Featured Releases
Upcoming Shows
- 2012-02-05: Nathan Bowles, Durham, NC, 305 E. Chapel Hill St. No. 215
- 2012-02-11: Black Twig Pickers, Blacksburg, Va., Cellar
- 2012-02-24: Mike Gangloff, Floyd, Va., Floyd Country Store dance
Mikel Dimmick Spiral Joy Band: Wake of the Dying Sun King
Formed in 2001 by Pelt's Mikel Dimmick and Mike Gangloff, Spiral Joy Band's second full-length is a much more percussive outing than '05's "Lullabies for Jeff Dean." Mostly recorded in a Virginia church, these slow-building pieces were created from instruments and materials like Tibetan bowls, struck metal, gongs, fiddle and sruti box. Captivating, nuanced music that demands full attention from the listener.