Discologist

When they first collaborated almost sixty years ago, Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder came together over a shared love of the music of blues legends Sonny Terry and Brownie Mcghee. Now with the help of Joachim Cooder, the two friends have reunited to make sure that the music of the past isn’t forgotten and Get On Board, a recreation of the classic Folkways release is the result. PLUS! Music we love from The Bogie Band’s debut album The Prophets in the City and Washington, D.C.’s Rosie Cima & What She Dreamed!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Over the course of the pandemic, Gerald Clayton thought a lot about time. What it means, how we spend it, and how the past and the now influence the future in unexpected ways. His new album Bells On Sand is the result of this philosophizing and finds the acclaimed pianist and composer creating sublime new worlds out of simple melodies and space, and the resulting abstraction of time that both can provide.  PLUS! Music we love from Father John Misty off of his latest LP Chloë and the Next 20th Century, and a new bluegrass classic of of Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway's Crooked Tree! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alabaster DePlume’s (aka Gus Fairbairn) To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals, Vol. 1, was roundly praised as one of the best albums of 2020 and served as a balm for music fans of all types as they settled into a new, pandemic reality. Now he’s back with GOLD, an uplifting, quasi-spiritual journey towards understanding the value of self-worth in a world where it may no longer be valued. Part free-jazz, part primitive hymnal, GOLD builds on the strengths of DePlume's earlier work to coalesce into his strongest statement on our shared humanity to date.PLUS! Music we love from Durham, NC’s The Dead Tongues, Peter Broderick & Friends covering Arthur Russell, and more!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 2006 Midlake set the bar for lush, thought-provoking indie rock with their album The Trials of Van Occupanther. On For The Sake Of Bethel Woods, their first album in eight years, the newly invigorated group is acknowledging the power of their earlier work while looking ahead to a limitless future of sonic innovation and pastoral existentialism. Join us as we discuss the legacy of the band, the seductive appeal of “bro-rock,” and more.PLUS! Kevin and Eduardo are spinning new tracks they love from Holy Hive and Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On her Blue Note debut, saxophonist Melissa Aldana is exploring the isolation, anxiety, and change that she experienced in the early days of the pandemic. 12 Stars is framed around the mythos of the Tarot and numerology, and even with that heady concept is an approachable and sophisticated session that highlights Aldana’s mastery of the tenor sax. Join us as we discuss this essential album and why jazz is the perfect music for anyone looking for a deeper connection to the others and to humanity as a whole in the 21st Century.PLUS! Kevin and Eduardo are spinning new tracks they love from Camp Cope and Carson McHone! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chicago’s FACS create entire worlds out of dissonant noise and chaotic rhythms. But there is a method to the madness and a beauty to be found in the chaos. Join us on our journey into this new sonic universe PLUS spin some music we love from Erin Rae’s new album Lighten Up and Elza Soares on an all-new episode of the all-new Discologist. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass were one of the pillars of the mighty Philadelphia International Records label run by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff. On their fourth album (and last with Pendergrass) mixed social issues with quiet storm and the results were an album that – despite hitting #1 on the R&B charts in 1975 and producing a ubiquitous disco hit – still seems underappreciated to this day. Join us as we discuss this phenomenon plus share recent discoveries by Carli Brill and St. Panther on an all-new episode of the all-new Discologist. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s been a long road, but Phil Cook has slowly but surely become one of the most important voices in modern Americana. On his latest LP All These Years, Cook takes it back to his roots – just a man and his piano – and the sublime results are the most honest work of his career. Eduardo and Kevin discuss this quiet masterpiece, the WHY of the return of Discologist, and share tracks by Oceanator and Poco that made them fall in love with music all over again on the beginning of the next chapter of the greatest music podcast that ever was. Hi. Hello. How are you? It’s really great to see you. We missed you.

Above all else, this has been a show about finding your family. We hope you are as lucky as we are to have found ours.Thanks for tuning in. We love you.Somebody hit the lights on the way out...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After almost nine years and five-hundred episodes it is finally time to say goodbye to the #1 music podcast ever made in a basement in Washington, D.C., and other places. Join us as here at the end as we discuss some of the iconic bands that we never quite made it to, the importance of listening, and more. It has been a long, strange trip. Thanks for coming along for the ride.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

While the pandemic of 2020 affected just about every aspect of our lives, it was professional musicians who may have been hit the hardest. Without the possibility of tours or even an audience, artists who previously relied on performing their work for a living were forced to re-evaluate how they would get by. For many, this meant a shift to DIY streaming performances, which, while they have the potential to offer uniquely intimate connections to artists, have not proven to be a suitable replacement or method of output. Enter bassist Dezron Douglass and harpist Brandee Younger and their series of shows on Instagram.What began as a simple way to connect to friends and fans over “brunch” became a bright spot to look forward to in the early days of the pandemic. Locked down in their apartment in New York City, the two interpreted an entire history of song revealing almost by accident that no matter what the circumstance, no matter how bleak it got, music and art would find a way.Force Majeure, the resulting album

For most of us, 2020 has been one of the most challenging years of our lives. It has changed the way we relate to our world, each other, and our music. On an all-new episode of Discologist, Kevin, Eduardo, Wes, and special guest Philip Bassnight (Broke Royals) are taking time to explore the music that meant the most to us this year, what songs both old and new lit up our darkest hours, and why now, more then ever, it is so very important that us human’s continue to strive to connect with each other any way we can. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited The Soul Of Black America is as much a document of the Compton superstar’s journey-to-date as it is author Marcus J. Moore’s journey from one of the most recognizable and important names in music journalism to a burgeoning cultural pundit whose voice is already having an impact. Moore’s words take you inside the culture that fueled Lamar’s ambitious work and beyond to explore the real-world implications of black excellence and community in an America that still, in 2020, largely rejects both. This week, Moore joins us for a candid discussion of his work, a re-imagined view of creative culture, and how the journey is the thing you can often learn from the most. Love this show? Let us know by supporting us. Quick. Easy. Makes you feel good.https://supporter.acast.com/DiscologistSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On their new album Never Give Up, Canadian rockers Partner are putting an end to decades of machismo mediocrity and claiming the rock n’ roll throne for two queer Canadian young women, as it was always meant to be. Join us as we take one of the most joyous albums of 2020 out for spin and head off towards a new world where Partner rule over us all. Love this show? Let us know by supporting us. Quick. Easy. Makes you feel good.https://supporter.acast.com/DiscologistSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Violinist Johanna Burnheart shines on her lush and challenging debut record Burnheart, and harpist Mary Lattimore returns with Silver Ladders, one of the strongest releases of her career. Join us as we dig into these stellar releases, talk ambient, and the future of music on an all new episode of Discologist. Love this show? Let us know by supporting us. Quick. Easy. Makes you feel good.https://supporter.acast.com/DiscologistSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Heritage of the Invisible II, Aquiles Navarro (trumpet) and Tcheser Holmes (percussion) – one half of the mighty Irreversible Entanglements – are celebrating their Afro-Carribbean heritage in ecstatic fashion. The resulting album is less a collection of songs than an organic rendering their culture, friendship, and seemingly telepathic level of communication the duo shares.  PLUS! Discover a collection of gorgeous new songs about transformation and peace with Jennifer Castle’s Monarch Season.Love this show? Let us know by supporting us. Quick. Easy. Makes you feel good.https://supporter.acast.com/DiscologistSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 1998 nobody would have expected that Willie Nelson would deliver what is arguably the best album of his career. But that is exactly what happened with the Daniel Lanois produced Teatro. We’re digging into what makes this essential classic one of the most perfect distillations of Nelson’s talent and how it reinvigorated the country legend’s already storied careerPLUS! Country superstars Brothers Osborne are back with another dose of countrified rock n’ roll on their new album Skeletons.Love this show? Let us know by supporting us. Quick. Easy. Makes you feel good.https://supporter.acast.com/DiscologistSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thirty-five years ago, Brothers In Arms took over the airwaves with some pop perfection and a generation-defining video for the song “Money For Nothing.” But there is much more to this classic than money for nothing and chicks (or whatever gender norm you find yourself attracted to!) for free. After four albums of pub-shaking rock n’ roll, Mark Knopfler and crew hit upon Dire Straits perfect form and delivered a timeless collection of songs that transcended the band's previous work and cemented their legacy in music history. PLUS! On Over That Road I’m Bound, multi-instrumentalist Joachim Cooder has reworked the songs of country progenitor Uncle Dave Macon and the result is a heady sonic adventure that you’re not going to want to miss out on.Love this show? Let us know by supporting us. Quick. Easy. Makes you feel good.https://supporter.acast.com/DiscologistSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After creating a life affirming album (With) and tour with some of their closest friends, Sylvan Esso has reverted back to duo form (Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn) for their stunning new release, Free Love, their most potent statement on the complexity and power of our humanity to date.Join us as we explore the music of the most necessary albums of 2020 and the conversations that Sylvan Esso’s latest work inspires. Love this show? Let us know by supporting us. Quick. Easy. Makes you feel good.https://supporter.acast.com/Discologist See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Saxophonist Nubya Garcia has long been a standout in the burgeoning London jazz scene, and now with her debut album Source she has fully arrived. We’re digging into this instant classic and checking out a reissue of trumpet player Billy Brooks iconic 1974 album Windows Of The Mind on this all new episode of Discologist.Love this show? Let us know by supporting us. Quick. Easy. Makes you feel good.https://supporter.acast.com/DiscologistSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.