Review: Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!
With the first album in 10 years from Godspeed You! Black Emperor, the masters of celestial crescendo have returned to…
12 years ago
Godspeed! You Black Emperor
Label Q&A: Constellation Records
In the late 1990s, friends and music lovers Don Wilkie and Ian Ilavsky launched Constellation, issuing handmade records by local…
12 years ago
Q&A: Sole & The Skyrider Band
Sole & The Skyrider Band: Hello, Cruel World (Fake Four Inc., 7/19/11) Sole & The Skyrider Band: "Hello, Cruel World" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Sole__the_Skyrider_Band_Hello_Cruel_World.mp3|titles=Sole…
13 years ago
Q&A: Esmerine
Esmerine: La Lechuza (Constellation, 6/7/11) Esmerine: "A Dog River" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Esmerine_A_Dog_River.mp3|titles=Esmerine: "A Dog River"] Cello/percussion twosome Becky Foon and Bruce Cawdron, of…
13 years ago
Ocean: Expansive, Depth-Plumbing Doom Metal
Whether it's the band's all-too-common name or its sprawling, drone-heavy sound, Maine-based doom quartet Ocean refuses to change for anyone…
13 years ago
A.Armada: Razor-Sharp Post-Rock
On the strength of its sprawling 2009 EP, Anam Cara, Georgia-based post-rock band A.Armada broke out from its under-the-radar status…
14 years ago
Morrow vs. Hajduch: The Psychic Paramount’s II
Scott Morrow is ALARM’s music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of…
14 years ago
Vic Chesnutt: Warm Heart, Dark Folk
Before passing in late 2009 (shortly after this piece was written), folk-rock troubadour Vic Chesnutt had released 20 years of…
14 years ago
Posters & Packaging: David V. D’Andrea’s Psychedelic Haunts
The connection between visual and auditory art seems natural to graphic artist David V. D’Andrea, who notes KISS album artist…
14 years ago
What We’re Seeing This Weekend: Crippled Black Phoenix, JFJO, Pelican, Tombs
Wherever you are this weekend, check your calendars to catch the diversified endtime ballads of Crippled Black Phoenix, the beautiful…
16 years ago
Explosions in the Sky: there’s no holding back
With their raw energy and simple melodies, Explosions in the Sky brings us tantalizing live shows.
18 years ago