by David Wilikofsky Mong Tong 夢東 are Hom Yu and Jiun Chi, two Taiwanese siblings currently living in Taipei. They’re involved with a bunch of…
Exploring sounds of the past, present and future
by David Wilikofsky Mong Tong 夢東 are Hom Yu and Jiun Chi, two Taiwanese siblings currently living in Taipei. They’re involved with a bunch of…
by David Wilikofsky для FOR, Kate NV’s sophomore album, tested the limits of what a synthesizer could do. Across ten mostly wordless tracks, NV created…
by David Wilikofsky With their first album, Mating Surfaces, Lithics made a strong argument that they were one of the most exciting bands operating today.…
by David Wilikofsky Hard times and hard living have always provided country musicians with plenty of material. Merle Haggard did stints in prison, where he…
by David Wilikofsky What is post punk? Loosely, it encompasses a wide swath of music that followed in punk’s wake that was inspired by its…
by David Wilikofsky Every so often, an album comes along announcing the arrival of a huge new talent. It’s the kind of work that demands…
by Hugh Wilikofsky Dubbing something as “rock and roll” has often felt more patronizing than laudatory to me. Maybe it’s because by the time I…
by David Wilikofsky WALL were one of my favorite bands in Brooklyn back in 2016. I remember them playing a scorching set at Shea Stadium…
by David Wilikofsky Music isn’t made in a vacuum. Musicians are influenced by their environment. They play shows with other bands and build a peer…
by Noa Samson The bleak forecast for the immediate future of in-person live music is starting to hit me. Last night I listened to a…