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Welcome to Shards

Recording studio and home to Tape Swap Radio

 

Tape Swap Radio is an original live music series that grew out of the Shards Recording Studio in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tape Swap was started to spotlight the DIY, punk, and independent music in the Lehigh Valley region.

Since 2013, a dedicated group in the Valley's music community has helped create Tape Swap's many parts: radio broadcasts, podcasts, online videos, an annual punk rock flea market, and live shows.

 

Listen to our radio broadcasts on:
WDIY 88.1 FM - Lehigh Valley Public Radio
Last Friday of the month, 11 pm - 1 am (Eastern)

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Pale Fang
Pale Fang

Watch video from our first nighttime Rooftop Session featuring Allentown psych-punk band Pale Fang recorded in October, 2024.

Food Truck
Food Truck

Watch video from the Rooftop Session featuring Bethlehem indie rock band Food Truck recorded in August, 2024.

Show #72
Show #72

Listen to a Spotify and Tidal playlist of the music that aired during Tape Swap Radio's broadcast on WDIY 88.1 FM on August 30, 2024. Featuring the premiere of the Rooftop Session from Bethlehem indie rock band Food Truck; plus a mix of bands playing DIY shows coming up in the Lehigh Valley, Philly, and NEPA areas.

Photos: 2024 Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market, Part Two
Photos: 2024 Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market, Part Two

Tape Swap Radio's second Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market of 2024 took over the Ice House in Bethlehem on Sunday. Check out some photos from the event.

Show #71
Show #71

Listen to a Spotify and Tidal playlist of the music that aired during Tape Swap Radio's broadcast on WDIY 88.1 FM on June 28, 2024. Featuring the Shards Session with Brooklyn post-punk band Matte Black along with an all-Lehigh Valley local mix of bands who have shows coming up in the area or new releases.

Show #70
Show #70

Listen to a Spotify and Tidal playlist of the music that aired during Tape Swap Radio's broadcast on WDIY 88.1 FM on May 26, 2023. Featuring a set of '80s punk, a set of '90s punk, recent releases, Lehigh Valley DIY artists, and more.

Matte Black
Matte Black

Watch video from the Shards Session by Brooklyn post-punk band Matte Black recorded in June 2023.

Vendor Applications Now Open for Second 2024 LV Punk Rock Flea Market
Vendor Applications Now Open for Second 2024 LV Punk Rock Flea Market
Photos: Trouble City All-Stars at the Bethlehem Rose Garden
Photos: Trouble City All-Stars at the Bethlehem Rose Garden

Tape Swap Radio returned to the Bethlehem Rose Garden on Saturday for our first date in the city’s 2023 Live in the Garden concert series, featuring Lehigh Valley reggae band Trouble City All-Starts. Check out photos and more details.

Photos: Tape Swap Radio Stage at Live on the Greenway
Photos: Tape Swap Radio Stage at Live on the Greenway

Check out photos and a write-up of Tape Swap’s stage from Live on the Greenway in Bethlehem — which included performances from Catatonic Suns, Service Dog, The Living Things, and more.

We're back on @wdiyfm tonight, 11pm - 1 am, for a new show! We'll premiere our first night Rooftop Session from Allentown psych-punk band @pale_fang. The video will be coming out in a couple, but here's your chance to hear it early. Plus, some punk,
Lehigh Valley punk and indie radio shows on WMUH mentioned in influential British punk zine Chainsaw. 1984 issue, 40 years ago this year.
The @pale_fang Rooftop Session isn't quite ready yet, so we won't be on @wdiyfm tonight with the premiere. Tune in to our next WDIY show the last Friday of October at 11 p.m. to hear everything — with videos released soon after that. It's defi
We're excited to premiere the videos for the Rooftop Session with @foodtruckband tonight (Thursday) at 8PM! Join us on the Tape Swap Radio YouTube page for the video of "So Distant" as we premiere all the songs and interview in order. Link
Today's inspirational quote from the walls of @shards_recording_studio. Featuring the stunning Atticus the Dog.
Listen to a Spotify and Tidal playlist of the songs we featured our last @wdiyfm broadcast! We played tracks from bands performing a handful of upcoming DIY shows in the Lehigh Valley, Philly, and NEPA. Plus, we debuted the audio from the Rooftop Se
Now that we've had a couple of days to decompress, we want to thank everyone who came out to the 2024 Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market: Part Two on Sunday. We saw about 1,000 people stop by the Ice House in Bethlehem over the course of six hours,
The second 2024 Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market is almost here! Stop by @icehousetonight this Sunday to check out all the people slinging their wares — and take a break as we screen @homebase610's 20th anniversary skate film 'HB' by @mattpe