Mail Order Retailers
Significant Others:
Musicians We Know, Love and/or Work With
Wayside Music The premier mail order operation for experimental rock. Sells Non Credo.   The Fibonaccis Legendary LA band that boasted Joe Berardi as their drummer. Subversive rinky-dink.
Astroclam.com Purveyors of independent music of the fiercest kind. Sells Non Credo. Fibonaccis 2 The legend continues with another fan page.
Recommended Records UK International distributor of the best in experimental rock. Sells Non Credo.   Fat And Fucked Up Improvising chamber ensemble with Kira on bass clarinet.
Dusty Groove Great for soundtracks (Morricone!) and French Pop.   Double Naught Spy Car Genre-busting surf/spy instrumentalists with Joe driving from behind the drums.
      Stan Ridgway
A great storyteller and Joe’s long-time accomplice.
Record Labels We Work With
sr-dis-information Ridgway's Dis-information site.
No Man’s Land
Our first home. The legendary German Rock In Opposition label. See Reluctant Hosts.

 

Eastside Sinfonietta Joe’s Kurt Weill project with Weba Garretson
Les Disques Victo
The great Canadian experimental label. See Happy Wretched Family.   Lydia Lunch Prolific punk poetess. Queen of Siam, Queen of Darkness.
Festival Musique Actuelle Victoriaville Amazing New Music Festival organized by the folks at Les Disques Victo.   Motor Totemist Guild James Grigsby’s ambitious and stellar compositions.
vibro-phonic recordings Great LA-based label covering the fringes of Pop.   Megan Mullally: The Will and Grace actress is also a great singer.
amf-music German creative music stalwarts.   Supreme Music Program Megan Mullally’s band with Joe on drums and percussion.
Worrybird Disk Crazy compilations and releases of rock’s rough edged outer layer.   Wendy Ip Beatlesque pop with a twist from this brilliant songstress.
      The Twigs Pure pop ecstasy from these Chicago twin sisters.
Miscellaneous Musts
  Kristian Hoffman Pop songwriter supreme, rococo keyboardist and all around bon vivant.
The Velvet Hammer The finest in burlesque since 1995.   Abby Travis Cutthroat standards and black pop from this divine diva.
Fifi and Bibi Poubelle
Double your pleasure with these mysterious French Maids.   Donovan Mellow but not Yellow. A legend indeed. All Hail!
American Composers Forum Committed to supporting composers and developing new markets for their music.   Carla Bley One of the Great American Composers. Hands down.
Attack Drumheads One word-Plastics. Joe uses them, so should you.   Japanese Improvised Music Covers Japan Improv scene and much more. Check out the great Haco.
Paiste Cymbals Beauty in metal. True alchemy.   Dave Kerman/5uu’s Former LA drummer/composer, now a man of the world. Always challenging and strange.
Exposé Magazine Progressive music magazine. Exploring the boundaries of rock.   Ann Magnuson Multi-faceted Miss Pussypants. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll wish you were her.
33 rebellions per minute Great online music reviews.   Carl Stone Pioneering computer music composer/performer. Big in Japan.
Dreamhost Good, affordable web hosting.