Dan Smyth : I Can’t Wait

Singer/songwriter Dan Smyth is a music machine. Not only does he lend his guitar and vocal skills to Fort Wayne’s The Legendary Trainhoppers, but Smyth is a veritable human jukebox covering over 50 years of pop and rock&roll music in local clubs. Seriously, the list of songs this man covers is staggering, and wholly impressive. […]

Todd Phillips’ ‘Joker’

I won’t mince words here, Todd Phillips’ Joker might be one of my favorite films of the year. Maybe even the last couple years. Granted, I haven’t seen a ton of new films this year. I loved Midsommar as well, but I need to watch it again before I sit and write about that cinema […]

Opening Your Brain

I can feel a bit of a sea change happening with me, musically speaking. I’m feeling myself looking and searching for new sounds to feed my head. I’m starting to get numb to the “usual stuff”: electronic, synth, Krautrock, ambient. Those vibes I’ve been feeding my brain for the past few years. It’s this steady […]

GRÜN WASSER : Not Ok with Things

Coming from the Chicago underground music scene, GRÜN WASSER makes music that pulsates and taunts. The duo of vocalist Keely Dowd and producer Essej Pollock use the electronic/industrial tradition of Chicago’s storied Wax Trax Records as a jumping off point for their minimalist pulse. A mixture of Meat Beat Manifesto techno heart with the subversive […]

Bambara Drops New Single “Serafina”

New York-based post-punk band Bambara have just released their new single “Serafina”. This is the first single release from their forthcoming album Stray, which arrives February 14, 2020 via Wharf Cat. This will be a follow-up to the band’s last album, the critically-acclaimed Shadow on Everything. “Serafina” is a dizzying mix of post-punk and noise […]

Wojciech Golczewski : relay:sat:black_sun

Composer and synth wizard Wojciech Golczewski came onto my radar with his score for the haunting and understated We Are Still Here. His score for Ted Geoghegan’s slow burn ghost story was just what the film needed, and made the film’s emotional center that much more effective. From there I deep dived into Golczewski’s work. […]

Moon Duo : Stars Are The Light

Moon Duo have always had a disco side. Even back in the beginning, their Suicide vibes and psychedelic motorik grooves hinted at simple four-on-the-floor rhythms and dance floor abandon. The driving sound has always been Ripley Johnson’s fuzz guitar, Sanae Yamada’s keys, and their voices melding together into one soothing, melodic drone. With each successive […]

Shudder’s ‘Creepshow’

I was 10-years old when my dad bought our family’s first VCR. It was a Toshiba Betamax. November of 1984. It was the week of Thanksgiving, so our first movie rental was the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. We had four days of food, sleeping in, and movie renting to look forward to. Our first two movie […]

Live Series Part One : Jimi Hendrix’ Live At Woodstock

I think I watched Woodstock three or four times before I was 10-years old. Probably never in its entirety, but bits and pieces for sure. Having six channels growing up I was hitting the TV Guide like a boss looking for things to watch that would make me feel less out of the times. All […]

Crystal Myslajek : Cove

There is something quite transcendent and utterly beautiful about Crystal Myslajek’s exquisite Cove. At times light and airy while at other times heavy and foreboding, the album feels like a true work of emotional and artistic depth. Sparse arrangements intertwine and coalesce like chamber music performed for just a handful of onlookers. Life and light […]