The songs of Will Oldham have been written most often for the aliases of Palace or Bonny. Their identities, kept necessarily separate from Will's, the songs were written to create a singular encounter, to be shared among those who choose to listen. Songs of Love and Horror is a rare entry in this ouvre: a Will Oldham album, with the writer taking a turn as singer. As befits the nature of this project, the songs are sung and played by Will alone, in a... (read more)

The song "Mindlessness" is a single from SINGER'S GRAVE A SEA OF TONGUES. The B-side, "Blindlessness", was named for the occasion. The song was written and recorded for possible inclusion in a motion picture but was rejected by the filmmaker.  And so, Will Oldham invited filmmaker Kyle Armstrong (for whom he had narrated a short science/art hybrid doc called MAGNETIC RECONNECTION) to Louisville to shoot a short film piece around the song.  In the video, Oldham wears a blindfold.  The blindfold is a... (read more)

Aside from a pit-stop at Desert Daze Festival in October, Wand's forthcoming European tour is THE most Wand-erful event remaining in 2018! Wand have burned up the road from yon to thither (that's Bulgaria to Hungary, for those of you who don't have a map) for years now, and the results are evident everywhere, especially all over Europe, but ESPECIALLY the UK, where their last tour was completely SOLD OUT!

When Wand make music and tour, they do it for everyone,... (read more)

Strange things were happening in the world of the music business. The music itself was still alive, but the bodies formerly inhabited by that music were being rapidly abandoned. The music maybe was getting big-headed, thinking it could survive without a real host. Regardless, it was getting eerily hostile. Making new music for this environment was a challenge for Will Oldham, who had too much invested in the making of music to just let it run free in this lawless climate. So Oldham continued... (read more)

We are standing on the verge of a great chasm! Ka Baird's Sapropelic Pycnic uses tools both ancient and modern to draw all who listen - upward, toward the eternal. Baird's crafting of textural rhythmic noise alongside lush operatic passages summons all of her physical, mental and spiritual energy within the wilds of her own unconscious. A live performance functions as an exorcism as Ka imbibes sounds to provoke unseen forces generating a different, yet equally as mesmerizing gig every night. As the... (read more)

Bill Callahan's live performances are a panoramic sound-screen filled with verdant and sparkling songs, allowing him access to depths of expression which provide stirring views of a little thing called, "soul." It's an idyll we hope will never end; and amazingly, it looks like our wishes have come true! Ol' Bill is headed out for a quick sweep of the Great White North, home of the Canucks--Canada, O, Canada! Add those dates to a festival appearance here in the USA, and Bill's continuing... (read more)

When Dawn McCarthy and Will Oldham first met face-to-face, they were on the road together. They learned and sang the Everly Brothers classic “So Sad (to Watch Good Love Go Bad)”. Years later, McCarthy suggested to Oldham that they sing some more Everly jams together, and Oldham was immediately ready with an arsenal of potential works for them to embrace. He sent a long list to Dawn, and she picked and choosed from them, and together they came up with the playlist for WHAT THE... (read more)

STOCK AND OPTIONS

Drag City! A capitalist paradise, where your future prosperity is all about how you evaluate our marketplace. We’ve got a warehouse full of stock, which means: you’ve got options! There’s a lively booty going back almost thirty years to consider – but before you go deep, let’s warm it up with a look at some of the newest models.

JOY IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT

If we didn’t know better, we... (read more)

Hey fellas (and ladies!) have you heard the news? You know that DRINKS are gonna be back in town? It won't take long just watch and see, how the fellas (and ladies!) lay their money down! The idiosyncratic duo of Cate Le Bon and Tim Presley are taking their latest long-player, Hippo Lite, across oceans and continents, into cities around Europe and the USA (recently rescheduled shows in Los Angles, San Francisco and New York). Drinks are curious, refreshing and social lubricants for all,... (read more)

Espers' meshing and merging of synergistic elements and cosmic reverberations construct a trans-formative experience for all involved, but for the past several years, the only way to be experienced as such was by listening to their amazing records.  Whelp, that's about to change! The original group (Greg Weeks, Meg Baird, Brooke Sietinsons, Helena Espvall, Otto Hauser) are coming back together for a string of special performances in and around their old stomping grounds on the East Coast. Espers... (read more)