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CORKY'S DEBT RETURNS TO NYC

posted May 31st, 2023

New Yorkies and those who sail with them, get your eyes and ears out! Mayo Thompson and the Corky Band are set to return to the Poisson Rouge for their first engagement since pre-pan times. Back in 2019, it was the 50th anniversary show for Corky's Debt To His Father - this time around is for the next 50 years of Corky!

The show's on August 12th, but get your tickets as soon as they go on sale June 1st.

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Artists in this story: The Red Krayola, Mayo Thompson

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THE CRYSTAL (GHOST) SHIP

posted May 23rd, 2023

The western themes of Cory Hanson's previous album, Pale Horse Rider, carry on in the form of his electric backing band, Slowhand. The quartet’s sound — two guitars, bass and drums — acts as a beat-making principle, as well as template for Cory’s layers of six-string and vocal textures. The band highlight a gnarled, proggy pulse to harness new sounds and directions for Cory to travel.

Each preview of Western Cum thrusts Cory's sharpened musical focus into a comprehensive vision. The latest single has... (read more)

Artists in this story: Cory Hanson

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TELL EVERYONE!

posted May 22nd, 2023

People, let’s us talk about an album. Bonnie Prince Billy has made a number of them, and heard a bunch more in his time of knowing. He’s found them hewn from moments, admired them as small and accountable – the communication of music in emotion, release and catharsis, to edify, to entertain, in two sides and less than an hour.

Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You presents simply – an album made as it was meant to be heard, in a room. The sound... (read more)

Artists in this story: Bonnie "Prince" Billy

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(BACK INTO THE) PANIC ZONE

posted May 9th, 2023

Originally commissioned by the legendary KPM music library, Emil Amos' Zone Black presents a new kind of library music.

While deeply inspired by 1970's television themes, Emil (Grails, drummer of OM and podcaster supreme) carves out a much more personal interpretation of “music for television” with Zone Black. Taking classic pieces that he grew up with (like the “Lonely Man Theme,” from the original Hulk TV series) as a starting point, he imagined an alternate reality where composers explored... (read more)

Artists in this story: Emil Amos

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THE SOUND OF JIM O'ROURKE'S "HANDS"!

posted May 3rd, 2023

In addition to his day job transforming pop music with music, as well as his collaborations with others over the past few decades, did you know that Jim O’Rourke has been contracted for several dozen film scores over the years?

Sure he has! It makes sense too – his abilities as an improviser, composer and producer allow him to interpret cinematic moments with a unique understanding for the construction of moments, and how they work. What doesn’t make sense is how Hands That... (read more)

Artists in this story: Jim O'Rourke

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COME FOR THE CHAMPS, STAY FOR THE (IM)MORTAL KOMBAT!

posted May 2nd, 2023

The Fucking Champs' contribution to music was no less than Total Music™: energetic and virtuosic, with intricate work from guitars and drums (not to mention SYNTHS!) thrilling to all the senses. The forthcoming reissue of III reminds the listener (that's us) how the Champs blended the best elements of countless genres into their singularly unique and exciting sound.

The third transmission to draw the listener (that's you) into the orbit of III is "Flawless Victory"...yes! An homage to Mortal Kombat, as flawless... (read more)

Artists in this story: The Fucking Champs

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PATHS LEFT UNTRAVELED

posted May 1st, 2023

Bill MacKay & Ryley Walker bring their sizzling duo program back to the stage for the first time in 5 long years! Continuing down the path of their initial psych-folk-blues-raga tandem, MacKay and Walker brew further explorations in a live setting this July at three select performances.

Their 2017 collaborative album, SpiderBeetleBee, radiates forth with equal parts austerity and whimsy, featuring both MacKay and Walker’s acoustics in rambling conversation, picking through intricate passages as though they were exchanges, thoughts and afterthoughts.

Pushing the boundaries... (read more)

Artists in this story: Bill MacKay & Ryley Walker