Gertrude Tapes is a label that Omaha underground music veteran, L. Eugene Methe, has run off-and-on dating back to 2002. In recent years, he has resumed a more regular release schedule with the label, issuing new and archival works from the likes of Russ Waterhouse, Simon Joyner, C. Worth, Ned Milligan, Das Torpedoes, and his…
I’ve got another jam-packed installment for your this time around filled with selections from several of my favorite contemporary artists and labels. There are lots of new and notable releases to sift through and to talk up, including material from the David Nance Group, Mountain Movers, MP Hopkins & Mark Harwood, Spirit Fest, and Terry,…
My, how things have changed since the last podcast show. Two weeks ago when Chris Berry joined me in the studio, it was 90 degrees and disgustingly humid outside. On my way up to the studio today, the temperature gauge was hovering just a few notches above the freezing mark. In fact, I actually had…
While the calendar doesn’t necessarily agree with me, my summer is now officially over. The transition into Fall and full-time work, however, has been made more bearable by the arrival of a bunch of terrific new albums to soundtrack this shift. On this installment I play a bunch of that new material that has arrived,…
We’ve had a few weeks of absolutely gorgeous weather here in Minnesota, so it took a little extra time and effort to get this installment all put together. Being outside just seems much more desirable right now knowing that months of frigid temperatures and snow will be here before we know it. But, I buckled…
I had a chance to travel out of town this past week. It’s always nice to step out of your everyday element for a bit. Naturally, I couldn’t resist seeking out any and all places that were selling records along the way, and I’m pleased to say that I came across a handful of gems,…
On this installment of the podcast, we dig into the jingling world of The Skygreen Leopards, Jewelled Antler and beyond with Glenn Donaldson. For the past two decades, Donaldson has been an active presence in underground and experimental music circles, contributing to numerous group efforts including Mirza, The Blithe Sons, Thuja, Flying Canyon, and The…
I’d like to say that I have been easing into my usual mellow summer mode, but after dealing with some unseasonably hot days, I feel more like summer has been thrust upon us. This has made for, at times, an intense and exhausting past couple of weeks. The playlist for this installment of the podcast…
After back-to-back feature shows, the listening pile has been stacking up on me once again, so on this installment I get back to highlighting a bunch of mostly newer releases across various formats that have arrived of late. I’ve got a few lengthy selections included this time, and things seem to vary quite a bit…
April is shaping up to be a very busy month, so I decided to knock out another podcast since I had a little free time to work with this week. I’ve got a stacked installment for you this time filled with sounds from mostly newer releases to come out in the first quarter of this…
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