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
REVIEW: Yes Selma – “Songs of Happiness” October 13, 2017 When Chad Beattie, a 24-year-old from Baltimore, first told me about his bedroom project Yes Selma – a Dancer In The Dark nod –… 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
REVIEW: Papa M – “Highway Songs” January 18, 2017 At first blush, Papa M’s Highway Songs LP is a mess or, at best perhaps, unbalanced. But first blushes, like a journalist’s first drafts… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Jim O’Rourke – “Simple Songs” June 3, 2015 Jim O’Rourke can resemble a complicated musical chameleon. Since the late 80s, he has blended a patchwork career in the avant-garde with explorations into… Continue Reading