Brassland
@brassland.bsky.social
A label for Good Music established in 2001. Listen at orcd.co/introducingbrassland Follow at @Brassland on YouTube, IG and FB or brassland.bandcamp.com. The latest at linktr.ee/brassland
👋 Hi from the Aron(e)s direct from the land of "broken up" bands An unexpected joys of making music is discovering that it finds people after you've stopped touring or releasing records. So huge thanks to Kelela for this shout-out a few weeks back on NTS radio's "What music you got on your phone?"
Honored to this day that Glen Hansard wrote about our 2009 release The Conformist, praising Doveman's "profound sense of song. He's not afraid to go in, in where the good stuff is, in where you might get lost without a compass, in and deeper in." Because that's how we felt about Glen.
Alec Hanley Bemis@alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 6d ago🖇️ orcd.co/glen ❤️🔥 I made a playlist for those who’ve never had the privilege of going in and deeper in to the music of Glen Hansard. Glen blurred that line between someone always in search of an audience, and someone who sang just because they knew how magic it was to sing a song.
As one commenter on Hannah Georgas @Hannahgeorg social media accounts put it “How do you keep joining my favorite bands?” She's now a touring member Broken Social Scene — and their 2026 dates kick off TODAY in Austin running through October across the US, UK, Europe, and Canada.
#ThankYouSteveAlbini — an eternal reminder that music and the music business can be done in an idiosyncratic yet successful way. My memories of, and tribute to, Steve Albini, along with a playlist summarizing his work, are here: 🖇️ alechanleybemis.substack.com/p/steve-albini
an early Shellac show at Thread Waxing Space in NYC #ThankYouSteveAlbini
Buke and Gase NYC Farewell at Public Records Looking forward to the "Re-Buke" reunion record some years from now ;- )
It’s been gratifying to hear from old friends who reached out to say the conversation meant something to them. As usual, I also put together a playlist featuring recordings from the genre and artists influenced by it. 🖇️ alechanleybemis.substack.com/p/krautrock-chat 🌐
A long chat about Krautrock with zensounds' Stephan Kunze
part 2: a conversation between me and zensounds' Stephan Kunze
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2 of 3 New York Farewell gigs from Buke & Gase have SOLD OUT Tix remain for April 15: Public Records in Brooklyn 🎟️ dice.fm/event/k6g6wl-buke-and-gase-new-york-farewell-15th-apr-public-records-new-york-tickets Blog posts said they're “breaking up.” They prefer to call it a “lull”...
Buke & Gase's concert film has doc bits too—here’s some background on “Bottom of the Barolo,” the live clip we posted earlier this week Cameo from Jad Abumrad 🙌 We're grateful for all the folks who’ve showed up for this project over the years... Catch their New York Farewell gigs in April.
Brassland@brassland.bsky.social · 5mo agoAhead of Buke & Gase's NY Farewell gigs in April, here is another clip from their documentary & concert film. “Bottom of the Barolo” is from DRY DANIEL, the 2014 “lost album” finally released to their Scholars Alliance in 2020. Arone Dyer: “It’s about being drunk… but it’s not about being drunk."
Ahead of Buke & Gase's NY Farewell gigs in April, here is another clip from their documentary & concert film. “Bottom of the Barolo” is from DRY DANIEL, the 2014 “lost album” finally released to their Scholars Alliance in 2020. Arone Dyer: “It’s about being drunk… but it’s not about being drunk."
Buke & Gase stage their NY Farewell gigs next month. The first show at Brooklyn's Public Records is SOLD OUT. So they added a second date on Wednesday, April 15th. 🎟️ TICKETS dice.fm/event/k6g6wl-buke-and-gase-new-york-farewell-15th-apr-public-records-new-york-tickets Thanks for turning up omg 👋💥
🇨🇦 Canada gets to see Matt Berninger and Hannah Georgas sharing a stage again. Tour kicked off last night in Vancouver, British Columbia. cc: @artsandcrafts.bsky.social
Buke & Gase stage their NY Farewell gigs next month. The first show at Brooklyn's Public Records is SOLD OUT. So they added a second date on Wednesday, April 15th. 🎟️ TICKETS dice.fm/event/k6g6wl-buke-and-gase-new-york-farewell-15th-apr-public-records-new-york-tickets Thanks for turning up omg 👋💥
Yeah, still rips. Arone Dyer has one of the greatest smiles ever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wQv...
Buke And Gass: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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On David Lynch’s death day (January 16th) I shared a 140-min playlist exploring the sound world he created for his films. 🖇️ alechanleybemis.substack.com/p/david-lynch What does night-blooming jasmine on a Hollywood summer night sound like?
IT'S OFFICIAL SURPRISE CAST #232 Listen to this heartwarming episode with @carrierstheband.bsky.social Curt discusses his new album, Every Time I Feel Afraid, Ohio upbringing, faith, & creative collaborations. #americana #bryandevendorf @brassland.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Every year during Grammys week, we can’t help but look back. Back when we started this thing in 2001, awards weren’t even on our radar. That’s not why we do this. Anyway, some pics from a release-party gig for @TheNational, April 2005, somewhere in Williamsburg, Brooklyn 🏆🐊
🎁 It’s Bartees Strange’s birthday — so MAGIC BOY is finally on streaming: brassland.ffm.to/magicboy Songs he wrote ~10 years ago while living in Brooklyn, just obsessing over music & figuring out life. A snapshot of the beginning. ✨ cc: @barteesstrange.bsky.social
Here's @barteesstrange.bsky.social original birthday celebrator Mama Tees singing along with him back in 2023 at the Ally Coalition benefit concert in NYC. Stay tuned to the 'Magic Boy' linky-dink for more surprises: brassland.ffm.to/magicboy
🎂 Next Friday is @barteesstrange.bsky.social's birthday. We had plans…but @toriamos.bsky.social & Biffy Clyro beat us to it & the gift is yours 🎁 Shows start next week Jan 30 & run thru summer — Jan 30–Feb 12 in Europe 🇪🇺 — Feb 25 solo at St. Pancras Old Church in London 🇬🇧 — Jul 7–Sep 2 in the USA 🇺🇸
Fare thee well to Bob Weir & love to his family & anyone touched by the music he made. The best of America is found in its music & Weir’s projects contributed more to that lineage than almost anyone. Here's “Only a River” by Weir & Josh Ritter—from his Tiny Desk Session on NPR Music Mar 9, 2020
Happy 10th birthday to David Bowie's ★Blackstar — a genuine masterpiece. A good time to re-share this cover of "Lazarus" (Doveman's Version) that we released a few days after Bowie left this earth: 🖇 orcd.co/lazarus
Doveman - Lazarus [David Bowie cover]
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👋 Happy New Year 🎊 For my mixtape delivery service, I picked four albums that might help you ease gently into 2026. 🌐 alechanleybemis.substack.com/p/gentle-entrance 🌐
A Gentle Entrance Into the New Year
some thoughts about boycotting streaming music—plus four instrumental LPs from 2025
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I’ve been accused of being a buzzkill at times. This Christmas I’ve decided to embrace it. 🌲🎅🏼🎈💨📌
always wild hearing our music in unexpected places... well, here is isomonstrosity’s “wake up” in the trailer for 100 NIGHTS OF HERO based on Isabel Greenberg's graphic novel + featuring @charli_xcx big love that our "pandemic symphony in rap + avant-pop" played a small part in this film
doveman + dm stith perform at @theowlbk this Wednesday, December 10th doors: 7:30pm / show: 8pm address: 497 Rogers Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225 🌐 theowl.nyc 🌐 🕊️ A rarity before the venue closes at end of year 🦉
The color vinyl edition of @carrierstheband.bsky.social's 𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹𝒀 𝑻𝑰𝑴𝑬 𝑰 𝑭𝑬𝑬𝑳 𝑨𝑭𝑹𝑨𝑰𝑫 just hit our Bandcamp shop. 🖇️ ffm.to/everytimeifeelafraid 💿 There's strong Cincinnati, Ohio energy in this one because we've made the LPs in partnership with our pals at @shakeitrecords.bsky.social
