Getaway w/ Jason Palma, Iced Misto & guest Alister Johnson @ BSMT 254, Saturday

Producer/DJ Alister Johnson joins Jason Palma & Iced Misto for Getaway at 254 Lansdowne on Saturday. Check the clips!

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Glossi Mag Read Alister Johnson's Q&A with an exclusive mix right here.

Remembering Dallas Good on his birthday

Remembering my old pal Dallas Good with a performance with Phonocomb, a couple of Sadies clips and one with Andre Williams.

One For The Weekend: 999999999

Check out the Macbain Brothers' "White Devils" off their 2014 debut 999999999  4-song EP for Hozac. 

Here's the scoop from Hozac HQ...

"Isn’t it insane that we are STILL mining some incredible bands and side projects from the MySpace heyday? Yes, those days of throwing your identity to the wind and any baggage your previous band(s) carried, and creating an entirely new musical persona, a shedding of the skin, nothing to hold anyone back from investigating. 

"Someday this will be looked back on as a phenomenon, but we can tell you that already, and 999999999 are one of the many great “side projects” such as SPIDER, NICE FACE, BLACK ORPHAN, BLANK DOGS that we built this label on during that golden era, all who found themselves uploading tracks and “putting on the mask,” avoiding any comparisons to previous work or prejudice based on external criteria. 

For fans of the pivotally punk Brookline, MA rulers TUNNEL OF LOVE, who effortlessly decapitated crowds during the mid 2000’s, this 999999999 concoction cooks down the Macbain brothers’ formula into a glistening pop serum no one could have expected. Anthony Macbain started recording as 999999999 as far back as 2004, and we have rescued four face-fucking, skin-scathing, and filthy pop gems from his quiver, presented here on vinyl for the first time. Instantly drawing comparisons to King Tuff and Sic Alps, this EP sizzles with nasty fuzz, yet rolls like a river, and will leave you panting for more, aching to have your “face carved on the side of a mountain.” 

We are proud to present such a crucial and raw underground slab of pure skuzz pop gold wrapped in a grimy layer of infectious flytrap-fidelity, for now, and for the ages." – Victimoftime.com

Get a digital copy of 999999999's debut EP via Hozac right here. Listen to "White Devils" below. 

Happy 85th Birthday Martin Carthy!

Cheers to British folk great Martin Carthy! We're celebrating with some documentary footage, interviews and performances. 

Watch Bruce Springsteen sing "Streets of Minneapolis" on The Late Show

The Boss powerfully reprised "Streets of Minneapolis" for the second last episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.  

Remembering Lee "Shot" Williams on his birthday

Remembering Chicago soul ace Lee "Shot" Williams with a few gems with Syl Johnson, Jo Armstead & Green McLaurin.

Sun Ra Arrival Day 24-Hour Broadcast on WKCR-FM, May 22

New York's WKCR-FM is once again celebrating the life and music of Sun Ra for 24-hours on Friday at 12 am to midnight. 

Here's the scoop... 

New York's WKCR 89.9 FM is excited to announce a 24-hour broadcast on May 22nd celebrating the 112th anniversary of the arrival of Sun Ra! This special broadcast will run from 12am to midnight on the 22nd and will preempt all regularly-scheduled Friday shows.

Le Sony’r Ra began his life in Birmingham, Alabama, where he studied piano under teacher Fess Wheatley at Industrial High School, before attending Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College. By the mid-1940s he had moved to Chicago where he apprenticed with swing bandleader Fletcher Henderson. This mentorship eventually led to him experimenting with his own bands and compositions during the 1950s, often utilizing instruments previously deemed as unconventional for jazz music. Sun Ra’s bands were also some of the first jazz bands to employ electronic instruments, including electric piano, clavioline, celeste, and synthesizers. 

The Sun Ra Arkestra was officially formed in the mid-1950s and led by Sun Ra until his death in 1993. During his roughly forty year leadership of the Arkestra, with whom he relocated to New York in 1960 and Philadelphia in 1968, Sun Ra and the band invented a music that was deeply rooted in spirituality, various philosophies, and multimedia experience. 

While many would be quick to label this new sound as Avant-Garde, Sun Ra held that the music was more than that: “[My Music is] more than avant garde, because the ‘avant garde’ refers to, I suppose, advanced earth music. But this is not earth music.” While the musicians in the Arkestra often changed, several crucial contributors stayed with the group for many years such as John Gilmore, Ronnie Boykins, Pat Patrick, and Marshall Allen.

Sun Ra is an eternal pioneer and cosmic adventurer, and he continues to be a guiding light for those very fortunate to have discovered his music. His music and concepts have ignited inspiration among artists and movements spanning diverse realms, including Afrofuturism, and electronic music. His legacy persists as a testament to his enduring influence as one of the preeminent artists of our time, and WKCR is honored to celebrate him this month on the 112th day of his arrival.

Tune in at 89.9 fm or at wkcr.org

Check out a few Sun Ra clips below.