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THE HELD NOTE HAPPENING IN LYNCHBURG VA!

HELD NOTE CONCERT SERIES

The autumn half of the Held Note concert series finished off with a pair of wonderful modular synth sets from Benjamin Mauch (RVA) and Silence & The Unwinking Minds (TN).

Benjamin Mauch (L), Silence & The Unwinking Minds (R), December 2025.

The series will return in the spring (see list below). We are also working on a special *BONUS* show for the series that we hope to announce very soon!

CURRENT RELEASES

HONEYBRANDY

  • CATALOG: HSAL #69
  • TITLE: "FILE UNDER: CONTEMPLATIVE PROTEST"
  • FORMAT: LP / DIGITAL
  • RELEASED: OCTOBER 17, 2025
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What began as a pair of long-form compositions drafted as a live set back in the autumn of 2024 grew into this series of meditations. When received in a single, roughly 30-minute sitting, the listener will be presented with a through line that bisects competing mindsets. No guidance or direction is provided and repeated listens may leave the listener in different heart spaces.

FFO: The Books, Emily A. Sprague, Les Halles, Luke Schneider

STILYAGI

  • CATALOG: HSAL #72
  • TITLE: SVOBODA
  • FORMAT: DIGITAL SINGLE
  • RELEASED: OCTOBER 7, 2025
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New single crafted in continued protest to the Israeli war on Gaza (now two years strong with no real signs of stopping). Inspired by marches and chants heard all over the world calling for governments to prioritize humanity over political postering. FREE PALESTINE!

VARIOUS ARTISTS

  • CATALOG: HSAL #67
  • TITLE: COMPILATION #9
  • FORMAT: DIGITAL
  • RELEASED: APRIL 1, 2025
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This, our ninth compilation, is a total "family & friends" affair. We've seen many artists come and go since dreaming this all up back in 2009. Consider this collection of tunes as a random card you get in the mail one day from a long-forgotten friend. It is steeped in nostalgic references and mile-markers from their journey that they think will at least hold your interest and at most rekindle a connection.

PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TUNES FROM: Lost In Space Camp, honeybrandy, Plastic Hacks, Young Heirophant, Sheetrock, asentimentalsong, Times Tables, Steve Scott

LIVE ACTION

HONEYBRANDY

  • FEBRUARY 20: Art Sound Language (Washington DC) w/ Soporus, Tangent Universes
  • APRIL 4: Lodge Of The Fishermen (Lynchburg VA), w/ Angela Winter

TLVS

  • FEBRUARY 21: Lodge Of The Fishermen (Lynchburg VA), w/ Soporus
  • FEBRUARY 28: Riverview Vinyl (Lynchburg VA) w/ Raised By Sheep

HSAL: 2009 - 2025

Established in the fall of 2009, the Harding Street Assembly Lab (HSAL) was a small, physical media based label based in Lynchburg Virginia. Our goal was to bring some attention to the music that lived & frequented south central Virginia. Releases included talent local to our town, the surrounding towns, and friends made on tour stops, art shows, & over the internet.

While there will continue to be occasional action stirring in the HSAL camp, this page will serve as the memorial for a season when we were able to capture and corral interesting music happening from across the Commonwealth and beyond.