Review: David Grubbs/Loren Connors – “Arborvitae” June 7, 2021 Experimental guitar master Loren Connors and post-rock godfather David Grubbs recorded Arborvitae, a five-song suite and the duo’s only collaboration in a commercial studio,… Continue Reading
Review: Jim O’Rourke – “Shutting Down Here” August 11, 2020 Jim O’Rourke fired off “Cede” 20- or 25-odd years ago as a salvo in the battles within his alien landscape of a musical mind. Shutting… Continue Reading
Review: Bibio – Sleep on the Wing June 10, 2020 The closing and 10th track off Bibio’s Sleep on the Wing, “Watching Thus, The Heron Is All Pool”, is arguably the new record’s finest moment…. 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
Louisville-Born, Brooklyn-Based — PROFILE: David Grubbs (2006) January 19, 2017 The classroom is empty, the students more than an hour away, but David Grubbs sits behind a console in an unassuming Brooklyn College radio… 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
