After experimenting with three formats for the Monthly Mix -- MP3 zip, Spotify playlist, Soundcloud set, etc. -- in March we finally came upon a solution that pleased everyone: all of them. And so,…   Read Story »

The abstract saxophone world-creator Colin Stetson has already made one video for two of the songs from his new album New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light, and the dual video for "In…   Read Story »

The wondrously gifted saxophone abtractionist Colin Stetson has become almost famous for the range of sounds he can coax out of his gigantic instrument -- drones and squeaks and thumps and elephant…   Read Story »

On Colin Stetson's new album New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light, "Among The Sef" comes right in the middle. Stuck between two extremely powerful songs featuring Bon Iver's Justin Vernon,…   Read Story »

It's not often that you hear a solo saxophone player referred to by the New York Times as a "one-man astonishment engine," but considering Colin Stetson's prowess as a performer, and the sprawling,…   Read Story »

The human wonder Colin Stetson creates abstract alternate universes while using only his gigantic saxophone. And in a new video for "In Mirrors" and "And In Truth," two of the tracks from Stetson's…   Read Story »

The abstract saxophone drone machine Colin Stetson spent the past couple of years as a touring member of Bon Iver, and Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon sings on four of the songs that appear on…   Read Story »

The saxophonist Colin Stetson is essentially a one-man circus act, pulling all sorts of drones and skitters and yelps and groans out of his gigantic instrument, often all at once. He's spent the…   Read Story »

By the end of last year, compiling Monthly Mixes became a sad task. Each month I'd scan in sadness, watching our strongest songs presented as straight-to-Soundcloud affairs, our music business…   Read Story »

Our most recent Colin Stetson sighting came at a thoroughly emotional farewell show to the iconic experimental performance space Zebulon, a place where Stetson cut his teeth as an artist, and a place…   Read Story »