It was an oddly quiet Sunday night at Gramercy Theater. I was there to see Voice of Baceprot, the Indonesian all-female metal band that has been storming the internet with covers of Rage Against the Machine and Metallica, among others. These young queens are touring the US, playing a mix of their own original tracks… Read More Sunday Night with Voice of Baceprot and Above Snakes
I was checking out some sounds for a Saturday night adventure when I encountered Gavin Turek’s personal blend of discoey beats and soulful high vox. The almighty algorithm had been feeding me pictures of her late 70’s glamour and magnificent afro coiffe in a vaseline filter, advertising her upcoming visit to Elsewhere. Clearly a fresh… Read More Saturday Night with Gavin Turek, The Dragon Sisters, and Val Fleury
In the category of “your favorite band’s favorite band,” this little ditty is about my first foray into the discography of the legendary Afrofuturism pioneer Sun Ra and his Arkestra. The name Sun Ra had bounced around my consciousness for decades courtesy of the praise of Lester Bangs and LCD Soundsystem referencing Sun Ra in… Read More Coming Back to Life with Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra
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