Curtis McMurtry
The Hornet’s Nest. Review by James Mann.
The Hornet’s Nest. Review by James Mann.
Tinsel and Lights (Merge Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Song Islands Vol. 2 (PW Elverum & Son). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Two Sunsets (Domino). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Scott Adams finds this compelling history of Merge Records, the underdog label that beat the odds and succeeded, to be insanely readable.
Cut (Affairs of the Heart). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Vs. Children (Tomlab). Review by Matthew Moyer.
A Delicate Bashing (Headphone Treats Records). Review by Crystal Lee.
Oh You’re So Silent Jens (Secretly Canadian). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Hung (Le Grand Magistery). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Eternal Youth (Instinct). Review by Ben Varkentine.
¡All-Time Quarterback! (Barsuk). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
Film Molecules (K). Review by Phil Bailey.
Eban & Charley Original Soundtrack (Merge). Review by James Mann.
Finnish indie popsters Cessna explore their Loves, Longings, and Regrets on their newest album for Radio Khartoum, but it took Andrew Muzyk to discover why Kimmo and Sami don’t sing in Finnish and why they compare their music to a kaleidoscope.
Not only is Stephin Merritt one of the most revered songwriters around, he’s also one of the most prolific, with the massive three-disc 69 Love Songs and records from alter-egos the 6ths and the Future Bible Heroes out in just the last year. Randall Stephens caught up with Merritt in a rare moment between projects to try to catch up.
Report, the third, on the massive event recently devouring Orlando, the 2023 Orlando International Fringe Festival, from Carl F. Gauze.
In the news today: Best Board Games, Tina Turner, Trugoy the Dove, Electric Six, Drew Barrymore, Ratboys, Slipknot's Clown, Fugees, Juneteenth, Shannen Doherty
When witches gather, dinner is who you make it, in Witchapalooza, a play by Kamron Kiltgaard. Carl F. Gauze reviews.
In the news today: Best Board Games, Tina Turner, Trugoy the Dove, Electric Six, Drew Barrymore, Ratboys, Slipknot's Clown, Fugees, Juneteenth, Shannen Doherty, Jen Lush, Romy, Bad Omens, Kindness and Care, Halsey, Lilith, A Giant Dog, Brendan Small
This week, Christopher Long spots and scores a mint-condition vinyl copy of the 1982 live album from one of his all-time favorite country artists, Tanya Tucker, at his local Goodwill store for a quarter.
Feast of Wire: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Quarterstick). Review by Judy Craddock.
In the news today: Alice Phoebe Lou, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Wilco, Noel Gallagher, Foo Fighters, Allison Russell, Brian Eno, Mantra of the Cosmos, Happy Mondays, Oasis, Ride, supergroup, Jason Isbell, The 400 Unit, Renee Rapp, Queens of the Stone Age, Phantogram, Viagra Boys, tour news, Spider-Man, Miyazaki, Is For Lovers Festival, Drug Church
Director Pietro Marcello follows up his heralded adaptation of Jack London’s Martin Eden with Scarlet, a bold reimagining of Aleksandr Grin’s classic 1923 novel, Scarlet Sails. Lily and Generoso review Marcello’s exceptional contemporary take on this beloved fairy tale.
In the news today: Lazy Hale, Halestorm, Run-DMC, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Eve, Melvins, Boris, Cult of Luna
In the news today: Steve Vai, The Sawtooth Grin, Thin, Sunflo'er, GWAR, Skrillex, Primavera Sound, Sweet Gloom, The Chats, Cosmic Psychos, Yellowcard, Fontaines Dc, Grian Chatten