Earl Hackney, the eldest of the Hackney brothers known as DEATH - has passed away.

A message from Bobby Hackney:

We ask for prayers for the entire Hackney family as our beloved brother and elder Earl quietly joined our Lord in Paradise as he was sleeping early Saturday morning. May our loss and Heaven’s gain be a blessing to our family and all who have met, seen, and have known our beloved brother Earl’s joy and laughter.

Prison’s new album, Big Rigs on the BQE, pulls up July 31, sounding miles away from last year's Downstate and 2023's Upstate. Their third big one is an improvised rock and roll tapestry rended with gas ‘n guitar pedal on down to the metal; hear a cut of of the first side, "Sunrise Highway," today with a scorching music video by Johnny Celentano and Cliff Elor.

Wheels rolling full-tilt, rhythm churning, guitars screaming and mind-bongo-ling percussion in a boiling roil,... (read more)

Our friend and collaborator Doug Shaw passedaway from a stroke at home on Tuesday morning.

Whether you knew Doug from Gang Gang Dance, White Magic, Highlife or by his “Sleepy” nom-du-profession, he was a dude of incredible energies, as capable of bubbling over effervescently as getting deep down inside. We recognized him as a deep-thinker, a real freak and a picker unto himself. When he played the guitar, one felt in the presence of the absolute latest in the name of the real folk... (read more)

How soon is yesterday? That was the day when the city of Nevada City, California officially decreed: May 27, 2026 - Joanna Newsom Day! Please raise one with us for today, The Day After Joanna Newsom Day, as we take a long winter's nap til the 1yr anniversary next Spring. Wherever you are in our timeline, salut! Start gathering sustainably-sourced peacock feathers now for next year's parade float...!