Lach

One of the driving forces behind New York's anti-folk scene, Lach was better known to many as a scenester, organizer, promoter, and club MC than as a musician. A big part of the reason was his infrequent recording schedule: by the time Lach issued his first album in 1990, virtually every other major anti-folk figure of the era -- Roger Manning, Kirk Kelly, Brenda Kahn, Cindy Lee Berryhill, Hamell on Trial -- had already made their debuts on record. What was more, after his label went bankrupt, Lach all but disappeared for much of the '90s (at least on record), and didn't relea...