Dot Wiggin
The Shaggs' 'Philosophy of the World' getting Light in the Attic reissue w/ NYC release/tribute show
The outsider art cult classic will be out on vinyl and CD with liner notes by Lenny Kaye.
Dot Wiggin playing NYC on Sunday before tour w/ Neutral Milk Hotel; Sunflower Bean playing 2 shows this weekend
Dot Wiggin of cult band The Shaggs will be opening for Neutral Milk Hotel on a string on Northeast shows next week. Before that, The Dot Wiggin Band are playing NYC on Sunday (4/12) at Baby’s All Right with Arc Iris and Rachel Trachtenberg…
The Shaggs' Dot Wiggin releasing her first-ever solo LP, playing shows with Jad Fair (dates)
The Shaggs‘ sole album, Philosophy of the World, is perhaps the quintessential outsider art record with a backstory as interesting as the music itself (which spawned a stage musical ten years ago)…
Jon Spencer touring, playing WFMU benefit at Bell House, where Reigning Sound plays a Norton Records benefit (dates)
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at Bowery Ballroom in Nov (more by Lionel Bergeron)
As you may know by now, Norton Records suffered much damage during Hurricane Sandy, and they’ve been getting a good deal of support form the community to help them rebuild…
Did Muhammad Ali invent rap?
“The ESPN documentary ‘Ali Rap’ (airing Saturday at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN) is built loosely on the premise that Muhammad Ali unknowingly invented rap music, simply by being himself in public…
