Noise From The Pit

05/22/2026

RIP ROB BASE! 🙏🏿

R. I. P To The Legend!
ROB BASE!
💔🎵🎤💔😪🙏🏿

05/14/2026

Notice????

Notice Anything??? 😎

05/12/2026

Ladies and Gentleman.. Children of the Lettuce.. This Friday marks the second LEAF to emerge from the LETTUCE PATCH 🥬 “BLACK RANCH”. Mealtime Entertainment will also be releasing “KILLER CHRONICLES 2” Pre orders will be available soon… 🥬

05/01/2026

brought the Smoochies chaos to in Dallas and turned the stage into a neon fever dream.

Part pop spectacle, part punk cartoon, part full-blown theatrical meltdown — every frame felt like its own strange little world. The colors, the movement, the dancers, the set design, the attitude… this was one of those shows where the camera never really got a chance to rest.

Dallas got loud. Ashnikko got weird. The pit got the story.

📍 Ashnikko — Smoochies Tour
🏛️ The Bomb Factory | Dallas, TX
📸 Noise From The Pit / Tracy Fuller

04/29/2026

04/29/2026

04/29/2026

🔥 SOUTHERN DOMINATION TOUR 🔥

We’re back on the road this July with & . This is going to be a fun time, you don’t wanna miss these shows! Presale starts at 12PM Eastern Today 4/29! Be on the lookout for the post 👌 General sale starts Friday 5/1 at 11am Eastern.

⚠️ SOME CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE⚠️

7/13 – Wichita, KS – Wave
7/14 – Iowa City, IA – Wildwood
7/15 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II *
7/16 – Cadott, WI – Rock Fest *
7/17 – Chicago, IL – WC Social Club
7/18 – Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle *
7/20 – (( Kansas City, MO - Warehouse on Broadway))
7/21 – Tulsa, OK – Vanguard +
7/23 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine +
7/24 – Flagstaff, AZ – Orpheum Theater +
7/25 – Long Beach, CA – Warped Tour *
7/26 – Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater +*
7/28 – Roswell, NM – The Liberty +*
7/29 – ((Midland, TX – Live Oak +*))

* = No Fox Lake

+ = w/ Norma Jean

04/29/2026

04/29/2026

“In this industry, it felt like the equivalent of trying to go to the moon,” jokes founder Brett Orrison during a call from the label’s bustling HQ in Austin, Texas. “The joke is that labels are all ‘non profits,’ but we wanted to do it for real and have the focus truly be on the art.”

In a music business where artists get pennies for streaming revenues and can unknowingly sign dirty deals relegated to shady advances and royalty terms, Orrison instead focused on establishing 501(c)(3) status and creating an equitable recording contract that is incredibly artist-centric. And it’s paid off.

“Around 98% of our artists keep 100% of their profits, and they don’t reimburse us for any of our services,” Orrison shares, noting that’s the case with one of their legacy artists like the Toadies as well as an up-and-comer like their latest signee, J’cuuzi. Bands also have the chance to choose a la carte services from Spaceflight, whether it’s a full album campaign or one-off promotions or legal services. “That’s very different from other record labels,” affirms Orrison.

The idea came to him after years as a career front of house engineer who worked for touring bands like Widespread Panic and Jack White (whose own Third Man Records was a large influence) and at venues like House of Blues New Orleans and Austin’s La Zona Rosa. He’s also logged time as a producer and mixer and has seen the blood, sweat, and tears artists put into their craft while still struggling to maintain viable in a highly competitive and fickle environment.

“I was seeing the producer contracts, I was touring with bands, I heard all the stories of the inequities. And I saw some of my really great friends do really well around the world and not really be shown monetary value, which made no sense. It’s like, you buy onto a record for $5 and you sell it for $25, so how can you tell me that a band can’t make money from that? That’s their product. Where’s the other $20 going? I wanted to see if we could figure out a way to change that, even in a small way, just for Austin,” Orrison shares.

Find our full interview at the link in the comments.