In 1966, when Brian Wilson prepared the follow-up to his masterpiece Pet Sounds, he employed the services of the Mississippi-born, L.A.-based musical jack-of-all-trades Van Dyke Parks as lyricist for the Beach Boys’ next album, SMiLE. As history would
This week’s edition of the Grateful Dead’s recurring YouTube series All The Years Live features a moving take on the Garcia/Hunter gem “Black Peter.” Recorded during the group’s July 8,
In the Ojibway language, the word Zoongide’ewin means “bravery, courage, the Bear Spirit.” It’s no wonder then that Daniel Monkman adopted Zoon as his musical moniker. The Hamilton-based musician has
Continuing with their ever-expanding Revisionist History series, Matador Records is pleased to announce a 25th anniversary reissue of Yo La Tengo’s 1995 album Electr-o-pura. Now in a gatefold sleeve and cut from
Evan Myall is the full-length debut from LA-based singer-songwriter Evan Myall Reiss, who performs and records under the name Evan Myall. Evan has spent the last decade playing guitar, writing
Nick Kizirnis (The Mulchmen, Tobin Sprout’s Eyesinweasel, Cage) has been writing genre-twisting songs for almost thirty years, releasing numerous varied albums and playing small clubs across the U.S. But while
In Pokey LaFarge’s own words, “the man singing these songs isn’t exactly the same man that wrote them.” And that’s probably a good thing. As the album title indicates, LaFarge
Should you be counting, this is the fourth review in this weird year of 2020 for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) and their label, Blue Engine Records, which
The latest installment of the Grateful Dead’s weekly archival stream Shakedown Stream will feature the group’s 12/31/78 concert at San Fransisco’s Winterland Arena. Previously released as The Closing of Winterland
Holy Hive, the Brooklyn based folk/soul trio formed by folk singer/guitarist Paul Spring, sought-after soul drummer Homer Steinweiss, and bassist Joe Harrison have confirmed the release of their highly anticipated debut full-length Float Back to
