Nona Hendrix and Gary Lucas
The World of Captain Beefheart (Knitting Factory Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The World of Captain Beefheart (Knitting Factory Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Box Set #3 (curated by Brian Eno) (Knitting Factory Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Chase the Devil (Knitting Factory). Review by James Mann.
With over 40 albums and an unassailable legacy as the originator of one of Africa’s most popular and enduring sounds, the job of curating Fela Kuti’s catalog for the 21st century is a difficult and enviable task. Ink 19 dives into the Knitting Factory’s Chop n’ Quench, Fela’s first nine albums re-released, and gives a heads up on the Na Poi set of albums due to drop on May 11.
Operators Are Standing By: The Essential Gary Lucas 1988-1996 (Knitting Factory). Review by James Mann.
Bop Kabbalah+Voices: The Yiddish Song Cycle Live (Infrequent Seams). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Forgotten ’80s horror film Hell High returns on Blu-ray from Arrow. Phil Bailey reviews.
LA brothers Jonathan and Michael Rosen released Almanac, their second album as Cones last week. It’s a sweet one.
Girlie Action Media has announced Meditations on Crime, a collaborative new album and art book, due out September 23
Coastal Spain’s Floating In Space releases title track “Liftoff” from his upcoming album on Deep Elm Records. Hear it here.
Sometimes Y (Yelawolf and Shooter Jennings) will headline Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium this November.
Album Voids, out this November, features 12 impressively cohesive tracks spanning baroque dream-pop, filmic ambient, raga, avant-country, and even spiritual jazz genres.