"I think it really had a nice trajectory," he says of his former band Sonic Youth, "and it certainly doesn't feel unfinished ...

Alvin Lucier was an American experimental composer whose compositions were arguably as much science experiments as they were music. The piece he is best known for, I Am Sitting in a Room ...

David Keenan acquired his craft as a music writer, he says, from reading the crème de la crème of critics who milked rock ...

As the Big Ears Festival has grown from around 25 artists in 2009 to nearly 200 sets in 2025, the vision of founder Ashley ...

Exploring the history and significance of Brazilian composer Jocy De Oliveira, whose 1981 album 'Estórias Para Voz' subverted Brazil's military dictatorship.

Taking place every April on the Azores island of São Miguel, Tremor, a five-day experimental music festival, is an ...

David Thomas, the live-wire frontman for experimental rockers Pere Ubu, has died. He was 71. The band posted news of Thomas’ ...

Mike Savino – aka Tall Tall Trees – uses effects, loops and experimental techniques to turn banjo music into a psychedelic experience. Savino is a pioneer in experimental banjo music in the ...

For the first time since its release in 1979, “Eskimo,” the avant-garde album by The Residents, will be performed in full. The long-awaited live debut is set for Saturday, June 7 at the Mayan Theater ...