In a normal year, we’d usually have a “5 favorites” for every month. In a year where our little record shop has become a record mailorder, curbside pickup and appointment shopping retail outlet, and instead of having 1 Record Store Day, we now have three, some of those months can just slide right past us. […]

Helvetia – Dromomania (Joyful Noise) Jason Albertini of Helvetia was an early installation of the Northwestern sound of the 90s and 2000s, having played with Northern California bands like Duster, recording with Xiu Xiu and Dinosaur Jr.’s Mike Johnson, and more recently playing bass with Built to Spill. I think this is why it’s so […]