Stereogum — Ryley Walker pretty firmly established himself in the pastoral folk category with Primrose Green, his new album from earlier this year, but the Chicago musician has been letting his more experimental side show recently: This past summer, he put out a... more info

Stereogum — For the past ten years, Tompkins Square Records have championed a lovely form of folk and virtuosic acoustic guitar music, music that feels out of time without being overly beholden to tradition. They’ve released the debut records of people like Wi... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — With John Renbourn passing into the great unknown this year to join his six-string brother in arms Bert Jansch, it’s a good time to be reminded of the wonderful sounds two acoustic guitarists in joyous communion can make. These two recent LPs are m... more info

Stereogum — La Blogothèque’s Takeaway Show performance series has been home to some seriously great artists this year — Courtney Barnett, Shamir, the Staves, SOAK, Ryley Walker, Matthew E. White, Father John Misty, and fucking Spoon have all participated in... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: Ryley Walker at 2015 Pitchfork Festival (more by James Richards IV) The prolific psychedelic folk singer Ryley Walker released his newest album Primrose Green (his first for Dead Oceans) earlier this year, and he's already bac... more info

Stereogum — Chicago-based Ryley Walker and collaborator Charles Rumback of Leaves, L’Altra, and Via Tania released an extensive improvisational recording on Walker’s SoundCloud. The track is serene, ambient, and atmospheric, evoking the vision of a glimmerin... more info

Stereogum — Pitchfork Festival took over Chicago’s Union Park this past weekend with headlining sets from Wilco, Sleater-Kinney, and Chance The Rapper. The hours before those performances boasted an impressive lineup of established names as well, among them Ch... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by James Richard IV Wilco / Panda Bear / Jessica Pratt We have an early front-runner for the weekend's quietest act, and perhaps the festival's quietest act ever. It's all about two barefoot guitarists seated in the shade. Jessica... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Sachyn Mital "Witnessed Jessica Pratt on Friday night at #lepoissonrouge. #reallyfuckinggood" - AERS "Whoah, Ryley Walker. Hypnotic, exhilarating, beautiful. @ (le) poisson rouge"- @neddyo Jessica Pratt is continuing to support this year's ... more info

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