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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)

More adventures for what we may call the Babblers Band (Ben Boye, Van Campbell, Emmett Kelly, Danny Kiely, Will Oldham and Angel Olsen), under the auspices of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy. There were two songs from the WOLFROY GOES TO TOWN batch of constructed jammers for which there was neither time nor psychological space to complete during the WOLFROY sessions. However, everybody knew how to play the songs and wanted to track them, so Oldham booked time at David... (read more)

While Masaki Batoh is currently featured on Bandcamp, his prime moving progressive/psychedelic/classic rock outfit, The Silence, is set to tour all across the wonderful cities of Japan! By the heavens, if you've been fortunate to encounter Batoh in concert in any of his incarnations, you've learned something about the hammer of the gods. The Silence are perhaps the most intense of the bunch - check Nine Suns, One Morning - the most primal and authentic in their rock n' roll temple worship, an attribute that... (read more)

Following riveting performances at Pitchfork Festival and Pickathon, Circuit des Yeux continue to advance the Reaching For Indigo tour across land, water, and through the air. Today, we're pleased to reveal Haley Fohr and Co. will extend their reach across multiple continents in the coming months! After a few exclusive dates in North America, including presentations of the live score to Salomé in New York and Chicago, September sees CdY touching down in Medellin, Colombia, for the first Circuit des Yeux performance in South America.... (read more)

Dead Rider Trio Featuring Mr. Paul Williams features Mr. Paul Williams on words and performance on top of Dead Rider playing their wicked, rumbling inspirations.

Let's assume that if you're reading this, you got the Dead Rider part covered: three guys making a THICK-ASS sound, dipped in corrosive and absinthe and still steaming from the bath; pulsing funkily, flashing blue desperate images! Whipped up by the tour dates and promo cycle of Crew Licks, Dead Rider were feeling hot enough to jam,... (read more)

American Water by Silver Jews was first released two decades ago. Observing the time between then and now, the album has been half-speed mastered at Abbey Road to provide depth and nuance for all future vinyl listeners - and current ones! Additionally, a cassette version of this timeless album makes its debut, to provide an alternative aural timestamp for intrepid audio voyagers who weren't there the first time around. You can pre-order both versions NOW for the 9/28 release date. American Water - here's to... (read more)

Will Oldham first heard Kevin Coyne and Dagmar Krause’s BABBLE record from friends Rich Schuler (the original drummer for Louisville’s King Kong). He became engrossed and enchanted, maybe a little obsessed, to the point where he began to envision covering the entire record from beginning to end. The biggest issue Oldham faced in undertaking this endeavor was that the music required a skilled, emotional, dynamic female singing counterpart, and he hadn’t yet met someone to perfectly fit the bill. He played the record... (read more)

Faun Fables have been bouncing around across the continental US (with some dates in Denmark too!) since May, playing shows in towns large and small with the three little faunlings in tow. Summer vacation isn't over just yet however; Dawn, Nils and the kids are continuing to spread their eclectic mix of music, theater and wonder all throughout August! With a couple of dates in the South Atlantic (Louisville and Knoxville, natch), it's off to the blissful shores of California to spread the gospel... (read more)

Chicago born John Mulaney is back with his third stand-up comedy concert film and album, Kid Gorgeous at Radio City! Recorded on February 17th, 2018 in New York City at Radio City Music Hall, Kid Gorgeous was the culmination of a 150 date stand-up tour that took John all over the country. This special, which was originally broadcast worldwide on Netflix, is now available for the first time on vinyl. Pre-order your copy of Kid Gorgeous at Radio City and keep the laughs coming... (read more)

Emmett Kelly (The Cairo Gang) writes:

I would receive a manila envelope at certain intervals. the envelopes contained finished works of lyric. completed music-less songs. I was living in the farmhouse that was once Will’s brother Paul’s home and studio. The house was somewhat of a husk of that previous existence placed in a small clearing inside of a 170 acre cornfield. I sought to live here as a come down from what had been the longest tour I... (read more)