Improv and Avant-Garde

Vampire Weekend Reveal Ezra Koenig "Took a Raga Singing Lesson with Terry Riley in Rural Japan"
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2023
Vampire Weekend's vinyl-only live album Frog on the Bass Drum Vol. 01 is now out in the world, and crucially, an accompanying newsletter of...
Peter Brötzmann, Celebrated Free Jazz Saxophonist, Dies at 82
PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2023
Peter Brötzmann — the acclaimed German free jazz saxophonist who released over 50 albums across his career and recorded with Cecil Taylor,...
Jeremy Dutcher Announces Sophomore Album 'Motewolonuwok,' Shares New Single "Ancestors Too Young"
PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2023
Jeremy Dutcher has finally announced the follow-up to his beloved 2018 album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa. Sophomore LP Motewolonuwok arrives...
Posthumous jaimie branch Album Announced with New Song "take over the world"
PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2023
A posthumous album by late American trumpeter and composer jaimie branch has been announced. Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))...
Sigur Rós Share New Single "Blóðberg," Kjartan Sveinsson Rejoins Lineup
PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2023
Icelandic post-rock dreamweavers Sigur Rós have released a new song. "Blóðberg" arrives with a new video directed by Johan Renck. "Blóðber...
Toronto's Thin Edge New Music Collective Showcase Works by Jocelyn Morlock, Bekah Simms for Reverb II
PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2023
Dedicated to commissioning and presenting composers of our time, Toronto's Thin Edge New Music Collective (TENMC) have announced their seco...
At Music Waste 2023, Vancouver's DIY Scene Continued to Shine Despite All Odds
PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2023
Celebrating their 29th year, Music Waste returned to the DIY venues of East Vancouver Thursday, June 1 to Sunday, June 4 for another year o...
Round Eye Announce Canadian Tour with the Black Void
PUBLISHED May 30, 2023
The members of hardcore/jazz explorers Round Eye have released music through Vancouver's Sudden Death Records, but they've never actually t...