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Normal History Vol. 515: The Art Of David Lester

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

February 2, 2019 / DAVID LESTER ART, FREE MP3s

Techno? Heck No: Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks Wig Out At Brooklyn Steel

Before Stephen Malkmus officially transforms from guitar geek to electronic egghead with the March 15 release of Groove Denied (Matador),

January 31, 2019 / LIVE REVIEWS

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Lily & Madeleine’s “Supernatural Sadness”

The shimmery groove of “Supernatural Sadness” will surprise fans of Lily & Madeleine’s early folk rock: It’s more Hall &

January 31, 2019 / MAGNET EXCLUSIVE

Record Review: Writhing Squares’ “Out Of The Ether”

Space comes in a box, and all you need to do to get some is stomp on it. Writhing Squares,

January 30, 2019 / RECORD REVIEWS

The Basement Vapes, Volume Five: From Beatle To Bowie, Bad Boy To Bad Girl—Won’t You Try Some, Buy Some?

MAGNET’s Mitch Myers delves into the fascinating history of an overlooked gem by the other Fab Four: Ron, Phil, George

January 29, 2019 / THE BASEMENT VAPES

Essential New Music: Various Artists “Stax ’68: A Memphis Story”

The legendary Stax imprint was and always will be a phoenix among ashes. Stax ’68: A Memphis Story is a

January 28, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Hell’s Belle: Neko Case Brings Fire And Brimstone To The Keswick Theatre

Longtime fave Neko Case made MAGNET's number-one singer/songwriter album of last year, Hell-On (Anti-), and she was just in our

January 28, 2019 / LIVE REVIEWS

Normal History Vol. 514: The Art Of David Lester

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

January 26, 2019 / DAVID LESTER ART, FREE MP3s

House Of Wax: Torres Rocks A Philadelphia Basement On Her Solo Tour

Torres was in the house! Well, not our house, but some other Philadelphian’s. But we went, so it was sorta

January 25, 2019 / LIVE REVIEWS

Alejandro Escovedo Brings His Mexican-American Concept Album And Italian Backing Band To Philly’s Aptly Named World Cafe Live

It's nice seeing a music lifer like Alejandro Escovedo making some of his most vital music this deep into his

January 24, 2019 / LIVE REVIEWS

“It” Rapper Noname Brings Her Poetry Of Emotions To The City Of Sisterly Love

Telefone, Noname's debut mixtape, was our number-four hip-hop album of 2016, while her first studio LP, Room 25, was our

January 23, 2019 / LIVE REVIEWS

New Supergroup Hammered Hulls Hits The Road For The First Time

Members of Ex Hex, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, the Nation Of Ulysses, the Make-Up, Edsel and the Warmers walk

January 21, 2019 / LIVE REVIEWS

Essential New Music: Steve Gunn’s “The Unseen In Between”

Great music often comes from the effort to contain contradictory impulses, and so it is with The Unseen In Between.

January 21, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

Normal History Vol. 513: The Art Of David Lester