MP3 Premiere: Brokeback’s “The Wire, the Rag, and the Payoff” makes a dusty, psychedelic trip west
With more than a little reverb, a sense of wide-open space, and a strong kinship with Americana, Brokeback and Black…
12 years ago
Tortoise
Review: Marco Benevento’s TigerFace
Though much of keyboardist Marco Benevento’s new album traverses familiar territory, the opening two tracks will take listeners by surprise,…
12 years ago
Tortoise’s Jeff Parker discusses prospect of new material
Tortoise guitarist and jazz maven Jeff Parker talks about the prospect of new material from the famous five-piece. Read the…
12 years ago
Tortoise hearts the Midwest and Europe
Tortoise is hitting the road this spring, but given its home base in Chicago, there's no love for US coastlines:…
13 years ago
ALARM’s guide to Record Store Day 2012
Tomorrow is the third Saturday in April, which means that independent record stores across the world will face an influx…
13 years ago
Chrome Hoof: Disco-Space-Metal Collective Creates Futuristic, Silver-Studded Spectacles
Draped in glittery silver cloaks and masked in dense fog, London-based collective Chrome Hoof puts on inimitable, over-the-top performances to…
13 years ago
Guest Spot: Dosh on the alchemy of instrumental music
Dosh: Tommy (Anticon, 4/13/10) Dosh: "Subtractions" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dosh-subtractions.mp3|titles=Dosh: "Subtractions"] Percussionist and multi-instrumentalist Martin Dosh, better known as simply Dosh, is known both…
13 years ago
Q&A: A Lull
A Lull: Confetti (Mush, 4/12/11) A Lull: "Some Love" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/03_SomeLove1.mp3|titles=A Lull: "Some Love"] Since its formation in 2008, indie electronic…
14 years ago
Concert Photos: Tortoise @ Empty Bottle (Chicago, IL)
Experimental instrumental quintet Tortoise played a pair of hometown shows recently, performing in front of welcoming crowds at the Empty…
14 years ago
Dianogah: Dueling Basses and Melodic Distortions
On its most recent album, Chicago's Dianogah ventures into harsher sounds, while simultaneously collaborating with local artists Andrew Bird and…
14 years ago
Concert Photos: Andrew Bird @ Fourth Presbyterian Church (Chicago)
Whistling, violin-toting troubadour Andrew Bird just finished a makeshift residency at Chicago's Fourth Presbyterian Church. Bird played three successive dates…
14 years ago
MP3 Exclusive: Comic Wow’s “Miami Song Tennis 2”
Comic Wow: "Miami Song Tennis 2" (Music for Mysteries of Mind Space and Time - Vol. 10, Asthmatic Kitty, 10/26/10)…
14 years ago