Aquarium Drunkard — Cy Dune serves as the stage name of Seth Olinsky of defunct freak-punk-niks Akron/Family. While the music of his former group resides somewhere at the intersections of noise, new age, free jazz and rock ’n’ roll, Cy Dune is rooted in th... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — There is no one single sound of the desert. The desert is a collage: wind rusting creasote, reptiles scraping across, communicating birds overhead. Cy Dune's Desert, the latest dispatch of sun-damaged blues from Seth Olinsky of Akron/Family, reflects... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — It’s been six years since Akron/Family went on an indefinite hiatus. Following the release of 2007’s epic Love is Simple , founding member Ryan Vanderhoof quit amicably to live in a Buddhist Dharma commune, while the band [...] The p... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Akron/Family member is also on tour. Continue reading… more info

Core News — “Art-rock legend Michael Gira from experimental New York Rock band Swans provides this week’s Guest Mix. Michael is also the founder of Young God Records which has released albums from such artists as Devendra Banhart, Akron/Family as well as Swa... more info

Stereogum — Busses are one of the many fine rock bands hailing from Philadelphia these days. “Wizard Of The Eye,” the title track from their new LP, is a monstrous, melodic guitar outburst that touches on the raucous garage rock of the Ty Segall/Wand/Meatbod... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Cy Dune, the project of Akron/Family's Seth Olinsky, released his debut EP No Recognize last year, and now his first full length, Shake, is out today (9/9) via Lightning Records. As you may expect from an Akron/Family... more info

Stereogum — Akron/Family drummer Dana Janssen, who records under the name Dana Buoy, ends his new EP, Preacher, with a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Everywhere” from their 1987 album Tango In The Night. Janssen puts his own starry-eyed synth spin on the contem... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis As you may know, Akron/Family's Dana Janssen makes electronic pop as Dana Buoy, having released his debut album under that name in 2012. He's got a new EP, Preacher, due out next week (7/22) via Middle West... more info

Impose Magazine — In the age of crowdfunded creativity, anybody with an idea and enough gumption to do it can pursue their artistic dreams. Seth Olinsky, of both Akron/Family and Cy Dune, is doing just that with the inception of a new record label called Lightning Rec... more info