Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A snippet from the debut live performance of Monocot! Rosali on guitar and Jayson Gerycz on percussion 0111
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Monocot - the instrumental improvisational duo of guitarist Rosali and and drummer Jayson Gerycz - make their live debut tomorrow night at Asheville's AyurPrana Listening Room! In anticipation of the performance, I did a short interview with Rosali. ashevillestages.com/music/interv...ashevillestages.comInterview: Rosali Middleman (Monocot) — Asheville StagesThe Durham-based artist’s project with Jayson Gerycz makes its live debut on Oct. 1 at AyruPrana Listening Room. 092
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Come on! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGd9...youtube.comThe Lowdown | Season 2 Official Trailer | FXYouTube video by FX Networks 2122
Reposted by Recliner NotesAquarium Drunkard @aquariumdrunkard.com · 29/09/2026Future Sounds of Jazz Vol. 16 is both a forecast and a wormhole. Across two discs, Michael Reinboth and Michael Rütten move through jazz, dub, electronic music, improvisation, and psychedelia with the intuitive logic of a late-night DJ set. aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/09/29/f... 171
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For @aquariumdrunkard.com, I reviewed the 16th edition of the Future Sounds of Jazz series, courtesy of Compost Records. The future of jazz is strong and promising. aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/09/29/f...aquariumdrunkard.comFuture Sounds Of Jazz Vol. 16 - Aquarium DrunkardFuture Sounds of Jazz Vol. 16 is both a forecast and a wormhole. Across two discs, Michael Reinboth and Michael Rütten move through jazz, dub, electronic music, improvisation, and psychedelia with the... 021
Reposted by Recliner NotesTyler Wilcox @tylerwilcox.bsky.social · 29/09/2026youtube.comBill Frisell | Four Bob Dylan songs - Paris Theater, NYC 9/2/2026 (complete solo electric mini-set)YouTube video by roolin 1385
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I attended last week's performance by LCD Soundsystem at Asheville's Hellbender and wrote about the show and reflected a bit on who they are as a band in 2026. ashevillestages.com/music/review...ashevillestages.comReview: LCD Soundsystem at Hellbender — Asheville StagesThe genre-blending dance band proved that they’re still full of surprises. 131
Reposted by Recliner NotesMarc Masters 🌵 @marcissist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Happy 100th Birthday to John Coltrane, born when Marshall Allen was two years old. 0667
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A short story about listening to John Coltrane during a walk as a small way to recognize his 100th birthday. reclinernotes.com/2026/09/23/a... 071
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Don DeLillo, White Noise Perhaps as close as DeLillo got to Cormac McCarthy. 040
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"Dance Yrself Clean" by LCD Soundsystem, last night at Hellbender in Asheville. Review coming next week. 031
Reposted by Recliner NotesTyler Wilcox @tylerwilcox.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I put together a very sweet mix of instrumentals from @aquariumdrunkard.com's long-running Lagniappe Sessions. Covers of your favorites by your favorites!aquariumdrunkard.comThe Lagniappe Sessions :: Instrumentals (2016-2026) - Aquarium DrunkardAquarium Drunkard’s Lagniappe Sessions have been rolling along at a steady pace since 2011, bringing together a global lineup of artists to offer up cover versions of a few of their favorite tunes. Ov... 14414
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Here are Bitchin Bajas, lit only by the light of a lantern that looked like a giant jellyfish. Magnetic! 081
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026RIP Annie Dillard. Such as beautiful writer. I love this passage. 281
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026These are the most out-there live versions of "Love to Burn" and "Like A Hurricane" I've ever heard. 050
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The '76 version of "Going, Going, Gone" is extraordinary. I wrote about it here: reclinernotes.com/2021/08/11/g... 2122
Reposted by Recliner NotesBLACK HILL TRANSMISSIONS @bhtransmissions.bsky.social · 15/09/2026saved for later reading. 021
Reposted by Recliner NotesEggzacktly @eggzacktly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A great (and telling) thing about the Big Ears festival - you can have 100 people who are over the moon psyched about the lineup, and all 100 have vastly different artists on their "must-see" lists. 062
Reposted by Recliner NotesClark @prokrustian.bsky.social · 14/09/2026A post built expressly for me 141
Reposted by Recliner NotesMichael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This is great. The Johnny Mercer archives are at the GSU library in Atlanta. Perhaps there are some handwritten lyrics? 🤔 111
Reposted by Recliner NotesRecliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Here's a new post by me on Robert Altman's adaptation of The Long Goodbye, exploring Elliott Gould's portrayal of Philip Marlowe, the movie's Scuzzy '70s feel, and a multiverse-style fantasy imagining the ideal artists and bands to cover the film's title song. reclinernotes.com/2026/09/13/t...reclinernotes.comThe Long Goodbye: Altman and Gould’s Marlowe, the Scuzzy ‘70s, and an Imagined SoundtrackDirector Robert Altman called his 1973 adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled crime novel The Long Goodbye “a satire in melancholy.” The film stars goofily sincere Elliott Gould as detective … 46010
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The Lowdown - a recent show worthy of investigation. (Also, Deadwood). 050
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Here's a new post by me on Robert Altman's adaptation of The Long Goodbye, exploring Elliott Gould's portrayal of Philip Marlowe, the movie's Scuzzy '70s feel, and a multiverse-style fantasy imagining the ideal artists and bands to cover the film's title song. reclinernotes.com/2026/09/13/t...reclinernotes.comThe Long Goodbye: Altman and Gould’s Marlowe, the Scuzzy ‘70s, and an Imagined SoundtrackDirector Robert Altman called his 1973 adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled crime novel The Long Goodbye “a satire in melancholy.” The film stars goofily sincere Elliott Gould as detective … 46010
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Thrilling/ disconcerting to hear a Hasil Adkins song featured in a Google phone ad. They also decided to use the "push in, push out" part of the song. 030
Reposted by Recliner NotesRecliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I reviewed Talking, the debut album by the Baltimore band Crying Laughing, for @aquariumdrunkard.com.They sound like a combination of Horse Lords and David Byrne's music for The Knee Plays with the snap of a New Orleans second line. aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/09/11/c...aquariumdrunkard.comCrying Laughing :: Talking - Aquarium DrunkardStrange and turbulent times call for insistent new theme songs and rallying cries. On Talking, Baltimore’s Crying Laughing answer the call with necessary and emphatic instrumental anthems, driven by a... 172
Reposted by Recliner NotesRecliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Being 13 years old when Licensed to Ill came out makes me patient zero for Beastie Boys music. Now Mike D has a solo album out at age 60 and it's damn fun. Here's my review for @aquariumdrunkard.com: aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/09/11/m...aquariumdrunkard.comMike D :: Thank You - Aquarium DrunkardWith Mike D's Thank You, ascribed. to the appellation Mike D 5D, we finally have a solo debut from a Beastie Boy. That’s changed with Thank You, the first solo work from Mike D, ascribed to the appell... 296
Reposted by Recliner NotesHausu Mountain @hausumountain.bsky.social · 11/09/2026🎭 Crying Laughing - 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 - reviewed in @aquariumdrunkard.com by @reclinernotes.bsky.social 🤝 "Strange and turbulent times call for insistent new theme songs and rallying cries. Talking, the debut album from CL, is filled with necessary and emphatic instrumental anthems." please subscribe at:aquariumdrunkard.comCrying Laughing :: Talking - Aquarium DrunkardStrange and turbulent times call for insistent new theme songs and rallying cries. On Talking, Baltimore’s Crying Laughing answer the call with necessary and emphatic instrumental anthems, driven by a... 073
Reposted by Recliner NotesAquarium Drunkard @aquariumdrunkard.com · 11/09/2026Mike D :: Thank You aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/09/11/m... Thank You, the first solo work from Mike D, ascribed to the appellation Mike D 5D. 171
Reposted by Recliner NotesAquarium Drunkard @aquariumdrunkard.com · 11/09/2026Baltimore’s Crying Laughing deliver emphatic instrumental anthems, driven by a twin alto sax attack and percussion that channels the snap and bounce of New Orleans rhythms. The result feels tightly interlocked, yet constantly in motion. aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/09/11/c...aquariumdrunkard.comCrying Laughing :: Talking - Aquarium DrunkardStrange and turbulent times call for insistent new theme songs and rallying cries. On Talking, Baltimore’s Crying Laughing answer the call with necessary and emphatic instrumental anthems, driven by a... 093
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Being 13 years old when Licensed to Ill came out makes me patient zero for Beastie Boys music. Now Mike D has a solo album out at age 60 and it's damn fun. Here's my review for @aquariumdrunkard.com: aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/09/11/m...aquariumdrunkard.comMike D :: Thank You - Aquarium DrunkardWith Mike D's Thank You, ascribed. to the appellation Mike D 5D, we finally have a solo debut from a Beastie Boy. That’s changed with Thank You, the first solo work from Mike D, ascribed to the appell... 296
Reposted by Recliner NotesJiggety Jatters. The worst name. @jessefuchs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I read the second sentence and had the sudden sensation of multiple laser sights appearing on my face from all directions (complimentary) 012
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I reviewed Talking, the debut album by the Baltimore band Crying Laughing, for @aquariumdrunkard.com.They sound like a combination of Horse Lords and David Byrne's music for The Knee Plays with the snap of a New Orleans second line. aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/09/11/c...aquariumdrunkard.comCrying Laughing :: Talking - Aquarium DrunkardStrange and turbulent times call for insistent new theme songs and rallying cries. On Talking, Baltimore’s Crying Laughing answer the call with necessary and emphatic instrumental anthems, driven by a... 172
Reposted by Recliner NotesBurning Near the Highway @artark.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The Village Voice calls this photo “Cadillac Heaven Lubbock.” But, Terry Allen’s biographer confirms in an interview with @reclinernotes.bsky.social that this photo is “Precious objects are scattered/All over the ground.” It’s staged with a Cadillac Allen traded a drawing with the former title for. 165
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I'm a big fan of Jeff Tweedy's acoustic arrangement of "Tom Sawyer." Changes aren't permanent: jefftweedy.substack.com/p/tom-sawyer...jefftweedy.substack.comTom Sawyer (Rush cover)Rush is fucking great 140
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026My favorite phase of the Dead is the early 70s roadhouse band from the rings of Saturn but I also absolutely love the unhinged primal Dead versions of "Viola Lee Blues." Can't get enough of those performances 080
Reposted by Recliner NotesAquarium Drunkard @aquariumdrunkard.com · 02/09/2026Transmissions :: Sun Ra: Door of the Cosmos aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/09/02/t... 0323
Reposted by Recliner NotesHausu Mountain @hausumountain.bsky.social · 01/09/2026🎺 new music today 🎺 Crying Laughing “Geese Six” The Baltimore quintet’s rhythm section kicks off with a dusty desert groove before torrents of synchronized sax & winding keyboard lines prod the band up into peaks of polyphonic bliss. Their debut album 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 comes out on September 10thcryinglaughing.bandcamp.comTalking, by Crying Laughing8 track album 061
Reposted by Recliner NotesThanks, I Hate It @mikevago.bsky.social · 01/09/2026And here’s a link to that podcast interview! We talk about three of my favorite things - books, movies, and books that got made into movies!podcasts.apple.comMike Vago Talks Books as MoviesPodcast Episode · Third Person Limited: A Books Podcast · September 1 · 54m 132
Reposted by Recliner NotesAquarium Drunkard @aquariumdrunkard.com · 28/08/2026Black Duck with Elena Setién aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/08/28/b... The songs are loose-jointed and exploratory. A bass-line snakes around glittering piano runs, the guitar picks out blues-shaded licks and eerie vibrations of slide, and above it all, a woman’s voice winds... 0132
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I think Elliott Gould's version of Philip Marlowe would've enjoyed the Time Fades Away tour. 1100
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Listening to the new Lambchop album, I thought I heard a reference to diminutive speedy receiver Hollywood Brown, which would make sense for a song called "Afterburner." Turns out it was a color description: "Pasadena red / Hollywood brown." Too bad! 020
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026 I reviewed Isle Peaks, the new Bitchin Bajas EP, for @aquariumdrunkard.com, using a quote from Gerald Murnane's The Plains as a starting point. Any other obsessive fans of both the Bajas and The Plains out there? aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/08/26/b...aquariumdrunkard.comBitchin Bajas :: Isle Peaks - Aquarium DrunkardOn Isle Peaks, Bitchin Bajas continue their long-running musical exploration of the unknown, turning three outtakes from the Inland See sessions into an immersive journey through imagined landscapes. ... 261