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Sean O'Hagan, leader of The High Llamas, has just hipped us to a very special trip he's about to take - all the way to Japan! Yes, beginning next week, O'Hagan embarks on a solo tour of 4 of Japan's finest cities, Osaka, Nagoya, Kanazawa, and Tokyo. Will he dig deep into the Llamas vast catalog? Will he do a solo interpretation of the play for Here Come The Rattling Trees, there most recent release? Will he find Jim O'Rourke in a... (read more)

Bitchin Bajas are ready for launch, sir! With organs, synths, woodwind instruments and good vibes in tow (alongside the Bajas secret alter egos Cooper Crain, Dan Quinlivan and Rob Frye), Los Bajas continue to bring a gentle flow wherever they go, and they're prepared to push open new sonic spaces with another leg of US tour dates, this time designed to bring inner warmth (and light, of course) to the sub-freezing midwestern plains. And what better way to warm the pipes than a... (read more)

For all of us taking on the world's events in our own ways, filtering the news with anxiety and paranoia, who wouldn't wanna see Ty Segall, guitar in hand, go toe-to-toe with a reprehensible adversary? Well, it happened last night, as Ty turned up as the first ever musical guest on Comedy Central's The Opposition with Jordan Klepper! There was music (Ty performing "My Lady's On Fire" acoustic!) and more - Ty's got a special connection to the show since... (read more)

Peeple, get ready -Mike D is mixing up the medicine and getting ready to ride! With a bag full of fresh tunes and some old faves, dropping blots of acerbic melodies and crunchy anthems, The Peacers own Mike Donovan is headed out on a solo tour of the continental US of A (and Canada for good measure)-beginning today! Mike's done solo shows around SF on and off for the past couple years in between Peacers' shows, but this is his first big... (read more)

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)