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MAGNET’s Bill Meyer picks the best jazz/improv releases of the year 1) Natural Information Society Since Time Is Gravity (Eremite)2)

MAGNET’s Devon Leger picks the best indie-roots releases of the year 1) Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah Bark Out Thunder Roar

The Moss at The End, Nashville. Photos by Skylar Watkins.

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Have you heard the one about the composer/sound theorist who teamed up with a slow-motion metal guitarist? There you go,

In September, Baroness released sixth album Stone (Abraxan Hymns), its much anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Gold And Grey. It’s Baroness’

Californians have been fleeing the Golden State in droves, with Austin, Texas, a preferred destination for many. The influx has

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Collaborations are born out of different dynamics. For Alexa Rose and Matt Pond PA, it was something just this side

Daniel Bachman’s latest album takes its name from a tune that’s been sung by Songs Of The Pioneers, Billy Bragg

Pete Droge has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. Several months removed from the most debilitating symptoms

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Roscoe Village is a comfortable neighborhood on Chicago’s north side where you can drop a few bucks on brunch. It’s

The last time we caught up with Jon Dee Graham, he was struggling to strike a balance between making a

Ever since his surprise move from strummed acoustic guitars to amped-up electrification in 1965, fans of Bob Dylan have repeatedly

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

If Acetone flew under your radar in the ’90s, you’ll have your work cut out for you with I’m Still

MAGNET’s Mitch Myers asks the burning question: Does anyone know anyone who knows anything about the Conspiracy Stomp? I have

With his cosmic-country credo tucked under one arm and a quirky intellect under the other, Daniel Donato has become a

September, 1993. That’s the last time I saw Codeine play live, and it was a revelation. Codeine performed a lengthy,

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

The Holy Mother (Plays The Rudra Veena) is the vinyl debut from Madhuvanti Pal. The relationship between femininity and the rudra

The Bret Tobias Set may be two members shy of a Bigger Lovers reunion, but it’s pretty much business as

The album cycle for Japanese Breakfast’s breakthrough Jubilee, released in spring 2021, ended with a jubilant Halloween show at The

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Health scares have a habit of changing lives. Almost 10 years ago, a case of appendicitis sent Our Man In

Remembering Sinéad—a talent-packed tribute at City Winery New York City—had a tough mission. Not just because remembering Sinéad O’Connor means