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Vertical Scratchers

Shows on record: 6
Rooms played: 6
Cities: 4
Releases: 8
Last show: Mar 16, 2019The Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival

About

Vertical Scratchers is a band from Los Angeles, CA, tagged alternative, alternative rock, indie by its sources. Shows on record run from 2014 to 2019, across 6 rooms in 4 cities.

Vertical Scratchers is based in Los Angeles — MusicBrainz
John Schmersal: member — MusicBrainz
Vertical Scratchers has 2 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2014–2019 — MusicBrainz
Vertical Scratchers is based in California — Vertical Scratchers on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Song of Earth (2019-01-30) — Bandcamp
Vertical Scratchers has 8642 listeners on Last.fm — Vertical Scratchers on Last.fm
Vertical Scratchers has released 8 recordings between 2014 and 2019 — Vertical Scratchers on Discogs

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

6 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20141 show
20172 shows
20193 shows

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Mar 16, 2019	The Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival · Hot SpringsSupportwith Beams, Dead Rider, Stef Chura, +4	Support	Beams, Dead Rider, Stef Chura, +4
Mar 12, 2019	Craftsman · AustinSupportwith Miles Francis, Gold Connections, Topographies, +1	Support	Miles Francis, Gold Connections, Topographies, +1
Feb 20, 2019	Bottom of the Hill · San FranciscoSupportwith Mike Krol, Neutrals	Support	Mike Krol, Neutrals
Feb 3, 2017	The Echo · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Pinback	Support	Pinback
Feb 2, 2017	Echoplex · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Pinback	Support	Pinback
Mar 14, 2014	Hole in the Wall · AustinSupportwith Potty Mouth, Disco Doom, Ringo Deathstarr, +13	Support	Potty Mouth, Disco Doom, Ringo Deathstarr, +13

Where they play

6 rooms in 4 cities

Rooms played most

Bottom of the Hill · San Francisco1 show
Craftsman · Austin1 show
Echoplex · Los Angeles (LA)1 show
Hole in the Wall · Austin1 show
The Echo · Los Angeles (LA)1 show

Cities played

Austin2 shows
Los Angeles (LA)2 shows
Hot Springs1 show
San Francisco1 show

Releases

8 releases, 2014–2019

Song of Earth
2019 · Single
Merge Records Spring Sampler 2019
2019
Merge Records Sampler / 2015
2015
Daughter of Everything
2014 · Album
Leave It Where You Found It / Jackie's Favorite / Did The Bank Boys Fool Ya? / Falling Rain (Acoustic)
2014
The Austin 100: A SXSW 2014 Mix
2014
M-25 Merge Records Sampler
2014
Or Thousands Of Prizes
2014

Lineup

John Schmersal

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 33 plays, 2014-02-13–2015-07-17 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Larry Rose) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Hans) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Vertical Scratchers — Craftsman, 2019-03-12 — Poster · Craftsman, 2019-03-12 — Songkick

Vertical Scratchers — Bottom of the Hill, 2019-02-20 — Poster · Bottom of the Hill, 2019-02-20 — Songkick

Vertical Scratchers — The Echo, 2017-02-03 — Poster · The Echo, 2017-02-03 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Vertical Scratchers on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Photos
Vertical Scratchers on Last.fm	Artist facts
Vertical Scratchers on Discogs	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.