Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Monoshock’s “Runnin’ Ape-Like From The Backwards Superman 1989-1995”

Some devotees of two-wheeled navigation will argue that monoshock suspension is superior because it enhances stability. The music of Monoshock

December 2, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

No living musician relates more to space than Rafael Toral. He’s employed recordings captured by NASA and played music that

November 25, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Bright Spot could be labeled “bar-band music,” but while that tag is often used pejoratively, it’s the highest of praise

November 20, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

A voice whispers. Some sticks dance on the rim of a drum. A couple contrasting guitars weave around some Bo

November 18, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

The Exposure Series is an annual Chicago event (years with global pandemics excepted) that draws together improvising musicians from the

November 10, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

If you had to sum up the relationship between magicians and their audiences in one question, it would be, “Do

November 3, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

In disasters lurk opportunities. The Dead C, a trio that’s operated out of various towns on New Zealand’s South Island

October 28, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania