Normal History Vol. 714: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
Catbite, Bacchae And Take Today At First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia
Catbite, Bacchae and Take Today at First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich. Bacchae Take Today Bacchae
Live Review: Plains And MJ Lenderman, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 10, 2022
Katie Crutchfield has the good fortune to be able to harmonize with anyone. But even in a career rich with
Bartees Strange, Pom Pom Squad And Spring Silver At The Foundry, Philadelphia
Bartees Strange, Pom Pom Squad and Spring Silver at The Foundry, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich. Pom Pom Squad Spring Silver
Normal History Vol. 713: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
Essential New Music: Shells’ “Outside”
Musician, DJ, show organizer—Shelley Salant is the kind of person who makes scenes keep on happening. The southeastern Michigan music
“Metal Machine Music”: The Sound And The Fury Of Lou Reed’s Most Controversial Album
Almost 50 years after Lou Reed unleashed white-noise opus Metal Machine Music, people are still debating whether it’s brilliant art
Red October: Jeff Beck & Johnny Depp, Iron Maiden And Kikagaku Moyo
While you were geeking out at home to House Of The Dragon and The Rings Of Power, MAGNET photographer Wes
Normal History Vol. 712: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events
Essential New Music: Peter Brötzmann/Keiji Haino Duo’s “The Intellect Given Birth To Here (Eternity) Is Too Young”
If any two guys have earned the acronym GOAT, it’s Peter Brötzmann and Keiji Haino. Both are titanic performers and
Resurrection Rock: “Creem” Magazine Rises From The Dead
If you’re old enough to remember Creem, you’re old enough to remember a time when rock journalism was devoid of
Normal History Vol. 711: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
Essential New Music: John McCowen’s “Models Of Duration”
Play Models Of Duration to the unprepared, and they won’t know what hit them. They’ll undoubtedly recognize that they’re facing
A Conversation With Honey Harper
One of the most pleasant surprises of a COVID-hobbled 2019, Honey Harper’s Starmaker was a laser-focused cosmic-country exercise that owed
Elizabeth M. Drummond: Alone Again, Naturally
Australian singer/songwriter Elizabeth M. Drummond had a band, a major-label career and a five-year relationship. It all came crashing down
Live Review: Thick, Skating Polly, Teenage Bigfoot, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 13, 2022
Loud and loose, fast and focused, the stacked bill of Thick, Skating Polly and Philly’s own Teenage Bigfoot crammed more
Normal History Vol. 710: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

















