Best of 2026.5 (Josh)
2026 hasn’t been much of an improvement on the previous year (at least so far). One of the few things that’s not sucking these days is the steady stream of music artists continue to...
Author: josh keller
Listen to Great New LP Yarın Yoksa by Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek (Cedar Show TONIGHT!)
I have been a fan of Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek for many years, discovering their music sometime over the last decade around the same time as fellow Anatolian psych rockers Kit Sebastian, Altin...
Check Out Berlin Every Sunday in June for Great Totally Gross National Product Curated Shows
A brief glimpse into the archives shows we’ve been covering Minneapolis label Totally Gross National Product’s music and parties/shows since our inception nearly 16 years ago. Times flies, and like most things as we...
Stream Rollicking New American Cream LP Twin (Release Show THIS FRIDAY!)
American Cream Band, the rotating cast (although fairly steady over last few years) surrounding Nathan Nelson, are a band that over their multiple iterations have never stopped barreling forward, always evolving and growing into...
We Went There: Sam Prekop and John McEntire at The Cedar
Sons of by former Sea and Cake bandmates Sam Prekop and John McEntire was one of my favorite records of 2022, and I’ve went back to the cassette I have of it often over...
We Went There: Eli Winter Trio + Luke Schneider at the Cedar
Saturday night at the Cedar was an evening of instrumental guitar music, with three artists exploring different avenues of an ill-defined genre. The night was billed as an evening with Luke Schneider, a pedal...
We Went There: L’Rain Live Album Taping at Walker Art Center
Seeing shows at the Walker Art Center theatre always adds an air of excitement to every concert, but Saturday night was particularly special because it was a live album recording for L’Rain. It was...
Spend Some Cash This Bandcamp Friday (May 1) as Labels Host Fundraiser to Support Displaced Communities in Lebanon
The casuals get roped into Record Store Day, but the real heads know that Bandcamp Fridays are where you really drop the serious cash and get good stuff you and need, not a picture...
