Crib Notes

Atlanta’s the Balkans are raising the bar on DIY cred. They make their own records — practically from scratch.

Balkans bassist/guitarist Woody Shortridge makes the mold by pouring liquid silicone over a record placed at the bottom of the box. Then, the record is made by pouring a liquid resin into the mold. The kind he uses dries in 15 minutes. He adds urethane dyes to create colorful swirling patterns. The whole process takes less than an hour to complete.

Balkans bassist/guitarist Woody Shortridge learned about copying records this way from Adam Bruneau who originally posted about it on his blog. Together they perfected their technique and Cave Paint Records was born.

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(photo by Chad Radford)

Here’s the lineup for the Rob’s House, Douchemaster, Die Slauterhaus label showcase (label heads pictured) happening Saturday at Austin’s SXSW festival. Check out this week’s CL for Chad Radford’s scoop on the DIY showcase.

Free. 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sat., March 15. Beerland, 711 Red River St. Austin, Tex. 512-479-7625. www.beerlandtexas.com.

1 p.m. – Slab City (Imperial Valley, CA)

1:45 p.m. — Beat Beat Beat (Atlanta)

2:30 p.m. — Jay Reatard – (Memphis)

3:15 p.m. — Coathangers (Atlanta)

4 p.m. — Baby Shakes (Atlanta)

4:45 p.m. — Wax Museums (Denton)

5:30 p.m. — Gentleman Jesse (Atlanta)

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