Dallas Good's final recorded project due from Yep Roc on June 26th

Dallas Good's Were The Watchtowers, feat. Kurt Vile, John Doe, Yo La Tengo, Jon Spencer and others, will be released June 26.  

From Yep Roc HQ...

Yep Roc is honoured to announce the June 26th wide-release of Were The Watchtowers, the final recorded work of Dallas Good, completed before his unexpected passing in February 2022. Written and recorded slowly over more than a decade with Richard Reed Parry, the project captures a deeply collaborative, cosmic strain of psychedelic Americana. Guest appearances include Neko Case, Kurt Vile, Yo La Tengo, Jim Jarmusch, John Doe, Jon Spencer, Scott McCaughey, Gary Louris and Margaret Atwood. 

Listen to the single "Echo the Part" (below) and order a physical copy on White vinyl or CD at https://goodparry.lnk.to/echothepart.

ES:MO launch Sunshine In My Bones @ Hugh's Room, Saturday

Elizabeth Shepherd and Michael Occhipinti will be playing songs from their latest ES:MO recording at Hugh's Room on Saturday. 

ES:MO (Elizabeth Shepherd & Michael Occhipinti) 

at Hugh's Room (296 Broadview Avenue)

Saturday, May 23

Show at 8pm, Doors at 7pm

$30+ in advance, $37+at the door

Elizabeth Shepherd and Michael Occhipinti (ES:MO) have been featured in each other's projects for almost a decade, with Elizabeth being the vocalist and pianist for Michael Occhipinti's The Universe of John Lennon, and Michael touring as the guitarist in Elizabeth's group promoting her albums Montreal and The Signal.  Their duo album, The Weight of Hope, was nominated for a 2022 JUNO award and we can’t wait to hear their new album to be released at Hugh’s Room on Saturday May 23. Get tickets right here. 

Check out the new video for the ES:MO version of Jason Isbell's "If We Were Vampires" along with a few tracks from the Sunshine In My Bones album out now. Get the album right here.

 

Happy Birthday Cecil McBee!

Celebrating the 91st birthday of bass boss Cecil McBee with a short doc, an interview and a couple of classic performances. 

R.I.P Isaac "Ike" Willis, 1955-2026

Sadly, singer/guitarist Ike Willis – a longtime Frank Zappa collaborator – has passed away at 70. He'll be greatly missed.

Velour Underground continues May residency @ The Baby G, Tuesday

Flowers Of Hell members become Velour Underground to play your Reed/Cale faves at The Baby G on Tuesdays 8 pm to 12 midnight.

Here's the scoop... 

Lou Reed championed Toronto’s Flowers Of Hell, so this May they’ll be performing two sets of Velvet Underground songs at The Baby G (1608 Dundas St. West) every Tuesday in May as The Velour Underground. Expect fan favourites and a changing array of deep cuts each week, plus a light show. With the similar capacities of the Baby G and NYC’s Max’s Kansas City where the Velvets did their 1970 residency, this is as close as you can get to the real experience! Take a walk on the wild side! 

100 tickets available in advance (no charge via Dice right here), remaining tickets available at the door on a first come-first served basis. Doors open at 8 pm. Velour Underground residency at The Baby G continues May 19 and May 26. Check out The Velour Underground in action below. 

 

Happy Birthday Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO!

Celebrating the birthday of DEVO mainman Mark Mothersbaugh with a few interviews and a tour of his music studio and devices.

Ichi-Bons salute The Sonics & Mel Dorsey on new Ugly Pop seven-inch

Check out The Ichi-Bons' performances of "The Witch" and "Little Lil" along with the original versions below.  

Here's the scoop from Ugly Pop HQ...

Ugly Pop is very pleased to announce our second single from the finest group playing in Toronto today, the mighty Ichi-Bons! Tearing it up on two potent slabs of their patented Desperate Rock'n'Roll, Ichi-Bons are joined here by sax savage Spencer Evoy for maximum blaze. Topside's a delicious, delirious take on an obscure Mel Dorsey rocker from '59, while anybody with an ear for this music will recognize the flip's all-time Sonics scorcher. This is a one-time only pressing of 400. (UGLY POP UP085). 

You can get it directly from the Ichi-Bons at their show with The Deltas at Toronto's Legendary Horseshoe Tavern on Friday (May 22) or you can mail order a copy via Big Cartel right here. While you're there, grab a copy of Ichi-Bons guitarist Mamoru Banzai's new "Strollin' At Dawn" 3-song solo instrumental EP – which should appeal to fans of Link Wray – also on Ugly Pop available here. 

 

Get tickets for The Ichi-Bons' double-bill with The Deltas at the Horseshoe Friday (May 22) right here.