You Dig? | Issue #09
Issue #09 | May 2026 | Curated by Cut Chemist | Artwork by Brandon Campbell | | | It’s been a while since the last You Dig?… you missed us, right? Things have been kinda crazy in the Dust & Grooves universe. As always, Eilon’s super busy with stuff, curating events, and working on an exciting new book series dedicated to serious and novice crate diggers. Look out for full details on that really soon.
Expert of None
A four-part listening series with Cut Chemist, mapping the path from early listening to artistic voice. Told live through records, each session unfolds as a continuous, narrated “storybook” album—blending records, memories, and live mixing into a single cinematic experience.
Five Records: A Music Exploration Series with The Gaslamp Killer
Over four evenings, The Gaslamp Killer invites us into his record collection and his memory — tracing connections between genres, eras, and the sounds that shaped him.
Dust & Grooves at Spinnafest 2025
Dust & Grooves is honored to take part in Spinnafest, a three-day celebration curated by the legendary DJ Spinna.
Synthesized Africa
Join Brandon Polanco & Eilon Paz (Dust & Grooves) for a vinyl-only deep dive into Africa’s synth-driven soundscape. Originals, reissues, and rare gems from the continent’s trailblazing artists — new and old.
You Dig? | Issue #08
Issue #08 | August 2025 | Curated by DB Burkeman | Artwork by Pia Dehne | | | Down at those crossroads we reckon you’re sure to find this month’s cover art, from NY-based artist Pia Dehne. The painting’s based on her 2004 photoshoot, which recreated Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland cover – the one that didn’t make it to the then-prudish US market in 1968. The stencil-cum-cave painting style gives the iconic cover a whole new, yet curiously fitting vibe.
Sounds of Slience
SOUNDS OF SILENCE JAZZ KISSA OF JAPAN BY JAMES HUSSEIN CATCHPOLE Whether jazz, soul, rock, reggae or even European classical, Japan has a bar that caters to every type of music fan. To become a regular at a music bar, you are not just a customer conducting a transaction, but an integral part of […]
You Dig? | Issue #07
Issue 07 | April 2025 | Curation & Artwork by Jess Rotter | | | We’re thrilled to have LA-based illustrator and record fiend Jess Rotter guest curating this issue. Jess has been a good friend of Dust & Grooves right back to her 2013 interview with Eilon for the first book. I love that Jess’s first taste of vinyl was a Fisher Price Record Player next to her bed, and how she would wake up to flip over the record. Dedication, people.
You Dig? | Issue #06
Issue 06 | April 2025 | Curation by DJ Scribe | Artwork by Soundpapered | | | This month, we put virtual pen to paper, with DJ Scribe curating the cultural choices and Soundpapered providing the artwork. Soundpapered, the alter ego of British-American artist Rachel D. Abrams, has created some truly memorable cover art for You Dig?, above. Famously, art has no rules—but not so with Soundpapered.
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.