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
Jem is an English artist hitting the British jazz pop scene with her EP, Love Me or Lose Me. Motifs about forbidden love come through Jem’s rich tones and smooth jazz rhythms in its four tracks. The EP starts with “Juliet,” which introduces the more self-conscious and exploratory parts of starting a new relationship. The… Read More Jem debuts “Love Me Or Lose Me”
Where the fuck is it? I’m toiling around the streets, knowing I am vaguely close because of the shift in quality of graffiti. A guy as equally confused as I am is spying the environs on this corner of Wyckoff and Weirfeld, looking for a music venue. He spots it first. The name Trans-Pecos is… Read More A Friday Night With Claire Dickson, Dolphin Hyperspace, and CGI Jesus
If you’re one of the person who follows this blog, you know my obsession with rising stars Thumpasaurus is practically diagnosable. So in following the individual careers of its members, I learned that Los Angeles-based bassist Logan Kane is a scene unto himself. The dude is prolific, having put out projects with Thump bandmate Henry… Read More An Idiot’s Guide to Experimental Jazz – Logan Kane’s Laser Cars EP
Now this crew puts on a one-of-a-kind show. Hailing from Los Angeles, this five piece has a cult following for their raucous combination of punk and funk, and for good reason – behind the space-punk aesthetic and DIY ethic is otherworldly musicianship. Being that the critical mass of the band is educated in jazz and… Read More Thumpasaurus – Live at the Echo album and video review
A big thanks to my buddy Soda for giving me the space to share some tunes with you! Thumpasaurus greeted the world with their 2018 sensation “Mental Karate,” and now the rest of us will have to spend our lives scouring eBay for hard copies of their brash debut, Book of Thump. Now they’re back… Read More Thumpasaurus – Thumpaverse album review
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