Sam Wenc

Sam Wenc: The Experimental Language Of The Pedal Steel Guitar

by Lawrence Peryer
March 28, 2026

Today we're putting The Tonearm's needle on guitarist and composer Sam Wenc. Wenc is a jny: Philadelphia-based artist who has spent nearly a decade building one of the more distinctive bodies of work in American experimental music, mostly under the name Post Moves. Now he's released his first album under his own name. It's called Language at an Angle (Lobby Art Editions, 2026). The record grew out of a year of live performances--from Philadelphia to Japan--and ...