#15. 13 March 2019

friends near and fari hope you're all doing great. 

for my part i just finished hanging sheet rock on 3 out of the 4 walls in my living room. so i'm feeling prettyyyyyyy ace. other than the coughing... that shit is DUSTY.

luckily, drywalling is tedious AF. so i've been listening to some great music!!

.michael. :: Crumb Devotion
michael plays guitar and sings. michael plays guitar and sings. .michael. plays great songs and is fun and funny.
this is jamie's favorite band. and one of my favorites, too. they even played at our wedding. definitely the best guitar / clarinet duo song-singing duo you'll ever hear. that sounds facetious. it's actually genuine as hell. their new record is precious in the best ways. the music sounds irreverent on the surface but these gents are armed to the teeth with sincerity. i love this music.
and they're playing on march 24th at 3 pigs vintage in pittsburgh!!!

Wendy Eisenberg :: Its Shape is Your Touch
wendy is a monster guitarist. she's fun as hell to play with in the disparate musical scenarios in which we've encountered one another. and her solo record is AWESOME. it came out in october and i'm just getting to it now. the first piece "Sol Lewitt" friggin sounds like what Sol Lewitt looks like. did that make sense...? hints of frisell. essence of fahey. more than a dash of derek bailey. original at the core. just go listen. it's awesome.


Brandon Lopez, Gerald Cleaver, Matt Nelson, Andria Nicodemou :: The Industry of Entropy
brandon lopez assembled a banana-nuts ensemble for this one. really dense but widely varied in orchestration and vibe. really special. really good. everyone sounds great individually (especially battle trance homie matt nelson. jesus. just. jesus.) but the band together is magic. not an easy listen. worth it.