Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) But now, Peoples is back with a brand new label, and a renewed ...

Ahead of his third-annual indie-record label showcase event at the Black Cat, Sockets Records chief Sean Peoples wonders, “What value do labels add anymore?” In the age of iTunes, Bandcamp and ...

When Sean Peoples first started Sockets Records in late 2004, it was a small label that operated out of his bedroom, where he spent countless hours burning CD-Rs of short-lived experimental bands ...

Last January, Sockets Records, the D.C.-based label started by Sean Peoples, held a showcase at Black Cat, featuring some of the acts that have released music on the imprint. The show kicked off an ...