Country Joe McDonald-a Psychedelic Warrior Takes the Final TripThis past weekend, Country Joe McDonald died at the age of 84. He was the founding member and principal singer and songwriter for Country Joe and the Fish. If you are younger than 50, you probably have no idea who they were. If you are older, you…
Greek synthesizer artist and film composer Vangelis died in 2022, but his legacy lives on. November marks the 50th anniversary of his album, Heaven and Hell.
The 2026 Grammy Awards were announced and the New, Age, Ambient and Chant category continues to confound. John Diliberto digs into this year’s nominees.
Jack DeJohnette was a drummer’s drummer, a musician’s musician. Across a career that included Charles Lloyd, Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett, he assayed a new approach to jazz drumming.
Patrick O’Hearn is one of the most heartfelt, mood inducing artists in the ambient space. Here are his most essential recordings including his 1985 debut Ancient Dreams.
Big Ears Festival returns to Knoxville on March 26-29 and includes many artists from the Echoesphere including SUSS, Adrian Sherwood, Laurie Anderson and Hania Rani.
Jamshied Sharifi, a producer, multi-instrumentalist and composer who brought a distinctive, globally all-embracing approach to world fusion across 3 decades dies at 64.
Mark Dwane is a guitar-synthesist who created music of orchestral grandeur from another planet. He’s now gone at the age of 70, leaving a trove of cinematic music.
Brian Wilson, creator of The Beach Boys’ sound died on June 11 at 82. We take a moment to reflect on this giant whose influences was pervasive across music styles.
No one can embrace all of the Big Ears Festival but we have a rundown of the 2025 edition which drew much of its music from the Echoesphere. John Diliberto takes us into a music utopia.