Look at those adorable young men up there. That’s the version of Drive-By Truckers that existed in 2003, when the band released the classic 2003 album Decoration Day. Back then, a very young Jason Isbell was in the band. He was one of their three songwriters. Isbell didn’t write anywhere near as many Decoration Day […]

The New York musician Wendy Eisenberg is a big part of the improvisational avant-garde world. They lead the band Editrix. They’re one third of Squanderers, a supergroup with veterans Kramer and David Grubbs. They’re in claire rousay’s live band, and they’ve got plenty of other ventures and collaborations going. Somewhere in there, Eisenberg also releases […]

If you are not familiar with the Toronto duo PONY, I strongly urge you to get familiar. Sam Bielanski and Matt Morand make shimmery, catchy, extremely fun crunch-pop. It’s sleek and hooky, but it always feels charmingly homespun. If PONY have ever made a bad song, I haven’t heard it. The band release their sophomore […]