July 2018 LETTING IT FESTER WITH GUTS CLUB Guts Club is not your granddad’s folk singer. Lindsey Baker has only been writing and playing music seriously for a few years, but she’s already dropped three albums’ worth... Raphael Helfand
July 2018 REVIEWS ... Beck Levy, Emily Elhaj, Jamilla Webb, Maeve Holler, Michael Kunz, Paris Achenbach, Raphael Helfand, Robert Landry, Steven Melendez
June 2018 REVIEWS ... Andrew Cirac, Brandon Lattimore, Dan McCoy, Derek Zimmer, Kevin Comarda, Maeve Holl, Maeve Holler, Michael Kunz, Nessa Moreno, Raphael Helfand, Robert Landry, Steven Melendez
May 2018 LEAVING THE SMART BITS IN WITH QUINTRON & MISS PUSSYCAT “Quintron does not suffer fools,” said our EIC Dan before sending me into the lion’s den: Quintron and Miss Pussycat’s home, recording/invention studio, infrequent event... Raphael Helfand
April 2018 REVIEWS ... Andrew Cirac, Dan Fox, Dan McCoy, Nessa Moreno, Raphael Helfand, Robert Landry, William Archambeault
March 2018 BLURRING THE LINES WITH AVEY TARE OF ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Animal Collective is a group of restless, kindred souls. David Portner (Avey Tare), Noah Lennox (Panda Bear), Brian Weitz (Geologist), and Josh Dibb (Deakin) all met in elementary... Raphael Helfand
February 2018 DRAGGED THROUGH THE MUD: A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN MAUS John Maus has had plenty of time to think. The avant-pop auteur spent his formative years cooped up in an apartment with Ariel Pink, releasing tapes that no one listened... Raphael Helfand
January 2018 BEHIND THE MASK: A CONVERSATION WITH SIMEON MARSALIS The Marsalis family has not traditionally been known for its literary achievements, but that’s about to change. Simeon Marsalis, 27-year-old son of Wynton—as well as a former... Raphael Helfand
January 2018 REVIEWS ALVVAYS ANTISOCIALITES (POLYVINYL) I’ve heard plenty of disappointment about Alvvays’ 2015 Gasa Gasa appearance, yet I only became aware of the band for how many copies of... Ben Miotke, Maeve Holler, Raphael Helfand, Robert Landry, William Archambeault
December 2017 ALONE IN THE MIX: ARIEL PINK, LIVE AT TIPITINA’S In the days leading up to Ariel Pink’s performance at Tipitina’s, I watched some footage of his recent shows. His voice sounded terrible, a square peg jammed unsuccessfully... Raphael Helfand
