The Jazz Butcher Society
Pat Fish, better known as The Jazz Butcher, passed away a year ago today. Julius C. Lacking offers a requiem for this legendary everyman.
Pat Fish, better known as The Jazz Butcher, passed away a year ago today. Julius C. Lacking offers a requiem for this legendary everyman.
333 (In the Red). Review by Scott Adams.
Heaven’s End/ Fade Out/ The World In Your Eyes/ A Gilded Eternity (Reactor/Revolver). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Buddha Electrostorm (Fire Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Weekends (Mazarin Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Kudos (Fire Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Dog Ear Days. Review by Matthew Moyer.
Congratulations (Sony/Columbia). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Escape (Woodsist). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Oh My God, Charlie Darwin (Nonesuch). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Himalaya. Review by Matthew Moyer.
Summer of Hate (Fat Possum). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Primary Colours (Beggars/XL Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Matthew Moyer gets all dreeeeeeeamy with Portland’s upstart dreampop army, pacific UV. They’ve just released an album that rivals Sigur Ros for lushness - what’s next?
as an ex-anorexic’s six sicks exit… (self-released). Review by Matthew Moyer.
longplay 2 (Warm). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Brooklyn, NY threesome Rainer Maria have spent the better part of the last year taking their sweet sounds all across the country. At their Orlando stop, they invited Jen Cray backstage for a chat.
These Bones Will Rise To Love You Again (Tee Pee Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Earl is about to learn the Graboids have evolved and are deadlier than ever! Tremors 2: Aftershocks, the 1996 film by the original Tremors creative team, gets a 4k restoration for modern audiences.
Joe Stamm opens for Chris Knight at First Avenue Club in Iowa City, Iowa, and the audience is there for absolutely all of it.
This week Christopher Long is gifted a slightly scuffed, original vinyl pressing of Now & Then, the classic 1973 LP from the Carpenters, FOR FREE!
Just in time for the heavy metal Christmas shopping season, European author Alexandros Anesiadis delivers his latest — a thorough and riveting encyclopedia-type account of the hard-working DIY American bands that created an important underground music scene that’s well worth remembering.
In a beautiful testament to Peter Weir’s vision, the director’s 1985 classic, Witness, gets a fresh restoration from Arrow Video.
Ready for a cold one this season? We thought so! Enjoy, as Christopher Long reflects on his favorite VINYL releases of 2023 — an intoxicating (and satisfying) “six-pack,” to be sure.
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.