by Jason Mundok | May 18, 2018 | Blog
A few weeks ago I went to Philly to catch Chuck van Zyl at The Gatherings Concert Series (which was awesome, by the way). Josh, an old friend who I hadn’t seen for a while lives on South Street, so I pinged him to see if he’d have dinner with me before the...
by Jason Mundok | Mar 9, 2018 | Blog
I was first turned on to David Helpling through some kind of if you like this, you might like that feature on an Internet-based music listening service. It’s hard to remember how all of the dots connected over the past decade or so. The two albums he made with...
by Jason Mundok | Feb 21, 2018 | Blog
I’ve been a Shearwater fan for over a decade starting with the album Winged Life (2004). At the time Shearwater was still a side project for quieter collaborations between band leader Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff, Meiburg’s bandmate in Okkervil River. Meiburg...
by Jason Mundok | Feb 11, 2018 | Blog
The self-titled debut full length album from Cigarettes After Sex was released over six months ago. I’m certainly familiar with the literal idea of cigarettes after sex, but the music of Greg Gonzales’ band, born in El Paso, Texas ten years ago, only recently flew...
by Jason Mundok | Jan 30, 2018 | Blog
The annual New Ear Festival is happening this upcoming week at Fridman Gallery, 287 Spring St., New York City (February 2 through February 8). I’m very excited to be attending the Saturday night performance for a set of ambient and experimental music by Stephen...