Improv and Avant-Garde

Stars of the Lid's Brian McBride Dies at 53
PUBLISHED Aug 28, 2023
Brian McBride — the American artist best known as one half of ambient duo Stars of the Lid — has died. McBride's passing was confirmed by t...
The Callous Daoboys Detail New EP, Share Video for "Waco Jesus"
PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2023
The Callous Daoboys have shared blessed news of a new EP. The Atlanta, GA, seven-piece will share God Smiles Upon the Callous Daoboys on Oc...
Lingua Ignota Returns as Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter with New Album 'SAVED!'
PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2023
Coming off of the success of 2021's Sinner Get Ready, Kristin Hayter announced last November that she would be retiring her Lingua Ignota p...
Sonic Youth's 20 Best Songs Ranked
PUBLISHED Aug 15, 2023
From their hyper-fuzzy industrial no-wave roots through the slacker rock '90s era and into the dynamic and formless later years, Sonic Yout...
Ida Toninato, Martin Messier, susy.technology Set for MUTEK's INSCAPE: NEW HOMEOSTASIS
PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2023
MUTEK Montreal has joined forces with Seoul-based media art platform INSCAPE to present the multidisciplinary showcase series INSCAPE: NEW...
Mary Lattimore Announces New Album 'Goodbye, Hotel Arkada,' Shares "And Then He Wrapped His Wings Around Me"
PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2023
Los Angeles-based harpist Mary Lattimore has announced a new album, led by the gossamer single "And Then He Wrapped His Wings Around Me," f...
Jónsi's Toronto Exhibition 'Hrafntinna (Obsidian)' Is His Most Immersive Musical Landscape Yet
PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2023
Sigur Rós could make shopping for groceries sound like a cinematic experience. With their music on the stereo, wiping the kitchen counter b...
Tom Waits Brings 'Bone Machine,' 'The Black Rider' Back to Vinyl with Island Records Reissue Series
PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2023
Continuing to give his back catalogue the reissue treatment, Tom Waits has now turned to his Island Records releases for a new release camp...