# sonic youth (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover sonic youth. Page: Feed: --- ## [Album Review: Hurray for the Riff Raff - Live Forever](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/album-review-hurray-for-riff-raff-live.html) _2026-08-26 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ Hurray for the Riff Raff Live Forever \*\*\*and1/2 out of \*\*\*\*\* Touring on the back of their strongest album to date, 2024's The Past Is Still Alive , Hurray for the Riff Raff ( Alynda Segarra) decided to record a two night stand in their new hometown Chicago, IL. The resulting Live Forever finds the artist sacrificing some nuance for more folk-rocking power. Supporting Segarra on these two nights… ## [Album Review - Eddy Current Suppression Ring - In Light Of Recent Events](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/album-review-eddy-current-suppression.html) _2026-08-26 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ Eddy Current Suppression Ring In Light Of Recent Events \*\* and 1/2 out of \*\*\*\*\* After seven years away, the Melbourne Australia based rock outfit Eddy Current Suppression Ring released their surprise comeback, fifth full length, In Light Of Recent Events. The eleven twitchy rockers bounce and shake with raw intimacy. The quartet of Daniel Young, Michael Young, Brendan Huntley, and Brad Barry… ## [Album Review: Twisted Teens - Florida Water Blues](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/album-review-twisted-teens-florida.html) _2026-08-25 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ Twisted Teens Florida Water Blues \*\*\*\* out of \*\*\*\*\* The New Orleans based, offbeat rockers, Twisted Teens newest effort is a frenzied mix that touches on a wide range of genres, all filtered through a DIY lo-fi production style, clanging and banging around melodic song structures. Florida Water Blues is the second successful release of 2026 from the prolific outfit. The core of the group,… ## [Album Review: Thundercat - Distracted](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/album-review-thundercat-distracted.html) _2026-08-25 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ Thundercat Distracted \*\* out of \*\*\*\*\* On Thundercat's excellent previous release, 2020's It Is What It Is , Stephen Bruner balanced his playful nature with grieving the loss of a close friend. That duality continues on his newest album, Distracted as the album is half A-list pop showcase and half Bruner turning inward, dealing with relationships, his insecurities and being honest/true. The album… ## [Album Review: Kit Major - Miss Ego EP](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/album-review-kit-major-miss-ego-ep.html) _2026-08-24 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ Kit Major Miss Ego \*\*\* out of \*\*\*\*\* The Los Angeles, CA based rocker Kit Major struts out a mix of pop and punk on her newest EP, Miss Ego . Her swagger and confidence oozes from the speakers as the vibrant tracks slam out. The brief outing opens with a mix of Joan Jett meets The Ramones as "Not As Witty As I Used To Be" is an upbeat cut of female fronted, snarling poppy punk and a great… ## [Dylan Cover #745 J.D. Delves "One More Cup of Coffee" Live](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/dylan-cover-745-jd-delves-one-more-cup.html) _2026-08-24 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a live cover by J.D. Delves playing "One More Cup of Coffee" Thoughts on Dylan Original: From the first time we tackled a cover of this tune : Bob's story tunes seemed to crest on Desire and "One More Cup Of Coffee" fits in the Western/Biblical/Mystical motif of both "Isis" and "Romance… ## [New Single from Mali Obomsawin "Automatic"](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/new-single-from-mali-obomsawin-automatic.html) _2026-08-21 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ The Brooklyn based artist Mali Obomsawin delivers her newest single, the title track to her upcoming album, "Automatic". Check out the multi-layered offering below: ## [Prairiewolf - Summer 2026](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/825569655460626432) _2026-08-21 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Prairiewolf - Summer 2026 We didn't play live nearly as much as last summer, but Prairiewolf's 2026 gigs around Boulder County over the past couple months have been extremely fun — we're bringing Zone Poems to the chosen few! And hey we've got one more summer show coming up a week from today. On Friday, August 28 at the Wax Trax Broadway Bazaar (140 S. Broadway, Denver), we're joining an… ## [Full Show Friday: Shakira - MTV Unplugged 1999](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/full-show-friday-shakira-mtv-unplugged.html) _2026-08-21 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's . These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week...… ## [Album Review: The Breaks - Self-Titled](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/07/album-review-breaks-self-titled.html) _2026-08-20 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ The Breaks S/T \*\*\*and1/2 out of \*\*\*\*\* Three great modern day funk-soul-jazz artists come together to form The Breaks , a new organ/guitar/drum trio that instantly hits the ground running on their infectiously joyful debut full length. The group is Eddie Roberts ( The New Mastersounds ) guitar, Stanton Moore ( Galactic ) drums, and Robert Walter ( The Greyboy Allstars ) organ. Fashioned around the… ## [Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum Today (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/j3H2WMSaQjmy) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell, and margin trade BTC and ETH with EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, or JPY. ## [Neil Young - Letter From ‘Nam](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/825477119390941184) _2026-08-20 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Neil Young - Letter From 'Nam Over on Uncut this month, I wrote a little overview of Neil Young's "lost" albums — many of which have been "found" since the last time I did this kind of thing. Semi-miraculously, you can buy official versions of such previously mythical records as Homegrown, Oceanside / Countryside, Chrome Dreams, Toast and so forth. But you can't buy Letter from 'Nam ! Here's a… ## [Album Review: NOi!SE - Fate of The Union](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/album-review-noise-fate-of-union.html) _2026-08-20 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ NOi!SE Fate of the Union \*\*\* out of \*\*\*\*\* The Tacoma, WA based street punk outfit NOi!SE deliver a hard hitting offering, Fate of the Union that screams against the current state of American affairs, calling for unity. The first full length release from the band in ten years arrives at the perfect time. The group went through major lineup changes in that time and now are, Matt Henson (vocals),… ## [Album Review: Frank Migliorelli and the Dirt Nappers - Abnormal Conditions](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/album-review-frank-migliorelli-and-dirt.html) _2026-08-19 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ Frank Migliorelli and the Dirt Nappers Abnormal Conditions \*\*\*\* out of \*\*\*\*\* The Red Hook, NY based roots-rockers Frank Migliorelli and the Dirt Nappers are back at it with a collection of tracks that run the gamut from escapist fantasy to protest anthems as Abnormal Conditions tries to make sense of these wild times by both digging in and tuning out. The group is composed of veterans from the… ## [The Grateful Dead - The Matrix, San Francisco, California, December 1, 1966](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/825388789702721536) _2026-08-19 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ The Grateful Dead - The Matrix, San Francisco, California, December 1, 1966 "Welcome to another evening of confusion and high-frequency stimulation, and Sucrets, cold beer on tap, lurid nightclub atmosphere, and more beatniks than you can count on the fingers of two hands." Over on Aquarium Drunkard this week , I scribbled some thoughts about a Grateful Dead Fillmore Auditorium 1966 tape , which… ## [New Single/Video from New Radicals and Michelle Branch "The Game of Love"](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/new-singlevideo-from-new-radicals-and.html) _2026-08-19 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ The Los Angeles based New Radicals team up with Michelle Branch for a reimaging of their song "The Game of Love". About the song/video Branch states: "Getting to make this video with Gregg Alexander felt incredibly special. Gregg and I have known each other for so many years, and there’s such a history between us through “The Game of Love.” To come back together now, all these years later, and… ## [Album Review: The Womack Sisters - The Womack Sisters](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/album-review-womack-sisters-womack.html) _2026-08-18 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ Hey all, got a review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here . It is of The Womack Sisters self-titled debut album. Daptone delivers again. A soul album that sounds both modern and timeless. Support the artists , buy the album , read the review and peep some video below: the review ## [Richard Thompson - A Solitary Life (2004)](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/825295990203596800) _2026-08-18 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Richard Thompson - A Solitary Life (2004) Since we mentioned "Calvary Cross" yesterday, why not get into some authentic Doom & Gloom from the Tomb situations?! Richard Thompson has a new album coming out in a couple months — Hippies, Thugs and Heroes . The first single is "Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking" and as that title suggests, it's a pretty serious rocker. Richard wrote a song called "Old Man… ## [New Single from Steve Earle & Los Lobos "Volver a Celaya"](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/new-single-from-steve-earle-los-lobos.html) _2026-08-18 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ Two Americana legends, Steve Earle and Los Lobos team up for the first time on the new single "Volver a Celaya". Check out the excellent combination of unique talents below: ## [Album Review: Leopard Hounds - Too Hot for Snakes](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/album-review-leopard-hounds-too-hot-for.html) _2026-08-17 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ Leopard Hounds Too Hot for Snakes \*\*\*\* out of \*\*\*\*\* The debut full length from the new blues/rock outfit Leopard Hounds finds the New Orleans quartet looking to the past for inspiration while writing originals about their Bywater neighborhood. Too Hot For Snakes works up an appetite and uses a protesting political spirit, while never forgetting to have fun. The four piece are long time New Orleans… ## [Michael Beach - Live at Phoenix Central Park](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/825205201113874432) _2026-08-17 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Michael Beach - Live at Phoenix Central Park One glance at the names on the cover here should be enough to get you to check it out. On this downright extraordinary live album, California-born/Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Michael Beach is backed by a murderer's row of Down Under talent: bassist Lloyd Swanton (The Necks), drummer Joe Talia (Oren Ambarchi, Eiko Ishibashi, Jim O’Rourke, countless… ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7V66NJJcmLWb) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [Dylan Cover #744 Jason Herr "Buckets of Rain" Live](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/dylan-cover-744-jason-herr-buckets-of.html) _2026-08-17 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a live cover by Jason Herr playing "Buckets of Rain" Thoughts on Original : From our first take on a cover of this tune: Dylan's mid-career masterpiece closes out with this song and to me it always seemed tacked on whimsically. After going through a ton of raw emotion with "Idiot Wind"… ## [New Single/Video from Dee Mula "They Can't Count"](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/new-singlevideo-from-dee-mula-they-cant.html) _2026-08-14 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ The Memphis based rapper Dee Mula has a new single/video out "They Can't Count". Check out the bass bumping, skittering effort below: ## [Full Show Friday: Live - MTV Unplugged 1995](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/full-show-friday-live-mtv-unplugged-1995.html) _2026-08-14 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's . These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week... Live !… ## [Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard - August 2026](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/824924001878130688) _2026-08-14 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard - August 2026 Coming rrrrrrright up this Sunday at 4pm PST — another edition of Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard ! Freeform transmissions to soundtrack the end of your weekend. Airing every third Sunday of the month, RFAD on dublab features the pairing of Tyler Wilcox’s Doom and Gloom from the Tomb (that’s me) and Chad DePasquale’s New Happy Gathering. This month,… ## [The Go-Betweens - Baroona Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, December 6, 1983](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/824832702460149760) _2026-08-13 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ The Go-Betweens - Baroona Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, December 6, 1983 The Go-Betweens catalog always seems to drift in and out of print. But Beggars Banquet is reissuing a few of the band’s records in a couple months, so hopefully a whole new audience will find these gems. Along with the reissues, there’s also a live double LP from 1987 which (as far as I know) has… ## [Bob Dylan - Get Your Mind Off Winter Time (Bennyboy’s Best of The ‘26 Summer Tour)](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/824742967412736000) _2026-08-12 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Bob Dylan - Get Your Mind Off Winter Time (Bennyboy’s Best of The ‘26 Summer Tour) The Long, Hot Summer Tour is over — go ahead, Bob, you deserve that chardonnay! Dylan certainly kept things interesting for us poor souls who continue to be obsessed with him. Bizarro Basement Tapes bust-outs, intra-band controversy, an unheard-of revolving door guitarist situation, a hoodie that seems… ## [Harry Dean Stanton - SNAP/KCRW, Santa Monica, California, June 24, 1987](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/824652212705935361) _2026-08-11 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Harry Dean Stanton - SNAP/KCRW, Santa Monica, California, June 24, 1987 I watched Partly Fiction , Sophie Huber’s Harry Dean Stanton documentary, last week and it was a beautiful, intimate portrait of the late/great character actor, who would’ve turned 100 a few weeks back. Even if he was appearing in a cruddy movie, Harry Dean was always worth watching, finding moments within moments,… ## [Ayami Suzuki & Rob Noyes - Classic Fevers and Chills](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/824561609892675584) _2026-08-10 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Ayami Suzuki & Rob Noyes - Classic Fevers and Chills Recorded and released in limited quantities a few years back, this excellent collab between vocalist Ayami Suzuki and guitarist Rob Noyes recently got a vinyl edition via Feeding Tube Records. Well deserved — Classic Fevers and Chills is a captivating listen, with Suzuki’s (often wordless) voice meshing wonderfully with Noyes’ acoustic… ## [Lyres - The Grotto, New Haven, Connecticut, August 18, 1984](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/824289823216058368) _2026-08-07 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Lyres - The Grotto, New Haven, Connecticut, August 18, 1984 RIP to Lyres frontman Jeff “Monoman” Conolly, who passed away last week. As his nickname tells us, this guy was indeed monomaniacal in his quest for garage rock perfection over the decades. Is “garage rock perfection” a contradiction in terms? I don’t know — but I do know that this tape of Lyres way back in… ## [The Beatles - Rubber Soul Sessions](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/824208820560609280) _2026-08-06 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ The Beatles - Rubber Soul Sessions Will the powers that be ever stop finding new ways to sell old Beatles albums to us? Probably not. To wit: there’s a Rubber Soul “special edition” coming out in early October, boasting one of those semi-questionable remixes, a disc of outtakes, and so forth and so on. I’m sure there will be some interesting stuff — hey, a previously… ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yzvu0CyXfo9p) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [Nico & Kevin Ayers - Arènes d'Arles, Arles, France, August 6, 1975](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/824118741714583552) _2026-08-05 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Nico & Kevin Ayers - Arènes d'Arles, Arles, France, August 6, 1975 We mentioned that forthcoming Can live release a couple weeks back — and we noted that the lineup for that 1975 night in Arles also featured everyone’s favorite former Velvet Underground chanteuse Nico! Is there a tape of Nico’s set? Oh yeah, there is. And it even features a special guest appearance from her old ACNE… ## [Adele Bertei (No New York, Contortions, the Bloods)](https://walkonthewildsidenyc.substack.com/p/adele-bertei-no-new-york-contortions) _2026-08-04 · Jesse Rifkin · Walk on the Wild Side NYC_ "It was our town to do whatever we wanted with, and that felt magical. It felt like a weird dystopian fairy tale." ## [Richard Hell & the Voidoids + The Feelies - CBGB, New York City, July 1 / July 2, 1978](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/824028173212794880) _2026-08-04 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Richard Hell & the Voidoids + The Feelies - CBGB, New York City, July 1 / July 2, 1978 We’ve been hanging out a lot at CBGB lately — and why not? It’s a cool place to hang out. Today, we’ve got audience tapes recorded during a thrilling double bill in the summer of ‘78: Richard Hell & the Voidoids and the Feelies! It doesn’t get much better than that. Hell’s old… ## [Absolute Grey - CBGB’s 1985](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/823937447725596672) _2026-08-03 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Absolute Grey - CBGB’s 1985 A very cool archival release from the undersung 1980s band Absolute Grey, capturing a particularly fiery set from the Rochester, NY quartet at the legendary CBGB. Front and center are Beth Brown’s powerful vocals, which call to mind a winning blend of Michael Stipe and Grace Slick — and hey, Absolute Grey encore with a killer rendition of “White… ## [Barry Walker Unit - 13th Moon Gravity Well, Portland, Oregon, July 25, 2026](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/823666390771892224) _2026-07-31 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Barry Walker Unit - 13th Moon Gravity Well, Portland, Oregon, July 25, 2026 The Pacific Northwest’s finest pedal steel-led free jazz country rock experimental collective is back! The Barry Walker Unit’s debut LP from last year was a complete stunner (you can learn more about it from my conversation with Barry on Aquarium Drunkard ) — but it definitely left you wanting more. Well,… ## [Tom Verlaine - The Ritz, New York City, December 21 / December 22, 1984](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/823574818607808512) _2026-07-30 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Tom Verlaine - The Ritz, New York City, December 21 / December 22 , 1984 Uhh, who’s that creepy dude in the parking lot? Nosferatu? Slender Man?!! Oh wait, it’s just Tom Verlaine being Tom Verlaine. Yeah, we’re going to hang out with Tom a little while longer this week after listening to him at CBGB in 1976 yesterday. Hey, I’m in charge here. Today’s tapes are from… ## [Talking Heads + Television - CBGB, New York City, July 29-31, 1976](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/823482846296637440) _2026-07-29 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Talking Heads + Television - CBGB, New York City, July 29-31, 1976 A little expanded 50th anniversary repost! I first shared these recordings … 15 years ago?! Let’s take a trip back in time, shall we? Not too long a trip, just 35 50 summers ago, to NYC’s Bowery, where great rock ‘n’ roll was being created on a frighteningly regular basis. This particular run featured two sets apiece each… ## [Pavement - The Cat’s Cradle, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, July 28, 1996](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/823391916514230272) _2026-07-28 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Pavement - The Cat’s Cradle, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, July 28, 1996 Pavement is stomping out the footlights at the Ryman tonight — but 30 years ago this summer, the band was holed up in Mitch Easter’s Piedmont Triad Studio, recording what would become the band’s fourth studio album, Brighten the Corners . To blow off steam during the sessions, Malkmus and Co. booked a one-off gig at The Cat’s… ## [Tara Clerkin Trio - Somewhere Good](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/823303517948280832) _2026-07-27 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Tara Clerkin Trio - Somewhere Good A blissfully dubbed-out Broadcast? A trip hop-infused Young Marble Giants?! Whatever! The Bristol-based group was one of the best totally-new-to-me things I saw at Big Ears this past spring. I don’t think I’d ever heard of them, but enough trusted heads told me to check ‘em out and those trusted heads were absolutely right. The TCT’s set… ## [Sonic Youth - Complex, Washington, DC, July 25, 1986](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/823031121533108224) _2026-07-24 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Sonic Youth - Complex, Washington, DC, July 25, 1986 What the world needs now is EVOL , sweet EVOL . Right? Just about 40 years ago, Sonic Youth was touring all over in support of their classic third LP, which had been unleashed earlier that spring. A lotta good tapes from this era, some officially released , some unofficially circulated. This Washington, DC, show falls in the latter category —… ## [Can - Palais de Chaillot, Paris, France, September 4, 1975](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/822940294294224896) _2026-07-23 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Can - Palais de Chaillot, Paris, France, September 4, 1975 Can you dig it?! After a little break, the Can live series is revving back up again with Live in Arles , a tape from August 1975 recorded in a crumbling Roman amphitheatre on a bill with Nico and Kevin Ayers. Apparently, it’s “regarded as one of their finest performances, even by the band members themselves”! And yeah, it… ## [Styrofoam Winos :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/822849295730507776) _2026-07-22 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Styrofoam Winos :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview Earlier this summer, I chatted with Joe Kenkel, Trevor Nikrant and Lou Turner — AKA Styrofoam Winos! And now, you can read the (condensed) results of our talk over on Aquarium Drunkard . I’ve loved the Winos since I first heard ‘em a few years back, and the Nashville-based trio just seems to be getting better and better. In my AD… ## [DIY Festivals, Coast to Coast :: Ghost Canyon, Fly Around Fest & Open Melody](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/822763003157118976) _2026-07-21 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ DIY Festivals, Coast to Coast :: Ghost Canyon, Fly Around Fest & Open Melody When we think of music festivals these days, it’s often the big ones that come to mind — your Coachellas, Lollapaloozas or Bonnaroos. Sweltering heat, fields full of fans, lineups that feel increasingly algorithmic and boring. Such events can be fun, of course, but hardly anyone would argue that they’re really about… ## [Bulayo - Guitar Songs From Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia and DR Congo](https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/822668069834997761) _2026-07-20 · Doom & Gloom From The Tomb_ Bulayo - Guitar Songs From Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia and DR Congo During a very brief visit to Portland, OR, a few weeks back, I finally made it to Mississippi Records. As expected, it was a delight — I could’ve spent several hours just browsing the Sun Ra section. One thing I grabbed was Mississippi’s recent Bulayo compilation, and I’ve been spinning it daily since then. These… ## [Bob Bert (Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Chrome Cranks, Bewitched, Lydia Lunch, BB Gun)](https://walkonthewildsidenyc.substack.com/p/bob-bert-sonic-youth-pussy-galore) _2026-06-11 · Jesse Rifkin · Walk on the Wild Side NYC_ "If you would have told me in 1985 that I would still be talking about Sonic Youth in 2020, I would have thought, 'What are you, fucking nuts?'" ## [Deb O'Nair (Fuzztones, Tina Peel, Das Fürlines)](https://walkonthewildsidenyc.substack.com/p/deb-onair-fuzztones-tina-peel-das) _2026-05-12 · Jesse Rifkin · Walk on the Wild Side NYC_ "Ari Up did not like me. She said, 'You’re a woman, why are you playing this stupid music?' I said, 'You are a woman playing stupid music! I’m having fun." ## [Ronen Givony: Us v Them](https://walkonthewildsidenyc.substack.com/p/ronen-givony-us-v-them) _2026-03-06 · Jesse Rifkin · Walk on the Wild Side NYC_ "Part of the fun of being a concert promoter…was walking down the street and seeing a cool, old church, and it was almost a challenge to find out who booked it. There was always a new stone to turn." ## [Little Annie aka Annie Anxiety Bandez](https://walkonthewildsidenyc.substack.com/p/little-annie-aka-annie-anxiety-bandez) _2025-12-10 · Jesse Rifkin · Walk on the Wild Side NYC_ "I wasn’t like, 'I want to be on stage.' I just didn’t want to be in Yonkers." ## [Joshua Fried (Pyramid Club, CBGB, TMBG, Radio Wonderland, Hattie's Dance)](https://walkonthewildsidenyc.substack.com/p/joshua-fried-pyramid-club-cbgb-tmbg) _2025-10-23 · Jesse Rifkin · Walk on the Wild Side NYC_ "Pyramid was so hot, so popular, that they would book what they thought was cool, and the crowd would come anyway." ## [David Garland](https://walkonthewildsidenyc.substack.com/p/david-garland) _2025-09-24 · Jesse Rifkin · Walk on the Wild Side NYC_ "I always had these simultaneous \[interests in\] songwriting, improvisation, and composition...and I figured the place they could all best come together would be New York."