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Christina Hendricks Spun a “Shoe Pop Dream Gaze” DJ Set at a San Diego Bar on April Fool’s Day
Her setlist was no joke: Chromatics, Japanese Breakfast, Sky Ferreira, St. Vincent, Broken Bells, B…
Dance Mania Legends Year 2 celebrates the past and future of ghetto house, footwork, and juke
Dance Mania Legends Year 2 Sat 4/18 at Avondale Music Hall The post Dance Mania Legends Year 2 cele…
Scott Clay reveals his sweet new offering, “The Compass and the Wheel”
Coming out of Nashville in the USA is Scott Clay with his sweet new track, “The Compass and the Whe…
Sean Thompson – “Setting In”
While the name Sean Thompson might be synonymous with the best strains of psychedelic country, the …
The new Monday Night Foodball spring schedule is stormproof
I’m crouched like a vampire over the counter in my half-lit kitchen, wondering why I left the house…
Herb Lore
The last offering from Herb Lore was a massive exploration of psych-folk and prog-adjacent passages…
L’Éveil Nocturne de Mikos Da Gawd : La Fusion Jazz-House Absolue avec « The Whole Collection (House Flip) »
Certains morceaux ne se contentent pas d’occuper l’espace sonore ; ils redéfinissent l’architecture…
HINYL : La fièvre nu-disco s’empare de « Burning Desire »
Alors que le printemps 2026 s’installe, le duo de Washington D.C., HINYL, semble avoir trouvé la fo…
New Album: Rex Novi - ‘Burial at Sea’ -- Obscure Sound
On the ambitious debut album Burial at Sea, Atlanta-based artist Rex Novi parallels the feeling of …
CAUSTIC COMMENTARY: Thundercat, Bruce Hornsby, Maria Taylor, Sun O))), Market East & More
It is hard to believe we’ve arrived at our first Caustic of April, but thankfully, for both our loy…
Bobrosia - ‘Fold Into The Glow’ | Obscure Sound
Recorded in the intimate setting of his Phoenix apartment, New York-born artist Bobrosia delivers a…
Radhika share ‘Feline Bandits’ taken from forthcoming album.
A sweeping dream-pop track that makes use of gentle acoustic rhythms and twinkly intricacies.
Joe Pernice Brings Melody, Restraint, and Emotional Clarity to Solo LP ‘Sunny, I Was Wrong’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Joe Pernice has been playing an uncompromising brand of indie music for more than three decades now…
New Release ‘Incantations’ from Dark Sinfonia
Dark Folk Music For The Darkest Of Folk! A dark folk journey into the land of legend and lore. Meet…
Surfing The Tube: Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band Kick Off Tour; Weezer Shines Again; Tom Misch Celebrates Recent Album Release
Live From Minneapolis (3/31/2026) On Tuesday, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band kicked off th…
Ashnikko Ignites St. Paul’s Palace Theatre with High-Voltage Pop Spectacle (PHOTOS)
Ashnikko brought pure, electrified chaos—in the best possible way—to the Palace Theatre in St. Paul…
Ryan Solee of The Builders and The Butchers Dances in The Wreckage of ‘No Tomorrow’ (ALBUM PREMIERE/INTERVIEW)
Portland-based band The Builders and The Butchers will be releasing their new album, which marks th…
Afroman Launches Victory Tour, Announces Album, Says He Didn’t Vote For Trump
Yeah baby, we're blogging about Afroman again! Last month, the former one-hit wonder went mega-vira…
Tomo Katsurada & Misha Panfilov
When this record was announced, it seemed like a surreal dream, a meeting of linked souls with psyc…
Album: Adiós Ghost – Happy House
Following a hiatus, Brooklyn’s “power disco” quartet Adiós Ghost have returned with their second fu…
Checked Misha Panfilov’s Bandcamp last night to see if he has anything new out, and sure enough he…
Eternal Almost by Tomo Katsurada & Misha PanfilovChecked Misha Panfilov’s Bandcamp last night t…
Golden Age Thursday Samples: The Gap Band’s “Yearning For Your Love” (1980) Gets Positioned Alongside Hip-hop Heavyweights like Nas (1994) & The Pharcyde (1995)
Part of the art of finding a sample is understanding the nuances of the songs you’re hearing and th…