I get this question a lot - where did all my old music go? I don't have soundcloud pro anymore and I don't feel like paying for it anymore because it was a money sink where I wasn't making anything back from it. 

I use this soundcloud now to rotate stuff around, and post private wips to share on twitter. All future releases are on bandcamp.

"They really blew my fucking mind...chamber-ish music with a punk-rock fury" -Baynard Woods, Senior Editor, Baltimore City Paper

"Haunting, gorgeous, encompassing, and intense." -MixtapeMuse

"Their musical style has been called "scrape rock," but as much as it's edgily experimental, it's also melodic and sweepingly beautiful." - Mountain Express, Asheville

"Venturesome... Opting for drama, melody, and spontaneity, they're testing the bounds of pop music." -The Orlando Weekly


"A sexy, sinister sound... [Teach Me Equals] is willing to walk the line between catchy, crafty, and cathartic." -This Week In Sarasota 

Since meeting in 2010, Florida native Erin Murphy (guitar, violin, vocals) and Jersey-boy Greg Bortnichak (cello, vocals) have had a thing for testing the limits of impossibility. Together, they formed their first project (Bard and Mustache), played their first show, and recorded their first release in a (mostly) sleepless 48-hour binge. Between building an all-analog studio to accommodate their ever-increasing interest in sonic experiments, releasing 2 more EP’s, and touring consistently, the pace hasn’t let up much for them in the last few years.

Nowhere is this playful disregard for the laws of nature more apparent than in their music. In a 2012 interview, WMNF radio host Alastair St. Hill coined the term “Scrape Rock” to more adequately describe the duo’s affinity for exploring the shadow side of string instruments. This Week In Sarasota describes Teach Me Equals “scrape rock” as “A sexy, sinister sound… willing to talk the line between catchy, crafty, and cathartic.” The Orlando Weekly called it: “Venturesome,” adding, “opting for drama, melody, and spontaneity, they’re testing the bounds of pop music.”

The duo moved onto the road with a camper in July of 2013 and toured through June 2015 on their first album, "Knives in the Hope Chest," officially released 9/2014.  They began collaborating with Vern Rumsey (Unwound) via his solo project, "RedRumsey," and recorded a collaborative split in Seattle with Steve Fisk.  

After taking a year off to write and record new material, TM= refurbished their then-rotting camper and hit the road again in October 2016, releasing the split 12" 45RPM, "RedRumsey / Teach Me Equals," in December 2016 via Exotic Fever Records. 

For more information, contact the band: teachmeequals@gmail.com

Baltimore City has become known for having a robust and diverse music scene. Collaborations frequently occur between bands that often become fixed groups themselves as is the case with Mt. Royal which officially came into existence in November of 2012.


Valley Lodge is a rock and roll band from New York City. Dave Hill sings and plays guitar, Phil Costello plays guitar and sings, Rob Pfeiffer plays drums, Eddie Eyeball plays bass and sings, and John Kimbrough plays guitar and sings. And together they rock so much it's weird. Their first, self-titled album and their second album, "Semester at Sea", are both available on iTunes. Their third album, "Use Your Weapons", is available September 3 on iTunes.

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