That time Tortoise's John Herndon & Doug McCombs went on a shopping spree

Check out what John and Doug picked up at Amoeba in San Francisco for their "What's In My Bag" spot. 

Here's the scoop...

Douglas McCombs and John Herndon of Tortoise stopped by Amoeba San Francisco for a shopping trip and a chat for Amoeba’s 'What’s in My Bag?' series. They pick up a book by Budgie and music by Tom Verlaine, Louis Jordan, David Thomas, Silent Servant, Broadcast, Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers, Bill Orcutt, Emptyset, Wah!, Oneohtrix Point Never, The Durutti Column, and Peaches. You can take a look inside and hear what they have to say about their picks below.

Remembering James Chance on his birthday

Raising a glass to no wave icon James Chance on his birthday with some interviews and performances you may have missed. 

Happy 4/20 from Shooter Jennings & Willie Nelson

Shooter Jennings wanted to record When I'm Stoned" by his pal Jason Boland and found the perfect duet partner in Willie Nelson. 

Writes Shooter Jennings...

"I’ve known Jason Boland for more than half my life. I saw him playing songs in bars. I opened for him the day we got thrown in jail in Baylor County for weed. So naturally, when they asked me to do this project, I enthusiastically agreed and called Willie Nelson to help me out. Boland is a diamond and he’s one of the guys that influenced a lot of what is going on in today’s country music, so it was my pleasure to honor my old friend."

Ino Hidefumi issues Love Theme From "Sunflower" seven-inch

Ino Hidefumi just released his version of Henry Mancini's Love Theme from "Sunflower" b/w "Lemon Tea" on a seven-inch.

April March releases her swingin' "Villerville" album on vinyl for RSD

As the title suggests, April March's "Villerville" album was recorded in the lovely Normandy village on the coast of France. 

Here's the scoop...

April March's latest "Villerville," is an album of all original songs recorded in Rouen and Villerville (aka Tigreville) with Norman Langolff, Rebecca Paris, Timmy Rickard, Ben Hilliard, Ben Hampson, Tim Weller, Naz Bouzida and Martyn Baker. Bong Load's exclusive RSD release of 750 copies includes the bonus track "Ta Ta Ta." Check out "Surfing Castafiore," "Blacktop Champion" and "Punk Altitude" after the tracklisting below. 

April March - Villerville

A1. Surfing Castafiore 

A2. I Do What I Do 

A3. Vinyl Boots 

A4. Double Tilt 

A5. It's A Long Walk 

A6. Pop Fly 

B1. Punk Altitude 

B2. Past The Sun 

B3. Oyster Bay 

B4. Blacktop Champion 

B5. Strike Your Lightning 

B6. Ta Ta Ta (Exclusive Bonus Track)

Watch guitarist Gwenifer Raymond play a Tiny Desk Concert and more!

Watch Welsh guitarist Gwenifer Raymond's Tiny Desk Concert and more following her recent Guitar Moves interview.

Acoustic Harvest presents Russell deCarle & Steve Briggs @ 200 McIntosh, Saturday

Singer/songwriter Russell deCarle is joined by guitar ace Steve Briggs for an Acoustic Harvest hoedown in Scarborough. 

Russell deCarle & Steve Briggs

at 200 McIntosh St, Scarborough

Saturday, April 18 at 8 pm

Tickets: $35 plus fees

After decades as the highly respected lead vocalist and bassist with Prairie Oyster, with "six Juno Awards, more than a dozen Canadian Country Music Awards and enough gold and platinum records and #1 singles to fill a living room wall", Russell deCarle continues to write, record and perform moving music. 

With his intimate, smokey, burnished voice, Russell has a knack for inviting audiences into his realm and embracing them with his words of heartbreak and hope, sadness and joy, wisdom and truth....he's truly a thinking singer-songwriter, a balladeer, connecting with people over achingly beautiful songs and stories about the land and world in which we live. His repertoire is eclectic, ranging from Country to Blues to Swing, Jazz, Rockabilly etc. and all delivered in his trademark, soulful voice and mesmerizing stage presence. Russell was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008. 

Russell's two most recent self-released recordings, 2017's Alone In This Crowd and 2024's The End of The Road – both involving his sidekick guitarist Steve Briggs – represent some of finest work of his impressive career.  

Join us for an evening of stellar music and warm vibes. Get tickets right here.