Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, @maciestewart.bsky.social ‘s BODY SOUND [STONE PIECE] cassettes are in and shipping this week!! — If you’re in Chicago for Sound & Gravity, be sure to catch the trio on Thursday 🪨✨

Listen to “Stone Piece I” and purchase BODY SOUND [STONE PIECE] on limited edition cassette today: tinyurl.com/3ct8nj4h photo by Leah Wendzinski cover art by Jordan Reyes cassette design by Zander Raymond

BODY SOUND [STONE PIECE], by Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, Macie Stewart

2 track album

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Today’s release previews the trio’s performance at the inaugural 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 & 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 in Chicago, as well as a new album by the trio coming via International Anthem in 2026.

The resultant collage is a gorgeously textural multidimensional abstraction of time and timbre, landing somewhere on the outskirts of minimalist classical, modern improvisation, ambient and pastoral music idioms.

The group reconvened later that month at International Anthem Studios, where they made analog tape loops with the recordings from Shirk, manipulating and processing them by hand, creating and capturing new layers of sound in real time.

The A side track “𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗜” is available now as a single on all digital music platforms. The piece was born of string and vocal improvisations by Johnson, Kohl, and Stewart, recorded in January of 2025 by Dave Vettraino at Shirk Studios in Chicago.

*announcing* 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐋𝐢𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐡𝐥, 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐭 - 𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 [𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐂𝐄] Today Chicago-based violist/composer 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻, cellist/composer 𝗟𝗶𝗮 𝗞𝗼𝗵𝗹, and violinist/composer 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁 debut a new trio project with the release of BODY SOUND [STONE PIECE] on cassette.

Seems like the link doesn't have the show anymore.. please try this one! tinyurl.com/36rnbptb

For Folks: International Anthem IRL w/ Macie Stewart & Ben LaMar Gay // 17-07-2025

International Anthem is a Chicago-born recording company that produces and promotes progressive media. Founded in 2014, the IARC label has grown to embody a global community of like-minded artists, m...

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@maciestewart.bsky.social , playing personal records in between poetry reading and improvising violin in the stairwell echo chamber of our warehouse space on Chicago’s Southside. Listen: tinyurl.com/3t6hzfdx 📸: Shannon Marks

Macie Stewart's (@maciestewart.bsky.social) "When The Distance Is Blue" reviewed by Layton Guyton. Out now via @intlanthem.bsky.social. post-trash.com/news/2025/7/...

Macie Stewart - "When the Distance is Blue" | Album Review — POST-TRASH

Macie Stewart’s When the Distance is Blue is a perfectly titled, surreal and expansive record. Her International Anthem debut is not a question or an answer ,but a murmuring thought, both perplexing...

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Out of the dark: youtu.be/IQKqUdM4VJI?... Jeff plays @uwmadison.bsky.social’s Shannon Hall Nov 21st with guest @maciestewart.bsky.social

Jeff Tweedy "Out In The Dark" (Official Twilight Override Music Video)

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Stereogum@stereogum.com · last yr.

Jeff Tweedy has announced his new triple-album(!) 'Twilight Override.' Check out four songs now:

#NowPlaying When the Distance is Blue by Macie Stewart. So happy to find it at my local record store. The guy now put a @intlanthem.bsky.social section in place, how convenient!

When the Distance is Blue EU TOUR 4 JUN | Copenhagen | Huset 6 JUN | Munich | Milla Club 7 JUN | Jena | Trafo 11 JUN | Paris | Le Dynamo 12 JUN | Brussels | AB Club 14 JUN | Antwerp | (private) 15 JUN | Eindhoven | Pom 18 JUN | Amsterdam | Occii 19 JUN | Antwerp | Trix TIX: tinyurl.com/nhbdsb45

@maciestewart.bsky.social *~* 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 *~ 𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕒𝕥 ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 ~* *~ 𝟛.𝟚𝟡.𝟚𝟝 ~* Macie Stewart - Violin, Voice, Prepared Piano Lia Kohl - Cello Zach Moore - Bass Whitney Johnson - Viola Footage filmed and edited by Derrick Alexander youtu.be/3HEbxNFS30E?...

Macie Stewart - "Disintegration" live at Constellation

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LISTEN BACK - @maciestewart.bsky.social *Laughing Songs* Link: tinyurl.com/3sxxm6nf

@maciestewart.bsky.social along with @patrickshiroishi.bsky.social and Marta Sofia Honer at Healing Force/Pasadena (@intlanthem.bsky.social)

Wow, this is captivating. Thank you @intlanthem.bsky.social @maciestewart.bsky.social

Enregistré avec un quatuor à cordes dont elle tient le violon, la Chicagoanne @maciestewart.bsky.social débarque chez @intlanthem.bsky.social et fait la part belle aux cordes et au piano contemporains sur un "When the Distance is Blue" assez fascinant. Chronique: www.indierockmag.com/article37820...

This new @maciestewart.bsky.social record hits hard when you’re drinking your morning coffee and staring at the window looking at trees. Highly recommended.

𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗪 in full on all streaming platforms: @maciestewart.bsky.social - 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆. Listen to it today LINK: linktr.ee/intlanthem 🏞️

Gonna treasure this one. Thank you @maciestewart.bsky.social and @intlanthem.bsky.social

Another amazing performance of “When The Distance Is Blue” from @maciestewart.bsky.social and crew. 2nd time seeing them this week, this time at Constellation in Chicago. This record is one of the best of the year.

Macie Stewart’s ‘When the Distance is Blue’ feels even more cerebral than her debut...But for all the meditativeness and all the improvisation, there is a single-minded artistry at work behind these pieces. klofmag.com/2025/04/maci... @intlanthem.bsky.social @maciestewart.bsky.social

Macie Stewart – When the Distance is Blue (Album Review)

Macie Stewart’s ‘When the Distance is Blue’ feels even more cerebral than her debut, more improvisational, and more rooted in landscape. But for all the meditativeness and all the improvisation, there...

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Thank you 😭

KLOF Mag@klofmag.com · last yr.

Macie Stewart’s ‘When the Distance is Blue’ feels even more cerebral than her debut...But for all the meditativeness and all the improvisation, there is a single-minded artistry at work behind these pieces. klofmag.com/2025/04/maci... @intlanthem.bsky.social @maciestewart.bsky.social

It's a beautiful day. My copy of @maciestewart.bsky.social's new record When the Distance is Blue has arrived

Pianist, composer and improviser Macie Stewart's new album WHEN THE DISTANCE IS BLUE has been released by International Anthem Recording Co. entertainment-factor.blogspot.com/2025/03/when... #music #newmusic #maciestewart #whenthedistanceisblue @maciestewart.bsky.social

WHEN THE DISTANCE IS BLUE - Pianist, Composer And Improviser Macie Stewart's New Album

Pianist, composer and improviser Macie Stewart's new album WHEN THE DISTANCE IS BLUE has been released by International Anthem Recording Co.

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Amongst all the chaos of life, don’t forget to make time to enjoy art! My 4 fave new releases from 3/21: @premrock.bsky.social - Did you enjoy your time here? @maciestewart.bsky.social - When the distance is blue Lonnie Holley - Tonky @vijayiyer.bsky.social & Wadada Leo Smith - Defiant Life

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Julian Booker@booker-julian.bsky.social · last yr.

11. @maciestewart.bsky.social-"I Forget How to Remember My Dreams (ft. Lia Kohl)"

Glad you enjoy :’)

🍉Ampersand🕊️@ampersandandand.bsky.social · last yr.

Still working through the latest @intlanthem.bsky.social bundle and (as per), they're all great, but this is an outstanding LP! Put this on my turntable with no expectations and it's a delight. Congrats, looking forward to future releases 💙

Its here!!!

International Anthem@intlanthem.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations to @maciestewart.bsky.social !
𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑰𝒔 𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 is available 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 at record shops worldwide, ~3 weeks before its released on digital music platforms (April 10). Ask for it wherever beautiful music is sold 💙