Has Existential Bread crossed your mind lately? We know it can be a heavy loaf. Thankfully, now you can get into Jim Franks' book on bread making (and greater life lessons) without even turning a page! The all-new audiobook edition is soundtracked by the music of Whitney Johnson, Rob Frye, Bill MacKay, James Schroeder and special guest Shutaro Nogochi. As Jim reads aloud, his prose and wit more poetic than ever, a story slowly rises about trying, failing, adapting, and... (read more)

Finally, the time is nigh for Bitchin Bajas to bring their pulsating signals of life-renewing energy to the Europe! With the sounds of Inland See crackling through the air- and water-waves,  Cooper, Rob and Dan carry momentum from their successful US tours into this neon Spring, first stop Belgium then onward through Italy, with dates across the continent to follow. In the Bajas' universe, keys, organs, flute, sax and beats excite the nervous system through sound, creating a communal garden for the organic and synthetic... (read more)

Bill Callahan fans (and ye olde Smogolytes), hear here! Bill's setting up shop in your shop — the record shop! — to celebrate the release of his new album, My Days of 58. His brief March/April U.S. in-store tour will kick off in New York at Rough Trade on March 28, heading east in solo style and commanding every room along the route. If you've ever been packed in a small room with Bill and his guitar, it's an astounding quietude that'll shush a... (read more)

Attention, music lovers, sound freaks, and those who worship at the church of ROCK! Today, we're pleased to announce that Ty Segall and his furious band will return to the Euro Zone for the first time in two years(!) this September! Starting on the hallow'd fields of the End of the Road Festival, they'll stay on the Isle for three more UK shows before heading across La Manche for a Continental sojourn. First eystop, Amsterdam's legendary Paradiso of course, before riding through Belgium, Germany, France,... (read more)