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)
Tape Swap Radio brought the Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market back to the Ice House in Bethlehem on Saturday. Check out some photos from the event.
Over 50 community vendors and four bands will pack the Ice House House in Bethlehem on Saturday, April 19th for Tape Swap Radio’s 2025 Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market. See the full line-up.
Watch video from our first nighttime Rooftop Session featuring Allentown psych-punk band Pale Fang recorded in October, 2024.
Watch video from the Rooftop Session featuring Bethlehem indie rock band Food Truck recorded in August, 2024.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Watch video from the Shards Session by Brooklyn post-punk band Matte Black recorded in June 2023.