Memotone - smallest thingsWill Yates has made music as Memotone since 2007. He operates in the tradition of what Robert Fripp has called 'a small, independent, mobile, and intelligent unit.' If you book him, he will come. When he arrives, he will have everything he needs to make his complex, engaging music: a clarinet, a guitar, synths, samplers and pedals, quickly unpacked in the corner of a club, gallery or village hall. Starting small, he will build layer upon layer of

he was compared to Dylan

Squid are thrilled to announce their debut album

as well as updated messages from McCaughey and the band

from The Roches to Karen Dalton

playing a set at Tarantino’s Friar’s Club Roast

probably NM

a truly pioneering “space disco” recording in- spired by Brian Eno but wielding a groove all its own

not just in how these songs soar

David Nance: Editor Mike McGonigal is fascinated by the way Nance manages to mix up tributes to other artists

And the importance of a sense of humor in the darkest hour

Dreaming is an invitation to drift a little while longer

that’s all about to change