https://twitter.com/LuakaBop/status/1573651924003393536?s=20&t=Yz–1vGUZyLCxf1iXHDV3g Avant-garde legend Pharoah Sanders has passed in Los Angeles, according to his record label Luaka Bop. He was 81. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1940,…… Read more “Pharoah Sanders Has Passed”
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Marvin Tate Box Set Drops Nov. 4
American Dreams Records will reissue the first three albums by Marvin Tate’s D-Settlement on Nov. 4. For the first time, Partly Cloudy, The Minstrel Show and American…… Read more “Marvin Tate Box Set Drops Nov. 4”
Tresor: True Stories Available in September
Berlin nightclub and record label Tresor is publishing an archive book featuring more than 400 photos and 40 stories, “some of which have never been told before”…… Read more “Tresor: True Stories Available in September”
The Music Gallery Announces X Avant XVII
The Music Gallery in Toronto has announced plans for the 17th edition of its X Avant Festival. The event runs Oct. 12-16. “X Avant XVII: LifeWorld dives…… Read more “The Music Gallery Announces X Avant XVII”
Dave Bookman Memorial Unveiled in Toronto
Toronto music journalist and radio host Dave Bookman is being remembered with a Heritage Toronto plaque outside the city’s famed Horseshoe Tavern. He passed in 2019. Dave…… Read more “Dave Bookman Memorial Unveiled in Toronto”
Djivan Gasparyan Bust Unveiled
One year after we lost the great Armenian duduk player Djivan Gasparyan, a bust has been installed in his honour at Komitas Pantheon in Yerevan. Gasparyan was…… Read more “Djivan Gasparyan Bust Unveiled”
New Kliffs Single to Benefit Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention
The Canadian duo Kliffs will donate all proceeds from the sale of their new single “Undertow” to the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention. Currently based in Berlin,…… Read more “New Kliffs Single to Benefit Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention”
Joy Guidry Wins 2021 Berlin Prize for New Artists
Bassoonist and composer Joy Guidry has won the 2021 Berlin Prize for New Artists. Their latest is Radical Acceptance, released this past February by Whited Sepulchre Records.…… Read more “Joy Guidry Wins 2021 Berlin Prize for New Artists”
Bandcamp Hosting Juneteenth Fundraiser on Friday
Online retailer Bandcamp, purchased earlier this year by Epic Games, has announced its third annual Juneteenth fundraiser. Its share of sales earned on Jun. 17 will go…… Read more “Bandcamp Hosting Juneteenth Fundraiser on Friday”
Kate Bush is a Pop Star (Again)
https://youtu.be/bV0RAcuG2Ao By adding Kate Bush’s 1985 single “Running Up That Hill” to the fourth season of Netflix’s Stranger Things, the show’s producers have introduced the British avant-pop…… Read more “Kate Bush is a Pop Star (Again)”
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