Senator Dillwilly, “Hello, My Name Is Senator Dillwilly”, 1995
Lo-fi indie-art-pop of the highest order. In an alternate universe, Senator Dillwilly made it big while Guided By Voices languished in obscurity!
(Not) David Ragsdale, (not) David & Goliath! Jenifer Convertible rehearsal tape, ca 2000
LOL! Belying appearances, this naked tape is not the 1997 solo LP by Kansas violinist David Ragsdale! Nah, it’s a rather good late-period rehearsal recording of my ’90s band, Jenifer Convertible.
Nate Ouderkirk, S/T, ca. 1994
Ouderkirk comes at Americana from an arty, jazzy perspective, and the work holds up.
Hari Karaoke, S/T, 1993
Three wild tracks of avant-garde jazz fusion created by longtime stalwarts on the Brooklyn music scene, and featuring bassist Percy Jones of Brand X!
Trey Clark, Leaving Via 701, undated
This undated tape by Houston, Texas-based Trey Clark is terrific, and listening now, it’s obvious why I held onto it. If you’re a country-music fan, give it a listen!
Ant-Bee, New Material, 1991
Another wildly ambitious and imaginative outing by Billy James, featuring guest appearances by Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart alumni!
The Virgins, Small And Broken, 1995
This excellent and now-forgotten Milwaukee band seemed perched to break out in 1997. Didn’t happen!
Gluegun, Stuck You!, 1992
What do the Wall Street Journal and an early ’90s NYC street-punk band have in common?
Young Lords, Bucket!, 1992
Five satisfying slabs of majestic, forceful rock from one of Indiana’s first grunge bands!
Cessna 21, S/T, 1995
Cessna 21 was the first of two tapes that showed up in my Sunnyside POB in October 1995.