Ben Salmon

YouTube video by This Is Lorelei - Topic A Song That Sings About You

there are perfect songs and then there are songs that feel like even more than that, somehow

Dominique Fils-Aimé, “My World is the Sun” The Montreal singer continues her second trilogy with another triumph.

Montreal singer Dominique Fils-Aimé continues her second trilogy with "My World is the Sun," a beguiling soul-jazz triumph and our Album of the Day.

Dominique Fils-Aimé, “My World is the Sun” The Montreal singer continues her second trilogy with another triumph.

Dominique Fils-Aimé's new record MY WORLD IS THE SUN spills over with beguiling soul-jazz that underscores her ability to evoke a whole spectrum of moods with remarkable efficiency.

I had the pleasure of writing about it for Bandcamp Daily's Album of the Day. ⬇️

Aw, thanks! That totally makes my day ... actually, my whole week. Always nice to hear that folks around there reading, listening and discovering new favorites. (And yes, she is terrific. Good job going to the show!)

Bend's Tower Theatre hosts the 'Women of Americana' - The Bulletin When Brennen Leigh hops on the line to chat with GO!, she’s somewhere in Florida, cruising down the highway in a tour van full of friendly folks and familiar faces. […]

Brennen Leigh and Cristina Vane's Women of Americana tour will crisscross the country over the next 2 months, celebrating artists like Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Brandi Carlile, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Gillian Welch and Lucinda Williams. I talked to Leigh about it for The Bulletin in Bend, Oregon.

YouTube video by Grandaddy - Topic A.M. 180

please play this little synth line as they lower me into the ground

Very grateful for the opportunity to write today’s Album Of The Day review for Bandcamp Daily. ⬇️

From the pavement community on Reddit: “Frontwards” performed by SM, solo acoustic // Noise Pop 2026 Explore this post and more from the pavement community

this footage of this performance of this song is a must-watch if you care about SM or his music. so clear, up close and personal, well-composed ... as tender and moving as you'll get with him. (the fuzzy guitar bits are cool, too.)

shout out neighborhood dads!

I literally have no idea what this means! Is it different than it used to be?

Death in the Business of Whaling, by Searows 9 track album

have you heard this really lovely album from Portland-based Searows? it is ... *really* lovely.

if you're looking forward to a new Phoebe Bridgers album - or even if you're not, but especially if you are - you should listen to this.

checking availability at the White Eagle

Don’t suppose anyone out there has a way for one guy to get into Bitchin’ Bajas in Portland tonight, eh? Usual pathways haven’t worked.

Krullfest in Bend honors longtime pillar of local punk scene, Preston Krull - The Bulletin In the summer of 2023, the local crust-punk trio Pain Without End was perched around a table at Midtown Yacht Club in Bend when the conversation turned to the new […]

I talked to a few of his friends and wrote this about him for the local newspaper ⬇️🫡

here's an all-time band at the height of their powers for your Monday enjoyment

Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen

"NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD", by Godspeed You! Black Emperor 6 track album

speaking of anniversaries

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. 👏👏👏👏

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 ⬇️

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 […]

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.

Grub, by Water Shrew Trio 3 track album

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

Hangs together somehow.

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.

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

Modern Folk Band, by The Modern Folk 11 track album

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

The Best Country Music on Bandcamp, January 2026 Our monthly round-up of folk, bluegrass, roots rock, Americana, and all things country-ish.

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.

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 ⬇️

YouTube video by Ring Search Party from Ring | Be A Hero In Your Neighborhood

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.)

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 Cumbia Twang for the Cosmic Outlaw - Deep Steep - Cassette 2024

This is the hip equivalent of a fireplace video: the warm sound of a cassette paired with mesmerizing visuals. :)