Listen to all of Willis Earl Beal’s forthcoming XL debut, Acousmatic Sorcery.
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Gossip Wolf: Lollapalooza forecast
Lollapalooza predictions, Locrian’s big deal, and Ben Clarke’s new Quarter Mile Thunder
12 O’Clock Track: Bobby Womack, “Please Forgive My Heart”
Bobby Womack returns in style with “Please Forgive My Heart.”
This week the Reader’s Spotify playlist goes DIY
A Spotify playlist all about local DIY shows
Gossip Wolf: Disappears pops up all over
Disappears side projects, an Usher remix for Flosstradamus, a departure from Anatomy of Habit, and more
Memories of Summer Camp
Defunct DIY venue Summer Camp immortalizes its final show with a live seven-inch and DVD
12 O’Clock Track: Future of the Left, “Sheena Is a T-Shirt Salesman”
Welsh punks Future of the Left give a lesson in economics.
Gossip Wolf: A quick start for a slow band
Kwaidan release their first show and play their second, BBU make some coded purchases, and Swimsuit Addition drop their debut EP.
12 O’Clock Track: Broken Water, “Say What’s on Your Mind”
On “Say What’s on Your Mind,” Olympia’s Broken Water gives a tip of the hat to Dinosaur Jr.
Three Beats: Cellist Tomeka Reid steps out with Hear in Now
Tomeka Reid and Hear in Now, Super Minotaur’s first LP, and Lord Mantis’s vile Pervertor
Gossip Wolf: Julian Malone’s mistaken dis track
Julian Malone goes solo, Owls reunite, and Baby Teeth drops a fourth LP
12 O’Clock Track: Rhye, “Open”
The excellent single “Open” could help unravel the mystery of LA electronic duo Rhye.
12 O’Clock Track: The Promise Ring, “Why Did Ever We Meet?”
Prepare for tomorrow night’s Promise Ring reunion show with the video for “Why Did Ever We Meet?”
This Sunday: the Second Annual Chili Synthesizer Cook-Off
The Second Annual Synthesizer Chili Cook-Off, Sunday at the Empty Bottle
Kembe X debuts his first video
Kembe X, high school dropout turned rising rapper, drops a video for “Sawbuck”