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My first Tortoise show since I very belatedly learned that Doug McCombs’s distinctive secret weapon is the unassumingly mighty Fender Bass VI.
Touch
Oganesson Remixes
Beacons of Ancestorship Remixes
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Tinnitus Tracker now has audio embeds on show pages. Here’s an upcoming one I’m especially excited about: tinnitus.robweychert.com/2019/06/22/tor…
Links: February 2019
Hello, dear reader!
February is gone, but its links remain.
I owe you a belated “Happy new year!” since I failed to get this newsletter out the door the past two months. If you’re desperate to see the links that never made it to your inbox during those months, you can find December and January (along with every other edition) on my site.
In February, I finally launched Tinnitus Tracker, a live music diary I’ve… See more →
Making Music in 2019
My creative goal for the year
Earlier this month I launched Tinnitus Tracker, my last big personal creative project left over from 2018. That frees me up to get down to business on my main creative goal for 2019: making music.
I’m a lifelong music fanatic and always wanted to be able to call myself a musician, but I didn’t get around to really making an effort until about ten years ago, when I started taking guitar lessons. I had to… See more →
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Hey NYC friends, I have an extra ticket for the @TRTS show at @thehallbrooklyn tonight. Who wants to go with me?
The Catastrophist
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Realized today that I got into @TRTS over 20 years ago, making it arguably my longest-running fandom of something unequivocally cool.
Thrill Jockey 20th Anniversary
For a 6:30 p.m. show with five bands on the bill and no food for sale, you might want to reconsider your “NO RE-ENTRY” policy.
Thrill Jockey anniversary show last night was the most eclectic I’ve seen in ages. I loved Future Islands fans being made to endure Liturgy.
While I’m still probably not going to be a fan, holy crap does that Future Islands singer guy own the stage.
My @Rdio playlist with selections from each of the albums on my Pitchfork People’s List (Top 20 Albums 1996–2011): rd.io/x/QFyuL1HKMw
Of the nineteen artists in my People’s List, can you guess which five I haven’t seen live? peopleslist.pitchfork.com/list/8f867850/
Finished my People’s List (Top Albums 1996–2011) for Pitchfork. As it turns out, my list is very caucasian. peopleslist.pitchfork.com/list/8f867850/
Album Cover Contest Dénouement
My album cover contest has come to a close and the scores have been tallied. Contestants received a half point for each artist correctly identified and a half point for each album, making the highest possible score 55 points.
And the winner is... Raul Gutierrez!
Combining his own considerable musical knowledge with that of several friends, as well as incorporating some clever cyber-sleuthing techniques, Raul was able to at least partially identify a whopping forty-four… See more →
Random, previously untouched vinyl acquisitions from the mid-90s are revealing obscure worshippers of Pixies and Tortoise.