 The band featured a wide range of instruments including accordion, lap steel guitar, banjo and trumpet, as well as the standard drums, guitar and bass.Cypher in the Snow released several recordings including a single with Outpunk, the first independent record label devoted to queer punk; an album on Candy Ass Records; and a split single with Sleater-Kinney, the "Free to Fight" single, dedicated to self-defense for women.They also performed live and were interviewed in the film "She's Real, Worse Than Queer" by Lucy Thane.