Lars Gotrich

@totalvibration.bsky.social

Series editor for Tiny Desk at NPR Music. World's Okayist Guitarist. #FreeDC. Mixtapes, tea and whatnot: https://www.vikingschoice.org

Anecdotally, from one of the young 20-somethings I know: Straight men on the apps really suck, even more so than a couple years ago. She told me that too many of them are watching YouTube videos about "what women want" by other men ... and it's not great :/

The 51st@51st.news · 2d ago

"I believe if you lined up 20 people who live in different places and asked them, ‘How is dating in your city?’ they will all say, ‘Awful.’ Complaining requires less energy than trying something new.” Our latest Ask A D.C. Native column: What can you do to make dating in D.C. more fun?

thanks Lars! "Ascending the Depths" is out now on Dinzu Artefacts, the first album by my long running trio with Keir Neuringer and Willie B.

Lars Gotrich@totalvibration.bsky.social · 7d ago

#NewMusicFriday 🧵 Liths, 'Ascending the Depths' If Suspiria had been scored by a percussion-forward improv trio. Creepy and crawly, sure, but also full of curiosity and mystery. Telepathic gameplay from Sarah Hennies, Willie B. and Keir Neuringer. dinzuartefacts.bandcamp.com/album/ascend...

Mixed up cookie dough for my book club while listening to this and now too shall I define my cookies as free from narrative, intent on feeling

Lars Gotrich@totalvibration.bsky.social · 2w ago

#NewMusicFriday 🧵 Krallice, 'Scour Order' Frenetic riffs in blazing counterpoint, impossible drum patterns and all manners of growling and screaming from my favorite metal mutants. My full review via @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/09/18/n... krallice.bandcamp.com/album/scour-...