Hacha de Zola, on the phone line to talk ...

22/07/2023

Albuquerque! Don’t miss tonight, at Route 66 Summerfest, 6pm, on the main stage!

21/07/2023

Check out this surprise video drop of "Do you?," from J Hacha De Zola's new album, 'Without a Tribe!'

Official music video for "Do You?" by J Hacha De Zola taken from the new album "Without A Tribe," out June 9, 2023 on Caballo Negro Records.+++Written by:J H...

30/06/2023

Great print review of J Hacha De Zola's new album 'Without A Tribe,' in NJ.com!

"𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 depicts not the glitzy joys of a rising star but the physical and emotional nadir of a man who’s been betrayed devastated by alcohol, drugs and love.

"Despite the title, J Hacha De Zola’s new release finds him surrounded by the finest group of musicians in his career, all contributing to a top-tier recording that includes standout horns, strings, organ, percussion and backing vocalists."

'Without A Tribe,' by J Hacha De Zola is out now, everywhere, all over!

09/06/2023

J Hacha De Zola's incredible new album 'Without A Tribe' is out now! Finally, right?

by J Hacha de Zola

07/06/2023

J Hacha De Zola's sixth full length album 'Without A Tribe' is out this Friday! Pre-Save//Pre-Order at the link below!

"Completely original approach to crafting American music" ~ Glide Magazine

"(J) has delivered one of his finest musical moments yet" ~ V13

Listen to Without a Tribe by J Hacha de Zola.

19/05/2023

"Do You?," the latest single off of J Hacha De Zola's upcoming album, 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦, is out today!

"Showcasing his completely original approach to crafting American music" is what J Hacha De Zola is doing on the new single "Do You?" ~ Glide Magazine!

The song is "a full serving J Hacha De Zola’s smooth crooning and playfully mysterious approach to a love song (or anti-love song?)" and finds him "leaning into a brooding, Motown-influenced sound."

The new album 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 (J's sixth) is out June 9th!

by J Hacha de Zola

10/05/2023

The March Divide's latest single, "Drug That I Can't Quit" is out this Friday, 5/12! But hey, why not check out the premiere in Nanobot Rock right now?!

"Beginning with the signature acoustic punk styling, 'Drug That I Can’t Quit' quickly shifts into a more post-punk-forward presence in a refreshing expanse to the singles from the Texas-based musician. First and foremost, it demonstrates The March Divide is not settling into complacency in the least. Notably, it carries the sense of exploration we found in Lost Causes. Just before the two-and-a-half-minute mark, 'Drug That I Can’t Quit' launches itself into rock and there’s no looking back." ~ Nano Greg

Two all too common themes with a lot of musicians are either creating the same sound on repeat or never rehashing the same thing twice. It can be divisive. For The March Divide, it’s a way of life.…

28/04/2023

Our favorite J Hacha De Zola track (so far!), “I’m High” is out everywhere today!

J is sonically guided by Fernando Vélez of the Dap-Kings and mixed by John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr, Waxahatchee, Horsegirl).

New album ‘Without A Tribe’ out everywhere, June 9th!

by J Hacha de Zola

18/04/2023

J Hacha De Zola - All New Album “WITHOUT A TRIBE” OUT JUNE 9th

"A Day in Secaucus, New Jersey." by J Hacha De Zola taken from the new album "Without A Tribe," out June 9, 2023 on Caballo Negro Records.+++Written by:J Hac...

14/04/2023

Jump further down the shoegaze rabbit hole with Blesson Roy's surprise new Shell+Core EP!

Blesson Roy

10/04/2023

New Blesson Roy out this Friday, April 14th!

07/04/2023

"A Day in Secaucus, New Jersey," The first single off J Hacha De Zola's new album "Without a Tribe," is out today! Give it a spin!

"Without A Tribe," J Hacha De Zola's 6th album, out Friday, June 9th!

by J Hacha de Zola

06/04/2023

"J Hacha De Zola's clashing sounds of punk, burlesque, and cabaret stylings just to name a few, instruments caterwaul while circling around like vultures awaiting dying meals."
The words of Ghettoblaster Magazine's Eddie Ugarte! Hear "A Day In Secaucus, New Jersey" now at the link below.

There’s a revolution coming, the likes of which that has never been seen before. As the streets burn, the opposition will go unnoticed as artists tire of mundane conformity. Their music will be heard blaring in the background, becoming the soundtrack to our lives. And the streets will continue to ...

06/04/2023

“Let’s just say I live in a very different Jersey than Springsteen’s Jersey.” — J Hacha De Zola
Jedd Beaudoin — the host of NPR-member station KMUW's Strange Currency program — calls the upcoming 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 the "spookiest make-out record of 2023 or any other other year."
Tune in to hear the lead cut "A Day In Secaucus, New Jersey" tomorrow!

Strange Currency | April 3-8, 2023

07/03/2023

We're beyond excited to announce that we'll be releasing J Hacha De Zola's new album, "Without a Tribe" on June 9th!

“I live in a different Jersey than Springsteen’s Jersey. On 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦, I want to anchor myself as being from ‘Dirty Jerzee.’”

Give "Stay Away" a spin now. Like, right now!!

"Stay Away" by J Hacha De Zola taken from the new album "Without A Tribe," out June 9, 2023 on Caballo Negro Records.+++Written by:J Hacha De Zola (A Head, W...

24/02/2023

Surprise! We've got another beautiful duet by Clark Andrew Libbey & Kristen Rad Violinist, of The High Desert Playboys, out today! Check out "Shipwrecks in the Night" wherever you listen to stuff at the link below!

P.S. The video's really cool, too.

Clark Andrew Libbey & Kristen Rad

11/01/2023

Meet Ernie Garcia! ⬇️Read all about the past, present, & future of Roger!'s Ernie Garcia in CanvasRebel⬇️

We were lucky to catch up with Ernie Garcia recently and have shared our conversation below. Ernie, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally? I grew up in the west Texas town of El Paso. I developed an....

18/11/2022

New slow rock jam, "Better Than This", by The March Divide, is out today!

by The March Divide