Time for another Crucial Tracks feature – this time it’s talented and prolific musician Vic Lazar, who we met during college at the University at Buffalo. Vic played in the legendary Buffalo hardcore band Union, as well as fronting many of his own indie-leaning bands, including his latest, Some Gifts.
Buckle your seatbelts folks, the show is about to get really good. We’ve made it through Chris and Jason’s posts… now for our first guest: Rachel Shelton, studio artist and co-founder of Mirabo Press.
I suppose I should start by introducing myself: I’m Chris Fritton, the other half of the Crucial Tracks team. I’m a working artist & author based in Buffalo, NY, that specializes in letterpress printing. I recently wrapped up a ten-year-long traveling project called The Itinerant Printer, where I…
Everyone has moments in their life that are defined by music. Whether it’s a song that introduced you to a genre of music that changed your tastes and style, or a lyric that made you think about the world in a different way. Songs can represent relationships. Songs…
New releases from Ekko Astral, Cloud Nothings, The Alchemist & Gangrene, as well as Chanel Beads.
Releases from Vampire Weekend, Lizzy McApline, Katie Pruitt, Mount Kimble, English Teacher, and Maggie Rogers highlight this issue.
Favorite releases from March 29th: Beyonce, gglum, Ride, and Sierra Farrell (oops!)…
March super post alert! Favorites from Gouge Away, Adrianne Lenker, Waxahatchee, Rosali and more.
This episode of crucial releases looks at new records by Mannequin Pussy, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Glitterer, and Faye Webster.
Two weeks packed into one issue! Featured releases include Where we’ve been, Where do we go from here by Friko; as well as the new albums from IDLES, Ducks Ltd., Heems, and The Chisel. Enjoy!
