With 232 pages and an expanded 12″ by 12″ format, our biggest print issue yet celebrates the people, places, music, and art of our hometown, including cover features on David Lynch, Nipsey Hussle, Syd, and Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records, plus Brian Wilson, Cuco, Ty Segall, Lord Huron, Remi Wolf, The Doors, the art of RISK, Taz, Estevan Oriol, Kii Arens, and Edward Colver, and so much more.
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Photo by Michael Muller. Image design by Gene Bresler at Catch Light Digital. Cobver design by Jerome Curchod.
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TR/ST, Performance
Five albums and 15 years in, electronic wizard Robert Alfons seeks to start his musical endeavor anew—all the while wondering if a slate can be truly wiped clean.
Laurie Anderson, Amelia
Embodying the perspective of Amelia Earhart, the avant-garde icon teams up with ANOHNI and the Filharmonie Brno to filter hard fact and flighty perspective into one tight audio-verité package.
Man or Astro-Man?, ROYGBIV (Recordings From the BBC)
Containing eight 7-inch singles and a bonus flexi disc of crisp recordings taken from Radio 1 performances throughout the ’90s, this box set embodies the spirit of the space cadets running amok.
Mike Spry
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In Conversation
The Skein of Goose
Peter Anspach and Rick Mitarotonda discuss the band’s new album Dripfield, staying level-headed, and their official take on jam bands.
July 21, 2022
Solid Sound Festival at MASS MoCA
Essay
The Gospel of Econo: Community, Wilco, and Watt at Solid Sound 2022
Reflections on the latest installment of Wilco’s weekend festival in North Adams, Massachusetts—and a few that preceded it.
June 08, 2022
Territorial Knock Down the Walls of the U.S. Prison System with “Just Say No” Video
The Colorado-based group’s album is out now via Die Jim Crow Records, a non-profit record label for formerly and currently incarcerated musicians.
December 06, 2021
Digital Cover
My Morning Jacket: The Last American Band
Jim James, Carl Broemel, and Bo Koster discuss releasing their new self-titled album in a post-band world for our latest digital cover story.
October 22, 2021
A Place I Wouldn’t Mind Dying, Alone or With You
Saying goodbye to the Silver Jew, David Berman.
August 08, 2019
Events
Aging with the Band: Wilco and the Intersection of Mythologies
On lost love, recovery, and music at Solid Sound 2019.
July 11, 2019
Film + TVIn Conversation
In Conversation: Sarah Adina Smith on Motels, Beautiful Accidents, and “Room 104”
The celebrated indie auteur looks to make her mark in television on Mark and Jay Duplass’s HBO anthology series.
September 19, 2017
Film + TVIn Conversation
In Conversation: Tom Perrotta Finishes “The Leftovers”
Halfway through the show’s final season, the HBO show’s co-creator reflects on what it all means.
May 07, 2017
photo by Ari Marcopoulos
A Formal Dedication: “Check Your Head” Turns Twenty-Five
It didn’t just help define a band: It formed how a generation would abandon singularity for fusion. A quarter-century after its release, we can trace our cultural evolution to the Beastie Boys’ third record.
April 21, 2017
THE AMERICANS — “The Midges” — Season 5, Episode 3 (Airs Tuesday, March 21, 10:00 pm/ep) — Pictured: Holly Taylor…
Film + TVIn Conversation
In Conversation: Holly Taylor of “The Americans” on Age, Deception, and Loyalty
Season five of FX’s Cold War drama has arrived at an…interesting…time in contemporary Russian/American relations. But some themes are universal.
April 03, 2017
photo by Mary Cybulski
Art & CultureFilm + TV
Lessons Learned: Pete Holmes Talks “Crashing” and Rising Again
The comic, actor, and podcaster explores life after infidelity in his new HBO series.
February 22, 2017
Art & CultureIn Conversation
In Conversation: Nikki Glaser on Trump, Catharsis, and Comedy
The stand-up comedian talks about the possibilities for comedy under the new administration ahead of her appearance at Riot LA.
January 20, 2017
NEW YORK – AUGUST 28: American actress and author Carrie Fisher poses for a portrait on August 28, 1987 in New York, New York. (Photo by Catherine McGann/Getty Images)
Film + TV
Leia Shot First: Saying Goodbye to Carrie Fisher
“My generation was not tainted by the fantasy of Leia, but rather encouraged to aspire to the love of women like her.”
January 03, 2017
Film + TV
Poverty on Television: “Shameless” and the American Dream
The Showtime drama, which was just renewed for an eighth season, offers a brutally humanizing portrayal of lower-class American life.
December 19, 2016
Marc Maron and Chris Hardwick collage / Maron photo by Andrew van Baal, Hardwick photo by Robyn Von Swank
Art & CultureFilm + TV
The New Purveyors: The Nerdist, WTF, and Cultural Conversation
Chris Hardwick and Marc Maron approach the entertainment industry in wildly different ways. But both help us to escape the culture of the soundbite.
July 15, 2016
The Tragically Hip in 1994. Credit unknown
Courage (for Gord Downie)
Following the announcement of lead singer Gord Downie’s terminal cancer diagnosis, Mike Spry explains how The Tragically Hip speak to the Canadian soul.
May 26, 2016
Bonnie “Prince” Billy / photo by Patrick Glennon
In Conversation
Peel Slowly and See: Bonnie “Prince” Billy, the Past, and “Pond Scum”
Will Oldham talks about his new album, which compiles material from three Peel Sessions recorded decades ago.
January 26, 2016
