Well, January started in a blur and ended in a blast, an Arctic one that is. With wind chills hovering around the -50 degree mark, much of Mankato, and the Midwest as a whole, came to a standstill during the closing week of the month. It was so brutal outside that we weren’t able to…
Hope you’re all doing well out there wherever you are checking in from. The last couple of weeks sort of drifted by in a blur as I was trying to get back into the groove after the holiday break. But, it’s starting to feel like things are settling back into place, and I do have…
Happy New Year everyone! Whether you’re big on resolutions or not, for me there’s still something always exciting about turning the page and heading into a new year with a sense of renewal and new possibilities. I’m hoping you’re feeling that way heading into 2019, too. I had considered doing some type of year-end recap…
Two months have passed since we last posted the playlists for the weekly version of Free Form Freakout. A lot has went down in that time: another successful KMSU Fall Pledge Drive, the release of the newly remastered version of The Beatles’ White Album, our annual holiday show, recaps of some of our favorite albums,…
With spare time being in short supply for me these days, I’m going to simply offer up a bare bones, blurb-less list of some of my favorite albums, tapes, and reissued & archival releases of the year. I questioned whether maintaining these categories was even necessary at this point, as in my mind tapes are…
I know it’s that time of year where many places are starting to wind down activities and look back on the various releases and other happenings from throughout the course of the year. While I’ll likely do some type of year-end write-up on the Free Form Freakout website in the coming weeks, I’m still working…
With the holiday season now underway, and the added stressors that it often brings, I’m hoping you can all find ways to bring some sense of joy and comfort into your life, however that may be. Music has always been my go-to for this, and I have plenty of great new and archival releases to…
Gertrude Tapes is a label that Omaha underground music veteran, L. Eugene Methe, has run off-and-on dating back to 2002. In recent years, he has resumed a more regular release schedule with the label, issuing new and archival works from the likes of Russ Waterhouse, Simon Joyner, C. Worth, Ned Milligan, Das Torpedoes, and his…
Our in-house label, Round Bale Recordings, is pleased to announce a pair of new releases that are available to order now. One is the debut from Komare, a Mosquitoes-related project out of the U.K., and the other is the latest offering from the Australian duo, Wonderfuls. Write-ups, sound samples, and links to purchase are included…
I’ve got another jam-packed installment for your this time around filled with selections from several of my favorite contemporary artists and labels. There are lots of new and notable releases to sift through and to talk up, including material from the David Nance Group, Mountain Movers, MP Hopkins & Mark Harwood, Spirit Fest, and Terry,…
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