Sarah Louise is an extremely accomplished folk musician, recognized as a prodigious finger style acoustic guitarist and known for her delicate work with electronics and tape loops that recalls Pan American as much as Fahey. A lot of her work is very traditional but I find […]
Every now and then an album just wallops you. Every single track, you keep thinking “How have I never heard this before!?” This is one of those times for me. Kramer (born Stephen Michael Bonner) is a storied figure in unique and experimental music circles who […]
The latest from this psych duo-turned-trio is anither easy, heady winner. Electronic maestro Nicolas Jaar gets all his rock and jam tendencies out in this project with longtime collaborator (and rising guitar star) Dave Harrington, joined more recently by percussionist Tlacael Esparza. This record continues to […]
A live record documenting one of the greatest noise/rock groups of all time. How heavy is it? It’s heavy enough to immediately stop your thoughts in their tracks and bludgeon them to death. It’s so immense that it reaches that trance-like place where the distortion envelopes […]
I love this tender and groovy pop album. Its sweet and melancholy with wonderful production and delicate instrumentation centered on percussion and synths. There’s flavors of central America (literally) and central America (Midwest USA) in it’s thoughtful but hazy vibe. Valebol is a new duo consisting […]
This record consists of improvisational jams recorded live at the legendary Zebulon in LA, given the ol dub-out and mix-down into a proper psychedelic rock record. It could be called the culmination of GROOPs three year long residency at the prestigious venue, but I prefer to […]
A beautiful and thoughtful double LP of solo guitar by the NY based writer and musician Alan Licht. This record is lovely and will be appreciated equally by fans of popular rock music or folks into the east coast improvised music scene. The playing, looping and […]
This is an album of small miracles. The band has been together fifteen years. They’re six wonderful albums deep into their journey. The two band leaders found love in each other. They ended their love as a project after 2014s Survival Sounds. But Rubblebucket- already a […]
On one of his most guitar driven solo efforts yet, Lee Baggett once again proves he’s the Pacific Northwests most relaxed virtuoso (and boy is competition stiff.) I don’t know if Jorma Kaukonen can surf but this is what it would sound like if he did. […]
BASIC is a new trio from guitar luminary Chris Forsyth and longtime collaborator Nick Millevoli named after the amazing Robert Quine album of the same name (which Chris waxes poetic about in this 2019 interview on the blog RSTB.) Angular but deeply structured jams with a […]