Pravda Records

It was 1996. No one had a mobile phone. You had a phone in your apartment. A land line. And you had an answering machine, your most precious device. There were real live humans doing what they called telemarketing back…

The Chamber Strings was the brainchild of the late Kevin Junior who passed away in 2016 at the age of 46. Junior grew up in Akron, Ohio and moved to Chicago when he was 16. After stints in the Mystery…

Sunshine Boys return with Work and Love, the eagerly awaited follow up to Blue Music, their highly acclaimed 2018 debut. The indie rock superstars -- Freda Love Smith (Blake Babies, Mysteries of Life), Dag Juhlin (Poi dog Pondering, The Slugs)…

You can now order your copies of the upcoming release by Matt Wilson & his Orchestra "When I was a Writer" LP and CD. All orders include free download of the beautiful record! All orders will ship out the week…

The digital release of "When I Was a Writer" by Matt Wilson and his Orchestra is available on all the digital and download platforms to stream or download. Matt is currently on tour  mesmerizing crowds night after night with his…

Pravda Records is proud to announce the signing of former Trip Shakespeare leader Matt Wilson & his Orchestra and will be releasing the ensemble’s full-length debut When I Was a Writer March 20, 2020 preceded by the release of the…

For four decades, Vince Salerno has been a double threat on Chicago’s blues scene, blowing up a storm on saxophone as well as harmonica. At long last, he’s made his debut album—and Grabbing the Blues By the Horns was well…

The Lilacs Endure is the first new release by Chicago PowerPop quartet, The Lilacs, in more than 25 years. Produced by indie rock legend Richard Lloyd (Television, Matthew Sweet), and recorded in Nashville at the legendary Studio 19, The Lilacs…

Lots of great things happening at Pravda. Digital releases, physical releases, and videos are all coming. Look for releases by The Lilacs, Allen Hill, Gerald McClendon, Chamber Strings, Diplomats of Solid Sound, The Imperial Sound, and Thrift Store Halo.

Pravda Records proudly presents the sixth full-length by Iowa City ambassadors of groove The Diplomats Of Solid Sound. "A Higher Place"-entirely mixed and edited at The Magic Barn in Iowa City and inspired by the sounds of the…