Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
Hal Holbrook was most widely known for his portrayal of Mark Twain in a one-man show he created called Mark Twain Tonight!, as well as many other theater performances and film roles over the course of 70+ years as an actor. Revered, award-worthy roles that garnered him much earned praise that would take him through […]
Read More Hal Holbrook 1925-2021California psych rock purveyors Carlton Melton have been putting out wobbly, gauzy, far out rock and roll for well over a decade now. Recording in a geodesic dome in northern California amidst redwoods and the faint crashing of waves on a Pacific Ocean coastline, Andy Duvall, Clint Golden, and Rich Millman make music as more […]
Read More Carlton Melton : Where This LeadsMontreal’s The Besnard Lakes have been the patron saints of grand psych rock for years now. They’re one of those bands that you’ve never heard of until you have, then they’re all you’ll listen to for weeks. With leader Jace Lasek at the helm, this psych/pop rock behemoth has made records that feel like dizzying […]
Read More The Besnard Lakes : The Besnard Lakes Are The Last of the Great Thunderstorm WarningsI’ve been completely and utterly enchanted by Pye Corner Audio as of late. Admittedly I’m a late arrival to the haunted sound world of Martin Jenkins, but man I’m so glad I finally arrived. It’s a subtle music, that of PCA, but once you unlock the dark, melancholy magic that hides in the downtempo beats […]
Read More “Through The King’s Wood” : Getting Lost in Pye Corner Audio’s Black Mill TapesWhen I first heard The Budos Band I thought I’d come across some long lost relic from the 70s. Super tight and funky rhythm section, jazz-inflected horns, Latin percussion, and slinky guitar all coming together to give the impression that James Bond could’ve been a lot cooler had he been spying to this soundtrack. Imagine […]
Read More The Budos Band : Long In The ToothLuis Vasquez uses art to express his creativity, but also his internal world. With his long-running project The Soft Moon, Vasquez uses post-punk angst and darkwave doom and gloom to paint us jagged visions of the human experience. If that sounds like a drag, it’s not. Musically Vasquez builds pulsating soundscapes, pop industrial rhythms with […]
Read More Luis Vasquez : A Body Of ErrorsThe new album from David Salisbury’s electronic project Camp Of Wolves is heavy, man. Not in a d-tuned guitar and screamo vocals heavy, but the kind of heavy that hits you when you least expect it driving to work, or staring out at the sea. A monolithic melancholy that touches your cheek when some great […]
Read More Camp Of Wolves : Granite CreekDarren Page and Gary Dimes have built quite the electronic music roster with their UK-based record label Burning Witches Records. Since late 2016 these two musicians have created and curated a label that has dabbled in everything from dark imagined soundtracks to actual soundtracks to Gothic ambient to 80s hip hop-inspired street grooves to everything […]
Read More Atom Punks & Shotgun Shacks : The Return of BurningTapesSitting here as the sun is rising on a chilly but stunning Saturday morning and listening to the brand new single from sonic wizards Ulrich Schnauss and Jonas Munk. What better way to get the morning going? Coffee would be good. It’s been four years since the last Schnauss and Munk release, the electronic masterwork […]
Read More Schnauss & Munk Return With The Gorgeous “Asteroid 2467”; New Album Coming This SpringWell it seems we are on somewhat of an upswing this week. A new dawn has arrived in America, and whether you’re happy or disappointed, I feel we can safely say that we’re better off than what we were a week ago. Having said that, I feel it’s time to take a few moments and […]
Read More New Frontiers ‘(of)Inner Dimensions’ Out Today; Watch Video for “Emergent Evolution”