“Here, everyone gets an opportunity to really put their hands in and make something great for the city, and that’s electrifying.” l8r.it/vvDc

👍Almost all under two minutes. Force Ghost Joey Ramone shimmers above.

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LEFT OF THE DIAL / 10.24.24 📻: @KPOVBend, 88.9FM #inBend 👂: kpov.org/left-of-the-di… 🎵: Yasmin Williams, Hammock, Dun-Dun Band, Blak Saagan, Rock Candy, William Tyler, Sunwatchers, Anna Butterss, Edsel Axle, Water Damage and more

Happy start of college basketball season, everyone.

Stunning solo acoustic guitar music, Cherokee-language country blues, and more in October's edition of Best Country. daily.bandcamp.com/best-country/t…

My monthly roundup of the best country, bluegrass, folk, acoustic, roots, etc. releases on bandcamp is now up on Bandcamp Daily. October features @MindySmithMusic, Jett Holden, @Liv_Greene_, @Guitar_Yaz and more! (cc: Horton Records, Killbeat) daily.bandcamp.com/best-country/t…

If you're heading over to Bluesky, follow me here: bsky.app/profile/bcsalm… Music Twitter has more or less reconstituted itself there in the past couple of days. It feels uncluttered and promising!

On Kim Deal's first-ever solo album, produced by the late Steve Albini, a thread of loss and grief gets tucked into a body of work that’s ageless and ever-evolving. pastemagazine.com/?p=395236

"Ageless and ever-evolving... Utterly distinctive music made by a reliably unorthodox songwriter seemingly implacable in her pursuit of a singular sound." - Paste Magazine 9.2 pastemagazine.com/music/kim-deal…

November's Best Country roundup has landed. daily.bandcamp.com/best-country/t…

"Loretta’s songs — “Fist City,” “The Pill,” “You’re Lookin’ at Country,” they’re all here — are so sturdy and timeless, they’re tough to mess up. Jewell not only doesn’t mess ‘em up, she does ‘em justice and then some." Get Eilen Jewell's Butcher Holler: daily.bandcamp.com/best-country/t…

In our latest Big Ups, Wussy break down some of their favorite music on Bandcamp. daily.bandcamp.com/big-ups/wussy-…

I have words on @GoodLooksBand, @RosaliMusic, Kim Deal, @Wishy_Music_777 + Being Dead in Paste Magazine's big ol’ list of 2024’s best albums. ⬇️

The Best Country Music of 2024 has landed. daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2024/t…

No Album Left Behind: 'Radio DDR,' the second full-length from Chicago DIY stalwart Kai Slater under the name Sharp Pins, is packed to the brim with brilliant melodies, jangling guitars and Guided By Voices vibes. pastemagazine.com/?p=396473

Looking back on the year in folk, bluegrass, Americana, roots rock, Western swing, and anything country-ish. daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2024/t…

The calendar has turned to 2025 and 2024 is already fading in the rearview mirror. But that’s not going to stop us from looking back at the year’s best punk releases. Here are our 25 favorites, featuring Candy, Gouge Away, The Gobs, and Busted Head Racket: pastemagazine.com/?p=397609

.Paste Magazine says The Chisel Official, Public Opinion, and GEL released some of the best punk albums of 2024!