LOS ANGELES, CA (TUESDAY OCTOBER 21, 2025) – Today Independent Project Records (IPR) announce more additions to their two-night 45th anniversary celebration taking place on Wednesday, November 5 and Thursday, November 6 in Los Angeles at Gold-Diggers in Hollywood.
Two documentary film screenings related to IPR will be offered prior to the venue’s doors opening on both nights at no extra cost to ticket buyers, Afterimage founding member Daniel Voznick will be performing a solo set on Wednesday night, post punk/goth band Kommunity FK will play an additional set on Thursday, and noted producer, moderator and IPR fanatic Adam Weissler will host both evenings. Beloved Los Angeles radio station KCRW will be presenting the shows. To round out both nights’ festivities, visual presentations, music videos from IPR bands, artwork, related films, and more will be on display throughout the venue. Tickets available for 11/5 here, 11/6 here and two 2-night combo ticket packages, including a deluxe package that can be found here.
The film screenings of the documentaries Louder Than You Think and Desolation Center will be shown on the Gold-Diggers campus in the studio rehearsal space. Louder Than You Think producer Jeffrey Clark (Shiva Burlesque & IPR co-owner) will be on hand Wednesday November 5 to take part in a Q&A with host Adam Weissler. On Thursday November 6, Desolation Center filmmakers Stuart Swezey and Mariska Leyssius, along with IPR founder Bruce Licher (Savage Republic, Scenic), will also join Weissler for a post-screening Q&A.
Schedule and run times for both nights are as follows:
Wednesday November 5
5:00 PM: Film showing of Louder Than You Think (Sound Stage) + Q&A
7:30 PM: Daniel Voznick (Afterimage) & Mark Mastopietro (Scenic) performing the unheard 1970’s songs of Barry Craig (A Produce)
8:10 PM: Driveway Ceiling
9:00 PM: Kommunity FK
9:50 PM: Lanterna with Bruce Licher (Savage Republic, Scenic)
10:50 PM: Springhouse
11:30 PM: DJ Battle with Otto Von Stroheim & Bruce Licher
Thursday November 6
5:00 PM: Film showing of Desolation Center (Sound Stage) + Q&A
7:30 PM: Springhouse
8:10 PM: Kommunity FK
9:00 PM: Alison Clancy
9:50 PM: Shiva Burlesque w/ Jeffrey Clark & Grant-Lee Phillips, feat. David J
10:50 PM: David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets)
11:30 PM: DJ sets by David J, Bruce Licher, others tbd
Everyone who buys a ticket to the 45th Anniversary event will receive a brand new, limited edition 7” vinyl single with previously unreleased music along with an IPR 45th anniversary-themed 45 RPM adapter. Copies of IPR's upcoming two-CD label sampler, The Well, will be available for purchase several weeks before street date along with other IPR merchandise. Fans buying the deluxe version of the two-day package will receive three extremely limited edition test pressings of recent IPR vinyl (never previously available to the public), along with a complimentary copy of The Well and other goodies.
Known for their unique musical sensibilities and extraordinary artwork & design, Independent Project Records is a favorite of record collectors and music fans alike for their bespoke packaging and attention to detail. Grammy-nominated founder Bruce Licher’s graphic design and his hand-letterpress packaging have been a mainstay in music circles since 1982’s Tragic Figures from Savage Republic. Since that time, the label has released seminal albums and singles from artists as diverse as Savage Republic, Alison’s Halo, Human Hands, Kommunity FK, Camper Van Beethoven, Scenic, For Against, Deception Bay, Half String, Autumnfair, The Dentists, Tone, Woo, Stereolab and more.
Since the label’s relaunch in 2020, IPR has released new music, lost albums, reissues with bonus tracks on digital, compact disc and vinyl formats for a variety of artists including A Produce, Afterimage, Alison Clancy, David J, Half String, Bruce Licher, Greg Lisher, Jeffrey Runnings, The Ophelias, Red Temple Spirits, Savage Republic, Scenic, Shiva Burlesque, Springhouse, Torn Boys, Woo and multiple various artist compilations. Coming up later this year and in 2026 are new titles from Woo, David J, Driveway Ceiling, and the official soundtrack album for the award-winning documentary film Louder Than You Think (A Lo-Fi History of Gary Young & Pavement).
ABOUT INDEPENDENT PROJECT RECORDS
Founded in 1980 by musician and artist Bruce Licher, Independent Project Records and its sister entity Independent Project Press are known for their instantly recognizable hand-printed record covers for bands including Camper Van Beethoven, For Against, Polvo, R.E.M., Savage Republic, Silversun Pickups, Stereolab and more. Aside from creating much of the artwork on his vintage two-ton hand-fed letterpress, Licher was nominated for a Grammy Award for his design work on the IPR released debut album from For Against. In 2020, the label was relaunched by both Licher and Jeffrey Clark with new and archival releases and is distributed by MRI/The Orchard & via Proper Music Group outside the USA & Canada. IPR is based in Bishop, California, at the base of the Eastern Sierra Mountains.
ABOUT GOLD-DIGGERS EAST HOLLYWOOD BOUTIQUE HOTEL, VENUE, BAR & RECORDING STUDIO
A rare compilation - equal parts perfectly tuned bar, venue, boutique hotel, and recording studio in East Hollywood. Inheriting the historic dive that’s brought flash and trash to Santa Monica Boulevard for decades, Gold-Diggers is staking a new claim on East Hollywood.
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