Psychotropic Wonderland Reviews The latest reviews from Psychotropic Wonderland. (May 12, 2026) — Croz Boyce, "Croz Boyce" (Domino, 2026) (May 4, 2026) — Seefeel, "Sol.Hz" (Warp, 2026) (May 2, 2026) — Razen, "Stained Glass Starling" (Viernulvier, 2026) (April 27, 2026) — Ak'chamel, The Givers of…

New Releases From Room40 Four upcoming releases from Brisbane-based experimental label Room40. Lawrence English – The Rest Is My Ghost (Bandcamp release, Room40, 7 August 2026). The Rest Is My Ghost is a record that interrogates the manifestations of this reductive futuring and celebrates those…

Chain D.L.K. Reviews A roundup of reviews published at Chain D.L.K. over the last week. 微風ゾーン Bifuu_ZONE – The West (Constellation Tatsu) — reviewed by Vito Camarretta of May 12, 2026 Anton Toorell – Solos II (Thanatosis Produktion) — reviewed by Vito Camarretta of May 11, 2026 Laura Kampman –…

Cuneiform Artists on Tour Anthony Pirog (with The Messthetics featuring James Brandon Lewis) June 8 – Soda Bar, San Diego, CA June 9 – Pappy & Harriet's, Pioneertown, CA June 10 – Sid The Cat Auditorium, South Pasadena, CA June 11 – Alex's Bar, Long Beach, CA June 12 – Deer Lodge, Ojai, CA June 13…

Rabble Without A Cause Show – May 13, 2026 Source: CKCU. New Canadian Releases: GEORGE, Ensemble Infini, Ben Wendel and others.

Coming to Seattle Source: Wayward Music Series, a monthly series of adventurous and experimental music presented by Nonsequitur at the Chapel Performance Space in Seattle's Good Shepherd Center. May 14, 2026 | 7:30 PM — Michael Owcharuk: Partners — Partners is a new suite of music for septet…

Title: New Releases on New Focus Recordings A roundup of new and upcoming releases from New Focus Recordings. Robert Honstein – Horizon Line (digital, New Focus Recordings). Composer Robert Honstein releases his third New Focus album, this time featuring three of his works for string quartet.…

The Free Jazz Collective Reviews A roundup of reviews and features published at The Free Jazz Collective over the last several days. Goal Weight (Maggie Cox and Jennifer Gersten) - Keep Telling Yourself That (Relative Pitch, 2026) reviewed by Hrayr Attarian. Anthony Braxton – 2 Comp (2023) (Schott…

Pi Recordings at 25  Source: Nate Chinen. If you care about the improvised music of this century, you probably have a strong attachment to the output of Pi Recordings. Since 2001, when it burst onto the scene with a pair of sit-up-and-take-notice studio releases by composer and multi-reedist Henry…

AMN Picks of the Week: Riemann / Merivale and Sikora / Vyormouth / Ava Mendoza / Transition Unit Here is where I post, at a frequency of about once a week, a list of the new music that caught my attention. All of the releases listed below I have heard for the first time recently and come…

Musique Machine Reviews A roundup of reviews published at Musique Machine over the last week. Jérôme Bouve & Delphine Dora – Vents d'Aether (Hallow Ground, 2026) — reviewed by Josh Landry Clearlight – Symphonies (Esoteric Recordings/Cherry Red, 2026) — reviewed by Roger Batty Orchestra Of The…

Miller Theatre Announces 2026–27 Season Miller Theatre at Columbia University has announced its 2026–27 season under Executive Director Melissa Smey, including four Composer Portraits, four Jazz concerts, and free programming through the Pop-Up Concerts series. Below are the new music and jazz…

Newsbits: Vélez and Duplant / Davis / Soundwaves David Vélez and Bruno Duplant release Tell Me About the Outside (LINE_177) on June 19 via Richard Chartier's LINE imprint. Four long-form electroacoustic pieces built from field recordings and electronic devices, edited and mastered by Duplant. More…

Brooklyn Free Spirit Festival 2026 — July 11 & 12, Ibeam Brooklyn The Brooklyn Free Spirit Festival returns for its 2026 edition on July 11 and 12 at Ibeam Brooklyn, 168 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Produced by the Siren Xypher Collective — Mara Rosenbloom (Artistic Director), Melanie Dyer, and…

Another Place Show, May 11, 2026 Source: 90.9fm WDCB. Chicago journalist and jazz aficionado Andy Pierce hosts "Another Place" Sundays at midnight. The show explores creative music, jazz and the avant-garde, and delves into the longer, more complex compositions and improvisations in jazz.

AMN Reviews: Wild Up – Julius Eastman Vol. 5: Gay Guerrilla (2026; New Amsterdam Records) Julius Eastman was a misunderstood genius who might have lived another two or three decades had he been born into a kinder world. It is harder than ever to separate art from politics, but he wore his…

All About Jazz Reviews A roundup of reviews published at All About Jazz over the last week. Jason Stein / Damon Smith / Adam Shead – Five Nights in the Midwest (Irritable Mystic Records) — reviewed by Mark Corroto, May 9, 2026 Asteroid Ekosystem – Sounds Have Dreams — reviewed by Glenn Astarita,…

Fringes of Sound Reviews A roundup of reviews published at Fringes of Sound over the last week. Ourobonic Plague – G.A.: Five: Continuum — reviewed by Lars Haur of May 7, 2026 rsn – Perpetuity #1 — reviewed by Lars Haur of May 6, 2026 existent/nonexistent – Is The Silence… (ECHØVEIL Records) —…

Coming to Houston Two upcoming concerts presented by Nameless Sound in Houston. Monday, May 18, 2026 — They, Who Sound OFFsite: Joëlle Léandre / David Dove and Laura Dykes / Danny Kamins. Sanders Hall, Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas Avenue, Houston. Doors 7:00 PM, music 7:30–9:30 PM. Free;…

An Interview with Experimental Noise Musician and Activist Dave Phillips Source: African Paper. I was first introduced to the work of experimental noise musician Dave Phillips during a drive through the Hoh Rainforest in Washington with a friend. The inside of my car became teemed with a cruel…

AMN Reviews: Ava Mendoza – Alive Alone, Alive Together (2026; Burning Ambulance Music) Ava Mendoza is simply one of the best guitarists around today. She has played with a murderer's row of improvisers and experimentalists over the last 20 years in style spanning and incorporating rock, blues,…

Something Else! Festival 2026 — Hamilton, Ontario, June 18–20 The 13th annual Something Else! Festival, presented by Zula Presents, runs June 18–20, 2026 at St. Cuthbert's Presbyterian Church, 2 Bond Street North, Westdale, Hamilton, Ontario. Schedule below. Thursday, June 18 — $33 advance / $40…

Jazztopad Festival New York 2026 — June 17–21 The 10th edition of the Jazztopad Festival New York runs June 17–21, 2026, presented by the National Forum of Music in Wrocław in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute New York and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute. Concerts take place at Dizzy's…

JazzTrail Reviews A roundup of recent album reviews from JazzTrail, focusing on the more adventurous, exploratory, and avant-leaning side of the site's coverage. All reviews by Filipe Freitas. John Hollenbeck's George – Looking For Consonance (Out Of Your Head Records, 2026) — May 5, 2026 Rodrigo…

A Closer Listen Reviews A roundup of reviews published at A Closer Listen over the last week. Ptastvo – The Grit (I Shall Sing Until My Land Is Free) — reviewed by Richard Allen, May 9, 2026 HWXXNG – K-Core (Chinabot) — reviewed by Richard Allen, May 7, 2026 Kreng – Wormhole (Miasmah) — reviewed…

The Best Contemporary Classical Music on Bandcamp, April 2026  Source: Bandcamp Daily. The taxonomy of contemporary classical music—new music, contemporary music, whatever you want to call it—is a thorny issue. But every month, we’ll take a look at some of the best composer-driven music to surface…

AMN Reviews: Vyormouth – Cartographies of the Unseen (2026; ZeroK) Human attention is a variable. Some of us hold focus more easily than others. Some individuals can direct their attention to virtually any target, while others struggle to attend to anything not of interest. Recently, attention has…

My marriage in a nutshell. Wife: "Honey, can you take the plants around to the deck?" Me: "Sure." *Dutifully takes plants from front of house to deck* Wife: "Um no, I not those plants, the geraniums that are still in my car." Me: "You mean the ones you did not tell me about?"

Coming to Chicago Drawing from Now Is, with supplementary listings from Constellation, Elastic Arts, and The Hungry Brain. Saturday, May 9 Sonorous Somatics 010: Ernest Dawkins's New Horizons Quartet Blanc Gallery, 4455 S King Drive 1:30 PM Eardrum Series: LeRoy Bach & Dan Bitney; Sarah Clausen &…

Hidden Gems in the Ipecac Recordings Catalog Source: Bandcamp Daily. “I blame the Melvins, because honestly, we had our hands full.” That’s Greg Werckman with tongue in cheek, recounting the tale of how Melvins guitarist and vocalist Buzz Osborne blew up the original vision for Ipecac Recordings,…

Coming to Downtown Music Gallery  Source: Downtown Music Gallery. Tuesday, May 12th: 6:30: AMANDA MONACO - Guitar / RAS MOSHE - Tenor Sax & Flute7:30: AYAKO KANDA - Voice / LUKE ROVINSKY - Guitar / JAMES PAUL NADIEN - Drums8:30: SKETCHBOOK SERIES #17: the thing they cannot imagine is us (after…

Beyond The Dust Reviews Massimo Ricci has posted new reviews at his blog Beyond The Dust. Ciclica – Autocracy of Deception, Volume II Daniel Menche – Vastus

Coming to San Francisco Listings compiled from Bay Improviser, The Lab, Audium, SFJAZZ, Center for New Music, San Francisco Classical Voice, and supplementary web searches. Friday, May 8 Other Dimensions in Sound presents Dymaxion Trio and Huegel/James/Jordan Medicine for Nightmares, 3036 24th St,…

The Squid’s Ear Reviews A roundup of reviews published at The Squid's Ear over the last week. Oliver Lake / Fred Hopkins / Phillip Wilson / Baikida Carroll / Michael Gregory Jackson – Live from Studio Rivbea (NoBusiness) — reviewed by Brian Olewnick James Opstad – Drift (Another Timbre) — reviewed…

ISSUE Project Room: June 2026 Performances on the June calendar at ISSUE Project Room, 22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn. James Ilgenfritz with Joe McPhee & AC Diamond Saturday, June 13, 2026 — 8:00 pm 22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn Matt Mottel: The Image Is a Seed Wednesday, June 17, 2026 — 8:00 pm 22 Boerum…

Dusted Reviews The latest album reviews from Dusted Magazine. May 7, 2026 — The Black Watch, "Varied Superstitions" (ATOM) reviewed by Justin Cober-Lake. May 7, 2026 — The Outskirts, "Orbital" (Aerophonic) reviewed by Bill Meyer. May 6, 2026 — Genre Is Death, "Attractive People" (In the Red)…

Mary Halvorson’s Canis Major Touring Europe

Zeromoon’s Best Of April 2026 – Playlist  Source: Bandcamp. A highly subjective playlist of interesting albums focusing on the obscure, obtuse, and overlooked which were released on bandcamp in April 2026. This episode features Bhajan Bhoy, Troglodiții, Dogs Versus Shadows & Nicholas Langley,…

Shahzad Ismaily Interviewed by Fred Frith Source: Apple Podcasts. To try to list all the projects, both solo and group, that Shahzad Ismaily has been a part of would take much more time than we have available, even in this notoriously long-winded medium. Instead, it might be better to offer a…

Arts for Art Presents Vision Festival 30 June 23–28, 2026 | Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street, New York, NY Arts for Art presents the 30th edition of the Vision Festival, six nights of free jazz, improvised music, poetry, dance, and visual art. Opening night honors guitarist Joe Morris with the…

Coming to Seattle Source: Wayward Music Series, a monthly series of adventurous and experimental music presented by Nonsequitur at the Chapel Performance Space in Seattle's Good Shepherd Center. Thu. May 7 | 8:00 PM — Brad Loving — Seattle electronic musician Brad Loving makes his improvisational…

Pi Recordings 25th Anniversary Celebration at Roulette, Brooklyn — June 4 & 5, 2026 Pi Recordings marks a quarter century with a two-night celebration at Roulette in Brooklyn, presented in partnership with the venue. Both shows begin at 8:00 pm; tickets are $40 advance / $45 at the door. A free…

The Free Jazz Collective Reviews A roundup of reviews and features published at The Free Jazz Collective over the last several days. Rodrigo Amado This Is Our Language – Wailers (European Echoes Archive Series, 2026), reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni. The Thunks – Swarm Patterns (Trost, 2026), reviewed…

Musique Machine Reviews A roundup of reviews published at Musique Machine over the last week. Werner Dafeldecker & Lawrence English – Fathom Tides (Hallow Ground, 2026) — reviewed by Paul Casey Derek Bailey, Evan Parker & Han Bennink – Topographie Parisienne (Fou Records) — reviewed by Roger Batty…

Prog Is a State of Mind #1 Source: Bandcamp Daily. Everybody has their own idea of what prog is all about. Ask 100 people to opine on the topic and you’ll start 100 impassioned arguments. That’s part of what makes the music a constantly mutating, ever-evolving organism rather than a fossilized…

DOWNTOWNMUSIC.NET Photos Source: DOWNTOWNMUSIC.NET. May 2, 2026Ayako Kanda, Caleb Duval, James McKain, Kaelen Ghandhi, Michael Larocca, Freddy's Bar and BackroomCaleb Duval Kaelen Ghandhi Ayako Kanda Michael Larocca James McKain May 2, 2026Ayako Kanda & Luke Rovinsky, Freddy's Bar and…

Another Place Show, May 4, 2026 Source: 90.9fm WDCB. Chicago journalist and jazz aficionado Andy Pierce hosts "Another Place" Sundays at midnight. The show explores creative music, jazz and the avant-garde, and delves into the longer, more complex compositions and improvisations in jazz.

This is Darkness Playlist April 2026  Rich Dodgin has published the latest edition of Frozen In Time, the recurring This Is Darkness roundup of dark ambient, drone, ritual, and experimental releases the site's writers have been spending time with — a mix of recent arrivals and older rediscoveries.…

Psychotropic Wonderland Reviews The latest reviews from Psychotropic Wonderland. May 2, 2026 — Razen, "Stained Glass Starling" (Viernulvier, 2026) April 27, 2026 — Ak'chamel, The Givers of Illness, "Spiritually Unemployed" (Akuphone, 2026) April 27, 2026 — Meitei, "Agate" (Kitchen, 2026) April 23,…

Freq Reviews A roundup of reviews published at Freq over the last week. Bristol New Music Festival: Ghost Dubs / Emptyset / Cara Tolmie and Rian Treanor / Frankie and Kelman Duran (live at The Lantern) — reviewed by Loki "It's a generous, open and enthusiastic scene": The Leaf Library interviewed…