Bill Baird

What's Going on Wednesday?

Today’s NYC-area shows include Waxahatchee, Turnover, Magdalena Bay, Lou Barlow, Tape Hiss, Robert Glasper, and more

listen to David Berman tribute LP ft Dean Wareham, Adam Green, Jeffrey Lewis, more

The tribute also includes Silver Jews/Purple Mountains covers by Pete Astor (The Loft), Robert Scott (The Bats), Jad Fair, Business of Dreams, Kyle Forster (who played on the Purple Mountains album), Jeremy Jay, Diane Cluck, Daisies, Holy Wave, Caged Animals, Bill Baird, and more.

Bill Baird (Sound Team) preps new LP: listen to "A Place To Fall Apart"

“When your life has completely collapsed and you just…yeah… fall apart. To let yourself die so you can come back new. And to find a person who gives you the space to finally and fully collapse…. that’s about as close to love as I can imagine.” – Bill Baird

Rough Trade Shops list their Top 100 LPs of 2016

Can you guess #1? It’s not Bowie or Radiohead…

SXSW announces third round of 2015 showcasing artists

SXSW, which happens March 17-22 in Austin, TX, has announced its third round of 2015 showcasing artists. (Here’s round 1 and round 2.) It’s a big update, with over 500 new additions, including Amason, Frog Eyes, Palma Violets, Girl Band, Pity Sex, Sheer Mag, Kate Tempest, THEESatisfaction, Viet Cong, Matthew E…

Bill Baird (ex-Sound Team) releasing solo album, playing shows (dates, video)

Some of you may remember Sound Team, who caused a mid-’00s music blog stir with their 2006 album, Movie Monster. The Austin band broke up a year later but but bassist Bill Baird kept busy with his Sunset project who have released five albums…