Newsbits: Ayler Tribute / Coltrane Mashups / Olivia Block / Uwe Oberg / Devin Gray

A Cleveland-based punk rock band, X_X pays homage to Albert Ayler.

Coltrane mashups are the rage – there is one with Terry Riley and another with Sunn O))) available.

NPR has a two-part piece on the sound worlds of Olivia Block (part 1, part 2).

Pianist Uwe Oberg’s two 2015 solo albums are reviewed.

Devin Gray’s Relative Resonance will perform at the Greenwich House Music School on January 13.