Disappearer
A tribute to Low and a whole lot of nervous energy join forces to make a memorable evening of music for Julius C. Lacking.
A tribute to Low and a whole lot of nervous energy join forces to make a memorable evening of music for Julius C. Lacking.
Double Negative (Sub Pop). Review by Julius C. Lacking.
If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous (Shovel And a Spade Records). Review by James Mann.
Eight (Merge). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
The Seer (Young Gods Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Christmas, Thanks For Nothing EP (Moshi Moshi ). Review by Matthew Moyer.
When the Chorus Walks (Expel Records). Review by James Mann.
Over Air (The Kora Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Mazes (Parasol). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Writing Down Things to Say (Words on Music). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Sing the Burning Alphabet (Self-Released). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Matchless Years (Darla). Review by Aaron Shaul.
The Street Lights Have Been Turned Down (New Granada). Review by Aaron Shaul.
His/Hers (Type). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Kurr (Ever). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Sometimes You Hear Through Someone Else (Azra). Review by Aaron Shaul.
The Light Divides (Signature Sounds). Review by Sean Slone.
Are the Dark Horse (Jagjaguwar). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Little Drummer Boy - Live (Caldo Verde). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Ghosts of the Great Highway (Re-Issue) (Caldo Verde). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Concert addict Jeremy Glazier talked with A.J. Croce near the beginning of his year-long Croce Plays Croce tour about embracing his father’s music and his own while honoring both their familial bond and shared influences.
For Lily and Generoso, 2023 was a fantastic year at the cinema! They select and review their ten favorite films, six supplemental features, and one extraordinary repertory release seen at microcinemas, archives, and festivals.
The hidden gem of the French New Wave, Le Combat Dans L’île gets a lovely Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
This fall, Ani DiFranco brought new Righteous Babe labelmate Kristen Ford to Iowa City, where Jeremy Glazier enjoyed an incredible evening of artistry.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mandatory: The Best of The Blasters (Liberation Hall). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
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.
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.