Altin Gün Live at Revolution Hall; Portland, Or. 4.14.22 Concert Review
Amsterdam’s Altin Gün transformed SE Portland’s Revolutionary Hall into a dusty Turkish bazaar on a wet, chilly Thursday night to a sold-out crowd, reminding us why live music is so … Continue reading
Ryan Garbes – Tabbed View (Moon Glyph) album review
On his first solo album in 7 years, Wet Hair/Raccoo-oo -oon noisemonger Ryan Garbes returns with his most immediate, vibrant album to date. As part of some of the most … Continue reading
Virginia Wing – Ecstatic Arrow (Fire Records) album review
Virginia Wing emerge from the fog on Ecstatic Arrow, revealing keen songwriting chops and a sturdy, unflagging heart. Here’s our Virginia Wing Ecstatic Arrow album review. When we last met … Continue reading
Soothing Words For Modern Living: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & Bitchin’ Bajas – Epic Jammers And Fortunate Little Ditties (Drag City)
Let Will Oldham ease yr worries & cares, w/ this new meditative jammer w/ Bitchin’ Bajas! Modern life can be hard and confusing at the best of times, what with … Continue reading
The Bevis Frond – Bevis Through The Looking Glass (reissue, Cherry Red)
Can you believe there was a time when there was such a thing as too much Bevis Frond music? Bevis Through The Looking Glass is The Bevis Frond’s third record, … Continue reading
Palace Of Swords – La Belle Epoque (2010 – 2014) (Reverb Worship)
La Belle Epoque (2010 – 2014) is an Atlantean opium dream – a sub-aquatic star portal to extradimensional space. La Belle Epoque is what it might sound like if Arthur … Continue reading
Hair Club – Hair Club EP
There is a tendency, with technology, to overthink things, to overcomplicate, to get bogged down in details, and never finish anything. This is entirely at odds with the immediacy of … Continue reading
Six Organs Of Admittance – Hexadic (Drag City)
New Skin For The Old Ceremony or What does it mean to be free? Hexadic, the newest LP from psych guitar maestro Six Organs Of Admittance begins with more of … Continue reading
Virtual Forest – Unconscious Cognition Is The Processing Of Perception (Yerevan Tapes)
You step out onto the holodeck, heavy boots resonating on sheet metal, even though it looks like you’re walking through grass and weeds. There is a moment of cognitive dissonance, … Continue reading
Donato Epiro – Fiume Nero (Black Moss)
introducing Italian Occult Psychedelia Enter a world of cannibal holocausts, in swarming green inferno jungles. Descend into sputtering, ill-lit apartment blocks. Face the relentless brutality of the Wild West. One … Continue reading