Review: David Grubbs/Taku Unami – “Comet Meta” June 1, 2020 In “Heart of the Thrumming House”, the fourth track off the new David Grubbs and Taku Unami collaboration, Comet Meta, listeners can be forgiven for feeling… Continue Reading
Review: Monotrope – “Immutable Future” November 20, 2019 Monotrope’s new record is a wondrously dense thatch of black thorns and I love it for that. In case you’re just joining the show,… Continue Reading
Review: Expires – “No New Futures” December 20, 2018 Last year’s Fake Sigils was an engaging slice of glassy post-rock but Pittsburgher Mike Layton’s latest outing as Expires — titled No New Futures,… Continue Reading
Review: Noemienours – “As A Beare Doth Her Whelps” September 5, 2018 The German guitar-composer Noemie Dal on Sept. 10 will release her third outing, a Bob Weston-mastered LP and digital release via Bandcamp, under the… Continue Reading
Review: Hontatedori – “Konata Kanata” July 22, 2018 If the vitriol and raw energy of punk rock is like a fever dream, then the Tokyo trio Hontatedori — which premiered its U.S…. Continue Reading
Concert Review: Richard Buckner – Live In Pittsburgh, 06/07/18 June 11, 2018 It was 1998 when I first heard Richard Buckner, and I instantly was transfixed. The record in question was Since, his MCA collaboration with… Continue Reading
Review: David Grubbs & Taku Unami – “Failed Celestial Creatures” May 8, 2018 From the early notes of “Failed Celestial Creatures” – the meditative, 20-minute-long title track to the unanticipated debut collaboration between guitar-composer David Grubbs and… Continue Reading
Review: Your Food – “Poke It With A Stick” (Reissue) March 19, 2018 This Friday belongs to Your Food. The Louisville post-punk quartet – whose only LP, 1983’s Poke It With A Stick, is getting the reissue… Continue Reading
Justin Vellucci’s Year-Ending Top Ten: 2017 Edition November 24, 2017 Yeah, yeah, putting the final nail in the coffin of 2017 is a little premature, seeing as there’s still more than 30 days left… Continue Reading
PROFILE: David Grubbs (2017) September 27, 2017 Five days ago, David Grubbs released one of the best records of his storied career and a real contender, especially in avant-indie circles, for Record of… Continue Reading
