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Bob Dylan, concisely
plus new Brassland projects by Carriers, Buke & Gase and LANZ & a pair of deaths that hit home
Jun 13
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Artist Primers (only for paid-subscribers)
an AHB's Goodies guide to some of my favorite artists
Mar 11

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Hello from Brassland
In 2001 I began a music label with two members of The National. Devoted to collaboration and community rather than a focus on making hits, some have…
Feb 2, 2024

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Hello from Brassland
Sinéad O' Conner's last playlist
A day's worth of music which she curated for us, in the year of her death. (A lot of reggae.)
Aug 15, 2023
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Sinéad O' Conner's last playlist
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Arone Dyer's Dronechoir
this Saturday, June 28th at Roulette in Brooklyn, NYC
Jun 26

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Arone Dyer's Dronechoir
a family reunion in Dublin, Ireland
a Brassland-curated weekend at the National Concert Hall of Ireland on April 12 + 13
Apr 7
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a family reunion in Dublin, Ireland
A conversation with David Grubbs (Gastr Del Sol, CUNY professor, Squirrel Bait)
includes several gateway playlists to contemporary, post-genre instrumental music
Mar 17
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A conversation with David Grubbs (Gastr Del Sol, CUNY professor, Squirrel Bait)
goodbye to The Band who deserved to own that name
Garth Hudson passes & a re-share of Up a Creek: The Band that rings like a bell
Jan 28

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goodbye to The Band who deserved to own that name
a year in the rear view
how I found the quote-unquote "best" music of 2024 & some other bits of culture to briefly escape the world's cascading WTF energies
Jan 10
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a year in the rear view
a solstice playlist & a tale about Rockefeller Center's iconic tree
a holiday mix from 2024 MacArthur "Genius Grant" winner Justin Vivian Bond & Matt McGinley's journey from pop-punk to podcasts to accidental spruce…
Dec 21, 2024

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a solstice playlist & a tale about Rockefeller Center's iconic tree
"Early Blue" & other comfort food tunes
sensitive souls with meandering minds massaging the body with gentle songs
Dec 5, 2024
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"Early Blue" & other comfort food tunes
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comfort food tunes from sensitive souls with meandering minds
massaging the body with gentle songs during this Thanksgiving season
Nov 27, 2024
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Every month or two I make a streaming playlist. (Back in my day we used to call them mixtapes.) You'll be the first to be notified. Paid subscribers get access to archival mixtapes.
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