The ever-elusive Sir Richard Bishop is constantly slipping and sliding above and beneath the surface; like the best shape-shifters, he's difficult to pin down and escapes easily, into the nght. That all changes when he wants to be seen - and it's in those moments that we experience pure joy, delighted by his presence! The joy could occur with the drop of a stunning LP of solo guitar, like Tangier Sessions, or it may occur when the weather tells him it's time to tour.... (read more)

Scream it from the rooftops, 'ole Segall's gone solo! Well, not really, but for more than twenty days we get Ty all to ourselves! Beginning at the end of October, Ty starts a very special solo and acoustic tour across the country. The venues more intimate, the songs more acoustic, the vibe more mellow! The acoustics expand upon contact, creating new shapes to fit in your ears and sail down the canals deep into your skull. Ty is taking his entire catalog on the... (read more)

The CAVE rave has really livened up since we announced their new album, Allways, their first since the time-fractaling opus, Threace. Following that unbearable five-year hiatus, we're psyched to confirm that the quintet of Cooper Crain, Rex McMurry, Rob Frye, Dan Browning, and Jeremy Freeze hasn't missed a beat - in fact, CAVE have fearlessly dug down into their repetitive groove and emerged with a funk-flavored color we can't say we've ever really tasted before, but one that expands... (read more)

Just a year ago today, hundreds braved the cold rain and gathered on the grassy knoll of Bohemian National Cemetery to witness Circuit des Yeux's Haley Fohr (and friends) perform Nico's legendary debut solo album, Chelsea Girl, in its entirety. Rather than presenting a note for note covers set, Haley pushed the music further, to make it her own, whilst still remaining faithful and devoted to the source material. A truly amiable tribute emerged from the stage that pulsed like a silent... (read more)

Wand are constantly on the move - if not writing or recording, they're on tour in some country on some continent, heating up and burning down venues with their scorched-torch songs and inventive and propulsive take on rock. Earlier this year was the release of "Perfume" and a tour of the USA; come November, they head to Europe. In the meantime, they make stops at some of the finest radio stations that will host them, like they did last month at KEXP in Seattle. That... (read more)

In case you weren't resting comfortably at home last night, gazing blissfully into your television screen and tuned in to late night programming, we're here to tell ya with corroborating evidence - this John Mulaney fellow is quite the laugh-inducing character! Making a record ninth appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers last evening, John Mulaney sat down with his former SNL cohort to talk burglars, first dates, award shows, and winning an Emmy for his 'flix special, Kid Gorgeous at Radio City. Yep,... (read more)

Dead Rider Trio Featuring Mr. Paul Williams is a delightful smear of unlikely moments viewed in shadowy relief through a blood-stained lens. As the Dead Rider Trio crunk out the jams, Mr. Paul Williams opens his notebook and rants along, with well-trippy acid-tongued affect, producing a record unlike any other - even more so than previous Dead Rider records! This time, their caustic, blues-bent, beat-skipping rock is a canvas for Todd Rittmann to let full-loose with his six-string skills, going off like a hell-bent Roy... (read more)

Once again, Ty Segall and White Fence's Tim Presley have slipped the madness of the straitjackets they were fitted for years ago, and made a record not just of songs, but of climactic essence - a stretch of sequential time organized for entertainment's sake! Behold, Joy---their mind-meld complete, fizzy experimentations and sonorous bangers alike. Joy unrolls from within and in between them and electricity takes many forms, plunging from rock trips to acoustic strollers to poppy reveries to freak-downs at side's end.

UNDER THE BLUEBERRY JAM TREE

Summer 2018’s almost gone, but who cares? Every season has its good parts, and we’re inclined to stop and listen to ‘em, since life is but a brief prelude to an eternity...of SILENCE. So here we sit, trying to measure gravity by the speed v. distance a piece of fruit falls before it smashes into (y)our STUPID face. We’re the apothecary of this particular science, subphylum ‘music’. This fall, there’s a ton of it plunging from... (read more)

What exactly is in the water of the Ohio river?! Medical and animal (and human) waste, probably, but that doesn’t exactly explain how the collective minds of Cropped Out are able to put on such a killer line up each and every year! 2018 isn’t any different and once again the Drag City musical industrial complex pipelines directly to American Turners Club for an absolutely one-of-a-kind festival experience. This October 5th & 6th brings a wide variety of DC talent including Circuit des Yeux,... (read more)