Continuing with our Steve Albini tribute this week, it’s no secret that he “engineered” (his preferred term to describe his work as a studio producer) some absolutely classic albums by
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere is ground zero for a collaboration between Neil Young and Crazy Horse that has lasted for over a half-century. The personnel has not always been the
Given that 1977 has become one of the most highly regarded epochs in Grateful Dead history, it only makes sense that Volume 50 of Dave’s Picks is devoted to two
Originally from Toronto, The Harpoonist is the alias for the harpoon/harmonica/harp prodigy, otherwise known as Shawn Hall. Having performed for almost two decades, spending 17 years as part of The
A seven-song survey of displacement, Brookside Mall’s No More Fragrant Thoughts places proper nouns in improper places. Whether bending a love song to fit an homage to television’s Forensic Files or the
Philadelphia-based Eliza Hardy Jones is a full-time member of The War on Drugs, has been in Iron & Wine and Grace Potter’s touring bands, and has also been a vocal
It’s a timeless slice of transgression, confession, self-reliance, and self-expression. It’s the perfect punk-power-pop-dance record to confront our peculiar moment. There Are No Rival Clones Here, the sophomore LP from
What is The Lost Weekend Band and One Hell of a Time? It’s a guy named Hardcore Dave fronting a country band. It’s Paul Fig who has worked with Slipknot
With the untimely death of Steve Albini still weighing heavily on hearts and minds, we’re dedicating this week’s Manic Monday to his most notorious band, noise-rock pioneers Big Black. The
Many people regard particularly compelling live shows as not merely great performances but great “experiences.” If you happened to witness Swans’ performance at The Metro in Chicago on May 11th,
