Ben Salmon
@bcsalmon.bsky.social
bylines at Bandcamp Daily, SPIN, Paste, Aquarium Drunkard, the Portland Mercury and elsewhere. radio show at KPOV 88.9 FM #inBend, Oregon.
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Ben Salmon
@bcsalmon.bsky.social
· Apr 30
A Guide to the Peel Sessions on Bandcamp
The legendary radio show lives on in these genre-spanning collections.
daily.bandcamp.com
For Bandcamp Daily, I put together a guide to great Peel Sessions available on @bandcamp.com, in part to honor the 20th anniversary of John Peel's passing.
This was fun! I hope you'll take a look and listen. ⬇️
daily.bandcamp.com/lists/peel-s...
This was fun! I hope you'll take a look and listen. ⬇️
daily.bandcamp.com/lists/peel-s...
Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen
February 14, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen
speaking of anniversaries
maybe they should update this title
maybe they should update this title
"NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD", by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
6 track album
godspeedyoublackemperor.bandcamp.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:51 AM
speaking of anniversaries
maybe they should update this title
maybe they should update this title
Love this: Chris Sale talks about why he will never challenge a ball/strike call with the new ABS system in place. 👏👏👏👏
February 13, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Love this: Chris Sale talks about why he will never challenge a ball/strike call with the new ABS system in place. 👏👏👏👏
Pretty amazing to think about all the records of varying quality and stature that get anniversary pieces each week and also that only one person/publication, as far as I can tell, wrote about Pinegrove's Cardinal yesterday. Good work, @chrisdeville.bsky.social!
One of the best albums of the 2010s ⬇️
One of the best albums of the 2010s ⬇️
Did my best to explain why Pinegrove meant so much to me back then and everything that happened to complicate those feelings
Pinegrove's 'Cardinal' Turns 10
Pinegrove felt like the future — like my future, like our future. It wasn’t on the scale of the current Geese-mania, but a decade ago, a palpable excitement was building behind the Montclair, NJ group...
stereogum.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Pretty amazing to think about all the records of varying quality and stature that get anniversary pieces each week and also that only one person/publication, as far as I can tell, wrote about Pinegrove's Cardinal yesterday. Good work, @chrisdeville.bsky.social!
One of the best albums of the 2010s ⬇️
One of the best albums of the 2010s ⬇️
One of the great songwriters of our time, Damien Jurado, is playing "the hits" on his upcoming tour, which starts tomorrow in Oregon and ends in the Midwest.
For my local newspaper, I talked to him about what that means and why he's doing it after 25+ years of playing whatever he felt like playing.
For my local newspaper, I talked to him about what that means and why he's doing it after 25+ years of playing whatever he felt like playing.
At VTP in Bend, Damien Jurado will do what he wants — play the hits - The Bulletin
It’s right there, plain as day, on the event page for Damien Jurado’s upcoming show at Bend’s Volcanic Theatre Pub: “Damien Jurado Plays His Greatest Hits” If you’re unfamiliar with […]
bendbulletin.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:11 PM
One of the great songwriters of our time, Damien Jurado, is playing "the hits" on his upcoming tour, which starts tomorrow in Oregon and ends in the Midwest.
For my local newspaper, I talked to him about what that means and why he's doing it after 25+ years of playing whatever he felt like playing.
For my local newspaper, I talked to him about what that means and why he's doing it after 25+ years of playing whatever he felt like playing.
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If you haven’t yet, now would be a fantastic time to pre-order the new free-improv drone epic by the Water Shrew Trio 🛫
eiderdownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/grub
eiderdownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/grub
Grub, by Water Shrew Trio
3 track album
eiderdownrecords.bandcamp.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
If you haven’t yet, now would be a fantastic time to pre-order the new free-improv drone epic by the Water Shrew Trio 🛫
eiderdownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/grub
eiderdownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/grub
Left Of The Dial // 02.05.26
📻: KPOV 88.9 FM #inBend, Oregon
👂: kpov.org/left-of-the-...
🎵: Voices From The Lake, Maxine Funke, Chris Brain, Foresteppe, Ann Annie, One Leg One Eye, Gwenifer Raymond, Jarrad K, Canary Room, Greet and more.
📻: KPOV 88.9 FM #inBend, Oregon
👂: kpov.org/left-of-the-...
🎵: Voices From The Lake, Maxine Funke, Chris Brain, Foresteppe, Ann Annie, One Leg One Eye, Gwenifer Raymond, Jarrad K, Canary Room, Greet and more.
February 11, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Left Of The Dial // 02.05.26
📻: KPOV 88.9 FM #inBend, Oregon
👂: kpov.org/left-of-the-...
🎵: Voices From The Lake, Maxine Funke, Chris Brain, Foresteppe, Ann Annie, One Leg One Eye, Gwenifer Raymond, Jarrad K, Canary Room, Greet and more.
📻: KPOV 88.9 FM #inBend, Oregon
👂: kpov.org/left-of-the-...
🎵: Voices From The Lake, Maxine Funke, Chris Brain, Foresteppe, Ann Annie, One Leg One Eye, Gwenifer Raymond, Jarrad K, Canary Room, Greet and more.
an absolute pillar of my local punk scene for the past 20+ years passed away last fall at the far-too-young age of 44, and they're throwing a show in his honor, all the best heavy/punk bands in town are playing, proceeds benefit a local homeless shelter and it's all so sweet. 🥹 RIP Preston
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
an absolute pillar of my local punk scene for the past 20+ years passed away last fall at the far-too-young age of 44, and they're throwing a show in his honor, all the best heavy/punk bands in town are playing, proceeds benefit a local homeless shelter and it's all so sweet. 🥹 RIP Preston
Reposted by Ben Salmon
MF BAND - our new cassette on Bud Tapes - drops tomorrow, so this is the last day to pre-order. I believe over half the run of tapes is already spoken for! Digital sales and anything beyond the $8 you choose to pay for the tape goes to Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition
Modern Folk Band, by The Modern Folk
11 track album
budtapes.bandcamp.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
MF BAND - our new cassette on Bud Tapes - drops tomorrow, so this is the last day to pre-order. I believe over half the run of tapes is already spoken for! Digital sales and anything beyond the $8 you choose to pay for the tape goes to Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition
been revisiting "OK Computer" by the band Radiohead the past few days ... solid record
February 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
been revisiting "OK Computer" by the band Radiohead the past few days ... solid record
Reposted by Ben Salmon
The first Best Country roundup of 2026 has arrived, spotlighting Midwestern honky-tonk, Appalachian banjo tunes, and a string-band R.E.M. tribute, among others.
The Best Country Music on Bandcamp, January 2026
Our monthly round-up of folk, bluegrass, roots rock, Americana, and all things country-ish.
daily.bandcamp.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The first Best Country roundup of 2026 has arrived, spotlighting Midwestern honky-tonk, Appalachian banjo tunes, and a string-band R.E.M. tribute, among others.
Year 5 of Best Country Music on @bandcamp.com begins!
January's roundup includes Natalie Prauser, @levijburr.bsky.social, Emily Scott Robinson, @michaeldaves.bsky.social, Barry Walker Jr., Veranda, Mike Ellison and more.
Find it at Bandcamp Daily ⬇️
January's roundup includes Natalie Prauser, @levijburr.bsky.social, Emily Scott Robinson, @michaeldaves.bsky.social, Barry Walker Jr., Veranda, Mike Ellison and more.
Find it at Bandcamp Daily ⬇️
The Best Country Music on Bandcamp, January 2026
Our monthly round-up of folk, bluegrass, roots rock, Americana, and all things country-ish.
daily.bandcamp.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Year 5 of Best Country Music on @bandcamp.com begins!
January's roundup includes Natalie Prauser, @levijburr.bsky.social, Emily Scott Robinson, @michaeldaves.bsky.social, Barry Walker Jr., Veranda, Mike Ellison and more.
Find it at Bandcamp Daily ⬇️
January's roundup includes Natalie Prauser, @levijburr.bsky.social, Emily Scott Robinson, @michaeldaves.bsky.social, Barry Walker Jr., Veranda, Mike Ellison and more.
Find it at Bandcamp Daily ⬇️
two thoughts on this very unsettling Super Bowl commercial:
1. it feels like the first half of an SNL skit.
2. they think we're stupid and that they can just roll out a widespread video surveillance system right under our noses and we won't do anything about it. (they might be right.)
1. it feels like the first half of an SNL skit.
2. they think we're stupid and that they can just roll out a widespread video surveillance system right under our noses and we won't do anything about it. (they might be right.)
Search Party from Ring | Be A Hero In Your Neighborhood
YouTube video by Ring
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:27 AM
two thoughts on this very unsettling Super Bowl commercial:
1. it feels like the first half of an SNL skit.
2. they think we're stupid and that they can just roll out a widespread video surveillance system right under our noses and we won't do anything about it. (they might be right.)
1. it feels like the first half of an SNL skit.
2. they think we're stupid and that they can just roll out a widespread video surveillance system right under our noses and we won't do anything about it. (they might be right.)
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This is the hip equivalent of a fireplace video: the warm sound of a cassette paired with mesmerizing visuals. :)
Cumbia Twang for the Cosmic Outlaw - Deep Steep - Cassette 2024
A1 Louvin Brothers - You'll Forget
A2 Burnett and Rutherford - All Night Long
A3 People's International Silver String Macedonian Band - Old Cetvorno
A4 Unknown - At the Foot of Yonder Mountain
A5 Untitled Peruvian
A6 John Renbourne Group - Maid on the Shore
A7 Peggy Clancy Power - She Moved Thr
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:42 PM
This is the hip equivalent of a fireplace video: the warm sound of a cassette paired with mesmerizing visuals. :)
(filling in for) Jazz Line // 02.03.26
📻: KPOV 88.9 FM #inBend, Oregon
👂: kpov.org/jazz-line
🎵: Jeanne Lee, Matthew Halsall, Joy Guidry, Khan Jamal, Jorga Mesfin, Grupo Um, Nala Sinephro, The Circling Sun and more.
📻: KPOV 88.9 FM #inBend, Oregon
👂: kpov.org/jazz-line
🎵: Jeanne Lee, Matthew Halsall, Joy Guidry, Khan Jamal, Jorga Mesfin, Grupo Um, Nala Sinephro, The Circling Sun and more.
February 9, 2026 at 8:32 AM
(filling in for) Jazz Line // 02.03.26
📻: KPOV 88.9 FM #inBend, Oregon
👂: kpov.org/jazz-line
🎵: Jeanne Lee, Matthew Halsall, Joy Guidry, Khan Jamal, Jorga Mesfin, Grupo Um, Nala Sinephro, The Circling Sun and more.
📻: KPOV 88.9 FM #inBend, Oregon
👂: kpov.org/jazz-line
🎵: Jeanne Lee, Matthew Halsall, Joy Guidry, Khan Jamal, Jorga Mesfin, Grupo Um, Nala Sinephro, The Circling Sun and more.
one recommendation i have for you on this glorious Bandcamp Friday is evergreen: buy the new release from @jakeacosta.bsky.social ⬇️
jakeacosta.bandcamp.com/album/residu...
jakeacosta.bandcamp.com/album/residu...
Residuum Ok, by Jake Acosta
9 track album
jakeacosta.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:22 PM
one recommendation i have for you on this glorious Bandcamp Friday is evergreen: buy the new release from @jakeacosta.bsky.social ⬇️
jakeacosta.bandcamp.com/album/residu...
jakeacosta.bandcamp.com/album/residu...
Three of these stickers are obvious, and the one to the right is The Muffs. What's the one under Wilco?
February 4, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Three of these stickers are obvious, and the one to the right is The Muffs. What's the one under Wilco?
Reposted by Ben Salmon
please enjoy this youtube channel i stumbled upon full of sick new age cassette rips
The Sagegazers
Documenting the lifetimes, timelines, and sounds of the Sagegazers in the post-Glimmerlight diaspora.
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:53 AM
please enjoy this youtube channel i stumbled upon full of sick new age cassette rips
my 13-year-old son has changed his wake-up alarm to "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" which now erupts from his room and echoes across the house every morning at 7 on the dot.
February 4, 2026 at 3:09 PM
my 13-year-old son has changed his wake-up alarm to "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" which now erupts from his room and echoes across the house every morning at 7 on the dot.
Left Of The Dial // 01.29.25
📻: KPOV 88.9 FM #inBend, Oregon
👂: kpov.org/left-of-the-...
🎵: Omar Shoolil, Kwashibu Area Band, Adrian Sherwood, Cosimo Querci, Danan Hargeysa, Plants Heal, Ex-Colorado, Booker Stardrum, Mexican Institute of Sound, Dub Shepherds, Verstärker and more.
📻: KPOV 88.9 FM #inBend, Oregon
👂: kpov.org/left-of-the-...
🎵: Omar Shoolil, Kwashibu Area Band, Adrian Sherwood, Cosimo Querci, Danan Hargeysa, Plants Heal, Ex-Colorado, Booker Stardrum, Mexican Institute of Sound, Dub Shepherds, Verstärker and more.
February 2, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Left Of The Dial // 01.29.25
📻: KPOV 88.9 FM #inBend, Oregon
👂: kpov.org/left-of-the-...
🎵: Omar Shoolil, Kwashibu Area Band, Adrian Sherwood, Cosimo Querci, Danan Hargeysa, Plants Heal, Ex-Colorado, Booker Stardrum, Mexican Institute of Sound, Dub Shepherds, Verstärker and more.
📻: KPOV 88.9 FM #inBend, Oregon
👂: kpov.org/left-of-the-...
🎵: Omar Shoolil, Kwashibu Area Band, Adrian Sherwood, Cosimo Querci, Danan Hargeysa, Plants Heal, Ex-Colorado, Booker Stardrum, Mexican Institute of Sound, Dub Shepherds, Verstärker and more.
Sleep delays my life
Where does time go?
I don't know
Sleepy head
Wake it up
You've got all your life way up ahead
Dreams they complicate my life
Dreams they complement my life
Where does time go?
I don't know
Sleepy head
Wake it up
You've got all your life way up ahead
Dreams they complicate my life
Dreams they complement my life
January 31, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Sleep delays my life
Where does time go?
I don't know
Sleepy head
Wake it up
You've got all your life way up ahead
Dreams they complicate my life
Dreams they complement my life
Where does time go?
I don't know
Sleepy head
Wake it up
You've got all your life way up ahead
Dreams they complicate my life
Dreams they complement my life
Wow … was just thinking of this band and this record the other day, wondering what they were up to (if anything). Good piece on a hypno-rhythmic classic. ⬇️
on occasion of their quiet return to live performance, I interviewed Dawn of Midi about making Dysnomia, one of my favorite records of all time, and how it feels to come back to such a monumental work now that it's no longer at the center of their lives
Dawn of Midi's Eternal Return
The legendary experimental band on the making of their opus, 'Dysnomia,' and coming back to its obsessive rhythms 13 years later.
www.hearingthings.co
January 28, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Wow … was just thinking of this band and this record the other day, wondering what they were up to (if anything). Good piece on a hypno-rhythmic classic. ⬇️
January 27, 2026 at 6:16 PM
K9 = beast
JSN = wizard
defense = nasty
happy for Darnold
go Seahawks!
JSN = wizard
defense = nasty
happy for Darnold
go Seahawks!
January 26, 2026 at 2:53 AM
K9 = beast
JSN = wizard
defense = nasty
happy for Darnold
go Seahawks!
JSN = wizard
defense = nasty
happy for Darnold
go Seahawks!