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Thanks so much Jesse!

Playing in the Band (Live in Veneta, Oregon 8/27/72) YouTube video by Grateful Dead - Topic

Old hat for you @bourgwick.bsky.social …still some absolutely transcendent playing on this & have been listening on repeat: youtu.be/KhWc8WUJQkg?...

Pharoah Sanders' Master Plan Spiritual Jazz as "One Big Prayer"

This week on Range and Basin, a reflection on the fury and sublimity of Pharoah Sanders’ “The Creator Has a Master Plan," and spiritual jazz as "one big prayer." Head over to read it and/or listen to me read the essay.

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Gary Peacock/Ralph Towner :: Oracle

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Originally released in 1995, the recently reissued Oracle, a collaboration between bassist Gary Peacock and recently deceased guitarist Ralph Towner gives us a look at two legends in deep midcareer.

Brokedown Radio with Jonathan Hart on NQRA Brokedown Podcast host Jonathan Hart transitions his Grateful Dead themed podcast to a new, monthly, two-hour NQRA Radio show.

Thrilled to share that I’m on the air with @nqra.bsky.social

First episode of Brokedown Radio is live now!

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Donate to Support Jennifer Kelly’s battle against cancer., organized by Jennifer Kelly On December 25 (yes, Christmas), I was diagnosed with a large, aggressi… Jennifer Kelly needs your support for Support Jennifer Kelly’s battle against cancer.

Jennifer Kelly is facing a tough battle against cancer after her diagnosis on Christmas Day, and the costs are overwhelming. Please consider clicking the link below to donate or share it with others who might help. gofund.me/7a7486b6b

Ralph Towner - Anthem~Nardis(Live in Korea) Pro Shot YouTube video by Melody Bits

Ralph Towner had a long and varied career. He will be missed.
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Bob Weir’s Cosmic Touch The inimitable Bobby Ace played guitar alongside Jerry Garcia for over three decades. His unique style and merry personality helped shape the sound and spirit of the Grateful Dead, and his lifelong de...

i wrote an afterword about bobby weir for @pitchfork.com, but probably could've kept going for a few more days. pitchfork.com/features/bob...

I Want to Be Haunted by the Ghost Sinéad O'Connor & The Holy Spirit of Music

When she was young, Sinéad O’Connor spoke to her grandparents’ piano. The ancient instrument, its keys “yellowed like her grandpa’s teeth,” spoke back in haunted tones.

I’ve got a new essay up, complete with a voiceover narration, about ghosts, the Divine Feminine, and spiritual protest.

🙏 Thanks so much for listing ‘Far Driven Sun’ Keith 🌅

Favorite Records of 2025 Even though I didn’t have as much time as I needed to write about all of these great releases from 2025, I was still able to listen to and obsess over quite a few. Here are some of my favorit…

I collected a list of some of my favorite releases from last year fashionably late, but if you’re curious about what I dug in 2025, check it out recordcratesunited.com/2026/01/07/f...

Viking's Choice 2025: The Guitar : All Songs Considered On the last episode of All Songs Considered for 2025, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich takes host Robin Hilton through an exceptional year in guitar music. From Gwenifer Raymond's beautiful and brash f...

Hello (again) from somewhere off I-81!

It was an incredible year for guitar music. I’m on All Songs Considered @npr.org talking about my favorite fingerstylists, shredders, experimentalists and power trios with @robinpr.bsky.social (There’s also an expanded list)
www.npr.org/2025/12/30/n...

🙏🧡💫🎸

vikingschoice - Best Guitar Music of 2025 My favorite fingerstylists, power trios, experimentalists and shredders of the year.

Viking’s Choice 2025: The Guitar: The Mixtape www.buymusic.club/list/vikings...

Thanks You Jon!

Far Driven Sun by Buck Curran on Apple Music Album · 2025 · 12 Songs

Happy Solstice ✨ As well, if you missed my new album ‘Far Driven Sun’ here’s a link music.apple.com/us/album/far...

Thank You Jon 🙏

Turbid Radio Fri Dec 19 with Jon Whitney on WZBC 90.3 FM Newton adjective: turbid(of a liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter.confused or obscure in meaning or effect.

@buckcurran.bsky.social - Winter Solstice 1 (For Steffen)

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KLOF Mag’s Albums of the Year 2025 (Editor’s Year in Review) Our End-of-Year Album longlist is here. See why these 100 folk, jazz, ambient and experimental albums made KLOF Mag’s Best of 2025. Enjoy deep dives, review highlights, and listen to the music that ma...

Our End-of-Year Album longlist is finally here. 100 meticulously selected top albums that shaped the year, covering a vast sonic landscape—from intimate folk and boundary-pushing jazz to the dense topography of ambient and experimental works. Dive in now. klofmag.com/2025/12/klof...

Thank You KLOF Mag 🙏💜

Thanks so much for including ‘Far Driven Sun’ 🧡🌅

Aquarium Drunkard :: Year In Review 2025

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Looking back to look ahead. Our list arrives in the spirit of sharing, and we’re back with our annual Year In Review. As always the following is unranked and unruly. Let it blurb.

Brògeal via @playitagainsamrecs.bsky.social | @buckcurran.bsky.social via @obsoleterecords.bsky.social Echodelick Records | Cerys Hafana | @christine-ott.bsky.social and Mathieu Gabry | Ger Eaton via @dimplediscs.bsky.social @shamelesspromotion.bsky.social |

Phenomenal sets by Henry Parker and Joseph Allred tonight…

Photo of a man playing bass in the foreground and a man playing guitar in the darker background

Black and white photo, kinda washed out, of a man playing a trap set

Dark photo of a backlit man playing guitar and a man playing bass (but you can't see the man). Foreground lower is heads of people from the back over the top

Photo of a man in a shirt with bare arms playing a guitar and singing. The foreground is people standing. The photo is largely shades of red excepting the man's shirt which has a blueish tint

I think these are from 40 years ago today. Minutemen at the Living Room in Providence. Or maybe at the Rat in Boston the week before

Essential New Music: Buck Curran’s “Far Driven Sun” (Obsolete, Echodelick, ESP-Disk). “The vibe ranges from joyous to devotional, making ‘Far Driven Sun’ a comforting antidote to our uncomfortable times.”” Read our review: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/20/e...

Just landed back in the uk. Great show with @buckcurran.bsky.social yesterday in Bergamo. Thanks again to all who attended my first ever Italian (mini) tour.

Tomorrow, Brighton Komedia - buy tickets and get into that place!

@buckcurran.bsky.social via @obsoleterecords.bsky.social Echodelick Records | Minta & The Brook Trout | Seamus @omuineachain.bsky.social | Jake Xerxes Fussell & James Elkington via @fatpossumrecords.bsky.social | The Bathers via @lnfg.bsky.social |

Another beautiful selection of music from Andrew Norton to accompany your Sunday.

Listen here... taktentradio.com?p=4740

@buckcurran.bsky.social @gweniferraymond.bsky.social

Thanks so much Mike 🙏