I sat down recently for an interview with Ethan Miller of Howlin’ Rain, a couple days before the band’s appearance at Sasquatch. Howlin’ Rain’s record The Russian Wilds was released in February of this year under the aegis of producer Rick Rubin, who signed the band to his American Recordings label a few years ago. Four years in the making, TRW shifts the band’s reference points away from the Bay, evoking instead the sound of southern California circa 1975. Of [...]
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Vintage Trouble Interview: Creating “Troublemakers” the World ‘Round
Sitting on a small patio overlooking the Yeti Stage at Sasquatch Music Festival, I await the arrival of the talented and exciting group known everywhere as Vintage Trouble. Four grown men having this much fun making music and playing live sets should be illegal: and as I would later find out, not all their live sets were, strictly speaking, legal. Frontman and vocalist Ty Taylor walks out first, jeans, tank and fedora, looking relaxed and about as cool as they [...]
Greylag Interview: The Guys That Make Summer Campfires Just That Much More Memorable
Having just come off of the Gomez and Kopecky Family Band tour this past fall, then finishing a tour with Augustana, Greylag is working hard promoting their debut EP, “The Only Way To Kill” which was released less than a month prior to their Sasquatch Music Festival Appearance. The Portland-based band whose two founding members (the core of this indie/folk-rock group), Andrew Stonestreet and Daniel Dixon, first met back in 2007, didn’t realize the calibre of music they could create [...]
Claude Violante Interview
Claude Violante is one half of the musical duo Haussmann. This talented writer and producer is more than capable of standing on her own though as can be evidenced by the release of her first EP, For You, which hit international markets on April 23rd. Violante was kind enough to take a break from her schedule and answer a few questions for me about her music and recording process. Do you find it challenging writing songs in English? Is your [...]
White Fence interview
instant obsession: WHITE FENCE White Fence (Tim Presley’s successful solo project) recently released their new album, Family Perfume Vol. 1. He is currently touring with Ty Segall and is coming to NYC’s Webster Hall May 16th. This is a show not to be missed. What’s your favorite part about being on tour? Missing home. and then while back home: missing tour. It’s a sick and twisted thing. And also to see which friends in different states have the best/cleanest homes. [...]
Yuksek coming to Santos House Party!
Yuksek has done it again with his most recent album Living on the Edge of Time. This talented French electronic producer will playing in New York City on April 5th at Santos House Party. See you there. The sound from Away from the Sea heavily changed from Living on the Edge of Time. What inspired you to change the sound of the second album? Did you initially want to make a record that’s a different sound? Or did it just [...]
Ritzy Bryan of The Joy Formidable interview
Hailing from North Wales, The Joy Formidable has won the hearts of rock music lovers with their album, The Big Roar. Thankfully, they will be playing at New York City’s Terminal 5 on March 28th. I spoke with lead vocalist/guitarist, Ritzy Bryan. I love the band’s name. How did you choose it? It appeared in the first few weeks of writing back in North Wales; it could have been a lyric or a song title, but it felt like it [...]
…we heart Oberhofer…
It’s very simple; no one can get enough of Brad Oberhofer. He broke out with the fresh sound that everyone had been craving to hear. Now, this Tacoma bred-Brooklyn based artist is rollin’ with the core music crowd and gaining notoriety by the day. Luckily, you can catch him at the Bowery Ballroom March 21st. Every one of your pennies would be worth it. What’s the difference between Washington State’s versus Brooklyn’s music scene? Oberhofer: I think Brooklyn’s music scene [...]
Keeping it classy with The Darcy’s | The Darcy’s Interview
The Darcy’s, the Toronto rock quartet, recently released their new album, AJA and are starting their first U.S. tour. I caught up with guitarist/vocalist Jason Couse, the day before they headed to their first stop in California. So how’s the touring circuit been? Couse: It’s good. We haven’t really done this much year. We had one night off in Montreal, we then drove all the way through there and back, which was a nice taste for what was to come [...]
Pretty Good Dance Moves Interview
Pretty Good Dance Moves are about to release their new full length album, Limo, on February 7, which is divided between 8 different magical Movements. Luckily, they have residency in New York City’s venue, Pianos, so you’ll have plenty of opportunities to check them out. Are you excited for the touring circuit? PGDM: We are excited to get on the road and out of NYC for a minute. You know the best part about leaving is coming back. I’ve been [...]
