Citizens of the UK, it should go without saying that this is a time OF GREAT UNREST! And yet, with the fate of the world in the balance, we can't simply act as if it's still business as usual! Amidst the uncertainty, however, the levelheadedness of Scotland's finest son, Alasdair Roberts, REMAINS! And with an arresting arpeggio on the trusty six-string, he's sizing up the future and seizing the moment to settle his immediate surroundings with song! Naturally, we're talking about a few mini-runs through that recalcitrant fiefdom to the... (read more)

Soccer Club Club is proud to present an exhibition of Rita Ackermann in conjunction with the release of her book, Jezebels, on Drag City. The exhibition features prints from the forthcoming book and a large oil painting from Ackermann Brother painting series. The images of Jezebels were shot by Richard Kern staged after an Ackermann painting from 2002 "Restlessness and Angry Optimism". The photos were then used as artist's medium to complete the final stages of the images in the book.
 
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On the cover, a bare chest and bits of bodies sketched in jagged lines of black and white. Inside, in full calor, we find Tim Presley. The dark force behind White Fence steps into the solo light with The WiNK.
 
Tim's a man in a glass booth, grabbing at scraps of paper blown at his windscreen as if they were of the greatest value. They're actually of the ONLY value. The Presley guitar hand has a powerful, yet quicksilver touch,... (read more)

Meticulous in their sweet 'n' sensual severity, the other-wordly group called Rangda are two weeks away from colliding in Europe for more touring off the back of their new album, The Heretic's Bargain! Why collide, you ask? We answer, because this band is comprised of three unique personalities who drop their acclaimed individual pursuits as Six Organs of Admittance, Sir Richard Bishop, and Chris Corsano (some people don't need to assume a name other than their own, ok?) to join together and... (read more)

Dawn McCarthy and Nils Frykdahl have returned with a powerful album expressing their passion for song, dance, theatre and all manner of folklore (plus a daily regimen of yodeling)! The mythic shadows of home and hearth, permeated with the warmth of friends and family, make Born of the Sun a breath of fresh and vibrant life-air in these times of turbulence and anxiety. Sparkling with the exuberance, wonder and playfulness that Faun Fables are best known for, Born of the Sun is the essence of... (read more)

SPEED OF SOUND

Suddenly, it’s summer chill-time and we’re still kicking it extra-hard, but not so hard that you’ll ever notice. We’ve learned that you don’t get to 50 whole years of being a record label by making headlines every ding-dang quarter! For instance: now. Drag City’s in a stretch where we only have a couple new releases over a three month period! Good thing they’re both GREAT. For every Carly Simon, a David Ackles (as Elektra Records might... (read more)

Hey, we get it: you want to be everywhere at once but you can't afford it, so you spend all your time trolling, scrolling and blowing down some internet rabbit hole until you tire yourself out and fall into a restless slumber. Then you wake up, discover reality remains unchanged, and you get virtual once again. Well, we can't save you from your own fleshy existence, but we are dedicated to helping you live your dreams vicariously through others, and directing you where you need... (read more)

Hey Purling Hiss fans - your beacon of light in the excesses and deluge of common-blahs is always here for you. His name is Mike Polizze, and although Purling Hiss has shone on us with precious few glimpses of new material since Weirdon, the Hiss blisters and bubbles with twisted excitement from the excrement at ALL times, and NOW is actually no different. See, earlier this year Purling Mike went Hiss-solo on a string of dates opening for Kurt Vile, and that range... (read more)

OK, which first - the good news or the bad?  The good foot it is! Bill Callahan is coming down from his country retreat way back in the hills and headed to the city that never sleeps for a three day residency at Baby’s All Right. You heard that right and guess what, it gets better! Bill Callahan is not only performing at Baby’s for three nights, but he’ll be playing two shows each date! An early bird special for you white-collar types and another... (read more)

DAYUM! It's been a while since Wand have dropped a new record or video! 250 whole days have come and gone since the release of 1000 Days, and there was a tour and a video awhile back, but then nothing! Thankfully our Wandlessness has been noted by none other than the band, who have waved their magic you-know-what, and-poof, we have a video AND some shows! Picked from the still ripe 1000 Days, "Passage of the Dream" receives the video treatment with... (read more)