As a longtime fan of all things David Bazan-related, including his main outfit Pedro the Lion, his hi-caliber band collaborations like Lo Tom & the Undertow Orchestra, his electro-organic duo Headphones, and his extensive solo output, my ears perked ... more info

Oh, hi. Remember me? Let’s see, now where was I? How about a quick ‘nutshells’ post – in which I share a handful of short, sharp shots of info (and songs? tour dates? random thoughts?) that have hit me recently. The frequency? Probably random... more info

As this long, trying year comes to a close and the internet offers its plethora of “musicians we lost” posts, there’s been a name missing that more-than-deserves a mention. And not just a mention, but a goddamn bold-faced memorial: Mr. Robert N... more info

Let the record show that the following list of carefully-compiled new selections were spun last Monday at the June 2017 edition of NEW MUSIC NIGHT at the ONCE Lounge in Somerville, Massachusetts. Two hours of new music, locavore tacos, & ticket givea... more info

The November edition of New Music Night is in the books, so here’s a rundown of what was spun last Monday (JJ’s birthday!) at Somerville’s indispensable ONCE Lounge… NEW MUSIC NIGHT playlist at the ONCE Lounge, Somerville, MA on Monday, Novem... more info

A ‘nutshells’ post, in which I share five new things rattling around my between my ears… On November 11th, Kristin Hersh will deliver her long-awaited next album, “Wyatt At The Coyote Palace”, in the U.S. (and in the U.K. 2 weeks earlier �... more info

[MP3] Kristin Hersh – “Panic Pure” a Vic Chesnutt cover, live in Cambridge, MA, 7/27/15 Kristin Hersh, from the stage of Club Passim in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Monday night, July 27th, 2015… “I was never very good at therapy, because…... more info

Greetings, and happy official-start-of-the-holidays, dear readers. All 12 of you. I keed, I keed... there are at least a couple dozen of you out there, I'm sure. One of these days I'll check my stats and find out.I've got plenty of things in my life ... more info

In keeping with the frequent squirrel appreciation reflected in my blog (and my life), I've decided to file these random "various & sundry" posts under "nutshells" from here on out. Just go with it...Kristin Hersh, the distinctive voice and guitar of... more info

Back in 2008, on the occasion of Sub Pop's 20th anniversary, I wrote about the 1992 Vermonstress Festival, a 15-band, 2-day party the label threw in my hometown of Burlington, Vermont. Well, here we are in 2012, and I realized that today's date, Octo... more info