Mixtape 138 :: Political Song
Supremely independent for going on three decades, Superchunk’s incisive nervous energy is still one of the purest indie highs you can find.
Supremely independent for going on three decades, Superchunk’s incisive nervous energy is still one of the purest indie highs you can find.
A Dark Murmuration of Words (Everyone Sang /Thirty Tigers). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Kooky Spooky In Stereo (Gloopy Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Cult classic Warning From Space gets a welcome Blu-ray reissue.
Ghost Tattoo. Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Static songs from a dynamic performer fill the house at this minimalist cabaret.
Put Down That Weapon (Y&T). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Sound Salvation is resurrected with a howlingly good Halloween playlist that will weak the dead at your All Hallow’s Eve bash.
Brace Yourself (Pirate’s Press). Review by Scott Adams.
To make illuminati hotties for your gathering, splash melody and harsh noise into a tumbler, drop in some production trickery, and shake until you hear a dizzying howl emerge
The Loneliness in Me (Mal Records). Review by Christopher Long.
False God (Fangbite Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
While mom and dad sit in jail, autistic Carl and his friend go on a road trip looking for a climatic super cell storm.
Intricacies (Wanderlustik Productions). Review by Stacey Zering.
Axiom (Ropeadope/ Stretch Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
A spacey exploration of love , pain and reality as it might exist in cyberspace.
A young woman returns from the war and struggles to overcome pain and loneliness.
Four Holmes and Watson tales enacted by a constantly changing cast.
Zoom back to 1949 as a black woman attempts to find acceptance in a midwestern academic setting.
The mysterious Orville Peck is a modern cowboy marvel, a rare and legendary masked man with a dusty guitar and a lonesome coyote howl.
Today’s Smmoth Jazz Roundup is a collection of short reviews of easy-to-listen-to jazz.
In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Mighty Warriors: Live in Antwerp (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
40 years on, Michael Gira and Swans continue to bring a ritualistic experience that needs to be heard in order to be believed. Featured photo by Reese Cann.
The biggest astronomical event of the decade coincides with a long overdue trip to Austin, Texas.
Sofia and Louise have just graduated nursing school. They have no idea what they’ve signed up for.
At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Atlantis Lullaby: The Concert in Avignon (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Hamilton, Ontario rap artist Cadence Weapon drops Rollercoaster (MNRK Music) today.
Shall I compare thee to an “Old Bronco”? Sure, if thou art The Bacon Brothers.