A collection of “husband & wife duos, pub legends, one-man-bands, preachers’ sons, and country-lounge entertainers.” About two years ago, the Santa Cruz-based archival projects company Smiling C issued […]
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Explore our newly designed and expanded webstore developed in collaboration with bean.la. Free shipping this week on orders over $100! Hey friends! It’s been a little while since […]
The musician and visionary, a founder of the genre, died Saturday. The best path for understanding the music and philosophies of the artist known as Iasos is to […]
Visit the Numero Group pop-up shop at Rappcats this Thursday through Sunday. One of our favorite labels, Numero Group is back in Los Angeles this week for a […]
This week, while much of the music world has been discussing the blowback from Rolling Stone cofounder Jann Wenner’s confounding interview with David Marchese at The New York […]
Inside the Harvest Time Project, an ambitious archival initiative created for Pharoah Sanders’ website, is a simple story about the birth of ‘Love Will Find a Way,’ the […]
The U-Turn Audio Orbit has been refreshed with a new tonearm, revamped drive system and other changes. The little engine that could is tucked away in a suburb […]
There’s a new collection of previously unreleased Arthur Russell music out now… Last year marked the 30th anniversary of Arthur Russell’s passing, a melancholy milestone that served as […]
Making Time ∞ returns to Fort Mifflin with 100+ acts. Check out some of our favorites. This site generally focuses on happenings in our home turf of Los […]
A subtle, cool masterpiece that upended popular music. Astrud Gilberto recorded “The Girl from Ipanema” because no other singer in the studio could do so in English. It […]
A look at the experimental musician and video artist’s work and influence (and featuring a Peter Brötzmann cameo) This week the renowned American Masters series on PBS premiered […]
The 33 track playlist features Alva Noto, Erik Satie, Ennio Morricone, J.S. Bach, Debussy, and Laurel Halo. When David Bowie passed, he gifted the world his final album, […]
“One of Rota’s most eerie and enigmatic scores, as if the Maestro had finally poured into a soundtrack all of his love for esotericism.” Those who follow the […]
Coming soon to Lower Manhattan, the new space will include a listening bar, record store, restaurant, and record library. We are excited to announce a collaboration with one […]
The beloved Ethiopian jazz pianist was 99 years old when she passed earlier this week… You likely know by now that Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guèbrou, the piano-playing, Jerusalem-based Ethiopian […]
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. A Chance For Peace. Soul And Soledad. The Universal Truth. Today marks the historic return of one of our all-time favorite independent […]
The massive set features new music by Nick Cave, Blake Mills, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Seu Jorge, Sam Gendel, Sam Wilkes and dozens more Listen to the birds. That’s […]
The definitive documentary of one of our favorite singer-songwriters is streaming until March 1st. Don’t miss! It’s hard to pin down where to start with an artist that […]
Join us for the Moonface Experience on March 11th at XTR Studios, with music and sound curated by In Sheep’s Clothing. If you visited the In Sheep’s Clothing […]
Dublab has released a new book chronicling the non-profit online radio station’s storied 20+ year history. It’s difficult to imagine what Los Angeles’ music scene would be like […]
Love Injection has launched a Kickstarter campaign to publish a compendium of Klipsch’s Dope From Hope newsletters. Here’s some big news for all our fellow Klipsch fans… Nearly […]
By now you’ve likely learned that Tom Verlaine, the brilliant New York guitarist, singer and lyricist best known for his work with Television, has passed. Though a foundational […]
If you notice some of your older music-head friends seeming a little out of sorts over the holidays, know that it’s because we lost Terry Hall, the co-founder […]
“When I found out E2-E4 was played in clubs, I couldn’t imagine people dancing to it…” When the great German musician and thinker Manuel Göttsching passed on Monday […]
Send a friend or loved one a specially curated vinyl package for the holidays! A few months ago, we asked members of the In Sheep’s Clothing Record Club […]
Audio-Technica celebrates 60 years with a limited run of their cult classic Sound Burger. We’re a little late on this, but figured it makes sense to share anyway […]
Sun Ra improvising on a Prophet VS synthesizer in 1986? Pump it straight into our veins. In the summer of that year while in Boston with his band, […]
A collection of interviews with the late great “Astral Traveler,” Pharoah Sanders. This weekend the world lost a giant. Pharoah Sanders, whose singular approach to composition and performance […]
Mid-80’s digital new age meets the voices of Lyra Pramuk, Holly Herndon, and Mindar the Buddhist Robot on the Seahawks’ latest album. Let’s talk about headphone music – […]
McIntosh, Technics, GLI, Acoustic Research, and more legendary gear and memorabilia from the godfather of rap, DJ Kool Herc. Later this month the esteemed auction house Christie’s will […]
Recently one of the great mix CDs of the so-called electronica age, Kruder & Dorfmeister’s The K&D Sessions from 1998, finally landed on streaming services a quarter-century after […]
A suite of raga-inspired compositions and improvisations centered around just tuning, deep listening, and resonant spaces. To better appreciate the sublime forthcoming collaboration by Christina Vantzou, Michael Harrison […]
Support one of the best independent radio stations in the world during their annual Membership Drive Fundraiser. We all love dublab… The non-profit, listener-supported radio station has been […]
Listen to highlights from an unsung legend’s early career. To get a sense of the ways in which Timmy Thomas’ music has seeped into contemporary culture, take a […]
In Sheep’s Clothing announces the first edition of our ISC Hi-FI Selects series. Back in 2018, Pino Palladino, Blake Mills, and Sam Gendel played one of the first […]
The producer born James Yancey changed the way hip hop could sound. Last week something wonderfully weird happened: A definitive biography of the great beat producer J Dilla […]
McIntosh announces an updated version of their classic power amp. More than 50 years ago, the hi-fi magazine Stereo Review opened its assessment of the then-new McIntosh MC-3500 […]
The Promises saga continues with new behind the scenes footage released by Luaka Bop. From the very first notes of Promises, it’s clear that something magical is about […]
Join us as we continue to grow and build new listening experiences. In 2017, we set out to create a space where analog culture, including records and hi-fidelity […]
ICYMI, watch dublab’s Artbound episode exploring Los Angeles’ emerging generation of community-focused black musicians. Our good friends over at dublab just celebrated their 22nd anniversary this past weekend […]
Next-gen audiophile designer Devon Turnbull talks shop with the Audiophiliac. To hear the speaker-maker Devon Turnbull, whose DJ and graffiti name is OJAS, discuss the intentions in creating […]
Our friends at Numero Group deliver a definitive tribute to gospel legend Pastor T.L. Barrett. In late 1960s Chicago, not long after bands like the Rolling Stones and […]
The listener-funded non-profit radio station will host a patio and dancefloor party at Zebulon in Frogtown. Our good friends at dublab continue their annual tradition with a 22nd […]
“Not exactly a sporting selection” from hero Chee Shimizu. For anyone looking for some musical inspiration today, here’s a perfect playlist from our friend Chee Shimizu. Selected for […]
‘Promises: Through Congress’ will premiere virtually on April 24th 12pm PT at The Broad and Whitney. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and Luaka Bop head into the second chapter […]
Third Side Music has announced their signing of tenor sax legend Pharoah Sanders to a worldwide deal. Some more incredible Pharoah Sanders news… Following the release of his […]
Musician Joe McKee releases ‘Ultra Letizia’, using field recordings captured along a three-week voyage aboard a cargo ship. British-born, LA-based musician Joe McKee found a whole new world […]
The life of illusive transcultural mutant Dick Verdult reads like a Hunter S. Thompson, and his unbelievable story is told by Luuk Bouwmann in his film Dick Verdult: […]
HBO releases a meditative new show with NY underground figurehead and Lounge Lizards saxophonist John Lurie. Thirty years after the subversive cult classic Fishing with John first aired, […]
ESP Institute will release Chee Shimizu + miku-mari’s ‘Reconstructions’ on January 29th, 2021. Just received some great and unexpected news from Andy Hogge aka Lovefingers. ESP Institute will […]
“Some of the sounds that filled the abode of James Baldwin in St. Paulde-Vence, a town in the south of France. These songs document the vinyl records left […]
ISC HiFi releases 20 new (( ROOM RECORDINGS )). Bryan Ling reflects on the inspiration behind these sessions. The room recordings on the ISC website are meant to […]
Selections from revered Japanese record collectors Eiji Taniguchi (Revelation Time) and Norio Sato (Rare Groove). Music from Memory returns with another compilation of Japanese gems. Compiled by long-time […]
The music lounge known for hosting eclectic listening sets from selectors around the world closes permanently at their At Six Hotel location. Hosoi’s founder, Victor Sanchez, shared this […]
Here’s a wonderful early Christmas gift from our friends over at AD–the Holiday Edition of the Aquarium Drunkard Picture Show. If you haven’t seen it already, the Aquarium […]
The Music Center and dublab team up to bring ‘A Quiet Scene’, a new audio-visual installation from pioneering ambient composers Roger and Brian Eno, to Los Angeles. Here’s […]
