It’s STACKS day in Pittsburgh.
The new music streaming platform created by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and Rabble is up and running.
You won’t find Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller, Code Orange and the Pittsburgh Symphony there. But it’s easy to use and a great place for discovery, with a range of Pittsburgh talent from funk band Starship Mantis to rappers BBGuns to Americana artists Chet Vincent and Buffalo Rose to electronic artist {arsonist}.
You can listen on the STACKS web player for free and download songs for free with your library card.
“STACKS is a continuation of our goal to promote the individual achievement of our patrons while supporting the Pittsburgh music scene,” Toby Greenwalt, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s director of digital strategy and technology integration, said in a statement. “Pittsburgh has always had a lively music scene, but changes in the industry have created many challenges for smaller musicians. We hope this platform will be one way to help these talented individuals thrive starting in their hometown.”
For the first round of music, a jury made up of library staff and music industry influencers chose 40 artists from 165 entries. They will open up submissions at least twice a year to replenish the music. The artists are paid a one-time stipend of $200 for their albums of at least 10 minutes long or four tracks, which they point out, is more than they’d likely get from Spotify.
STACKS is made possible by MUSICat, a software created by Pittsburgh- and Madison-based startup Rabble.
Here are the artists and album titles:
{arsonist}: Live at ALTARED
Lindsay Dragan: Be Good To Yourself
The Telephone Line: Tied Up
Ferdinand the Bull: Painting Over Pictures
Zeve: The Only Way Out Is In
JunkFoods: Cheap Music
Bingo Quixote: Home
BBGuns: Thirst
Airbrake: Airbrake
Jon David Russell: MERTZANIDES
Louie Castle: Good Head
The Armadillos: Wilderness Sessions
Hear Tonight: Chasing the Rain
LKHD: Stop Being Dead
Alexei Plotnicov: Your Day Off
Expires: Fake Sigils
Feel the Burn: Brazilian Wax
Victoria Morgan: Victoria Morgan EP
Starship Mantis: Trapped in the 9th Dimension
Badluxe: Ribcage Xylophone
Sara Renberg: Night Sands
Mariage Blanc: Mirror Phrase
Unnoticed: This is me
Eric Moe: Uncanny Affable Machines
Dreamslide Productions: Audible Dreams EP
Pyro: Say His Name
Sophia Blake: Moon Rose
Dissidente / диссиденты: FRONTLINE
KBS: new moon
Come Holy Spirit: Asters and Disasters
Buffalo Rose: The Soil and The Seed
Pvkvsv: peels 2
Slim Forsythe: Slim Forsythe’s Greatest Hits
Molly Alphabet: Traces
Six O'Matic: A Plague of Wealth
Brittney Chantele: Labels
Chet Vincent: Where the Earth Opens Wide
Steve Knots: Zukka Zukka
Eclypse: Bird's Eye View
Roundhand Rowan: Carcosa EP
First Published: February 15, 2019, 5:39 p.m.