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Joey Willis

Austin

Contributing Writer at Glide Magazine

Loving and writing about music in Austin and beyond.

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  • 2 days ago | glidemagazine.com | Joey Willis

    25 years after its original release, Elliott Smith’s Figure 8 returns on deluxe vinyl—restored, remastered, and more emotionally immediate than ever. Long considered his most sonically expansive album, this new edition doesn’t just honor the legacy of Smith’s final studio effort—it sharpens it. Previously only available digitally, Figure 8 (Deluxe Edition) marks the first time both the album and all its B-sides have come together on vinyl.

  • 1 week ago | glidemagazine.com | Joey Willis

    Norman Greenbaum’s 1969 debut solo album, Spirit in the Sky, often gets distilled down to its one iconic single, but there’s more to explore beneath that fuzzed guitar riff. Produced by Erik Jacobsen (known for his work with the Lovin’ Spoonful), this record blends raw rock energy with subtle gospel and psychedelic leanings.

  • 1 week ago | glidemagazine.com | Joey Willis

    With Early Waves, Chicago drummer and composer Peter Manheim emerges not just as a sideman with range, but as a sonic architect capable of designing entire musical ecosystems. A follow-up to 2023’s In Time EP, this debut full-length expands his vision into something vast yet intimate, drawing from his roots in jazz and global percussion while also stepping boldly into electronic textures and ambient dreamscapes.

  • 2 weeks ago | glidemagazine.com | Joey Willis

    The new documentary Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible is a thoughtful, kinetic chronicle of a band that’s often been simplified to stadium anthems and one massive John Hughes sync. But under Zoe Graham’s direction, the film resists nostalgia baiting in favor of something more expansive, resulting in a layered portrait of restless ambition, reinvention, and the dualities that define one of Scotland’s most enduring musical exports.

  • 3 weeks ago | glidemagazine.com | Joey Willis

    Interplay captures a rare moment when Bill Evans steps outside his familiar trio setting and invites a handful of peers into a musical conversation that feels both relaxed and thrilling. Recorded in July 1962 in Los Angeles and released the following summer, this session finds Evans alongside trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, guitarist Jim Hall, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Philly Joe Jones—five musicians whose combined presence brings fresh colors to each tune.

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