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It's 2018 folks, and with subterranean temperatures here in the Midwest and a goddamn bomb cyclone hitting the East Coast later this week, Circuit des Yeux seems to've known what was up when she booked her imminent West Coast tour for the end of January. And it wouldn't be the first time - Haley Fohr certainly knew what the fuck was up when she made the amazing and acclaimed Reaching For Indigo, too! So whilst nearly the entire USA is freezing their behinds off... (read more)

It's been 30 years since Rafael Toralbegan making his own compositions and solo recordings; today, these recordings sound remarkably prescient and perfectly timeless! To mark the occasion of his start, and to celebrate his unique vision for the guitar and its textural, ambient and emotive capabilities, we're pleased to reissue Sound Mind Sound Body and Wave Field, his first two long out-of-print albums, on vinyl for the first time!

Sound Mind Sound Body was partly inspired by exploring some of the... (read more)

Remember when you were young? And you shone like the sun and all that? Well, some of us still ARE young, thanks - like the kiddie-boys-and-girl of WAND - the only thing is, it's hard to tell sometimes, since not only have they been so darn prolific, but each record represents an evolution most folks would only reflect after a de rigueur two-year hiatus between album cycles! Instead, four cycles in, the path has been so epic and serpentine, we gotta pinch ourselves to remember... (read more)

Hey all you rock n' rollers! we know what happens when you or a friend/loved one hit that certain age... the beat of the biological clock grows stronger and stronger, til BOOM! Another little baby child is born... in need of something to wear! Babies are miniature, attention-grabbing versions of humans - (sometimes) beautiful, and therefore perfect for being dressed in the clothing you think is most emblematic of your personal interests and the music lovin' adult you hope to see em grow up to... (read more)

America's favorite hypnotically groovy quintet is back! Well, not with a new record, but something urgently needed, regardless-an upcoming Chicago performance! What's better than CAVE's first hometown show in over two years? CAVE's first hometown show in over two years on NEW YEAR'S EVE, that's what! It's happening at the Hungry Brain, where CAVE's deep-space jams are sure to ring in 2018 by transporting your mind to another place-ANY place you wanna be, so long as it's chiller than this current unreality, right? Right! CAVE... (read more)

With all the noise Bill MacKay & Ryley Walker's inspired collaboration SpiderBeetleBee is making on year end lists across the world (no surprise there!), here's a tender reminder to see the two guitarists in action as soon as possible! Bill and Ryley's innate chemistry and ability to perform gorgeously fluid guitar stylings in a live setting should come as no surprise: the duo began their partnership as an improvisational live act, but each were vibrant and accomplished six-string slingers to begin with! This Friday,... (read more)

We've spent the last couple weeks deep in the recesses and crevasses of the Drag City nest, where even our bravest fans would have no sense of time or place, no compass or sense of gravity. Yes, it's inventory time again, where we look upon some of the most venerable items on our catalog! It makes us think, gee, what if we didn't have to count these things next year? But the x-factor in our stated equation is YOU, dear listener. Sure, you could Christmas... (read more)

For everyone who loves a surprise stuffed in their stocking, we've got just the thing: a brand new (to you!) digital-only EP from Purling Hiss! Harkening back to the early days of Purling Hisstory, "BREEZE" replenishes the bedroom haze that can only come from Mike Polizze, a 4-Track, and a fresh stash of ideas. A total of eight tracks mostly recorded in the last year, "BREEZE" bounces with a sunny disposition, buzzing with crystallized melodies that burrow deep. Speaking of deep, one... (read more)

Tis the season to be wary! The goods on sale in the marketplace have upn them the distinctive taint of the man - that besuited-n-tied gummit official-type offering us a discount, except it's actually a price hike - you know who (or more to the point, WHAT) we're talking about! But fear not - all the bills of goods out there aren't bogus, there's still a vendor you can trust. What, us? We wouldn't dare flog the humble goods of the mothership at a time... (read more)

Freedom's Goblin is the new Ty Segall album: 19 tracks strong, filling four sides of vinyl nonstop, with an unrestricted sense of coming together to make an album. Out January 26th, it wants you to get your head straight - but first, the process will make your head spin! On any given side, we're tracking five or six full-blown personalities, unconcerned with convention or continuity. The songs came in the flow of the year: days of vomit and days of ecstasy and escape too, and... (read more)