Mary G
Born and based in São Paulo, Brazil, Mariana Mendes Guarnieri—known as Mary G—has become a staple of the Brazilian house scene. It took years to break into the mainstream, but now she plays the biggest stages alongside artists who once filled her parents’ modest record collection. At the Coala Festival, she opened for the father of so many generations, Gilberto Gil, and at Blue Note São Paulo, she set the stage for the legendary “wizard” Hermeto Pascoal.
Pierpaolo De Sanctis
There are reissue labels and there are archive labels. Somewhere in between, in a league of their own, lies Rome’s Four Flies Records. Specializing in lost Italian soundtracks and library records of the 1960s and 1970s, much of the label's output was never previously available outside the world of Italian film and television production.
Editorial Notes – February/March 2025
Hi, I’m Sam, the new editorial intern here at Dust & Grooves. I’ve lived in New Jersey all my life and am currently studying journalism at Rutgers. When I realized I lacked a gift for performing music, I did what all music journalists do: write about the music they long to play. I write concert and album reviews for The Daily Targum and host Slanted and Enchanted Radio on WRSU. I’m also a record collector (check out my Discogs!); when I see an original Blue Note or a Beatles’ bootleg, i
Avidan Weiss
Working in a record store feels like being a part of a secret society. Once you spend enough time behind the counter and serve enough weirdos, you’re in. Avidan and I have been proud members of this society since our wild and wacky twenties. The years were pre-vinyl revival, and mainstream CDs reigned supreme in […]
You Dig? | Issue #05
Issue 05 | March 2025 | Curation by Grace of Spades | Illustration by Ellen G | | | We’re thrilled to have some seriously mind-bending cover art from Ellen G for this issue of You Dig?. Depending how quickly you can get your head around her Escher-style record store illustration, says a lot about how big your Saturday night was! Continuing the reggae vibes, curating the main chunk of this month’s newsletter is New York DJ and dedicated Dust & Groover, Grace of Spades.
