Ani DiFranco
This fall, Ani DiFranco brought new Righteous Babe labelmate Kristen Ford to Iowa City, where Jeremy Glazier enjoyed an incredible evening of artistry.
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Garage Sale Vinyl: Ian Hunter
This week Christopher Long grabs a bag of bargain vinyl from a flea market in Mount Dora, Florida — including You’re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, the classic 1979 LP from Ian Hunter.
Archive Archaeology
Bob Pomeroy gets into four Radio Rarities from producer Zev Feldman for Record Store Day with great jazz recordings from Wes Montgomery, Les McCann, Cal Tjader, and Ahmad Jamal.
Archive Archaeology: Phil Alvin
Bob Pomeroy digs into Un “Sung Stories” (1986, Liberation Hall), Blasters’ frontman Phil Alvin’s American Roots collaboration with Sun Ra and his Arkestra, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and New Orleans saxman Lee Allen.
News
Grand Valley – Issue 002
The October 2023 issue of our printed edition, focused on the music and culture of Western Colorado's Grand Valley. Available free at Triple Play Records in downtown Grand Junction.
The Breeders
September 22, Breeders will release Last Splash (30th Anniversary Original Analog Edition) on 4AD. Remastered from the actually not-lost original analog tapes, the two-disc special includes unreleased tracks for the megastans.
Grand Valley – Issue 001
The premiere issue of our printed edition, focused on the music and culture of Western Colorado's Grand Valley. Available free at Triple Play Records in downtown Grand Junction.
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Garage Sale Vinyl: The Time
Feeling funky this week, Christopher Long gets his groove on while discovering a well-cared-for used vinyl copy of one of his all-time R&B faves: Ice Cream Castle, the classic 1984 LP from The Time, for just a couple of bucks.
Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
During AFI Fest 2023, Lily and Generoso interviewed director Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, whose impressive debut feature, City of Wind, carefully examines the juxtaposition between the identity of place and tradition against the powers of modernity in contemporary Mongolia.
Garage Sale Vinyl: Bonnie Raitt
Ever-focused on finding (affordable) vinyl treasures, Christopher Long returns this week with his latest gem — a reasonably well-cared-for LP copy of The Glow, the 1979 studio classic from Bonnie Raitt.
AFI Fest 2023
Since 2015, Lily and Generoso have reviewed the offerings from the American Film Institute’s annual festival. With AFI Fest 2023 in the books, they are here to present their top ten favorite features from this year’s impressive slate of 140 films!
Mike Baggetta
Steven Garnett has a conversation with Mike Baggetta on the night of a mssv show at Will’s Pub.
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A Darker Shade of Noir
Roi J. Tamkin reviews A Darker Shade of Noir, fifteen new stories from women writers completely familiar with the horrors of owning a body in a patriarchal society, edited by Joyce Carol Oates.
Messiah of Evil
The curious and often-neglected horror masterwork Messiah of Evil is again reborn in a terrific new Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
The Toxic Avenger Collection
A four-volume collection of Troma’s popular hero films, The Toxic Avenger Collection gives you all the Toxie you could ever want — and even a little Kevin Bacon.
I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women at Factory Records
Audrey Golden gives voice to the women who labored behind the scenes at Factory Records to make the magic happen.
Time for My Generation to Die
Poet E. D. Evans collects her recent work in this sometimes sad, sometimes funny collection of poems and ballads, Time for My Generation to Die.
Featured Music
The Blasters
Mandatory: The Best of The Blasters (Liberation Hall). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
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Juliana Hatfield
Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat Records). Review by Laura Pontillo.
Bombay Rickey
Bombay Rickey (Cowboys and Indian). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Jennifer Wharton’s Bonegasm
Grit & Grace (Sunnyside). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Inciters
Bring Back the Weekend (Pirate Press Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Foghat
Sonic Mojo (Foghat Records). Review by Christopher Long.
Low Cut Connie
Art Dealers (Missing Piece). Review by Joe Frietze.
Doug Bielmeier
Music For Billionaires (New Focus Recordings). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Santa Chiara
Imported (Kill Rock Stars). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Slants
The Band Plays On. Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Feelies
Some Kinda Love: Performing the Music of the Velvet Underground (Bar None Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Lauren Calve
Shift. Review by Judy Craddock.
Tom Heyman
24th Street Blues (Bohemian Neglect Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Marvelous 3
IV (Marvelous 3). Review by Christopher Long.
Kimberly Morgan York
Devil Songs and Other Such Nonsense . Review by Christopher Long.
Descartes a Kant
After Destruction (Cleopatra Records). Review by Christopher Long.
Sara Serpa and André Matos
Night Birds (Robalo Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Rancid
Tomorrow Never Comes (Epitaph). Review by Steven Cruse.
Grrrl Gang
Spunky (Kill Rock Stars). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Kavita Shah
Cape Verdean Blues (Folkalist Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
From the Archives...
Requiescant
A tale of dissolution and vengeance set in the Old West, told Italian style.
Pinetop Perkins
Live at Antones Vol. 1/Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie (New West Records). Review by James Mann.
Mac DeMarco
Mac DeMarco and his crew of misfits brought good tunes and a good time to Portland, Oregon. Alexa Harris was all smiles.
Rio en Medio
Rio en Medio Radio (WW Recordings). Review by James Mann.