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Recommendations for the year’s final Bandcamp Friday

by Leor Galil November 29, 2022November 29, 2022

The final Bandcamp Friday of the year arrives December 2. I’ve made a habit of rounding up music recommendations from recent Reader stories for each Bandcamp Friday, and since this is the 26th one, I hope it’s redundant to explain that for a 24-hour period, Bandcamp passes along its usual share of sales revenue to […]

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Marisa Anderson’s solo guitar provides solace and forges community

by Bill Meyer November 14, 2022November 14, 2022

Guitarist Marisa Anderson, based in Portland, Oregon, is a veteran solo performer, but solitude isn’t usually the first thing that comes to mind when she plays. In concert and on a string of solo albums, her reverberant, gritty instrumentals tap into the capacity of blues, gospel, and folk music to bring people together. Anderson’s recent […]

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Secret Drum Band build their beats as an act of collective strength

by Philip Montoro October 12, 2020August 18, 2021

Secret Drum Band’s latest record makes a wordless case for environmentalism and antifascism.

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Pitchfork’s Midwinter brings Kamasi Washington, Slowdive, Laurie Anderson, and dozens more to the Art Institute

by Leor Galil November 14, 2018August 18, 2021

Midwinter runs February 15 through 17 and also includes Oneohtrix Point Never, Grouper, Perfume Genius, DJ Koze, two William Basinski performances, and Tortoise playing all of TNT.

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Portland guitarist Marisa Anderson takes her rustic Americana into distant places on Cloud Corner

by Peter Margasak April 6, 2018August 18, 2021

Portland guitarist Marisa Anderson makes music rooted in tradition and distinguished by a scuffed-up intimacy. She’s internalized multiple strains of rustic American sounds, including Delta blues and old-timey country, and remakes them with a decidedly handcrafted feel. In recent years she’s opened up her music to new influences, which is in part a result of […]

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