Half of this year’s GRAMMY nominees are representing the independent music community! Congratulations to all of the nominees, and a special shoutout to our member labels recognized at the 2026 GRAMMY Awards! ✨

New Substack post about Hiro from Soundgarden’s incredible Rock Hall speech nabilayers.substack.com/p/did-you-hear…

1995

Saturday 11am in NYC leicacamerausa.com/leica-gallery-…

Recorded a new album yesterday! Can’t wait to share it in 2026. Here are some shots with the incredible band: Patricia Brennan / Chad Taylor / Luke Stewart.

One of my favorite Identified episodes yet: Massima Bell on her journey growing up between rural Iowa and urban cities, discovering her gender identity, and navigating family relationships. linktr.ee/identifiedpodc…

Stevie Wonder turning “Contusion” into a full-blown musical storm.

Published this piece about discovering my paternal family tree 7 years ago today w/ NPR's Code Switch NPR npr.org/sections/codes…

Me thankful for...COOKIES! 🍪🍪🍪🍪

How to start the show. Herbie Hancock on Danish TV in 1976. youtu.be/9RsZifvSVSI?si…

love this new episode of Identified with my guest yasi salek linktr.ee/identifiedpodc…

It’s Bandcamp Friday! Today everything VOS is 20% off w code: VOS2025 Thanks for your support! thecontrolgroupco.bandcamp.com

Curtis Mayfield “Move on Up” live on Beat Club / German TV 1972

Loved talking about one of my favorite albums of all time on the DC rock pod (Shudder To think “Pony Express Record”) linktr.ee/dcrockpod?utm_…

Wrote about these 2 guys nabilayers.substack.com/p/the-music-yo…

Stevie Saturday: live on German TV 1974

Ramsey Lewis trio performing “Summer Breeze” in 1973

A year-end list of sorts. If it doesn’t come to mind now, it probably didn’t need to. nabilayers.substack.com/p/a-year-end-l…

One amazing minute of Isaac Hayes conducting “Theme From Shaft” 1971