Wire, The – #506 April 2026 MAG
On the cover: Wendy Eisenberg. Over the past decade, the Brooklyn-based vocalist, songwriter and guitar/banjo improvisor has had a string of highly acclaimed solo releases and creative partnerships with John Zorn, Bill Orcutt and Eugene Chadbourne while fronting art rock power trio Editrix. This April, a new self-titled, self-released solo album will bring their songwriting nous and semi-pastoral folk sensibilities to the fore. By Stewart Smith. Features and regular sections: KAVARI: On Plague Music, her first release for esteemed UK indie label XL, the Glasgow-based Liverpudlian DJ and producer brings her dank, noise damaged club stylings into the light. By Misha Farrant. The Primer: Augustus Pablo: A user's guide to the late roots reggae and dub pioneer and melodica master born Horace Michael Swaby (1953?1999) will touch upon his collaborations with producers such as Herman Chin Loy, King Tubby and Lee 'Scratch' Perry and his spearheading of the 'rockers' sound. By Derek Walmsley. Mariá Portugal: The Brazilian jazz/improv drummer and singer plays with São Paulo instrumental quartet Quartabê as well as jazz and improv luminaries like Maggie Nicols, Gerald Cleaver, Joëlle Leandre and more. By Peter Margasak.
