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Ben Frost to Release 10-Year Anniversary Reissue Of 'AURORA'
by Josh Sharpe - September 05, 2024 The 10th-anniversary vinyl edition of Ben Frost’s acclaimed album, AURORA, is set for release on October 11th, 2024. Starved of all the adornments of its predecessor, AURORA is wholly absent of guitar, piano, string instruments and natural wooden intimacy.... 
Marc Ribot to Embark on 'Songs of Resistance' Tour Feat. Shahzad Ismaily
by Josh Sharpe - July 24, 2024 This fall, Ribot will perform his album ‘Songs of Resistance’ in duo with multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily in select markets with radical rearrangements of the songs plus new material, improvisation and whatever else reaps urgency.... 
Christian Lee Hutson to Release New Album 'Paradise Pop. 10;' Listen to the First Track
by Josh Sharpe - July 09, 2024 Acclaimed California musician Christian Lee Hutson will release his new album Paradise Pop. 10 on September 27th on ANTI Records. The news comes with an impressive first track taken from the new album, “After Hours.” Listen to it now! ... 
Arooj Aftab to Release New Album and Embark on Tour; New Single Available Now
by Josh Sharpe - April 18, 2024 Arooj Aftab is set to release Night Reign, the follow up to her critically acclaimed album Vulture Prince, on May 31, 2024. Ahead of the release, she shares “Raat Ki Rani,” the album’s debut single and a music video helmed by actress Tessa Thompson (in her directorial debut) and produced by Kishori ... 
William Brittelle Announces New Mini-Album 'Alive In The Electric Snow Dream'
by Michael Major - January 24, 2024 Developed and recorded during the pandemic with Metropolis Ensemble, Alive in the Electric Snow Dream features Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak, Bon Iver), Holland Andrews, and Eliza Bagg (Roomful of Teeth, Lisel) on vocals, Immanuel Wilkins on sax, Ben Cassorla on guitar, Paul Wiancko (Kronos Quartet, OWLS) on... 
Sam Amidon Announces US Spring Tour With Special Guests
by Michael Major - January 24, 2024 Sam Amidon has announced a US Spring Tour with special guests. The tour will feature performances by Beth Orton, Bridget St John, Laura Viers, and more. Don't miss out on this exciting lineup of talented musicians.... 
Joshua Crumbly Announces New EP 'P.S.'
by Michael Major - January 11, 2024 Joshua Crumbly is also announcing a Brooklyn EP release show taking place on February 22 at The Sultan Room. Tickets are available now. His latest single “Steps” features renowned multi-disciplinary artist and activist Samora Pinderhughes, who has worked alongside artists from Common to Sara Bareill... 
Love In Exile (Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily) Tour Begins in September
by Michael Major - August 22, 2023 This album proved a fan favorite of the likes of Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, NPR and your very own New York Times. Off the heels of an international tour and a stunning NPR Tiny Desk appearance, the trio has brought their show to jazz festivals like Big Ears Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, and the N... 
Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog Sets West Coast Tour Ahead of New Album Out This Friday
by Michael Major - July 11, 2023 Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog – the visionary post-fusion rock trio comprising guitarist/songwriter/activist Marc Ribot, bassist Shahzad Ismaily, and drummer/percussionist Ches Smith – have announced plans for a West Coast co-headline tour alongside groundbreaking jazz quartet The Bad Plus.... 
Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog Announces New Album & Releases First Song
by Michael Major - May 22, 2023 Connection sees Ceramic Dog fully entrenched in their signature approach to improvised music, augmented by contributions by such special guests as singer-songwriter Syd Straw, keyboardist Anthony Coleman, saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, organist Greg Lewis, clarinetist Oscar Noriega, and cellist Pe... 
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily Debut 'Love In Exile'
by Michael Major - March 20, 2023 Love In Exile asks you to step inside its sense of time, to stretch out alongside these delightful and unhurriedly unfolding songs. Profound impact is achieved with minimal instrumentation: Vijay Iyer on pianos and electronics, Shahzad Ismaily on bass and Moog synth, and Arooj Aftab’s exquisite Urdu... 
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily to Release 'Love In Exile' Debut LP
by Michael Major - February 23, 2023 Love In Exile asks you to step inside its sense of time, to stretch out alongside these delightful and unhurriedly unfolding songs. Profound impact is achieved with minimal instrumentation: Vijay Iyer on pianos and electronics, Shahzad Ismaily on bass and Moog synth, and Arooj Aftab’s exquisite Urdu... 
Reboot's 'The Golem: Rescored' Coming Soon to Vinyl
by Michael Major - October 31, 2022 Reboot is releasing a vinyl record this month, featuring new scores of The Golem film by Scott Amendola, Steven Drozd (The Flaming Lips) and Steve Berlin (Los Lobos, The Flesh Eaters) / Threshing Floor (Alan Licht, Gretchen Gonzales Davidson, Rebecca Odes, John Olson, Nate Young) / Meg Baird, and m... 
Indigo Sparke's New Aaron Dessner-Produced Album 'Hysteria' to Be Released This Friday
by Michael Major - October 05, 2022 The album was named one of the most anticipated albums of the fall. The album's singles 'Pressure In My Chest,' 'Hysteria,' and 'Blue,' showcase the album's rare and reflective power. It’s a simultaneously nostalgic yet clear and complex collection that expands her sound and outlook.... 
Listen To Miles Hewitt's New Single, 'The Ark'
by A.A. Cristi - August 01, 2022 Miles Hewitt is sharing a new single titled 'The Ark.' Miles' ambitious debut LP, Heartfall, is out on August 26th and features contributions from members of Devendra Banhart, Kevin Morby, and Aldous Harding's bands. Click here to pre-order the record. ... 
Indigo Sparke Announces New Aaron Dessner-Produced Album
by Michael Major - July 12, 2022 After moving back to New York from her native Australia in the spring of 2021, Sparke finished writing the album’s 14 songs and decamped upstate with producer Aaron Dessner. Hysteria is packed with big guitars and layered instrumentation that practically acts as the album’s lungs, giving every note ... 
Tomberlin Releases New Album 'i don't know who needs to hear this...'
by Michael Major - April 29, 2022 The album was recorded, at Figure 8 studios over the course of two weeks, with producer and engineer Phil Weinrobe (Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek) and features an impressive cast of players including Cass McCombs, Stuart Bogie, Shahzad Ismaily, Felix Walworth, Gyða Valtýsdóttir and Doug Wieselman. Plus... 
VIDEO: Delicate Steve Shares Video For New Track 'Playing in a Band'
by Michael Major - April 27, 2022 Delicate Steve has released the track “Playing in a Band” from his upcoming album ‘After Hours’ alongside a new video for the song which features some of his friends and favorite musicians playing along to the song, including Kevin Morby, Waxahatchee, Nels Cline of Wilco, Cassandra Jenkins and more.... 
Guitar Hero Delicate Steve Announces Album 'After Hours'
by Michael Major - April 05, 2022 Written and recorded on a 1966 Fender Stratocaster that reignited his love for the instrument, ‘After Hours’ marks a first for Marion: an earnest, easygoing collection of songs that revel in the simple joys of plugging in and playing. With today’s announce he’s shared a video for the new track “Stre... 
VIDEO: Joshua Crumbly Releases Video for 'Kolkata' from 'ForEver' Album
by Michael Major - November 17, 2021 Bassist, producer, and songwriter Joshua Crumbly released the Giraffe Studios-directed video for his song “Kolkata.” The track is off of Crumbly’s recently released full-length ForEver — guests on the album include Shahzad Ismaily, Sam Gendel, Jay Bellerose, and more. Watch the new music video now!... 
Joshua Crumbly Releases New Album 'ForEver'
by Michael Major - October 08, 2021 Joshua is genre-blurring artist and sought after bassist who’s recorded and toured with artists like Kamasi Washington, Leon Bridges, Bob Dylan, Terence Blanchard, & more... 
VIDEO: Joshua Crumbly Releases 'C.S.C' Music Video
by Michael Major - September 24, 2021 Joshua is genre-blurring artist and sought after bassist who’s recorded and toured with artists like Kamasi Washington, Leon Bridges, Bob Dylan, Terence Blanchard, & more.... 
Jihae Launches Official Music Video for 'Utopia'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 20, 2021 The track is self-produced, mixed by Dave Harrington (Darkside), with Didi Gutman (Brazilian Girls) on synth and bass, Shahzad Ismaily on piano and beats, Avi Bortnick on guitar and Susan Mandel on cello.... 
Joshua Crumbly Announces New Album 'ForEver'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 19, 2021 figureight records is a creative project led by Shahzad Ismaily. The label has to date released records by múm founding member Gyda Valtysdottir, NYC super-producer Randall Dunn, Jon Hopkins and Brian Eno collaborator Leo Abrahams, Spotify chart-topping indie artist Toth, and more.... 
Ceramic Dog Announces New Album 'Hope' Out June 25
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 28, 2021 By May 2020, Marc Ribot had begun to find being depressed depressing. The guitarist and his Ceramic Dog trio—bassist/multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily and drummer Ches Smith—hadn’t played for months.... |
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