At this point people know what to expect from Kutscher's: The faded Catskills resort's crumbling walls held together by mold, broken everything (we were forced to do our own DIY toilet plumbing,…   Read Story »

In the '90s, Yanni was weirdly present in my life. I only watched Live At The Acropolis once (and maybe halfway through), but someone gave me a Yanni folder as a joke, I owned a promo copy of the…   Read Story »

It's no secret Chicago post-rock guys like to play with themselves under various monikers as different collectives and ensembles. Chicago Odense Ensemble expands the scope a bit. The group features…   Read Story »

We gave you a preliminary rundown of this fall's ATP NY, but the folks at ATP have thrown Tortoise, Bardo Pond, and Sleepy Sun onto the bill and guest curator Jim Jarmusch added folks to his Sunday…   Read Story »

Our first taste of Tortoise's forthcoming Beacons Of Ancestorship was the oddball 8-minute opener "High Class Slim Came Floatin' In." It would've been interesting to see what kind of video they…   Read Story »

After almost 20 years and various collaborations, remixes, and bifurcations (and rhythms, resolutions and clusters), Chicago's preeminent instrumental jazz-and-dub-influenced post-Kraut (and…   Read Story »

By Scott Lapatine & Brandon Stosuy The hilarious setting for My Bloody Valentine's first US show in 16 years is a crusty Catskills resort that's already inspired more than enough The Shining jokes…   Read Story »

16 years! It's been a long time to wait. For some of you it's probably been a lifetime. All that ends this fall, though, confirmed via tonight's news that's caused music bloggers countrywide to faint…   Read Story »

Tortoise have collaborated with Superwolf star Bonnie 'Prince' Billy on The Bold and The Brave, an album of cover songs due out next year. Gorilla Vs. Bear has their version of Elton John's "Daniel,"…   Read Story »