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Michael Doherty's Music Log @mdmusiclog.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Have you heard Caspian Coberly's new album "Starlight" yet? I reviewed it a couple of months ago, and here is a video for one of its tracks, "Wonder": www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNhb... #music #video #newsong

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simonovitch.bsky.social @simonovitch.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

@estey13.bsky.social Here's my review of Only More Is Enough the new Ep by Royal Blunder www.whisperinandhollerin.com/reviews/revi... #RoyalBlunder #XOPublicity

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Sweaty hugs always await you in Seattle <3

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simonovitch.bsky.social @simonovitch.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

@estey13.bsky.social www.whisperinandhollerin.com/reviews/revi... Here's my review of Wire And Bone the recent album by Dave Bryant #DaveBryant

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simonovitch.bsky.social @simonovitch.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

@estey13.bsky.social Here's my review of Try Some Of Mine the #Recordstoreday release by #LittleRichard out on #OrgMusic www.whisperinandhollerin.com/reviews/revi...

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simonovitch.bsky.social @simonovitch.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

@estey13.bsky.social My second review for #Recordstoreday2025 is #Westboundsound:Foundations the second Westbound records compilation for RSD out on #Orgmusic #Westboundrecords #XOPublicity www.whisperinandhollerin.com/reviews/revi...

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simonovitch.bsky.social @simonovitch.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

@estey13.bsky.social The third #Recordstoreday2025 review is for Cavestomp! The Garage Rock Festacular Presents a Torrent of talent Vol 1 #XOPublicity #OrgMusic #Cavestomp

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

The maestro mood swingers of @sleepersound.bsky.social give a brill interview with the wonderful Sintija Brence of #GrungeIncluded! Props to the guys for busting out this scintillating convo while on tour! #dreamrock #prog #shoegaze #experimental #melodic grungeincluded.substack.com/p/my-own-dea...

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

‘Starlight’ evokes the spirit of late-‘60s and early-‘70s albums. Written entirely by @caspiancoberly, who also produced and played all the instruments, ‘Shepherd’s delight’ stands out as a fiery electric slide guitar monster" --Psychedelic Baby tinyurl.com/2ukhbbs5

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'Shepherd’s delight' by Caspian Coberly | New Album, 'Starlight' - It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine

‘Shepherd’s delight’ is the latest single from Caspian Coberly’s forthcoming album ‘Starlight,’ now set for release on Good Friday, April 11, 2025. ‘Starlight’ is a collection of tracks, evoking the s...

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

.Sleepersound's "My Own Dead Love is bound to be one of the most listenable, most absorbing and most miserable records you’ll hear come out of Milwaukee this year" @shepherdexpress tinyurl.com/4xzmf9y6

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'My Own Dead Love' by Sleepersound

The long-awaited third album from Milwaukee’s critically acclaimed Sleepersound is an ideal soundtrack for our troubled times.

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Walnuts taste like dirty candy corn without all the delicious sugar

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

@sleepersound.bsky.social's third album, 'My Own Dead Love,' will be released on March 14, 2025. #ConcertMonkey #XOPublicity

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

RNRGlobe: "the San Pedro, California/Wyoming union of SST Records legend Joe Carducci and his guitarist brother Mark alongside Minutemen/fIREHOSE/Stooges bass king Mike Watt and his Missingmen bandmate/drummer Jerry Trebotic — @orgmusic.bsky.social rockandrollglobe.com/indie-rock/m...

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MidKnight, SST and Spot: The Oral History of Carducci Bros. - Rock and Roll Globe

To trace the deep lineage of the Carducci Bros. — the San Pedro, California/Wyoming union of SST Records legend Joe Carducci and his guitarist brother

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Tone Scientists 'Kiiroi Tori' from @orgmusic.bsky.social - OUT TODAY! Rated 8/10 at Whisperin' & Hollerin'! "Kiiroi Tori is the second EP from the odd jazz pop super group featuring Mike Watt, Bucky Pope, John Herndon, and more - it was produced by Bucky" tinyurl.com/ytcfzns7

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

The Kearns Family's Paco the pooch featured at New Noise Magazine by Kurt Orzeck! Also, Together and Alone, the high-desert folk-rock debut record by a husband-and-wife duo newnoisemagazine.com/interviews/p...

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Kearns Family's Pooch Provides Trusty Support in the Studio

Could The Kearns Family have pulled off their debut record without the moral support of their prized pooch Paco? We think not.

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(Screams From The) Burning Ambulance @burningambulance.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Just remembered (because the interviewer emailed me) that I'm being interviewed about my book IN THE BREWING LUMINOUS: THE LIFE & MUSIC OF CECIL TAYLOR tonight. The resulting gibberish will eventually be published on jerryjazzmusician.com.

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

.@sleepersound ‘MY OWN DEAD LOVE' (vinyl LP) at the esteemed @Strutterzine: Rated 8.2 out of 10! "this is one of those albums you listen to over and over again, as you will discover a lot of new things every time. This makes it highly recommended to fans of shoegaze, post-rock..

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Donn Aaron Mixon chats w/ #KurtOrzeck at @newnoisemagazine.bsky.social for his awesome column about pets, "conducting one of my favorite interviews that I’ve ever done, where there is no music talk, only dogs!" tinyurl.com/3fdf3n5s

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Don Aaron Mixon Mixes It Up With Adopted Dogs

Few artists in our Pet Sounds series have as deep-rooted a love for their dogs as Americana singer/songwriter Don Aaron Mixon.

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

@eastportlandblog.bsky.social "Please rock seriously with “Shepherd’s delight”, the new single from #CaspianCoberly's forthcoming album, Starlight, now set for release on April 11, 2025!" Press: XO Publicity www.eastportlandblog.com/2025/01/22/s...

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

.@MDMusicLog - @TheKearnsFamily's "Together And Alone, w/ songs populated by characters that seem inherent to the desert landscape, their tales blowing in on a warm, dusty breeze, the way, the record includes a gatefold, featuring some beautiful art"

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

@shepherdexpress Best of 2024 releases @badbrainsband – Omega Sessions and I Against I from @orgmusic.bsky.social l - "Sure, they could thrash; by the time the band’s third album I Against I came out on SST they were even more streamlined and lethal." shepherdexpress.com/music/music-...

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What Were the Greatest Records of 2024?

Good music in several genres was released last year. Here’s a glance back at 2024.

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

#AndrewDarlington of legendary @intlmes does a magnificent job with the story of Johnny Bragg based on the RSD @orgmusic.bsky.social anthology. tinyurl.com/3tcp4d8y

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Together & Alone by #TheKearnsFamily reviewed by @darrenpatrowitz @newsbreak.bsky.social! "among the most recognizable voices in the high-desert folk-rock landscape, a steely-eyed duo embodying outlaw/cosmic country with deep-rooted power-pop sensibilities." tinyurl.com/2xvf9dva

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More December 2024 “Paltrobox” Gift Ideas & Recommendations - NewsBreak

Everyone needs to stay nourished and healthy, and there is no shortage of exciting food, drink, health or lifestyle offerings to order online. So if you ar

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

The Big Ol Nasty Get Down's "a great funky beast of an EP by John Heintz and Jack Irons Music Supergroup in a great gatefold vinyl package." Review and Rating 9/10 at Whisperin' & Hollerin'! Distro'd by @orgmusic.bsky.social www.whisperinandhollerin.com/reviews/revi...

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

@donnaaron's 'The Welcome Mat' reviewed by @Tomhaugen @TheDailyVault , Rated A- !! "Play this between Gregg Allman and Drive-By Truckers while reading Jack Kerouac." donaaronmixon2.bandzoogle.com/home www.dailyvault.com/toc.php5?rev...

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Don Aaron Mixon

Home page of Don Aaron Mixon, an americana artist from Atlanta. "The Welcome Mat" (A Southern Gothic Rock Trilogy) Double Album by Don Aaron Mixon

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

@orgmusic.bsky.social's "V/A – Glad Tidings From Sun Records: Fresh collection of lost holiday treasures. Getting bombarded by the same Mariah Carey and Wham! songs all season? ORG Music can help brighten up your mood." #xmasmusic #rockabilly #soul #reissues iconfetch.com/reviews/vari...

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Various Artists - Glad Tidings From Sun Records (review) - Icon Fetch

Various Artists – Glad Tidings From Sun Records (ORG Music) Fresh collection of lost holiday treasures Part of the bummer of the holidays is getting bombarded by the same Mariah Carey and Wham! songs ...

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

.@badbrainsband – I Against I @orgmusic.bsky.social makes @vinyldistrict.bsky.social 's Best of 2024! "a heavy good time, pioneering a punk-funk merger" #punk #hardcore #DC #reissues #bestof2024

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Cecil Taylor – Live at The Cafe Montmartre @orgmusic.bsky.social makes @vinyldistrict.bsky.social 's Best of 2024! "will likely overwhelm ears new to Taylor’s work, but here he’s redefining the logic of the piano trio, a setting to which he would later return." #jazz #reissues #bestof2024

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Lost and Found from @orgmusic.bsky.social + Westbound Records for #RecordStoreDay @MDMusicLog: "Eramus Hall was a Detroit-based funk and soul band's second album Gohead was released in 1984 (and oop) till Black Friday, on transparent smoky vinyl." michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2024/12/eram...

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Eramus Hall: “Lost And Found” (2024) Vinyl Review

Eramus Hall was a Detroit-based funk and soul band that released only two albums during its existence. The first, Your Love Is My Desire ,...

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(Screams From The) Burning Ambulance @burningambulance.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

When D'Angelo's Black Messiah was released, Stereogum sent me to the exclusive listening party. Ten years later, I take a look back at the piece I wrote then — and the album — in this week's BA newsletter. burningambulance.substack.com/p/dangelos-b...

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D'Angelo's Black Messiah @ 10

Memories of an event, and my impressions now

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

.@caspiancoberly 's next show below! June 9 @NectarLounge - new album 'Starlight' out 2/14! Wonderful interview at @v13media: v13.net/2024/11/casp... For a live taste at FreakOut Fest: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVeK...

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

.@darrenpaltrowtiz covers 'The Welcome Mat' by Donn Aaron Mixon! The musical memoir ought to sit perfectly in a playlist with Drive By Truckers, Blackberry Smoke, Jason Isbell, Allman Betts Band, and listeners of the Shrapnel Records roster. Newsbreak: www.newsbreak.com/paltrocast-w...

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Great review of @Donn Aaron Mixon's 'The Welcome Mat': "This collection of emotionally raw autobiographical Americana Rock and Southern Gothic Blues Rock perfect in a playlist with Drive By Truckers, Jason Isbell, Shrapnel Records roster" tinyurl.com/28jhdzez

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December 2024 “Paltrobox” Gift Ideas & Recommendations

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Chris Estey @estey13.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

V/A, Glad Tidings From Sun Records from @orgmusic.bsky.social / #SunRecords: "a holiday album that will make you feel as if you are musically privy to something very special. It is by far, one of Goldmine's favorite suggestions for 'the season.' Available on a Rudolph-red vinyl record, and CD"

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Top 12 Christmas releases for 2024

The 2024 holiday season arrives with some fantastic Christmastime releases. This year's offerings are sure to get you in the spirit. Here are some of the best according to Goldmine.

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Vox Sinistra @voxsinistra.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Me: ranting about the origins of synthpop and rise of synthesizers in the ‘80s Also me: omg, cat 🐈

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