Our adventures in label land continue with Important Records out of Massachusetts- home to an array of avant rock artists. Without much commercial appeal, this label has managed to put out high quality material from relatively unknown artists for two decades. In recent times, they have ventured into widening genres, and the result is a spectrum of arty, intelligent, and eminently listenable material that is of interest to listeners of this program.
A Box of Toys is a radio program dedicated to the mystery of obscure music. The sheer volume of new and original artists is utterly overwhelming and A Box of Toys endeavors to pluck these voices out of their dusty basements and onto the airwaves for your listening pleasure. It is the culmination of a quarter-century curation effort that brings attention to lost, forgotten, eclectic and unknown music the world needs to hear. Come dig around and revel in what we’ve found.