Lars Gotrich
@totalvibration.bsky.social
Editor, NPR Music's Tiny Desk and Tiny Desk Radio. World's Okayist Guitarist. #FreeDC. Mixtapes, tea and whatnot: https://www.vikingschoice.org
This rips so hard. huskerdu.bandcamp.com/album/1985-t...
November 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This rips so hard. huskerdu.bandcamp.com/album/1985-t...
Late afternoon Hoover-ing.
October 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Late afternoon Hoover-ing.
FRIDAY! Halloween benefit show at Haydees Uptown (Oct. 24) in D.C. I play in Boo-Berries with my pals Kiki, @mattdcohen.bsky.social @artsorority.bsky.social and Andrew — we’re second, playing Cranberries songs! There are also cover bands of The Replacements, Jawbreaker and Black Sabbath.
October 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
FRIDAY! Halloween benefit show at Haydees Uptown (Oct. 24) in D.C. I play in Boo-Berries with my pals Kiki, @mattdcohen.bsky.social @artsorority.bsky.social and Andrew — we’re second, playing Cranberries songs! There are also cover bands of The Replacements, Jawbreaker and Black Sabbath.
Truly did not expect Jimmy Eat World to dust off “No Sensitivity”!!!
October 13, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Truly did not expect Jimmy Eat World to dust off “No Sensitivity”!!!
A ‘Clarity’-heavy set — with some ‘Futures’ and ‘Static Prevails’ (!) — from Jimmy Eat World at the Best Friends Forever festival. Haven’t seen them play some of these songs in a decade or more.
October 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
A ‘Clarity’-heavy set — with some ‘Futures’ and ‘Static Prevails’ (!) — from Jimmy Eat World at the Best Friends Forever festival. Haven’t seen them play some of these songs in a decade or more.
Mineral’s last show (allegedly) for Best Friends Forever.
(I wasn’t really planning on writing about the festival in any way — I needed a true vacation— but might have some words. What a performance.)
(I wasn’t really planning on writing about the festival in any way — I needed a true vacation— but might have some words. What a performance.)
October 11, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Mineral’s last show (allegedly) for Best Friends Forever.
(I wasn’t really planning on writing about the festival in any way — I needed a true vacation— but might have some words. What a performance.)
(I wasn’t really planning on writing about the festival in any way — I needed a true vacation— but might have some words. What a performance.)
See ya soon, Vegas; that is, if the government shutdown doesn’t affect my flight out of D.C. 🤪
October 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
See ya soon, Vegas; that is, if the government shutdown doesn’t affect my flight out of D.C. 🤪
pg. 99 was on another level last night. It’s been so rad to witness this reunion transform into something like Sonic Youth at its most exploratory.
October 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
pg. 99 was on another level last night. It’s been so rad to witness this reunion transform into something like Sonic Youth at its most exploratory.
![[Vince McMahon meme]
Snake handler field recordings
Appalachina Stooges riffs
Howling reverb & echo
on Sublime Frequencies](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b357xisqi6sufq2zow2s5cc3/bafkreihv6hmexelcbinlzvnsejmijgps2o3hdrcpqn5s2fv6jo4nxz5icu@jpeg)
October 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Perhaps the most D.C. license plate to ever D.C.
October 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Perhaps the most D.C. license plate to ever D.C.
Sit back, enjoy a smoked chai and orange blossom croissant (from YELLOW cafe in D.C.), listen to me guest host New Music Friday @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...
September 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Sit back, enjoy a smoked chai and orange blossom croissant (from YELLOW cafe in D.C.), listen to me guest host New Music Friday @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...
A milli views. Hell yeah. I’ll take good news where i can get it, y’all youtu.be/ylL-SSRDyJc?...
September 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A milli views. Hell yeah. I’ll take good news where i can get it, y’all youtu.be/ylL-SSRDyJc?...
Direct link to buy test presses of I Heart Lung's 'Interoceans.'
thorsrubberhammer.bandcamp.com/album/i-hear...
thorsrubberhammer.bandcamp.com/album/i-hear...
September 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Direct link to buy test presses of I Heart Lung's 'Interoceans.'
thorsrubberhammer.bandcamp.com/album/i-hear...
thorsrubberhammer.bandcamp.com/album/i-hear...
A few copies of I Heart Lung’s 'Interoceans,' never-before released on vinyl, have been sitting in my basement for 17 years. It’s time to let them go for a good cause: Help Chris Schlarb and his family get back on their feet.
newsletter.vikingschoice.org/archive/the-...
newsletter.vikingschoice.org/archive/the-...
September 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A few copies of I Heart Lung’s 'Interoceans,' never-before released on vinyl, have been sitting in my basement for 17 years. It’s time to let them go for a good cause: Help Chris Schlarb and his family get back on their feet.
newsletter.vikingschoice.org/archive/the-...
newsletter.vikingschoice.org/archive/the-...
[internal monologue: Don’t do it, Lars. Don’t.]
ANTI-BLACK METAL? BUDDY DO I HAVE AN UNBLACK METAL ALBUM FOR YOU
ANTI-BLACK METAL? BUDDY DO I HAVE AN UNBLACK METAL ALBUM FOR YOU
September 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
[internal monologue: Don’t do it, Lars. Don’t.]
ANTI-BLACK METAL? BUDDY DO I HAVE AN UNBLACK METAL ALBUM FOR YOU
ANTI-BLACK METAL? BUDDY DO I HAVE AN UNBLACK METAL ALBUM FOR YOU
I think TV on the Radio’s ecstatic rendition of “Staring at the Sun” cured me just now.
September 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I think TV on the Radio’s ecstatic rendition of “Staring at the Sun” cured me just now.
I made this mixtape/newsletter/recipe way back in May, but vikingschoice.org went through some DNS settings drama that I only recently got fixed. 😜 Please enjoy this food photography.
September 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I made this mixtape/newsletter/recipe way back in May, but vikingschoice.org went through some DNS settings drama that I only recently got fixed. 😜 Please enjoy this food photography.
I have now seen Deftones twice in 2025 and I would follow them on tour if I could. Just an unreal run of shows from a band rediscovering its fire.
September 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I have now seen Deftones twice in 2025 and I would follow them on tour if I could. Just an unreal run of shows from a band rediscovering its fire.
It’s my favorite time of the year: Halloween cover band SZN!
I’m gonna play Cranberries songs with some pals as THE BOO-BERRIES on Oct. 24 at Haydee’s (the one on Georgia Ave.) in Washington, D.C. Proceeds benefit MSMA. Come thru.
I’m gonna play Cranberries songs with some pals as THE BOO-BERRIES on Oct. 24 at Haydee’s (the one on Georgia Ave.) in Washington, D.C. Proceeds benefit MSMA. Come thru.
September 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It’s my favorite time of the year: Halloween cover band SZN!
I’m gonna play Cranberries songs with some pals as THE BOO-BERRIES on Oct. 24 at Haydee’s (the one on Georgia Ave.) in Washington, D.C. Proceeds benefit MSMA. Come thru.
I’m gonna play Cranberries songs with some pals as THE BOO-BERRIES on Oct. 24 at Haydee’s (the one on Georgia Ave.) in Washington, D.C. Proceeds benefit MSMA. Come thru.
My Pop-start looks like an Endless Boogie album cover.
September 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My Pop-start looks like an Endless Boogie album cover.
So tough, yet so soft.
August 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
So tough, yet so soft.
READ THE ROOM, JA RULE
August 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
READ THE ROOM, JA RULE
A foundational text for College Radio DJs, myself included.
August 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
A foundational text for College Radio DJs, myself included.
Got to the Romperayo gig in Mt. Pleasant, my old neighborhood.
August 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Got to the Romperayo gig in Mt. Pleasant, my old neighborhood.
I made a mix for my neighborhood block party, but the teens took over and I ain’t mad about it. But here’s the mix anyway: family friendly, fun and all over the place. tidal.com/playlist/33b...
August 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I made a mix for my neighborhood block party, but the teens took over and I ain’t mad about it. But here’s the mix anyway: family friendly, fun and all over the place. tidal.com/playlist/33b...