Hank Shteamer
@DarkForcesSwing
Writer/editor. Words on music, usually. Open to any work inquiries: [email protected]. Subscribe: https://darkforcesswing.substack.com/
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Thirty years ago, I read an album review, published in a DIY fanzine, that changed the course of my life. In recent days, I got to hold it in my hands - and thank the people who brought it into the world open.substack.com/pub/darkforces…
Gig of the Week: 11/3/25 darkforcesswing.substack.com/p/gig-of-the-w…
A few thoughts on the infinity of Jack DeJohnette: darkforcesswing.substack.com/p/the-infinity…
Jack DeJohnette's art will live forever: nytimes.com/2025/10/27/art…
Every Thursday on Substack, I highlight one upcoming NYC gig that I'm excited about, recap one from the prior week I loved and recommend dozens of other future shows. It would mean a lot to me if you check it out and, if you like what you see, subscribe: darkforcesswing.substack.com
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Joe got a couple of old-ass VHS live recordings digitized and @DarkForcesSwing got them up on YT
On the upcoming return of progressive post-hardcore masters Dazzling Killmen, and why the band has kept me fascinated for 30 years and counting: darkforcesswing.substack.com/p/beauty-in-ru…
Many of my most enjoyable NYC live-music experiences in the past few years have one factor in common: Joe Farnsworth -- some thoughts and a new NYT profile: darkforcesswing.substack.com/p/joe-farnswor…
Some thoughts on the intergenerational refuge of so-called screamo -- a.k.a., how did all these kids end up at the Saetia show? darkforcesswing.substack.com/p/saetia-is-fo…
Jason Moran unpacks Duke Ellington’s greatness in a single song. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Excited to see my name among the 2025 contenders for the @jjajazzawards' Robert Palmer–Helen Oakley Dance Award: jjajazzawards.org/2025-nominees-…. Many of the greatest in the field have won or been nominated in the past, & it's a real honor to be in the running
Billy Hart has one foot in jazz’s past and the other in its future. nytimes.com/2025/02/27/art…
My 10 favorite albums of 2024, all genres in play: darkforcesswing.substack.com/p/best-of-2024…
A rundown of my favorite heavy albums (metal, punk, rock, etc.) of 2024: darkforcesswing.substack.com/p/best-of-2024…
Part 1 of the customary DFSBP year-end round-up is live on Substack: an expanded version of my 2024 jazz top 10, including 20 more ranked titles plus a bunch of others recommended in the text: darkforcesswing.substack.com/p/best-of-2024…
Amazing story here and typically outstanding writing from Chris -->
Before Merzbow… before Throbbing Gristle… before Metal Machine Music… there was ‘Chain Saw’ Talked to the legend Wayne Bell It Really Happened. It's Terrifying. It's Here
Had a blast surveying the '90s Chicago underground — from the Vandermark 5 to U.S. Maple, 8 Bold Souls, Shellac and, of course, the Chicago Underground outfit itself... — for Shfl: theshfl.com/guide/The-90s-…
An immense honor to speak to Sonny Rollins for this new interactive feature on “Harlem 1958,” a.k.a. “A Great Day in Harlem”: nytimes.com/interactive/20…
10 2024 jazz picks from among dozens of worthy titles. As usual, will survey some of the others in another forum before EOY, but for now, these all really spoke to me: nytimes.com/2024/12/04/art…
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