godspeed you black emperor

Post Rock Night on KSVR

Andy Fenstermaker
September 20, 2013September 19, 2013

A few weeks ago, I decided to do a post-rock night on KSVR, deviating from my typical Friday playlist of current garage-pop and psych-pop. I have a hankering like this every so often: tonight’s show, in fact, I have dubbed as “Out West” and it’ll feature predominantly countrified indie folk-rock. What ensued was a set of only ten songs, played over two hours on air — a show that was likely the first ever of its sort in the Skagit Valley. Read More »Post Rock Night on KSVR

A Retrospective Top 15: Best Albums Of 2000

Andy Fenstermaker
October 30, 2009May 13, 2023

I’ve decided to create an installment in which I do a recap of my favorite albums of the past ten years now that we’re coming up on the turn-of-decade – yes, 2010 is upon us.

The key: I do them one at a time.

I figure contemplating the weight of albums that have been instituted in my library for the better part (or even just half) of a decade would warrant a skewed opinion when comparing them to those released just this month. And, as these things are all truly opinion-based, well I just couldn’t have that.

Andy Fenstermaker
October 28, 2009October 28, 2009

Starting November 5 in Iowa, Grant Hart (of legendary 80s act HÃ¼sker DÃ¼) will hit the road in support of his new album, Hot Wax. What’s perhaps most intriguing about this album is the inclusion of accompanying artists inlcuding Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Silver Mt. Zion. When the epic nature of the classical-meets-post-rock meets a powerful 80s alt-guru like Hart, greatness is sure to ensue. Read More »Grant Hart (HÃ¼sker DÃ¼) Treats Us To Some ‘Hot Wax’