last week i received an email from zach phillips , who used to run OSR tapes, an excellent and prolific experimental record label...purchasi...

it's been a week that felt like a year, but one bright spot (aside from the obvious) was the november installment of the monthly ritual ...

acoustic storm , the latest record from east coast instrumental psych-folk duo elkhorn , was recorded at home, late at night during a blizza...

i came at the koker ballads not knowing what to expect. the discography of baltimore-based multi-instrumentalist and experimental recording...

' sugarbushey ' is the brand new album from philadelphia based poet and musician tapes & tubes . it came out yesterday on UK imp...

' no love is sorrow ' is the third solo LP from american ex-pat guitarist and songwriter buck curran, who is currently based in ital...

continuing on the theme of jams that preface some blood-moving pop-type action with meditative synth passages, i thought i would write a lit...

something has spoken to me and said "start posting here again". for the first real MFOA post in 3 or so years, i figured what bett...

the modern folk music of america  has shared the music of many artists, but i would be disingenuous if i said that it was never my intention...

Steely Dan is known for many things, such as fusing rock and jazz, making guitarists do more takes than anyone other than Phil Spector and...

earlier this month, i had the opportunity to play a very special show, opening up for new york shredders  elkhorn and olympic peninsula gui...

midwestern medicine is a portland, maine power trio fronted by brock ginther , who i have featured here before in his solo incarnation . ...

bill mackay is a chicago guitarist who has been active for years on the experimental music scene. his new record ' esker ' is due o...

the split tape between russian ambient noise musicians ohr (side A) and sergey kostyrko and alexander zaitsev (side B) is the latest releas...

delaware musician tapes & tubes (AKA austin potter) has a side business cutting DIY lathe records for various underground musicians, ma...