Instant Alter Play Their Mission Statement at SFJAZZ
The future fusion collective, led by Natasha Agrama and Emilio Modeste, brought tracks from their Stanley Clarke-produced debut to San Francisco's Joe Henderson Lab.
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Theo Vermeer
MoMA Screens Over 19 Teo Hernández Super 8 Films in a Rare Retrospective
The Mexican-born filmmaker’s trance-like Super 8 works screen alongside pieces by his heir Michel Nedjar, bringing a restless avant-garde practice of queer ritual, eroticism, and dizzying motion back into view.
Tove Lo Details Sixth Album ‘ESTRUS’, Shares First Single
The Swedish pop writer’s new record, due September 18, confronts desire and memory without resolution.
Laura Veirs Returns with Temple Songs, an Album Recorded Alone in Her Backyard
After wondering if she would write songs again, Laura Veirs retreated to her backyard studio and made an entire album alone. Temple Songs arrives 14 August via Raven Marching Band Records.
Wyclef Jean Details Seven-Album ‘Quantum Leap’ Project
During a career-spanning set at the Blue Note in Hollywood, Wyclef Jean revealed plans to release seven genre-specific albums this year, each with seven tracks.
Laibach’s ‘Musick’ Processes the Hypermarket Sound
The Slovenian collective’s new album draws in pop collaborators to dissect the sweet emptiness of contemporary entertainment.
Kurt Vile Hit the Storage Limit on His Looper Pedal and Wrote a Song About It
The Philadelphia songwriter's new track "99th Song" turns a mundane piece of gear trouble into a meditation on endings, memory, and the fear of silence.
Bill Orcutt & Mabe Fratti – Almost Waking
The guitarist and cellist trade files between San Francisco and Mexico City, building eight chamber-folk pieces that catch hooks in unexpected places.
Basement’s WIRED Draws From Grunge’s Introspective Side Without Trapping It in the Past
The UK band’s new album finds its footing not in volume but in mood, pulling from a time when songwriting carried more weight than style.
Hollan Holmes Releases The Sanctity of Rust on Spotted Peccary Music
The Texas-based musician’s latest ambient-electronic work draws from his visual art practice, celebrating the beauty of decay and endurance.