Estradasphere

Weekly Music News Roundup

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez announces a new solo album for Stones Throw; Saul Williams speaks about the aftermath of The Inevitable Rise…

Weekly Music News Roundup

Fantômas plays The Director's Cut in its entirety, Jon Brion posts an instrumental tune, Tim Fite releases a free Halloween…

Estradasphere Guitarist Jason Schimmel Takes Orange Tulip Conspiracy on West Coast Jaunt

With stunning compositional skills and an impressive stylistic convergence, Jason Schimmel's Orange Tulip Conspiracy hits the West Coast in November…

Q&A: Jerseyband on Lungcore and the Lives of Unsigned Artists

With a demolishing dose of horn-heavy chug metal, Jerseyband stands as the logical result of loose forerunners such as John…

Q&A: God of Shamisen

Led by Tsugaru-shamisen master Kevin Kmetz, Santa Cruz's God of Shamisen creates cultural collisions in the form of shredding, Japanese-infused…

Farmers Market: Surfin’ USSR

Formed in 1991, Farmers Market is a Norwegian quintet that specializes in Balkan-jazz fusion. Led by multi-instrumentalist Stian Carstensen (accordion,…