Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches

 A new survey of great/essential titles on the legendary Dischord label, published over at Shfl .

I'm hearing reports that Richard Davis has died. A musical titan and one of my biggest heroes in art. I just re-upped links to a 2010 r...

I'm reading reports that Peter Brötzmann has died. I haven't seen an official announcement, but his frequent collaborator Ken Vander...

By Myself , the self-released unaccompanied solo LP by Abdul Wadud, is one of my favorite albums of all time, full stop. I'm thrilled th...

A privilege to spend time — virtually and in-person, respectively — with two musicians I greatly admire: -Antti Boman, mastermind of Demilic...

Proud to present an in-depth look at Emergency! by the Tony Williams Lifetime , via Pitchfork's Sunday Review. This record means a lot ...

Things have been quiet here at DFSBP, but as always, I wanted to try and round up my favorite sounds of the year. To anyone tuning in, thank...

In June, Broadcast (a publication backed by the Brooklyn arts space Pioneer Works, where I've seen tons of great shows in recent years),...

Profiled one of my favorite bands of the '90s for Tidal. It's funny how closely my summer/fall show calendar (Karate, Jawbox, Rage ...

Honored to delve into my favorite jazz album , and one of my favorite albums, period, for Pitchfork's Sunday Review.  In researching thi...