Ambient Artist Tyler Magill Sustained A Stroke Protesting White Supremacy
8.18.17 by Mike Nigro

After a long weekend of standing up to fascist fuckos in Charlottesville, VA, Tyler Magill (that’s him chasing “Unite the Right” organizer Jason Kessler out of his own press conference) of Grand Banks and Carry suffered a stroke on Tuesday morning. The stroke was caused by a blood clot which were likely a result of injuries sustained when he was assaulted with fucking tiki torch on Friday night.

As you would expect with someone who’s involved in his local community, a GoFundMe page sprung up almost immediately to help offset his medical bills – I encourage you to contribute a few bucks to a weirdo in need.

When I say he’s “involved in the community,” I mean the guy is everywhere; a crucial member of the Charlottesville scene. He’s ripping sets and releasing tapes with his legendary free music project Grand Banks and solo as Carry, he hosts The Broadcasting System on WTJU, he runs the Low Records shop, and he’s a UVa employee.

If you’re not familiar with Tyler’s music, it’s time to get learned. He just released new Carry material on my label Oxtail Recordings (his artist copies were waiting for him when he got home from the hospital!). And Grand Banks is one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen – they’ve been jamming together for nearly 20 years and it’s just your luck that they have an incredible archive of live sets on their Bandcamp page. Their tape “QB4: 1877​-​1896” is one of the most dreamy and heart wrenching pieces of experimental music I’ve ever heard.

Tyler’s an amazing source of energy and vitality in the world and someone who’s shared an insane amount of himself with all of us. It’s time to share a little bit back – smash that GoFundMe link.