THAT’S ALL, FOLKS: In a surprising but completely understandable move, live recordist Sloan Simpson (Sloan Brothers, Obligatory Refractions) announced last week that his two-decade-old online repository of live recordings, Southern Shelter, was shutting down permanently. There were a few reasons, but they generally distill down to Simpson no longer having the mental bandwidth to maintain and update the site after a disastrous switch in web hosts destroyed much of the site over the past couple of years. Additionally, Simpson—who for years was a live show staple in town who could always be counted on to have a special show you saw or missed available to hear—hasn’t been recording nor attending shows since the beginning of the pandemic. On a more … Continue reading Weaponized Flesh’s Tape Release, And More Music News and Gossip