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Author of Cosmic Music: The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane (Spring 2026) Pre-order it here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-beta/cosmic-music/9780306836169/

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Tonight!

05.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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My pal @andybeta.bsky.social’s Alice Coltrane book is out today and available wherever books are sold! Happy Holi!

05.03.2026 00:06 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two days ago 200+ Anti-ICE billboards I designed went up across the country in the following cities. tag me if you see them.

Phoenix
Bakersfield
Fresno
LA
Orange County,
San Bernardino
Miami
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Charlotte
Raleigh
PDX
Memphis
Nashville
Dallas
Fort Worth
Laredo
San Antonio

05.03.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Reanimate Louis L'Amour

04.03.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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081 Andy Beta on Alice Coltrane Podcast Episode Β· The Music Book Podcast Β· March 3 Β· 52m

Chatted Cosmic Music with a fellow veteran of the US noise underground, Marc Masters. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/0...

04.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

still have my CDR-Go somewhere from when you commissioned similar mixes, not sure if it still plays tho

03.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside Alice Coltrane's Spiritual Jazz Awakening In an exclusive excerpt from Andy Beta's new Alice Coltrane biography, 'Cosmic Music,' we learn how she made her classic spiritual jazz album

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

03.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Cosmic Music: The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane Available now!

From dream to a reality: open.substack.com/pub/andybeta...

03.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"As other diners looked on in mock horror, Mac and I went eyeball for eyeball in a contest to see who could eat the most, in emulation of the annual Nathan’s Famous competition."

02.03.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dr. John, Dining Companion Going eyeball to eyeball with the Night Tripper

Okay, NYC food god Robert Sietsema eating "goat eye in brown sauce" with Dr. John out in Flushing is instant legend: open.substack.com/pub/robertsi...

02.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tomorrow!

02.03.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Andy Beta / Cosmic Music: The Life, Art and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane / White Rabbit Books Without a doubt Cosmic Music is set to become the definitive text on the life of the artist perhaps best known as Alice Coltrane. A labour of love, exhaustively researched by respected journalist A…

Lovely write-up at a spot I go to for my Balearic music needs: banbantonton.com/2026/02/19/a...

01.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was a very special episode

27.02.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Deep honor to write liner notes for this crazy Sakamoto album, a free-improv beast cut when he was still in college. Also dope to work on an album project with the legend, Heba Kadry.

27.02.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wherever you buy your books!

26.02.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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And next week this book will be out in the world!

26.02.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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2 1/2 years of research...

26.02.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

So. Loud. Every. Night.

26.02.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gene Simmons tribute night?

26.02.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Halloween costume sorted

26.02.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Eliane Radigue from Maggot Brain Spring 2020

"Hearing Trilogie de la Mort on magnetic tape reveals its seams, quirks, splices, and lo-fi roots, a plasma field that on closer examination is as fragile and handmade as an ancient tapestry."
andybeta.substack.com/p/eliane-rad...

25.02.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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R.I.P. Γ‰liane Radigue, one of the most innovative and radical composers of our century- if you haven’t heard her music yet, prepare for something simultaneously delicate and oceanic. I don’t love the word β€œgenius” but she deserves it.

24.02.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 386 πŸ” 107 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 10
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The Lot for February With a focus on new albums from Asher Gamedze, Tomeka Reid, and Gregory Uhlmann

andybeta.substack.com/p/the-lot-fo...

23.02.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A Princeton guy eh?

23.02.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Same reason you never tried meth?

23.02.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our friend's mom saw them multiple times and I can't help but think that she's the coolest fucking lady.

21.02.2026 03:34 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can't forget Alive! with that unreal Ronnie Foster/ Idris Muhammad combo

20.02.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

More like Bored of Peace

19.02.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Don Cherry: Global Itinerant Read Andy Beta on Don Cherry: Global Itinerant

"Don Cherry moved across all manner of musical cultures and heritages, peregrinating around the globe, always seeking common ground between the musicians he encountered and their disparate histories." theshfl.com/collection/D...

18.02.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Loft at 56 An ode to the paterfamilias of modern dance music, revelry and resilience, and the indefatigable spirit of the Loft's attendees

I missed the Loft's 56th birthday on Sunday night so resorted to some dancing in my head: andybeta.substack.com/p/the-loft-a...

17.02.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0