If you enjoyed reading about stuff that exists (Pittsburgh music), consider reading about stuff that doesn’t necessarily exist! ### “Telescope Man” – published in Pinky Thinker Press “Are you in the office?” – published in Unlikely Stories Mark V “Salvia Eagle Loses the Prize” – published in God’s Cruel Joke “In the Hanging Gardens” – published in Dark Mountain … Continue reading Fiction Writing
Support Black Pittsburgh Artists
Bandcamp will be waiving its revenue share this Friday, July 3rd. Support black artists from the Pittsburgh area: The Childlike Empress Brittney Chantele Livefromthecity Saani Mac Jordan Montgomery INEZ Clara Kent Bilal Abbey Pharaoh Lum PK Delay jGGZ Patel Andrew Muse Madame Dolores The Universe Online Leila Rhodes Feralcat Think Good Audio Sierra Sellers Kai … Continue reading Support Black Pittsburgh Artists
Weekly Wrap-Up 05.24.24
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Strayline. - Circles (feat. blood pact, Jovan Macias) Gentle vocals float through a despondent sea of reverb-drenched guitars and slow motion drums. More from Strayline. Follow on Instagram ### SelfMan7 - Wax (prod. by Du-Beatz) A sample that sounds like … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 05.24.24
Daily Yinz – David Bernabo – Doorless Cottage
Sauna Music (Ongoing Box) contains a series of improvisations laid down on pitched percussion instruments. As someone who spends a lot of time around words, I am embarrassed to admit that I did not until this morning think very closely about the meaning of the word "percussion." I knew that to percuss something meant to … Continue reading Daily Yinz – David Bernabo – Doorless Cottage
Daily Yinz – Derek White – perhaps I should be more kind
The mastermind behind Mystic Seers' retro psychedelia also creates reflective instrumental music. The pieces found on Derek White's lates release, direct messages, were created on the fly in a dark room, and seek to instill meditative states within the listener. Tones coaxed from analog synths, cracked midis, acoustic instruments, and the world itself bloom and … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Derek White – perhaps I should be more kind
Daily Yinz – CENTURY III – TIED IN KNOTS
CENTURY III is back with "TIED IN KNOTS," the trio's first release since 2020. Century III the mall may be getting demolished piece by piece, but CENTURY III the band is still going strong. Funny enough, their new single, the pining "TIED IN KNOTS," actually sounds like it was recorded in an abandoned mall. Skronky, … Continue reading Daily Yinz – CENTURY III – TIED IN KNOTS
Daily Yinz – Threaded – Swell
Threaded recently released a split with Crash Nebula. Threaded takes shoegaze's foggy guitars and somnolent vocals and stains their pastel-pink hues with murky black ink. The sound is dreamy, but it's one of those dreams where you're trapped in an endless maze of featureless hallways searching desperately for an exit that leads to a place … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Threaded – Swell
Weekly Wrap-Up 05.17.24
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Pen Lordz - Never Enough Arsinel and Fam Ross divide and conquer over a piano-led boom-bap instrumental (courtesy of Bordeaux, France's Kheyzine). Watch out for the punch lines; they might give you a black eye. More from Arsinel and follow … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 05.17.24
Daily Yinz – Ames Harding – Groovin’
Ames Harding goes solo and stripped down on the Hummin' EP. Ames Harding's music has always blurred the lines between the earthy and the human, and that trend continues with Hummin', a three-song EP--recorded and mixed at home--that features sylvan odes to love, creativity, and family. The lyrics on opener "Groovin'" mingle slow jam sentiments … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Ames Harding – Groovin’
Daily Yinz – Ricki Weidenhof – Raptured in Formal Violence
The first single from Church, due out June 21st on We Be Friends. In the liner notes to Church, Weidenhof describes the childhood experience of attending Catholic mass in the following way: "...hundreds of people would all attempt to sing the same melody microtones off from one another at varying tempos with monstrous organ sound … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Ricki Weidenhof – Raptured in Formal Violence
Random Word Generator 05.14.24
Today's exercise features pet bathhouse terror. BARK APPOINTMENT RELAXATION PREDICT The big bark of Happy Go’Houndly echoes across the pet bathhouse. Heads human and animal turn in apprehension. It’s that time of the year again. Happy Go’Houndly is here and his hair is long and dirty and he needs a grooming finished off with a … Continue reading Random Word Generator 05.14.24
Daily Yinz – Secret Tunnel – Bada Bing!
A distress signal sent up from a terrible workplace. Even though "Bada Bing!" is one of Secret Tunnel's debut singles, the band already sounds like it's at the end of its rope. The song opens with an image of true paycheck-to-paycheck desolation, served extra bummed-out over melancholy chords: "The friend of the friend of the … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Secret Tunnel – Bada Bing!
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